Holy Savior Menard Central High School

Holy Savior Menard Central High School is the Roman Catholic parochial secondary institution of learning in Alexandria, the seat of Rapides Parish and the largest city in central Louisiana. The Menard mission statement accents: (1) Faith Development, (2) Academic Excellence, and (3) Service. Menard, operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana, enrolls approximately six hundred students.

In 1893, Father Leonard Menard and the Brothers of the Sacred Heart opened the St. Francis Xavier Commercial College, a boys' high school. The institution was renamed Menard Memorial High School. In 1967, Menard Memorial joined with the area girls' school, Providence Central Academy, to create Holy Savior Menard Central High School at its present location at 4603 Coliseum Boulevard in western Alexandria. In 1988, grades seven and eight were added.

The school also enrolls non-Catholics. It offers standard instruction in mathematics, science, history, English, social studies, and the arts. Catholicism, including Old Testament and New Testament and traditional family values, is taught in each grade as a required class. Mass is celebrated weekly, and each class makes an annual trip to the nearby Maryhill Retreat Center.

In athletics, Menard offers baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and track and field. The team name is the "Eagles".

The nearly forty faculty members come from a diverse background; most are Catholic, but non-Catholics are frequently employed to teach at Menard. Parental involvement in the youngsters' education is encouraged through the Menard Parent Teacher Club.

Menard principals

Fr. Hugh Bigger

Fr. Douglas Hawkins

Fr. Warren Laroque

Sr. Cecile Claire Vanderlick

Sr. Michael Rose Stanzel, originally Isabel Ruth Stanzel (born 1923) of Moravian descent. She was later with the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas. She is a member of the Sisters of Divine Providence based at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio. Sister Michael Rose was principal in the late 1970s at the time of the deaths of Popes Paul VI and John Paul I and the selection of John Paul II. Sister Michael Rose stressed anti-litter efforts to keep the campus clean of debris. [http://www.cdptexas.org/callingstories_calledtoprayer.html] [http://www.moravian-connection.com/master-p/p2644.htm]

Pat O'Donnell

Terry J. Mayeux

Robert L. Mahfouz

Sr. Janez Shonfeld

Sr. Marice Elvekrog

Sr. Mary Ellen Theriot

Ronald Lemoine

Dale Skinner

Paul Erny, current principal.

Menard alumni

* Malcolm P. Hebert (deceased) -- the last elected streets and parks commissioner of Alexandria, Louisiana, who served from 1973-1977
* Jacques Roy - current mayor of Alexandria

References

http://www.holysaviormenard.com/index.htm

http://www.yellowpages.com/sp/moreinfo/index.jsp?listingId=71944761&id=71944761&from=qpibp&qcat=Private+Schools+%28K-12%29&qs=LA&qc=Alexandria&qcid=220248054

http://www.diocesealex.org/default.aspx/default.aspx?tabid=382

http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/11615

http://www.diocesealex.org/Default.aspx?tabid=162