La Lumiere School
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Established | 1963 |
Type | Boarding, college prep (U.S.) |
Headmaster | Robert Kennedy |
Students | 154 |
Grades | 9 - 12 |
Location | 6801 North Wilhelm Rd., La Porte, Indiana, United States of America |
Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and Independent School Association of the Central States |
Campus | Country, lakes |
Colors | Blue and White |
Mascot | Lakers |
Website | http://www.lalumiere.org/ La Lumiere |
La Lumiere School, in La Porte, Indiana, United States, is a private, University-preparatory school founded in 1963. La Lumiere was originally organized as a Roman Catholic school, and still belongs to some Roman Catholic school associations; however, La Lumiere is highly welcoming and accepting of all faiths and creeds, staff and students alike.
Located 30 miles west of South Bend, Indiana, and 70 miles east of Chicago, Illinois, it receives accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and the Independent Schools Association of the Central States.
It is a member of the Catholic Boarding Schools Association, the National Association of Independent Schools, the Midwest Boarding Schools Association and the Association of Boarding Schools.
[edit] Notable alumni
- John Roberts, Chief Justice of the United States
- Andrew McKenna, chairman of the Illinois Republican Party
- Jim Gaffigan, comedian
- Paris Barclay, director and producer
- Chris Farley, comedian and former Second City troupe member.
- Perry March, disbarred attorney and convicted murderer. Mr. March's uxoricide of his wife, Janet March, was one of Nashville's most notorious crimes in recent years.
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