Ramona Convent Secondary School

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Ramona Convent Secondary School

Established	1889
Type	Private secondary (Parochial)
President	Sr. Kathleen Callaway, SNJM
Principal	Kathleen Pillon
Students	495
Grades	7–12
Location	Alhambra, California USA
Mascot	Tiger
Website	http://www.ramona.pvt.k12.ca.us

Ramona Convent Secondary School is an all-female college-preparatory high school. Founded in 1889 by the California province of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, Ramona is one of the oldest operating schools in California and has graduated over 8,300 students.

1 School Program
2 2005 Demographics
3 Alma Mater
4 Notable alumnae
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] School Program

Ramona offers a wide variety of activities to its students - academic, service, and cultural. Its campus ministry involves the students in social action through Christian service to the community. The school is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Ramona is the only Catholic school in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to be twice recognized by the United States Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence (1993 & 1998).

[edit] 2005 Demographics

Ethnic enrollment (approx.): 67.0% Hispanic, 12.75% Asian, 5.0% Non-Hispanic Caucasian, 6.0% Filipino, 9.0% Multi-Ethnic, 0.25% African-American Religious Affiliation: 86.0% Catholic, 14.0% other faiths

[edit] Alma Mater

Dearest Ramona, we're singing today , our love for you most dear. List' to the song we will voice all the way, through every passing year. And when we leave you we want you to know that wherever we go We'll always be true, dear school, to you so we all gladly sing Hail to thee, hail to thee, fairest in all the land Honor to thee and loyoalty, for loving and guiding you stand Gold and white, emblems of right, and right you'll always be; We'll hold for you a love that's true- Alma mater fair. Alma Mater fair