Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls
Address
1000 West Lycoming Street Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19140 United States
Coordinates	40°0′48″N 75°8′38″W / 40.01333°N 75.14389°W / 40.01333; -75.14389Coordinates: 40°0′48″N 75°8′38″W / 40.01333°N 75.14389°W / 40.01333; -75.14389
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[1]
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	Tim McCartney
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 sung by the students at a number of different events throughout the school year, including dances, proms, and assemblies.

Athletics

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

Notable alumnae

• Christine Nangle - 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
• Allyson McHugh - U.S. Women's National Team member (Swimming), 5 Time USA Swimming National Champion, 2019 NCAA National Champion (1650yd Freestyle)
• Brea Bee: 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/
• Sister Mary Scullion - Sisters of Mercy, Little Flower Class of 1971, is Philadelphia’s nationally renowned expert on homelessness.

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]