Sacred Heart Academy (New York)

Sacred Heart Academy
Address
47 Cathedral Avenue Hempstead, New York, (Nassau County) 11550 United States
Coordinates	40°42′26″N 73°38′3″W / 40.70722°N 73.63417°W / 40.70722; -73.63417Coordinates: 40°42′26″N 73°38′3″W / 40.70722°N 73.63417°W / 40.70722; -73.63417
Information
Type	Private, All-Female
Motto	Ad Jesum Per Marium (To Jesus Through Mary)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic; Sisters of St. Joseph
Established	1949
President	Jeanne Marie Ross
Principal	Joanne Forker
Grades	9-12
Student to teacher ratio	12:1
Color(s)	Red and Gold
Team name	Lady Spartans
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools^[1]
Publication	Concordia (literary magazine)
Newspaper	Cordette
Yearbook	Ex-Corde
Website	School website

Sacred Heart Academy is an all-girls preparatory school located on Cathedral Avenue, in Hempstead, New York, United States. It is private and Catholic. Located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, it is run by the Sisters of Saint Joseph. Sacred Heart Academy is a single-sex school for girls, grades 9 to 12. The official school colors of Sacred Heart are red and gold.

History

Sacred Heart Academy was established in 1949 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood.^[2]

Uniform

Students are required to wear uniforms. The school uniform is a white blouse, maroon or blue blazer, a just above the knee length skirt, school-issued maroon or navy tights, and either oxfords or penny loafers. The skirt colour varies depending on which year the student is in.

Athletics

Sacred Heart Academy is a member of the Nassau Suffolk Catholic High School Girls Athletic League and participates in interscholastic volleyball, basketball, softball, soccer, lacrosse, track and field, cross country, swimming, golf and tennis. Basketball, softball, soccer and lacrosse teams have all won state.

Musical Theatre

Sacred Heart Academy produces an annual musical in which all grades may audition and participate. It is held in the Virginia Crowley Theatre.

Notable Alumnae

Katherine Lapp, 1974, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Harvard University ^[3]

Notes and references

↑ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on March 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
↑ SHA. "Sacred Heart Academy - About Us". Sacred Heart Academy website. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
↑ Katherine N. Lapp named Harvard executive vice president

External links

Sacred Heart Academy Hempstead official website

Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre

Bishops	Ordinaries Walter P. Kellenberg John R. McGann James T. McHugh William F. Murphy Present Auxiliaries Robert J. Brennan Nelson J. Perez Andrzej Jerzy Zglejszewski Former Auxiliaries Vincent John Baldwin James Joseph Daly Peter Anthony Libasci Alfred John Markiewicz Gerald Augustine John Ryan Emil Aloysius Wcela Paul Henry Walsh John Charles Dunne

Churches	Cathedral St. Agnes Cathedral Basilica Basilica of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Southampton Parishes St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church, Oyster Bay

Education	Higher Education Seminary of the Immaculate Conception Diocesan High Schools Holy Trinity Diocesan High School, Hicksville Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School, Riverhead St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School, West Islip Private High Schools Chaminade High School, Mineola Kellenberg Memorial High School, Uniondale Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Syosset Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead St. Anthony's High School, South Huntington St. Dominic High School, Oyster Bay St. Mary's High School, Manhasset Former High Schools Academy of Saint Joseph, Brentwood

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