Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart is a

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, all-girls

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, USA. The school is a member of the

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schools and is part of the global

Network of Sacred Heart Schools The School of the Sacred Heart is an international network of private Catholic schools that are run by or affiliated with the Society of the Sacred Heart, which was founded in France by Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat. Membership of the network ex ...

. Forest Ridge educates girls in grades 5 through 12.

History

Forest Ridge was established in

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in 1907 as the Convent of the Sacred Heart- Forest Ridge by the

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. The informal name was Forest Ridge Convent or FRC. The school relocated to Somerset Hill in Bellevue in 1971, and the Seattle building was sold to the

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, which is still located there. Currently, Forest Ridge's informal names are FR or FRS (for Forest Ridge School). In 2006, Forest Ridge made major additions and renovations to its campus, notably the main high school building, the main offices and chapel housed in the Sacred Heart Center, and the science labs.Forest Ridge history website, retrieved online 2011-05-15
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Athletics

Forest Ridge offers a no-cut policy. Students can choose from a variety of sports such as soccer, cross country, basketball, volleyball, lacrosse, softball, track, tennis and golf.

References

External links

School Website

Network of Sacred Heart Schools

Private School Review

Greatschools.org
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