Santa Catalina School for Girls
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| Santa Catalina Upper School for Girls | |
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| 1500 Mark Thomas Drive Monterey, California, (Monterey County), 93940  United States |
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| Coordinates | 36°35′33″N 121°52′7″W / 36.5925°N 121.86861°WCoordinates: 36°35′33″N 121°52′7″W / 36.5925°N 121.86861°W |
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| Type | Private, All-Female |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1950 |
| Head of school | Sister Claire Barone |
| Head of Upper School | John Murphy |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Enrollment | 551 (2008) |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Team name | Cougars |
| Accreditation(s) | Western Association of Schools and Colleges [1] |
| Publication | Mosaic (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | The Lamplighter |
| Asst Head of Upper School | Sister Christine Price |
| Dean of Studies | Sue Pinckney |
| Dean of Students | Kristi McLaughlin |
| Admissions Director | Lisa Antell |
| Athletic Director | Mark Zalin |
| Website | www.santacatalina.org |
Santa Catalina School (founded 1950) is an independent Catholic school located in Monterey, California, USA. It was initially associated with the Dominican Order, but has been an independent Catholic school since the 1970s and is currently administered by a board of trustees most of whom are laypersons. It is operated independent of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey.
Santa Catalina states that it is, "Dedicated to the education of young people by giving careful consideration to the individual abilities and potential of each student. The School focuses on balancing intellectual growth with spiritual awareness, creativity with order, and individuality with compassion."
Santa Catalina School is located 125 miles south of San Francisco, California on the Monterey Peninsula, which traces its heritage back to Spanish colonial California, and which today is a professional and recreational community of 185,000.
Accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Santa Catalina School is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, The Association of Boarding Schools, the National Catholic Educational Association, and the National Coalition of Girls' Schools.
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[edit] Quick facts
Upper School: 290 girls (153 resident, 137 day) Average Class Size = 14 Student Teacher Ratio = 7:1 30% of the Upper School student body receives financial assistance.
Lower School: 261 (98 boys, 163 girls) Average Class Sizes PreK-Kindergarten: 24 students with two fulltime teachers Grades 1-2: 24 students with 1 full time teacher, 1 full time assistant Grades 3-5: 24 students with 1 full time teacher, 1 half time assistant Grades 6-8: 36 students 20% of the Lower School student body receives financial assistance.
[edit] Notable alumnae
- Wendy Clark Duffy, Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Sixth District
- Alison Eastwood, daughter of Clint Eastwood, film actor and director
- Patricia Hearst, newspaper heiress, former member of Symbionese Liberation Army
- Abigail Folger, coffee heiress, civil rights activist
- Sharon Gless, actress, most famously in 1980's crime drama Cagney and Lacey
- Maria Imelda Marcos, Filipino Congresswoman, daughter of Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos & Imelda Marcos
- Monica C. Lozano, Publisher and CEO of the Spanish language La Opinión newspaper in Los Angeles
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[edit] Notes and references
- ^ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". http://www.acswasc.org/directory_search.cfm. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
