St. Catherine's Academy
| St. Catherine’s Academy | |
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| Location | |
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Anaheim, California United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private Military boarding & day school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1889 |
| President | Sr. Johnellen Turner, OP |
| Grades | K-8 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Student to teacher ratio | 12:1 |
| Campus | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
| Color(s) | Green and gold |
| Athletics conference | Parochial Athletic League |
| Mascot | Knights |
| Affiliation | Dominican Order |
| Former name | St. Catherine's Military Academy |
| Director of Admissions/Recruiting | Deisy Escobedo |
| Website | http://www.stcatherinesacademy.org |
St. Catherine’s Academy is a Catholic military school located in Anaheim, California. It was founded in 1889 by The Dominican Sisters of Mission San José. The school offers a challenging academic program for boys in kindergarten through eighth grade, as well as military structure and leadership training. The school is open to both resident and day students.
“St. Catherine’s Academy, a Catholic school with a military tradition, builds within young men a foundation for success through a formation program, which is rooted in the Dominican charism and emphasizes faith, leadership, academics, and service.”
“A St. Catherine’s cadet will tell the truth, do his own work, respect others' property and retain their trust, respect all other people, encourage others to act similarly.”
St. Catherine’s Academy was founded by Mother Pia Backes, the foundress of the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose. The school was dedicated on March 19, 1889, and opened on March 22, 1889, as an academy for girls and a parochial school for local families. St. Catherine’s also spent time as an orphanage and a school for boys before becoming a military school in the 1920s. The name was changed to St. Catherine's Military School and later St. Catherine's Military Academy. In August 2010, the academy began using its original name, St. Catherine's Academy. The tagline "A Catholic School with a Military Tradition" is used to reflect the school's continued military tradition. The Dominican Sisters continue to be a presence on campus. Today, sisters hold positions in administration, resident care and teaching.
St. Catherine’s Academy has an 8-acre (3.2 ha) campus in Anaheim, California, two miles (3 km) from Disneyland. Facilities include a classroom building, administrative office, dining hall, social hall, infirmary, indoor swimming pool, gymnasium and a large playing field. Resident cadets stay in one of four dormitories staffed with a resident care provider and enjoy a recreation room and theatre.
The school’s chapel is the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel. Decorated by the artist Jan Henryk de Rosen, it is dedicated to the memory of Captain William Maguire, the cadets' chaplain in the 1950s. Maguire was a United States Navy Chaplain to the Pacific Fleet during World War II. He was at Pearl Harbor, preparing to celebrate mass when the Japanese attacked.
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