Sacred Heart School was a
Catholic elementary school
A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ed ...
located in
Lombard, Illinois. The school was part of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois.
The school holds many activities for students, including an annual runathon
and spelling bee.
History
Sacred Heart School was established in 1912, with the first class of 30 students being taught in a barn owned by local resident Martin Hogan.
In 1913, the school's first elementary school building was built.
The school was originally run by the
School Sisters of St. Francis
The School Sisters of St. Francis (abbreviated SSSF) are an international religious congregation of Catholic sisters, part of the Third Order of Saint Francis, founded in 1874 in New Cassel, Wisconsin. The congregation’s mission covers the United ...
, and had a total enrollment of 66 in 1921.
The school was expanded several times over the years.
Sacred Heart School closed at the end of the 2022-2023 school year.
See also
*
Sacred Heart Church (Lombard, Illinois)
References
External links
Official website(at the
Wayback Machine)
{{Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois
1912 establishments in Illinois
Catholic elementary schools in Illinois
Educational institutions established in 1912
Lombard, Illinois
Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois
Schools in DuPage County, Illinois