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Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School
Address
Map
5495 Dixie Highway

Waterford
,
Michigan
48329

United States
Coordinates42°41′59″N 83°23′45″W / 42.69972°N 83.39583°W / 42.69972; -83.39583
Information
TypePrivate, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1960[2]
FounderFrederick Delaney
Head of schoolJeanine Kenny[3]
Teaching staff28.8 (on a FTE basis)[1]
GradesPK–12[1]
Enrollment552[1] (2013-14)
Color(s)Blue and White   
Athletics conferenceCatholic High School League
NicknameLakers
YearbookLochmara
Websitewww.ollonline.org/school

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

  • Baseball
    • State champion – 1991[7]
  • Basketball
    • Girls state champion - 2010, 2011, 2012[8]
  • Bowling
  • Cross Country
  • Football
    • State champion - 2002[9]
  • Golf
    • Boys state champion - 1986, 1989, 1990, 1997[10]
  • Hockey
  • Soccer
    • Girls state champion - 2010[11]
  • Softball
    • State champion - 1983, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004[12]
  • Tennis
  • Track
  • Volleyball

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

Notable alumni

Notes and references

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