Saint Basil Academy (Jenkintown, Pennsylvania) Explained

Saint Basil Academy
Native Name:"Basil's"
Location:711 Fox Chase Road
County:(Montgomery County)
Zipcode:19046
Country:USA
Principal:Connie D'Angelo
Ceeb:393450
Ratio:9:1
Tuition:$11,300 per year https://web.archive.org/web/20041107174046/http://www.stbasilacademy.org/pages/admissions/quick_facts.html
Motto:'Educate the Girl, Empower the Woman, Enlighten the World'
Accreditation:Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Mascot:Panther
Team Name:Panthers
Yearbook:Basilianette
Publication:Laureate (literary magazine)
Newspaper:Basilian Pillar
Established:1931
Closed:2021
Alumni:3000+
Enrollment:265 http://www.stbasilacademy.org/pages/admissions/quick_facts.html
Enrollment As Of:2014
Free Label:Vice Principal
Free Text:Alexandra Penkalskyj
Free Label1:Director of Development
Free Text1:Pamela D. Vasserman
Free Label2:Director of Admissions
Free Text2:Kimberley Clearkin
Free Label3:Director of Finance
Free Text3:Vincent Dolan
Homepage:www.stbasilacademy.org

Saint Basil Academy was a private, Ukrainian Catholic, all-girls high school in Abington, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia and also within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Saint Basil Academy was established in 1931 by the Sisters of Saint Basil.[2] On October 8, 2020, Saint Basil Academy announced that it will close its doors at the end of the 2020-2021 school year. The last class graduated on June 3, 2021.

History

In the early part of the 20th century, the Sisters of Saint Basil came to the United States. In 1911, the Sisters came to Philadelphia at the invitation of His Excellency, the Most Reverend Soter Ortynsky, OSBM, who was the first Ukrainian Catholic Ordinary in America.

For the first few decades, the Sisters expanded their talents to the education of grade school children in the orphanage and parishes, but during these years, they did not forget the idea of a Catholic high school for girls. Saint Basil Academy, a convent boarding school for girls, began on July 19, 1931 in the classrooms of the newly constructed convent building dedicated only a day earlier.

Space and limited facilities on the main campus could no longer provide for updated laboratory and library expansion during the oncoming years. In 1968, the administration of the Sisters of Saint Basil the Great, undertook the construction of a new building, capable of housing 400 students.

Program of study

Saint Basil Academy offers academic subjects with an emphasis on preparation for higher learning. Some of the courses are business-oriented and teach skills to those students who are interested in the business and computer fields. Electives are also offered in the fine arts.[3]

Course offerings

Art

Business

English Department

Language Department

Music Department

Health and Physical Education Department

Science Department

Religious Studies Department

Social Studies Department

List of principals

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools. 2009-05-23. MSA-CSS.
  2. Web site: School History. 2007-05-11. Saint Basil Academy website. SBA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070514234919/http://www.stbasilacademy.org/pages/about/history.html. 2007-05-14.
  3. Web site: Academics - Saint Basil Academy. Saint Basil Academy. 2016-01-15. en-US.
  4. Web site: Departments . Saint Basil Academy . 25 April 2021.
  5. News: Message From Our Principal - Saint Basil Academy. Saint Basil Academy. 2017-07-08. en-US.
  6. News: Sr. Carla Hernandez - Saint Basil Academy. Saint Basil Academy. 2017-07-08. en-US.