Mission

Bethlehem Catholic High School is a community of faith rooted in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, truly present in the Most Holy Eucharist.  As a Christ-centered Catholic school, we are faithful to the Church’s teachings.  We develop servant-leaders in the image of Jesus Christ so that our students can be happy with Him now and forever in Heaven.  At Bethlehem Catholic, every student can discover their identity and purpose through the development of leadership skills.  We strive to give our students the confidence needed to succeed in life and to respond to Christ’s apostolic call to become His disciples and bring the light of His Truth, Goodness, and Beauty into the world. 

Bethlehem Catholic Belief Statements

1. Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God and the Savior of the human race, is at the root of all that we are and all that we do as a Catholic High School.  Our school is joyfully rooted in Christ, Who is truly present in the Most Holy Eucharist. 
2. As a Catholic High School, we are faithful to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and to the mission, identity, and Magisterial teachings of His One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.   
3. Community Service is rooted in the two greatest commandments of our Lord Jesus Christ to love God and neighbor. 
4. The family is the domestic church, and we strive to work with and empower families to live their vocation to holiness.  Parents and guardians are the primary educators and formators of their children.  Our school partners with parents and guardians in the spiritual and academic formation of their children. 
5. A diverse Catholic school community is a gift to be celebrated.  
6. Quality faculty is integral to the success of the school because the administrators and teachers are the facilitators of learning who impart Christian values through daily interaction with the students.  
7. A comprehensive curriculum is necessary to prepare young minds to meet the challenges of the 21st century.  
8. Bethlehem Catholic High School believes in a varied extracurricular program designed to engage students to use their God-given talents and encourage spiritual growth through teamwork. 

Objectives

We, the administrators, faculty, and staff of Bethlehem Catholic High School, committed to the Catholic education of the whole person, have established these objectives: 

1. To help the student enjoy an intimate, personal relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ, in and through His Catholic Church, so that they and others can be happy with Him now and forever in Heaven. 
2. To form well-educated, well-rounded, and faithful disciples of Christ who will go forth and transform the world through holiness. 
3. To form a virtuous person of good moral character who manifests the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit. 
4. To form courageous servant-leaders in the image of our Lord Jesus Christ, whose lives are defined by selfless service to the school, Church, local community, and country.  
5. To help students acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes for success in one’s personal and family life.  
6. To develop a proper respect for the gift of the body, one’s self-image, and the intrinsic unity between body and soul.  
7. To prepare students to assume their role in familial, ecclesial, social, economic, and civic life in light of the Catholic faith.  
8. To offer the students direction and guidance in the discernment of their vocations and their future occupations in life. 
9. To foster respect and understanding of other cultures and ethnicities through curricular and extracurricular activities.  
10. To form missionary disciples of Christ who will be champions of peace, reconciliation, dialogue, intercultural understanding, and a robust rational and civil discourse. 
11. To provide a religious and intellectual environment that will stimulate a desire for virtue and scholarship.