Aquinas Academy (Pittsburgh)
| Aquinas Academy | |
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Contemplata aliis tradere To hand on to others the fruits of contemplation | |
| Address | |
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2308 West Hardies Road Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, (Allegheny County), 15044 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°35′53″N 79°58′4″W / 40.59806°N 79.96778°WCoordinates: 40°35′53″N 79°58′4″W / 40.59806°N 79.96778°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholicism |
| Established | 1996 |
| Director |
Richard Meland (HS) Michael Flynn (HS) Nicholas Salinas (MS) Melaine Kachmar (LS) Sharon Navari (PS) |
| Head of school | Leslie Mitros |
| Faculty | 22 full-time; 10 part-time[1] |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrollment | 265 (61 in the high school)[1] (2008) |
| Campus size | 14 acres (57,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gray |
| Athletics conference | Pittsburgh Diocesan League/WPIAL |
| Team name | Crusaders |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2] |
| Average SAT scores |
676 Critical Reading 624 Math 643 Writing |
| Asst. Head of School | Michael Burchill |
| Academic Dean | Wendy Maglio |
| Admissions Director | Juan Mata |
| Athletic Director | Jim Richthammer |
| Website | aquinasacademy-pittsburgh.org |
Aquinas Academy is a private, Roman Catholic K - 12 school in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, and consistently ranks in the top 5 schools in western Pennsylvania in its average SAT scores, in some years ranking first. The school also has consistently been named one of the Top Fifty Catholic Secondary Schools in the annual High School Honor Role published by the Acton Institute .
Background
The Academy was founded in 1996 for the purpose of offering a rigorous classical curriculum covering all the major areas of the liberal arts in an intensive college preparatory program. It is the only independent K-12 Catholic school in the Pittsburgh area.[3] The campus is located in a residential suburb of Pittsburgh, and is situated on 14 acres (57,000 m2) consisting of a Lower/Middle School building, a High School building, a new Gymnasium/Multi-Purpose Building, a Pre-School/Kindergarten Building, a soccer field and a chapel.
Notes and references
- 1 2 "School Profile 2008-2009" (PDF). Aquinas Academy. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ↑ MSA-CIWA. "MSA-Committee on Institution-Wide Accreditation". Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ↑ Aquinas Academy. "School History". Aquinas Academy Website. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
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