Notre Dame Catholic School (Wichita Falls, Texas)
Notre Dame Catholic School was a Roman Catholic high school, middle school, and elementary school in Wichita Falls, Texas. It was located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth.
Notre Dame Catholic School | |
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Address | |
2821 Lansing Boulevard , , 76309 United States | |
Coordinates | 33°53′5″N 98°32′46″W |
Information | |
Type | Private, Coeducational |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1904 |
Closed | 2021 |
School district | Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth |
Principal | Omar Montemayor |
Grades | pre-K–12 |
Number of students | 3,357 |
Color(s) | Navy Blue & Vegas Gold |
Athletics conference | TAPPS |
Mascot | The Knight |
Team name | Knights |
Accreditation | TCCED and AdvancED |
Yearbook | The Knight |
Website | www.notredamecatholic.org |
Notre Dame Catholic School was one school on two campuses. The lower campus accommodated pre-K through 5th grade. The upper campus accommodated 6th through 12th grade. The traditions of the institution were drawn from the Sisters of Saint Mary of Namur who, in 1904, founded the original school which was known as the Academy of Mary Immaculate. The Congregation of the Holy Cross who joined the Sisters of Saint Mary when the school was broadened to include high school age boys. The original school, which stood on the corner of Holliday and Ninth Streets, was the center of Catholic education in North Central Texas, being the only Catholic school from Fort Worth, 114 miles to the southeast, to Clarendon, 118 miles to the northwest. The present elementary school campus opened in the Fall of 1954 and was known as Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish School. In 1968, Sacred Heart Parish School merged with Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish School, creating a multi-parish school. Today, students attend from these parishes, as well as most of the Catholic parishes in the three-county metro area.
Closure
In March of 2021, the Diocese of Fort Worth announced that the school would be shut down at the end of the school year.[1] The school is now demolished, with the elementary school remaining.[2]
References
- Grace, Michael (March 12, 2021). "Notre Dame Catholic School Alumni heartbroken over decision to close school". KAUZ. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- Coleman, Ebonee (August 18, 2021). "Demolition of Notre Dame Catholic School begins". KAUZ. Retrieved August 1, 2023.