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Cathedral Carmel is a Catholic, elementary school in Lafayette, Louisana. It is neighbored by the Cathedral of St. John thevangelist It has grades pre-k to 8th. The pastor osd the school is Fr. Keith Deroun, the principal is Mrs. Adele Nunes, and the Vice Principal is Mr. Gregory Dubois. It is a National Blue Ribbon school.

History ==


In 1845, the pastor of the little Catholic chapel in Vermilionville, Rev. Abbe Antoine Megret, wrote the Bishop of Louisiana, most Reverend Anthony Blanc and asked for religious teachers for the parish children. On that request, four Sisters of Mount Carmel left New Orleans to establish a mission in Vermilionville. In 1846, the Convent All Grace was opened for the girls of the parish. The Convent was known later as Mount Carmel Convent. Records show eight girls were the first students of the school.

The Convent was located on what is now Lafayette Street and the Sisters struggled to maintain high academic standards. However, the young school was burdened with severe problems. With an enrollment of only 30 pupils in 1848, the Sisters weathered a scarlet fever epidemic and then from 1850 to 1855, a yellow fever epidemic. In 1863, the Civil War brought additional hardship. Finally, in 1880, Mount Carmel graduated its first class with only two students. By the turn of the century Vermilionville had become the town of Lafayette and in 1919, Bishop Jules B. Jeanmard asked Father William Teurlings, pastor of St. John Cathedral, to establish a school for the boys of the parish. The bishop also asked that the school be placed under the direction of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.

The Cathedral School opened Monday, September 15, 1919 with 170 boys in grades 3-8. Four yours later, in 1923 the Cathedral School listed eleven students in its first graduating class.

Mount Carmel and Cathedral marked these early years by rapid growth, as both schools expanded to include eleven grades. Both high schools received accreditation by the State Board of Education in 1925-Cathedral established its first football team in 1926 and the first band in the parish in 1933. By 1948, both schools had grown from eleven to twelve grades.

High standards forced consolidation. In 1967, Mount Carmel High School and Cathedral High School consolidated to form Cathedral-Carmel High. The new co-educational school retained its split campus. In 1982, St. Thomas More High School was built and the Sisters of Mount Carmel sold their property and relocated grades kindergarten through sixth to the newly remodeled Cathedral campus on St. John Street. In 1983 grades nine through twelve moved to the newly built Catholic high school.

Today, Cathedral-Carmel School is a unique and effective combination of both schools established at the birth of Lafayette welcoming an average of 780 students grades pre-kindergarten through eighth. The faculty and staff are composed of lay and religious teachers. CCS is the oldest school in Lafayette parish.



== Recent Changes

Cathedral Carmel has undergone some changes in the past seven years. A new library along with a computer lab was made. A kindergarten/firt grade building was also added to accompany the library. Most recently was a new parking lot,a security upgrade, and new business office.

Student Life

Today Cathedral-Carmel is a unique and effective combination of two schools established at the birth of Lafayette. It's school campus is home to hundreds of young minds filled with anticipation and an openness to learning! It's students consistently score three grades above level and in the top 20 percent of the nation's scholars. Cathedral-Carmel was awarded the U.S. Department of Education-National School of Excellence Award in the 2000-2001 school year. It's students are offered an array of opportunities in electives, fine arts, athletics, and religious activities. Enrollment averages 800 students per year and Cathedral-Carmel is considered one of the most important schools in the Diocese of Lafayette.


Athletics

Athletis play a huge role in the after school life of the students. Its football team has the most league championships and has many traditions. One tradition is the annual CCS- Our Lady of Fatima football game which takes placwe every year around November 1st. CCS won the kast meeting 12-6 and has dominated in the rivalry.
Basketball is the second biggest sport at CCS. Other sports include, volleyball (girls), track and field, cross country, golf, baseball, softball, soccer, and tennis. The tennis team has not lost since 1994.


Clubs and Organizations

Cathedral-Carmel offers a variety of extra-curricular activities for the students. Students are encouraged to participate in one or more activities offered by the school. All activities are designed to educate the total child in a Catholic atmosphere. Students are required to maintain passing grades and have acceptable conduct grades in order to participate in any activity.

These clubs include, campus ministry, band, handbell choir, choir, french, cheerlaeding, quiz bowl, science olympiad, and 4-H