Monte Cassino School is a Catholic elementary and middle school located in midtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school also included a girls' junior college until 1945 and a high school until 1986.
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History
It was founded in 1926 by the Benedictine Sisters as a girls' school and junior college. The junior college remained in operation until 1945. In the early 1960s, Monte Cassino terminated its boarding school, and its residence hall became the new home for the sisters of the St. Joseph Monastery.
The girls' high school continued until 1986. In that year, Monte Cassino closed its high school, added a preschool, and adopted co-education for its middle school. At the same time, the neighboring Catholic boys' school, Cascia Hall Preparatory School, began admitting girls in middle school and high school, effectively absorbing Monte Cassino's role as a girls' high school. (The two schools had shared some classes in previous years.)
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Notable alumni
- Actress Jennifer Jones attended Monte Cassino and graduated from the junior college in 1936 before continuing her education at Northwestern University.
- Actress, model, and current Miss USA titleholder Olivia Jordan attended Monte Cassino and graduated from the middle school in 2003.
Cultural references
The school provides a frequent location for the House of Night book series by P.C. and Kristin Cast.
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