Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls | |
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1000 West Lycoming Street , 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 |
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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.