Academy of the Holy Names (Florida)

Academy of the Holy Names

Address
3319 Bayshore Boulevard Tampa, Florida, (Hillsborough County) 33629 United States
Coordinates	27°54′53″N 82°29′37″W / 27.91472°N 82.49361°W / 27.91472; -82.49361Coordinates: 27°54′53″N 82°29′37″W / 27.91472°N 82.49361°W / 27.91472; -82.49361
Information
Type	Private
Motto	"Esse Quam Videri" (To be, rather than to seem.)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	July 17, 1881
Founder	Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
President	Arthur Raimo
Principal	Bridgid Fishman (ES) Stephanie Nitchals (HS)
Grades	PK to 12
Gender	Co-ed (PK-8) Girls (9-12)
Number of students	925
Student to teacher ratio	15:1
Campus size	19 acres (77,000 m²)
Color(s)	Navy and Gold
Mascot	Jaguar
Team name	Jaguars
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Florida Council of Independent Schools, Florida Catholic Conference, Florida Kindergarten Council
Publication	Excursions (student literary magazine)^[1] and Accord (school magazine)^[2]
Newspaper	Achona^[3]
Yearbook	Echoes
Director of Admissions	Pam Doherty ('87)
Athletic Director	Kevin Vargas
Assistant Athletic Director	Chris Severini
Website	holynamestpa.org

The Academy of the Holy Names in Tampa, Florida is a Catholic, coeducational elementary school and a college preparatory high school for young women, sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. It is the oldest Catholic school on Florida's West Coast and the second oldest high school in the state.^[4]

References

↑ Excursions Archived March 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ Accord
↑ Achona
↑ http://southtampa.patch.com/articles/plaque-marks-oldest-school-in-tampa

Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg
Bishops	Charles Borromeo McLaughlin William Thomas Larkin John Favalora Robert Nugent Lynch Gregory Parkes
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle Abbey Saint Leo Abbey Parishes Sacred Heart Church, Tampa St. Patrick Church, Tampa
Education	Higher Education Saint Leo University High Schools Academy of the Holy Names, Tampa Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School, Hudson Clearwater Central Catholic High School, Clearwater Jesuit High School, Tampa St. Petersburg Catholic High School, St. Petersburg Tampa Catholic High School, Tampa
Priests	Laurence Higgins
Other	Saint Louis Catholic Cemetery Florida Catholic
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Hillsborough County Public and Private Schools
High schools	Alonso High School (8th–12th grade) Armwood High School Blake High School Bloomingdale High School Brandon High School Chamberlain High School Durant High School East Bay High School Freedom High School Gaither High School Hillsborough High School Jefferson High School King High School Lennard High School Leto Senior High School Middleton High School Newsome High School Plant City High School (7th–12th grade) Plant High School Riverview High School Robinson High School Sickles High School Spoto High School Steinbrenner High School Strawberry Crest High School Tampa Bay Technical High School Tampa Marine Evening (7th–12th grade) Wharton High School
Middle schools	Louis Benito Middle School Pete Davidsen Middle School Angelo L. Greco Middle School Ben Hill Middle School John Quincy Adams Middle School James Buchanan Middle School William G. Pierce Middle School (6th-9th grade) Memorial Middle School Sligh Middle Magnet School D.W. Webb Middle School Dowdell Middle Magnet School Roland Park Middle School Dr. John A. Coleman Middle School Martin Van Buren Middle School James Madison Middle School Progress Village Middle Magnet School Dr. R. Reche Williams Middle Magnet School Nathan B. Young Middle Magnet School Benjamin Franklin Middle Magnet School Andrew J. Ferrell Middle Magnet School James Monroe Middle School Woodrow Wilson Middle School Garland V. Stewart Middle Magnet School Orange Grove Middle Magnet School Hillsborough Academy (5th-8th grade) Liberty Middle School
Elementary schools	Booker T. Washington Elementary School MacFarlane Park International Baccalaureate School Westchase Elementary School Alafia Elementary School Symmes Elementary School Summerfield Elementary School Crestwood Elementary School Claywell Elementary School Cypress Creek Elementary School Essrig Elementary School Limona Elementary School Boyette Springs Elementary School Egypt Lake Elementary School Dale Mabry Elementary School Pride Elementary School Forest Hills Elementary School Dunbar Magnet School Gorrie Elementary School Mitchell Elementary School Oak Grove Elementary School Lee Magnet School Roosevelt Elementary School West Shore Elementary School Walden Lake Elementary School
Charter schools in Tampa and surrounding Hillsborough County	Anderson Elementary Academy Carl Sagan Academy Hope Preparatory Academy Kid’s Community College Learning Gate Community School Literacy/Leadership/Technology Academy Metropolitan Ministries Mount Pleasant Standard-Based Middle School Pepin Academy of Tampa Prince Academy Quest Middle School Re-birth Academy RCMA Wimauma Academy Richardson Montessori Academy Tampa Bay Academy Tampa Charter School Tampa Transitional School of Excellence Terrace Community Middle School Trinity School for Children USF/Patel USF/Patel Intermediate Village of Excellence Walton Academy of the Performing Arts
Private schools in Tampa	Seffner Christian Academy (PreK-12) Berkeley Preparatory School (PreK–12) Cambridge Christian School (PreK–12) Tampa Catholic High School (9–12) Jesuit High School of Tampa (9–12) Tampa Preparatory School (6–12) Citrus Park Christian School (PreK–12) Christ the King Catholic School (PreK–8) St. Mary's Episcopal Day School (PreK–8) St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School (PreK–8) Bayshore Christian School (PreK–12) Tampa Baptist Academy (PreK–12) Academy of the Holy Names (9–12) American Youth Academy (PreK–12) The Paideia School of Tampa Bay (K–12) Bell Shoals Baptist Academy (PreK–8)

Single-gender schools in Florida

Public boys' schools

Young Men's Preparatory Academy (Miami)

Public girls' schools

Young Women's Preparatory Academy (Miami)

Private boys' schools

Miami area	Belen Jesuit Preparatory School Christopher Columbus High School Klurman Mesivta High School for Boys Mesifta of Greater Miami Yeshiva Toras Chaim / Dr. Abe Chames High School
Tampa-Saint Petersburg area	Jesuit High School (Tampa)

Private girls' schools

Miami area	Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart Our Lady of Lourdes Academy Beis Chana High School for Girls Beth Jacob High School / Bais Yaakov School Sha'arei Bina Torah Academy for Girls
Tampa-Saint Petersburg	Academy of the Holy Names (Tampa)

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