Marymount High School is an

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, all-girls, college-preparatory

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located in the Bel Air neighborhood of

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. It sits on Sunset Boulevard across from the

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campus at 10643 Sunset Boulevard. The school's main administration building, chapel and auditorium are listed as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments. Marymount was established in 1923 by the

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. Mother

Marie Joseph Butler Mother Marie Joseph "Johanna" Butler (22 July 1860 – 23 April 1940) was an Irish nun, mother general of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, and founder of Marymount colleges and schools. Biography Johanna Butler was born in Ballynunry, ...

of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary founded the school. Marymount students and teams are known as the "Sailors". Marymount High School is one of nineteen members of the Global Network of RSHM Schools worldwide. Marymount's classes have a 8:1 Student-Teacher ratio with the average class size of 14.

Notable alumnae

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, class of 1997, actress. * Giada De Laurentiis, class of 1989, chef on the Food Network * Mia Farrow, class of 1963 *

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, class of 2018,

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r, one of the subjects of the

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. * Mariska Hargitay, class of 1982, actress *

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, class of 2003, television and internet personality * Kim Kardashian, class of 1998, television personality *

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, class of 1997, television personality * Marlo Thomas, class of 1955, actress, producer, author, and social activist *

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, class of 1952, child actress and public relations officer * Bianca Lawson, class of 1997, actress *

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, class of 2011, activist

References

External links

Marymount High School website
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