Immaculata Preparatory School

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Immaculata Preparatory School
Immaculata seal.png
Location
Washington, D.C. (1905–1986)
Rockville, Maryland (1986–1991)

United States
Information
Other namesImmaculata Seminary
Immaculata High School
Immaculata Junior College
Immaculata College High School
Type Private, college-prep
MottoVirtus cum Scientia
(Virtue and Knowledge United)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Established1905
Closed1991
School district Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools
Gender Girls
Color(s)  Blue
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
NewspaperThe Immaculata News
YearbookGuerin
Website www.immaculatadc.org

Immaculata Preparatory School was a private all-girls school that operated in the Washington, D.C. area from 1905 to 1991.

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History

Immaculata Seminary was opened by the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1905 in the Tenleytown neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

After plans were made to close the school and sell the campus to American University in 1984, a group of parents successfully sued the Sisters of Providence in order to keep the school open. Immaculata then moved to Rockville, Maryland, where it operated as "Immaculata College High School" until 1991. [1]

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References

  1. "History of Immaculata in Washington, D.C." April 24, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
  2. McIntire, Mike; Qiu, Linda; Eder, Steve; Kelly, Kate (September 28, 2018). "At Times, Kavanaugh's Defense Misleads or Veers Off Point". The New York Times . Retrieved October 27, 2019.