Cornelia Connelly School of the Holy Child Jesus (Connelly), was a Catholic college-preparatory high school for girls in Anaheim, California, the only such independent school in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. It operated from 1961 to 2020.[3]
| Cornelia Connelly School | |
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| Address | |
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2323 West Broadway , , 92804 | |
| Coordinates | 33°49′46″N 117°57′51″W / 33.82944°N 117.96417°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, All-Female |
| Motto | Lead, Serve, Inspire |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic[1] |
| Patron saint(s) | Cornelia Connelly |
| Established | 1961 |
| Founder | Sisters of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus |
| Closed | 2020 |
| Superintendent | Greg Dhuyvetter |
| Head of school | Jacqueline Sienkowski |
| Campus Minister | Cathy Townsend |
| Teaching staff | 16.6 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12[1] |
| Enrollment | 163[1] (2015-2016) |
| Average class size | 15 |
| Color(s) | Maroon and white |
| Athletics conference | San Joaquin League |
| Team name | Koalas |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges[2] WCEA, CAIS |
| Tuition | $15,900 (2019–2020) |
| Affiliation | Holy Child Network of Schools |
| Website | connellyschoolanaheim |
At the time of its closure, Connelly enrolled 124 girls,[4] and was accredited to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and Western Catholic Educational Association among others.[5]
History
editThe school was established in 1961 by the Sisters of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, and named after Cornelia Connelly, founder of that Roman Catholic religious institute. It was one of thirteen Holy Child schools in the world, and through the Holy Child Exchange Program, students could spend part of their school year at other Holy Child schools in the U.S., England, Ireland, or Ghana.[6]
Connelly's Board of Trustees voted in October 2019 to close the school permanently at the end of the 2019–20 academic year, citing "years of diminishing enrollment, increased debt, and shortfalls in fundraising efforts."[7]
Notable alumnae
edit- Nancy Barry '67 - Founder and President of Women's World Banking[8]
- Gihan Ibrahim '05 - Egyptian citizen journalist and revolutionary socialist[9]
- Casey Johnson '08 - Swimmer for the US at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, winning the bronze medal in freestyle relay; swimmer for the US at the 2008 Summer Paralympics[10]
- Mary Kay Letourneau - teacher convicted of raping her 12-year-old student.[11]
Notes and references
edit- ^ a b c d "CORNELIA CONNELLY SCHOOL", Private School Universe Survey, National Center for Education Statistics, retrieved 15 May 2019
- ^ WASC-ACS, WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools, archived from the original on 2009-08-14, retrieved 2009-06-05
- ^ Board of Trustees & Cornelia Connelly School of the Holy Child (November 7, 2019), "Cornelia Connelly High School to Close at End of 2019–2020 Academic Year", OCCatholic.com, retrieved September 22, 2020
- ^ Goulding, Susan Christian (October 4, 2019), "Facing shortfall, Connelly School announces plans to close — but not everyone's giving up", The Orange County Register, retrieved September 22, 2020
- ^ CCS, "Accreditations", Cornelia Connelly School website, retrieved September 22, 2020
- ^ CCS, "Holy Child Network of Schools", Cornelia Connelly School website, retrieved 2020-09-22
- ^ CCS, "Statement from Board of Trustees Cornelia Connelly School of the Holy Child" (PDF), Cornelia Connelly School website, retrieved 2020-09-22
- ^ "Notable Alumnae", Cornelia Connelly School website, retrieved 2020-09-22
- ^ "Gigi Ibrahim '05". Cornelia Connelly High School. Archived from the original on 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
- ^ United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee, "Casey Johnson", Team USA, archived from the original on January 1, 2016, retrieved 2020-09-23
- ^ Ph.D, Steven Chermak; Ph.D, Frankie Y. Bailey (25 January 2016). Crimes of the Centuries: Notorious Crimes, Criminals, and Criminal Trials in American History [3 volumes]: Notorious Crimes, Criminals, and Criminal Trials in American History. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781610695947 – via Google Books.
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