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ALL GIRLS MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE
An educational approach based entirely on girls and the way they learn, coupled with exemplary, college preparatory academic and co-curricular opportunities, inspire students to explore and realize their passions. -
INNOVATION IN WHOLE-PERSON EDUCATION
A deliberate and successful commitment to the development of the whole person – intellectual, spiritual, physical, emotional and social during the high school years and beyond. -
EDUCATING YOUNG WOMEN OF FAITH, HEART & INTELLECT
Sponsored by the Sisters of the Divine Savior and grounded in their mission to make known the goodness and kindness of Jesus Christ, DSHA seeks to develop young women who accept the gospel call to live lives that make a difference.
Located in Milwaukee, WI, Divine Savior Holy Angels High School is a Catholic, college preparatory high school for young women that excels at developing the whole person. While grounded in 126 years of legacy and tradition, we are committed to a progressive, innovative, and integrated approach to education.
Sponsored by the Sisters of the Divine Savior and grounded in their mission to make known the goodness and kindness of Jesus Christ, we develop our students into capable young women of faith, heart and intellect who accept the gospel call to live lives that will make a difference.
Sponsored by the Sisters of the Divine Savior and grounded in their mission to make known the goodness and kindness of Jesus Christ, we develop our students into capable young women of faith, heart and intellect who accept the gospel call to live lives that will make a difference.
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694 girls in the student body
Students come from 127 parochial, private and public schools. -
36% of students receive financial aid
29% of students identify as students of color. 19% of students are non-Catholic. -
45% of faculty hold or are working toward master’s degrees
Average student-teacher ratio is 13:1. Average student-counselor ratio is 173:1. -
100% of graduates go on to attend college every year
For the Class of 2018: 64% of graduates enrolled in out of state colleges and universities. 52% continued on to a Catholic college or university. -
278 students took 359 AP exams last year
Students took exams in 15 different subjects. Nearly 90% of students who took AP exams received qualifying scores for college credit. -
Average ACT score is 26.7
This compares to the WI average of 20.5 and the national average of 21.0.
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Recent News
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A Shepherd with the Smell of Sheep
An ordained preist, Social Studies and Theology faculty Fr. Dennis Thiessen, SDS, uses his salvatorian charism to relate to DSHA students, faculty and staff.Read MoreIn 2013, Pope Francis urged priests not to isolate themselves, but to make a connection with their parishioners and people. He called it “being a shepherd living with the smell of the sheep.” Fr. Dennis lives this daily, and students and faculty love him for it. -
Connections That Matter: AP Environmental Science Course Combines College-Prep Curriculum With Real World Experience
Read MoreNew this year to DSHA’s science curriculum, AP Environmental Science is expanding upon concepts students learned previously in their biology and chemistry courses as well as electives such as geology, astronomy, ecology, oceanography, marine science, sustainability, and conservation. Under the direction of faculty Jamie Lemminger, who also serves as the DSHA Science Department chair, over forty students are taking the class, the most currently enrolled in an AP science course. Students are gaining greater insight into how they can maintain God’s creation as well as how they can affect global change. -
Ski Team Runs with Back-to-Back State Championships
Read MoreThe DSHA varsity ski team won their second state championship in the past two years, but tri-captain Michelle Horning, DSHA ’19, feels like this accomplishment is just the tip of the iceberg –– or would it be mountain? -
Faith, Culture, and Community
Read MoreOn Wednesday, December 12, students, faculty and staff celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe with an all-school Mass –– a joint effort by the Furia Latina club and DSHA Campus Ministry. Woven together were culture and faith in a beautiful bilingual celebration that is perhaps best summed up from the gospel reading of the day from Luke 1:45: "Blessed is she who has believed that the lord would fulfill his promises to her!” -
A Season to Remember: Varsity Tennis Finishes Runner-Up At State
Read MoreThis article has been pulled from the spring 2019 edition of The Word.
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This fall, DSHA’s varsity tennis team joined the ranks of Dasher teams to remember. They finished runner-up in the state team tournament, while two Dashers Logan White, DSHA ‘19 and Jordan Schifano, DSHA ’20, went head-to-head in the singles semi-finals; and in an unexpected turn, head coach Melissa Gebhardt faced off against her own daughter in the team’s final match – it could even be called a wild finish to a victorious season. -
Conversing about Culture in a Safe Space
Read MoreDSHA students, faculty and staff discuss the importance of Black History Month through a special Dasher Dialogue.
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