*** Welcome to piglix ***

Academy of Holy Angels

Academy of Holy Angels
Academy of Holy Angels Logo.svg
Believe. Achieve
Address
6600 Nicollet Avenue South
Richfield, Minnesota, (Hennepin County) 55423
United States
Coordinates 44°52′57″N 93°16′47″W / 44.88250°N 93.27972°W / 44.88250; -93.27972Coordinates: 44°52′57″N 93°16′47″W / 44.88250°N 93.27972°W / 44.88250; -93.27972
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Opened September 15, 1931 (current building)
Founder Sisters of St. Joseph Carondelet
Principal Heidi Foley
Faculty 68
Grades 912
Enrollment 625 (2015)
 • Grade 9 194
 • Grade 10 208
 • Grade 11 223
 • Grade 12 220
Average class size 21
Campus type suburban
Color(s) Royal Blue and Vegas Gold         
Slogan Believe. Achieve
Athletics conference Tri-Metro Conference
Team name Stars
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Average SAT scores 1227
Average ACT scores 26.5
Publication Astronomer (Arts magazine)
Newspaper StarGazer
Tuition $14,000
English Director Kathy Hanley
Mathematics Director Donna Poshusta
World Languages Director Verena Luthy-Clay
Website

The Academy of Holy Angels (AHA) is a Catholic, coeducational high school located in Richfield, Minnesota. Located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Holy Angels educates more than 620 students each year in grades nine through twelve from around the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

The Academy of Holy Angels was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph on September 15, 1931, when the newly constructed building was opened. The initial enrollment of 107 students in grades 1-12 grew to 182 by the end of the 1931–1932 school year. The original grounds included a formal English garden in the courtyard, tennis courts, a 9-hole golf course, and an ice skating rink during the winter.

The school was accredited in 1932, and that same year the school had its first graduating class of 13 members. In 1935 the Alumnae Association was established with most of its efforts directed toward communication, reunions, special events for alumni and the annual alumni phonathon. By 1943, Holy Angels had discontinued its grade school but continued to offer Kindergarten until 1946, when St. Peter's Church next door opened is parish elementary school. The 1952–1953 school year was the last year for boarders to live at Holy Angels, and 1953 marked the beginning of Holy Angels solely as a day school.

In September 1972, the Academy became a coeducational school. The class of 1976 was the first full four-year co-ed class. Because the school was now co-ed, the Angies became the co*Stars and varsity athletics began. Today the athletic program has grown to 33 teams representing 18 varsity sports for both girls and boys. In 1989 a middle school and theater school were established. In 1996, to enhance the campus and revenues, Holy Angels built the StarDome; a $2 million, year-round athletic facility (the first high school in the United States to have a facility of this type). The complex includes bleachers, a concession building and a playing field for Holy Angels sports and activities. The playing surface consists of Field Turf and features a removable dome to make the field playable during the winter months. The field is uncovered during the summer.


...
Wikipedia

...