Bishop Canevin High School history

In 1961, the diocese signed a contract with the Immaculate Conception Province of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual to take over the administration and boy's faculty.

On Sunday, June 2, 1963, the Most Reverend John J. Wright presided at the first Canevin Commencement at the Syria Mosque in Oakland; 151 boys and 152 girls were in the first graduating class.

Gervase became headmaster and oversaw the first Middle States Accreditation of Canevin in 1965.

Michael P. McGinley, Class of 1969, was selected as Bishop Canevin’s first Chairman of the Board.

In the summer of 1975, Reverend Robert Sochor, O.F.M. Conv. who had been teaching at Canevin for seven years, became Headmaster.

Then, the Diocese of Pittsburgh assumed responsibility for the administration of the high school in 1976, and Reverend Donald J. Sotak became Headmaster.

Maurer guided the school through its 25th anniversary in 1984.

The fifth Middle States Evaluation occurred in 1995, and since that time Canevin Catholic has maintained a fully accredited status.

In November 2002, the new school administration and advisory board petitioned the diocese to formally change the name of the school to Bishop Canevin High School to reflect its Catholic identity and to emphasize its roots as a diocesan school named after the prominent bishop.

During the 2004-05 school year, Bishop Canevin High School underwent its fifth evaluation by the Middle States Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges.

On March 29, 2007, under the auspices of Diocesan Administrator, Most Reverend Paul Bradley, Bishop Canevin High School was officially incorporated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with the official name being Bishop Canevin High School, Inc.

In January 2012, the school administration entered into a cooperative agreement with Holy Family Institute (HFI) to begin an International Education program, enrolling 17 students from China who would receive their high school education and an ultimate diploma from Bishop Canevin.

For the 2015-16 school year, the Board of Directors and administration agreed that going forward, the school and its students would be best served by returning to its previous administrative structure led by a Mr.