Bishop Lynch High School is a
college preparatory
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school of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas
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founded by the
Dominican Order
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in
Dallas, Texas
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, United States. The school serves grades 9–12. It opened in 1963 with 365 students and now has over 1,000 students. In keeping with its Dominican tradition, the school mascot is a
friar
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.
Academic achievements
The Bishop Lynch TAPPS Academic team of 2011–12, composed of volunteer student competitors from specialties such as Computer Science and Mathematics to Persuasive Speaking and Literary Criticism, brought home the team State Title for the eighth straight year with individual state champions in Spelling, Literary Criticism, Science, Physics, Chemistry, Number Sense, Mathematics, and Advanced Mathematics.
The annual academic, artistic, and athletic achievements of TAPPS member schools are charted in a "school-of-the-year" contest. The results are compiled and the school with the most points is recognized as the overall champion. Bishop Lynch has won the distinction in the following school years: 1995–1996, 1997–1998, 1999–2000 and every school year since.
Athletics
Bishop Lynch is a member of
TAPPS
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Foun ...
and participates in the 6A classification, the largest in the league.
In its history the school's
football
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team has won one TCIL (1988) and six TAPPS (1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, and 2016) state championships. Their principal rivals have always been Trinity Christian Academy and
Nolan Catholic High School
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. In recent years though, Prestonwood Christian Academy and Bishop Dunne have posed the biggest threats to Bishop Lynch in TAPPS football, with Bishop Lynch topping Dunne in a state championship thriller in 2016.
The Men's Soccer Team is coached by BL alumnus Mark Melancon, who has six state titles under his belt. The team contends for district and state every year with their primary rivals being Nolan Catholic High School and John Paul II High School.
The Lady Friar volleyball team has won 6 state titles, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. Coach Tricia Roos also received the 2008, 2009, and 2010 District Coach of the Year award. The volleyball program is one of the most successful sports at Bishop Lynch.
The Lady Friar basketball team has won 24 state titles, including 19 of the past 20 and a streak of 12 straight which ended in 2000. In 2008, Coach Andy Zihlman was named the Women's Basketball Coaches Association high school Coach of the Year.
The wrestling program has won the state championship in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008. In 2005 and 2008, the school also won the Prep State championship, a contest between TAPPS and
SPC schools. The Friars wrestling team also placed second at the Prep National wrestling tournament in 2005 and 2006; the school placed 5th in 2007, and 2nd in 2008.
Notable alumni
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Gene Nichol
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, 1969, former president of the
College of William and Mary
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, former dean of the
University of North Carolina School of Law
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and the
University of Colorado at Boulder
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Law School.
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Jim McIngvale
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Early life and education
McIngval ...
, 1969, aka
Mattress Mack
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Early life and education
McIngval ...
, founder of Gallery Furniture and owner of the Westside Tennis Club in Houston.
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Michael Duca
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, 1970,
Bishop of Shreveport
* Richard Martin, 1985, Grammy Award winner.
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Lisa Cole Zimmerman
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Career
Cole Zimmerman played for the Bishop Lynch Fria ...
, 1987, soccer player for the
U.S. women's national team.
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Stephen Howard 1988, former professional basketball player, played from 1992 to 1998 in the NBA for the
Utah Jazz
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, the
Toronto Raptors
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, the
San Antonio Spurs
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and the
Seattle SuperSonics
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.
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Jeff Brown, 1988, Justice, Supreme Court of Texas.
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Nick Garcia
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Career
Youth and College
As a junior and senior at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, Texas, Garcia helped his high school win their first 2 TAPPS state boy ...
, 1997, professional soccer player, played for
Toronto FC
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in
Major League Soccer
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until 2010. Garcia won the 1996-97 Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year award, as well, while starring for powerhouse youth club, Dallas Texans. Garcia played college soccer at Indiana University, leading Indiana to consecutive national titles in 1998 and 1999. He was named 1997 National Freshman of the year and 1st All-American in 1999.
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Ryan Moats
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Moats has also been a member of th ...
, 2002, former running back for
Houston Texans
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.
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Evan Gattis
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, 2004, catcher and DH (designated hitter) for the
Houston Astros
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.
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Justin Wren
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, Greco-Roman wrestler; professional
Mixed Martial Artist
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currently competing in the Heavyweight division for
Bellator MMA
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.
Notable faculty
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Katy Crawford, a Christian music singer
Notes
External links
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Private high schools in Dallas
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1962 establishments in Texas