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Cathedral School has served the Portland area for
over 100 years. Archbishop William Gross established Cathedral School,
originally known as St. Mary's Parochial School, in 1896. In 1900 the
school was named St. Mary's Academy Annex. It was operated by the
Sisters of the Holy Names at N.W. 16th and Everett. At the time, there
were 15 students enrolled in grades K-4. Beginning
with the 1910-11 school year, it became known as Cathedral School.
Four years later, Cathedral Parish pastor, Father Edwin O'Hara approved
the building of what is now the Cathedral complex along N.W. 17th
Street. This building was the site of Cathedral School for 48 years. The
school's location did not change until 1961 when the Dunne family
donated their family home property to Cathedral Parish for construction
of the present Cathedral School. From as far
back as 1910, enrollment was 179 students and reached an all-time high
of 295 students in 1964. Enrollment then declined due to the changing
nature of the neighborhood. This led to changes in acceptance policy
during the 1970's that encouraged broader geographic and ethnic
representation of students. Since its founding, Cathedral School
has evolved from a parish school to a school that draws students from
the Portland tri-county area as well as Clark County in Washington.
While many changes have taken place, the school's values of diversity & respect, reverence for others and belief in God have remained constant
through its "Century of Excellence in Education". |
