Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart

Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart
Address
3860 Main Street
Eggertsville (Town of Amherst)
Buffalo, New York, (Erie County), 14226
 United States
Information
Type Private, All-Female
Motto Christus Super Omnia
(Christ Above All)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1877
Head of school Jennifer Demert
Staff 32[1]
Faculty 45[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 398[1]  (2008-09)
Grade 9 104
Grade 10 96
Grade 11 100
Grade 12 98
Average class size 20[1]
Student to teacher ratio 10:1[1]
Color(s) Maroon and White         
Slogan Empowering Young Women Through Excellence in Education
Team name Sharks
Accreditation(s) Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Affiliation Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity
Website sacredheartacademy.org

Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity private high school for young women located in Amherst, New York, United States.[3] It is operated independent of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo.

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History

The Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart was founded by the Sisters of St. Francis of Penance and Christian Charity in 1877 to provide an education rich in the arts, sciences, and humanities for the daughters of immigrant families. The school included instruction in matters of faith and development of moral character.

The first enrollment consisted of fifteen young women. By 1889 the Academy's campus included the convent, a five story school building, an annex, and a building used for science labs.

The Academy outgrew its quarters on Washington Street in downtown Buffalo, NY. In 1928 the Sisters secured a 5-acre (20,000 m2) property in Eggertsville, and began supervising construction of the new Sacred Heart Academy. In 1930 the cornerstone was laid.

In 1997 the campus was yet again expanded with the purchase of an adjacent building, providing additional learning areas for SHA's music students. Clare Music Hall, named in honor of St. Clare of Assisi, opened in September 1999.

Academics

In 2009, the Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart was ranked 10th out of 131 Western New York high schools in terms of academic performance.[4] In 2010, the Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart was ranked 3rd out of 133 high schools in terms of academic performance. The school was also ranked #1 for its math department. [5] In 2011, the Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart was ranked 2nd out of 133 high schools, in terms of academic performance.

The Class of 2013 proudly wears the color yellow!

Notable alumni and faculty

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart - School Profile". http://www.sacredheartacademy.org/school_profile.php. Retrieved 2009-05-27. 
  2. ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". http://www.css-msa.org/search.php/. Retrieved 2009-05-27. 
  3. ^ "USGS map via ACME Mapper". http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=42.96283,-78.80639&z=14&t=T&marker0=41.00241%2C-75.07207%2CSunfish%20Pond&marker1=41.42161%2C-74.04176%2CCornwall%5C%2C%20New%20York&marker2=42.70640%2C-73.76520%2CLoudonville%5C%2C%20NY&marker3=42.96251%2C-78.80655%2C3860%20Main%20Street%5C%2C%20Buffalo%5C%2C%20New%20York. Retrieved 2009-03-29. 
  4. ^ "High schools in Northtowns". 2009-06-04. http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2009/06/01/daily72.html. 
  5. ^ "2010 WNY high school rankings". 2010-06-10. http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2010/06/07/daily64.html.