:: Saint John Bosco Catholic School

St. John Bosco Parish was established on March 27, 1953. Rev. Peter J. Keenan was named as the founding pastor. Father converted the first floor of his rectory at the corner of Warminster and E. County Line Road to be a chapel for Baptisms in the new parish. Sites in Lacey Park (now Warminster Heights) and Fulmor Heights served as chapels where the parishioners attended Sunday Mass.

On August 3, 1953 ground was broken for an auditorium and classrooms. In September of 1953 the auditorium which Father rented in Lacey Park became the first school building. Four large rooms were divided into eight classrooms for the first school year. The desks and benches that the original students used were made by members of the parish. Five Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and two lay teachers staffed the school. Approximately 350 children were enrolled.

On November 7, 1954 the auditorium which served as the church until 1991 and the classrooms were dedicated by Archbishop John F. O’Hara. Six hundred students and their teachers moved into the new building. The parish and school grew throughout the fifties and sixties. In September 1962 over twelve hundred students attended St. John Bosco School. This growth necessitated two additions to the original school building which brought the classroom total to twenty five rooms. A declining enrollment due to changes in population, the building of new public school, and constriction of classes took place in the late sixties and early seventies. In 1974 the library, kitchen and Nurse’s Office were renovated. In the ensuing years the empty classroom space has been utilized by parish organizations and the school.

Saint John Bosco accepted its first Kindergarten class in 1986 which was held in half-day sessions. In September of 1993 a full-day Kindergarten program became a reality.

Groundbreaking for a new church took place on June 11, 1989 under the leadership of Rev. Joseph D. Dougherty, our fourth pastor. Parishioners watched the building with great anticipation. Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua dedicated the church on July 14, 1991. During the 1992-1993 school year the auditorium church was renovated as an All Purpose Room bearing the name Neumann Hall. The room is now used for physical education classes, assemblies, sports programs, and numerous parish activities.

At the present time, the school enrollment is approximately 200 students. The staff includes a Sister principal, twelve full-time lay teachers, three classroom aides, computer, music, PE, and library teachers. Auxiliary personnel include four Sisters, a school nurse, lunch program moderator, CARES program personnel, and Support Staff from the Bucks County Intermediate Unit.