Academy of the Sacred Heart (New Orleans)

Academy of the Sacred Heart "The Rosary"
Academy of the Sacred Heart
Location
4521 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans , (Orleans Parish) , Louisiana 70115 United States
Coordinates	29°55′37″N90°6′14″W / 29.92694°N 90.10389°W / 29.92694; -90.10389
Information
Type	Private
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Established	1867
Founder	Saint Philippine Duchesne
Upper School Division Head	Julie Boyd
Head of school	Gretchen Kane
Grades	Pre-K - 12 grade
Gender	Girls
Age range	Age 1-Grade 12
School roll	750
Colors	Red and White [1]
Athletics conference	LHSAA
Mascot	Cardinals [1]
Accreditation	ISASW
Yearbook	Souvenons-Nous
Tuition	$22,105 (2023-24, high school)
Affiliation	Network of Sacred Heart Schools
Dean of students	Nicole Janz (Middle Sch) Shannon Salmon (Upper Sch) Jennifer Adams (Lower Sch)
Director of admission	Ashley Zito
Director of athletics	Sue Bower
Website	ashrosary.org

From the gates

Gates and archway

Gates and archway

Convent of the Rosary, 1900

The Academy of the Sacred Heart is a private Catholic high school in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located within the Archdiocese of New Orleans and was established in 1867 by the Society of the Sacred Heart. ^[2]

Athletics

Academy of the Sacred Heart athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Alumnae

• Mignon Faget, jewelry designer based in her native New Orleans, Louisiana ^[3]
• Lucy Faust, American actress ^[4]
• Martha Gilmore Robinson, women's rights and civic activist ^{[5] [6]}
• Desirée Rogers, American corporate executive, former White House Social Secretary for President Barack Obama's office and chief executive officer of Johnson Publishing Company ^[7]
• Cokie Roberts, American journalist and author ^[8]

Notes and references

1. "Academy of the Sacred Heart-New Orleans High School" (PDF). LHSAA.org. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
2. "History - Academy of the Sacred Heart (LA)".
3. "Background". Mignon Faget.
4. "Lucy Faust". StageClick.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
5. Souther, J. Mark (October 1, 2006). New Orleans on Parade: Tourism and the Transformation of the Crescent City (Making the Modern South). LSU Press. pp. 57–58. ISBN   978-0-8071-3193-0 . Retrieved September 16, 2016.
6. "Martha Gilmore Robinson | Entries | KnowLA, Encyclopedia of Louisiana". Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
7. "From the White House to Ebony, Desiree Rogers a social and business dynamo" . Houma Today .
8. "Remembering Cokie Roberts". RSCJ.org. September 18, 2019.