St. Mary's Academy (New Orleans)

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St. Mary's Academy
Address

6905 Chef Menteur Boulevard New Orleans , Louisiana 70126 United States
Coordinates	30°0′49″N 90°0′27″W / 30.01361°N 90.00750°W / 30.01361; -90.00750
Information
Type	Private, All-Girls
Motto	“No Excellence Without Hard Labor”
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Founded	1867
Founder	Henriette DeLille
Dean	Mrs. Pamela Greenwood
Principal	Sr. Jennie Jones,SSF
Grades	PK–12
Gender	Girls and boys (up to 7th grade)
Language	English
Color(s)	Royal Blue and Gold
Sports	Softball, Volleyball, Track, and Basketball
Mascot	Cougar
Nickname	Maryites
Team name	Cougars
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools^[1]
Tuition	$4,000 Pre-K $3,750 K-5 $4,120 6-8 $5,000 9-11 $6,000 12
Communities served	The Sisters of the Holy Family
Alumni	SMA Alumnae Association
Athletic Director	Keith Haywood
Website	http://www.smaneworleans.com

St. Mary's Academy is a Roman Catholic parochial K-12 in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans. Founded in 1867, it is one of the oldest Black Catholic schools in the country.

It admits girls and boys until grade 7, and only admits girls for grades 8-12. Saint Mary's Academy's long tradition continues as a private Catholic college preparatory co-educational elementary and a middle/high school for young women.

History

The school was founded in 1867 by the Sisters of the Holy Family, second Black Catholic religious order in the United States, as a place where Black children could be educated during segregation. The founder, Henriette DeLille, was a Creole of color who has since become venerated within the Church as a possible saint.

The school has undergone two moves in its history, having started closer to the heart of the city (in the French Quarter), moved within the neighborhood shortly thereafter, and finally came to its present location in New Orleans East in 1965.

References

^ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved 2009-06-23.

Notable alumni

Tiffany Doss, College Softball Player, Class of 2014, First Player from SMA to ever receive a college softball scholarship. Grambling State University

External links

St. Mary's Academy website

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Became coed	Alfred Bonnabel High School East Jefferson High School Warren Easton High School (New Orleans) Chalmette High School (Chalmette; opened as a coed school; all-boys 1966-88)

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