From the Desk of the Principal

Dear Bishop Family -

I hope you are having a blessed Lent. As we journey through Lent, God invites us into a personal and communal relationship with Him. He speaks to us through His Son, Jesus Christ, the Word-made-flesh. Prayer is our response to God, who is already speaking or, better yet, revealing Himself to us. Therefore, prayer is not merely an exchange of words; it engages the whole person in a relationship with God the Father, through the Son, and in the Holy Spirit.

Please save the date: Our All School Mass with Bishop Gregory L. Parkes will be on Monday, April 15, at 10:40 AM in the EDPAC. Attending this special Mass will be an honor for the students, faculty/staff, parents, grandparents, or Godparents. According to our faith, parents are the primary catechists. Therefore, parental involvement and engagement are most important in building a community. Godparents are responsible for being involved in their godchild’s faith, so have them join the fun while we celebrate Catholic education!

Take care and create peace,

Ms. Jenalisa Zummo

Principal 

Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School proudly celebrates the month of March, which is Disability Awareness Month. This is a time to acknowledge, support, and encourage inclusion of people with disabilities in our school, our society, and our lives. To foster this celebration, the Office of Student Support has passed out inclusion-themed shirts and wristbands, to both faculty and students. These shirts can be worn on any Friday, as a spirit shirt. We appreciate all the efforts of everyone involved in making our school community a more inclusive and welcoming Catholic School environment!

Max Cox MSW. and Jennifer Hoffman

Office of Student Support

West Point’s Summer Leaders Experience (SLE)

At West Point we develop Leaders of Character, and we are looking for high-achieving young people who are in great standing with their school and community, and who want to challenge themselves.

What is SLE?

• SLE is a one-week program for current Juniors (High School Class of 2025) to visit West Point in June.
• Students in this program get to spend the week with our cadets, live in the barracks, and eat in the mess hall.
• Learn about West Point’s world class academics by trying 5 of our 17 academic workshops.
• Learn about military training and becoming a Leader of Character at West Point by completing two military days to include rappelling, Zodiac boats, combatives (like Jiu-Jitsu) training and more!
• Challenge themselves physically by attempting the Candidate Fitness Assessment, conducting physical training, and sports.
• Complete their admissions interview with a cadet.
• Spend the week making friends with other students from all over the US who are applying to West Point.
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All the students that I have spoken with have really enjoyed this program and they especially enjoy interacting with the cadets. Your students may sign up for this program now by using the QR code in the attached “2024 SLE FLYER” or directly at westpoint.edu Our priority application deadline for SLE is the following Friday on March 15^th and we will accept applications until April 15^th. SLE is competitive and not all who apply are offered to attend.

Learn more about SLE- https://www.westpoint.edu/admissions/summer-program

Apply now- https://apply.westpoint.edu/portal/candidate

I appreciate all that you do for your students and thanks for helping us get the word out!

Greetings from the Finance department here at Bishop!!

We hope you have a joyous Easter season with your loved ones!

Sports Cages – The Sports Cages project was approved in December by the Diocese of St. Petersburg. It is presently being handled by the vendor who is seeking permitting. Unfortunately, preparation of permitting requirements such as engineering drawings and the permit processing itself, together with the scheduling of mobilization, will take a couple of months to complete before the project can start. Once started, it will be completed in 2 weeks’ time.

New Buses – The acquisition and manufacture of two brand new diesel buses started a few months ago. The busses will ship from Georgia to Tampa by May 31, 2024. The final trimming and inspection of the busses at the Tampa facility will take a couple of weeks. Then the busses will be delivered to the campus where the logos will be installed. We expect the busses will be ready before the new semester starts in August of 2024, allowing for better and safer transportation of our students.

Resty Torres,

Director of Facilities

Complete your service hours with Spring Sports Volunteer Opportunities

Athletic Membership                

Sponsorship Opportunities        

Please visit our Athletic Calendar for up to date Athletic Schedules

Thank you for your support of Bishop Athletics!      

March 28th

Holy Thursday, 12 Noon Dismissal

March 29th

Good Friday, School Closed

April 1st - 5th

Easter Holidays, School Closed

April 8th

Classes Resume

Interested in Volunteering?

To ensure the safety of our students, all volunteers must complete the three requirements below.

Each volunteer will need:

1. A Volunteer Application Form: Click here
2. Background/Fingerprinting. Background and Fingerprinting can be scheduled by the volunteer applicant at: https://dosp-scheduler.fingerprintlocations.com/landing (BMCHS does not pay for this.)
3. CMG Safe Environment Training. CMG training is located at https://stpetersburg.cmgconnect.org/. Please email certificate to marketing@bmchs.com.



Link to Safe Environment Frequently Asked Questions: Click here

If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School staff member you will be volunteering with.