Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (October 2007) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

Private, boarding & day school in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

Woodlands Academy of the
Sacred Heart

Address

760 E Westleigh Road

Lake Forest

Illinois

60045

United States

Coordinates| 42°14′0″N 87°49′43″W﻿ / ﻿42.23333°N 87.82861°W﻿ / 42.23333; -87.82861
Information
Type| Private, boarding & day school
Motto| Excellence in leadership: Women for Tomorrow
Denomination| Roman Catholic
Established| 1858; 167 years ago (1858)
Principal| Rocco Gargiulo
Head of school| Susan Tyree Dempf Ph.D.
Grades| 9—12
Gender| Girls
Student to teacher ratio| 6:1
Campus| Suburban
Color(s)| Red and White
Athletics conference| Independent School League
Team name| Wildcats
Accreditation| North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Publication| La Nouvelle (literary magazine)
WAstyle (style magazine)
Newspaper| The Woodlander
Yearbook| L'Espirit
Tuition| $31,900 (Day)
$54,530 (Boarding)
Affiliation| Society of the Sacred Heart
Website| www.woodlandsacademy.org

Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart (Woodlands, WA, or WASH) is a private, Roman Catholic girls' high school in Lake Forest, Illinois, north of Chicago. Founded by the Society of the Sacred Heart, it is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago but is run by lay staff with several Sisters sitting on the Board of Trustees.

## History

[edit]

The Convent of the Sacred Heart was established in 1858 by Mother Margaret Crawley RSCJ.[2] In 1860 it moved to its new premises in Taylor Street and was renamed Academy of the Sacred Heart. In 1904, the Sisters moved the school to Lake Forest, Illinois, on the outskirts of Chicago. The now-defunct Barat College was founded in 1918 and the college and academy shared the large "Old Main" building. In 1961 the present name "Woodlands Academy" was adopted following a restructuring of the elementary and secondary schools. Donors later purchased the premises of the former Barat College and donated it to the academy, reuniting the campus with its roots.[3]

## Student life

[edit]

### Sports

[edit]

Woodlands competes in the Independent School League (ISL), and as a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). WA sponsors volleyball, tennis, field hockey, basketball, soccer, and softball as varsity sports. The school sponsors golf as a club sport, in addition to being affiliated with North Suburban Crew and the Lake Forest Scouts ice hockey team to permit participation in crew and ice hockey.[4]

### Activities

[edit]

* W.A.C.O.R: Woodlands Academy Council of Representatives.
* Service Club: each advisory (see above definition) elects a member to represent them and report back information pertaining to service.
* H.O.P.E. (Help Others Protect Esteem)
* Campus Ministry
* Spirit Club
* Baking Club
* Poker Club
* Audio Visual Club
* Common Ground
* Japanese Animation Club
* Recycling Awareness Group
* Harry Potter Forum
* La Nouvelle (A literary magazine)
* WAstyle (style magazine)

### Traditions

[edit]

Over the over 150 years of the school's existence, a number of secular and religious traditions have evolved, some of which are unique to Woodlands:[5]

* Congé is a day when classes are cancelled and students spend the rest of the day having fun. It is often not announced in advance.
* Sacred Heart Awards are awards given to two members of each class and a faculty member at the end of each quarter. Students submit nominations based on compassion and service.
* Goûter are snacks and other refreshments which are served on special occasions, or as a surprise to students and staff.
* Wildcat of the Week Award is a spirit award given to students who show the most school spirit. The winner is decided by the student council.
* Cache Cache is a French game of hide and seek played on special days throughout the year.
* Red and White Days are days when students are allowed to dress out of uniform while wearing the school's colors.
* Honors Assemblies are held twice a year to honor academic achievement.
* May Crowning is a traditional Catholic ceremony which honors Mary, by crowning a statue of her with a wreath of flowers. Students and faculty choose the participants.
* A Ring Ceremony is held every Spring where Juniors are given their school rings by members of the senior class.
* Lambs at the Crib is a Christmas tradition involving the school's crèche scene. Each student is assigned a figurine of a lamb to place by the scene, and moves it closer to the manger as students complete projects or good works.
* Switch Night is a night when the non-boarding students spend the night at the boarding house.
* Feast of Mater Admirabilis is an October religious celebration which honors Mary, and the sophomore class.
* Mass of the Holy Spirit and Flag Ceremony is a celebration of the school's diversity. The celebration begins with a procession of students and staff carrying the flags of their homelands to the chapel for mass. The flags remain in the chapel for the remainder of the year.
* Feast of Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne is celebrated each year to honor the saint who brought the message of Sacred Heart education from France to North America in 1818.

