Immaculate Heart High School (Los Angeles)
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Immaculate Heart High School is a Catholic
, all-girl, college preparatory school
located in the Los Feliz neighborhood in Los Angeles, California
, at the intersection of Franklin Avenue
and Western Avenue. There are 200 students in the middle school (grades 6-8) and 521 in the high school (grades 9-12). It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
. It was founded in 1906 by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
. The graduation ceremony for the senior class is held at the Hollywood Bowl
.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
, all-girl, college preparatory school
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
located in the Los Feliz neighborhood in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, at the intersection of Franklin Avenue
Franklin Avenue (Los Angeles)
Franklin Avenue is a street in Los Angeles. It is the northernmost street in Hollywood, north of Hollywood Boulevard and south of the Hollywood Hills, and later Los Feliz Boulevard....
and Western Avenue. There are 200 students in the middle school (grades 6-8) and 521 in the high school (grades 9-12). It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of California. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the archdiocese comprises the California counties of Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the...
. It was founded in 1906 by the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary are a Catholic teaching order for women...
. The graduation ceremony for the senior class is held at the Hollywood Bowl
Hollywood Bowl
The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheater in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California, United States that is used primarily for music performances...
.
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