Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls
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Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls is a Catholic
high school
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. It is named after Saint Therese de Lisieux
.
It has one of the most award-winning high school newspapers in the archdiocese, The Theresian.
It is also one of the proudest and most spirited high schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
It consists of roughly 700 girls and 20 boys. The boys are a part of Little Flower's ESOL Program (English for Speakers of Other Languages). Little Flower's Mascot is a Sentinel
. The school's Alma Mater is constantly sung by the students at a number of different events throughout the school year, including dances and proms.
We pledge our all to God and you, under Mary's mantle blue,
Our faith is anchored here, with love that, will light your years,
Staunch hearts will ever sing in praise of you....
(Chorus)
Hail to you Little Flower hail,
Pride of all our love will not fail,
Guide us and keep us safe through the years,
Bring us your children brave through all fears.
Onward we will march foursquare,
Vanguard of truth to do and to dare,
We to you our pledge renew, Fore'r we'll be true!
Little Flower we glory to see
Your colors gleam in the sunlight,
Maroon for love and loyalty,
Snowy White for purity.
Proud we your banner fling,
EXULTANT your praises sing,
We march on strong with trust in God above...
(Chorus)
Hail to you Little Flower hail,
Pride of all our love will not fail,
Guide us and keep us safe through the years,
Bring us your children brave through all fears.
Onward we will march foursquare,
Vanguard of truth to do and to dare,
We to you our pledge renew, Fore'r we'll be true!
WE WILL BE TRUE!!!!!!
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"...
high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. It is named after Saint Therese de Lisieux
Thérèse de Lisieux
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux , or Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, born Marie-Françoise-Thérèse Martin, was a French Carmelite nun...
.
It has one of the most award-winning high school newspapers in the archdiocese, The Theresian.
It is also one of the proudest and most spirited high schools in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
It consists of roughly 700 girls and 20 boys. The boys are a part of Little Flower's ESOL Program (English for Speakers of Other Languages). Little Flower's Mascot is a Sentinel
Sentinel
-Guards:* Border guard, a state agent who controls the security at borders* Honor guard, a ceremonial escort-Places:* Sentinel, California* Sentinel, Oklahoma* Sentinel Island * Sentinel Islands, a pair of islands in the Andaman Islands...
. The school's Alma Mater is constantly sung by the students at a number of different events throughout the school year, including dances and proms.
Alma mater
Alma Mater, good and true, the pride of church and city,We pledge our all to God and you, under Mary's mantle blue,
Our faith is anchored here, with love that, will light your years,
Staunch hearts will ever sing in praise of you....
(Chorus)
Hail to you Little Flower hail,
Pride of all our love will not fail,
Guide us and keep us safe through the years,
Bring us your children brave through all fears.
Onward we will march foursquare,
Vanguard of truth to do and to dare,
We to you our pledge renew, Fore'r we'll be true!
Little Flower we glory to see
Your colors gleam in the sunlight,
Maroon for love and loyalty,
Snowy White for purity.
Proud we your banner fling,
EXULTANT your praises sing,
We march on strong with trust in God above...
(Chorus)
Hail to you Little Flower hail,
Pride of all our love will not fail,
Guide us and keep us safe through the years,
Bring us your children brave through all fears.
Onward we will march foursquare,
Vanguard of truth to do and to dare,
We to you our pledge renew, Fore'r we'll be true!
WE WILL BE TRUE!!!!!!
See also
- Northeast Catholic High SchoolNortheast Catholic High SchoolNortheast Catholic High School opened in 1926 as Northeast Catholic High School for Boys, and is located at 1842 Torresdale Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is under the administration of the high school system of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia and its sports teams...
for boys - Philadelphia Catholic LeaguePhiladelphia Catholic LeagueThe Philadelphia Catholic League is a high school sports league composed of eighteen Catholic High Schools in Philadelphia and the surrounding Pennsylvania suburbs. The league itself was founded in the summer of 1920 on the steps of Villanova academy by an Augustinian monk, who would later be...