Ascension Catholic High School

Private, coeducational school in Donaldsonville, , Louisiana, United States

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Ascension Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. It is the oldest Catholic school in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge

History

Ascension Catholic was established in 1845 as St. Vincent Institute by the Daughters of Charity.^[2]

Athletics

Ascension Catholic athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Championships

Football championships

(3) State Championships: 1941, 1973, 1992

Notable alumni

James Carville - Nationally recognized political consultant and campaign adviser to President Bill Clinton

Jack P. F. Gremillion - Attorney General of Louisiana

References

^ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
^ ACHS. "In the beginning". Retrieved 2007-05-11.

External links

School Website

Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge

Ordinaries

Bishops: Robert Emmet Tracy; Joseph Vincent Sullivan; Stanley Joseph Ott; Alfred Clifton Hughes; Robert William Muench; Michael Duca

Churches

Cathedral: St. Joseph Cathedral, Baton Rouge

Parish churches: St. Gabriel Church, St. Gabriel

Education

Ascension Parish schools: Ascension Catholic Diocesan High School, Donaldsonville

East Baton Rouge Parish schools: Catholic High School, Baton Rouge; St. Joseph's Academy, Baton Rouge; St. Michael the Archangel Diocesan Regional High School, Shenandoah