Bishop John J. Snyder High School

Bishop John J. Snyder High School
Bishop John J. Snyder High School
Address
	5001 Samaritan Way; Jacksonville, (Duval County), Florida 32210; United States
Coordinates	30°15′07″N 81°50′16″W / 30.251855°N 81.837640°W
Information
School type	Private, Coeducational college preparatory
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	2002
Oversight	Diocese of St. Augustine
School number	771-1029
Principal	Deacon David Yazdiya
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	466 (2017)
Color(s)	Red and gold
Slogan	"Competence... Conscience... Compassion..."
Athletics	football, weightlifting, baseball, soccer, volleyball, golf, softball, cheerleading, swimming, basketball, wrestling, track and field, cross country, lacrosse
Mascot	The Cardinal
Team name	Cardinals
Rival	St Joseph Academy
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Newspaper	Cardinal Chronicles
Dean of Academics	Kelly Brown
Athletic Director	Zach Osbeck
Website	www.bishopsnyder.org

Bishop John J. Snyder High School is a private college preparatory Catholic high school in Jacksonville, Florida. It is located in and administered by the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine. It is named for John J. Snyder, bishop of the diocese from 1979 – 2000.

History

Bishop Snyder was established in 2002 to serve the growing Catholic population in the west Jacksonville area. The school was established on a 50-acre site with a cost of $11 million. It is named after Bishop John J. Snyder who had retired as the eighth Bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine in 2000.^[2]^[3] The first students at Bishop Snyder were 75 freshmen in 2002.^[4]

Notes and references

^ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ BJJSHS. "School History". Archived from the original on 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2007-05-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Reese, Cravey (October 30, 2002). "Area Families Welcome New Catholic High School". Florida Times-Union.
^ Mitchell, Tia. [Getting Ready for Class New Catholic High School to Open on Westside "Getting Ready for Class New Catholic High School to Open on Westside"]. Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 10 March 2017. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)

[SACS-Council_on_Accreditation_and_School_Improvement-1] SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[School_History-2] BJJSHS. "School History". Archived from the original on 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2007-05-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] Reese, Cravey (October 30, 2002). "Area Families Welcome New Catholic High School". Florida Times-Union.

[4] Mitchell, Tia. [Getting Ready for Class New Catholic High School to Open on Westside "Getting Ready for Class New Catholic High School to Open on Westside"]. Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 10 March 2017. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)

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