Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School explained

Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School
Streetaddress:2001 Clinton Avenue
City:Coal Township
State:Pennsylvania
County:(Northumberland County)
Zipcode:17866
Country:USA
Coordinates:40.7861°N -76.5847°W
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#United States
Religion:Roman Catholic
School Code:394-483
Type:Private, Coeducational
Grades:Pre-K-12
Song:Alma Mater
Accreditation:Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Patron:Our Lady of Lourdes
Team Name:Red Raiders
Nickname:"Lourdes"
Yearbook:Grotto
Established:1959
Free Label:School Colors
Free Label2:Disciplinarian
Free Text2:Matthew Leavens
Free Label3:Athletic Director
Free Text3:Mike Klembara
Homepage:www.lourdes.k12.pa.us

Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School, formerly Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School, is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Edgewood Gardens,[2] Coal Township, Pennsylvania.

It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg.

Background

Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School was established as St. Edward High School in 1892, making it the oldest high school in the Diocese. It was located in Shamokin.

The school was renamed Shamokin Central Catholic High School in 1955 when it became an inter-parochial high school, serving 9 parishes in the area. The school moved to its present location in 1959 and was renamed Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL).[3]

During the 2006–2007 school year, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School incorporated the Shamokin diocesan elementary school Our Lady Queen of Peace. The following year, the neighboring city of Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania's diocesan elementary school Holy Spirit became a part of the Lourdes' building. These consolidations changed OLOL from a four-year high school into a regional K-12 school. The school was subsequently renamed as Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School.[4]

Controversy

Our Lady of Lourdes made the news in 2018 when a teacher of four years was fired for admitting that she was having a child with her boyfriend out of wedlock. Naiad Reich was told that she was fired because she had no immediate plans to marry. Reich said that she and her longtime boyfriend made the decision to start a family and planned the pregnancy. The administrator, Sister Mary Anne Bednar, stated that she was fired for "immorality".[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MSA-Committee on Institution-Wide Accreditation. 2009-06-23. MSA-CIWA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090917141934/http://www.css-msa.org/search.php/. 2009-09-17.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20020528073223/http://www.lourdes.k12.pa.us/ Home page
  3. Web site: History of Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School. 2007-05-11. Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School website. OLLRHS.
  4. Web site: Lourdes' rich history revisited . News Item . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714213528/http://newsitem.com/news/lourdes-rich-history-revisited-1.378387 . July 14, 2014 . April 30, 2017.
  5. Web site: Teacher Says Catholic School Fired Her Over Her Pregnancy. says. Karen Sunshine Marschner-Cassel. 2018-12-04. en. 2018-12-05.