Mount Carmel Academy

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Mount Carmel Academy or Mt. Carmel is an all-girls parochial high school in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans.

Contents 1 Mission 2 Class Mascots 3 Awards 4 Notable Alumnae 5 Hurricane Katrina 6 Sources. 7 References.

[edit] Mission

Mount Carmel Academy attempts to inspire and foster intellectual development through a challenging, yet traditional, college preparatory curriculum infused with technology. Advanced Placement and Honors courses are offered in the various subject matter areas. Mount Carmel Academy is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Louisiana Department of Education. The school's enrollment is approximately 1200.

The campus of Mount Carmel is located in the Lakeview area in New Orleans at Robert E. Lee Boulevard, between West End Boulevard and Canal Boulevard. The address is 7027 Milne Blvd., New Orleans, Louisiana 70124. Phone: (504) 288.7626.

Mount Carmel's sports teams are known as the "Cubs", and its school colors are brown and white.

[edit] Class Mascots

Mount Carmel has a mascot system by which each of the three upper-class levels is assigned one of three rotating mascots: ragdolls, pink panthers, and purple butterflies. Each year, graduating seniors pass down their mascot to that year's freshman class. Until that time, the freshman class and 8th grade use a temporary mascot that is unique to each class.

[edit] Awards

• In 2006 the Catholic High School Honor Roll recognized Mount Carmel Academy as one of the top 50 Catholic high schools in the United States.
• Mount Carmel Academy has twice been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education's Exemplary School Program as a Blue Ribbon School. Mount Carmel is the only school in Louisiana to be recognized twice with this honor.
• In 1998, Mount Carmel was one of only 12 recipients nationwide of the Catholic Schools for Tomorrow Award for Innovations in Technology, presented annually by Today's Catholic Teacher magazine.
• Mount Carmel Academy has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as an outstanding Safe & Drug-free school.
• Mount Carmel also was selected as a finalist in the America's Drug & Alcohol-Free School of the Year 2000 competition.

[edit] Notable Alumnae

• Amanda Shaw, musician

[edit] Hurricane Katrina

Mount Carmel is located near the 17th Street Canal and suffered extreme flood damage during Hurricane Katrina. The school remained closed for several months, but made repairs at a fast pace. It re-opened in January of 2006. ^[1]

[edit] Sources.

[edit] References.

• Mount Carmel Official Website.

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