Immaculata Preparatory School
| Immaculata Preparatory School | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
United States | |
| Information | |
| Other names | Immaculata Seminary Immaculata High School Immaculata Junior College Immaculata College High School |
| Type | Private, college-prep |
| Motto | Virtus cum Scientia (Virtue and Knowledge United) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods |
| Established | 1905 |
| Closed | 1991 |
| School district | Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools |
| Gender | Girls |
| Color(s) | Blue |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | The Immaculata News |
| Yearbook | Guerin |
| Website | www |
Immaculata Preparatory School was a private all-girls school that operated in the Washington, D.C. area from 1905 to 1991.
History
Immaculata Seminary was opened by the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1905 in the Tenleytown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
After plans were made to close the school and sell the campus to American University in 1984, a group of parents successfully sued the Sisters of Providence in order to keep the school open. Immaculata then moved to Rockville, Maryland, where it operated as "Immaculata College High School" until 1991.[1]
Notable alumnae
- Maeve Brennan, '36
- Maureen Dowd, '70
- Regina Hall, '88
- Patricia McGerr, '33
In popular culture
- In his 1917 book, The Profits of Religion, Upton Sinclair mentions Immaculata Seminary among a list of Catholic schools and colleges with "strange titles."
- During his 2018 confirmation hearings, Brett Kavanaugh described socializing with friends from Catholic all-girls high schools, including Immaculata.[2]
References
- ^ "History of Immaculata in Washington, D.C." April 24, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- ^ McIntire, Mike; Qiu, Linda; Eder, Steve; Kelly, Kate (September 28, 2018). "At Times, Kavanaugh's Defense Misleads or Veers Off Point". The New York Times. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
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