Monte Cassino School (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

Monte Cassino School is a Catholic elementary and middle school located in midtown Tulsa, Oklahoma.[1] The school also included a girls' junior college until 1945[2] and a high school until 1986.[3]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Notable alumni
* 3 Cultural references
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History[edit]

It was founded in 1926 by the Benedictine Sisters as a girls' school and junior college.[4] In the early 1960s, Monte Cassino terminated its boarding school, and its residence hall became the new home for the sisters of the St. Joseph Monastery.[5]

When the high school closed a preschool opened and the educational institute adopted co-education for its middle school. At the same time, the neighboring Catholic boys' school, Cascia Hall Preparatory School, began admitting girls in middle school and high school, effectively absorbing Monte Cassino's role as a girls' high school. (The two schools had shared some classes in previous years.)[6]

## Notable alumni[edit]

* Actress Jennifer Jones attended Monte Cassino and graduated from the junior college in 1936 before continuing her education at Northwestern University.[7]
* Actress, model, and current Miss USA titleholder Olivia Jordan attended Monte Cassino and graduated from the middle school in 2003.[8]

## Cultural references[edit]

The school provides a frequent location for the House of Night book series by P.C. and Kristin Cast. [9][10]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Explore Monte Cassino School". Niche. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
2. ^ "Are You An Alumnus or Former Co-Worker of Ours?", St. Joseph Monastery website, archived from the original on August 23, 2007.
3. ^ Writer, TIM STANLEYWorld Staff. "Longtime tennis coach's impact crossed generations". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
4. ^ Dianna Everett, "Junior College Movement" Archived 2012-05-20 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Historical Society Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (accessed 2012-05-07).
5. ^ "History", St. Joseph Monastery website (accessed 2012-05-07).
6. ^ Sarah Plummer, "Cascia Hall celebrates 25 years as coeducational school", Tulsa World, August 24, 2011 (pay site).
7. ^ Paul Green and Robert Osborne, Jennifer Jones: The Life and Films (McFarland, 2011), ISBN 978-0786460410, pp. 13-15. Excerpts available at Google Books.
8. ^ "Miss USA Olivia Jordan returns home for events at Monte Cassino, Bishop Kelley". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2015-12-20.
9. ^ "P.C.'s Inspiration" at House of Night official website (accessed 2012-05-07).
10. ^ James D. Watts, Jr., "Casts to debut new novel at Rogers High", Tulsa World, January 2, 2011 (pay site).

## External links[edit]

* Monte Cassino official website

Coordinates: 36°07′57″N 95°57′35″W﻿ / ﻿36.132468°N 95.959743°W﻿ / 36.132468; -95.959743