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Bishop Montgomery High School

Religious high school in Torrance, California, United States

Field	Value
name	Bishop Montgomery High School
imagesize	225px
streetaddress	5430 Torrance Boulevard
city	Torrance
state	California
county	(Los Angeles County)
zipcode	90503
country	USA
coordinates
religion	Roman Catholic
president	Patrick Lee
principal	Michele Starkey
type	Private, College-prep
gender	Coeducational
grades	9-12
campus size	24 acre
motto	Justice, Truth, and Honor
accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
colors	Black and gold
conference	CIF Southern Section
Camino Del Rey Association
nickname	Knights
newspaper	Knightlife
established	1957
enrollment	1104
enrollment_as_of	2009
homepage	http://www.bmhs-la.org

Camino Del Rey Association Bishop Montgomery High School is a Catholic high school serving twenty-five parishes in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. BMHS was founded in 1957, and staffed by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Conventual Franciscans, and lay faculty. The 24 acre campus is located in Torrance, California, in southwest Los Angeles County, one mile (1.6 km) from the Pacific Ocean and the Del Amo Mall. The coeducational student body is approximately 900 students in grades 9 through 12, making BMHS the sixth largest private high school in Los Angeles County.

The school is named for the first American-born Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles, George Thomas Montgomery. As the ordinary of the diocese from 1896 to 1902, Montgomery demanded that government recognize the right of parents to send their children to schools of their choice.

BMHS is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and offers a comprehensive college preparatory curriculum combined with Christian values. Advanced Placement courses are offered in all major subjects, and 98 percent of graduates pursue higher education.

Athletics

Bishop Montgomery competes in most high school sports, playing in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Del Rey League against Bishop Amat (La Puente), St. Bernard (Playa del Rey), St. Paul (Santa Fe Springs), and Junipero Serra (Gardena). Other local rivals include Torrance High School, St. John Bosco (Bellflower), and St. Joseph (Lakewood). BMHS has been particularly successful in its basketball and volleyball programs, frequently appearing in the California state quarterfinals or higher. The schools Track and Field program has also had success and produced notable athletes. The school's teams go by the name "The Knights", and the team colors are black and gold.

The following sports are offered at Bishop Montgomery: Football, Volleyball, Softball, Soccer, Cross country, Track and Field, Golf, Tennis, Basketball, Baseball, Swimming, Song Team, Pep flags / Short Flags, Surf, eSports.

Notable alumni

Nnamdi Asomugha, All-Pro NFL cornerback, actor, producer (sophomore year only)
Denise Austin, fitness pioneer (Class of 1975)
Justin Bibbins, basketball player who plays professionally in Italy (Class of 2014)
Bill Bordley, former Major League Baseball pitcher (Class of 1976)
Marine Cano, former professional soccer player (Class of 1972)
Errick Craven, professional basketball player in the French Ligue Nationale de Basketball (Class of 2001)
Chris Engen, television actor (Class of 1997)
Dreux Frederic (Lil' Fizz), rapper from B2K (attended freshman year, 1999–2000)
Tyler Harvey, basketball player
Solomon Hughes, actor
Carmelita Jeter, gold-medalist sprinter (Class of 1998)
Richard T. Jones, actor
Brandon Lee, actor (freshman year only)
Michael Mendoza, American football player
Patricia Neske, former German figure skater (Class of 1984)
Terrance Pennington, free-agent offensive tackle in the NFL, formerly with the Buffalo Bills (Class of 2001)
Noelle Quinn, UCLA women's basketball player, formerly in the WNBA with the Los Angeles Sparks and Seattle Storm, current head coach with the Seattle Storm (Class of 2003)
Sigi Schmid, head coach, MLS Seattle Sounders and US Soccer hall of fame member. (Class of 1971)
Omarr Smith, current Arena Football League defensive back with the San Jose SaberCats (Class of 1995)
Ethan Thompson, Basketball player for the Oregon State Beavers (Class of 2017)
Stevie Thompson, basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (Class of 2015)
Stanley Wilson, NFL cornerback with the Detroit Lions (Class of 2000)
Lessa Kananiʻopua Pelayo-Lozada, president of the American Library Association (class of 2003)

References

(10 April 2024). "Announcement of New Principal".
WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools".
Gnerre, Sam. (April 1, 2017). "All about Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, and its namesake". Daily Breeze.
"Justin Bibbins - Men's Basketball".
"Errick Craven Profile - University of Southern California Official Athletic Site".
"Tyler Harvey '11 Taken in NBA Draft".
[https://web.archive.org/web/20190214083104/https://www.wnba.com/player/noelle-quinn/#/bio WNBA player profile]
Sondheimer, Eric. (March 25, 2017). "Open Division title belongs to the Bishop Montgomery Knights". Los Angeles Times.
"Stephen Thompson Jr. – Men's Basketball".
"Stanley Wilson". Stanford Athletics.
(April 22, 2021). "Palos Verdes library employee named American Library Association president". Palos Verdes Peninsula News.

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