At the end of the 2001-2002 school year, Mr. Maurer retired and Mr. Kenneth Sinagra was named Principal of Canevin Catholic High School beginning with the 2002-2003 school year. 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. Under the new Validating the Vision model, Bishop Canevin once again received accreditation for the next seven years. 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. A Board was approved, with 13 directors installed under a new set of by-laws.
Mr. Michael P. McGinley, Class of 1969, was selected as Bishop Canevin’s first Chairman of the Board. In 2010, Mr. McGinley was elected for a second term. 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. The students resided at the dormitories of HFI from where they received ESL studies, academic enrichment, social programs and transportation to and from the high school.
In July 2012, the Board of Directors petitioned the diocese to move to a new administrative structure for Bishop Canevin utilizing the president/principal model. The Board further indicated their choice of Mr. Kenneth Sinagra to be the selected president. The diocese approved the recommendation and Mr. Sinagra was selected as the first President of Bishop Canevin. Simultaneously, Mrs. Karen Walker was selected as the new principal, the first female principal in the school’s history. In the 2012-13 school year, the Board of Directors would undertake an in-depth long-range planning project.
One of the first actions of the administration, faculty, and Board of Directors was to approve a new Mission Statement, Philosophy and Grad-at-Grad foundational documents that outlined an alignment with the Ignatian Spirituality and Pedagogy, promulgated in high schools and universities operated by the Society of Jesus. 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 Mr. Sinagra as principal and Mrs. Walker as assistant principal.
Upon Mr. Sinagra’s retirement in June 2018, the Bishop Canevin Board of Directors appointed Mr. Michael Joyce as principal. Mr. Joyce arrived at Bishop Canevin after serving as a teacher and administrator in Catholic Schools for 11 years. For the 2018-2019 school year Mr. Joyce established an administrative team, promoting two existing faculty members into administrative roles, with Mrs. Lori Rossi serving as Vice Principal and Mr. Joseph Romano serving as Dean of Students and Director of Activities.
For the 2021-22 school year the administrative team under Mr. Joyce underwent a reconfiguration with Mrs. Rossi becoming the full time Vice Principal and Mr. Dale Checketts taking on the responsibilities of Activities Director in addition to his role as Athletic Director. Under Mr. Joyce’s leadership the rich tradition of Bishop Canevin is honored while implementing new technology in classrooms, an Innovation Lab, the Broadcast Studio and a new fitness center. All of this allows for a renewed dedication to fostering 21st Centrury thinkers, doers and leaders from the Bishop Canevin body of students.