Little_Flower_Catholic_High_School_for_Girls

Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls

Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls

Private, all-female school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

This article is about the school in Philadelphia. For other schools, see Little Flower High School (disambiguation).

Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls is a Catholic high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It is named after Saint Therese de Lisieux and is located in the Hunting Park section of North Philadelphia. Little Flower publishes one of the most award-winning high school newspapers in the archdiocese, The Theresian. [citation needed]

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Little Flower High School consists of roughly 700 girls and 7 boys. The boys are a part of Little Flower's ESOL Program (English for Speakers of Other Languages). The school's Alma Mater is sung by the students at a number of different events throughout the school year, including dances, proms, and assemblies.

Athletics

  • Fall Sports - Cross Country, Golf, Field Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball
  • Winter Sports - Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Indoor Track, Swimming
  • Spring Sports - Softball, Lacrosse, Track, and Field

Notable alumnae

  • Christine Nangle - Comedy writer and performer. Best known for The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live, and Inside Amy Schumer.
  • Evelyn Mattern - American Roman Catholic nun and farmer worker advocate
  • Courtney Niemiec - professional soccer player, currently playing for the Western New York Flash of the National Women's Soccer League
  • Allyson McHugh - U.S. Women's National Team member (Swimming), 5 Time USA Swimming National Champion, 2019 NCAA National Champion (1650yd Freestyle)
  • Brea Bee: Class of 1993- Actress. Best known for her role as the elusive Nikki in the Academy Award winning film Silver Linings Playbook https://www.tvovermind.com/brea-bee/
  • Sister Mary Scullion - Sisters of Mercy, Little Flower Class of 1971, is Philadelphia’s nationally renowned expert on homelessness.

Notable volunteers

Because of his public support of same-sex marriage, Hanes has been removed from his volunteer position effective September 17, 2013.[2]

See also

Notes and references

  1. [1]
    MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  2. [2]
    Gambino, Matthew (September 18, 2013). "Official who issued same-sex marriage licenses removed as volunteer at Catholic school". Catholic Philly. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
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