Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School is a private

Private school

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, Roman Catholic high school

High school

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 in Kernersville, North Carolina

Kernersville, North Carolina

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, minutes from downtown Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

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 and Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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. It operates under the direction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte

Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte

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Background

It is the largest Catholic high school in the Piedmont Triad

Piedmont Triad

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 area. Bishop McGuinness was named one of the nation's top 50 Catholic high schools by the National Catholic High School Honor Roll.

Feeder Schools

Bishop McGuinness takes many of it's student from local area private middle schools.

1. Our Lady of Grace Catholic School, Greensboro
2. Blessed Sacrament School
   Blessed Sacrament School (Burlington, North Carolina)
   Blessed Sacrament School is a privately funded Roman Catholic school with K–5 through 8th grades located in Burlington, North Carolina.-History:...
   
   
3. Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School
   Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
   Our Lady of Mercy Catholic School is a private, Roman Catholic elementary school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, minutes from downtown Winston-Salem. It operates under the direction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte....
   
   
4. Saint Leo's School, Winston-Salem
5. Immaculate Heart of Mary, High Point
6. Saint Pius X, Greensboro

Sports

The mascot for Bishop McGuinness is the Villain. The mascot comes from the school's predecessor, the Villa Marie Anna Academy.

Basketball

The girls basketball team at Bishop McGuinness (Villains), as of 2011, holds the record in the NCHSAA conference 1A schools for the most consecutive state championships at (6) six.

Cross Country

The boys cross country team has gotten to the state meet every year since 2005, but have never won. They won the conference title in 2009 and 2011 and won the regional competition in 2007.