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Cascia Hall Preparatory School

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 m) campus at 2520 South Yorktown Avenue in midtown Tulsa. The school's first headmaster was Francis A. Driscoll, who had previously been president of Villanova College. The school is named after St. 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.

Athletics

Various sports are offered including football, cross country running, basketball, golf, soccer, and tennis.

Fine and performing arts

Cascia Hall offers programs in theater, music, visual arts, and speech and debate.

Notable people

Notable people who attended, or were otherwise associated with, Cascia Hall include:

References

  1. ^ Viewbook at Cascia Hall official website .
  2. ^ "Rev. Francis A. Driscoll, O.S.A. (1889-1945)" at Augustinians of the Midwest website (retrieved February 5, 2009)
  3. ^ "Midwest Augustinians celebrating 75th anniversary with Tulsa event | Education | tulsaworld.com".
  4. ^ 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, August 17, 2007.
  5. ^ 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).
  6. ^ "Boardmember in the Spotlight" Oklahoma Cities and Towns (June 2005) , pp. 5,6
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ Natasha Washington, "All You Need Is Lovie" Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, TulsaPeople (March 2007)
  9. ^ Rita Sherrow, "Former Tulsan gets seven-show appearance on 'Grey's Anatomy'", Tulsa World, November 18, 2007
  10. ^ John D. Ferguson "Cascia Great Inducted", Tulsa World, December 15, 2008