Walsingham Academy

Walsingham Academy
Address
1100 Jamestown Road Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8702 United States
Coordinates	37°15′22″N 76°43′39″W / 37.25611°N 76.72750°W / 37.25611; -76.72750Coordinates: 37°15′22″N 76°43′39″W / 37.25611°N 76.72750°W / 37.25611; -76.72750
Information
Type	Private
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic, Sisters of Mercy
Established	1947
President	Sister Mary Jeanne Oesterle
Dean	Stacy McClintock
Principal	Martha McArthur (Upper) Sister Mary Jeanne Oesterle (Lower)
Grades	Pre Kindergarten–12th Grade
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	281 (Upper) 376 (Lower) (2009)
Student to teacher ratio	18:1
Hours in school day	24
Color(s)	Red, White and Black
Mascot	Trojan Man
Nickname	WA
Team name	Trojans
Rival	Hampton Roads Academy
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ^[1]
Newspaper	The Shield 2.0"
Admissions Director	Richard Plank
Athletic Director	Neil Bailey
Website	http://www.walsingham.org

Walsingham Academy is an independent Roman Catholic school in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was founded in 1947 and is administered by the Sisters of Mercy of Merion, Pennsylvania. It is ranked as the best Catholic high school in Virginia by Niche.com.^[2]

Athletics

Walsingham's school team used to be called the Apostles but they now are called the Trojans.

The sports teams have won state championship titles in track and field, field hockey, lacrosse, golf, soccer, basketball, volleyball, swimming, cross country, and sailing.

The choir

The Walsingham Academy choir performed in Beijing in 2008 and in Rome in 2010.^[3] They also performed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

References

↑ Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-10
↑ "2016 Best Catholic High Schools in Virginia". Niche.com.
↑ Tyra M. Vaughn (December 9, 2010). "Walsingham Academy choir will perform for the Pope". Daily Press.

External links

Official site

Diocese of Richmond

Bishops	Ordinaries Patrick Kelly Richard Vincent Whelan John McGill James Gibbons John Joseph Keane Augustine Van de Vyver Denis J. O'Connell Andrew James Louis Brennan Peter Leo Ireton John Joyce Russell Walter Francis Sullivan Francis X. DiLorenzo Auxiliary Bishops Joseph Howard Hodges Ernest Leo Unterkoefler James Louis Flaherty David Edward Foley

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Basilica Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Norfolk Parishes St. Vincent de Paul Church, Newport News Church of the Sacred Heart, Petersburg St. Paul's Church, Portsmouth Church of the Sacred Heart, Richmond St. Peter's Church, Richmond St. Andrew's Church, Roanoke

Education	High Schools Benedictine High School, Richmond Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School, Virginia Beach Blessed Sacrament Huguenot, Powhatan Holy Cross Regional Catholic School, Lynchburg Peninsula Catholic High School, Newport News Roanoke Catholic School, Roanoke Saint Gertrude High School, Richmond Walsingham Academy, Williamsburg

Priests	Francis Janssens Vincent Stanislaus Waters

Miscellany	Francis J. Parater

Catholicism portal

Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools

Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School (Crusaders) Greenbrier Christian Academy (Gators) Cape Henry Collegiate School (Dolphins) Hampton Roads Academy (Navigators) Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (St. Bernards) Norfolk Academy (Bulldogs) Norfolk Collegiate School (Oaks) Norfolk Christian Schools (Ambassadors) Peninsula Catholic High School (Knights) Walsingham Academy (Trojans)

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