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History

Pauline Gannon, a Dominican Sister, founded St. Agnes Academy in 1905. St. Agnes opened on February 11, 1906, at 3901 Fannin Street in what is now considered to be Midtown. The school was named after

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. The school was founded as a grade one through 12 school with boarding facilities. The

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accredited St. Agnes in 1917. In 1939, boarding was discontinued. In 1952, St. Agnes began to serve grades 9 through 12 only. In 1963, the school moved from its Fannin Street location to its current location at 9000 Bellaire Boulevard in the

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Location

In September 1963, the school moved across town to its current location at 9000

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, a Jesuit school for high school boys. The two schools hold some joint classes together, including choir and band.

Culture

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'' stated that St. Agnes had an image of being for "older Catholic families" since many alumnae of the school sent their daughters to attend St. Agnes. The magazine stated that students from both St. Agnes and Duchense, another Houston-area Catholic girls' school, originated from "mostly business and professional people with money." St. Agnes Academy strives to instill the four pillars of Dominican tradition (Prayer, Study, Community, and Preaching) into the intellects and hearts of each student. At St. Agnes Academy, students are encouraged to develop intellectual curiosity, to work for social justice and to act with integrity and compassion. The Academy's head of school likes to tell her students, "Take on the world with a Bible in one hand and the news in the other," meaning that students should be aware of the social world around them while also carrying on Catholic traditions that encompass moral choices and spiritual beliefs. Students are given facts and logic to think for themselves, rather than being told what to think. St. Agnes Academy is a great institution for any young women seeking to work and study hard to become a well rounded, empowered individual ready to change the world around her.

Alumnae Association

St. Agnes Academy alumnae are a part of a network of more than 10,000 graduates as of 2018.

Notable alumnae

Hanan Alattar Hanan Alattar is an American operatic soprano who has had an active international career in concerts and in operas since the early 2000s. She has performed with many leading opera companies and orchestras in the United States and Europe, collabor ...

(Class of 1994), operatic soprano * Patricia Gras (Class of 1979), journalist *

Alexis Bledel Kimberly Alexis Bledel ( ; born September 16, 1981) is an American actress and model. She is known for her role as Rory Gilmore on the television series ''Gilmore Girls'' (2000–2007), and Emily Malek in ''The Handmaid's Tale (TV series), The ...

(Class of 1999), actress * Britt Maren, model *

Ruth Messinger Ruth Wyler Messinger (born November 6, 1940) is a former American political leader in New York City and a member of the Democratic Party. She was the Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City in 1997, losing to incumbent mayor Rudy Giuliani. ...

, Manhattan Borough President *

Sara Moulton Sara Moulton (born February 19, 1952) is an American cookbook author and television personality. In an article for ''The New York Times'', Kim Severson described Moulton as "one of the nation’s most enduring recipe writers and cooking teac ...

, chef, author and television personality * Elisabeth Murdoch, media executive *

Victoria Newhouse Victoria Newhouse (''née'' Victoria Carrington Benedict) is an American architectural historian. She founded the Architectural History Foundation, a nonprofit scholarly book publisher, and is a frequent author on architecture-related subjects. ...

, architecture critic *

Diane Paulus Diane Marie Paulus (born 1966) is an American theater and opera director who is currently the Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University.Colleen Walsh"Paulus reaches beyond boards" ''Harvar ...

, opera and theater director. Artistic Director,

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Mary Louise Perlman Spalding Rockwell is a band composed of Mary Louise "ML" Platt and Nicole "Nikki" Lombardi. They are primarily known for their collaboration with Armand Van Helden entitled "Hear My Name" and are featured in the music video. "Hear My Name" reache ...

, musician *

Kathleen Ridder Kathleen Culman Ridder (October 2, 1922 – April 3, 2017) was an American philanthropist, educator, writer, and feminist. She graduated from University of Minnesota Duluth as a teacher, advocated for women's athletic programs at the University ...

, philanthropist, educator, writer, equality for women activist *

Mary Rodgers Mary Rodgers (January 11, 1931 – June 26, 2014) was an American composer, screenwriter, and author who wrote the novel ''Freaky Friday'', which served as the basis of a 1976 film starring Jodie Foster, for which she wrote the screenplay, as w ...

, children's author and composer *

Anne Roiphe Anne Roiphe (born December 25, 1935) is an American writer and journalist. She is best known as a first-generation feminist and author of the novel ''Up the Sandbox'' (1970), filmed as a starring vehicle for Barbra Streisand in 1972. In 1996, ' ...

, journalist, novelist *

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, writer *

Niki de Saint Phalle Niki de Saint Phalle (; born Catherine Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle; 29 October 193021 May 2002) was a French-American sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and author of colorful hand-illustrated books. Widely noted as one of the few female monume ...

, artist *

Dorothy Schiff Dorothy Schiff (March 11, 1903 – August 30, 1989) was an American businesswoman who was the owner and then publisher of the ''New York Post'' for nearly 40 years. She was a granddaughter of financier Jacob Schiff. Schiff was interested in soci ...

, publisher of the ''

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'' *

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, actor *

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, journalist and blogger * Helen Farr Sloan, educator, artist, philanthropist *

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, singer-songwriter *

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, fashion model and television personality *

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, art critic and author *

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, Academy Award winner, director and producer of documentary films *

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, scholar and archaeologist *

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, literary editor for ''

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References

External links

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