Sacred Heart Academy (Hempstead, New York)

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Sacred Heart Academy
Address
47 Cathedral Avenue Hempstead Hempstead , (Nassau County) , New York 11550 United States
Coordinates	40°42′26″N 73°38′3″W / 40.70722°N 73.63417°W / 40.70722; -73.63417
Information
Type	Private All-Female
Motto	"Lead with Heart" (having compassion and empathy for the people you lead)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic; Sisters of St. Joseph
Patron saint(s)	Sparta
Established	1949
President	Kristin Lynch Graham
Administrator	Emmanuella Sullivan
Principal	Maria Hecht
Grades	9-12
Average class size	200-250 per year, variable
Student to teacher ratio	13:1
Campus size	Small
Color(s)	Red and Gold
Slogan	"Lead With Heart"
Athletics conference	CHSAA
Mascot	Lady Spartan
Nickname	SHA
Team name	Lady Spartans
Rivals	Kellenberg Memorial High School, The Mary Louis Academy, St. Anthony's High School (South Huntington, New York)
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Publication	Concordia (literary magazine)(now defunct)
Newspaper	Cordette
Yearbook	Ex-Corde
Website	sacredheartacademyhempstead.org

Sacred Heart Academy is an all-girls preparatory school located on Cathedral Avenue, in Hempstead, New York, United States. It is private and Catholic. Located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, it is run by the Sisters of Saint Joseph. Sacred Heart Academy is a single-sex school for girls, grades 9 to 12. The official school colors of Sacred Heart are red and gold.

Sacred Heart Academy was established in 1949 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood.^[2]

Students can participate in musical theatre, performances of The Nutcracker, band, orchestra, and two types of chorus, as well as dozens of clubs. Most students participate in Red and Gold as well. ^[3]

• Katherine Lapp, 1974, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Harvard University^[4]
• Alice McDermott, 1971, Author

• Sacred Heart Academy Hempstead official website