St. Thomas More School (Louisiana)

For other schools named after Thomas More, see St. Thomas More School (disambiguation).
Saint Thomas More Catholic High School
Address
450 East Farrel Road
Lafayette, Louisiana, (Lafayette Parish), 70508
 United States
Coordinates 26°16′25″N 11°20′16″W / 26.27361°N 11.33778°W / 26.27361; -11.33778Coordinates: 26°16′25″N 11°20′16″W / 26.27361°N 11.33778°W / 26.27361; -11.33778
Information
Type Private
Motto God's Servants First
Principal Richard Lavergne
Grades 9 - 12
Color(s) Navy, Maroon, Grey
Mascot cougar
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Website http://www.STMCougars.com/

Saint Thomas More Catholic High School (STM) is a co-educational, Roman Catholic high school located in Lafayette, Louisiana. It opened its doors in 1982 and is named after the 16th century Saint, Thomas More. It is owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette.

Description

STM, has approximately 1,100 students,[1] the majority coming from its four feeder schools:

The STM mascot is the cougar. The school offers sports such as football, cross country, swimming, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, tennis, wrestling, lacrosse, golf, dancing, bowling, and soccer. It has a Beta club, French club, speech and debate team, and numerous other groups.

Notable Alumni

Lyle Mouton - major league baseball, most notably for the Chicago White Sox.

Mackenzie Bourg - contestant on season 3 of the Voice and season 15 American Idol

Javon Walker - played football for the Cougars and currently plays for the NFL.

Fr. Brian Harrington-Priest in the diocese of Lafayette

Fr. Corey Campeaux-Priest in the diocese of Lafayette

References

  1. ↑ Private Schools Report

External links


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