St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School

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St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School
5100 block of Magazine Street, Uptown New Orleans, 3 December 2008 01.jpg
St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School building
Address
St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School
5116 Magazine Street

New Orleans
,
Louisiana
70115

United States
Coordinates 29°55′13″N90°6′37″W / 29.92028°N 90.11028°W / 29.92028; -90.11028
Information
School type Private, All-Girls
MottoPrepped for Life
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s) St. Katharine Drexel, S.B.S.
Established2013
School districtOrleans
PresidentSister Margaret Mary Friesenhahn, S.S.N.D.
PrincipalJacob J. Owens
Grades 8–12
GenderFemale
Color(s) Gold, White and Black
   
SloganOnce a Prepper, Always a Prepper
MascotEllen the Jacket
Nickname Yellow Jackets
RivalSt. Mary's Cougars
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
AlumniXPAA
Website www.drexelprep.com
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Saint Katharine Drexel

St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School (also known as Drexel Prep or SKDP) is a private Catholic high school in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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The school is named for the late Saint Katharine Drexel. She is the first saint who was born a U.S. citizen.

History

It was established in 2013 by six alumni of Xavier University Preparatory School, who purchased the building after the previous school was closed. [2]

Location

The campus is in Uptown New Orleans. [2]

It has no affiliation with the St Katharine Drexel Catholic Church in the Garden District, which instead had a parish school, Holy Ghost School, that closed in 2015. [3]

Athletics

St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory athletics competes in the LHSAA.

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References

  1. ↑ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement" . Retrieved June 23, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Tan, Sarah (April 23, 2013). "Xavier University Prep to remain open, will be renamed after St. Katharine Drexel". The Times Picayune . Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ↑ Williams, Jessica (October 24, 2014). "Much discussion around New Orleans-area Catholic school closures, but some parents say not with them". The Times Picayune . Retrieved May 26, 2020.


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