Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School (Michigan)

Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School
Location
5495 Dixie Highway Waterford , Michigan 48329 United States
Coordinates	42°41′59″N83°23′45″W / 42.69972°N 83.39583°W / 42.69972; -83.39583
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1960 [1]
Founder	Frederick Delaney
Head of school	Jeanine Kenny [2]
Teaching staff	28.8 (on a FTE basis) [3]
Grades	PK–12 [3]
Enrollment	552 [3]  (2013-14)
Color(s)	Blue and White
Athletics conference	Catholic High School League
Nickname	Lakers
Yearbook	Lochmara
Website	www.ollonline.org/school

Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School is a private, Roman Catholic school in Waterford Township, Michigan, United States. It is one of only 5 PK-12 schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit.

The high school was established in 1960 ^[1] and shares its Waterford campus with Our Lady of the Lakes Elementary School and Middle School. ^[3] Also sharing the campus is Our Lady of the Lakes parish church. Our Lady of the Lakes parish school was established in 1956 ^[1] as an elementary school.

Our Lady of the Lakes is accredited by the Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools ^[4]

Campus

Groundbreaking occurred on October 28, 1956 with the school opening in 1958. Its first class graduated in June 1962. In 1992 a new addition with a common area, another gymnasium, and four classrooms opened. ^[5]

Athletics

The Lakers are members of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) and compete in the Detroit Catholic High School League (CHSL) as well as the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) for grades 5-8.

Sports offered at Our Lady of the Lakes High School include: ^[6]

• Baseball
  • State champion – 1991 ^[7]
• Basketball
  • Girls state champion - 2010, 2011, 2012 ^[8]
• Bowling
• Cross Country
• Football
  • State champion - 2002 ^[9]
• Golf
  • Boys state champion - 1986, 1989, 1990, 1997 ^[10]
• Hockey
• Soccer
  • Girls state champion - 2010 ^[11]
• Softball
  • State champion - 1983, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004 ^[12]
• Tennis
• Track
• Volleyball

The Lakers' eight softball state championships are the most by any MHSAA school in that sport (as of 2015). ^[13]

Notable alumni

• Ryan Riess ('08), 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event Champion ^[14]
• Earl Boyea, fifth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing ^[15]

Notes and references

1. "Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church – History". Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
2. "Faculty & Staff!". ollonline.org. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
3. "Search For Schools and Colleges". ed.gov. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
4. "Accredited Schools". m-a-n-s.org. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
5. "History". Our Lady of the Lakes School. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
6. "Athletics". ollonline.org. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
7. "Yearly Champions". mhsaa.com. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
8. "Yearly Champions". mhsaa.com. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
9. "Yearly Champions". mhsaa.com. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
10. "Team Champions". mhsaa.com. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
11. "Yearly Champions". mhsaa.com. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
12. "Yearly Champions". mhsaa.com. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
13. "Championship Game Records". mhsaa.com. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
14. "Mich. native Ryan Riess wins World Series of Poker title, $8.4M". myfoxdetroit.com. November 6, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
15. "Bishop Earl Boyea". Diocese of Lansing. Retrieved June 27, 2017.

External links

• School Website Archived 2007-06-03 at the Wayback Machine