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1955: Dedication of Blanchet HS, Seattle

Blanchet High School was dedicated on November 6, 1955.  The high school was built as part of Archbishop Thomas A. Connolly’s desire to provide adequate Catholic institutions for the growing post-World War II population. “Co-instructional”, the two-million dollar school enrolled male and female students, separating them only for classes. The school was located on a nine-acre tract in North Seattle and was designed to accommodate 1400 students. The faculty originally consisted of two priests, women religious from six different religious institutes and several lay men and women.

Bishop Blanchet High School currently has an enrollment of 1034 students, including a freshman class of 277 and 85 faculty members, with a 12:1 faculty-student ratio.