Pauline Gannon, a Dominican Sister, founded St. Agnes Academy in 1905.[3] St. Agnes opened on February 11, 1906, at 3901 Fannin Street[3] in what is now considered to be Midtown. The school was named after Saint Agnes of Rome.[citation needed] The school was founded as a grade one through 12 school with boarding facilities.[3] The University of Texas and the Texas State Board of Education accredited St. Agnes in 1917.[3] In 1939, boarding was discontinued.[3] In 1952, St. Agnes began to serve grades 9 through 12 only.[3] In 1963, the school moved from its Fannin Street location to its current location at 9000 Bellaire Boulevard in the Sharpstown area of Houston, Texas.[3]
Locationedit
In September 1963, the school moved across town to its current location at 9000 Bellaire Boulevard (near the intersection of Gessner Drive and Bellaire Boulevard).[3] St. Agnes Academy is located adjacent to Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, a Jesuit boys' high school.
Cultureedit
In 1974 Texas Monthly stated that St. Agnes had an image of being for "older Catholic families" since many alumnae of the school sent their daughters to attend St. Agnes.[6] The magazine stated that students from both St. Agnes and Duchesne, another Houston-area Catholic girls' school, originated from "mostly business and professional people with money."[6]
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saint, agnes, academy, texas, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, saint, agnes, academy, texas, news, ne. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Saint Agnes Academy Texas news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message St Agnes Academy is a Dominican college preparatory school for young women grades 9 through 12 3 in the Chinatown area and in the Greater Sharpstown district of Houston Texas 4 5 The school operates within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston Houston 3 St Agnes AcademySt Agnes Science BuildingAddress9000 Bellaire BoulevardHouston Harris County Texas 77036United StatesCoordinates29 42 23 N 95 32 32 W 29 70639 N 95 54222 W 29 70639 95 54222InformationTypePrivate All FemaleMottoLatin Veritas Truth Religious affiliation s Roman Catholic Dominican OrderPatron saint s St Agnes of RomeEstablished1906AuthorityThe Archdiocese of Galveston HoustonSuperintendentDebra HaneyChairpersonGina DeBottisDeanCourtney Orsak Dean of Students PrincipalDeborah WhalenGrades9 12GenderFemaleEnrollment927 1 Average class size19Student to teacher ratio12 1Hours in school day8 00 a m 2 55 p m Color s Black Gold and White Athletics conferenceTAPPS 6ASportsCross Country Volleyball Water Polo Basketball Swimming Soccer Field Hockey Lacrosse Softball Golf Track amp Field TennisMascotTigersTeam nameTigersAccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools 2 PublicationReflections literary magazine NewspaperThe Columns Veritas MagazineYearbookVeritasTuition 20 800Websitewww wbr st agnes wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Location 3 Culture 4 Notable alumnae 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editPauline Gannon a Dominican Sister founded St Agnes Academy in 1905 3 St Agnes opened on February 11 1906 at 3901 Fannin Street 3 in what is now considered to be Midtown The school was named after Saint Agnes of Rome citation needed The school was founded as a grade one through 12 school with boarding facilities 3 The University of Texas and the Texas State Board of Education accredited St Agnes in 1917 3 In 1939 boarding was discontinued 3 In 1952 St Agnes began to serve grades 9 through 12 only 3 In 1963 the school moved from its Fannin Street location to its current location at 9000 Bellaire Boulevard in the Sharpstown area of Houston Texas 3 Location editIn September 1963 the school moved across town to its current location at 9000 Bellaire Boulevard near the intersection of Gessner Drive and Bellaire Boulevard 3 St Agnes Academy is located adjacent to Strake Jesuit College Preparatory a Jesuit boys high school Culture editIn 1974 Texas Monthly stated that St Agnes had an image of being for older Catholic families since many alumnae of the school sent their daughters to attend St Agnes 6 The magazine stated that students from both St Agnes and Duchesne another Houston area Catholic girls school originated from mostly business and professional people with money 6 Notable alumnae editHanan Alattar Class of 1994 operatic soprano Alexis Bledel Class of 1999 actress Patricia Gras Class of 1979 journalist Monica Youn poet lawyer and professorSee also edit nbsp Texas portal nbsp Schools portal nbsp Christianity portal Christianity in HoustonReferences edit a b c http www st agnes org html FINAL 20School 20Profile 202015 2016 20 002 pdf bare URL PDF SACS CASI SACS Council on Accreditation and School Improvement Archived from the original on April 29 2009 Retrieved 2009 06 23 a b c d e f g h i j Our Mission amp History St Agnes Academy c 2011 Retrieved July 14 2011 c sh majorroads8x11 png Archive Greater Sharpstown Management District Retrieved on December 4 2012 Chinatown Archive Greater Sharpstown Management District Retrieved on December 4 2012 Map image Archive a b Texas Monthly s Guide to Private Schools Part Two Texas Monthly October 1974 p 87 Retrieved June 11 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint Agnes Academy Texas Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston Houston St Agnes Academy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saint Agnes Academy Texas amp oldid 1215879697, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,