Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls
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Little Flower Catholic High School for Boys | |
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1000 West Lycoming Street , 19140 United States | |
Coordinates | 40°0′48″N 75°8′38″W / 40.01333°N 75.14389°W |
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Type | Private, All-Female |
Motto | Vigilate et Orate (Watch and Pray) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Patron saint(s) | St Therese of Lisieux |
Established | 1939 |
President | Mrs. Kristie Hughes Dugan |
Principal | Ms. Kathleen Thérèse Radebaugh |
Grades | 9-12 |
Color(s) | Maroon and White |
Mascot | Sentinel |
Nickname | LF |
Team name | Sentinels |
Rival | Hallahan |
Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1] |
Publication | Literary Garland |
Newspaper | Theresian |
Yearbook | Garland |
Tuition | $8,000 |
Alumni | over 36,000 |
Director of Philanthropy | Amy Steinmetz Carthy, '87 |
Director of Institutional Advancement | S. Joan Ames, IHM |
Admissions Director | Kia Benjamin |
Athletic Director | Tim McCartney |
Website | littleflowerhighschool.org |
Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls is a Catholic high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania located within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It is named after Saint Therese de Lisieux and has one of the most award-winning high school newspapers in the archdiocese, The Theresian.[citation needed]
Little Flower school consists of roughly 700 girls and 7 boys. The boys are a part of Little Flower's ESOL Program (English for Speakers of Other Languages). The school's Alma Mater is sung by the students at a number of different events throughout the school year, including dances, proms, and assemblies.
Athletics
- Fall Sports - Cross Country, Golf, Field Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball
- Winter Sports - Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Indoor Track, Swimming
- Spring Sports - Softball, Lacrosse, Track, and Field
Notable alumnae
- Christine Nangle - Comedy writer and performer. Best known for The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live, and Inside Amy Schumer.
- Evelyn Mattern - American Roman Catholic nun and farmer worker advocate
- Courtney Niemiec - professional soccer player, currently playing for the Western New York Flash of the National Women's Soccer League
- Allyson McHugh - U.S. Women's National Team member (Swimming), 5 Time USA Swimming National Champion, 2019 NCAA National Champion (1650yd Freestyle)
- Brea Bee: Class of 1993- Actress. Best known for her role as the elusive Nikki in the Academy Award winning film Silver Linings Playbook https://www.tvovermind.com/brea-bee/
- Sister Mary Scullion - Sisters of Mercy, Little Flower Class of 1971, is Philadelphia’s nationally renowned expert on homelessness.
Notable volunteers
- D. Bruce Hanes - Former volunteer judge for the Mock Trial team.
- Because of his public support of same-sex marriage, Hanes has been removed from his volunteer position effective September 17, 2013.[2]
See also
Notes and references
- ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ Gambino, Matthew (September 18, 2013). "Official who issued same-sex marriage licenses removed as volunteer at Catholic school". Catholic Philly. Retrieved September 18, 2013.