St. Luke Catholic School
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| Established | 1959 |
|---|---|
| Type | Private co-educational |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Principal | Andrew Iliff |
| Asst. Principal | Nisa Lagle |
| Students | 567 |
| Grades | Pre-K through 8 |
| Location | 4603 Manitou, San Antonio, Texas,, USA |
| District | Northside Independent School District |
| Colors | Green and gold |
| Athletics | Baseball, basketball, flag football, golf, soccer, softball, volleyball |
| Mascot | "The Rebel" |
| Website | www.stlukecatholic.org |
St. Luke Catholic School is a Roman Catholic, co-educational private school in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1959, originally as an annex of St. Paul Catholic School.
St. Luke's mission is "... to educate our students to excel in high school and in life, and to inspire our students to live as faith-filled Catholics."[1]
[edit] History
St. Luke Catholic School is named after St. Luke the Evangelist, the author by tradition of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
The school was founded in January of 1959 to serve as an annex of St. Paul Catholic School. In September of the same year, the school separated from St. Paul's with Sister Canice Walsh, a Brigidine Sister who served as the first principal. The school comprised four classrooms and a temporary chapel. In 1960 enrollment reached 270, causing the construction of four additional classrooms and a cafeteria which was completed in 1963. Due to a continued increase in enrollment, another four classrooms were built in 1970. A gym was eventually added to the campus as well as temporary buildings in 1972 to house a library and a learning center. By the 1978-79 school year, enrollment reached 500 students. In 1988 the school underwent major construction which included extensive classroom renovations and the creation of a new middle school wing accommodating a new cafeteria, library composed of over 12,000 volumes, science laboratory, computer lab, and learning center. The school now serves 567 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade.[2]
