St. Vincent de Paul High School (Petersburg, Virginia)

St. Vincent de Paul High School was a private, parochial high school in Petersburg, Virginia until 2001. Its campus was at 240 Wagner Road, which had been the campus of its predecessor, the Bollingbrook School.

St. Vincent de Paul High School
Address
240 Wagner Road Petersburg , Virginia 23805 United States
Coordinates	37°11′16″N 77°21′52″W
Information
Former name	Bollingbrook School Gibbons High School
Type	Private parochial college-preparatory school
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	St. Vincent de Paul
Established	1985 (1985)
Status	Closed
Closed	2001 (2001)
Oversight	Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond
Grades	7-12[1]
Enrollment	112
Campus size	26 acres (11 ha)
Team name	Saints
Accreditation	Virginia Association of Independent Schools
Yearbook	The Brook
Feeder schools	St. Joseph School
Website	www.saintsalumni.org

History

St. Vincent de Paul High School was formed in 1985 by the merger of the Roman Catholic Gibbons High School and Bollingbrook School, a non-denominational, non-profit college preparatory high school with a self-contained lower school.

Bollingbrook School was established as a segregation academy in 1958.^[2][3] The school's 26 acre campus was located in Prince George County until 1971 when the area was annexed by the City of Petersburg. It was accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools.

The Diocese of Richmond closed St. Vincent de Paul High School in 2001 and the campus was purchased by neighboring Poplar Springs Hospital (previously Petersburg Psychiatric Institute) in 2001 for use as a behavioral center for students in grades 5-12.^[4]

References

1. "St Vincent de Paul". Private Bug. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
2. Tobias, Carl (1996). "PUBLIC SCHOOL DESEGREGATION IN VIRGINIA DURING THE POST-BROWN DECADE". William and Mary Law Review. 37 (4): 1288.
3. "Bollingbrook School". Petersburg Progress-Index. August 28, 1977. Retrieved 21 November 2017. BOLLINGBROOK SCHOOL GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12 ACCREDITED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS A LIMITED NUMBER OF OPENINGS FOR THE 1977-1978 SCHOOL YEAR Non-denominational · Non-profit College preparatory . 26 acre wooded campus High academic achievement · Traditional structure Self-contained lower school . Pupil-teacher ratio 14 to 1 Athletics with international soccer competition · Nature trail · Art and music · Individualized instruction · Outstanding faculty NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS Bollingbrook school admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of the educational policies, admission policies and athletic and other school administered programs. For further Information and/or an application contact: PHONE [phone] PHIL1P W ADERS - HEADMASTER BOUINGBROOK SCHOOL -^.,... ,, 240WAGNERROAD FOUNDED 1958 733-4003 PETERSBURG, VA. 23803 MEMBER V.A.I.S.
4. "Poplar Springs Hospital Learning Center". highschools.com. Retrieved 21 November 2017.