St. Ambrose Academy

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St. Ambrose Academy
Established 2003
Type Private middle and high school
Principal John Gillett
Faculty 10
Students 35 (2007-2008)
Grades 6-12
Location Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Colors Red and gold
Website www.ambroseacademy.org

St. Ambrose Academy is a Catholic middle school and high school located in Madison, Wisconsin, with a combined enrollment in grades 6-12 in 2007-2008 of 35 [1]. Established in 2003[2], with classrooms at a facility of Cardinal Stritch University in Madison, by 2004 the school had 14 students. That year the Madison Plan Commission granted a conditional use permit to St. Thomas Aquinas parish at 602 Everglade Drive for up to 60 students.[3] The school continues to operate in the religious education wing of St. Thomas Aquinas parish.[4] The school's stated purpose is offering "a classical education rooted in the Catholic faith."[5] In 2006 and 2007 students attended the March for Life in Washington, D.C. [6]

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  1. ^ 2008 Open House postcard
  2. ^ Purpose, St. Ambrose Academy website
  3. ^ West Side Parochial School Ok'd, Madison, Wis. Capitol Times, October 19, 2004
  4. ^ Faith Haven, Madison, Wis. Capitol Times, October 13m 2006
  5. ^ Purpose, St. Ambrose Academy website
  6. ^ Wagner, Kat (01172008), “St. Ambrose students to attend march”, Diocese of Madison Catholic Herald: 8, <http://www.madisoncatholicherald.org/current/index.html> 

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