Academy of the Sacred Heart, Grand Coteau
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1821 Academy Road Grand Coteau, Louisiana, (St. Landry Parish) 70541 United States |
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| Coordinates | 30°25′7″N 92°2′37″W / 30.41861°N 92.04361°WCoordinates: 30°25′7″N 92°2′37″W / 30.41861°N 92.04361°W |
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| Type | Private, Day & Boarding |
| Religious affiliation(s) |
Roman Catholic, Society of the Sacred Heart |
| Established | 1821 |
| Head of School | Yvonne Sandoz Adler, Ph.D. |
| Head of High School | Carol Boudreaux |
| Head of Lower School | Angela Hymel |
| Deans of Students | Shannon Aucoin, Lauren LaFosse, & Nicole Cart |
| Grades | PK3–12 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Campus size | 250 acres (1.0 km2) |
| Houses | Stuart, Barat, Duschene, and Hardy |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Mascot | Saints |
| Accreditation |
Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) |
| Average ACT scores | 26 |
| Affiliation | Sacred Heart Network |
| Website | www |
The Academy of the Sacred Heart, founded in 1821 in Grand Coteau, Louisiana, is an independent, Catholic school for girls in Pre-Kindergarten-3 through grade twelve, with residential accommodations for students in grades nine through twelve. It is operated independently within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette. Its brother school is Berchmans Academy for boys, founded in 2006.
The Academy was established in 1821 and is the second oldest institution of learning west of the Mississippi. It is the oldest, continually running member of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools in the world. It is also the oldest independent school in the Acadiana region.
Founded under the direction of Saint Philippine Duchesne, the Academy has remained in continuous operation through fire, epidemics, and war. Although thousands of Federal troops were encamped in the fields surrounding the Academy during the Civil War, the school was not touched. Union General Nathaniel Banks had a daughter in a school in New York run by the Religious of the Sacred Heart, and he was asked to look after the Grand Coteau sisters and their students.
On campus is a small chapel honoring St. John Berchmans, a Jesuit. St. John Berchmans appeared to a novice, Mary Wilson and cured her of a fatal illness. This miracle eventually led to the canonization of John Berchmans. It is the only shrine at the exact location of a confirmed miracle in the United States.
The Academy is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS) and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). ISAS is a voluntary membership association of private schools. The Association was founded in 1955 and incorporated not-for-profit in 1970. The membership of ISAS consists of 81 schools located in Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, Mexico, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas enrolling over 44,000 students.
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