## Notable alumnae

[edit]

* Mary Callahan Erdoes, 1985, banking executive at J.P. Morgan Chase[6]
* Susan Saint James is an actress best known for her work on television (McMillan & Wife, Kate & Allie).[7][8]
* Jenny Sanford is the former first lady of South Carolina.[9][10]

## See also

[edit]

* Barat College

## References

[edit]

1. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
2. ^ "School Mission Statement". Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart. Retrieved May 11, 2007.
3. ^ Our History
4. ^ "Athletics". Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart. 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
5. ^ "Woodlands Traditions". Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart. 2010. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
6. ^ "Woodlands Academy: Woodlands Alumna Mary Callahan Erdoes '85 Once Again a Forbes Most Powerful Honoree". www.woodlandsacademy.org. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
7. ^ Mullery, Virginia (January 14, 1996), "Star ingredients: Actress Susan Saint James takes center...", Chicago Tribune, retrieved December 20, 2010, "Star ingredients: Actress Susan Saint James takes center stage with her recipe for pasta sauce in the new hardcover cookbook "Secrets of the Sacred Heart," compiled by the Woodlands Academy Mothers' Club. Saint James, an alumnus of the Lake Forest school, said she got the recipe from "a nice lady in the supermarket.""
8. ^ "OnQ: Woodlands celebrates 150 years of Sacred Heart education", Lake Forester (Lake Forest, IL, USA), October 2, 2008, retrieved December 20, 2010, "Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart will feature alumna and actress Susan St. James speaking at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 in the Woodlands Chapel ..."[dead link‍]
9. ^ Goudie, Chuck (June 24, 2009). "N. Shore native is jilted wife in gov scandal". article. ABC 7 News Chicago. Retrieved December 20, 2010. "When Jenny Sullivan was growing up in north suburban Winnetka and attending the prominent Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart college prep in Lake Forest, she must have learned a few things about forgiveness ... Now, as the spurned spouse of high-profile Gov. Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) she is turning the other cheek."
10. ^ Borrelli, Christopher (February 18, 2010), "Winnetka native Jenny Sanford comes home: Dignity intact, the admired wife of a scandalized governor returns to Winnetka", Chicago Tribune, retrieved December 20, 2010, "Asked at the Four Seasons about her childhood, Sanford spoke of field hockey and horseback riding in Lake Forest ... She attended grade school at Faith, Hope & Charity in Winnetka ... and she went to high school at Woodlands Academy in Lake Forest, then graduated from Georgetown University."

## External links

[edit]

* Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart -- official website
* Official Sacred Heart Schools Network page
* The Association of Boarding Schools profile

* v
* t
* e

Lake Forest, Illinois

Schools|

* Lake Forest School District 67
* Lake Forest High School
* East Lake Academy
* Lake Forest Academy
* Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart

Colleges and universities|

* Lake Forest College
* Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
* Barat College (closed)

Landmarks|

* Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital

Society|

* List of people

This list is incomplete.

* v
* t
* e

Private schools in the Chicago metropolitan area

Chicago|

| Secular|

* British Int'l Lincoln Park
* British Int'l South Loop
* Latin
* Lycée Français
* Francis W. Parker

|

Religious|

* Brother Rice HS
* Chicago Jewish Day
* Chris the King Jesuit College Prep
* Cristo Rey Jesuit HS
* De La Salle Institute
* DePaul College Prep
* Hales Franciscan HS
* Holy Trinity HS
* Josephinium Acad
* Leo Catholic HS
* Marist HS
* Mother McAuley Liberal Arts HS
* Mount Carmel HS
* Muhammad Univ of Islam (K-12)
* Our Lady of Tepeyac HS
* Resurrection HS
* St. Benedict HS
* Saint Clement Catholic
* St. Francis de Sales HS
* St. Ignatius College Prep
* Saint Patrick HS
* St. Rita of Cascia HS

| Closed|

* Lourdes High School
* Maria High School
* Notre Dame HS for Girls
* Our Lady of the Angels

|

Suburban
Cook Co., IL|

| Secular|

* Baker Demo (Wilmette)
* Chicago Futabakai Japanese (Arlington Heights)
* Roycemore (Evanston)

| Closed|

* Free School of Evanston (Evanston)

