Written by Dawn Shipp    Congratulations to Catherine Briley for being chosen as a 2012 finalist for the "Student of the Year" in the Lafayette Diocese. Catherine will represent Sacred Heart School during an interview February 8th. We wish her the very best of luck and are proud to have Catherine represent our school!

Written by Anne-Christine Jagneaux   

The annual observance of Catholic Schools Week starts the last Sunday of January and runs all week, January 29 to February 5.

The theme – “Faith. Academics. Service” – focuses on three priorities that make Catholic schools stand out from other educational institutions. Children are taught the whole faith: not just the basics of Christianity, but how to have a relationship with God. In Catholic schools, the student’s academic life is held to very high standards, helping each child reach his or her potential. Service, the giving of one’s time and effort to help others, is taught both as an expression of faith and good citizenship.

In order to celebrate this special week, Sacred Heart students and faculty have prepared the following activities:

The High School Campus apostolate will offer a prayer service with the student body and the faculty every day at 7:30 am in the chapel.

Six sophomore students will travel on Tuesday to the Saint Joseph Diner in Lafayette to help feed the homeless and to bring the canned goods collected by the entire student body (K-12).

The Freshman Religion class will write letters of thanks and encouragement to the seminarians of the Diocese of Lafayette.

The 7^th and 8^th grade students will offer a prayer service with the elementary students and faculty every day in front of the statue of Mary in front of the elementary gym at 7:30 am. On Friday, the prayer service will be held in the elementary gym at 2:30 pm to conclude the week. In addition, on Tuesday, January 31, they will lead a rosary at Heritage Manor, Village de Mémoire, the hospital, and in front of the Pro-Life statue in front of Sacred Heart Church.

On Wednesday, the entire school will celebrate Holy Mass together in the High School Gym at 8:10 am, after which they will process around the school reciting the litany of the Sacred Heart and the litany of the Saints.  All parents, grandparents, and members of the community are welcome and invited to pray the Mass with us.

The 3^rd-6^th grade classes will write thank you Cards and will create some prayer cards that will be delivered to the troops, the fire department, the police department, and the priests and religious of our area.

The 2^nd grade classes will have a poster contest.  They will make posters with the symbols of our faith (crucifix, rosary, Eucharist, etc.) and explain their importance. The posters will be displayed though out the school and the businesses in the community.

The 1^st classes will write some letters of invitation to the priests and religious of our area to invite them to lunch one day during this special week.

The kindergarten, with the help of their 8^th grade buddies, will write thank you notes to their parents and make a book mark with the Catholic Schools Week logo.

To prepare for this special week, students from 3^rd to 12^th grade were asked to write an essay explaining the importance of Catholic education. The best essay will be read by the author on KVPI Radio (92.5 FM) and heard every day during Catholic Schools Week.

Written by Dessa LaHaye    There will be an 8th grade parent meeting regarding promotion mass and end of year schedule of events on Monday, January 30th at 5:30 p.m. in Elementary Library.

Written by Dessa LaHaye   

Registration for the 2012-13 school year has begun!  New student applications will be accepted January 27, 2012 - February 29, 2012.  The registration packets are now available for download by clicking on the packet below and/or under document downloads found under "Registration" category.  The completed Registration forms are due February 29, 2012.   

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Written by Dawn Shipp    Due to server problems, the school was, unfortunately, unable to utilize school computers Wednesday, January 25th. Coach Matthew Fontenot resigned from Sacred Heart School effective Tuesday, January 24th and was replaced by Coach Roderick Williams as an English I and II instructor. Mr. Glenn Lafleur was hired to replace Coach Roderick as an Algebra I and II instructor effective at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, January 25th. All students affected by these revisions in faculty were given a letter explaining these changes Wednesday morning when the positions were confirmed. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

Written by Anne-Christine Jagneaux   

We need parent volunteers to chaperone the Junior Retreat. The retreats are an integral part of the spiritual development of our children.  When the students see their parents taking part in the retreat, it sends a signal that the retreat is important, and they take it more seriously.  Even if you’re not sure that you can be at the whole retreat, please do not hesitate to volunteer to be there at least part of the time.

The retreat is held at the ABC Camp in Richard. Students leave from school on Saturday after attending Holy Mass at Sacred Heart Church on Saturday at 8:00 am.  They return on Sunday at around 5:30 pm.

Chaperones are needed to help supervise the students during the day and the night, but especially overnight.  Those volunteering will receive service hours and must be safe enviroment trained. Please contact Anne-Christine Jagneaux as soon as possible at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or by phone 363-1142 or 363-1475.  The date of the retreat is January 28-29

 Thank you for your cooperation.