ACCEPTANCE

• 8th grade students applying for the 9th grade should take the Placement Exam in December, and are notified about their acceptance in March.
• 8th grade students take the Placement Exam in December and will be the first group of students to be accepted. Students who apply to the school and do not take the exam will be notified of their acceptance after March. Applications for all grades are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Students do not need to be Catholic to attend BGHS.
  

ACADEMIC DAY

• School begins at 8:00 a.m. to 2:05 p.m.
• Each class is 50 minutes in length.
• Tutoring is available on an as-needed basis by our N.H.S. students.
• The average class size is 25 students per teacher.

RELIGION CLASSES

• All students at BGHS are required to take Religion classes as part of their class curriculum.
• Religion classes are Morality, Ethics, Social Justice, Catholic Christianity, Church History and Community Service.  Since 25% of our student body are non-Catholic, we ask our teachers and students to treat Religion in a historical sense. Students are not expected to know Catholic principles prior to coming to BGHS.
  

FINANCES FOR 2007-2008 SCHOOL YEAR

• 2007-2008 tuition costs are $9,950 for the regular tuition rate, and $8,500 for the active Catholic parishioner rate. There are additional fees such as the registration fee, schoolbooks, uniforms, etc. Please refer to the Tuition and Fees section of our website.
• Financial aid is available. Applications for financial aid are available in January for the following school year. Financial Aid form must be filed by January 31, 2008.  Continuing students must apply for financial aid every year.
• Academic scholarships are available and applications (essay format) will be available in the Business Office after March 1, 2008.  Completed applications are due by Friday, April 25, 2008.
• Under no circumstances are athletic scholarships awarded at BGHS.