Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls

Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls
Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls
Address
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	1000 West Lycoming Street; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140; United States
Coordinates	40°0′48″N 75°8′38″W / 40.01333°N 75.14389°WCoordinates: 40°0′48″N 75°8′38″W / 40.01333°N 75.14389°W
Information
Type	Private, All-Female
Motto	Vigilate et Orate; (Watch and Pray)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	St Therese of Lisieux
Established	1939
President	Mrs. Jeane McNamara
Principal	Colette Weber
Grades	9-12
Color(s)	Maroon and White
Mascot	Sentinel
Nickname	LF
Team name	Sentinels
Rival	Hallahan
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Publication	Literary Garland
Newspaper	Theresian
Yearbook	Garland
Tuition	$8,000
Alumni	over 36,000
Director of Philanthropy	Amy Steinmetz Carthy, '87
Director of Institutional Advancement	S. Joan Ames, IHM
Admissions Director	Kia Benjamin
Athletic Director	Adam Buchter
Website	littleflowerhighschool.org

Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls is a Catholic high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania located within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It is named after Saint Therese de Lisieux and has one of the most award-winning high school newspapers in the archdiocese, The Theresian.^{[citation needed]}

Little Flower school consists of roughly 700 girls and 7 boys. The boys are a part of Little Flower's ESOL Program (English for Speakers of Other Languages). The school's Alma Mater is constantly sung by the students at a number of different events throughout the school year, including dances, proms, and assemblies.

Athletics[]

- Cross Country, Golf, Field Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball
Winter Sports - Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Indoor Track, Swimming
- Softball, Lacrosse, Track, and Field

Notable alumnae[]

- Comedy writer and performer. Best known for The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live, and Inside Amy Schumer.
Evelyn Mattern - American Roman Catholic nun and farmer worker advocate
Courtney Niemiec - professional soccer player, currently playing for the Western New York Flash of the National Women's Soccer League
- U.S. Women's National Team member (Swimming), 5 Time USA Swimming National Champion, 2019 NCAA National Champion (1650yd Freestyle)
: Class of 1993- Actress. Best known for her role as the elusive Nikki in the Academy Award winning film Silver Linings Playbook https://www.tvovermind.com/brea-bee/

Notable volunteers[]

D. Bruce Hanes - Former volunteer judge for the Mock Trial team.

Because of his public support of same-sex marriage, Hanes has been removed from his volunteer position effective September 17, 2013.^[2]

Notes and references[]

^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Retrieved 2009-05-23.
^ Gambino, Matthew (September 18, 2013). "Official who issued same-sex marriage licenses removed as volunteer at Catholic school". Catholic Philly. Retrieved September 18, 2013.

External links[]

[MSA-Commission_on_Secondary_Schools-1] MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Retrieved 2009-05-23.

[2] Gambino, Matthew (September 18, 2013). "Official who issued same-sex marriage licenses removed as volunteer at Catholic school". Catholic Philly. Retrieved September 18, 2013.

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