Cascia Hall Preparatory School

Cascia Hall Preparatory School is an Augustinian Roman Catholic coeducational College-preparatory day school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is a member of the Augustinian Secondary Education Association. It is one of Tulsa's two Catholic high schools, with Bishop Kelley High School.

Cascia Hall Preparatory School
Cascia Hall
Address
2520 South Yorktown Avenue

Tulsa
,
Oklahoma
74114

US
Coordinates36°7′39″N 95°57′51″W
Information
TypePrivate, Day, College-prep
Motto"Veritas, Unitas, Caritas. {"Truth, Unity, and Love"}
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
(Augustinians)
Established1926
HeadmasterFather Philip Cook, O.S.A
Grades6–12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollmentapproximately 525 (2016–17)
Campus size40 acres
Color(s)Navy and White   
Athletics conferenceOSSAA 3A/4A/5A
MascotBulldog
Team nameCommandos
RivalHolland Hall
AccreditationState of Oklahoma, Advanced Ed
NewspaperThe Cascian
YearbookThe Towers
Tuition$14,075 (for 2017–18)
Director of Upper SchoolShawn Gammill
Athletic DirectorLindsay Rogers
Websitehttp://www.casciahall.com

History

Cascia Hall was founded by the Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, of the Order of Saint Augustine, in 1926 at its current location, a 40-acre (160,000 m2) campus at 2520 South Yorktown Avenue in midtown Tulsa.[1] The school's first headmaster was Francis A. Driscoll, who had previously been president of Villanova College (now Villanova University).[2] The school is named after St. Rita of Cascia, an Augustinian nun who lived in a monastery in Cascia, Italy in the early 15th century.

Cascia Hall was an all-male day school, which accepted boarders, until 1986. In that year, the school ceased to take boarders, added a middle school, and became a coeducational day school for grades 6-12. It has a total enrollment of about 525, about 45% of whom are Roman Catholic. Cascia Hall follows the Augustinian tradition of education, which traces its heritage to the educational philosophy of Saint Augustine of Hippo.

Athletics

The mission of the athletic department is to develop perseverance, sportsmanship, endurance, strength, coordination, self-confidence and teamwork, as well as to create a winning attitude and an appreciation of recreational habits that will last a lifetime. Sports include football, basketball, track and field, baseball, volleyball, tennis, cheerleading, cross country, swimming, wrestling, golf, lacrosse, and soccer. Cascia Hall won the 2A football state championship in 2008 & 2009 and won the 3A state championship in 2010.

Notable people

Notable people who attended, or were otherwise associated with, Cascia Hall include:

References
  1. Viewbook at Cascia Hall official website.
  2. "Rev. Francis A. Driscoll, O.S.A. (1889-1945)" at Augustinians of the Midwest website (retrieved February 5, 2009)
  3. http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/education/midwest-augustinians-celebrating-th-anniversary-with-tulsa-event/article_3263faf8-c041-50b1-b855-226d698be8c4.html
  4. Michael Smith, "Super Glad: Native Tulsan Bill Hader moves from ‘SNL’ success to big-budget film roles", Tulsa World, August 17, 2007.
  5. Kent A. Schell, Francis Anthony Keating II bio Archived 2010-07-18 at the Wayback Machine at Oklahoma Historical Society Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived January 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine(retrieved February 5, 2009).
  6. "Boardmember in the Spotlight" Oklahoma Cities and Towns (June 2005), pp. 5,6
  7. Dianna Everett, Robert James LaFortune bio Archived March 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at Oklahoma Historical Society Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture Archived January 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (retrieved February 5, 2009)
  8. Natasha Washington, "All You Need Is Lovie" Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, TulsaPeople (March 2007)
  9. Rita Sherrow, "Former Tulsan gets seven-show appearance on 'Grey's Anatomy'", Tulsa World, November 18, 2007
  10. John D. Ferguson "Cascia Great Inducted", Tulsa World, December 15, 2008
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