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Opelousas Catholic School
Address

428 East Prudhomme Lane Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana 70570 United States
Coordinates	30°32′35″N 92°4′37″W / 30.54306°N 92.07694°W / 30.54306; -92.07694
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Motto	"The sky is the limit"
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	Mary, Mother of God
Founder	Rev. Gilbert Raymond
Chairperson	Gregg Doucet
Dean	Willard Hanks
Rector	Rev. Neil C. Pettit
Principal	Matt Citron
Grades	PK–12
Gender	Co-Educational
Language	English & French
Classrooms	200+
Campus size	27 acres
Color(s)	Purple and White
Slogan	"The sky is the limit"
Team name	Vikings
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
USNWR ranking	4-5 stars
Website	www.ocsvikings.com

Opelousas Catholic School is a private, Catholic school in Opelousas, Louisiana. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, the school offers education from pre-kindergarten 3/4 through 12th grade.

History

Holy Ghost High School, a segregated African American Catholic school was closed in 1971, and merged along with Academy of the Immaculate Conception (AIC), a segregated White Catholic school, into Opelousas Catholic School in September 1971.

Athletics

Opelousas Catholic athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Championships

Football Championships

(1) State Championship: 1974

Notable alumni

Keon Coleman, NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills

References

SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
Hartley, Carola Lillie (July 6, 2018). "Holy Ghost High School, Opelousas, LA". African American High Schools in Louisiana Before 1970. Gannett Louisiana. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
"Matters Pertaining to Desegregation". Daily World. 1971-04-08. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-02-19 – via Newspapers.com.
"Opelousas Catholic Wildcats Prospects Not Very Bright". The Daily Advertiser. 1971-09-09. p. 77. Retrieved 2024-02-19 – via Newspapers.com.
"Keon Coleman, an Opelousas Catholic three-star wide receiver, signs with Michigan State".
"Coleman Prepares For NFL Career". St. Landry Now. Retrieved 2024-04-29.

External links

School Website

Schools in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States

Public elementary schools

Active

Arnaudville Elementary School
Cankton Elementary
Central Middle School
East Elementary
Eunice Elementary
Glendale Elementary
Grand Coteau Elementary
Grand Prairie Elementary
Grolee Elementary School
Highland Elementary School
Krotz Springs Elementary School
Lawtell Elementary School
Leonville Elementary School
North Elementary School
Northeast Elementary School
Palmetto Elementary School
Park Vista Elementary School
Plaisance Elementary School
Port Barre Elementary School
South Street Elementary School
Southwest Elementary School
Washington Elementary School

Defunct

Public middle schools

Active	Eunice Jr. High School Opelousas Jr. High School Sunset Middle School
Defunct	East Junior High School

Public high schools

Active	Beau Chene High School Eunice High School North Central High School Northwest High School Opelousas High School Port Barre High School Magnet Academy for Cultural Arts
Defunct	Carter G. Woodson High School Charles Drew High School George Washington Carver School J.S. Clark High School Opelousas Colored School St. Landry High School St. Landry Parish Training School Sunset High School

Private elementary schools

Active	Schools of the Sacred Heart Westminster Christian Academy
Defunct	Grimble Bell School

Private high schools

Active	Opelousas Catholic School St. Edmund High School Schools of the Sacred Heart Westminster Christian Academy
Defunct	Academy of the Immaculate Conception Holy Ghost High School Immaculate Conception Lebeau Catholic School

St. Landry Parish School Board

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana
Ordinaries	Bishops Jules Benjamin Jeanmard Maurice Schexnayder Gerard Louis Frey Harry Joseph Flynn Edward Joseph O'Donnell Charles Michael Jarrell J. Douglas Deshotel Priests who became bishops Glen Provost
Churches	Cathedral St. John's Cathedral, Lafayette Monastery Monastery of Mary, Mother of Grace, Lafayette
Education	High schools Academy of the Sacred Heart, Grand Coteau Catholic High School, New Iberia Hanson Memorial High School, Franklin Notre Dame High School, Crowley Opelousas Catholic School, Opelousas Sacred Heart High School, Ville Platte St. Edmund High School, Eunice Holy Rosary Institute, Lafayette St. Thomas More Catholic High School, Lafayette Teurlings Catholic High School, Lafayette Vermilion Catholic High School, Abbeville Independent school John Paul The Great Academy Former Holy Ghost High School St. Charles College, Grand Coteau
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