Holy Names High School (Oakland, California)

Holy Names High School
Address
4660 Harbord Drive
Oakland, California, (Alameda County), 94618
 United States
Information
Type Private, All-Female
Motto Nobless Obliege
(Nobility Obligates)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s) Marie Rose Durocher
Established 1868
Oversight Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
Dean JoLynn Homergen
Principal Sister Sally Slyngstad
Vice principal Nancy Barret
Asst. Principal JoAnne Romeo
Headmaster Sister Sally Slyngstad
Staff 12
Faculty 28
Grades 9-12
Average class size 25
Student to teacher ratio 11:1
Campus size 5.78 acres (23,400 m2)
Color(s) Red and Blue         
Song Holy Names forever
Athletics conference Bayshore Athletic League
Sports Volleyball, Tennis, Basketball, Soccer, Swimming, Softball, Track and field[1]
Mascot Monarch (lioness)
Team name Monarchs
Rival presentation (X)
Accreditation(s) Western Association of Schools and Colleges[2]
Newspaper "The Paw"
Yearbook 'Echoes'
Admissions Director Sandra Carrillo
Athletic Director/Activities Director Sara Mancini
Website http://www.hnhsoakland.org

Holy Names High School is a private Catholic girls college preparatory high school located in the Oakland Hills in Oakland, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland. The campus is also home to the convent for the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, as well as Aurora Elementary School. Holy Names is sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Names.

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History

When established on the shore of Lake Merritt in 1868, Holy Names was the first high school built in Oakland. The school moved to its present 5.78 acres (23,400 m2) campus on Harbord Drive in upper Rockridge in 1931. The school attendance for the first year at its new location, 1931-1932, was 302.[3]

Accreditation and accolades

In 1933, Holy Names High School was included on the list of accredited schools by the California Department of Education. Since then its accreditation has been consistently renewed. The school currently is accredited for the maximum term by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Holy Names has twice been recognized as an exemplary Blue Ribbon School by the Department of Education.[4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "HNHS Athletics". Hnhsoakland.org. http://www.hnhsoakland.org/HNHS/Athletics/Athletics.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  2. ^ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". http://www.acswasc.org/directory_searchdetail.cfm?O=5616&Schl=holy%20names%20high%20school&City=oakland&Cat=3&Cnty=1&SchoolCat=Religious%20School&Name=Holy%20Names%20High%20School&Page=1. Retrieved 2011-06-14. 
  3. ^ "The Catholic Voice - an online publication of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland". Catholicvoiceoakland.org. 2011-01-24. http://www.catholicvoiceoakland.org/2011/01-24/inthisissue17.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  4. ^ "HNHS School Profile". Hnhsoakland.org. http://www.hnhsoakland.org/HNHS/Admissions/SchoolProfile.htm. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 
  5. ^ "Caitlin Flanagan". Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000382963661&sk=info. Retrieved 2011-09-15. 

External links

San Francisco Bay Area portal
Schools portal
Catholicism portal
Girls' schools in California
Private girls' schools