Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart
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2219 Monroe Street Madison, Wisconsin, (Dane County) 53711 United States |
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| Coordinates | 43°3′36″N 89°25′17″W / 43.06000°N 89.42139°WCoordinates: 43°3′36″N 89°25′17″W / 43.06000°N 89.42139°W |
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| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Veritas/Laudare, Benedicere, Praedicare (Truth/(Dominican): To praise, to bless and to preach) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1881 |
| Oversight | Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa |
| President | Michael Elliott |
| Chairperson | David Hackworthy |
| Principal | Robert Growney |
| Chaplain | Amy Richardson |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 545 (2015-2016) |
| Average class size | 23 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 1 to 12 |
| Classes offered | 132 |
| Campus | 55 acres, shared with grade school and college |
| Campus type | non-boarding |
| Color(s) | Maroon and gold |
| Slogan | A Motivating Educational Experience in a Caring Dominican Catholic Community |
| Song | All Hail, All Hail, Crusaders |
| Athletics | broad range of competitive sports for both boys and girls |
| Athletics conference | Badger |
| Mascot | Eddie Edgewood |
| Team name | Crusaders |
| Accreditation | Independent Schools Association of the Central States |
| Publication | Edge on the News monthly newsletter; Crusader Connection alumni newsletter; The Wayfarer student literary and arts magazine; Wings of Discovery journal of student scientific research |
| Newspaper | The Envoy |
| Yearbook | Crusader |
| Endowment | Approximately $6 million |
| Alumni | 10,500+ |
| Athletic Director | Chris J. Zwettler |
| Website | www.edgewoodhs.org |
Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart is a private, Catholic, college preparatory school located in Madison, Wisconsin. Edgewood has been sponsored since its inception by the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, Wisconsin. Edgewood's mission is to educate the whole student for a life of learning, service and personal responsibility through a rigorous academic curriculum embracing the Sinsinawa Dominican values of Truth, Compassion, Justice, Community and Partnership. In the 2015-2016 school year, it enrolled approximately 550 students. Also on the Edgewood campus are Edgewood College and Edgewood Campus School, an elementary and middle school.
Edgewood has history dating back to Samuel Mazzuchelli. The school began in 1871 as Saint Regina Academy, an all-girls boarding school on West Washington Avenue in Madison. In 1881, Governor Cadwallader Washburn donated his official residence on Lake Wingra, "Edgewood Villa," after losing a bid for re-election. Saint Regina Academy continued to operate until a fire in 1893 destroyed the original building and a new building under construction. Less than a year after the fire, the school/convent was rebuilt and re-opened as Sacred Heart Academy. In 1927, the current high school’s original building was completed according to the design of Philadelphia architect Albert Kelsey, son-in-law of Governor Cadwallader Washburn, under the name Edgewood High School of the Sacred Heart. An additional wing was completed in 1937 and a second addition with new classrooms, gymnasium, swimming pool and Commons was completed in 1967. In the 1990s the school added another gym (the Krantz Center) and shared in the construction of the Sonderegger Science Center, which is used cooperatively by the three Edgewood schools on the campus.
The Edgewood curriculum encompasses 132 credit-eligible courses across twelve departments. The school also teaches 12 AP (Advanced Placement) courses, including English, Calculus, 2nd Year Calculus Honors, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science, European History, U.S. History, Spanish, French & Latin. The school's student literary magazine, musical productions, remote environmental science field course and Latin oratory are all award-winning programs. About 1/3 of juniors and 1/2 of seniors take at least one AP course. Edgewood also has programs for students with minor learning disabilities and challenges, which serve about 1/4 of its students.
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