The Golden Bears excel at numerous activities outside of athletics. Bishop Garrigan has an extremely successful quiz bowl program, which has made numerous trips to national tournaments. The math team has made it to the Midwest regional competition. Garrigan students consistently are nominated for the All-State Speech Festival. There are also extra-curricular programs in vocal and instrumental music, math competition, drama, art, broadcasting, publications, composition, foreign language, business, social studies, student government, and religious service. Garrigan graduates have competed at the college level in virtually every activity, and the school's alumni include professional musicians, writers, artists, actors, broadcasters, scientists, and business leaders who use the skills they gained in their high school classes and activities.