St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School

St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School
St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School building
Location
5116 Magazine Street

New Orleans
,
Louisiana
70115

United States
Coordinates29°55′13″N 90°6′37″W / 29.92028°N 90.11028°W / 29.92028; -90.11028
Information
School typePrivate, All-Girls
MottoPrepped for Life
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)St. Katharine Drexel, S.B.S.
Established2013
School districtOrleans
PresidentSister Margaret Mary Friesenhahn, S.S.N.D.
PrincipalJacob J. Owens
Grades8–12
GenderFemale
Color(s)Gold, White and Black
     
SloganOnce a Prepper, Always a Prepper
MascotEllen the Jacket
NicknameYellow Jackets
RivalSt. Mary's Cougars
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
AlumniXPAA
Websitewww.drexelprep.com
Saint Katharine Drexel

St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School (also known as Drexel Prep or SKDP) is a private Catholic high school in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Description

It was established in 2013 by six alumni of Xavier University Preparatory School, who purchased the building after the previous school was closed.[2] The school is named for St. Katharine Drexel and remains on the campus of the former school in Uptown New Orleans.[2]

Drexel Prep has no affiliation with St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church in the Garden District, which instead had a parish school, Holy Ghost School, that closed in 2015.[3]

Drexel Prep students compete in the Louisiana High School Athletic Association.

See also

References

  1. ^ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Tan, Sarah (April 23, 2013). "Xavier University Prep to remain open, will be renamed after St. Katharine Drexel". The Times Picayune. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Williams, Jessica (October 24, 2014). "Much discussion around New Orleans-area Catholic school closures, but some parents say not with them". The Times Picayune. Retrieved May 26, 2020.


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