was completed and the school opened in September 1907. By 1909, enrollment had reached 100 students. During the Ohio River flood of 1937, the school became a Red Cross station. During World War II, students served as members of the military, knitting clothing for the troops, and collecting milkweed pods used in making life jackets. A new building was dedicated in 1957. In 1969 a parking lot replaced the sheep pasture. The boarding school was discontinued in 2014. The high school became co-educational in 1985. The school offers a K-12 curriculum. It is accredited by the Kentucky State Department of Education, and a member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. In 2017 Villa Madonna Academy Elementary School was renamed Pamela McQueen Elementary School and was rated as a Blue Ribbon School by the US Department of Education. In the 1980s, the high school introduced a new college-preparatory curriculum. High school students are required to take three years of language study; Latin, Greek, French, and Spanish were offered. Now, only French and Spanish are offered. There is an exchange program with a school in Madrid and an immersion language study program in Costa Rica. In 2003 and most recently 2021, Villa Madonna Academy High School was rated a Blue Ribbon School. VMA sports fields varsity teams for boys and girls in cross country, soccer, golf, basketball, swimming, archery, track, and tennis. They sport volleyball and softball for girls only and baseball for boys only. References External links Benedictine Sisters of St. Walburg Monastery Villa Madonna Academy Website Catholic secondary schools in Kentucky Schools in Kenton County, Kentucky Benedictine secondary schools American Benedictines German Benedictines