Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School (Michigan) explained

Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School
Streetaddress:5495 Dixie Highway
City:Waterford
State:Michigan
Zipcode:48329
Country:United States
Coordinates:42.6997°N -83.3958°W
Religion:Roman Catholic
Founder:Frederick Delaney
Teaching Staff:28.8 (on a FTE basis)
Type:Private, Coeducational
Grades:PK12
Conference:Catholic High School League
Nickname:Lakers
Colors:Blue and White
Yearbook:Lochmara
Established:1960[1]
Enrollment:552[2]
Enrollment As Of:2013-14
Head Of School:Jeanine Kenny[3]

Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School is a private, Roman Catholic school in Waterford Township, Michigan, United States. It is one of only 5 PK-12 schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit.

The high school was established in 1960[1] and shares its Waterford campus with Our Lady of the Lakes Elementary School and Middle School.[2] Also sharing the campus is Our Lady of the Lakes parish church. Our Lady of the Lakes parish school was established in 1956[1] as an elementary school.

Our Lady of the Lakes is accredited by the Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools[4]

Campus

Groundbreaking occurred on October 28, 1956 with the school opening in 1958. Its first class graduated in June 1962. In 1992 a new addition with a common area, another gymnasium, and four classrooms opened.[5]

Athletics

The Lakers are members of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) and compete in the Detroit Catholic High School League (CHSL) as well as the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) for grades 5-8.

Sports offered at Our Lady of the Lakes High School include:[6]

The Lakers' eight softball state championships are the most by any MHSAA school in that sport (as of 2015).[13]

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church – History. Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church. 25 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Search For Schools and Colleges. ed.gov. 25 March 2016.
  3. Web site: Faculty & Staff!. ollonline.org. 8 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Accredited Schools. m-a-n-s.org. 29 June 2015.
  5. Web site: History. Our Lady of the Lakes School. 2020-05-01.
  6. Web site: Athletics. ollonline.org. 17 June 2015.
  7. Web site: Yearly Champions. mhsaa.com. 17 June 2015.
  8. Web site: Yearly Champions. mhsaa.com. 17 June 2015.
  9. Web site: Yearly Champions. mhsaa.com. 17 June 2015.
  10. Web site: Team Champions. mhsaa.com. 17 June 2015.
  11. Web site: Yearly Champions. mhsaa.com. 17 June 2015.
  12. Web site: Yearly Champions. mhsaa.com. 17 June 2015.
  13. Web site: Championship Game Records. mhsaa.com. 29 June 2015.
  14. Web site: Mich. native Ryan Riess wins World Series of Poker title, $8.4M. 6 November 2013. myfoxdetroit.com. 25 June 2015.
  15. Web site: Bishop Earl Boyea. Diocese of Lansing. en. 2017-06-27.