Mission
Based on the foundation and heritage of Bishop Joseph P.
Machebeuf, our mission is to be an academic community of faith that
strives to form the hearts, minds, and souls of our students in the
Gospel of Jesus Christ and the living tradition of the Catholic Church.
Our Core Values: Devotion to God
Academic Excellence
Ethnic & Cultural Variety
Community Service
Christian Morality
Our Promise:
Students will experience a more complete development as well as unsurpassed academic and personal success. We deliver a rigorous academic curriculum, faith formation, a nurturing community, and reinforce the family environment.
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BMHS grad earns Top 50 baseball honor
Congratulations to recent graduate of the Class of 2009, Jacob Machado, for being named to the Top 50 Senior All-Star Baseball Game. After a successful baseball career at BMHS, Jacob capped off his high school career by being recognized as one of the top middle-infielders in the state, an honor he received in consideration with candidates from all classifications, not just 3A. The Senior All-Star game is full of top-notch players from around the state is played at Coors Field following a Rockies game. This year’s game was scheduled for June 14, but postponed due to weather. Congratulations to Jacob for being named to this elite group of baseball players. Click here for the Denver Post story.
Congratulations to the Class of 2009
Bishop Machebeuf High School graduated 80 seniors on Sunday, May 17, 2009. Congratulations to the Class of 2009! A special recognition goes out to the Valedictorian, Abrehet Gebremedhin, and Salutatorians Sean McPherson and Catherine Waymel. BMHS also celebrates three Daniels fund scholars, Sara Sahlezghi, Alejandro Sigala, and Angel Ibarra. Of our 80 graduates, more than 90% will attend four-year colleges and universities. The Class of 2009 earned $2.5 million in scholarships over the next four years. Great job Machebeuf!
BMHS announces three Daniels Fund Scholars
Bishop Machebeuf High School is proud to announce that three of our graduating seniors have been awarded the Daniels Fund Scholarship. In a four state region of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Arizona, 263 scholarships were awarded, 181 to Colorado students. Congratulations to Angel Ibarra (middle), Sara Sahlezghi (right) and Alex Sigala (left), it is a tremendous honor to have them represent the Bishop Machebeuf community as Daniels Scholars.
Angel Ibarra will attend Catholic University of America, Sara Sahlezghi will attend Franciscan University of Steubenville and Alejandro Sigala will attend the University of Notre Dame. The Daniels Fund scholarship is an integral part in making these goals happen.
To be eligible for the award, students must first be nominated by a youth-serving organization. In the four-state region, over 2,000 students were nominated. After being nominated the students take part in a rigorous application and interview process. The Daniels Fund is looking for students who demonstrate strong character, a well-rounded personality and a record of giving back to the community.
The Daniels Fund scholarship is not a full ride, but is supplemental to all other financing options, including scholarships, grants and other aid available to the student. Once that aid is applied the Daniels Fund covers all tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies. Recipients of the scholarship also receive a laptop computer and printer.
BMHS grad visits Pope Benedict XVI
Michelle Bauman, who graduated from Bishop Machebeuf High School in 2007, currently attends University of Dallas and spent the spring semester studying in Rome. While she was there, she had the honor of being part of a small private audience at the Vatican and was able to meet the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI.
Prom 2009-Ballroom Blitz
This years Prom was located at the beautiful Parkside Mansion in downtown Denver. Machebeuf students danced the night away for three hours, maying saying, "it was the best dance ever." This years Prom King & Queen were seniors, John Gates and Aubrey Schlanger. The students then headed back to Machebeuf for "After-Prom." Into the late hours, students enjoyed inflatable games, air hockey, karaoke, and of course, Guitar Hero. A special thanks to Kathy Murzyn and the After-Prom Committee, chaperones, and the students who attend the festivities. Your spirit made the night one to remember.
Spring Break Mission Trip
A young mother of two small children with her life destroyed by the devastating destruction of a late season hurricane. An elderly woman unable to take care of her yard especially after the chaos of Ike. A middle-aged couple, rebuilding a home that they had only recently finished remodeling.
A Call to Mission
“Come, be my light” was God’s call to Mother Teresa more than 50 years ago. Seventeen students and four adults from Bishop Machebeuf High School in Denver felt the same call--to help those in need in Galveston, Texas. The island off of the southwestern coast of the state was devastated by Hurricane Ike in mid-September 2008, causing massive destruction, unseen in this historic city since 20,000 died in 1900. Ora et Labora
The mission included both work and prayer; students prayed the Liturgy of the Hours and went to Mass together each day. Machebeuf faculty and students spent around 7 hours a day working on various sites. They moved from house to house through the week cleaning, removing trees and debris, rebuilding, restoring, and painting.
Finding fulfillment in service
Br. Paul Kostka, Machebeuf teacher and head of campus ministry, noted, “My favorite time of the trip was being able to assist a young mother whose house had to be rebuilt from the ground up.” Alex Gomez, a senior who traveled with the school previously to do mission work in Peru, said of the people who were helped, “It was amazing that these people, who have suffered for so long and have lost so much, remain joyous, hospitable, and hopeful.” The group was lodged through the generosity of the Knights of Columbus and hosted by St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.
