Providence High School (San Antonio)
Encyclopedia
Providence High School is a Catholic
, college preparatory high school for girls located in downtown San Antonio
, Texas
, USA. It is accredited by the Texas Catholic Conference Education Department and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
and is a member of The College Board. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio
.
Prep School
Providence High School opened a prep school on the second floor of the building on the left side. It opened in the fall of 2005 and got its first set of girls from St. Martin Hall, which was closing down its middle school.
as a girls' high school back in 1951, with a broad selection of courses. The school has evolved with time, trying out various types of schedules and eventually phasing out its home economics-based courses in exchange for more career-minded technology courses. The role of the CDP order has also changed with time. In 1991, Providence High School was incorporated, thus leaving the decision-making to a board of directors that includes both CDP sisters and lay people. In 2006, Sr. Antoinette was instated as principal, the most recent CDP sister to serve since Sr. Ramona Bezner in 2000.
The high school has also responded to the declining interest in Catholic education in the city, but in a different manner from other single-gender high schools such as Holy Cross
or St. Anthony's. Instead of becoming a fully co-educational school, it has chosen instead to widen its enrollment to include middle school girls . Some courses taken by Providence HS students are co-ed, as a limited number of courses are shared with the neighboring boys' high school Central Catholic
. There are also co-ed opportunities for Providence students who wish to take part in Central Catholic's Mighty Button Band and in the JROTC program; the latter is a recent development as the program was opened to Providence students in 2003.
Students can also elect to participate in various competitive athletic activities, from basketball to cross country to track & field and volleyball. Two of the more recent sports additions are tennis and swimming. And Providence students who wish to be involved in spirit organizations can choose to cheer either for fellow Provets or for Central Catholic
.
Providence also opened a Preparatory school in 2005. With as little as nine eighth graders,the school has been making very well progress. In 2006-2007, the school had 86 students in the entire preparatory school. Next year (2007 to 2008) there are 103 students signed up to attend the Prep school.
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"...
, college preparatory high school for girls located in downtown San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, USA. It is accredited by the Texas Catholic Conference Education Department and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...
and is a member of The College Board. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio encompasses in Texas.The archdiocese includes the city of San Antonio and the following counties: Val Verde, Edwards, Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Comal, Guadalupe, Gonzales, Uvalde, Kinney, Medina, Bexar, Wilson, Karnes, Frio, Atascosa, and McMullen.On...
.
Academics
This school boasts 13 Advanced Placement, the most of any catholic school in the arch diocese of San Antonio. Providence also has a unique grading system, an 'A' is not an 'A' until it is above a 93. 93-100 is an 'A' 82-92 is a 'B' and 70-81 is a 'C', but like most schools, anything below a 70 is failing.Prep School
Providence High School opened a prep school on the second floor of the building on the left side. It opened in the fall of 2005 and got its first set of girls from St. Martin Hall, which was closing down its middle school.
History and progress
Providence HS was established by the Congregation of Divine ProvidenceCongregation of Divine Providence
The Congregation of Divine Providence was founded by Father Jean-Martin Moye, a French priest who saw the lack of educational opportunities for females in his parish in Lorraine, France....
as a girls' high school back in 1951, with a broad selection of courses. The school has evolved with time, trying out various types of schedules and eventually phasing out its home economics-based courses in exchange for more career-minded technology courses. The role of the CDP order has also changed with time. In 1991, Providence High School was incorporated, thus leaving the decision-making to a board of directors that includes both CDP sisters and lay people. In 2006, Sr. Antoinette was instated as principal, the most recent CDP sister to serve since Sr. Ramona Bezner in 2000.
The high school has also responded to the declining interest in Catholic education in the city, but in a different manner from other single-gender high schools such as Holy Cross
Holy Cross High School (San Antonio, Texas)
Holy Cross High School, is a Catholic, Coeducational, college preparatory school located on the west side of San Antonio, Texas, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio.-History:...
or St. Anthony's. Instead of becoming a fully co-educational school, it has chosen instead to widen its enrollment to include middle school girls . Some courses taken by Providence HS students are co-ed, as a limited number of courses are shared with the neighboring boys' high school Central Catholic
Central Catholic Marianist High School
Central Catholic High School, is a Catholic, all-male, non-boarding college preparatory school located in downtown San Antonio, Texas, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio.-History:...
. There are also co-ed opportunities for Providence students who wish to take part in Central Catholic's Mighty Button Band and in the JROTC program; the latter is a recent development as the program was opened to Providence students in 2003.
Community
Providence HS fosters a sense of community at its school, involving its students' parents in long-standing traditions such as the Mother/Daughter Luncheon and the Father/Daughter Banquet, and encouraging its seniors to reach out to the school's fresh(wo)men via "big/little sister" events, among other events and activities.Students can also elect to participate in various competitive athletic activities, from basketball to cross country to track & field and volleyball. Two of the more recent sports additions are tennis and swimming. And Providence students who wish to be involved in spirit organizations can choose to cheer either for fellow Provets or for Central Catholic
Central Catholic Marianist High School
Central Catholic High School, is a Catholic, all-male, non-boarding college preparatory school located in downtown San Antonio, Texas, in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio.-History:...
.
Providence also opened a Preparatory school in 2005. With as little as nine eighth graders,the school has been making very well progress. In 2006-2007, the school had 86 students in the entire preparatory school. Next year (2007 to 2008) there are 103 students signed up to attend the Prep school.
Notable Alumni
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