|

Religious|

* Aqsa (Bridgeview)
* Fasman Yeshiva HS (Skokie)
* Fenwick HS (Oak Park)
* Ida Crown Jewish Acad (Skokie)
* Loyola Acad (Wilmette)
* Marian Catholic HS (Chicago Heights)
* MCC Academy (Morton Grove)
* Nazareth Acad (La Grange Park)
* Notre Dame College Prep (Niles)
* Regina Dominican HS (Wilmette)
* St. Joseph HS (Westchester)
* St. Laurence HS (Burbank)
* St. Viator HS (Arlington Heights)
* Seton Acad (South Holland)
* Trinity HS (River Forest)
* Universal (Bridgeview)

| Closed|

* Marywood Acad (Evanston)
* Mount Assisi Acad (Lemont)
* Queen of Peace HS (Burbank)
* Guerin College Prep HS (River Grove)

|

Lake Co., IL|

| Secular|

* Lake Forest Academy (Lake Forest)

|

Religious|

* Carmel Catholic High School (Mundelein)
* Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep (Waukegan)
* Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart (Lake Forest)

Lake Co., IN|

| Religious|

* Bishop Noll Institute (Hammond)
* Andrean High School (Merrillville)

|

* v
* t
* e

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago

* v
* t
* e

Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Chicago

Bishops|

* William Quarter
* James Oliver Van de Velde
* Anthony O'Regan
* James Duggan

Coadjutor bishop|

* Thomas Patrick Roger Foley

Archbishops|

* Patrick Feehan
* James Edward Quigley
* George Mundelein
* Samuel Stritch
* Albert Gregory Meyer
* John Cody
* Joseph Bernardin
* Francis George
* Blase J. Cupich

* Catholicism portal

* v
* t
* e

Churches in the Archdiocese of Chicago

Cathedral|

Holy Name Cathedral

Basilicas|

Basilica of Saint Hyacinth
Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica
Queen of All Saints Basilica

Churches|

List
List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago

Chicago
Holy Cross Church
Holy Family Church
Holy Innocents Church
Holy Trinity Church
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
Nativity of Our Lord Church
Notre Dame de Chicago
Old St. Patrick's Church
Sacred Heart Church
St. Barbara Church
St. Clement Church
St. Edward's Church
St. Hedwig's Church
St. Ita's Church
St. John Cantius Church
St. Josaphat Church
St. Joseph Church
St. Jerome Croatian Church
St. Ladislaus Church
St. Mary of Perpetual Help Church
St. Mary of the Angels Church
St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church
St. Michael's Church, Old Town
St. Michael the Archangel Church, South Shore
St. Stanislaus Kostka Church
St. Thomas the Apostle Church
St. Vincent de Paul Church
Church of St. Vitus
St. Wenceslaus Church

Cook County
Holy Family Church, North Chicago
St. Anne Church, Barrington
St. Mary of Częstochowa Church, Cicero
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Glenview
SS. Cyril and Methodius Church, Lemont
St. James Church, Lemont
St. Martha Church, Morton Grove
St. John Brebeuf Church, Niles
St. Joseph Church, Wilmette

Chapels|

Madonna Della Strada Chapel

* v
* t
* e

Education in the Archdiocese of Chicago

Higher education|

DePaul University
Dominican University
Loyola University Chicago
Saint Xavier University
Stritch School of Medicine

Seminaries|

Catholic Theological Union
Saint Joseph College Seminary
University of Saint Mary of the Lake
Casa Jesus

High schools|

Chicago
Brother Rice High School
Christ the King Jesuit College Prep High School
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
De La Salle Institute
DePaul College Prep
Hales Franciscan High School
Holy Trinity High School
Josephinum Academy
Leo Catholic High School
Marist High School
Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School
Mount Carmel High School
Notre Dame High School for Girls
Our Lady of Tepeyac High School
Resurrection High School
St. Benedict High School
St. Francis de Sales High School
St. Ignatius College Preparatory School
St. Patrick High School
St. Rita of Cascia High School

Cook County
St. Viator High School, Arlington Heights
St. Laurence High School, Burbank
Marian Catholic High School, Chicago Heights
Nazareth Academy, La Grange Park
Mount Assisi Academy, Lemont
Notre Dame College Prep, Niles
Fenwick High School, Oak Park
Trinity High School, River Forest
Guerin College Preparatory High School, River Grove
Seton Academy, South Holland
St. Joseph High School, Westchester
Loyola Academy, Wilmette
Regina Dominican High School, Wilmette

