Academics and The Arts
Bishop Lynch was designated a Blue Ribbon School by the Texas Department of Education in 1991 and 1998.
The school offers over 30 Dual-Enrollment and Advanced Placement Course opportunities. Dual Enrollment classes allow college credit to be earned in the high school classroom in association with Eastfield College.
The school runs on an academic block schedule with A days and B days. Each day consists of four 90 minute classes which meet every other day, with eight classes in all. This scheduling structure allows for more intensive, comprehensive, and concentrated classes. The students also enjoy the additional homework time, since there's no such thing as "assigned today, due tomorrow."
The Bishop Lynch TAPPS Academic team of 2008-2009, 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 fifth straight year with individual state champions in Spelling, Literary Criticism, Science, Physics, Chemistry, Number Sense, Mathematics, and Advanced Mathematics.
The school serves as a fine arts center of the Dallas Catholic secondary schools. Bishop Lynch has symphonic and marching bands; eight award-winning choirs; two dance teams; Brigade(Varsity); Silver Cadettes(JV); and an extensive visual arts program, all of which participate in TPSMEA competitions yearly. The school is typically represented in all-region and all-state band and choir competitions. In addition, the spring musical of Bishop Lynch draws a significant portion of the student body as participants.
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.
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