Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School
Address
2900 West Pico Boulevard Byzantine-Latino Quarter, Los Angeles , Los Angeles County , California 90006 United States
Coordinates	34°2′48″N 118°18′12″W / 34.04667°N 118.30333°W / 34.04667; -118.30333
Information
Type	Private, All-Female
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1923
Status	Open
Principal	Robyn Carroll
Grades	9-12
Color(s)	White and Maroon
Athletics conference	Horizon League; CIF Southern Section
Mascot	Wildcat
Team name	Wildcats
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges[1]
Tuition	$8,044 (2019-2020)
Athletic Director:	Daiman Johnson
Website	bishopconatyloretto.org

Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School is a Catholic, archdiocesan, all-female high school located in the Byzantine-Latino Quarter of Los Angeles, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

History

John Joseph Cantwell founded Los Angeles Catholic Girls’ High School in 1923. The faculty was composed of nuns from six Religious Orders:  Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Sisters of Mercy, Sisters of the Holy Cross, Sisters of the Presentation of Mary and Sisters of Loretto. This collaboration combined the strength of many teaching sisterhoods and maintained Catholic education at its highest standard. The Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVMs) from Dubuque, Iowa, served at the school from 1940 to 1965. The school was dedicated in memory of Thomas James Conaty in recognition of his zeal for Catholic education. The school was renamed Bishop Conaty Memorial High School in 1955.

Our Lady of Loretto High School was opened in September, 1949 during the episcopate of James Francis McIntyre.  Cardinal McIntyre had just begun a building campaign for Catholic high schools throughout the Archdiocese. Our Lady of Loretto was the first school to be opened during this campaign. During its forty-year history, the school offered a curriculum of studies that challenged young women to meet their educational goals and to reach their fullest potential.

Changing community and times necessitated merging two schools to enable the Archdiocese to preserve the mission it began in 1923. In July, 1994 the school was officially named Bishop Conaty – Our Lady of Loretto High School. Over the years, the strengths, Christian mission and traditions developed, preparing young women for their roles in the world.

Location

The school is located at 2900 West Pico Boulevard in the Byzantine-Latino Quarter of Los Angeles.

It is one block from both Saint Sophia Cathedral and St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church and a short walk from Loyola High School.

Athletics

Basketball: Horizon League Champions 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019; CIF Southern Section Division Finalist 2007, 2019

Volleyball: Horizon League Champions 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2017; CIF Southern Section Division Finalist 2008, 2013

Soccer: Horizon League Champions 2012, 2014

Notable Alumnae

• Frances (Corita) Kent, class of 1936, educator, artist
• Sr. Callista Roy, class of 1957, nurse theorist
• Pilar Seurat (Rita Hernandez), class of 1957, actress
• Marilyn White, class of 1962, Olympian
• Adrienne Fuzee, class of 1968, artist, curator
• Maria Elena Salinas, class of 1973, journalist