Ramona Convent Secondary School is a private, Catholic, college preparatory school for girls grades 9–12, located in Alhambra, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. It is sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. Established in 1889 and named after Ramona Yorba, wife of Benjamin Davis Wilson,[2] Ramona is one of the oldest continually operating schools in the same location in California. Ramona is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, part of the Western Catholic Education Association, and was a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence recipient in 1993 and 1998. Ramona was voted "Best Catholic School" in the San Gabriel Valley Readers' Choice Awards in 2018 and again in 2019.
| Ramona Convent Secondary School | |
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 View of the school in 1956 | |
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1701 West Ramona Road , , 91803 United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°4′24″N 118°8′23.35″W / 34.07333°N 118.1398194°W |
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| Type | Private |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Patron saint | Joan of Arc |
| Established | 1889 |
| President | Sr. Kathleen Callaway |
Principal | Jose Alberto Chavarria |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrollment | 300 |
Campus size | 19 acres (77,000 m2) |
| Colors | White and Gold |
| Team name | Tigers |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges[1] Western Catholic Education Association |
| Affiliation | National Coalition of Girls Schools, National Catholic Education Association |
| Alumni | over 5,700 |
| Associate Principal Curriculum | Halina Szymanski |
| Admissions Director | Veronica Puente-Smith |
| Athletic Director | Rebecca Lamas |
| Dean of Students | Valerie Green |
| Website | http://www.ramonaconvent.org |
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High school program
edit99–100% of Ramona graduates enter college directly after graduation.[3] Ramona has a college-prep program with Advanced Placement, Honors, Arts, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), and elective courses, including the AP Capstone Program with its emphasis on college-level research, writing, presentation skills, and AP Computer Science Principles.
Co-curricular activities
editMore than 30 clubs and student organizations are offered including the California Scholarship Federation, the National Honor Society, the International Cultural Society, Interact, the International Thespian Society, the Peace and Justice Society, the Art Club, the Science Club, Book Buddies, and others.[citation needed]
Theater, music, and dance performances are presented throughout the year. Ramona's FIRST Robotics Competition team, one of only a few all-girl teams in competition, is sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Caltech, SpaceX and other benefactors.[citation needed] As a member of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary School Network of Schools, Ramona students participate in the Youth Justice Forum, a solutions-oriented youth conference that includes high school students from the United States, Canada, and Africa.
Ramona athletes complete on 13 teams in seven sports: basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, swimming, track & field, and volleyball, in the Horizon League under the California Interscholastic Federation.
Notable alumni
edit- Lucille Roybal-Allard, Member of US House of Representatives from California.[4]
- Loretta Young, Academy Award-winning actress of film and television.[5][6]
- Marisa Ramirez, American actress
- Melissa Villaseñor, American actress, stand-up comedian, and impressionist.[7]
- Marquise Aura (born 2006), Thai-American dancer, singer and contestant for Dream Academy: The Debut
See also
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Notes and references
edit- ↑ WASC-ACS. "WASC-Accrediting Commission for Schools". Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
- ↑ "History". Ramona Convent Secondary School. Ramona Convent Secondary School.
- ↑ "STUDENT LIFE ~ Ramona Convent Secondary School". Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2010.
- ↑ "Lucille Roybal-Allard – Celebrity information". www.mysticgames.com. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
- ↑ "Answers - the Most Trusted Place for Answering Life's Questions". Answers.com.
- ↑ "Loretta Young". yourdictionary.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Amorosi, A. D. (August 6, 2018). "SNL star Melissa Villaseñor reveals the secret behind her celebrity impressions". Metro Philadelphia.