Lourdes High School (Oshkosh, Wisconsin)

Lourdes High School

Looking north at the entrance
Address
110 North Sawyer Street
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, (Winnebago County), 54902-5657
United States
Coordinates 44°1′7″N 88°33′59″W / 44.01861°N 88.56639°W / 44.01861; -88.56639Coordinates: 44°1′7″N 88°33′59″W / 44.01861°N 88.56639°W / 44.01861; -88.56639
Information
Type Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s) Our Lady of Lourdes
Established 1959
President Robert Biebel
Director Karen Boehm
Principal Kevin Krutzik
Teaching staff 32
Grades PreK-12
Enrollment 213[1] (2013)
  Grade 9 44
  Grade 10 67
  Grade 11 54
  Grade 12 48
Average class size 17
Education system Lourdes Academy (formerly Unified Catholic Schools of Oshkosh)
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Red and white         
Slogan The Truth Shall Set You Free
Fight song "Hail Lourdes Knights"
Athletics conference Trailways
Mascot Knight
Team name Knights
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2]
Newspaper The Shield
Yearbook The Crest
School fees $75
Feeder schools LA Middle School
Athletic Director Kevin Wopat
Website http://www.edline.net/pages/LA_High_School

Lourdes High School is a Roman Catholic high school in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Green Bay, United States. Established in 1959, it is the oldest still existing high school in Oshkosh.

History

The planning and construction, in the late 1950s, of a central Catholic high school represented the combined efforts of six Catholic parishes in Oshkosh, Wisconsin: St. Mary, St. Peter, St. Vincent, Sacred Heart, St. Josaphat, and St. John.

Construction of Lourdes High School began in September 1958, with the first classes beginning in September 1959. The first year there were 307 freshmen and sophomores (155 girls and 151 boys) enrolled. Boys and girls attended separate classes with the upper floors for girls and lower floors for boys. Some facilities were used by both, including science and chemistry labs, the gymnasium, chapel, cafeteria, and library. The school was known as Lourdes High School and staffed with De La Salle Christian Brothers until 2001.

On August 1st 2012, the Unified Catholic Schools of Oshkosh (which included all of the catholic schools in Oshkosh) became the Lourdes Academy. The Lourdes Academy has one middle school, formerly St. John Neumann, two elementary school campuses, formerly St. Frances Cabrini and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, and one High School, Lourdes Academy (LA) High School.


Addition

The Bill Behring Commons, completed in 2005, is a large open space facing Witzel Avenue. It serves as cafeteria, all-school worship site, and performing arts center. The commons has a large gathering hallway and space with adjoining rest rooms, trophy cases, concession facilities, the athletic directors' office, and staff lounge. The lobby connects gym facilities, band room and the student commons, and serves as a reception and gathering area. A new gymnasium and a new band classroom were also constructed.

Notes and references

  1. "School Profile". Lourdes Academy - LA High School. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  2. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
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