Dean's Message >>

Welcome, prospective students and parents, to St. Bernard’s Catholic School.

We are pleased to offer a challenging, top-level college-preparatory, pre-K through 12 curriculum with minimum high school graduation standards meeting entrance requirements for The University of California. We offer in-house Advanced Placement (AP) courses in U.S. History, English Literature, English Language, Macroeconomics, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Biology, Calculus AB, and Calculus BC, Physics, Statistics, Latin IV, and Honors California/Humboldt County History.  We are also pleased to offer a full compliment of Visual and Performing Arts courses, including Music Appreciation, Dramatic Analysis, Acting, Graphic Design, Film Appreciation, Video Production, Ceramics & Ceramics II, Art Foundations, and—new this year—Choir.


Students here at SBCS are motivated, well-rounded individuals who are encouraged, at all turns, to succeed, not only in academics, but in a quest to become upstanding members of a community that strives for excellence in all aspects of life. Our small class sizes (currently averaging 14.1 for pre-K-8; 11.2 for 9-12) afford students frequent contact with, and more personalized instruction from, our dedicated, specialized faculty, ensuring greater success in college acceptance and attendance. Saint Bernard’s Elementary students applying to our Junior High, as well as SB Junior High students applying to our High School, score, on average, higher on our placement exams than those entering from other schools. The high school graduating class of 2007 boasted, for the third year in a row, a 100% college attendance rate, with an impressive number accepted to leading four-year colleges and universities, including Lehigh University, University of San Diego, University of Southern California, University of California, Davis, and Willamette University. This year’s ambitious, competitive class promises great prosperity, as well, with students already showing interest in top universities such as The University of California, Los Angeles, The University of California, San Diego, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and The University of the Pacific.

If I can be of any assistance at all, please do not hesitate to telephone my office (707-443-2735 ext.116) or to e-mail me (obrienm@saintbernards.us) with your inquiries. I am blessed to have been a teacher, class advisor, and coach at St. Bernard’s Catholic for the past eleven years, and I look forward to being a continued part of our growth and excellence for many years to come.

Sincerely,

Michael O'Brien