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Cor Jesu Academy
Address
10230 Gravois Road Affton, Missouri, (St. Louis County), 63123  United States
Coordinates	38°32′48″N 90°20′40″W / 38.5468°N 90.3445°W / 38.5468; -90.3445Coordinates: 38°32′48″N 90°20′40″W / 38.5468°N 90.3445°W / 38.5468; -90.3445
Information
Type	Private, All-Female
Motto	"Sharing the Love of the Heart of Christ"
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic, Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Established	1956
President	Sr. Barbara Thomas
Principal	Sr. Kathleen Mary Coonan
Faculty	54
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	580 (2008)
Student:teacher ratio	13:1
Color(s)	Red and White
Mascot	Charger
Accreditation(s)	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Average SAT scores	1251
Average ACT scores	27.5
Newspaper	Corette
Yearbook	Corde
Admissions Director	Amy Fasnut
Athletic Director	Elizabeth Biedenstein
Website	www.corjesu.org

Cor Jesu Academy is a Catholic college preparatory high school for young women located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis.

Contents 1 History 2 Academics 3 Athletics 3.1 State Championships 3.2 National Championships 4 Notable Alumnae 5 External links 6 Notes and references

[edit] History

Cor Jesu was founded in 1956 by the Apostles of the Sacred Heart. The first principal was Sr. Anita Marie Giampetro . The school was originally located in The Hill district of St. Louis. Cor Jesu moved to its present location on Gravois Road in Affton, Missouri in 1965. An expanded Library-Fine Arts Center was completed in 1987. In 1991, Cor Jesu became the first private school in the St. Louis metropolitan area to racially integrate. In 2005 the most recent phase of expansion was completed with a new front entrance and courtyard, and a new building, called Clelian Hall.

[edit] Academics

Cor Jesu is well-regarded for its academics. In order to be considered for admission to the school, students must score in the eighty-fifth percentile or above in a standardized test such as the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. In addition to its college preparatory courses, Cor Jesu offers Advanced College Credit (ACC) courses to juniors and seniors in conjunction with St. Louis University. Advanced Placement courses are offered in History, Government, English, Spanish, French, Latin, Math and Science.

Cor Jesu students average a score of 27.5 on the ACT, seven points above the national average. Since the 2000-2001 school year, Cor Jesu has had 21 National Merit Finalists and 45 National Merit Commended Students. Ninety-nine percent of Cor Jesu students continue on to college or university studies.

Cor Jesu has been accredited by the North Central Association since 1971. In 1990-91, Cor Jesu was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education.

[edit] Athletics

Cor Jesu offers several sports programs for students: cross country, field hockey, softball, volleyball, golf and tennis in the fall; basketball, swimming and cheerleading in the winter; and soccer, lacrosse,and track and field in the spring. The school has won state championships in several sports, and are the current Midwest Field Hockey champions and also High School National champions in Racquetball.

[edit] State Championships

• Basketball: 1995
• Field Hockey: 1982, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
• Racquetball: 2007, 2008
• Soccer: 1985
• Softball: 1989
• Volleyball: 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002

[edit] National Championships

• Racquetball: 2007
• Racquetball: 2009

[edit] Notable Alumnae

• Heather Maclean, author and founder of Little Laureate
• Victoria Recaño, television correspondent for The Insider
• Christine Kutis, president of 2008
• Kelly Gorman, loyal friend

[edit] External links

• Cor Jesu Academy

[edit] Notes and references