Sacred Heart Academy High School (Mt. Pleasant, Michigan)

Sacred Heart Academy High School is a Roman Catholic parish parochial school in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw and serves grades PreK-12.

Sacred Heart Academy High School
Address
Map
316 East Michigan Street

,
48858

United States
Coordinates43°36′11″N 84°46′25″W / 43.60306°N 84.77361°W / 43.60306; -84.77361
Information
TypePrivate school
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1889[3]
FounderJohn Crowley
OversightDiocese of Saginaw
PrincipalMary Kay Yonker
Teaching staff97.0 (on an FTE basis)[1]
GradesPreK12[1]
Enrollment425 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio4.3[1]
Color(s)Red, green and white[2]
   
Fight songOnward Irish
Athletics conferenceMid-State Activities Conference[2]
NicknameFighting Irish[2]
PublicationFrom the Heart
YearbookCor Jesu
Websiteacademy.sha.net

Sacred Heart Academy High School, July 2017

It is split between two buildings, one is for grades 7-12 and the other is for grades PreK-6. The middle/high school building has a parish hall/cafeteria, two gymnasiums/basketball courts, a band room, and an art room.[4]

Demographics edit

The demographic breakdown of the 425 students enrolled for 2023-2024 was:[1]

  • Native American/Alaskan - 1.4%
  • Asian - 3.6%
  • Black - 2.7%
  • Hispanic - 2.2%
  • White - 85.1%
  • Multiracial - 5.0%

Athletics edit

Sacred Heart Academy's Irish compete in the Mid-State Activities Conference. School colors are red, white and green. The following Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) sanctioned sports are offered:[2]

  • Baseball (boys and girls)
  • Basketball (girls and boys)
  • Cross country (girls and boys)
  • 8-man Football (boys)
  • Golf (girls and boys)
  • Softball (girls)
  • Track and field (girls and boys)
  • Volleyball (girls)
  • Soccer (girls)
  • Dance (girls)

Clubs and activity's offered edit

 
A Picture of the middle/high main building.

Sacred Heart Academy offers many Clubs and other activity's for the student these are in school and out of school.

  • Choir
  • Close Up
  • Concert band
  • Film club
  • Forensics
  • Key club
  • Language arts
  • Model UN
  • National honers society
  • Quiz bowl
  • Student senate
  • Science Olympiad
  • E-sports

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for SACRED HEART ACADEMY". nces.ed.gov. US Department of Education. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "MHSAA > Schools". www.mhsaa.com. Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "SHA > About". Sacred Heart Academy. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Sacred Heart Academy". Sacred Heart Academy.

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