St. Francis Academy (San Antonio)

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St. Francis Academy was an all-girls' Catholic senior high school in southern San Antonio, Texas. [1] [2]

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The Sisters of Saint Francis opened the school in 1960. [3] The school closed in 2002, [4] due to financial issues. It was the fifth Catholic school to be scheduled to close in a 10-year period ending in January 2002. After Saint Francis shut down, there were two all-girls' Catholic high schools remaining in San Antonio, [5] though neither in southern nor western San Antonio. [6]

The John H. Wood, Jr. Charter School System (now known as Braination) reopened the campus as a charter school in 2003. [7]

In the 2009-2010 school year Holy Cross of San Antonio, a previously all boys' secondary Catholic school serving the same areas that St. Francis did, opened its enrollment to girls. [6]

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  1. ↑ "High Schools" (Archive). Catholic Schools Office, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio. February 22, 2001. Retrieved on December 27, 2015. "School: St. Francis Academy (9-12) Address: 1807 Centennial Ave., San Antonio, TX 78211"
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Saint Francis Academy" (Archive). Saint Francis Academy. May 1, 2001. Retrieved on December 27, 2015. "We strive to educate young women in the spirit of ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI."
  3. ↑ Rangel, Susan. "St. Francis Academy leaves behind legacy." La Prensa de San Antonio . January 27, 2002. "The Southside academy founded in 1960 by the school Sisters of St.[...]"
  4. ↑ Levy, Abe. "Two Catholic schools closing" (Archive). San Antonio Express-News . Friday February 17, 2012. Retrieved on December 27, 2015.
  5. ↑ Gutierrez, Bridget. "Financial burdens force decision to close St. Francis Expected shutdown will leave only two all-girls Catholic high schools in San Antonio." San Antonio Express-News . January 18, 2002. Section: Metro / South Texas. Document ID: 0F122A0D4A4F2B85. "One of San Antonio's three all-girls Catholic high schools is expected to shut down at the end of the academic year, becoming the second Catholic campus to fold in as many years and the fifth in the past decade."
  6. 1 2 "2001-Present" (Archive). Holy Cross of San Antonio. Retrieved on December 27, 2015.
  7. ↑ "John H. Wood, Jr. Charter School System reopens St. Francis Academy." La Prensa de San Antonio . August 14, 2002. Retrieved on December 27, 2015.

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