Background
After purchasing Wickcliffe Castle from Dr. Walter Wickes, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur opened Maryvale Trinity College Preparatory School on September 9, 1945 with only 12 boarders and eight day students. In June 1954, the school began its transition to a day school only, with the last of its boarders graduating in 1956. In 1976, the school finished its evolution, becoming a day school for young women in grades 6-12. It has a long tradition of affiliation to the Virgin Mary. The combined middle and high school has approximately 350 to 380 students. The current president of the school is Tracey H. Ford.
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