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Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

, United States. It was established in 1903 by the

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and located in the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City ( la, Archidioecesis Oclahomensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the South Central region of the United States. Its ecclesiastical territory includes 46 coun ...

History

The original school was founded by 5

in Shawnee, what was known at the time as

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. They relocated the school of Oklahoma City in 1903 as the original school had been destroyed in a fire two years earlier. It started as a school for girls, boarding at first, followed by day students. In 1950 as a result of the reorganization of Catholic schools throughout the Oklahoma City archdiocese it was agreed that boys would be admitted as well as girls.

Notable alumni

Michael Brooks-Jimenez Michael Andrew Brooks-Jimenez (born 1969/70) is an American lawyer and Democratic member of the Oklahoma Senate. He was elected in a 2017 special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ralph Shortey. He represents the 44th di ...

, lawyer and state senator

Notable staff

Joe Bowden Joe Tarrod Bowden, III (born February 25, 1970) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Houston Oilers / Tennessee Oilers / Tennessee Titans and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the Universi ...

, NFL linebacker *

Kellen McCoy Kellen McCoy (born April 16, 1987) is an American former basketball player and current high school coach. McCoy is best known for his college career at Weber State University, where he was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Year and an honora ...

, basketball player and coach

References

External links

* Schools in Oklahoma City Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City Catholic secondary schools in Oklahoma Private high schools in Oklahoma Educational institutions established in 1903 1903 establishments in Oklahoma Territory {{OklahomaCity-stub