Sacred Heart Academy (Hamden, Connecticut)
| Sacred Heart Academy | |
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| Address | |
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265 Benham Street Hamden, (New Haven County), Connecticut 06514 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°22′1″N 72°55′53″W / 41.36694°N 72.93139°WCoordinates: 41°22′1″N 72°55′53″W / 41.36694°N 72.93139°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, All-Girls |
| Motto | Excelsior (Ever higher) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1946 |
| President | Sr. Sheila O'Neill ASCJ |
| Principal | Sr. Kathleen Mary Coonan ASCJ |
| Faculty | 68 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 500 |
| Average class size | 18-23 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10:1 |
| Campus size | 127 acres (0.51 km2) |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Athletics conference | Southern Connecticut Conference |
| Mascot | Shark |
| Nickname | SHA |
| Team name | Sharks |
| Accreditation | New England Association of Schools and Colleges |
| Publication | PRISM (literary magazine) |
| Newspaper | Alethea |
| Yearbook | Clelian |
| Tuition | $15,000 |
| Alumni | 7000+ |
| Dean of Academics | Sibani Sengupta |
| Dean of Student Activities | Sr. Judith Musco ascj |
| Dean of Studies | Annette Vasaturo |
| Director of Admissions | Elaine Lamboley |
| Athletic Director | George Bedocs |
| Website | www.sacredhearthamden.org |
Sacred Heart Academy is a young women's college preparatory, Roman Catholic high school located in Hamden, Connecticut, and is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford. It is run by the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, an order of religious sisters founded in Italy by Mother Clelia Merloni. The school is located atop Mt. Sacred Heart which is the U.S. Provincialate of the sisters. Their team mascot is the Sharks. Their brother school is Notre Dame High School West Haven, Connecticut, and their sister school is Cor Jesu Academy in St. Louis, Missouri.
Sacred Heart Academy was founded on September 9, 1946, by Sr. M. Antonine Signorelli of the Missionary Zelatrices of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, who later became the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Initially located in New Haven, Connecticut, the school was established to provide a Catholic college preparatory education to local young women. The first class contained 17 students, but enrollment numbers rapidly grew. To accommodate increasing popularity, the school was expanded in 1948 with the building of Clelian Hall and in 1957, the school relocated to its current location on Benham Street in Hamden, Connecticut. The school has continued to expand throughout the years, adding classrooms, computer labs, and recreational facilities as needed. Currently, the school sits on the same 127-acre (0.51 km2) campus on Benham Street in Hamden and has a student body of about 500 girls, representing 55 different schools from 36 towns across Connecticut.
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