Cascia Hall Preparatory School
Private school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
Cascia Hall Preparatory School Cascia Hall
2520 South Yorktown Avenue
74114
Coordinates 36°7′39″N 95°57′51″W / 36.12750°N 95.96417°W / 36.12750; -95.96417 Type Private , Day , College-prep Motto "Veritas, Unitas, Caritas. {"Truth, Unity, and Love"} Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Augustinians )Denomination Augustinian Patron saint(s) St. Rita of Cascia Established August, 1926 Dean Lee Mayberry Upper School Principal Shawn Gammill Middle School Principal Todd Goldsmith Headmaster Fr. Phillip Cook O.S.A. Grades 6 –12 Gender Coeducational Enrollment 544 (2023–24) • Grade 6 59 • Grade 7 79 • Grade 8 47 • Grade 9 98 • Grade 10 74 • Grade 11 102 • Grade 12 85 Language English Hours in school day 7 Campus size 40 acres Campus type Suburban Color(s) Navy and White Slogan We are CH Athletics conference OSSAA 3A/4A/5A/6AMascot Bulldog Team name Commandos Rival Holland Hall, Bishop Kelley Accreditation State of Oklahoma, Advanced Ed Newspaper The Cascian Yearbook The Towers Tuition $17,550 (for 2023–24) Feeder to Villanova University Website http://www.casciahall.com
Cascia Hall Preparatory School is an Augustinian coeducational college preparatory day school in Tulsa, Oklahoma . It is a member of the Augustinian Secondary Education Association . It is one of Tulsa's three Catholic high schools, with Bishop Kelley High School and Holy Family Classical School.
History
Cascia Hall was founded by the Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, of the Order of Saint Augustine , in 1926 at its current location, a 40-acre (160,000 m2 ) campus at 2520 South Yorktown Avenue in midtown Tulsa.[ 1] Villanova College .[ 2] Rita of Cascia .
Cascia Hall was an all-male day school, which accepted boarders, until 1986, when it ceased to take boarders, added a middle school , and became a coeducational day school for grades 6-12. It has a total enrollment of about 525, about 45% of whom are Roman Catholic. Cascia Hall follows the Augustinian tradition of education, which traces its heritage to the educational philosophy of Saint Augustine of Hippo .[citation needed
Athletics
Various sports are offered including football, cross country running, basketball, golf, soccer, and tennis.[citation needed
Cascia Hall offers programs in theater, music, visual arts, and speech and debate.[citation needed
Notable people
Notable people who attended, or were otherwise associated with, Cascia Hall include:
G. T. Bynum , mayor of Tulsa[ 3] John F. Reif , Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme CourtBill Hader , actor/comedian.[ 4] Frank Keating , Governor of Oklahoma[ 5] Bill LaFortune , Mayor of Tulsa[ 6] Robert J. LaFortune , Mayor of Tulsa, 1970-78[ 7] Gailard Sartain , actor (attended Cascia Hall, but graduated from Will Rogers High School )G. G. Smith , college basketball head coach, High Point University Lovie Smith , NFL and college football head coach (assistant football coach at Cascia Hall 1981–1982)[ 8] Lauren Stamile , professional actress.[ 9] Iciss Tillis , professional women's basketball player[ 10] Blake Towsley , contestant on 11th season of Survivor R. A. Lafferty , American science fiction and fantasy writerGordon Todd Skinner , drug dealer and convicted kidnapper
References
^ Viewbook at Cascia Hall official website [permanent dead link ] ^ "Rev. Francis A. Driscoll, O.S.A. (1889-1945)" at Augustinians of the Midwest website (retrieved February 5, 2009)^ "Midwest Augustinians celebrating 75th anniversary with Tulsa event | Education | tulsaworld.com" .^ Michael Smith, "Super Glad: Native Tulsan Bill Hader moves from ‘SNL’ success to big-budget film roles" Archived 2008-04-19 at the Wayback Machine , Tulsa World
^ Kent A. Schell, Francis Anthony Keating II bio Archived 2010-07-18 at the Wayback Machine at Oklahoma Historical Society Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived January 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (retrieved February 5, 2009).
^ "Boardmember in the Spotlight" Oklahoma Cities and Towns (June 2005)[permanent dead link ]
^ Dianna Everett, Robert James LaFortune bio Archived March 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at Oklahoma Historical Society Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived January 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (retrieved February 5, 2009)
^ Natasha Washington, "All You Need Is Lovie" Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine , TulsaPeople (March 2007)
^ Rita Sherrow, "Former Tulsan gets seven-show appearance on 'Grey's Anatomy'" , Tulsa World
^ John D. Ferguson "Cascia Great Inducted" , Tulsa World
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