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Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr
Address

480 S. Bryn Mawr Avenue Bryn Mawr , Pennsylvania 19010-2101 United States
Coordinates	40°0′50″N 75°20′43″W / 40.01389°N 75.34528°W / 40.01389; -75.34528
Information
Type	Private, All-Female
Motto	Educating her mind. Opening her heart.
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1865
Head of school	Miss Deirdre Cryor
Grades	Kindergarten-12
Enrollment	300 (average)
Color(s)	Red and White
Team name	Lady Lions
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools^[1] Network of Sacred Heart Schools
Publication	Vue du Coeur
Newspaper	The Beat
Yearbook	The Gate
Director of Enrollment	Tammy Hart
Athletic Director	Cindy Shay
Website	http://www.SHAbrynmawr.org

Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr, commonly referred to as, SHA or Sacred Heart, is a private, Roman Catholic school for girls. Sacred Heart is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and consists of a Lower, Middle, and Upper School with approximately 300 in enrollment. The school is a member of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

History

Founded in 1865, Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr (SHA) is an international, independent, all-girls, K-12, Catholic, school on the Main Line. SHA is a proud member of the International Network of Sacred Heart Schools.^[2] Located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania in the heart of the Philadelphia Main Line, Sacred Heart serves families in the greater Philadelphia area and surrounding regions.

Academic curriculum

Sacred Heart Academy Bryn Mawr is an independent, Catholic college-preparatory K-12 school for girls and has been in continuous operation for over 150 years.

Athletics

Sacred Heart's high school participates in 10 varsity sports, including: Cross Country Running, Field Hockey, Golf, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Crew, Lacrosse, Softball, and Track

Sacred Heart's middle school participates in Field Hockey, Basketball, Crew (club), Tennis, and Lacrosse.

Scholarships

Sacred Heart Academy merit scholarships are awarded to students applying to Grade 5, Grade 6 and Grade 9, who demonstrate exceptional academic performance, both in the classroom and on the scholarship-entrance exam. Art, Music and STEM scholarships are awarded to accepted Grade 9 students based on the criteria listed on the website.

Scholarships include: The May Mac Neal Cardone Scholarship The Editha R. DeLone ’38 Scholarship The Susanne Henkels ’45 and Walter F. Tucker Scholarship Fund The S. Matthew Anita MacDonald Scholarship The Helen and Guy Porter Scholarship The Priscilla Ryan Scientific Analysis Endowed Scholarship Fund The Elise Allan Tucci ’70 Scholarship Fund

Notable alumni

Mary Clarke, RSCJ and nationally recognized St. Augustine authority
Mary-Adair Macaire-CEO at Pringle of Scotland
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk-internationally renowned architect and co-founder of the Congress for the New Urbanism

Notes and references

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External links

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Ordinaries

Bishops: Michael Francis Egan; Henry Conwell; Francis Kenrick; John Neumann

Archbishops: James Frederick Wood; Patrick John Ryan; Edmond Francis Prendergast; Dennis Joseph Dougherty; John Francis O'Hara; John Krol; Anthony Bevilacqua; Justin Rigali; Charles J. Chaput; Nelson J. Pérez

Auxiliary bishops, current: John J. McIntyre; Keith J. Chylinski; Christopher R. Cooke; Efren V. Esmilla

Auxiliary bishops, former: Cletus Joseph Benjamin; Michael Francis Burbidge; Joseph R. Cistone; Michael Joseph Crane; Edward Peter Cullen; Louis A. DeSimone; Francis James Furey; John Joseph Graham; Edward Hughes; Hugh L. Lamb; Martin Nicholas Lohmuller; Robert P. Maginnis; Joseph Francis Martino; Joseph Carroll McCormick; John Joseph McCort; Gerald Vincent McDevitt; Joseph P. McFadden; Joseph Mark McShea; Gerald O'Hara; Francis B. Schulte; Daniel Edward Thomas; Thomas Jerome Welsh; Edward Michael Deliman; Michael J. Fitzgerald; Timothy C. Senior

Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul

Parish churches: List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia; Immaculate Conception; Old St. Joseph; Old St. Mary; St. Adalbert; St. Agatha and St. James; St. Anne; St. Augustine; St. Basil the Great; St. Cyprian; St. Donato; St. Francis de Sales; St. Joachim; St. Michael; St. Nicholas of Tolentine; St. Thomas the Apostle Church; St. William

Chapels and shrines: Church of the Gesú; National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa; National Shrine of St. John Neumann

Former: Holy Trinity

Education

Seminary: St. Charles Borromeo Seminary

Higher education: Chestnut Hill College; Gwynedd Mercy University; Holy Family University; Immaculata University; La Salle University; Neumann University; Rosemont College; Saint Joseph's University; Villanova University

High schools: Acad. of Notre Dame de Namur; Archbishop John Carroll; Archbishop Prendergast; Archbishop Ryan; Archbishop Wood; Bishop McDevitt; Bishop Shanahan; Cardinal O'Hara; Conwell-Egan; Country Day School of the Sacred Heart; Devon Prep; Father Judge; Gwynedd Mercy Academy; Holy Ghost Prep; John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls; La Salle College HS; Lansdale Catholic; Little Flower; Malvern Prep; Mercy Career & Technical; Merion Mercy Acad.; Monsignor Bonner; Mount Saint Joseph Acad.; Nazareth Acad.; Pope John Paul II; Roman Catholic HS for Boys; Saint Basil Academy; Saint Joseph's Prep; Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti; St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls; Villa Joseph Marie; Villa Maria Academy

Closed	Cardinal Dougherty High School St. James High School for Boys

Priests

Living: Edward Joseph Adams; Herbert Bevard; Michael J. Bransfield; Joseph L. Coffey; James Green; Joseph A. Pepe; Nelson J. Pérez

Deceased: Joseph Anthony Galante; Francis Brennan; Edwin Byrne; George Aloysius Carrell; Hubert James Cartwright; Joseph M. Corrigan; Joseph Thomas Daley; Edmond John Fitzmaurice; John Edmund Fitzmaurice; John Patrick Foley; Francis Xavier Gartland; Daniel James Gercke; Michael Hurley; Ignatius Frederick Horstmann; John Hughes; Francis Edward Hyland; Thomas Francis Kennedy; Philip R. McDevitt; Thomas Joseph McDonough; Thomas McGovern; Eugene J. McGuinness; William Matthews; John Joseph O'Connor; William O'Hara; Jeremiah F. Shanahan; John W. Shanahan; David B. Thompson; Francis X. DiLorenzo

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