Channel 9's Colorado and Company showcased Bishop Machebeuf High School. Click Here to watch the video (The Video is a BIG Quicktime File - must have Quicktime installed on your computer)
BMHS students attend National March for Life
“And so, America: If you want peace, work for justice. If you want justice, defend life. If you want life, embrace the truth, the truth revealed by God.” - Pope John Paul II, 1999 visit to St. Louis
Twenty students and Faculty from Bishop Machebeuf traveled to Washington, D.C. for the annual National March for Life to fulfill the call of Pope John Paul II. The trip was inspired by the work and dedication of the Women of Machebeuf who have been witnessing to the dignity of the unborn in Denver throughout this school year.
Br. Paul Kostka, the Campus Minister, noted the March for Life was a pilgrimage for Life, not just a trip. It’s a call to prayer and Christian witness for life.
Students and faculty were able to attend the National Mass for Life at the Verizon center with hundreds of priests and more the 20 Bishops from around the United States. Students also were able to visit the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception while they were in our nation’s capital.
BMHS National Honor Society Induction
Congratulations to the 16 new members of the Bishop Machebeuf Chapter of the National Honor Society, who were inducted on Feb. 9. These new members exhibit the four qualities of an NHS member--Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character. A special thank you is in order for the NHS Faculty Council, current NHS officers and members, guest speaker Pete Burds, NHS advisors, and all of the parents of the new inductees. Thank you for all that you bring to the Bishop Machebeuf HS community. The new members are: Samantha Aksamit, Kellie Dickerson, Paul DeHay, Clare Fleming, Vanessa Hacker, Ryan-Michael Hanson, Carissa Kepner, Kirk Magill, Stephanie Mock, Joelle Mulowayi, Zoey Murzyn, Regina Paolucci, Adam Perez, Samantha Reynolds, Katieri Thielke, and Sabrina Wilson.
BMHS brings home Top 50 Honor
For the third consecutive year, Bishop Machebeuf High School has been named a Top 50 Catholic High School in the United States by the Catholic High School Honor Roll, sponsored by the Acton Institute.
The Catholic High School Honor Roll focuses on three main areas: Academic Excellence, Catholic Identity, and Civic Education.
Congratulations to our students, parents, faculty, staff, and community for making this honor possible. For more information about the Catholic High School Honor Roll, visit www.chshonor.org.
Abrehet Gebremedhin (left) – Semifinalist in the 2009 National Achievement Scholarship Program; Commended Student in the 2009 National Merit Program
Catherine Waymel (middle) – Commended Student in the 2009 National Merit Program
Alejandro Sigala (right) –Scholar in the 2008-09 National Hispanic Recognition Program
Commemorating 50 years of Catholic Education
Bishop Machebeuf High School kicked off a year-long celebration in honor of its 50 year anniversary with a community-wide Mass, celebrated by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M., Cap.
Among the 700 guests was the first principal of Machebeuf, Sister Rosemary Wilcox, who spoke about the first days at Machebeuf and the Sisters of Loreto, who opened the school in 1958. We thank Sister Rosemary for her presence and historic contributions to Bishop Machebeuf High School.
We would also like to express our sincere gratitude for all the students, parents, alumni, families and friends of Bishop Machebeuf High School who were able to celebrate with us, and by doing so, made this day a phenomenal success.
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Congratulations to recent graduate of the Class of 2009, Jacob Machado, for being named to the Top 50 Senior All-Star Baseball Game. After a successful baseball career at BMHS, Jacob capped off his high school career by being recognized as one of the top middle-infielders in the state, an honor he received in consideration with candidates from all classifications, not just 3A. The Senior All-Star game is full of top-notch players from around the state is played at Coors Field following a Rockies game. This year’s game was scheduled for June 14, but postponed due to weather. Congratulations to Jacob for being named to this elite group of baseball players. 
Michelle Bauman, who graduated from Bishop Machebeuf High School in 2007, currently attends University of Dallas and spent the spring semester studying in Rome. While she was there, she had the honor of being part of a small private audience at the Vatican and was able to meet the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI.
A young mother of two small children with her life destroyed by the devastating destruction of a late season hurricane. An elderly woman unable to take care of her yard especially after the chaos of Ike. A middle-aged couple, rebuilding a home that they had only recently finished remodeling. 
Twenty students and Faculty from Bishop Machebeuf traveled to Washington, D.C. for the annual National March for Life to fulfill the call of Pope John Paul II. The trip was inspired by the work and dedication of the Women of Machebeuf who have been witnessing to the dignity of the unborn in Denver throughout this school year. 
Congratulations to the 16 new members of the Bishop Machebeuf Chapter of the National Honor Society, who were inducted on Feb. 9. These new members exhibit the four qualities of an NHS member--Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character. A special thank you is in order for the NHS Faculty Council, current NHS officers and members, guest speaker Pete Burds, NHS advisors, and all of the parents of the new inductees. Thank you for all that you bring to the Bishop Machebeuf HS community. The new members are: Samantha Aksamit, Kellie Dickerson, Paul DeHay, Clare Fleming, Vanessa Hacker, Ryan-Michael Hanson, Carissa Kepner, Kirk Magill, Stephanie Mock, Joelle Mulowayi, Zoey Murzyn, Regina Paolucci, Adam Perez, Samantha Reynolds, Katieri Thielke, and Sabrina Wilson. 
For the third consecutive year, Bishop Machebeuf High School has been named a Top 50 Catholic High School in the United States by the Catholic High School Honor Roll, sponsored by the Acton Institute. 
