Saint Monica Preparatory is a parochial, co-educational Catholic school in Santa Monica, California, consisting of students in grades Transitional kindergarten to grade 12. It is located in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and serves the parish of St. Monica Catholic Church.
| Santa Monica Preparatory | |
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 Upper School campus | |
| Address | |
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1039 7th Street (Lower School) 1030 Lincoln Boulevard (Upper School) , 90403 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°1′27″N 118°29′50″W / 34.02417°N 118.49722°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Patron saint(s) | Saint Monica |
| Established | 1899 |
| Founder | Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary |
| Authority | Archdiocese of Los Angeles |
| President | Kevin McCardle |
| Upper School Principal | James Spellman |
| Lower School Principal | Neil Quinly |
| Teaching staff | 41 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | TK-12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 581[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.1[1] |
| Color(s) | Green and Gold |
| Athletics conference | CIF Southern Section Santa Fe League |
| Sports |
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| Mascot | Joe Mariner |
| Nickname | Mariners |
| Accreditation | |
| Newspaper | Weekly Compass |
| Yearbook | Compass |
| School fees | $550[2] |
| Tuition | $13,904 (2020–21)[2] |
| Affiliation |
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| Website | saintmonicaprep |
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The school in its current organizational structure was formed by the merging of the parish elementary and high schools into a single TK–12 school, but the elementary and high schools remain on their respective separate campuses.[4]
Background
editSaint Monica was established in 1899 by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary.[5] The academy housed both an elementary school and a high school until 1930, when the elementary school became the "Saint Monica Parish Elementary School" and was transferred to its present site on Seventh Street. The school was sold in 1935, and Saint Monica High School was opened in 1939. The women's high school and the men's high schools were operated separately until the fall of 1968, when classroom instruction became co-educational.
The elementary and high schools had long been affiliated with one another as parish schools serving the St. Monica Catholic Church but were administered separately. In the spring of 2022, the school board announced that the two schools would merge into one legal entity under a single administration beginning in the 2022–23 academic year. The TK-12 school would be rebranded as Saint Monica Preparatory.[6]
Notable alumni
edit- Donna Corcoran, actress
- Bison Dele, formerly Brian Williams, basketball player
- Steven M. Hilton, businessman and philanthropist. His mother Marilyn is also an alumnus[7]
- Adrian Klemm, football player
- Bob Klein, football player for USC, LA Rams and San Diego Chargers
- Michael Klesic, actor
- Daniel "Danny" Moder, cameraman, husband of Julia Roberts
- Jason Patric, actor
- Terry Schofield, basketball player on three NCAA Championship teams at UCLA under legendary coach John Wooden. German Professional Basketball League player and coach
- Leon Wood, NBA Basketball player and referee
- The Lennon Sisters, singing family
- Randy Pedersen (1980), professional bowler, color analyst for ESPN coverage of PBA Tour[8]
- Robert Wagner, actor
- Marcellus Wiley, National Football League Pro Bowl defensive lineman, Columbia University Hall of Fame, former ESPN TV and Radio Host, now co-host on Speak for Yourself
- C.J. Wallace, actor, musician, son of The Notorious B.I.G. and Faith Evans
References
edit- ^ a b c "listing of schools in Santa Monica". Allprivateschools.org. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ a b "Tuition Information – Admissions – St. Monica Catholic High School". St. Monica Catholic High School. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ "Accrediting Commission for Schools Western Association of Schools and Colleges". directory.acswasc.org. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ "St. Monica's Church". Santa Monica Daily Press. October 29, 2022.
- ^ SMHS. "About St. Monica". Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved May 11, 2007.
- ^ "Saint Monica Preparatory 2022-2023 Profile" (PDF). Saint Monica Preparatory website. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ "SMCHS to honor Hall of Fame recipients". Saint Monica Catholic High School.
- ^ John Grasso (August 7, 2014). Pedersen, Randolph Michael, "Randy". Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810880221. Retrieved April 24, 2020.