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Sacred Heart High School (California)

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Sacred Heart High School
Location
2111 North Griffin Avenue
Los Angeles (Lincoln Heights)
,
(Los Angeles County)
,
California
90031
United States
34°4′12″N 118°12′43″W / 34.07000°N 118.21194°W
Information
Type Private
Motto Veritas
(Truth)
Religious affiliation Roman Catholic
Patron saint Sacred Heart of Jesus
Established 1907
Founder Mother Pia Backes
Oversight Archdiocese of Los Angeles[1]
Dean Lisa Cagigas
Principal Raymond Saborio
Grades 9-12
Gender Girls
Colors Red and White
Athletics conference CIF Southern Section
(Horizon League)
Mascot Comets
Team name Comets
Rival Bishop Conaty
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges[2]
Affiliation Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose
Alumni Elisa Reynaga
Admissions Director Wendy Navarro
Athletic Director Andrew Gatti
Activities Director Jennifer Beltran
Website www.shhsla.org

Sacred Heart High School is a Roman Catholic high school for girls in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the school was founded by the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose in 1907. The school is named after the most holy Sacred Heart of Jesus.

History

Sacred Heart Academy was founded in 1907, one of the first girls' high schools founded in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose had already established an elementary school in 1890 when they were asked to open a high school. The De La Salle Brothers taught the younger boys until 1925 when Cathedral High School was opened. In 1949 Sacred Heart Academy became Sacred Heart High School and was placed under the jurisdiction of the Sacred Heart Parish. In 1979 it became an Archdiocesan school.[1]

References

  1. Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 "School History". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  2. Back to citation WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009.