Immaculate Conception Cathedral School (Memphis, Tennessee) Explained

Immaculate Conception Cathedral School
Streetaddress:1695 Central Avenue
County:(Shelby County)
Zipcode:38104
Country:USA
Coordinates:35.1258°N -90.0053°W
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Superintendent:Janet Donato
Principal:Kadesha Gordon
Type:Private,
Grades:Pre-K - 8th grade (coed),
Slogan:Serving, Educating, Uniting
Team Name:Wildcats
Nickname:"IC"
Yearbook:The Marian
Publication:Steps
Newspaper:Immaculata
Established:1921
Homepage:http://www.myiccs.org

Immaculate Conception Cathedral School (ICSS) was a private Catholic school in the heart of the historic Central Gardens neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee. ICCS wasco-educational and serves students of all faiths in its Pre-K3 through 8th grade.

Background

Founded in 1921 by the Sisters of Mercy, ICCS shares the campus of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, the mother church of the Diocese of Memphis and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as a unit school. Grades Pre-K through 8th are co-ed.

In August 2016, the school opened a new early childhood center that connects to the existing lower school building. The building also includes a library/media center and art room for all grades.

ICCS became only one of two schools in the Memphis area that incorporates "Mindfulness" into the Pre-K through high school curriculum. Intensive Spanish language instruction begins in Pre-K and continues through high school. Students can also choose French foreign language instruction in middle and high school. Other programs include STEM underwater and land-roving robotics teams, Orff music instruction, daily foreign language courses in all grades, and Accelerated Reader.

High school students had the opportunity to earn college credit through Christian Brothers University. For some science honors courses, high school students attended classes alongside college students at Christian Brothers University in the Cooper-Wilson Center for Life Sciences.

Closure of the school

On May 26, 2020, Immaculate Conception Cathedral School issued a news release to ABC Local 24 on its closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This statement was made by Bishop Robert W. Marshall Jr.[1] The school would not reopen for the fall semester but the pre-K through 8th grade elementary and middle school would remain open.

The statement described how the global pandemic caused financial difficulties that made it "impossible for the parish of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception to continue to operate the high school portion" of the school. Students had the opportunity to transfer to Saint Benedict at Auburndale, another diocesan high school.The school completely closed doors for all grades on May 24, 2024.

Notable alumni

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 26, 2020 . Immaculate Conception Cathedral announces closure of high school . January 3, 2021 . localmemphis.com . en-US.
  2. News: Girlfriend's Role Beats Wife's: Priscilla Presley. June 6, 2011. St. Petersburg Times. February 14, 1978. United Press International. When Presley was discharged from the Army he invited Priscilla to Memphis for Christmas - and beyond. Her parents' fears were calmed when Presley promised to send Priscilla, a high school senior, to Immaculate Conception High School..
  3. Web site: Sullivan. Bartholomew. Ambassador, a former Memphian, describes events in Egypt as 'pretty unpredictable'. The Commercial Appeal. April 24, 2011. January 31, 2011.