St. Charles Borromeo School is a private
Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
school
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compuls ...
in
Destrehan, Louisiana
Destrehan is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 11,340.
Etymology
The community is named after Jean Noël Destréhan (1754–1823), who was twice President of ...
. It serves students from Pre-kindergarten to eighth grade.
History
In 1929, an
elementary school
A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ed ...
and was built on the grounds of the
St. Charles Borromeo Church. It was the first
parochial school
A parochial school is a private primary or secondary school affiliated with a religious organization, and whose curriculum includes general religious education in addition to secular subjects, such as science, mathematics and language arts. The ...
opened between
and
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge ( ; ) is a city in and the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it is the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana's most populous parish—the equivalent of counties i ...
and was operated by the
Sisters of the Congregation of the Immaculate Conception. In 1948, a parochial high school,
St. Charles Borromeo High School, opened on the site.
In 1960, the Sisters of the Most Holy Sacrament took over operation of the schools and in 1978 the high school closed and moved to
LaPlace, Louisiana
LaPlace ( ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States, situated along the east bank of the Mississippi River, in the New Orleans metropolitan area. In 2020, it had a population of 28,841.
LaPlace ...
becoming
St. Charles Catholic High School.
St. Charles Borromeo School is still located on the site of St. Charles Borromeo Church.
Campus
The school is located on the 17 acre grounds of
St. Charles Borromeo Church in
Destrehan, Louisiana
Destrehan is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 11,340.
Etymology
The community is named after Jean Noël Destréhan (1754–1823), who was twice President of ...
.
Extracurricular activities
Student groups and activities include Academic Games, Student Council, Jr. Beta Club, choir, PK - 7th grade cheerleading, competition cheerleading, Spanish, art, Brown Foundation Service Learning, Missoula, drumline,
and both boys and girls varsity and junior varsity sports.
See also
*
List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans
*
St. Charles Borromeo Church (Destrehan, Louisiana)
*
St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
St. Charles Parish (french: Paroisse de Saint-Charles) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 census, its population was 52,549. The parish seat is Hahnville and the most populous community is Luling.
The parish wa ...
*
Saint Charles Borromeo
References
External links
St. Charles Borromeo School
{{Archdiocese of New Orleans
Private elementary schools in Louisiana
Private middle schools in Louisiana
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans
Catholic elementary schools in Louisiana
Schools in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana