, motto_translation = "Truth"
, accreditation = Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
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, mascot = Tigers
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, sports = Cross Country, Volleyball, Water Polo, Basketball, Swimming, Soccer, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Softball, Golf, Track & Field, Tennis
, patron = St. Agnes of Rome
, team_name = Tigers
, nickname =
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St. Agnes Academy is a Dominicancollege-preparatory school for young women grades 9 through 12Our Mission & History ''St. Agnes Academy''. (c)2011. Retrieved July 14, 2011. in the Chinatown area and in the Greater Sharpstown district of Houston, Texas.c_sh_majorroads8x11.png " Archive Greater Sharpstown Management District. Retrieved on December 4, 2012.Chinatown " Archive Greater Sharpstown Management District. Retrieved on December 4, 2012 Map imageArchive /ref> The school operates within the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...
.
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 Saint Agnes of
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
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. The school was founded as a grade one through 12 school with boarding facilities. The
University of Texas
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and the Texas State Board of Education 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
Sharpstown
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Location
In September 1963, the school moved across town to its current location at 9000 Bellaire Boulevard (near the intersection of Gessner Drive and Bellaire Boulevard). St. Agnes Academy is located adjacent to
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
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, a Jesuit school for high school boys. The two schools hold some joint classes together, including choir and band.
Culture
In 1974 ''
Texas Monthly
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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
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Hanan Alattar
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, musician
* Kathleen Ridder, philanthropist, educator, writer, equality for women activist
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Mary Rodgers
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, children's author and composer
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Anne Roiphe
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, journalist, novelist
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Katie Roiphe
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Rose Schlossberg
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Tatiana Schlossberg
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Kyra Sedgwick
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Sarah Solovay
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, singer-songwriter
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Kim Stolz
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, fashion model and television personality
* Marina Vaizey, art critic and author
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Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
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, Academy Award winner, director and producer of documentary films
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Emily Vermeule
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, scholar and archaeologist
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Erica Wagner
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Biography
Erica Wagner was born in New York City in 1967. She grew up on the Upper West Side and went to the Brearley Sc ...
, literary editor for ''
The Times
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