Rosati-Kain High School
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| Rosati-Kain High School | |
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| 4389 Lindell Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63108 United States |
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| School district | Archdiocese of Saint Louis |
| Affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Principal | Sr. Joan Andert |
| Staff | 47 |
| Students | 400 |
| Faculty | 33 |
| Type | Private |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Athletics | AAA |
| Mascot | Kougar |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Established | 1911 |
| Information | 314-533-8513 |
| Homepage | rosati-kain.org |
Rosati-Kain High School is an all-girls Catholic high school in St. Louis, Missouri. Rosati-Kain is accredited as a college preparatory school by the North Central Association, the Missouri Department of Education, and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis.
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[edit] History
In 1911, the School Sisters of Notre Dame and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet joined their two centers to start Rosati-Kain High School. The school began educating young women. By the mid 1940s, over 1,000 students attended Rosati-Kain in two different shifts, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Rosati-Kain became the first high school in the St. Louis area to integrate, enrolling five black students in 1946. Rosati-Kain has changed greatly over the past 95 years, morphing from a typical all-female finishing school to become a college preparatory high school for girls.
[edit] Campus
Located in St. Louis' historic Central West End, Rosati-Kain is directly across from the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis and a mile from Forest Park, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University and St. Louis University. Rosati-Kain is located on the northeast corner of Lindell and Newstead.
[edit] Students
Rosati-Kain is the most geographically diverse girls high school in the St. Louis metropolitan area, with students coming from throughout the metropolitan St. Louis area, including St. Louis City and St. Louis County, Jefferson County, St. Charles County and Illinois (64 zip codes and 118 elementary schools.) Rosati-Kain serves students diverse in geographical, social, racial, and economic backgrounds. Admission is based on standardized test scores and grade school records. To be accepted into Rosati-Kain, an applicant should meet the following criteria: an A/B average for grades 6, 7 and 8; standardized test scores in the 70th percentile or above for grades 6, 7 and 8; and a good conduct and attendance record for grades 6, 7 and 8.
[edit] Sources
Hafertepe, Sr. Joseph Andre (1997), The History of Rosati-Kain - Rosati Kain Official Archives, St. Louis
Ness, Angela (2006), “Happy Birthday Rosati-Kain” - R-K Today Alumnae Publication, St. Louis
Fallenger, S. Alvera (1949), The History and Development of Rosati-Kain High School, St. Louis
The Rosati-Kain Alumnae Association Golden Jubilee Booklet, St. Louis, 1965
Wildt, Sister Carol Marie (2006), Rosati-Kain High School Illustrates Many Firsts, St. Louis
