Sacred Heart Academy (Kentucky)

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**Sacred Heart Academy**
Superintendent / Principal Administrator	Dr. Beverly McAuliffe
School type	Private
Location	Ursuline Campus, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Founded	1877
Grades	9-12
School colors	Navy blue and white
School mascot	Valkyrie
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic

Sacred Heart Academy is an all-girls Roman Catholic high school in Louisville, Kentucky.

1 History
2 Accomplishments
3 Extracurricular activities
4 Sports
5 Famous alumni
6 External links

[edit] History

In 1535, in Brescia, Italy, St. Angela Merici established a group of women dedicated to teaching young girls. She called this group the Company of Saint Ursula and placed it under the patronage of Saint Ursula, a 5th century virgin and martyr, who was revered in St. Angela's day as patroness of young women and of education. From Italy, the Company, called Ursulines, spread to many other countries.

The Ursulines came to Louisville in 1858 from Straubing, Germany at the request of Bishop Martin Spalding of Louisville. In 1877, they opened Sacred Heart Academy as a boarding and day school for boys and girls in grades one through eight and for girls in grades nine through twelve. During the 1920s, the lower grades became a separate school taking the name of Sacred Heart Model School. In 1990, the two schools as well as three other schools on the campus, Ursuline Montessori School, the Ursuline Child Development Center, and the Ursuline School for the Performing Arts, were separately incorporated as the Ursuline Campus Schools, sponsored by the Ursuline Sisters.

[edit] Accomplishments

Nationally Recognized Blue Ribbon School of Excellence twice (1998, 1999)
Highly successful International Baccalaureate Diploma program
Sacred Heart celebrated its 125th birthday in 2002-03
Renowned choral program which has won many awards
Best school in Louisville

[edit] Extracurricular activities

There are over 50 clubs and activities in which students can participate.

[edit] Sports

Sacred Heart Academy's athletic program has a long and glorious tradition of excellence and achievement in girls' high school sports with more than 70 state athletic titles. Sacred Heart Academy offers students the opportunity to participate in high school athletics and be a part of the school's heritage. More than 60% of SHA students participate in 14 sports including basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, softball, tennis, track and volleyball, which are sanctioned by the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) and cheerleading, dance, step team, field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, bowling and rowing which are not sanctioned by the KHSAA and are termed "club sports."

Twenty-one state swim titles rank SHA fifth in the nation for state swim titles, according to the National Federation of State Diving and Swimming Associations. Three SHA Alumnae have gone on to swim in the Olympics.
4-time Kentucky High School Girls' Basketball Champions
2006 bowling state champs