Walsingham Academy

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Walsingham Academy
Address
1100 Jamestown Road
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8702
United States
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Information
Type Private
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic,
Sisters of Mercy
Established 1947
President Sister Mary Jeanne Oesterle
Dean Stacy McClintock
Principal Martha McArthur (Upper)
Sister Mary Jeanne Oesterle (Lower)
Grades Pre Kindergarten12th Grade
Gender Coeducational
Enrollment 281 (Upper)
376 (Lower) (2009)
Student to teacher ratio 18:1
Hours in school day 24
Color(s) Red, White and Black             
Song We Move to the Music of Time
Mascot Trojan Man
Nickname WA
Team name Trojans
Rival Hampton Roads Academy
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Test average 67.25
Newspaper The Shield 2.0"
Admissions Director Richard Plank
Athletic Director Neil Bailey
Website

Walsingham Academy is an independent Roman Catholic school in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was founded in 1947 and is administered by the Sisters of Mercy of Merion, Pennsylvania.

Athletics

Walsingham's school team used to be called the Apostles but they now are called the Trojans.

The sports teams have won state championship titles in track and field, field hockey, lacrosse, golf, soccer, basketball, volleyball, swimming, cross country, and sailing.

The choir

The Walsingham Academy choir performed in Beijing in 2008 and in Rome in 2010.[2] They also performed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Notable Alumni

Mark Hamill


References

  1. Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-10
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