Cornelia Connelly High School

Cornelia Connelly School
Address
2323 West Broadway Anaheim, California, (Orange County) 92804 United States
Coordinates
Information
Type	Private, All-Female
Motto	Lead, Serve, Inspire
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic; Sisters of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus
Patron saint(s)	Cornelia Connelly
Established	1961
Founder	Cornelia Connelly
Superintendent	Greg Dhuyvetter
Dean	Shanti Ernest
Head of school	Sr. Francine Gunther
Asst. Head of school	Martha Serrano
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	approx. 200, in 2012-2013
Average class size	15
Color(s)	maroon and white
Athletics conference	San Joaquin League
Team name	Koalas
Accreditation	Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Average SAT scores	1740
Average ACT scores	26
Tuition	$14,975 (2014-2015)
Affiliation	Holy Child Network of Schools
Admissions Director	Margaret Meland
Athletic Director	Timmerie Henry
Website	http://www.connellyhs.org

Cornelia Connelly School is a Catholic college-preparatory high school for girls in Anaheim, California. Established in 1961 by the Sisters of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, it is named after Cornelia Connelly, founder of that Roman Catholic religious institute. Although located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, it is an independent school, one of ten Holy Child schools in the United States. There also are thirteen other Holy Child Schools in England, Ireland, France, Ghana, and Nigeria.

Description

Connelly's student body consists of approximately 200 students who represent a multitude of religious and cultural traditions from Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties.

Connelly is a sister school to Rosary High School in Fullerton; Rosary is diocesan whereas Connelly is independent. Connelly also has a brother school; Servite High School in Anaheim. Servite High School and Cornelia Connelly School are both independent single-sex Catholic college-prep high schools. Servite, Connelly, and Rosary unify at football games, Tri-School Theater, and school dances.

Academics

There is an average class size of 15-18. Cornelia Connelly School also offers national as well as international foreign exchange opportunities to their students. Students may attend various Holy Child Schools along the northern East Coast of the United States, and the Holy Child Schools in Killiney, Ireland and England. Students may spend eight weeks studying at a Holy Child School, as part of the Holy Child Network of Schools Exchange Program.

Athletics

Connelly, a member of the San Joaquin League in the small school division fields competitive teams in many sports including:

• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Basketball
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming
• Cheerleading

Connelly's volleyball team is four-time CIF champions, winning four consecutive titles 2007-2010.

Choir

Connelly offers choir and handbells. The performance groups include the Backstreet Bells, Incredibells, Good Vibrations, Advanced Handbells, Advanced Women's Ensemble, and Bella Voce.

Notable alumnae

• The first two female valedictorians of Harvard University - Naomi Morita Jaszewski '82 and Susan Doherty '83.
• Founder and President of Women's World Banking - Nancy Barry '67
• Executive Officer at the Presidio of Monterey Army Health Clinic; graduate of United States Military Academy 2009 - Captain Elizabeth Lazzari '05
• Egyptian political journalist, blogger and activist - Gigi Ibrahim '05
• Olympian and competitive swimmer - Casey Johnson '08
• Mary Kay Letourneau

External links

• School Website