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. It is a member of the

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. It is one of Tulsa's three

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high schools, with

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and Holy Family Classical School.

History

Cascia Hall was founded by the Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, of the

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, 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. The school is named after St.

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. Cascia Hall was an all-male day school, which accepted boarders, until 1986, when it ceased to take boarders, added a

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, and became a

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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

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Athletics

Various sports are offered including football, cross country running, basketball, golf, soccer, and tennis.

Fine and performing arts

Cascia Hall offers programs in theater, music, visual arts, and speech and debate.

Notable people

Notable people who attended, or were otherwise associated with, Cascia Hall include: *

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, mayor of Tulsa * John F. Reif, Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court *

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, actor/comedian. *

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, Governor of Oklahoma * Bill LaFortune, Mayor of Tulsa *

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, Mayor of Tulsa, 1970-78 *

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, actor (attended Cascia Hall, but graduated from

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) * G. G. Smith, college basketball head coach,

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, NFL and college football head coach (assistant

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coach at Cascia Hall 1981–1982) *

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, professional actress. *

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, professional women's

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'', December 15, 2008 * Blake Towsley, contestant on 11th season of ''Survivor'' * R. A. Lafferty, American science fiction and fantasy writer * Gordon Todd Skinner, former drug manufacturer and convicted kidnapper

References

External links

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Augnet
International Cooperative Web Site for Schools in the Tradition of St. Augustine
Midwest Augustinians
Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel {{authority control Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa Catholic secondary schools in Oklahoma Cascia Hall Preparatory School Private middle schools in Oklahoma Educational institutions established in 1926 Schools in Tulsa, Oklahoma 1926 establishments in Oklahoma