Carencro Catholic School sits in the center of the city of Carencro, a small, family-oriented community on the outskirts of Lafayette, Louisiana. We hold fast to the traditions of our faith and school family in a world that often moves too quickly for children. A child’'s stay at Carencro Catholic is full of opportunity for learning and individual growth with Christ at the center of all activity. Our students go out into the world endowed with the tools for academic success, in addition to the foundation for a fulfilling relationship with God.
Carencro Catholic is an academic community that,
through fidelity to the Roman Catholic Faith, strives to witness to the glory of Jesus Christ and to serve mankind through spiritual, moral and academic excellence.
Carencro Catholic School is a result of the dreams of a Canadian priest, Father A.B. Laforet and Saint Katharine Drexel.
Father Laforet brought sisters of the Order of Mount Carmel to Carencro in 1897, opening St. Anne’'s Convent school to educate the children of St. Peter'’s parish. Carmelite nuns staffed the school in various locations until 1963, when Father A.M. Wassler, pastor of St. Peter’'s Church, opened St. Pierre School. ‘Pierre’ is ‘Peter’ in French. A number of sisters remained affiliated with the school until the early 1970’s. (St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa of Avila, and St. Therese of Lisieux were Carmelites.) Our front office building, classrooms and cafeteria were part of St. Pierre school. St. Anne’'s Chapel is dedicated to the memory of the nuns who started Catholic education in Carencro, and the Monsignor Wassler Library honors the founder of St. Pierre School.
St. Katharine Drexel was born to a wealthy family in Philadelphia in 1855. On a trip to the western United States, the sight of Black and Native American children living and working in poverty touched her. She devoted the remainder of her life and fortune to helping them. She founded the order of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, and worked to open more than 60 rural schools for children across the U.S. She founded Xavier University in New Orleans. In 1924 and 1926, Mother Katharine Drexel opened two schools for Black and Native American children in the Carencro area. The two schools eventually moved to the property behind Our Lady of Assumption church and operated as Our Lady of the Assumption School, staffed by the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. The school merged with St. Pierre School in 1971. Canonized in 2000, St. Katharine'’s feast day is March 3. The St. Katharine Drexel Memorial Garden near the school gym honors deceased graduates of CCS.
We celebrate Mass here on campus with Father Wassler's chalice created for St. Pierre school. The chalice is decorated with an upside-down cross, a key and his Monsignor’'s chapeau or biretta. The upside-down cross ties the school to St. Peter’'s church parish. St. Peter was crucified upside down. He did not think himself worthy to be crucified in the way that Christ was. The St. Pierre Art Studio recognizes St. Pierre School and our ties to St. Peter’'s church parish. The center of our new school logo features a chalice with an upside-down cross.
Hours of Operation
The school bell rings at 7:55 a.m., with classes beginning at 8:05. Students may be dropped off at 7:30 a.m.
Bus Service
Bus service is available for students living in the Carencro area.
Before School Care
Before school care is available from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. at a charge of $1.00 a day per child.
Extended Day Care
Carencro Catholic School provides registered school families with an optional Extended Day Service from 2:55 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The current rate is $95/month per child for weekly enrollment. Rates vary for part-time enrollment and additional children.
Attendance
School is in session for 180 days a year. Students with more than 20 unexcused days will not be promoted to the next grade. Doctor's’ excuses must be sent to school within three (3) days for an absence to be excused. Students absent from school MAY NOT participate in any athletic or extracurricular activities scheduled for that day.
Testing
All students in 1st through 8th grade take the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) each Spring.
Diocese of Lafayette
Louisiana Department of Education
National Catholic Education Association
RenWeb
St. Peter Roman Catholic Church
Citizens for Educational Choice
200 West St. Peter Street
Carencro LA 70520
Ph: 337.896.8973
Fax: 337.896.1931
email: ccsprincipal_carencrocatholic.org
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