St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School
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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
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.
See also
- Black Catholicism
- Katharine Drexel
References
- ^ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
- School Website
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- Walter L. Cohen College Prep HS (of New Orleans College Prep)
- Lusher Charter
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