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. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg.

Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School
Address
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School
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

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] In 2006–2007, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School incorporated the Shamokin diocesan elementary school Our Lady Queen of Peace. In 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 and the school was renamed Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School.[4]


Teacher Firing

Our Lady of Lourdes made the news when a teacher of four years was fired for admitting she was having a child with her boyfriend out of wedlock. Naiad Reich was told she was fired because she had no immediate plans to marry, Reich said she and her longtime boyfriend made the decision to start a family and planned the pregnancy. After informing administrator Sister Mary Anne Bednar she was terminated based on "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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