St. Thomas More Catholic High School (STM) is a co-educational,

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located in

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. It opened its doors in 1982 and is named after the 16th-century

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Thomas More. It is owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 982 students enrolled in 2022-2023 was: *Native American/Alaskan - 0.4% *Asian/Pacific islanders - 2.1% *Black - 2.4% *Hispanic - 2.3% *White - 92.2%

Athletics

St. Thomas More Catholic athletics competes in the LHSAA. The school offers sports including football, cross country, swimming, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, tennis, wrestling, lacrosse, golf, dancing, bowling, and soccer. The STM mascot is the cougar.

Championships

Football championships *(4) State Championships: 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022

Notable alumni

* Griffin Hebert -

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wide receiver for the

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. * Walker Howard -

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quarterback for the

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, played

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- former college basketball player at the

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and member of the US national team at the

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for the

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(MLB). *

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- played football for the Cougars and retired

WR, most notably for the

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of the

References

External links

Official school website
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