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130 Years of Girls Without Limits
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Josephinum will open its virtual doors to visitors on Oct. 16-25 during the Chicago Architecture Center's Open House Chicago (OHC) 2020 celebration.
![Virtual 130th Birthday Celebration Yields Record-Breaking Results]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1602687371/josephinum/hrqva4oyhb61t9akempc/AZ0A2685.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1602687371/josephinum/hrqva4oyhb61t9akempc/AZ0A2685.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1602687371/josephinum/hrqva4oyhb61t9akempc/AZ0A2685.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1602687371/josephinum/hrqva4oyhb61t9akempc/AZ0A2685.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1602687371/josephinum/hrqva4oyhb61t9akempc/AZ0A2685.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1602687371/josephinum/hrqva4oyhb61t9akempc/AZ0A2685.jpg","width":2200}])
Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart held a Virtual 130th Birthday Celebration this year on Friday, Oct 2 with record-breaking results!
![Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart Celebrates 130 Years With Birthday Fundraising Event]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1598969069/josephinum/fj6n9g36cermb6cmangm/130squarelogo.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1598969069/josephinum/fj6n9g36cermb6cmangm/130squarelogo.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1598969069/josephinum/fj6n9g36cermb6cmangm/130squarelogo.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1598969069/josephinum/fj6n9g36cermb6cmangm/130squarelogo.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1598969069/josephinum/fj6n9g36cermb6cmangm/130squarelogo.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1598969069/josephinum/fj6n9g36cermb6cmangm/130squarelogo.png","width":2200}])
Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart, Chicago’s longest-standing all-girls Catholic high school, will celebrate its 130 th birthday virtually on Friday, Oct. 2.
![Josephinum Academy Announces Digital Learning For Fall 2020]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1597174260/josephinum/f9wucnd8geq8xhewwsnt/Girls_in_masks.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1597174260/josephinum/f9wucnd8geq8xhewwsnt/Girls_in_masks.jpg","width":406}])
Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart has announced a digital, personalized learning plan for students for the fall academic semester beginning August 24. Josephinum Academy, celebrating its 130-year anniversary this year, is Chicago’s longest standing all-girls Catholic high school.
![$4.4 Million in Scholarships Awarded to Josephinum Academy’s 2020 Graduates]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1592507742/josephinum/wwpocp3cy4jtbvv1dqth/2020grad_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1592507742/josephinum/wwpocp3cy4jtbvv1dqth/2020grad_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1592507742/josephinum/wwpocp3cy4jtbvv1dqth/2020grad_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1592507742/josephinum/wwpocp3cy4jtbvv1dqth/2020grad_1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1592507742/josephinum/wwpocp3cy4jtbvv1dqth/2020grad_1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1592507742/josephinum/wwpocp3cy4jtbvv1dqth/2020grad_1.jpg","width":2200}])
Josephinum Academy of the Sacred Heart graduated the 2020 Class of 39 young women in a commencement ceremony at the school on Saturday, June 6.