St. Joseph's Academy (Baton Rouge)
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St. Joseph's Academy is an all-girls Catholic school
established in 1868 by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille. It is located on a live oak shaded campus in Mid-City Baton Rouge, Louisiana
, within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge
.
SJA has been recognized three times as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
by the U.S. Department of Education. In 2002, the Academy was recognized as a school of technology excellence by the U.S. Department of Education, one of only three in the nation.
The Academy is a college preparatory school and its curriculum is built on a technology immersion program created by former Principal Sister Judith Brun, CSJ. Current leadership includes Sister Adele Lambert, CSJ as President and Linda Harvison, who serves as the first lay Principal in the history of the Academy. Harvison is a 1966 graduate of SJA. Other notable graduates of the Academy include Sister Helen Prejean
, CSJ (author of Dead Man Walking and an anti-death penalty advocate).
The Broussard Street campus is the second for the school. The original school was located in the downtown Baton Rouge area.
Catholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
established in 1868 by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille. It is located on a live oak shaded campus in Mid-City Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
, within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge
Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge, officially in Latin Dioecesis Rubribaculensis, is a Latin Rite diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of New Orleans....
.
SJA has been recognized three times as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
Blue Ribbon Schools Program
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a United States government program created in 1981 to honor schools which have achieved high levels of performance or significant improvements with emphasis on schools serving disadvantaged students. The program centers around a self-assessment conducted by the...
by the U.S. Department of Education. In 2002, the Academy was recognized as a school of technology excellence by the U.S. Department of Education, one of only three in the nation.
The Academy is a college preparatory school and its curriculum is built on a technology immersion program created by former Principal Sister Judith Brun, CSJ. Current leadership includes Sister Adele Lambert, CSJ as President and Linda Harvison, who serves as the first lay Principal in the history of the Academy. Harvison is a 1966 graduate of SJA. Other notable graduates of the Academy include Sister Helen Prejean
Helen Prejean
Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J., is a Roman Catholic religious sister, a member of the Congregation of St. Joseph, who has become a leading American advocate for the abolition of the death penalty.-Death row ministry:...
, CSJ (author of Dead Man Walking and an anti-death penalty advocate).
The Broussard Street campus is the second for the school. The original school was located in the downtown Baton Rouge area.