Divine Savior Holy Angels High School
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4257 North 100th Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin, (Milwaukee County) 53222-1391 United States |
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| Coordinates | 43°5′40″N 88°2′21″W / 43.09444°N 88.03917°WCoordinates: 43°5′40″N 88°2′21″W / 43.09444°N 88.03917°W |
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| Type | Private, All-Girls |
| Motto | Preparing Young Women Intellectually, Spiritually and Personally |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1892 (Holy Angels), 1926 (Divine Savior) |
| CEEB code | 501-350 |
| President | Ellen S. Bartel |
| Principal | Dan Quesnell |
| Faculty | 61 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 658 (2010-2011) |
| Campus | suburban |
| Campus size | 20 acres |
| Color(s) | Red, gold and white |
| Athletics conference | Greater Metro Conference |
| Sports | Basketball, Cross Country, Field Hockey (club sport), Golf, Ice Hockey, Rugby (club sport), Skiing, Soccer, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track & Field; Volleyball |
| Team name | Dashers |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Newspaper | The Word |
| Yearbook | Retrospect |
| Website | http://www.dsha.info |
Divine Savior Holy Angels High School (DSHA) is an all-girls Roman Catholic high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee and sponsored by the Sisters of the Divine Savior.
The school was created in 1970 with the affiliation of Divine Savior High School (DS) and Holy Angels Academy (HA). Divine Savior High School was established in 1926 by the Sisters of the Divine Savior (Salvatorians-SDS) as a convent school; it opened its doors to lay students in 1948. In 1951, DS moved to a new building near 100th Street and Capitol Drive. Holy Angels Academy (HA) was founded in 1892 by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVMs) at 12th Street and Cedar Street (now Kilbourn Avenue) in Milwaukee.
In the years after its founding, HA continued to grow. In 1927 the BVMs dedicated an imposing new building on the school’s original site. From its beginnings, HA established strong academic and religious education programs that included four years of English, Latin, science, history, and fine arts. Reflecting the times, emphasis was placed on teaching patriotism, social service, and a concern for the development of "womanliness" and the social graces. For example, in the World War I years, it was not unusual for HA students to raise money for Liberty Bonds and then on Saturdays learn to pour tea and do "lady-like" things like "china painting." As times changed, the HA curriculum expanded, as did the range of student activities. However, the Academy’s core mission, reflecting the vision and example shared by the BVM order, its nineteen principals, staff, and alumnae over the years, was maintained until its closing.
Divine Savior High School, like HA, also expanded at its original site. Outgrowing its first location, the SDS sisters, led by their Superior General, Mother Olympia Heuel, first expanded the school at its North 36th Street location and then built a large, modern facility on 100th Street near Capitol Drive in Milwaukee. Sister Margaret (Charlene) Shekleton, the school’s first principal at its new location, guided the transfer. Together with a group of dedicated SDS and lay instructors, she established a college preparatory program that also featured a wide range of extracurricular activities that included student government, forensics, debate, drama, journalism, and Sodality. Athletic programs were started in basketball and volleyball.
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