Bishop Conaty-Our Lady of Loretto High School is a Catholic , archdiocesan, all-female high school located in the Byzantine-Latino Quarter of Los Angeles, California . It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles . It is the First Catholic Archdiocesan all girls high school in the Los Angeles area.
History
John Joseph Cantwell founded Los Angeles Catholic Girls’ High School in 1923. The faculty was composed of nuns from six Religious Orders: Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary , Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet , Sisters of Mercy , Sisters of the Holy Cross , Sisters of the Presentation of Mary and Sisters of Loretto. This collaboration combined the strength of many teaching sisterhoods and maintained Catholic education at its highest standard. The Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVMs) from Dubuque, Iowa, served at the school from 1940 to 1965. The school was dedicated in memory of Thomas James Conaty in recognition of his zeal for Catholic education. The school was renamed Bishop Conaty Memorial High School in 1955.
Our Lady of Loretto High School was opened in September, 1949 during the episcopate of James Francis McIntyre . Cardinal McIntyre had just begun a building campaign for Catholic high schools throughout the Archdiocese. Our Lady of Loretto was the first school to be opened during this campaign. During its forty-year history, the school offered a curriculum of studies that challenged young women to meet their educational goals and to reach their fullest potential.
Catholic Girls' High School 1924 Changing community and times necessitated merging two schools to enable the Archdiocese to preserve the mission it began in 1923. In July, 1994 the school was officially named Bishop Conaty – Our Lady of Loretto High School. Over the years, the strengths, Christian mission and traditions developed, preparing young women for their roles in the world.
Location
The school is located at 2900 West Pico Boulevard in the Byzantine-Latino Quarter of Los Angeles.
It is one block from both Saint Sophia Cathedral and St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church and a short walk from Loyola High School .
Music Academy
In 2022, the school established a Music Academy, introducing students to Ensemble Performance, Contemporary Music, Music Production and Live Event Production - recording engineering and live sound. The academy is staffed by an Artist in Residence program, giving the students opportunities to learn from professional touring musicians and engineers.
The academy strives to educate girls in areas of the industry that are predominantly male dominated and has seen enormous success, particularly in the areas of Music Technology.
In 2024, the Academy won a Best Communities for Music Education award from the NAMM foundation.
Space Academy
In 2023, the school established a gifted and talented program, specializing in the fields of computer engineering and robotics. This has extended into partnerships with Nasa and their Nasa Sparx curriculum. The school now offers classes in Astrobiology and other space related fields as well as visits to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA.
Athletics
The school has a strong athletics department participating in the following sports - Volleyball, Sand Volleyball, Golf, Track and Field, Cross Country, Basketball, Softball and Soccer.
In 2022 a Cheer team was introduced at the competitive level and immediately found success in winning Best Routine and Best Dress and the Sharp International Cheer Competitions in both 2023 and 2024.
