Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls

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Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls
Address
Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls
1000 West Lycoming Street

,
19140

United States
Coordinates 40°0′48″N75°8′38″W / 40.01333°N 75.14389°W / 40.01333; -75.14389
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Type Private, All-Female
MottoVigilate et Orate
(Watch and Pray)
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)St Therese of Lisieux
Established1941
PresidentMrs. Kristie Hughes Dugan
PrincipalMs. Kathleen Thérèse Radebaugh
Grades 9-12
Color(s) Maroon and White   
MascotSentinel
Nickname LF
Team nameSentinels
RivalSt.Hubert's
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
PublicationLiterary Garland
NewspaperTheresian
YearbookGarland
Tuition$8,000
Alumniover 36,000
Director of PhilanthropyAmy Steinmetz Carthy, '87
Director of Institutional AdvancementS. Joan Ames, IHM
Admissions DirectorKia Benjamin
Athletic DirectorTim McCartney
Website littleflowerhighschool.org

Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls is a Catholic high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It is named after Saint Therese de Lisieux and is located in the Hunting Park section of North Philadelphia. Little Flower publishes one of the most award-winning high school newspapers in the archdiocese, The Theresian. [ citation needed ]

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Little Flower High 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.

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Notable alumnae

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Notes and references

  1. MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools" . Retrieved May 23, 2009.
  2. Gambino, Matthew (September 18, 2013). "Official who issued same-sex marriage licenses removed as volunteer at Catholic school". Catholic Philly. Retrieved September 18, 2013.