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Happening Now at BCP
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The Benedictine library is a location where people can check out books, have a study hall and, last year, it was even used to hold students out of uniform. This year, the Benedictine library has had some substantial changes because of two main factors.
As the second quarter of the school year comes to a close, a highlight of the Benedictine school year lingers less than a month away: The Day of Giving. This "Day of Giving" has been a fundraising event in early February in the past to raise money for Parater Middle-Class Scholarships named after Blessed Frank Parater, a 1916 graduate of Benedictine, and a holy man who died in pursuit of the faith in Rome in 1922 who is currently up for sainthood.
BCP is planning on testing out a new class schedule in a couple weeks. The plan is to try out a "modified" block schedule and to gauge its effectiveness. This will temporarily stop the daily eight-class periods and the weekly rotations and combine it with a split-up block schedule. At this time, there is no long-term plan to abandon the eight-class schedule.
It All Adds Up
At Benedictine, we let our numbers speak for us.
In terms of our students’ academic success, the amount of attention we devote to our Cadets, the level of future opportunities and our dedication to the breadth and depth of our students’ intellectual capabilities, it’s hard to match the Benedictine experience.
15.6 Students Average Class Size
13 AP Courses Offered
57% Students receive grants, scholarships & financial aid to attend BCP
$3,629,000 Total college scholarships & grants awarded to last year’s grads
9-to-1 Student-Teacher Ratio
75% Upperclassmen taking fine arts courses
100% Last year’s grads accepted into college
98% Last year’s grads enrolling in college
29% Minority Representation in student body
$57,600 Last year’s grads’ average college aid packet
A Path to Success
View the stories of how Benedictine helped place Richmond’s young men on a path to adulthood that culminated in their realizing achievement as mature, thoughtful and intelligent men of conscience and discipline.
What we share here is a mere sampling of some of the myriad exceptional stories of how Cadets have gone on to thrive. Whether it is in their faith, in business, in the medical field, in law, in athletics or in family life, these men serve as examples of how Benedictine can be the catalyst to a successful life.
From Cadet to Raider
When you are a critical component of a team that put forth a devastating performance in winning the NCAA's national crown, and when you've been balancing the severe demands of that role with those of the classroom, and when you're one of the most recognized figures on campus, what do you do when you get a bit of time off from that grind
From Cadet to CEO
During his time at Benedictine, Joe Swedish (Class of '69) may not have given much of an overt indication that he was on his way to major accomplishments. But, hidden beneath an unassuming exterior, burned a passionate flame to make big things happen. That flame, as well as a well-rooted work ethic, carried Swedish through a career that culminated in his leading a Fortune 38 company today.
So, how would he advise current Cadets? “Experience all that Benedictine has to offer academically, religiously, socially and culturally…," states Swedish.
From Cadet to Entrepreneur
Just as the business he grew has stayed in the family, so has his love for Benedictine been passed down through generations of the Carreras family. Jim Carreras graduated from our school in 1958 and spent some time on Wall Street before leveraging that business savvy into his own empire, based in Richmond.
Along the way, he’s led a full and fascinating life, one which now includes keeping an eye on a pair of grandsons who don the Cadet green these days. “Benedictine was the start,” said Carreras. “It was the first of a series of motivations for me.”
