Incarnate Word High School

Incarnate Word High School is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls high school in Midtown San Antonio, Texas, United States established in 1881. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio and is a division of the University of the Incarnate Word.[6]

For the school in Houston, see Incarnate Word Academy (Houston).
Incarnate Word High School
Address
727 E Hildebrand Ave

San Antonio
,
Texas
78212

United States
Coordinates29°27′59″N 98°28′33″W
Information
TypePrivate
MottoShe belongs here
God is within her
she will not fall
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1881 (1881)
FounderSisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
OversightUniversity of the Incarnate Word
PrincipalLicia Jimenez-Farias (interim)[1]
ChaplainFr. Mark Clarke, CMF[1]
Grades9–12
GenderFemale
Enrollment388[2]
Student to teacher ratio15:1[2]
Color(s)Green and White   
Athletics conferenceTAPPS 6A
MascotShamrock
RivalAntonian[3][4]
Providence
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools[5]
NewspaperThe Star
YearbookMt. Erin
Annual tuition$11,950[2]
Websiteincarnatewordhs.org

History
See also: Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and University of the Incarnate Word

In 1866, facing a cholera outbreak in Galveston immediately after the Civil War and unable to summon help from American congregations, Bishop Claude Dubuis called religious sisters from France to nurse the sick. Three sisters who answered the call along with Dubuis founded the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. In 1869 Dubius nominated three sisters to start a San Antonio congregation, which subsequently established an infirmary (later to become Christus Santa Rosa Hospital), an orphanage, and a school.[7][8]

In July 1881 the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, with a charter from the State of Texas, first opened a schoolhouse for girls on Avenue D which later moved and in 1893 grew into St. Patrick's Academy, considered the forerunner to IWHS and also located on Government Hill. To house the flourishing congregation, in 1897 the sisters purchased 283 acres (1.1 km2) acres of land from George Brackenridge.[9][10]

The sisters opened an all-girls boarding school that awarded high school diplomas in 1903, and, at what became College and Academy of the Incarnate Word, in 1910 awarded its first bachelor's degree. They opened the five-story administration building in the mid-1920s that served students first grade through college.[6][11] Texas Association of Colleges recognized Incarnate Word as a senior college in 1920, and the school began graduate studies by 1950.[7]

As the school expanded over time, in 1950 enrollment necessitated a distinct high school building, to be constructed at the high school's current location of 727 E Hildebrand Ave, situated on the scenic hill known as Mount Erin. 1961 saw Mount Erin Chapel built, repurposing the original chapel as the testing and academic center.[11]

In 1970, the high school incorporated modular scheduling[lower-alpha 1] and built its science building. In 1978, despite resistance from Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word and the San Antonio Conservation Society, the Texas Highway Department constructed US 281 through Incarnate Word school, separating the high school from the college, with the Sky Bridge connecting the campuses as the sisters stipulated.[13][14] IWHS became part of the Brainpower Connection[lower-alpha 2] with Incarnate Word College (now the University of the Incarnate Word) in 1989.[6][15]

References

Citations
  1. "Meet the Leadership". IWHS. 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  2. "Private School Guide 2020-2021". San Antonio Magazine. Vol. 16, no. 3. December 2020. pp. 46–49. ISSN 2327-8315.
  3. Machado, Ali (October 10, 2007). "IWHS and Antonian rivalry continues". The Star. Incarnate Word High School. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25.
  4. Hinojosa, David (2018-02-09). "Incarnate Word wins 2-6A title". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  5. SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  6. IWHS. "School History". Incarnate Word High School. Archived from the original on 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  7. Cesar, Maria Luisa (2015-03-15). "From humble beginnings, a university grew". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  8. Mt. Erin 2012, p. 4.
  9. Mt. Erin 2012, p. 5.
  10. The Handbook of Texas. Vol. 1. Austin, TX: Texas State Historical Association. 1952. p. 875. OCLC 3095662.
  11. Mt. Erin 2012, p. 6.
  12. "Principal Search Prospectus - IWHS" (PDF). Partners in Mission School Leadership Search Solutions. July 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-10-18.
  13. Purcell, Brian (2017-11-18). "S.A. freeways took some hard-fought battles". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  14. Mason Jr., Herbert Molloy (April 1973). "The Second Battle for San Antonio". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  15. Mt. Erin 2012, p. 7.

Notes
  1. The modular schedule consists of seventeen 20-minute mods, with classes lasting 2-3 mods in length. Students manage their own time to schedule classroom activities, tests, and open labs.[12]
  2. The program consists of IWHS, University of the Incarnate Word, St. Anthony Catholic High School and Elementary Schools, St. Mary Magdalen School, Blessed Sacrament School, and St. Peter Prince of the Apostles Elementary School.[12]

Sources
  • "History of IWHS". Mt. Erin Yearbook. Vol. 23. Incarnate Word High School. 2012.
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