St. Thomas More Catholic High School (Louisiana)

St. Thomas More Catholic High School
St. Thomas More Catholic High School
Address
	450 East Farrel Road; Lafayette, Louisiana 70508; United States
Coordinates	30°08′44″N 92°02′27″W / 30.14556°N 92.04083°WCoordinates: 30°08′44″N 92°02′27″W / 30.14556°N 92.04083°W
Information
Type	Private
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1982
Oversight	Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette
President	Richard Lavergne
Principal	Kelley Leger
Teaching staff	91.5 (on a FTE basis)
Grades	9 - 12
Enrollment	1,050 (2015-2016)
Student to teacher ratio	11.5
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Navy, Maroon, and Grey
Nickname	Cougars
Website	www.stmcougars.net

St. Thomas More Catholic High School (STM) is a co-educational, Roman Catholic high school located in Lafayette, Louisiana. It opened its doors in 1982 and is named after the 16th-century saint Thomas More.^[2] It is owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette.^[3]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,050 students enrolled in 2015-2016 was:^[1]

Native American/Alaskan - 0.2%
Asian/Pacific islanders - 1.1%
Black - 2.2%
Hispanic - 1.3%
White - 95.2%

Athletics

St. Thomas More Catholic athletics competes in the LHSAA.

The school offers sports including football, cross country, swimming, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, tennis, wrestling, lacrosse, golf, dancing, bowling, and soccer. The STM mascot is the cougar.

Championships

Football championships

(3) State Championships: 2016, 2019, 2020

Notable alumni

Luke Lawton - is a former NFL American football fullback, played college football at McNeese State.
Mikie Mahtook - professional baseball outfielder for the Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball
Brandon Mouton - former college basketball player at the University of Texas at Austin and member of the US national team at the 2003 Pan American Games
Lyle Mouton - Major League Baseball player, most notably for the Chicago White Sox
Andrew Stevenson - is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Javon Walker - played football for the Cougars and retired WR, most notably for the Green Bay Packers NFL

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for St Thomas More High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ "About STM - St. Thomas More Catholic High School". www.stmcougars.net. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ "Boards - St. Thomas More Catholic High School". www.stmcougars.net. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

External links

Official school website

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[ed.gov-1] "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for St Thomas More High School". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[2] "About STM - St. Thomas More Catholic High School". www.stmcougars.net. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

[3] "Boards - St. Thomas More Catholic High School". www.stmcougars.net. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

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v t e Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Schools
Lafayette Parish School System
High schools	Acadiana HS Carencro HS Ovey Comeaux HS Lafayette HS Northside HS Southside HS Early College Academy David Thibodaux STEM Magnet Academy
Private schools
High schools and K-12 schools	Ascension Episcopal School Episcopal School of Acadiana St. Thomas More Catholic HS Teurlings Catholic HS
Primary schools	Westminster Christian Academy
This list is incomplete. Westminster Christian has a primary campus in Lafayette while it has an elementary through high school campus in Opelousas

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana
Ordinaries	Bishops Jules Benjamin Jeanmard Maurice Schexnayder Gerard Louis Frey Harry Joseph Flynn Edward Joseph O'Donnell Charles Michael Jarrell J. Douglas Deshotel Priests who became bishops Glen Provost
Churches	Cathedral St. John's Cathedral, Lafayette Parish churches: Monastery Monastery of Mary, Mother of Grace, Lafayette
Education	Academy of the Sacred Heart, Grand Coteau Catholic High School, New Iberia Hanson Memorial High School, Franklin Notre Dame High School, Crowley Opelousas Catholic School, Opelousas Sacred Heart High School, Ville Platte St. Edmund High School, Eunice Holy Rosary Institute, Lafayette St. Thomas More School, Lafayette Teurlings Catholic High School, Lafayette Vermilion Catholic High School, Abbeville Former St. Charles College, Grand Coteau