Private school in Tampa, , Florida, United States
| Academy of the Holy Names | |
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| Address | |
| 3319 Bayshore Boulevard Tampa, (Hillsborough County), Florida 33629 United States | |
| Coordinates | 27°54′53″N 82°29′37″W / 27.91472°N 82.49361°W / 27.91472; -82.49361 |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | "Esse Quam Videri" (To be, rather than to seem.) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | July 17, 1881 |
| Founder | Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary |
| President | Kevin Whitney |
| Principal | Bridgid Fishman (ES) Jeane McNamara (HS) |
| Grades | PK to 12 |
| Gender | Co-ed (PK-8) Girls (9-12) |
| Enrollment | 980 (2023-2024) |
| Campus size | 19 acres (77,000 m) |
| Color(s) | Navy Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Jaguar |
| Team name | Jaguars |
| Accreditation | Cognia, Florida Council of Independent Schools, Florida Catholic Conference, Florida Kindergarten Council |
| Publication | Accord (school magazine) |
| Newspaper | Achona |
| Yearbook | Echoes |
| Website | www |
The Academy of the Holy Names in Tampa, Florida, is a Catholic, coeducational elementary school and a college preparatory high school for young women, sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. It is the oldest Catholic school on Florida's West Coast and the second oldest high school in the state.
Notable former students
- Juana Bordas, Nicaraguan–American community activist
- Argentina Díaz Lozano, Honduran journalist and novelist
- Kayleigh McEnany, former White House press secretary, political commentator, and writer
- Colleen Moore, silent film actress
References
- "Accord Magazine - Academy of the Holy Names". www.holynamestpa.org. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- "Achona – School newspaper of Academy of the Holy Names, Tampa". Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- "Mission and Vision - Academy of the Holy Names". www.holynamestpa.org. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- Puga, Kristina (July 1, 2013). "Latina Leaders: Juana Bordas, and her new book, 'The Power of Latino Leadership'". NBC Latino. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- Epstein, Vivian (1997). History of Colorado's Women for Young People. Vivian Sheldon Epstein. p. 52. ISBN 1891424009.
- "Argentina Díaz Lozano". Biografias y Vidas (in Spanish). La Enciclopedia Biográfica en Línea. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- Avila, Myron Alberto (2010). De aparente color rosa. Discurso y recurso sentimental en las novelas de Argentina Díaz Lozano (in Spanish). Tegucigalpa, Honduras: Editorial Guaymuras. p. 69. ISBN 978-99926-54-06-4.
- Sheth, Sonam (August 7, 2017). "Meet Kayleigh McEnany, the 29-year-old who left CNN to make controversial, pro-Trump videos as an RNC spokeswoman". Business Insider. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- Codori, Jeff (2012). Colleen Moore: A Biography of the Silent Film Star. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company. p. 20. ISBN 978-0786449699. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
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