St. Scholastica Academy | |
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122 South Massachusetts Street , , 70433 United States | |
Coordinates | 30°28′25″N 90°5′52″W / 30.47361°N 90.09778°W |
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Type | Private, All-Girls High School |
Religious affiliation(s) |
Roman Catholic (Benedictine Sisters) |
Established | 1903 |
Sister school | St. Paul's School |
Dean | Jennifer Grimley (academics) Carol Ann Dufrene (students) |
Head of school | Sheri H. Gillio |
Teaching staff | 34.1 ( FTE) (2019–20) [2] |
Grades | 8– 12 |
Gender | Female |
Age range | 13-18 |
Enrollment | 471 [2] (2019–20) |
Student to teacher ratio | 13.8 (2019–20) [2] |
Language | English |
Hours in school day | 7 |
Color(s) | Royal blue and white |
Slogan | Giving Young Women Wings |
Sports | Basketball, Softball, Volleyball, Cross Country, Swimming, Bowling, Golf, Indoor Track, Soccer, Lacrosse, Tennis, Outdoor Track, SSA Royalettes (8-9 grade), SPS Golden Blues (10-12), SSA Cheerleading (8-10 grade), SPS Cheerleading (10-12) |
Mascot | Dove |
Team name | Doves |
Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [1][ failed verification] |
Publication | Osirian (literary magazine) |
Yearbook | The Dove |
School fees | $800 (2023-24) |
Tuition | $11,125 (2023-24) |
Associate Head of School | Eileen Depreo |
Website |
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St. Scholastica Academy (SSA) is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls high school in Covington, Louisiana. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans.
The SSA was established in 1903 by the Benedictine Sisters. [3] St. Scholastica was St. Benedict's twin sister. St Scholastica's foundation is based on four pillars. These four pillars are located in front of the school's entrance.[ citation needed] SSA offers Honors, Advanced Placement, and Dual Enrollment courses.[ citation needed]
In 1902 ground was broken in the building of a new school, St. Scholastica Academy. September 4, 1903, the large bell suspended above the new wooden four-story building rang for the first time.[ citation needed] In 2016, Benedictine Hall was transformed into a STEM Building, to configure new science and math classrooms. In August 2019, Angelus Hall, a STEM classroom building holding a Mac Lab, TV Production Studio, 7 classrooms for Math & Theology departments, and 1 science lab was completed. Angelus Hall is connected to Benedictine Hall; the construction of Angelus Hall also came with the 10s, 20s, and 30s classroom buildings being demolished as they were outdated and no longer met students' needs.[ citation needed]
St. Scholastica Academy athletics competes in the LHSAA.