Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School is a private

Private school

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 Catholic high school

High school

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 in Moon Township, Pennsylvania

Moon Township, Pennsylvania

Moon Township is a township along the Ohio River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Moon is a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area and is located northwest of Pittsburgh. The origin of its name is unknown for certain, although it has been suggested that it derives from a...

. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh

Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh

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, it is a ministry of the Felician Sisters

Felician Sisters

The Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice, or Felician Sisters, are one branch of the Third Order of St. Francis. The active-contemplative order was founded in Warsaw, Poland, in 1855, by Sophia Truszkowska, and named for a shrine of St. Felix, a 16th century Franciscan saint especially devoted to...

. Among students and in colloquial terms, it is referred to as OLSH .

History

OLSH opened its doors in September 1932 to girls in the ninth and tenth grades. Some of the students studied to enter the sisterhood; others came from nearby communities. Eventually provisions were made for boarders as well. By the late sixties, the aspirancy and the boarding facilities were phased out and OLSH was ready to enter a new era.

In 1970, with the permission of the diocese of Pittsburgh and the approval of the administration of the Felician Sisters, the first boys were admitted to OLSH. The years that followed have seen a steady increase in numbers and in programs and activities for both young men and women at OLSH.

In 1979, the Supreme Court decision upholding free transportation for non-public school students is significant in the history of the school in that it has broadened the recruitment base of the school. Currently students from 21 different school districts come together to form the OLSH community.

Location

OLSH is located on a 75 acres (303,514.5 m²) campus in Moon Township

Moon Township, Pennsylvania

Moon Township is a township along the Ohio River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Moon is a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area and is located northwest of Pittsburgh. The origin of its name is unknown for certain, although it has been suggested that it derives from a...

, about 12 miles (19.3 km) west of Pittsburgh.

Fall sports

• Girls' volleyball
• Girls' soccer
• Boys' soccer
• Girls' & boys' cross country
• Golf
• Football

Winter sports

• Girls' basketball
• Boys' basketball
• Freshman boys basketball
• Girls' and boys' bowling
• Cheerleading
• Swimming (co-op with Cornell High School)
• Ice Hockey (co-op with Quigley Catholic High School)

Spring sports

• Boys' baseball
• Girls' softball
• Girls' and boys' track and field
• Boys' volleyball