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St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School

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Coordinates: 29°55′13″N 90°6′37″W / 29.92028°N 90.11028°W / 29.92028; -90.11028
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St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School
St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School building
Address
Map
5116 Magazine Street

New Orleans
,
Louisiana
70115

United States
Coordinates29°55′13″N 90°6′37″W / 29.92028°N 90.11028°W / 29.92028; -90.11028
Information
School typePrivate, 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
Grades8–12
GenderFemale
Color(s)Gold, White and Black
     
SloganOnce a Prepper, Always a Prepper
MascotEllen the Jacket
NicknameYellow Jackets
RivalSt. Mary's Cougars
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
AlumniXPAA
Websitewww.drexelprep.com
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.

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

History

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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

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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

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St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory athletics competes in the LHSAA.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. ^ a b Tan, Sarah (2013-04-23). "Xavier University Prep to remain open, will be renamed after St. Katharine Drexel". The Times Picayune. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. ^ Williams, Jessica (2014-10-24). "Much discussion around New Orleans-area Catholic school closures, but some parents say not with them". The Times Picayune. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
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