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Patch, Insignia

Object number2020.45.5

Date1963-1964

MediumFabric

Credit LineGift of Vincentian Academy

DescriptionVarsity basketball school athletic letter "V". Blue fabric base surmounted by yellow high pile fabric with blue basketball at bottom center. Reverse is faced with open-weave white fabric.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 6.5 x 6.375 x 0.5 in. (16.5 x 16.2 x 1.3 cm)
InscriptionsLetter is in the shape of a "V".
Historical NotesVarsity letter earned by Sister Corrine Giel, who played on the Vincentian Academy basketball team in 1963-1964. In the 1960s, girl’s basketball was the only interscholastic sport available at Vincentian. Over the years, the team won 11 WPIAL Championships and 3 PIAA State Championship titles. Vincentian High School opened in 1932 as an all girl’s Catholic high school. The original class consisted of all Sisters until 1939 and was taught exclusively by Sisters until the 1960s. It remained an all-girls school until 1971. In 1994 the school became Vincentian Academy-Duquesne University until 2010 when they stopped their partnership with Duquesne and became Vincentian Academy until their closing in 2020. The last graduating class was completed virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Related institution Vincentian Academy (1932 - 2020)

Previous owner Sister Corrine Giel

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