Established 1922 Dean Julie Kaen Tuition 9,400 USD Mascot Connie the Cougar | Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Closed 2015 Principal Sr. Laura Donovan Phone +1 914-949-0178 | |
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Similar Good Counsel Academy, Archbishop Stepinac High Sch, Maria Regina High Sch, White Plains Senior Hi, Iona Preparato Lower Sc | ||
Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel is an all-girls, private, Roman Catholic high school in White Plains, New York, United States. It is located within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.
The school provides clubs, athletic teams and special events. Good Counsel was honored by the United States Department of Education for its "outstanding progress in excellence in education."
There are 400 students and 37 members of the faculty.
Background
The academy was established in 1922 by the Sisters of the Divine Compassion. For over a century, the Sisters of the Divine Compassion have equipped generations with a love of learning and with skills based on Christian values.
Girls of diverse religions and cultures are accepted on an equal basis. Religious studies as well as a strong Christian way of life provides the background for the overall atmosphere of peace and compassion.
The school is housed in the Good Counsel Complex, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
In 2014 it was reported that the community was looking into selling the property as costs for maintaining the buildings were becoming prohibitive. In February 2015 the Sisters announced that the Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel would close in July 2015. The community's leadership team reported, "multiple properties were investigated and eliminated as possible sites for relocation during this past year." The Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel Elementary School was scheduled to relocate and open in September 2015 at the former Holy Name of Jesus School in Valhalla, New York.