Ascension Catholic High School
| Ascension Catholic High School | |
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| Address | |
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311 St. Vincent Street Donaldsonville, Louisiana, (Ascension Parish), 70346 United States | |
| Coordinates | 30°6′9″N 90°59′9″W / 30.10250°N 90.98583°WCoordinates: 30°6′9″N 90°59′9″W / 30.10250°N 90.98583°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Motto | Honor ∙ Truth ∙ Loyalty |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1845 |
| Principal | Sandy Pizzalato |
| Asst. Principal | Sarah Sotel |
| Chaplain | Fr. Paul Yi |
| Grades | Pre K - 12th grade |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 7 am- 3 pm |
| Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
| Sports | golf, basketball [boy and girl] , tennis, football, softball, cross country, track , and volley ball [boy and girl] |
| Mascot | bulldog |
| Team name | Bulldogs, Lady Bulldogs (girl sporting events) |
| Rival | St. John and West St. John |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [1] |
| Average ACT scores | 21.2 |
| Athletic Director | Sir Richard Julius Bolotte Bonaparte Montgomery Douglas Moreau IV |
| Website | ascensioncatholicschools.com |
Ascension Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. It is the oldest Catholic school in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge
Background
Ascension Catholic was established in 1845 as St. Vincent Institute by the Daughters of Charity.[2]
Notable alumni
- James Carville - Nationally recognized political consultant and campaign adviser to President Bill Clinton
- Vinnie Tortorich - Author, radio host, fitness trainer, and model
ACHS is known for having one of the premier athletic programs in Louisiana having won a few state championships in Football, Girl's Basketball, Baseball and Softball, and a Cross Country state champion team for 2011.
Ascension Catholic High School has won 3 State Championships in Football. In recent years the school's football program has started to crumble. In the 2010 season they went 2-8 making it the 6th straight year without a post season. Finally in 2011 they made it in the playoffs as the last team. In 2012, Ascension Catholic hired a new football coach in an attempt to better the team.
Notes and references
- ↑ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ↑ ACHS. "In the beginning". Retrieved 2007-05-11.
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