Cascia Hall Preparatory School is an Augustinian coeducational college preparatory day school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is a member of the Augustinian Secondary Education Association. It is one of Tulsa's three Catholic high schools, with Bishop Kelley High School and Holy Family Classical School.
History Cascia Hall was founded by the Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, of the Order of Saint Augustine, in 1926 at its current location, a campus at 2520 South Yorktown Avenue in midtown Tulsa.Viewbook at Cascia Hall official website . The school's first headmaster was Francis A. Driscoll, who had previously been president of Villanova College."Rev. Francis A. Driscoll, O.S.A. (1889-1945)" at Augustinians of the Midwest website (retrieved February 5, 2009) The school is named after St. Rita of Cascia.
Cascia Hall was an all-male day school, which accepted boarders, until 1986, when it ceased to take boarders, added a middle school, and became a coeducational day school for grades 6-12. It has a total enrollment of about 525, about 45% of whom are Roman Catholic. Cascia Hall follows the Augustinian tradition of education, which traces its heritage to the educational philosophy of Saint Augustine of Hippo.
Notable people Notable people who attended, or were otherwise associated with, Cascia Hall include: G. T. Bynum, mayor of Tulsa John F. Reif, Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court Bill Hader, actor/comedian.Michael Smith, "Super Glad: Native Tulsan Bill Hader moves from ‘SNL’ success to big-budget film roles" , Tulsa World, August 17, 2007. Frank Keating, Governor of OklahomaKent A. Schell, Francis Anthony Keating II bio at Oklahoma Historical Society Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (retrieved February 5, 2009). Bill LaFortune, Mayor of Tulsa"Boardmember in the Spotlight" Oklahoma Cities and Towns (June 2005) , pp. 5,6 Robert J. LaFortune, Mayor of Tulsa, 1970-78Dianna Everett, Robert James LaFortune bio at Oklahoma Historical Society Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture (retrieved February 5, 2009) Gailard Sartain, actor, circa 1959 (expelled for poor grades) G. G. Smith, college basketball head coach, High Point University Lovie Smith, NFL and college football head coach (assistant football coach at Cascia Hall 1981–1982)Natasha Washington, "All You Need Is Lovie" , TulsaPeople (March 2007) Lauren Stamile, professional actress.Rita Sherrow, "Former Tulsan gets seven-show appearance on 'Grey's Anatomy'", Tulsa World, November 18, 2007 Iciss Tillis, professional women's basketball playerJohn D. Ferguson "Cascia Great Inducted", Tulsa World, December 15, 2008 R. A. Lafferty, American science fiction and fantasy writer Gordon Todd Skinner, former drug manufacturer and convicted kidnapper
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External links
Augnet International Cooperative Web Site for Schools in the Tradition of St. Augustine Midwest Augustinians Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel