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| + | |headquarters=El Paso, Texas,USA | ||
| + | |description=Private [[Roman Catholic]] school in [[El Paso]], [[Texas]] | ||
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| + | '''Loretto Academy''' is a private [[Roman Catholic]] school in [[El Paso, Texas]]. It was opened in [[1923]], and is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso. | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | The buildings were "designed to face [[Mexico]]" in a welcoming gesture for all people to join the community. They were built using stuccoed brick and red Spanish tile on the roof. | ||
| + | Loretto Academy opened on September 11, 1923 with 186 students, of which 20 lived at the school as boarders.The boarding school closed in 1975. Students from [[Ciudad Juárez|Ciudad Juarez]] also attend the school.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59513064/el-paso-times/</ref> As of the early 1990s the school had over 900 students.<ref name="tsha">https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/kbl23</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:43, 25 August 2022
 Loretto Academy(School)      | |
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| Formation | 1923 |
| Headquarters | El Paso, Texas, USA |
| Type | • private • Catholic |
| Private Roman Catholic school in El Paso, Texas | |
Loretto Academy is a private Roman Catholic school in El Paso, Texas. It was opened in 1923, and is a part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of El Paso.
History
The buildings were "designed to face Mexico" in a welcoming gesture for all people to join the community. They were built using stuccoed brick and red Spanish tile on the roof. Loretto Academy opened on September 11, 1923 with 186 students, of which 20 lived at the school as boarders.The boarding school closed in 1975. Students from Ciudad Juarez also attend the school.[1] As of the early 1990s the school had over 900 students.[2]
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