Loretto Academy (El Paso, Texas) Explained

Loretto Academy
Streetaddress:1300 Hardaway Street
County:(El Paso County)
Zipcode:79903
Country:USA
Coordinates:31.7861°N -106.4347°W
President:Nicole Ortega Cobb
Principal:High School: Homero Silva
Middle School: Mary Ann Olivas
Type:Private, All-Girls for grades 6-12
Grades:Pre-K–12
(Boys PreK-5, girls all grades)
Slogan:Four Core Values: Faith, Community, Justice & Respect
Motto:A Tradition Of Excellence/ Let Loretto Be Loretto Forever
Accreditation:Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Newspaper:The Prax
Established:1923
Free Label1:Elementary Principal
Free Text1:Norma Lopez
Free Label3:Athletic Director
Free Text3:Angela Glover
Free Label4:Architects
Homepage:http://www.loretto.org

Loretto Academy is a private Roman Catholic school in El Paso, Texas. It was opened in 1923 and was founded by Mother M. Praxedes Carty. is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso. Grades Pre-K3-5 are coeducational, while grades 6-12 are all girls.[2]

Background

The Sisters of Loretto had previously established several schools in Las Cruces and El Paso.[3] [4] In the early 1920s, Mother M. Praxedes Carty of the Sisters of Loretto came to El Paso to establish a new school.[5] On March 20, 1922, she purchased 19 acres of land in the Austin Terrace area, which was considered a bad place to put the school.[6] [7] The area was open desert on a hilltop and was accessible by streetcar.[8] For the time period, it was considered to be a long distance from the downtown area. Because of the location, people were unsure if parents would send their children to the school. People began to call the project "Praxedes' Folly."

The building was designed by Trost & Trost.[9] Gustavus A. Trost was friends with Mother Praxedes and may have done most of the primary architectural drawings.[10] The buildings were "designed to face Mexico" in a welcoming gesture for all people to join the community. They were built using stuccoed brick and red Spanish tile on the roof. The first building was started in the fall of 1922.[11] The cornerstone for the chapel was laid down on March 20, 1924. The entire campus was not complete until the 1930s. However, the first school building was ready in 1923. Loretto Academy in El Paso opened on September 11, 1923 with 186 students, of which 20 lived at the school as boarders. In 1928, the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools admitted Loretto as a member.[12]

The boarding school closed in 1975.[13] Students from Ciudad Juarez also attend the school. As of the early 1990s the school had over 900 students.[14]

After 22 years, in 2022, Sister Mary E. "Buffy" Boesen stepped down as president of Loretto.[15] Loretto alumna, Nicole Ortega Cobb, became the next president of the school in June 2022.

Notable attendees

Notable faculty

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement . 2009-06-23 . SACS-CASI . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090429033455/http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/ . April 29, 2009 .
  2. "Admissions ." Loretto Academy. Retrieved on May 24, 2011.
  3. Web site: History of the Loretto Academy: Mother Praxedes Arrives. 2020-09-14. NMSU Library.
  4. News: Perez. Daniel. 1989-12-13. 66 Years Later, Nuns' 'Folly' Is an El Paso Landmark. 22. El Paso Times. 2020-09-18. Newspapers.com.
  5. Manweller. Christina. Spring 2019. Deus providebit: Loretto's Legacy in Texas. Loretto Magazine. 9–11. issuu.
  6. News: Metz. Leon. 2004-01-19. Lorettos's History a Story of Mother Praxedes. 15. El Paso Times. 2020-09-14. Newspapers.com.
  7. News: Graham. Marjorie. 1956-04-22. $450,000 Loretto Diamond Jubilee Construction Program Scheduled. 17. El Paso Times. 2020-09-16. Newspapers.com.
  8. News: Phelon. Craig. 1978-08-05. Loretto Academy Outlasts Rest. 27. El Paso Times. 2020-09-18. Newspapers.com.
  9. Web site: Loretto Academy El Paso. 2020-09-16. Henry C. Trost Historical Organization.
  10. Web site: Englebrecht. Lloyd C.. Engelbrecht. June F.. 1990. National Endowment for the Humanities. Loretto Academy. 2020-09-16. Trost Society.
  11. News: 1922-09-13. Work is Begun on College at El Paso. 2. The Oklahoma City Times. 2020-09-18. Newspapers.com.
  12. News: 1928-12-12. Admit Loretto College. 14. El Paso Evening Post. 2020-09-18. Newspapers.com.
  13. Sisters of Loretto Have Long Tradition in Southwest. Borderland. 2000. 19. Bernadette. Saenz. Victoria. Valdez.
  14. Web site: Loretto Academy. Texas State Historical Association. Okla A.. McKee. April 16, 2019.
  15. Web site: Fischer . Fallon . 2022-04-14 . Loretto Academy selects new president . 2022-06-26 . KFOX . en.
  16. Web site: Stevie Nicks: 'El Paso ... is the place where I learned how to sing'. 2023-01-19 . El Paso Times.
  17. Web site: Virginia's Former First Lady Maureen McDonnell Sentenced To 1 Year In Prison . 2023-01-19 . NPR.
  18. Web site: GLOBAL EDITORIAL LEADERS . 2023-01-19 . Condé Nast.
  19. Web site: Moreno . Iliana . 7 February 2020 . Decade’s accomplishments from Loretto’s alumni . 2022-05-22 . The Prax.
  20. Web site: About . 2022-06-07 . Alicia Gaspar de Alba.
  21. Web site: Solorzano. Rosalia. Valdes Villalva, María Guillermina (1939–1991). 18 September 2020. Handbook of Texas Online.
  22. News: 1955-04-04 . Loretto Librarian to Attend Meeting . 13 . El Paso Herald-Post . 2022-06-17 . Newspapers.com.
  23. News: Vitello. Paul. 2012-01-24. Jacqueline G. Wexler, Ex-Nun Who Took On Church, Dies at 85. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-09-18. 0362-4331.

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