Flintridge-Sacred Heart Academy

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Flintridge-Sacred Heart Academy
Motto Veritas "Truth"
Established 1931
Type Private, Catholic: but accepts all religions
Principal Sister Celeste Marie Botello, O.P., President
Students 406 (as of Fall 06)
Grades 9–12
Location La Cañada Flintridge, California, California, USA
Colors Red Black and White
Mascot TOLOGS To Our Lady Of Great Success
Website http://www.fsha.org/

Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy is a private all-girls Catholic High School run by the Dominican sisters of Mission San Jose. It is located in La Canada Flintridge, CA on 41 acres near the San Gabriel Mountains in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

The school serves both as a day school and a boarding school with 12% of the student population living on campus. Students come from across the United States, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Macau, Thailand, Guatemala and Nigeria.

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[edit] History

The school first opened in 1931 and was founded by the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose on the site of an abandoned hotel. Flintridge-Sacred Heart was originally was founded to be a co-ed boarding school. However, the school began to accept day students in 1951. In the mid 1950s, Joan Crawford's daughter, Christina, was sent there by Joan as punishment for alleged misbehavior with a boy at her former school, Chadwick. Christina was denied all privileges and contact from outside the campus until her graduation in 1956, as requested by Joan and included in the book and film version of Mommie Dearest.

[edit] Accreditations

The school has received numerous accreditations including: the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the California Association of Independent Schools and the Western Catholic Education Association.

[edit] Notable Alumnae

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