Ozark Catholic Academy
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Ozark Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic high school on the property of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Tontitown, Arkansas.[1] It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock.
The school's student body was to originate from Tontitown, Bentonville, Cave Springs, Fayetteville, Rogers, Springdale, and Subiaco.[2] It was the first upper secondary Catholic school to be created in the Northwest Arkansas area.[3]
History
Circa 1998 people associated with the school began efforts to create a Catholic high school in the area.[4]
It opened in 2018 with grades 9 and 10, with other grade levels added after. Originally the school used six classrooms in the Father Bandini Education Center on a temporary basis.[5]
References
- ^ "Who We Are". Ozark Catholic Academy. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ Schaefer, Alesia (2018-08-16). "Catholic high school opens in northwest Arkansas". Arkansas Catholic. Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ Gilker, Kathryn (2016-09-21). "Ozark Catholic Academy To Be First Catholic High In NWA". KFSM-TV. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ Chambers, Charity (2018-03-04). "Northwest Arkansas Will Soon Have Its First Catholic High School". KNWA-TV. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ Perozek, Dave (2018-08-17). "Catholic high school opens its doors in Tontitown". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
External links
- Official website
- Kellams, Kyle (2019-02-13). "Catholic High School Opens in NWA". KUAF.
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- Catholic secondary schools in Arkansas
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- Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock
- Catholic high schools in the United States
- Private high schools in Arkansas
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