Academy of the Holy Names (Florida)

The Academy of the Holy Names in Tampa, Florida, is a Catholic, coeducational elementary school and a college preparatory high school for young women, sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. It is the oldest Catholic school on Florida's West Coast and the second oldest high school in the state.^[3]

Academy of the Holy Names
Location
3319 Bayshore Boulevard Tampa , (Hillsborough County) , Florida 33629 United States
Coordinates	27°54′53″N 82°29′37″W
Information
Type	Private
Motto	"Esse Quam Videri" (To be, rather than to seem.)
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Established	July 17, 1881
Founder	Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary
President	Kevin Whitney
Principal	Bridgid Fishman (ES) Jeane McNamara (HS)
Grades	PK to 12
Gender	Co-ed (PK-8) Girls (9-12)
Enrollment	980 (2023-2024)
Campus size	19 acres (77,000 m2)
Colors	Navy Blue and Gold
Mascot	Jaguar
Team name	Jaguars
Accreditation	Cognia, Florida Council of Independent Schools, Florida Catholic Conference, Florida Kindergarten Council
Publication	Accord (school magazine)[1]
Newspaper	Achona[2]
Yearbook	Echoes
Website	www.holynamestpa.org

Notable former students

• Juana Bordas,^[4][5] Nicaraguan–American community activist
• Argentina Díaz Lozano,^[6][7] Honduran journalist and novelist
• Kayleigh McEnany,^[8] former White House press secretary, political commentator, and writer
• Colleen Moore,^[9] silent film actress