St. Martin's Episcopal School

St. Martin's Espicopal School
Address
225 Green Acres Road Metairie, Louisiana, 70003 USA
Coordinates	29°58′38″N 90°11′27″W / 29.9773°N 90.1908°W / 29.9773; -90.1908Coordinates: 29°58′38″N 90°11′27″W / 29.9773°N 90.1908°W / 29.9773; -90.1908
Information
Type	Private, Day, College-Prep
Motto	Faith · Scholarship · Service
Denomination	Episcopal Church
Established	1947
Oversight	Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana
Head of School	Merry Sorrells
Grades	8 weeks - grade 12
Campus size	18 acres
Campus type	Suburban
Athletics conference	LHSAA
Team name	Saints
Athletic Director	Blair Harrison
Website	www.stmsaints.com

St. Martin's Episcopal School is a diocesan private PK–12 college preparatory school in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb in Greater New Orleans. It is affiliated with St. Martin's Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana. The school also operates George Cottage, an early childhood program for infants and children up to age 3, after which they may opt to join the main school.

Mission

We prepare students to thrive in college and in life through faith, scholarship and service.^[1]

History

Founded in 1947, St. Martin's is the first Episcopal school established in the area. It was originally a parish elementary school located on the grounds of its namesake church but moved to the current campus along Airline Drive in 1950 to accommodate the growing number of students. A high school was added to meet the demand and the first high school seniors graduated in 1951. Ownership of the school was transferred to the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana during the 1960s.^[2] The early childhood daycare program, George Cottage, was opened in 2004 and takes infants aged 12-months to 3 years.^[3]

Organization

St. Martin's comprises four divisions:

Early Childhood (8 weeks - 3 years)
Lower School (PK–5)
Middle School (6–8)
High School (9–12)

Notable alumni

The school's alumni include:

Barbara Farris, WNBA player
Chris Leopold '86, current District 105 member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
Bob Livingston, former U.S. Congressman
Kirk Talbot '88, Louisiana state representative
Ashley Tappin, Olympic gold medalist swimmer^[4]

References

External links

Metairie, Louisiana

Education

Primary and secondary schools	Jefferson Parish Public Schools East Jefferson High School Grace King High School International School of Louisiana Metairie Campus Archbishop Chapelle High School Archbishop Rummel High School Metairie Park Country Day School Ridgewood Preparatory School St. Martin's Episcopal School

Libraries	Jefferson Parish Library

Other

Landmarks	Zephyr Field Lafreniere Park Pontiff Playground 17th Street Canal

This list is incomplete.

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