Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School

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.

For schools with a similar name, see Our Lady of Lourdes School (disambiguation).
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School
Address
2001 Clinton Avenue

Coal Township
,
(Northumberland County)
,
Pennsylvania
17866

United States
Coordinates40°47′10″N 76°35′5″W
Information
TypePrivate, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)Our Lady of Lourdes
Established1959
School code394-483
GradesPre-K-12
SongAlma Mater
Nickname"Lourdes"
Team nameRed Raiders
AccreditationMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
YearbookGrotto
School ColorsRed and White   
DisciplinarianMatthew Leavens
Athletic DirectorMike Klembara
Websitewww.lourdes.k12.pa.us

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]

References
  1. MSA-CIWA. "MSA-Committee on Institution-Wide Accreditation". Archived from the original on 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
  2. Home page. Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School. Retrieved on December 6, 2018. "Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School is located in the Edgewood Gardens section of Coal Township, Pennsylvania."
  3. OLLRHS. "History of Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School". Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School website. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
  4. "Lourdes' rich history revisited". News Item. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  5. says, Karen Sunshine Marschner-Cassel (2018-12-04). "Teacher Says Catholic School Fired Her Over Her Pregnancy". Retrieved 2018-12-05.


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