Opelousas Catholic School

Opelousas Catholic School
Address
428 East Prudhomme Lane Opelousas, Louisiana, (St. Landry Parish) 70570 United States
Coordinates	30°32′35″N 92°4′37″W / 30.54306°N 92.07694°W / 30.54306; -92.07694Coordinates: 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 (there is no learning limit)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Established	1855
Founded	1856
Opened	1956 (current buildings)
Founder	Rev. Gilbert Raymond
Dean	Willard Hanks
Principal	John A Cavell, Jr.
Grades	pre-k -12
Age range	3-18
Number of students	844
Language	English is taught from pre-k–12, but from 10th to 12th grade French is an option (is not mandatory. It is up only to the student)
Classrooms	about 149
Campus size	28 acres
Campus type	2a
Color(s)	Purple & White and Gold (accent color)
Song	Home (for 2016-2017 school year only)
Fight song	Cheer Cheer for OC High
Mascot	Vick the Viking
Nickname	Big Vikes
Team name	Vikings
Accreditation	Southern Association of chools^[1]
USNWR ranking	5 (star)
Website	www.ocsvikings.com
originally opened by the Marianites of the Holy Cross

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 through 12th grade.

Notable alumni

Dustin Miller, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 40 in St. Landry Parish since 2016

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 Parish churches: Monastery Monastery of Mary, Mother of Grace, Lafayette

Education	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 St. Thomas More School, Lafayette Teurlings Catholic High School, Lafayette Vermilion Catholic High School, Abbeville

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