Academy of Holy Angels

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Academy of Holy Angels
Address
6600 Nicollet Avenue South
Richfield, Minnesota 55423
United States
Coordinates 44°52′57″N 93°16′47″W / 44.88250°N 93.27972°W / 44.88250; -93.27972Coordinates: 44°52′57″N 93°16′47″W / 44.88250°N 93.27972°W / 44.88250; -93.27972
Information
Type Private, Coeducational High School
Motto Believe. Achieve
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established October 2, 1877
Opened September 15, 1931 (current building)
Founder Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
President Thomas Shipley
Principal Heidi Foley
Chaplain Father Michael Tix
Faculty 68
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 650 (2017)
Average class size 21
Campus type suburban
Color(s) Royal Blue and Vegas Gold         
Slogan Believe. Achieve
Athletics conference Tri-Metro Conference
Mascot Shiner
Team name Stars
Accreditation AdvancED
Average SAT scores 1227
Average ACT scores 27
Publication Astronomer (Arts magazine)
Newspaper StarGazer
Tuition $14,495
Website www.academyofholyangels.org

Academy of Holy Angels (AHA) is a private, Catholic, coeducational high school located in Richfield, Minnesota. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Holy Angels educates more than 650 students each year in grades nine through twelve from around the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

History

The Academy of Holy Angels was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet on October 2, 1877. On September 15, 1931, the newly constructed building was opened.[1] The initial enrollment of 107 students in grades 1-12 grew to 182 by the end of the 1931–1932 school year. The original grounds included a formal English garden in the courtyard, tennis courts, a 9-hole golf course, and an ice skating rink during the winter.

The school was accredited in 1932, and that same year the school had its first graduating class of 13 members. In 1935 the Alumnae Association was established with most of its efforts directed toward communication, reunions, special events for alumni and the annual alumni phonathon. By 1943, Holy Angels had discontinued its grade school but continued to offer Kindergarten until 1946, when St. Peter's Church next door opened its parish elementary school. The 1952–1953 school year was the last year for boarders to live at Holy Angels, and 1953 marked the beginning of Holy Angels solely as a day school.

In September 1972, the Academy became a coeducational school. The class of 1976 was the first full four-year co-ed class. Because the school was now co-ed, the Angies became the co*Stars and varsity athletics began. Today the athletic program has grown to 33 teams representing 18 varsity sports for both girls and boys. In 1989 a middle school and theater school were established. In 1996, to enhance the campus and revenues, Holy Angels built the StarDome; a $2 million, year-round athletic facility (the first high school in the United States to have a facility of this type). The complex includes bleachers, a concession building and a playing field for Holy Angels sports and activities. The playing surface consists of Field Turf and features a removable dome to make the field playable during the winter months. The field is uncovered during the summer.

In 1998 Holy Angels was named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education. That same year, the last group of 8th graders graduated middle school. The school chose to focus instead on just educating high school students. But, despite this closing, the high school was still growing, expanding their classroom space by 15%. In 2003 Holy Angels purchased the 26-acre (110,000 m2) campus from its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, at a substantial discount. In that same year, they built and dedicated a new 70,000-square-foot (6,500 m2) addition that included a Convocation Center and classrooms.

Athletics

The Academy of Holy Angels is in the Tri-Metro Conference, which is part of the Minnesota State High School League

The official mascot of Holy Angels is Shiner the Angel.

In 2005, both the boys and girls hockey teams won the state championship, the first time in Minnesota that the boys and girls hockey championships were from the same school.

State Championships
SeasonSportNumber of ChampionshipsYear
FallSoccer, Girls12003
Football, Boys 1 2017[2]
WinterHockey, Girls12005
Table Tennis12011, 2013
Hockey, Boys22002, 2005
Cheerleading62003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011
Basketball, Girls21969, 1975, 2016
SpringGolf, Boys31994, 1998, 1999
Softball, Girls12000
Total17

Notable alumni


Collegiate athletes

Football

Ice hockey

Baseball

Soccer

Attended, but not alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ Academy of Holy Angels website, History of Holy Angels Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Prep Bowl roundup: Holy Angels tops Cloquet for 4A state title". Twin Cities. 2017-11-25. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  3. ↑ Hoops Hype, Troy Bell Profile Archived July 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ TV Biographies, Kelly Carlson Mini Profile Archived April 27, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ WNBA Profiles, Susan King Profile Archived September 5, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  8. ↑ "Parish welcomes head of Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter - TheCatholicSpirit.com". TheCatholicSpirit.com. 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
  9. ↑ NFL Profiles, Larry Fitzgerald Profile Archived December 29, 2005, at the Wayback Machine.
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