Saint Thomas Aquinas Regional Catholic High School

Saint Thomas Aquinas High School
Address
14520 Voss Drive Hammond , (Tangipahoa Parish) , Louisiana 70401 United States
Coordinates	30°31′45″N 90°29′17″W
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	August 27, 1986
Dean	Aaron Lips
Principal	Will Johnson
Teaching staff	25.4 (FTE) (2019–20)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	314[1] (2019–20)
Student to teacher ratio	12.4 (2019–20)[1]
Color(s)	Maroon and White
Slogan	Veritas
Sports	Football, Cross Country, Volleyball, Boys'/Girls' Soccer, Boys'/Girls' Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Golf, Tennis, Track, Swimming, Powerlifting
Mascot	Falcon
Team name	Falcons/Lady Falcons
Rival	Doyle High School
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Newspaper	Falcon Nest/The Flame
Tuition	$7,800
Website	http://www.stafalcons.org

Saint Thomas Aquinas Regional Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, near Hammond. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge.

History

The school began operations in August 1986 with 35 students.^[3]

Students

The school offers grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. In the 2019–2020 school year, the student body was distributed as shown:^[4]

Grade	Students
9	95
10	72
11	89
12	58

This school has about 314 students. Of these, 271 are categorized as "white, non-Hispanic." The school is about 86% white.^[5]

Athletics

Saint Thomas Aquinas Regional Catholic athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Notable people

• Modestas Bukauskas, known as the "Baltic Gladiator" (born February 10, 1994), is a Lithuanian-British mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (class of 2012).
• Cameron Dantzler NFL player, played cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings

Notes and references

1. "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Catholic High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
2. SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
3. "History". Saint Thomas Aquinas Regional Catholic High School. Saint Thomas Aquinas Regional Catholic High School. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
4. "St Thomas Aquinas High School". National Center for Educational Statistics. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
5. "St Thomas Aquinas High School". St Thomas Aquinas High School. US Department of Education. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

External links

• School Website