Bishop John J. Snyder High School

Bishop John J. Snyder High School
Address
5001 Samaritan Way Jacksonville, Florida, (Duval County), 32210 United States
Coordinates	30°15′07″N 81°50′16″W / 30.251855°N 81.837640°WCoordinates: 30°15′07″N 81°50′16″W / 30.251855°N 81.837640°W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	2002
School number	771-1029
Principal	Deacon David Yazdiya
Asst. Principal	Mary Anne Briggs
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	567 (2008)
Color(s)	Red and gold
Slogan	"Competence... Conscience... Compassion..."
Athletics	football, weightlifting, baseball, soccer, volleyball, golf, softball, swimming, basketball, wrestling, track and field, cross country
Mascot	The Cardinal
Team name	Cardinals
Rival	St Joseph Academy
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
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 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. It is named after Bishop John J. Snyder, the retired eighth Bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine.^[2]

Notes and references

1. SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
2. BJJSHS. "School History". Archived from the original on 2007-04-09. Retrieved 2007-05-11.