Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School

Private, coeducational school in Powhatan, Virginia

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Blessed Sacrament Huguenot is the only private, co-ed, Early Learners through Grade 12 Catholic school in the Greater Richmond Region. Located on a 40-acre (16 ha) campus in Powhatan, Virginia, BSH is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond. Students of any faith background are eligible for admission.

Background

Huguenot Academy was a segregation academy founded in Powhatan, Virginia, in 1959. It was originally housed in the basement of a local bank, but expanded when local business leaders donated land and resources. By 1970, enrollment in grades kindergarten through twelve approached 500. Huguenot Academy was known as a reputable academic institution well into the late 1980s, with enrollment approaching 750 at its peak. But the 1990s brought difficulties for the school. The Powhatan County public school system grew more healthy and Huguenot Academy found it difficult to retain students and teachers.^[2]

Blessed Sacrament High School purchased Huguenot Academy in 1998, blending the already-built facilities and infrastructure of Huguenot Academy with the financial resources of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond.^[2]

References

^ "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Wasson, Wynne W. (August 9, 1998). "Disparate Pasts - Equal Future - Blessed Sacrament, Huguenot Academy Merger Promises Gains for Schools, Students". Richmond Times-Dispatch. pp. B1. Retrieved November 2, 2011.

External links

bshknights.org School Website
Knights Athletics School Athletic Website
Video Tour of BSH 40-acre campus
Video: BSH, Proud to Be a Knight
Video: BSH High School Experience
Video: BSH Middle School Experience
Video: Parent Testimonials for Blessed Sacrament Huguenot
Video: BSH Faith & Values Based Education, All faiths welcome
Video: BSH Arts, Encouraging Exploration of Creativity, Risk-Taking, Collaboration, Diversity & Expression
Video: BSH Playground Opening

Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond

Bishops

Ordinaries: Patrick Kelly; Richard Vincent Whelan; John McGill; James Gibbons; John Joseph Keane; Augustine Van de Vyver; Denis J. O'Connell; Andrew James Louis Brennan; Peter Leo Ireton; John Joyce Russell; Walter Francis Sullivan; Francis X. DiLorenzo; Barry Christopher Knestout

Auxiliary bishops: Joseph Howard Hodges; Ernest Leo Unterkoefler; James Louis Flaherty; David Edward Foley

Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Sacred Heart

Basilica: Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Norfolk; Basilica of St. Andrew, Roanoke

Parishes: St. Vincent de Paul Church, Newport News; Church of the Sacred Heart, Petersburg; St. Paul's Church, Portsmouth; Church of the Sacred Heart, Richmond; St. Peter's Church, Richmond; St. Bede's Church, Williamsburg; St. Stephen, Martyr, Chesapeake

Education