St. Patrick Catholic School, also called St. Patrick Parish School, is a private
Catholic school located at 3700 Garden Avenue,
Miami Beach,
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
.
It is the parish school for the
St. Patrick Catholic Church.
History
In 1926, Monsignor William Barry and five
Adrian Dominican Sisters remodeled five polo stables that
Carl G. Fisher
Carl Graham Fisher (January 12, 1874 – July 15, 1939) was an American entrepreneur. He was an important figure in the automotive industry, in highway construction, and in real estate development.
In his early life in Indiana, despite fa ...
had donated to the parish into five classrooms and a cafeteria.
Due to the damage caused by the
1926 Miami hurricane
The Great Miami Hurricane of 1926 was a large and intense tropical cyclone that devastated the Greater Miami area and caused catastrophic damage in the Bahamas and the U.S. Gulf Coast in September of the year 1926, accruing a US$100 mi ...
to the school buildings, the school did not open until two weeks after the hurricane had passed—also, only 20 of the 150 students registered before the hurricane attended on opening day.
In 1927, two more classrooms were added. There was only one high school graduate in the class of 1927, 1928, and 1929, and only three graduates in 1930.
A $75,000 building permit was issued on May 31, 1930, for St. Patrick Catholic Elementary and High School—the first of three units of the two-story school building, completed in 1932, opened in September.
Accreditation in the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools became a reality in 1933, along with the acceptance by
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
.
The last 12th grade graduation was in 1972, with 37 graduates. The school continues to provide education from Kindergarten to 8th grade.
In 1976, the school was first accredited by the
Florida Catholic Conference. In 1988, it was named a "National School of Excellence" by the
United States Department of Education
The United States Department of Education is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government. It began operating on May 4, 1980, having been created after the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare was split into the Departmen ...
. Bertha Moro is the school principal.
Leadership
Below are lists of individuals who have led the school.
First Five Sisters at School (1926)
*Sister Miriam Fenner
*Sister Francis Margaret Grix
*Sister Jane Catherine Hauser
*Sister Blanche Kelly
*Sister Leo Clare Thornton
Principals
*Sister Blanche Kelly (1926–1930)
*Sister Leo Clare Thornton (1930–1936)
*Sister Ann Terence McClear (1936–1942)
*Sister Rose Ann McIntosh (1942–1946)
*Sister Mary Aurelia Gray (1946–1952) -- Grade School
*Sister Hildegarde Brennan (1946–1952) -- High School
*Sister John Therese Singer (1952–1958)
*Sister Marcella Gardner (1958–1964)
*Sister Hildegarde Brennan (1961–1962) -- High School
*Sister Patricia Ellen (Mary June) Secor (1964–1972) -- Grade School
*Sister Hildegarde Brennan (1964–1966) -- High School
*Sister Ann Catherine Gleason (1966–1970) -- High School
*Sister Mary June Secor (1970–1972) -- High School
*Sister Jean Elizabeth Nugent (1972–1979) -- Grade School
*Sister Eva (1979–1980)
*Sister Eva
egent principal(1980–1982)
*Sister Enedina Rodriguez (1982–1983)
*Mrs. Christine Lamadrid (1983–1994)
*Sister Winifred (1994–1996)
*Mrs. Josephine Kenna (1996–2000)
*Mrs. Bertha Moro (2000–Present ())
References
External links
St. Patrick Catholic School website
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Buildings and structures in Miami Beach, Florida
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami
Private elementary schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Private middle schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida
K–8 schools in Florida
Catholic elementary schools in Florida
Educational institutions established in 1926
1926 establishments in Florida