Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee

Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee
Address
504 Fourth Street West
New Roads, Louisiana, (Pointe Coupee Parish), 70760
United States
Coordinates 30°41′46″N 91°26′20″W / 30.69611°N 91.43889°WCoordinates: 30°41′46″N 91°26′20″W / 30.69611°N 91.43889°W
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic,
Sisters of St. Joseph
Established 1904
Principal Colleen Caillet
Asst. Principal Fran Olinde
Chief custodian Keith Jarreau
Grades 7–12
Student to teacher ratio 18:1
Color(s) Green, White and Silver             
Mascot Hornet
Team name Hornets
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Athletic Director Robert Funderburk
Website http://www.catholicpc.com

Catholic High School of Pointe Coupee is a Catholic Interparochial school in New Roads, Louisiana. It was founded in 1904 by the Sisters of St. Joseph who were commissioned to bring Catholic education to Pointe Coupee Parish.

History

Catholic of Pointe Coupee has been affiliated with the Sisters of St. Joseph since its conception. The school has been housed in several different buildings over its lifetime, beginning in a small four-room cottage on St. Mary Street, then moving up to a slightly larger building which would be destroyed by fire in 1929. Then the school moved into a large wood framed building donated by the Richey Family. The School/convent remained in that building until the early 1960s when a modern facility was completed on Fourth Street which houses the school to this day.

Also, the school like many Catholic Schools, was the first to accept African-American students after the Brown vs. the Board of Education (1954).

In 2005 and 2006, the School was host to many students from Hurricane Katrina destroyed Catholic schools in the New Orleans area, including Redeemer Seton High.

Student body

The student body reflects the diversity of the region. Over half of the students come from small farming communities that dot the landscape around New Roads.

Athletics

The school, despite its 1A status, offers a number of sports and after school programs, including football, soccer, power lifting, baseball, softball, basketball, cross-country, track, cheer and dance. In 2006, the volleyball team made it to the playoffs. In 1978, the school's football team won the state championship.[2] In the 2006 season, the football team finished fourth in the state. The boys power lifting team took home state championships in 1988, 1992, 2007, 2008 and 2009,[3] while the girls won state in 1992, 2005, 2008 and 2009.[4] The 1986 Baseball team won the state championship[5] while the 2008 the Baseball team finished with a #6 ranking and made a quarterfinal appearance in the playoffs for the first time in over 6 years. In 2010 the Baseball won the district title and entered the playoffs ranked #1 overall.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=33169
  2. ↑ http://www.14-0productions.com/LHSAA_Class_1A.html
  3. ↑ http://www.lhspla.org/LHSPLA/history/BOYSTEAMFINISHES%20UP%20TO%202011.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.lhspla.org/LHSPLA/history/GIRLSTEAMSTATEFINISHES1992-2011.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.14-0productions.com/Louisiana_Baseball.html

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