Immaculata-Lasalle High School
| Immaculata-La Salle High School | |
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| Address | |
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3601 South Miami Avenue Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, (Miami-Dade County) 33133 United States |
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| Coordinates | 25°44′36″N 80°12′52″W / 25.74333°N 80.21444°WCoordinates: 25°44′36″N 80°12′52″W / 25.74333°N 80.21444°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1958 |
| Oversight | Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco |
| Principal | Sr. Kim Keraitis, FMA |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 820 |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Team name | Royal Lions |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| School fees | $2,105 |
| Tuition | $14,750 (2016-2017) |
| Affiliation | Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco |
| First asst principal | Mrs. Luisa A. Serratore (Curriculum) |
| Second asst principal | Dr. Erik Shane (Student Affairs) |
| Athletic Director | Christopher Crotty |
| Website | http://www.ilsroyals.com |
Immaculata-LaSalle High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami and located between Mercy Hospital and Vizcaya on South Bayshore Drive.
The school was officially founded as Immaculata Academy, a Roman Catholic college preparatory school for girls, on September 1, 1958. The Sisters of St. Joseph Congregation of St. Augustine FL were the school's founding religious order. But it is now run by the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco.
On November 5, 1945, Bishop Joseph P. Hurley of the Diocese of St. Augustine purchased 130 of the original 160 acres (0.65 km2), 68 acres (280,000 m2) on the Bayside and 61 acres (250,000 m2), opposite in the pineland of James Deering’s Vizcaya estate, from Deering's heirs.
In 1950, Mercy Hospital was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph Congregation of St. Augustine to serve the booming post-World War II population.
On August 9, 1958 Sister Mary Damian, SSJ – Immaculata Academy community superior, and Sister Marie de Lourdes Ortagus, SSJ – Immaculata Academy principal, arrived at Mercy Hospital. Immaculata Academy was built adjacent to Mercy Hospital facing the shores of Biscayne Bay.
A few days later on August 13, 1958, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Miami was created, including 16 southeastern Florida counties, 51 parishes, 81 priests and 185,000 Catholics. The rest of the counties remained part of the Diocese of St. Augustine. On August 15, Sisters Mary Monica, St. George, and Mary Martha, SSJ arrived at Mercy Hospital, where they shared five rooms within the hospital convent.
Between August 26 and 28, the first Immaculata Academy students - 138 registered for 10th through 12th grades at Mercy Hospital. On August 31, Rev. Thomas Anglim - Immaculata Academy president, conducted the first faculty meeting. Four lay teachers completed the faculty: Mrs. Hortensia San Juan, Mrs. Frank Boscia, Mrs. Frank Kirby, and Mrs. Wilma Pool Knight, who had been at Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Florida. Mrs. Knight continued to teach Biology and Physical Education at the school for 17 years. Mrs. Knight had also taught Home Economics and Physical Education at Sts. Peter and Paul School in Miami. The school uniform chosen by the faculty was a skirt and blouse of a beige drip-dry material, saddle oxfords, along with a dark brown cardigan for winter months.
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