Sacred Heart Catholic School (Morrilton, Arkansas)

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Sacred Heart Catholic School
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Sacred Heart Catholic School (Morrilton, Arkansas)
106 North St. Joseph Street

,
Conway County
,
Arkansas
72110

United States
Coordinates 35°9′9″N92°44′28.56″W / 35.15250°N 92.7412667°W / 35.15250; -92.7412667 Coordinates: 35°9′9″N92°44′28.56″W / 35.15250°N 92.7412667°W / 35.15250; -92.7412667
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School type Private, Secondary
MottoEnlightening Minds, Enriching Souls, and Inspiring Hearts Since 1879
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established1879(143 years ago) (1879)
School district Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock
CEEB code 041720
PrincipalBuddy Greeson [1]
Grades K12
Color(s)Red and white
  
MascotKnight
Website www.sacredheartmorrilton.org

Sacred Heart High School is a private, K-12 Roman Catholic school in Morrilton, Arkansas established in 1879.

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Description

Sacred Heart School is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock was founded in 1879, serving grades 1 through 8. The high school was opened in 1923. [2]

Sports

Sacred Heart School is a member of the Arkansas Activities Association. The school fields teams in boys' and girls' basketball, softball, baseball, golf, cross country, and cheerleading. The girls' basketball team won the Class A State Championship in 2006 and 2007.

Mascot

Sacred Heart School was known as the Rebels beginning in 1962. [3] Prior to that they had been known as the Gridders and Panthers. The school began feeling pressure to change the mascot as early as 1991. Beginning in 2005 the school began removing iconography that included images of the Johnny Reb mascot and the Confederate Battle Flag. In December 2020 leadership in the school took nominations for a new mascot. Three potential mascots were introduced to be voted on by the school's patrons, Knights, Express, and Cardinals. [4] On February 26, 2021, the school announced it had chosen Knights to be the school's new mascot beginning in the 2021–2022 school year. [5]

Notes and references

  1. School, Sacred Heart Catholic. "Sacred Heart Catholic School: Home". www.sacredheartmorrilton.org. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  2. School, Sacred Heart Catholic. "Sacred Heart Catholic School: Home". www.sacredheartmorrilton.org. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
  3. School, Sacred Heart Catholic. "Sacred Heart's New Mascot: the History and Process". www.sacredheartmorrilton.org. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  4. "Sacred Heart announces three finalists for new mascot". www.kvom.com. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  5. School, Sacred Heart Catholic. "Sacred Heart Announces New Mascot for 2021-2022". www.sacredheartmorrilton.org. Retrieved 2021-02-26.

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