St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School
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.
Location
The campus is in Uptown New Orleans.
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.
Athletics
St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory athletics competes in the LHSAA.
See also
References
- ^ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved June 23, 2009.
- ^ Tan, Sarah (April 23, 2013). "Xavier University Prep to remain open, will be renamed after St. Katharine Drexel". The Times Picayune. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Jessica (October 24, 2014). "Much discussion around New Orleans-area Catholic school closures, but some parents say not with them". The Times Picayune. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
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