Monte Cassino School (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Explained

Monte Cassino School is a Catholic elementary and middle school located in midtown Tulsa, Oklahoma.^[1] The school also included a girls' junior college until 1945^[2] and a high school until 1986.^[3]

History

It was founded in 1926 by the Benedictine Sisters as a girls' school and junior college.^[4] In the early 1960s, Monte Cassino terminated its boarding school, and its residence hall became the new home for the sisters of the St. Joseph Monastery.^[5]

When the high school closed a preschool opened and the educational institute adopted co-education for its middle school. At the same time, the neighboring Catholic boys' school, Cascia Hall Preparatory School, began admitting girls in middle school and high school, effectively absorbing Monte Cassino's role as a girls' high school. (The two schools had shared some classes in previous years.)^[6]

Notable alumni

• Actress Jennifer Jones attended Monte Cassino and graduated from the junior college in 1936 before continuing her education at Northwestern University.^[7]
• Actress, model, and former Miss USA titleholder Olivia Jordan attended Monte Cassino and graduated from the middle school in 2003.^[8]

Cultural references

The school provides a frequent location for the House of Night book series by P.C. and Kristin Cast.^{[9] [10]}

External links

• Monte Cassino official website

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Explore Monte Cassino School. 2021-10-03. Niche. en.
2. "Are You An Alumnus or Former Co-Worker of Ours?", St. Joseph Monastery website, archived from the original on August 23, 2007.
3. Web site: Writer. TIM STANLEYWorld Staff. Longtime tennis coach's impact crossed generations. 2021-10-03. Tulsa World. 16 January 2014 . en.
4. Dianna Everett, "Junior College Movement", Oklahoma Historical Society Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed 2012-05-07).
5. http://www.stjosephmonastery.org/pages/history "History"
6. Sarah Plummer, "Cascia Hall celebrates 25 years as coeducational school", Tulsa World, August 24, 2011 (pay site).
7. Paul Green and Robert Osborne, Jennifer Jones: The Life and Films (McFarland, 2011),, pp. 13-15. Excerpts available at Google Books.
8. Web site: Miss USA Olivia Jordan returns home for events at Monte Cassino, Bishop Kelley. Tulsa World. 26 September 2015 . 2015-12-20.
9. http://www.houseofnightseries.com/pc-inspiration/ "P.C.'s Inspiration"
10. James D. Watts, Jr., "Casts to debut new novel at Rogers High", Tulsa World, January 2, 2011 (pay site).