Bishop Smith Catholic High School

Bishop Smith Catholic High School
Location
,
Canada

45°49′03″N 77°07′13″W / 45.8176°N 77.1202°W / 45.8176; -77.1202
Information
School typeCatholic High school
Religious affiliation
Catholic
Established1982
School board
Renfrew County Catholic District School Board
Principal
Julie Huckabone
Grades7-12
Enrollment860
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.rccdsb.edu.on.ca/bsch/

Bishop Smith Catholic High School is the largest school within the Renfrew County Catholic District School Board. It is located in Pembroke, Ontario.

History

Bishop Smith Catholic High School was founded in 1982. Originally, it was located at 390 Bell Street, but was moved to 362 Carmody Street in the summer of 1992.[1] It has had 7 principals, with the incumbent Principal Mrs. Julie Huckabone having taken office in 2021.

Bishop Smith is one of two catholic high schools in Renfrew County, with the other being St. Joseph's High School in Renfrew, Ontario.

List of Administrators[1][2] 1982 - present
No. Portrait Name Took office Left office Vice-Principal Notes
1. Robert Tate 1982 1998 Unknown Namesake of the school's Robert Tate Library[3]
2. Jim Fogarty 1998 2001 Unknown
3. Peter Adam 2001 2011 Brennan Trainor (2001 - 2007)
4. Mark Searson 2011 2013 Derek Lennox (2012 - 2016)
5. Clint Young 2013 2019
  • Derek Lennox (2012 - 2016)
  • Julie Huckabone (2014 - 2017)
  • Sally Douglas (2017 - 2019)
6. Brennan Trainor 2019 2021
  • Chris Mulvihill
  • Erik Lemke
7. Julie Huckabone 2021 Past:
  • Katie Scott (to 2024)
  • Chris Mulvihill (to 2024)
  • Julie Shreenan (2024-2025)
  • Lauren Oattes (2024-2025)

Present:

  • Liam Young (2026 - present)
  • Chris Silsmer (2025 - present)
  • Sean Forndran (2025 - present)
Young is vice-principal for elementary students. Silmser and Forndran are for high school

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "BSCH About | Renfrew County Catholic District School Board". 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2026-05-06.
  2. ↑ Mercury, Renfrew (2019-06-10). "RCCDSB reassigns principals for 2019-2020 year". InsideOttawaValley.com. Retrieved 2026-05-06.
  3. ↑ "BSCH Library | Renfrew County Catholic District School Board". 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2026-05-06.