We had quite a bit of Old Testament in jr. high and the New in high school. You should have stuck around longer!
But you're right we didn't study It as much as learn about modern day applications.
I think we can all agree that most Catholic Religous education for the past 20-30 years is nothing to be proud of.
When I was in Catholic grade school we had what was called Bible history. It was the Bible made accessable to young children. In High School we studied the actual Bible. But the Catholic Church does not encourage people to interpret the Bible own their own. That is why there are 3 scripture readings during the Mass that are usually interpreted during the Homily.
I didn't stick with it longer because...
1) In Nowhere, Indiana, where I grew up, there is only a grade school Catholic school.
2) I would have probably been booted. I didn't like it. All my friends went elsewhere.
3) My "Family" did not practice. My dad was Catholic but didn't practive anymore and mom wasn't Catholic (I'm pretty sure I went to the Catholic school to make grandmaw happy). I went to church every Sunday, alone, for 6 years. And only because the school said I had too.
Anyway...Now that I think back. I just find it odd that we didn't really "Study" the bible. It seems, now, that the school was more interested in teaching Catholic Doctrin. I guess??