Lake County
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart, Lake Forest
Carmel High School, Mundelein
Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep, Waukegan

Former|

Higher education
Barat College
Lexington College
St. Viator College

High schools
Academy of Our Lady, Chicago
Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary, Chicago
Immaculata High School, Chicago
Maria High School, Chicago
Queen of Peace High School, Burbank
St. Gregory the Great High School, Chicago
St. Scholastica Academy, Chicago
Saint Louise de Marillac High School, Northfield

Grade school
Our Lady of the Angels School, Chicago

* v
* t
* e

Clergy of the Archdiocese of Chicago

Auxiliary bishops|

* Alfred Leo Abramowicz
* Mark Andrew Bartosic
* Kevin M. Birmingham
* Robert Gerald Casey
* Edwin Michael Conway
* William Edward Cousins
* Michael Dempsey
* Gustavo García-Siller
* John R. Gorman
* Raymond E. Goedert
* Thomas Joseph Grady
* Wilton Daniel Gregory
* Jeffrey S. Grob
* Nevin William Hayes
* Ronald Aldon Hicks
* Raymond Peter Hillinger
* Edward Francis Hoban
* Thad J. Jakubowski
* Francis J. Kane
* Gerald Frederick Kicanas
* Jerome E. Listecki
* Robert J. Lombardo
* Timothy Joseph Lyne
* John R. Manz
* Alexander Joseph McGavick
* William Edward McManus
* William David O'Brien
* John L. May
* George V. Murry
* Cletus F. O'Donnell
* Thomas Paprocki
* Joseph N. Perry
* George J. Rassas
* Plácido Rodriguez
* Alberto Rojas
* Bernard James Sheil
* John George Vlazny
* Andrew Peter Wypych

Priests who became
bishop elsewhere|

* Peter Joseph Baltes
* Robert Emmet Barron
* Romeo Roy Blanchette
* Stanislaus Vincent Bona
* Edward Braxton
* Maurice Francis Burke
* Edmund Michael Dunne
* Edward Joseph Dunne
* Edward Egan
* James Aloysius Griffin
* William Richard Griffin
* John Richard Keating
* James Patrick Keleher
* Moses E. Kiley
* Francis Joseph Magner
* Paul Marcinkus
* John McMullen
* Martin Dewey McNamara
* Peter Muldoon
* William Aloysius O'Connor
* Thomas Joseph Murphy
* Ernest John Primeau
* Paul Peter Rhode
* Patrick William Riordan
* Edward James Slattery
* Louis Tylka
* Raymond James Vonesh
* Aloysius John Wycisło

Priests|

John George Alleman
Thaddeus J. Butler
Donald Martin Carroll
George Clements
Daniel Coughlin
John Joseph Egan
Andrew Greeley
George G. Higgins
Reynold Henry Hillenbrand
Michael Pfleger
Jeremiah J. Rodell

Other
28th International Eucharistic Congress

* Catholic Church portal
* Chicago portal

* v
* t
* e

Independent School League

* Francis W. Parker
* Lake Forest Academy
* Latin School
* Northridge Prep
* North Shore Country Day
* Regina Dominican
* University of Chicago Lab
* Willows Academy
* Woodlands Academy

* v
* t
* e

Girls' schools in Illinois

Public girls' schools|

* Young Women's Leadership Charter School of Chicago

Private girls' schools|

| Chicago area|

* Aqsa School (Bridgeview)
* De La Salle Institute (girls' campus) (Chicago)
* Josephinum Academy (Chicago)
* Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School (Chicago)
* Notre Dame High School for Girls (Chicago)
* Our Lady of Tepeyac High School (Chicago)
* Regina Dominican High School (Wilmette)
* Resurrection High School (Chicago)
* Rosary High School (Aurora)
* Trinity High School (Chicago)
* Willows Academy (Des Plaines)
* Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart (Lake Forest)

|

Closed|

* Lourdes High School (Chicago)
* Maria High School (Chicago)
* Mount Assisi Academy (Lemont)
* Queen of Peace High School (Burbank)

Merged|

* Academy of Notre Dame (Belleville area/Southern Illinois)
* Ferry Hall School (Lake Forest)
* Madonna Catholic High School (Aurora)
* Sacred Heart Academy (Lisle)
* St. Francis Academy (Joliet)

Became coed|

* Guerin College Preparatory High School (River Grove)

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template