The Academy of the Sacred Heart is a private Catholic high school in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located within the Archdiocese of New Orleans and was established in 1867 by the Society of the Sacred Heart.[1]
| Academy of the Sacred Heart "The Rosary" | |
|---|---|
 Academy of the Sacred Heart | |
| Address | |
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4521 St. Charles Avenue , , Louisiana 70115 United States | |
| Coordinates | 29°55′37″N 90°6′14″W / 29.92694°N 90.10389°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1867 |
| Founder | Saint Philippine Duchesne |
| Upper School Division Head | Julie Boyd |
| Head of school | Gretchen Kane |
| Grades | Pre-K - 12 grade |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age range | Age 1-Grade 12 |
| School roll | 750 |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Athletics conference | LHSAA |
| Mascot | Cardinal |
| Accreditation | ISASW |
| Yearbook | Souvenons-Nous |
| Tuition | $22,105 (2023-24, high school) |
| Affiliation | Network of Sacred Heart Schools |
| Dean of students | Nicole Janz (Middle Sch) Shannon Salmon (Upper Sch) Jennifer Adams (Lower Sch) |
| Director of admission | Ashley Zito |
| Director of athletics | Sue Bower |
| Website | ashrosary |
Athletics
editAcademy of the Sacred Heart athletics competes in the LHSAA.
Alumnae
edit- Mignon Faget, jewelry designer based in her native New Orleans, Louisiana [2]
- Lucy Faust, American actress[3]
- Martha Gilmore Robinson, women's rights and civic activist[4][5]
- Desirée Rogers, American corporate executive, former White House Social Secretary for President Barack Obama's office and chief executive officer of Johnson Publishing Company [6]
- Cokie Roberts, American journalist and author [7]
Notes and references
edit- ^ "History - Academy of the Sacred Heart (LA)".
- ^ "Background". Mignon Faget.
- ^ "Lucy Faust". StageClick.com. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ^ Souther, J. Mark (1 October 2006). New Orleans on Parade: Tourism and the Transformation of the Crescent City (Making the Modern South). LSU Press. pp. 57–58. ISBN 978-0-8071-3193-0. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Martha Gilmore Robinson | Entries | KnowLA, Encyclopedia of Louisiana". Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
- ^ "From the White House to Ebony, Desiree Rogers a social and business dynamo". Houma Today.
- ^ "Remembering Cokie Roberts". RSCJ.org. September 18, 2019.
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