St. Francis Borgia Regional High School

St. Francis Borgia Regional High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Washington, Franklin Country, Missouri, established in 1901. As of 2020, its enrollment is 504 students.[2]

Saint Francis Borgia
Regional High School
Address
1000 Borgia Drive, Washington, Missouri

(Franklin County) 63090 USA
Information
TypeRoman Catholic, Coeducational
Established1901
School districtRoman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis
School number(636) 239-7871
School code263-535
PresidentBernie Naumann
PrincipalPam Tholen
ChaplainFr. Michael Boehm
Grades9–12
Enrollment504 (2020) (2012)
Color(s)Blue and Gold         
SloganWe Are Borgia
AthleticsMissouri Class 4A (MSHSAA)
Athletics conferenceAAA Conference
MascotKnight
Team nameKnights/Lady Knights
RivalWashington High School Blue Jays; St. Dominic Crusaders
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
NewspaperThe Outlet
News ProductionThe Knightly News Live
Athletic DirectorChris Arand
WebsiteBorgia

History

St. Francis Regional High School dates back to 1901 when the school enrolled twenty three students to further their education past the grade school level. In 1910 the school became a two-year Commercial School and then in 1934 St. Francis Borgia officially became a four-year parish high school. As the school expanded and more students enrolled, a larger campus was needed. It went through four locations before finally settling in 1982 at 1000 Borgia Drive, close to downtown Washington, Missouri.

In 1985 the school celebrated its golden anniversary of being an accredited four-year high school. At this time over half of the student body came from outside of the Washington city limits, truly making it a “regional” high school. The growing number of students and more rigorous academic requirements made way for another expansion program which began in 1998. This included thirteen new classrooms, two remodeled science labs, remodelling and enlargement of the theater, chapel, and cafeteria, a weight room, an elevator, additional offices, and restrooms. In 2001 the High school was accredited as a college preparatory high school by the North Central Accrediting Association.

A new AstroTurf football field and a regulation-sized track were added to the facilities in the summer of 2010. In the 2012-2013 school year, iPad technology was integrated into learning, beginning the process of becoming a paperless school. The school has a computer lab where a student can check out a laptop as needed.

In 2015, a new multipurpose building was constructed near the existing gymnasium and connected with a covered walkway. It was named after past school president George Wingbermuehle.[3]

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, school leaders announced that students would have the choice to attend classes in person, remotely, or via hybrid of the two during the 2020-2021 school year.[4]

Clubs

St. Francis Borgia Regional High School offers a large variety of clubs and organizations. There are four academic clubs: Scholar Bowl, National Honor Society, Creative Writing, and Student Council. There are five fine art clubs: Art, Drama, Speech, Soul Singers, and Borgia On Stage Society. The five religious groups are Campus Ministry, Discerning Ones Place, St. Vincent DePaul Youth Group, Pro-life Club, Scape Club, and Christian Life Communities. There are also two language clubs, Spanish and German. There are also many sports clubs, a politics & civics club, reading club, engineering club, and even a lego club as well. A Model United Nations club was also inaugurated in 2017.

Academics

“For the fifth year in a row, SFBRHS has once again scored well above the state and national averages on the ACT test.”[5] It is an open enrollment school and offers an eight-class block schedule. A student can earn up to 40 college credit hours through St. Louis University and East Central College. The class sizes are small, with a school enrollment of 540 students.

Sports

Borgia has a rich athletic tradition and fields 12 sports teams. The school often competes at the state level and has won a total of 18 state titles in 5 different sports.[6] The Starry Knights Dance Team have a total of 8 state titles (2006, 2007, and 2009 through 2014) and the Borgia Knights Cheer Team has 6 state titles (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017).

SportYearClassCoachRecord
Boys Basketball19933ADave Neier28-3
Boys Basketball19943ADave Neier31-1
Boys Basketball19983ADave Neier31-1
Boys Basketball20063ADave Neier30-1
Boys Basketball20093ADave Neier28-2
Boys Cross Country19992AKurt Russell116 at State Meet
Boys Cross Country20002AKurt Russell98 at State Meet
Boys Golf19993ADoug Light638 at State Meet
Football19933ADale Gildehaus14-0
Volleyball19873AMike Tyree29-2-1
Volleyball19883AMike Tyree31-1
Volleyball19893AMike Tyree33-0
Volleyball19903AMike Tyree31-6
Volleyball19923AMike Tyree30-5-3
Volleyball19933AMike Tyree33-3
Volleyball19953AMike Tyree27-6-2
Volleyball20003AMike Tyree30-7
Volleyball20043AMike Tyree34-4-3
Volleyball20133ABrad Bruns

Notable alumni

Notes and references
  1. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. "St. Francis Borgia Regional High School | Enrollment". www.borgia.com. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  3. Writer, Susan Miller, Missourian Staff. "Activity Center Named After Wingbermuehle At St. Francis Borgia Regional High". The Missourian. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  4. "St. Francis Borgia Regional High School". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
  5. "St. Francis Borgia Regional High School". Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  6. http://www.mshsaa.org/resources/pdf/State%20Championship%20Histories%20by%20Sport.pdf
  7. Preczewski, Luke; McNatt, Gwen; Abecassis, Michael (2014). "Transplant Center Management and Leadership". Textbook of Organ Transplantation. pp. 1533–1541. doi:10.1002/9781118873434.ch126. ISBN 9781118873434.
  8. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/telenovelas-work-to-educate-hispanics-about-kidney-donations
  9. "| Jackson Health System".
  10. http://friedonbusiness.com/giselle-guerra-and-luke-preczewski-how-the-miami-transplant-institute-saved-vivian/
  11. https://miamidiario.com/instituto-de-trasplantes-de-miami-es-el-segundo-mayor-de-ee-uu/
  12. "Transplant Administration and Quality Management COP (TxAQM COP)". 2010-11-03.
  13. https://www.myast.org/about-ast/presidents-blog/saving-lives-through-transplantation-truly-bipartisan-issue
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