Sacred Heart Academy (Hempstead, New York)

Sacred Heart Academy
Address

47 Cathedral Avenue Hempstead Hempstead , (Nassau County) , New York 11550 United States
Coordinates	40°42′26″N 73°38′3″W / 40.70722°N 73.63417°W / 40.70722; -73.63417
Information
Type	Private All-Female
Motto	"Lead with Heart" (having compassion and empathy for the people you lead)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic; Sisters of St. Joseph
Patron saint(s)	Sparta
Established	1949
President	Kristin Lynch Graham
Administrator	Emmanuella Sullivan
Principal	Maria Hecht
Grades	9-12
Average class size	200-250 per year, variable
Student to teacher ratio	13:1
Campus size	Small
Color(s)	Red and Gold
Slogan	"Lead With Heart"
Athletics conference	CHSAA
Mascot	Lady Spartan
Nickname	SHA
Team name	Lady Spartans
Rivals	Kellenberg Memorial High School, The Mary Louis Academy, St. Anthony's High School (South Huntington, New York)
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools^[1]
Publication	Concordia (literary magazine)(now defunct)
Newspaper	Cordette
Yearbook	Ex-Corde
Website	sacredheartacademyhempstead.org

Sacred Heart Academy is an all-girls preparatory school located on Cathedral Avenue, in Hempstead, New York, United States. It is private and Catholic. Located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, it is run by the Sisters of Saint Joseph. Sacred Heart Academy is a single-sex school for girls, grades 9 to 12. The official school colors of Sacred Heart are red and gold.

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History

Sacred Heart Academy was established in 1949 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood.^[2]

Activities

Students can participate in musical theatre, performances of The Nutcracker, band, orchestra, and two types of chorus, as well as dozens of clubs. Most students participate in Red and Gold as well. ^[3]

Notable alumnae

Katherine Lapp, 1974, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Harvard University^[4]
Alice McDermott, 1971, Author
Emily McLean, 2016, Noted Author

Notes and references

^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on March 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
^ SHA. "Sacred Heart Academy - About Us". Sacred Heart Academy website. Retrieved 2007-08-01.
^ https://www.sacredheartacademyli.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=764284&type=d&pREC_ID=1169650 ^{[dead link]}
^ Katherine N. Lapp named Harvard executive vice president

External links

Sacred Heart Academy Hempstead official website

Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre

Bishops

Ordinaries	Walter P. Kellenberg John R. McGann James T. McHugh William F. Murphy John Barres
Present auxiliaries	Robert J. Coyle Luis Miguel Romero Fernández Andrzej Jerzy Zglejszewski
Former auxiliaries	Vincent John Baldwin Robert J. Brennan James Joseph Daly John Charles Dunne Richard Henning Peter Anthony Libasci Alfred John Markiewicz Nelson J. Pérez Gerald Augustine John Ryan Paul Henry Walsh

Churches

Cathedral	St. Agnes Cathedral
Basilica	Basilica of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Southampton
Parishes	St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church, Oyster Bay

Education

Diocesan high schools	Holy Trinity Diocesan High School, Hicksville Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School, Riverhead St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School, West Islip
Private high schools	Chaminade High School, Mineola Kellenberg Memorial High School, Uniondale Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Syosset Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead St. Anthony's High School, South Huntington St. Dominic High School, Oyster Bay St. Mary's High School, Manhasset
Closed	Academy of Saint Joseph, Brentwood St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary, Uniondale Seminary of the Immaculate Conception

Cemeteries

Girls' schools in the New York City suburbs

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Public girls' schools

Girls' Academy of Newark

Merged	Battin High School (Elizabeth, NJ)

Private girls' schools

Long Island	Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls Our Lady of Mercy Academy Sacred Heart Academy Shulamith School for Girls in Long Island
Hudson Valley	Avir Yaakov Girls School Maria Regina High School School of the Holy Child The Ursuline School
New Jersey	Academy of the Holy Angels Academy of Saint Elizabeth Bruriah High School for Girls Immaculate Heart Academy Kenmare High School Kent Place School Lacordaire Academy (Coed PK-8+girls' high) Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School Mary Help of Christians Academy Mother Seton Regional High School Mount Saint Dominic Academy Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child Saint Dominic Academy Saint Vincent Academy Stuart Country Day School Villa Victoria Academy Villa Walsh Academy
Connecticut	Convent of the Sacred Heart
Merged	Academy of St. Aloysius (New Jersey) Academy of the Sacred Heart (New Jersey) Rosemary Hall (Connecticut)
Closed	Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel (Hudson Valley) Academy of Saint Joseph (Long Island; Coed K-8, Girls' 9-12) Benedictine Academy (New Jersey) Caritas Academy (New Jersey) Holy Family Academy (New Jersey) Immaculate Conception High School (New Jersey)

Girls' schools in New York State