St. Catherine's School (Richmond, Virginia)

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St. Catherine's School
Address
St. Catherine's School (Richmond, Virginia)
6001 Grove Avenue

,
23226

United States
Coordinates 37°34′16″N77°31′17″W / 37.57111°N 77.52139°W / 37.57111; -77.52139
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Type Private, day, college-prep
MottoQuæ Teneamus Perdimus,
Quæ Demus Nobis Sunt (Latin)
(What we keep we lose;
what we give remains our own.)
Denomination Episcopal
Established1890
Oversight Episcopal Diocese of Virginia
Head of schoolCindy L. Trask
Teaching staff103.5 (on a FTE basis)
Grades Early Learners (age 3)12
Gender Girls
Enrollment978, including 30 junior kindergarten (2016-17)
Student to teacher ratio9.1
Color(s)Gold and white  
Athletics conference Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association
Nickname Saints
Rival The Collegiate School
YearbookThe Quair
Website www.st.catherines.org
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Location6001 Grove Ave., Richmond, Virginia
Area14.9 acres (6.0 ha)
Built1917
Architect Hobart Upjohn
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 07000400 [2]
VLR No.127-5886
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 04, 2007
Designated VLRMarch 7, 2007 [3]

St. Catherine's School is an independent Episcopal diocesan school in Richmond, Virginia, USA. It is the oldest private, all-girls school in Richmond and the only independent all-girls school in Virginia for age 3 to grade 12. St. Catherine's is the sister school to St. Christopher's. The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register in 2008.

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History

St. Catherine's was founded in 1890 by Virginia Randolph Ellett during the middle of Richmond's New South movement.

In 1917, the school was incorporated and moved to its present site in the Westhampton area of Richmond. It was sold to the Episcopal Church in 1920 and renamed for St. Catherine, the patron saint of young women, especially those undergoing education.

St. Catherine’s School is an independent PK-12 school dedicated to the education of girls. St. Catherine's equips students with the intellect and courage needed to enter the changing world with a confident voice and a sure-footed expectation that they are prepared for a life without limits.

Located in the heart of Richmond, Virginia, St. Catherine’s provides a modern, well-rounded educational experience rooted in more than a century of history and tradition. From its revolutionary past to the dynamic present, St. Catherine’s has always focused on preparing students for a boundless future. [4]

The School Motto is "What we keep we lose; only what we give remains our own." [5]


The school has produced at least three newspapers: The Scrap Basket, Odds 'n' Ends and Arcadian. The longest running being The Arcadian, which was published from 1940 to 2007. [6]

Notable alumnae

Notable faculty

References

  1. "Mission and Core Values". St. Catherine's.
    - "St. Catherines School". National Centre for Education Statistics. US Department of Education. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 13 March 2009.
  3. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  4. https://www.st.catherines.org/about/who-we-are
  5. https://www.st.catherines.org/about/who-we-are
  6. Rogers, Kyle (2019). "St. Catherine's School Newspapers On Virginia Chronicle". The UncommonWealth: Voices from the Library of Virginia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  7. Durden, Douglas (6 July 2007). "Horses+Travel='Equitrekking'". Richmond.com. Retrieved 10 September 2011.(Class of 1997)
  8. Smith, Leanne E. "Emily Tapscott Clark (ca. 1890–1953)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 10 October 2024.