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Beginning with the
groundbreaking ceremony
in 1960 and the
dedication in 1961,
Bishop Ready High School
has been committed to
providing a place where
academics, service,
athletics, and moral
development are guided
by the motto: “Christ,
in us, is our hope of
glory.”
Bishop Ready
High School is named in
memory of The Most
Reverend Michael J.
Ready, D.D., Fifth
Bishop of the Diocese of
Columbus. He served as
Bishop of Columbus from
1945 to 1957, during
which time he secured
the site on which the
high school now stands.
He wrote: “We owe it to
our children…and to
ourselves, for
sacrifices are good for
the soul…to open the
portal of learning for
every Catholic child.
For the love of God and
country, we are
determined to give to
Catholic youth adequate
facilities in which to
learn and live Christian
truth and ideals.”
The school
was built to include a
Faculty residence for
the Sisters who were
members of the Order of
St. Francis who taught
at the school. It
included a gym, the
Little Theatre, a
cafeteria/study hall,
library, music stage,
music practice rooms,
girls’ and boys’ locker
rooms, library, science
laboratories, home
economics laboratory,
photography laboratory,
art room, ceramics room,
main and administrative
offices, 20 classrooms,
and a chapel, dedicated
to St. Michael, the
patron saint of Bishop
Ready High School.
The first
principal of BRHS was
the Reverend Richard J. Endres; six religious
Sisters, three priests,
and five lay teachers
comprised the first
faculty. The current
principal, Ms Celene A.
Seamen, is the fourth
principal at Bishop
Ready. She was the
first laywoman to be
principal of a Catholic
High School in Franklin
County and is the
longest tenured
principal at Bishop
Ready.
The
two-story building that
opened as Bishop Ready
High School had a total
floor area of 95,695 sq.
ft. and was built for a
total cost (school and
teachers’ residence;
including fees and site
improvement) of
$1,237,000. A Science
Wing was added in 1999
and a Weight Room,
Wrestling Room, Band
Room, and Trainer’s
Office in 2004.
As Bishop
Ready prepares to
celebrate its 50th
Anniversary, it remains
dedicated to the
founding principles
established in 1961.
While technological
advances have
necessitated changes
that would have been
unimaginable in 1961,
our goal remains the
education of the whole
person and our mission
remains a commitment to
enhancing spiritual
formation, academic
distinction, and social
responsibility in the
Catholic tradition.
Over 6,000
students have graduated
from Bishop Ready High
School. Many are not
only alums but are also
the parents of students
and alums. They are
parents, members of
religious orders,
doctors, teachers,
mechanics, coaches,
nurses, artists, members
of the U.S. military,
and computer gurus.
They live in Columbus
and other Ohio cities
and towns, and in large
cities and small towns
across the United
States. All know they
have a home at Bishop
Ready for as long as
they live.
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