Cascia Hall Preparatory School | |
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2520 South Yorktown Avenue , 74114 | |
Coordinates | 36°7′39″N95°57′51″W / 36.12750°N 95.96417°W |
Information | |
Type | Private, Day, College-prep |
Motto | "Veritas, Unitas, Caritas. {"Truth, Unity, and Love"} |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Augustinians) |
Established | 1926 |
Headmaster | Father Philip Cook, O.S.A |
Grades | 6–12 |
Gender | Coeducational |
Enrollment | approximately 525 (2016–17) |
Campus size | 40 acres |
Color(s) | Navy and White |
Athletics conference | OSSAA 3A/4A/5A/6A |
Mascot | Bulldog |
Team name | Commandos |
Rival | Holland Hall |
Accreditation | State of Oklahoma, Advanced Ed |
Newspaper | The Cascian |
Yearbook | The Towers |
Tuition | $14,075 (for 2017–18) |
Director of Upper School | Shawn Gammill |
Athletic Director | Dave Reiter |
Website | http://www.casciahall.com |
Cascia Hall Preparatory School is an Augustinian Roman Catholic coeducational College-preparatory day school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is a member of the Augustinian Secondary Education Association. It is one of Tulsa's three Catholic high schools, with Bishop Kelley High School and Holy Family Classical School.
Cascia Hall was founded by the Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, of the Order of Saint Augustine, in 1926 at its current location, a 40-acre (160,000 m2) campus at 2520 South Yorktown Avenue in midtown Tulsa. [1] The school's first headmaster was Francis A. Driscoll, who had previously been president of Villanova College (now Villanova University). [2] The school is named after St. Rita of Cascia.
Cascia Hall was an all-male day school, which accepted boarders, until 1986, when it ceased to take boarders, added a middle school, and became a coeducational day school for grades 6-12. It has a total enrollment of about 525, about 45% of whom are Roman Catholic. Cascia Hall follows the Augustinian tradition of education, which traces its heritage to the educational philosophy of Saint Augustine of Hippo.
Various sports are offered including:
Fall Sports - cheerleading (middle and upper school), cross country (middle and upper school), football (middle and upper school), and volleyball (middle and upper school).
Winter Sports - basketball (middle and upper school), swimming and wrestling (middle and upper school).
Spring Sports - baseball (upper school), golf (middle and upper school), lacrosse (middle and upper school), soccer (upper school), tennis (middle and upper school), and track (middle and upper school).
Cascia Hall offers programs in theater, music, visual arts, and speech and debate.
Notable people who attended, or were otherwise associated with, Cascia Hall include:
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