High School Application Process

Archbishop Murphy High School Website: https://www.am-hs.org/ 

Archbishop Murphy High School is seeking bright capable students who are excited about joining a small, dynamic learning community. We feel it is important to get to know your students. We want them to become familiar with our school and come to understand our academic and co-curricular offerings. Our goal is to help your students find a perfect fit for their high school needs.

Additionally, we encourage 8th grade students to experience a day in the life of an Archbishop Murphy Wildcat through our Shadow Day Program. Shadow Days give students the opportunity to partner with a current student, attend classes, and get a firsthand look at what it’s like to be part of our vibrant school community. Shadow Day sign-ups are available now on our website www.am-hs.org/admissions/visit-us.

Bishop Blanchet High School Website: https://www.bishopblanchet.org/

OPEN HOUSE: Experience all that BBHS has to offer

Our Open House will take place on Thursday, October 15 from 5:30-8:00 p.m. Information regarding this event and a link to RSVP is available on our website. Middle school families will receive an email from us with specifics about Open House. To ensure they receive this important information families may provide their contact information to us by joining our mailing list.

BEAR INSIDER ACCESS: Be in the know

Our 2025-26 Bear Paws Up Wristband is available for 6th, 7th and 8th graders and has been mailed out to most of our Catholic partner middle school students based on information provided to us by the Archdiocese, and this mailing should have arrived to most families last week. Paws up Bands allow students to receive free swag, gain free admittance to BBHS on campus events throughout the year, enter raffles, learn more about what’s going on at Bishop Blanchet, and receive regular updates on important information and deadlines. Any student, at any school, who would like to be enrolled in our Bear Access Program can join our mailing list to receive a band.

TRANSPORTATION: Ride the Bus to BBHS

BBHS offers private bus service to the Eastside, West Seattle, Capitol Hill, South Seattle, Magnolia, Queen Anne, and the North End. Please click here for more details. Additionally, there are several public transit routes that pass the school, with a Metro stop adjacent to our main entrance, and both the new Northgate and Roosevelt light rail stations are about a mile away from our campus.
 

More details about the admissions process can be found on the admissions page of our website, and you are always welcome to contact us if you have any questions. 

Website: https://www.cristoreyseattle.org/

Located in south Seattle, our unique program integrates college-prep academics and professional work experience for students with demonstrated financial need.

Every CRJS student works one day per week at a leading Seattle area business through the innovative Corporate Work Study program. The wages they earn at their job fund a substantial portion of the cost of their education, and students learn and practice critical social and workplace readiness skills.

Every CRJS student receives:

• A top-quality, Jesuit, college-preparatory education
• Experience in professional work settings
• Opportunities to grow in their spirituality
• Wrap-around counseling services
• Affordable access to college
• Support through college graduation

Eastside Catholic High School Website: https://www.eastsidecatholic.org/

Read more details and register for all events here: Visit Us – Eastside Catholic

• Open Houses
  • Sunday, October 19
  • Sunday, November 16
• Crusader for a Day Student Visits (Shadow Days)
  • Visits offered most Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays
• Future Crusader Events
  • Homecoming Football Game | Friday, October 3
  • No One Fights Alone (NOFA) Cancer Awareness Volleyball Game | Monday, October 27
• Parent-to-Parent Events
  • Wednesday, November 5
  • Tuesday, December 2

Questions?

Please don’t hesitate to reach out!

Laura Leach | lleach@eastsidecatholic.org| 425-295-3017

Director of Admissions

Forest Ridge Website: https://www.forestridge.org/

Forest Ridge’s close, girl-empowered community provides a rigorous, experiential learning environment where each student is known and valued for her unique strengths and provided opportunities to expand her mind, strengthen her body, deepen her spirituality, explore cultures near and far, and ultimately become a confident and courageous woman. Check out their Portrait of a Graduate.

Holy Names Academy Website: https://www.holynames-sea.org/

Holy Names Academy is a Catholic private all-girls college-preparatory high school, founded by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary in 1880 and located on the east slope of Seattle's Capitol Hill. It is the oldest continually operating school in Washington state.

Holy Names Academy inspires young women to excel in life with confidence and courage and lead with integrity. We are proud to offer students a wide variety of ways to get involved in leadership roles and to have Faculty & Staff who provide mentorship. Read more about leadership opportunities at HNA on our Student Leadership page.

Kennedy Catholic High School Website: https://www.kennedyhs.org/

Founded in 1966, Kennedy Catholic High School prides itself on being more than just four years of high school. Your time at Kennedy Catholic will be filled with well-rounded opportunities, academic challenges, intentional relationships, leadership development, and memories that will last beyond the bricks of our building. As a college preparatory high school, we prepare our students for success after graduation but instill the confidence and support that the Lancer Community will always be here for them.

O'Dea High School Website: https://www.odea.org/

Seattle Prep Website: https://www.seaprep.org/

Seattle Prep is a Catholic, Jesuit college preparatory school. We embrace the Ignatian ideals that God may be found in all things, that each person is sacred and that we are created to serve others in community. Our mission is to form discerning, transformational leaders who are intellectually competent, spiritually alive, open to growth, loving and committed to justice.

Panther for a Day Visit: October - December

We invite 8th graders to experience Prep through a Panther for a Day visit. Coming on a Panther visit gives 8^th graders a chance to see what Prep is like by shadowing a current student. They will see classes, eat lunch, and meet other 8^th graders interested in Prep.  Registration for visits opens within the Prep admissions portal in September.

Prep Open House : October 29

Online registration will open in October.

Website: https://www.stmonicasea.org/admissions/apply

St. Monica Catholic School enriches each student's educational journey with a robust Catholic Classical Liberal Arts Education curriculum. At each level, we introduce appropriate material in a logical sequence, study it across multiple subjects, and return to the concept often as we build on our learnings. For example, a lesson on Galileo would be applied to history, grammar, science and even math, seamlessly, allowing students a broad context that will enhance their comprehension and knowledge base.  We do not simply study facts, we study concepts. This approach allows us to adjust the pace and scope of our curriculum to ensure a program that is excellent and exhilarating for these young people we teach, and with whom we learn.

Learn more about St Monica's Courses & Curriuclum