[StBernard] St. Charles Catholic High School to Open Satellite School

[Westley Annis]

St. Charles Catholic to open satellite high school Sept. 26

LaPlace, La. - The Archdiocese of New Orleans has established a 
satellite school as an extension of St. Charles Catholic High School in 
LaPlace. Mr. Vincent Scozzari will serve as the administrator.

Since Hurricane Katrina, St. Charles Catholic has received over 700 
applications for admission, but due to the size of the school, it has 
been able to accommodate only 178 new students. SCC’s normal enrollment 
of 410 students has swelled to over 580. Students returned to classes on 
Sept. 12 and welcomed new students on Sept. 16.

SCC principal Andrew Cupit is thrilled that many more students will have 
a school to attend. “This whole situation has been tough on everyone. 
Hopefully, the establishment of the satellite school will help people to 
rest easy knowing that they will have a place to continue their 
education. SCC is committed to doing whatever is necessary to make this 
work for everyone. We will adjust our schedule by either starting a 
little earlier or releasing earlier in order to assist with the evening 
shift.”

Mr. Scozzari is assessing the needs of the satellite school and 
assembling a teaching staff. “The satellite school is open to students 
in eighth through 12th grades who have not yet been placed in a Catholic 
high school. We will offer only the core curriculum subjects. Students 
will attend classes from 3 to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday.”

An orientation and scheduling session will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 
21, 2005, from 3 to 7 p.m. in SCC’s library. The starting date for 
classes has been set for Monday, Sept. 26, 2005. Students who have 
already sent their information to SCC need to contact the school office 
at (985) 652-3809 to indicate if they are still interested in attending 
the satellite school. For any student who has not sent information to 
SCC, an information form can be downloaded from the school’s website 
(www.scc-comets.com) and faxed to the school (985) 652-2609.

There are no fees due at the time of registration. More information 
about tuition and other school issues will be covered during the 
registration process.