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Sacred Programme Medford_TSG
by Melinda Berry
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History
The 2020-2021 school year marks Sacred Heart’s 155th anniversary of educating the children of the beautiful Rogue Valley. In 1865, Fr. Francois Blanchet, pastor of St. Joseph’s Church in Jacksonville and nephew of Oregon’s first Archbishop, promoted the idea of starting a Catholic school for the children of the pioneering families. Fr. Blanchet sent word to the Sisters of Holy Names of Jesus and Mary in Portland, inviting them to come and teach. The Sisters responded, and in September of 1865, St. Mary’s Academy was born in Jacksonville, OR.
Many of the pioneering families sent their children to St. Mary’s Academy to be refined by the Sisters of Holy Names in music and the arts. This tradition is still evident in Sacred Heart Catholic School. The names of the initial families who sent their children to St. Mary’s are etched upon our valley’s streets, parks, lakes, neighborhoods, and towns. Some familiar names among the early students include Applegate, Buckley, Griffin, Ruch, McAndrews, Nunan, and Britt.
The sisters moved the school to its present location on 12th and Holly Streets in Medford in 1908. The school was both a boarding and day school and served the needs of the families in Medford, Jacksonville, and neighboring towns. In 1949, Sacred Hea