St. Agnes Academy (Houston)
History
Pauline Gannon, a Dominican Sister, founded St. Agnes Academy in 1905. St. Agnes opened on February 11, 1906, at 3901 Fannin Street in what is now considered to be Midtown. The school was named after Saint Agnes of Rome. The school was founded as a grade one through 12 school with boarding facilities. The University of Texas and the Texas State Board of Education accredited St. Agnes in 1917. In 1939, boarding was discontinued. In 1952, St. Agnes began to serve grades 9 through 12 only. In 1963, the school moved from its Fannin Street location to its current location at 9000 Bellaire Boulevard in the Sharpstown area of Houston, Texas.
Location
In September 1963, the school moved across town to its current location at 9000 Bellaire Boulevard (near the intersection of Gessner Drive and Bellaire Boulevard). St. Agnes Academy is located adjacent to Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, a Jesuit boys' high school.
Culture
In 1974 Texas Monthly stated that St. Agnes had an image of being for "older Catholic families" since many alumnae of the school sent their daughters to attend St. Agnes. The magazine stated that students from both St. Agnes and Duchesne, another Houston-area Catholic girls' school, originated from "mostly business and professional people with money."
Notable alumnae
- Hanan Alattar (Class of 1994), operatic soprano
- Alexis Bledel (Class of 1999), actress
- Patricia Gras (Class of 1979), journalist
- Monica Youn, poet, lawyer, and professor
See also
References
- ^ http://www.st-agnes.org/html/FINAL%20School%20Profile%202015-2016%20(002).pdf
- ^ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ "Our Mission & History" St. Agnes Academy. (c)2011. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- ^ "c_sh_majorroads8x11.png." (Archive) Greater Sharpstown Management District. Retrieved on December 4, 2012.
- ^ "Chinatown." (Archive) Greater Sharpstown Management District. Retrieved on December 4, 2012. Map image, Archive
- ^ "Texas Monthly's Guide to Private Schools, Part Two". Texas Monthly. October 1974. p. 87. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
External links
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