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Our Lady of Lourdes High School
Address
131 Boardman Road Poughkeepsie, (Dutchess County), New York 12603 United States
Coordinates	41°39′53″N 73°53′25″W / 41.66472°N 73.89028°W / 41.66472; -73.89028
Information
Type	Private, co-educational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic, Marist Brothers
Established	1958 (66 years ago) (1958)
Founder	Francis Cardinal Spellman
Status	Open
CEEB code	334627
Principal	Meghan Vilardo
Faculty	75
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	724 (2022-2023)
Student to teacher ratio	17:1
Campus	Suburban
Campus size	18 acres (73,000 m)
Color(s)	Navy Blue and gold
Athletics	23 sports
Athletics conference	Section 1 (NYSPHSAA)
Team name	Warriors
Accreditation	Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Tuition	$9,325.00
Website	ollchs.org

Our Lady of Lourdes High School is an American private Roman Catholic school, located in Poughkeepsie, New York, in Dutchess County.

The school received accreditation from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools in May 2004.

In 2009, the school separated itself from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York.

History

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The school was founded in April 1958 by Francis Cardinal Spellman, who purchased the former Poughkeepsie High School building and grounds from the Poughkeepsie Board of Education.

The school was given its name in honor of the centenary of the apparition of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes in France.

The new school opened in September 1958 with a faculty of four brothers and four sisters, and an athletic coach. The original school was divided into two halves, one for the boys and one for the girls. Opening enrollment was 280 students. The boys' school opened with four classes of 35 students each, as did the girls' school. Our Lady of Lourdes existed this way as separate schools until 1967.

The campus moved to a suburban location on Boardman Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie starting in the 1996–1997 school year at the location of the former IBM Homestead.

The school was led by Father John Lagiovane from 2007 to 2014. The 2014–2015 school year began under the leadership of the new principal, Catherine Merryman, in September 2014. The current principal is Meghan Vilardo.

Interscholastic sports

Our Lady of Lourdes is a member of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.

Fall

• Boys' cross country
• Girls' cross country
• Field hockey
• Football
• Boys' soccer
• Girls' soccer
• Girls' tennis
• Cheerleading
• Girls' volleyball
• Girls' swimming

Winter

• Boys' basketball
• Girls' basketball
• Boys' swimming
• Cheerleading
• Winter track
• Boys' bowling
• Girls' bowling
• Boys' fencing
• Girls' fencing
• Wrestling

Spring

• Baseball – 2006 New York State Class A champions
• Crew
• Golf
• Softball
• Boys' tennis
• Outdoor track

Notable alumni

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• Ed Bastian (class of 1975) – CEO, Delta Air Lines
• Kelly Cass (class of 1985) – meteorologist
• Bill C. Davis (class of 1969) – playwright; author, Mass Appeal
• Joseph Mazzello (class of 2001) – actor
• Carter Page (class of 1989) – former foreign policy adviser to the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign
• Barbara Rhoades (class of 1964) – actress
• Patrick Whearty (class of 1998) – professional basketball player
• Maddy Siegrist (class of 2018)- She broke the Big East and Villanova’s single-game scoring record with 50pts. She also became the Big East's all-time leading scorer.
• Terry Lickona (class of 1965) Executive Producer of Austin City Limits

References

1. MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
2. Staff (April 6, 2016). "Lourdes Alumnus to Be Named CEO of Delta Airlines". Our Lady of Lourdes High School. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
3. Maslin, Janet (December 17, 1984). "Movie Review – Mass Appeal". The New York Times. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
4. Howland, Jack (March 3, 2017). "Page, Poughkeepsie Native, Linked to Trump-Russia". USA Today. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
5. "Whearty Lands Top Accolade". Poughkeepsie Journal. March 6, 2003. p. 1C. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. (subscription required)

External links

• ollchs.org, the school's official website

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