Our Lady Academy was established in 1971 by the Sisters of Mercy at the same location as a previous all-girls high school, St. Joseph Academy, which operated from 1855 (169 years ago) (1855) to 1967 (57 years ago) (1967). St. Joseph Academy closed after it was severely damaged by Hurricane Betsy in 1965. There was talk of reopening St. Joseph Academy until Hurricane Camille hit in 1969.
Our Lady Academy is an exceptional school that excels in education, standardized test scores, and athletics. The relatively small campus, consisting of only a few buildings and a gym, is located on the beach of Bay St. Louis. OLA's mascot is the Crescent and the teams are known as "The Crescents." The Our Lady Academy soccer team has won 7 state titles in recent years for the 1A/2A/3A division. The volleyball team has many state titles to their name as well.
Our Lady Academy was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Classes resumed two months after the storm, sharing resources with nearby all-boys Saint Stanislaus College. The motto for the two schools after Hurricane Katrina was "Two Schools, One Spirit." [3]
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January 01, 1970
lady, academy, private, roman, catholic, girls, high, school, louis, mississippi, located, roman, catholic, diocese, biloxi, only, female, catholic, school, mississippi, address222, south, beach, boulevardbay, louis, hancock, county, mississippi, 39520united, . Our Lady Academy OLA is a private Roman Catholic all girls high school in Bay St Louis Mississippi It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Biloxi It is the only all female Catholic school in Mississippi 3 Our Lady AcademyAddress222 South Beach BoulevardBay St Louis Hancock County Mississippi 39520United StatesCoordinates30 18 30 N 89 19 45 W 30 30833 N 89 32917 W 30 30833 89 32917InformationTypePrivate All GirlsReligious affiliation s Roman CatholicEstablished1971 53 years ago 1971 FounderMother Catherine McAuleyPresidentSister Jackie HowardPrincipalMarilyn PigottGrades7 12Age range12 18Color s Maroon and Silver MascotCrescentNicknameOLATeam nameCrescentsRivalSt Patrick s Catholic High SchoolAccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools 2 PublicationFrom Within Literary Magazine NewspaperMaroon TribuneYearbookTomorrow s PastAffiliationNational Catholic Educational Association 1 Athletic DirectorEmily CorleyWebsitehttp www ourladyacademy comBackground editOur Lady Academy was established in 1971 by the Sisters of Mercy at the same location as a previous all girls high school St Joseph Academy which operated from 1855 169 years ago 1855 to 1967 57 years ago 1967 St Joseph Academy closed after it was severely damaged by Hurricane Betsy in 1965 There was talk of reopening St Joseph Academy until Hurricane Camille hit in 1969 Our Lady Academy is an exceptional school that excels in education standardized test scores and athletics The relatively small campus consisting of only a few buildings and a gym is located on the beach of Bay St Louis OLA s mascot is the Crescent and the teams are known as The Crescents The Our Lady Academy soccer team has won 7 state titles in recent years for the 1A 2A 3A division The volleyball team has many state titles to their name as well Our Lady Academy was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina Classes resumed two months after the storm sharing resources with nearby all boys Saint Stanislaus College The motto for the two schools after Hurricane Katrina was Two Schools One Spirit 3 Notes and references edit NCEA NCEA School Locator Archived from the original on 2015 09 25 Retrieved 2015 09 24 AdvancED AdvancED Find Accredited Institutions Archived from the original on 2015 09 15 Retrieved 2015 09 24 a b OLA About Our Lady Academy Archived from the original on 2007 03 04 Retrieved 2006 12 31 External links editSchool Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Our Lady Academy amp oldid 1188118105, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
