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1962-1971

May iu, i v o i
j jy o z
32 Religious o f the Sacred Heart arrive at West Palm Beach
Mother Katherine McDonnell, RSCJ (left)
aboard the Joseph Parrot after their expulsion from Cuba
becomes Carrollton’s first Headmistress. Here she
following the Revolution. Reverend Mother Agnes Barry, Vicar

Lis pictured with Reverend Mother Agnes Barry.
o f the Washington Province o f the Society o f the Sacred Heart,
greets the nuns upon their arrival.

May 11, 1961
Bishop Coleman Carroll meets the Religious o f the Sacred Heart at
St. Patrick s Parish Hall, Miami Beach. A few months later Reverend
Mother Barry returns to Miami looking for real estate to open the
school. Although El Jardin immediately seemed the ideal location
May 13, 1962
for the future school, the owners initially refused to consider renting
The G lee Club has its first performance on the occasion o f
or selling the property to the Society o f the Sacred Heart. Many
Parent’s Day.
calls and prayers proved to be successful. The Religious moved into
El Jardin in September and classes formally began in El Jardin on
January 25, 1962.