Basketball : Horizon League Champions 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019; CIF Southern Section Division Finalist 2007, 2019
Volleyball : Horizon League Champions 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2017; CIF Southern Section Division Finalist 2008, 2013
Soccer : Horizon League Champions 2012, 2014
Notable Alumnae
Frances (Corita) Kent , class of 1936, educator, artistSr. Callista Roy , class of 1957, nurse theorist
Pilar Seurat (Rita Hernandez), class of 1957, actressMarilyn White , class of 1962, OlympianAdrienne Fuzee , class of 1968, artist, curatorMaria Elena Salinas , class of 1973, journalist
Notes and references
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Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Hollywood Cathedral Chapel, Los Angeles
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St. John Chrysostom Church, Inglewood
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Ascension Catholic Church, Los Angeles Spanish mission
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Cathedral of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Sherman Oaks Our Lady of Grace, Encino Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Northridge
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Holy Family Catholic Church, Glendale Incarnation Catholic Church and School, Glendale Deanery 7 (Central San Fernando Valley and Burbank)
Guardian Angel Church, Pacoima
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Mission San Fernando Rey de España, Mission Hills Our Lady of Peace Church, North Hills
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Sun Valley
St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Church, San Fernando
St. Anne Melkite Catholic Cathedral, North Hollywood
St. Charles Borromeo Church, North Hollywood St. Didacus Catholic Church, Sylmar
St. Elizabeth Church and School, Van Nuys St. Ferdinand Catholic Church, San Fernando
St. Finbar Catholic Church and School, Burbank St. Francis Xavier Church, Burbank
St. Genevieve Catholic Church, Panorama City
St. Jane de Chantal Catholic Church, North Hollywood
St. Patrick Catholic Church, North Hollywood
St Paul Assyrian Chaldean Catholic Church, North Hollywood
St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Burbank Santa Rosa Catholic Church, San Fernando Deanery 8 (Santa Clarita Valley and Lancaster/Palmdale)
Blessed Junipero Serra Catholic Church, Lancaster San Gabriel
Deanery 9 (East LA, Boyle Heights, City Terrace)
All Saints Catholic Church, Los Angeles
Assumption Catholic Church, Los Angeles Deanery 10 (Pasadena, Altadena, San Gabriel, Monterey Park, Montebello, Alhambra)
All Souls Catholic Church, Alhambra
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Pasadena
St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Pasadena Mission San Gabriel Parish, San Gabriel Deanery 11 (Arcadia, Covina, Glendora, Monrovia, La Puente)
Annunciation Catholic Church, Arcadia Deanery 12 (San Dimas, Claremont, Pomona, Diamond Bar, La Puente, Valinda, Walnut) San Pedro
Deanery 17 (Downey, Compton, Huntington Park, Lynwood) Deanery 18 (Whittier, La Mirada, Pico Rivera, Norwalk)
Beatitudes of Our Lord Catholic Church, La Mirada
Holy Family Catholic Church, Artesia Deanery 19 (South Bay and San Pedro)
American Martyrs Catholic Church, Manhattan Beach
SS. Peter and Paul's Church, Wilmington Deanery 20 (Long Beach) Santa Barbara
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La Purisima Mission, Lompoc Mission Santa Inés, Solvang Deanery 2 (Santa Barbara)
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Daniel Murphy HS, Los Angeles Mount Carmel HS, Los Angeles San Fernando
High schools
Bishop Alemany HS, Mission Hills Chaminade HS, West Hills Crespi Carmelite HS, Encino Flintridge Sacred Heart Acad., La Cañada Flintridge Louisville HS, Woodland Hills Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks Paraclete HS, Lancaster Providence HS, Burbank St. Francis HS, La Cañada Flintridge St. Genevieve HS, Panorama City High schools, closed
Bellarmine-Jefferson HS, Burbank Our Lady of Corvallis HS, Studio City Holy Family HS, Glendale St. John Paul II STEM Acad., Burbank Villa Cabrini Acad., Burbank San Gabriel
High schools
Ramona Convent Sec., Alhambra St. Lucy's Priory HS, Glendora Bishop Amat Memorial HS, La Puente Damien HS, La Verne Salesian HS, Los Angeles Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary HS, Montebello La Salle College Prep., Pasadena Mayfield Senior, Pasadena St. Monica Acad., Montrose Pomona Catholic HS, Pomona San Gabriel Mission HS, San Gabriel Alverno Heights Acad., Sierra Madre (formerly Alverno HS) San Pedro
High schools
St. John Bosco HS, Bellflower St. Pius X-St. Matthias Acad., Downey Junipero Serra HS, Gardena St. Joseph High School, Lakewood St. Anthony HS, Long Beach Don Bosco HS, Rosemead Mary Star of the Sea HS, San Pedro St. Paul HS, Santa Fe Springs Bishop Montgomery HS, Torrance Universities and colleges, closed
Marymount College, Palos Verdes High schools, closed
Queen of Angels Acad., Compton Santa Barbara
Our Lady of the Angels
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Our Lady of Guadalupe (Hermosa Beach)
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