Sacred Heart High School (California)

Sacred Heart High School is a Roman Catholic high school for girls in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the school was founded by the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose in 1907.

Sacred Heart High School
Address
2111 North Griffin Avenue

Los Angeles (Lincoln Heights)
,
(Los Angeles County)
,
California
90031

United States
Coordinates34°4′12″N 118°12′43″W
Information
TypePrivate
MottoVeritas
(Truth)
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)Sacred Heart of Jesus
Established1907
FounderMother Pia Backes
OversightArchdiocese of Los Angeles[1]
PrincipalRaymond Saborio
Grades9-12
GenderGirls
Color(s)Red and White         
Athletics conferenceCIF Southern Section
(Horizon League)
MascotComets
Team nameComets
RivalSan Gabriel Mission
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges[2]
AffiliationDominican Sisters of Mission San Jose
Admissions DirectorWendy Navarro
Athletic DirectorGreg Nakashima
Activities DirectorJennifer Beltran
Websitewww.shhsla.org

History

Sacred Heart Academy was founded in 1907, one of the first girls' high schools founded in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose had already established an elementary school in 1890 when they were asked to open a high school. The De La Salle Brothers taught the younger boys until 1925 when Cathedral High School was opened. In 1949 Sacred Heart Academy became Sacred Heart High School and was placed under the jurisdiction of the Sacred Heart Parish. In 1979 it became an Archdiocesan school.[1]

Notes and references
  1. "School History".
  2. WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Retrieved 2009-06-05.
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