Saint Basil Academy (Jenkintown, Pennsylvania)

Saint Basil Academy
"Basil's"
Address
711 Fox Chase Road
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, (Montgomery County) 19046
United States
Coordinates 40°5′20″N 75°6′7″W / 40.08889°N 75.10194°W / 40.08889; -75.10194Coordinates: 40°5′20″N 75°6′7″W / 40.08889°N 75.10194°W / 40.08889; -75.10194
Information
Type Private, All-Female
Motto 'Educate the Girl, Empower the Woman, Enlighten the World'
Religious affiliation(s) Ukrainian Catholic
Established 1931
CEEB code 393450
Principal Gwenda Cote
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 265  (2014)
Student to teacher ratio 9:1
Color(s) White and Gold         
Mascot Panther
Team name Panthers
Accreditation Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Publication Laureate (literary magazine)
Newspaper Basilian Pillar
Yearbook Basilianette
Tuition $11,300 per year
Alumni 3000+
Vice Principal Alexandra Penkalskyj
Director of Development Pamela D. Vasserman
Director of Admissions Patricia Brabson
Director of Finance Francis Phillips
Website www.stbasilacademy.org

Saint Basil Academy is a private, Ukrainian Catholic, all-girls high school in Jenkintown, 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]

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 expended 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

Notes and references

  1. ↑ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  2. ↑ SBA. "School History". Saint Basil Academy website. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  3. ↑ "Academics - Saint Basil Academy". Saint Basil Academy. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
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