History
T
he school opened in a building on the grounds of St. Stanislaus Church in
Lansdale in September of 1949 with only a freshman class. It was named
Little Flower Catholic High School, after its patron Saint, St. Theresa of Lisieux. Each succeeding year, another class/year was added and
in 1953, commencement exercises were held for the the first graduating class of
33 students. That building is still functioning on the property of St. Stanislaus
and today is called Little Flower Hall.
Probably the main, if not the only, driving force to bring about the
establishment of the school was Monsignor Joseph Schade, who was the Pastor of
St. Stanislaus at that time. He was aided in his efforts by the
willingness of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia who initially staffed
the school, with Sister Theresa Clare being the first principal (and one of the
teachers).
In September of 1960, the present facility opened at 7th and Lansdale Avenues
on a property that consisted of approximately 79 acres of land, and the first
class graduated from there in 1961.
Although the sports teams had long been referred to as Lansdale Catholic, it was
with the opening of the new facility that the name of the school was
"officially" changed to Lansdale Catholic High School.
The school continued as a "parish" high school until the mid-80's
when control of the school was taken over by the Archdiocese.
In 1988, there was the dedication of a major addition to the school. It
was made made possible primarily through the support of the Business Leaders
Organized for Catholic Schools (BLOCS).
In more recent years, other improvements were added including another on-site
parking facility and a baseball field.
Unfortunately in the late 90's, the Archdiocese saw fit to sell off
approximately 44 acres of the land to Westrum Developers.
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