Immaculate Heart High School and Middle School is a private, Catholic, college preparatory day school for young women grades 6-12. The school is located in the

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neighborhood in

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, United States, at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Western Avenue. There are approximately 200 students in the middle school (grades 6–8) and over 550 in the high school (grades 9–12).

History

The school is located in the

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. It was founded by the

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in 1906 as a girl's day and

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. Although the school remains on its original site, much of the original

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convent, classrooms and boarders' dormitories were torn down in 1973. The graduation ceremony for the senior class is traditionally held at the

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Notable alumnae

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References

External links

Official Immaculate Heart High School Website
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History

Notable alumnae

See also

References

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