<P> On campus is a small chapel honoring St. John Berchmans, a Jesuit . St. John Berchmans appeared to a novice, Mary Wilson and cured her of a fatal illness . This miracle eventually led to the canonization of John Berchmans . It is the only shrine at the exact location of a confirmed miracle in the United States . </P> <P> The Academy is accredited by the Louisiana State Department of Education Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS) and AdvencED . ISAS is a voluntary membership association of private schools . The Association was founded in 1955 and incorporated not - for - profit in 1970 . The membership of ISAS consists of 81 schools located in Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, Mexico, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas enrolling over 44,000 students . </P> <P> The Academy of the Sacred Heart is member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Network of Sacred Heart Schools . The network consists of twenty - one educational institutions in the United States and over two hundred schools internationally . All of the network schools are rooted in the philosophy and vision of St. Madeline Sophie and are guided by the Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart Education . </P> <P> The Academy is also a member of the National Catholic Education Association . </P>

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