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St. John Bosco High School (SJBHS) is a Catholic, all-boys college preparatory high school located in Bellflower, California, and conducted by the San Francisco Province of the Salesians of St. John Bosco. St. John Bosco High School is named after
Saint John Bosco John Melchior Bosco ( it, Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco; pms, Gioann Melchior Bòsch; 16 August 181531 January 1888), popularly known as Don Bosco , was an Italian Catholic priest, educator, writer and saint of the 19th century. While working ...
, an Italian saint known for his dedication to educating and advocating for youth and for his "Home-School-Church-Playground" model of education. Bosco was founded as an elementary and intermediate boarding school in 1940. The first high school class graduated in 1956, and in 1979 the boarding school closed.


Academics

St. John Bosco High School prepares all graduates to successfully enter and meet the rigors of higher education. All Bosco students complete a structured college preparatory curriculum that exceeds the minimum A-G requirements set by the University of California and California State University systems. The school offers 31 Advanced Placement (AP) and Honors courses, six dual enrollment college courses, plus championship Academic Decathlon and robotics programs. Students at St. John Bosco High School can apply to one of six unique Academic Pathways, in either Biomedical Science, Engineering, Sports Medicine, Computer Science, Entrepreneurship, and Film and Media Arts. The Academic Pathways provide advanced, discipline-specific courses and offer opportunities for internships, field work, capstone projects, and co-curricular competitions. Biomedical students participate in internships with the COPE Health Scholar Program, Engineering students intern with Pelican Products, Sports Medicine students can intern with Rio Hondo College, Long Beach City College, and Response Care Chiropractic. Among the graduating class of 2019, 96% were accepted to a four-year college or university, including admission to 22 of U.S. News & World Report's top 25 national schools. Bosco alumni are currently studying at Brown, Princeton, Stanford, MIT, Dartmouth, Georgetown, all UC campuses, all CSU campuses, and the US Military, Air Force, and Naval Academies. 98% of St. John Bosco graduating seniors in the past decade have entered institutions of higher learning.


Visual and Performing Arts

St. John Bosco High School allows a rich culture of the arts on campus. A few of the elaborate programs offered on campus range from the award winning, Braves Marching Band & Color Guard to the SJB Theatre Department as well as a wide variety of art courses. Most recently established is the academic pathway, the film and media pathway that allows students to discover their passion for a possible career in the film industry.


Notable alumni

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References


External links


St. John Bosco High School website
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