Ramona Convent Secondary School

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Ramona Convent Secondary School
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View of the school in 1956
Location
Ramona Convent Secondary School
1701 West Ramona Road

Alhambra
,
(Los Angeles County)
,
California
91803

United States
Coordinates 34°4′24″N118°8′23.35″W / 34.07333°N 118.1398194°W / 34.07333; -118.1398194
Information
Type Private
Religious affiliation Roman Catholic
Patron saint Joan of Arc
Established1889
PresidentSr. Kathleen Callaway
PrincipalJose Alberto Chavarria
Grades 9-12
Gender Girls
Enrollment300
Campus size19 acres (77,000 m2)
Colors White and Gold   
Team name Tigers
Accreditation Western Association of Schools and Colleges [1] Western Catholic Education Association
AffiliationNational Coalition of Girls Schools, National Catholic Education Association
Alumniover 5,700
Associate Principal CurriculumHalina Szymanski
Admissions DirectorVeronica Puente-Smith
Athletic DirectorRebecca Lamas
Dean of StudentsValerie Green
Website http://www.ramonaconvent.org
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Ramona Convent Secondary School is a private, Catholic, college preparatory school for girls grades 9–12, located in Alhambra, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. Established in 1889, Ramona is one of the oldest continually operating schools in the same location in California. Ramona is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the Western Catholic Education Association and was a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence recipient in 1993 and 1998. Ramona was voted "Best Catholic School" in the San Gabriel Valley Readers' Choice Awards in 2018 and again in 2019.

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High school program

99–100% of Ramona graduates enter college directly after graduation. [2] Ramona has a college-prep program with Advanced Placement, Honors, Arts, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), and elective courses, including the AP Capstone Program with its emphasis on college-level research, writing, presentation skills, and AP Computer Science Principles.

Co-curricular activities

More than 30 clubs and student organizations are offered including the California Scholarship Federation, the National Honor Society, the International Cultural Society, Interact, the International Thespian Society, the Peace and Justice Society, the Art Club, the Science Club, Book Buddies, and others.

Theater, music, and dance performances are presented throughout the year. Ramona's FIRST Robotics Competition team, one of only a few all-girl teams in competition, is sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Caltech, SpaceX and generous benefactors. As a member of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary School Network of Schools, Ramona students participate in the Youth Justice Forum, a solutions-oriented youth conference that includes high school students from the United States, Canada, and Africa.

Ramona athletes complete on 13 teams in seven sports: basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, swimming, track & field, and volleyball, in the Horizon League under the California Interscholastic Federation.

Notable alumni

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  2. ↑ "STUDENT LIFE ~ Ramona Convent Secondary School". Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Lucille Roybal-Allard – Celebrity information". www.mysticgames.com. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Answers - the Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions". Answers.com .
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