Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
| Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart |
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| Address | |
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760 East Westleigh Road Lake Forest, Illinois 60045 United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°14′0″N 87°49′43″W / 42.23333°N 87.82861°WCoordinates: 42°14′0″N 87°49′43″W / 42.23333°N 87.82861°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, boarding & day school |
| Motto | Excellence in leadership: Women for Tomorrow |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1858 |
| Principal | Chris Schmidt |
| Head of school | Meg Steele |
| Grades | 9—12 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8:1 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Athletics conference | Independent School League |
| Team name | Wildcats |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Publication |
La Nouvelle (literary magazine) WAstyle (style magazine) |
| Newspaper | The Woodlander |
| Yearbook | L'Espirit |
| Tuition | $22,500 (Day) $40,150 (Boarding) |
| Affiliation | Society of the Sacred Heart |
| Website | www.woodlandsacademy.org |
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart (Woodlands, WA, or WASH) is a private, Roman Catholic girls' high school in Lake Forest, Illinois, north of Chicago. Founded by the Society of the Sacred Heart, it is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago but is run by lay staff with several Sisters sitting on the Board of Trustees.
The Convent of the Sacred Heart was established in 1858 by Mother Margaret Crawley RSCJ. In 1860 it moved to its new premises in Taylor Street and was renamed Academy of the Sacred Heart. In 1904, the Sisters moved the school to Lake Forest, Illinois, on the outskirts of Chicago. The now-defunct Barat College was founded in 1918 and the college and academy shared the large "Old Main" building. In 1961 the present name "Woodlands Academy" was adopted following a restructuring of the elementary and secondary schools. Donors later purchased the premises of the former Barat College and donated it to the academy, reuniting the campus with its roots.
Woodlands competes in the Independent School League (ISL), and as a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). WA sponsors volleyball, tennis, field hockey, basketball, soccer, and softball as varsity sports. The school sponsors golf as a club sport, in addition to being affiliated with North Suburban Crew and the Lake Forest Scouts ice hockey team to permit participation in crew and ice hockey.
Over the over 150 years of the school's existence, a number of secular and religious traditions have evolved, some of which are unique to Woodlands:
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