Rose Philippine Duchesne & Sacred Heart Origins
What is the nickname given to Rose Philippine Duchesne by the Potawatomi people?
Quah-kah-Ka-num-ad (Woman Who Prays Always)
In what year was Woodlands Academy founded?
1858
The New Student Prayer Service at Woodlands ends with what special ritual involving first-year students?
A Candle-Lighting Ceremony
What is the most common school for Woodlands Academy Girls to Exchange to?
Gymnasium Sacré Coeur Wien in Vienna, Austria.
What was the name of the college that shared a campus with Woodlands Academy, now defunct?
Barat College
In what year did Philippine arrive in the New World (to America)?
1818
What is something that Woodlands Academy has that other Sacred Heart Schools don’t?
A robust Center for Global Studies (Global Odyssey!)
How many countries have sacred heart schools?
41
She starred in Kate & Allie and McMillan & Wife and is a famous Woodlands Academy alumna. (Think “PAC”)
Susan Saint James
The first Sacred Heart school (in North America) was founded by Rose Philippine in which city?
St. Charles, Missouri
Rose Philippine Duchesne was canonized as a saint in which year?
1988
Woodlands Academy’s campus covers how many acres?
41 Acers
What are the school colors and what is the team name for Woodlands Academy?
Colors: Red and White
Team name: Wildcats
How many international flags does Woodlands Academy have this year?
25
(Australia, Austria, Belize, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Guatemala, India, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Philippines, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom and Vietnam, United States)
What does Sacred Heart Goal III, which Woodlands commits to, focus on?
Social awareness which impels to action
What are the five Goals (or criteria) of Sacred Heart education as recognized by Woodlands Academy?
1. Personal and active faith in God;
2. Deep respect for intellectual values;
3. Social awareness which impels to action;
4. Building of community as a Christian value;
5. Personal growth in an atmosphere of wise freedom
What ranking did Woodlands Academy achieve in Illinois according to Niche for Best High School in 2024?
#1 best all girls high school in Illinois
What tradition do Juniors do at Woodlands Acadamy?
Bonus 10: What way does it face?
JUNIOR RING
- Inwards but it is flipped on graduation!
A Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart (Miami) alumna, she became a Disney star in Descendants and a pop singer.
Sofia Carson
Woodlands Academy celebrates a tradition called “Congé,” a surprise day of fun and no classes. What does the French word Congé literally mean?
“Holiday” or “Day off”
Which founder of the Sacred Heart schools was Rose Philippine Duchesne mentor and lifelong friend?
Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat
The land where Woodlands Academy is located is part of what ancestral/traditional homelands?
The Council of 3 fires
- Ojibwe
- Odawa
- Potawatomi
What is the official motto of the Society of the Sacred Heart? (in Latin or English)
Cor Unum et Anima Una in Corde Jesu (One Heart and One Soul in the Heart of Jesus).
Which city hosted the very first Sacred Heart school in the world?
Amiens, France (founded by St. Madeleine Sophie Barat in 1801).
When Rose Philippine Duchesne first opened a school in St. Charles, Missouri, only how many students enrolled on the very first day?
3 Students