Excerpts from Bishop Carrol Catholic High School’s Community System web page (Community System –

Community System – Bishop Carroll Catholic High School (bcchs.org)

Community System Vision Statement

The primary objective of the Community System at Bishop Carroll Catholic High School is to support
our mission by assisting parents in forming disciples of Christ who enrich our culture by building
community with our students, parents, staff, and alumni. The Community System provides a vehicle for
strong bonds among all members of the school community, promotes the development of relationships
and promotes the development of each student’s faith life and leadership skills …

Through the Community system, the students in our communities and houses are ministered to as complex
individuals with spiritual, physical, emotional, relational, and intellectual needs. Our house and
community plans take all of these aspects into account in order to best serve the needs of the students…

House and Community times provide an opportunity to engage in non-academic pursuits with students
rather than simply being an instructional leader and role model.

The Goals of the Community System:

• To ensure individual care by providing each student with at least two adults-- a Community Dean
and a House Mentor-- who will monitor and support the academic, social, and spiritual growth of
each student
• To enhance the mission provided to all our students by embracing our Catholic values and
traditions
• To strengthen the bonds of Bishop Carroll Catholic High School, creating a spirit of family
among students in each grade level, as well as the whole school community
• To create opportunities for 64 students from each grade level to be trained and to serve as
student leaders
• To advance each student’s interpersonal relationship skills
• To promote open discourse between students and faculty
• To enhance the community strength beyond Bishop Carroll Catholic High School to the greater
community of Wichita
• To lead, plan, organize, and coordinate school activities, including dances, service projects, and
spirit-related functions