The Office of Guidance and Counseling offers several services to Catholic High students throughout their academic career at the school. These include:

• Grade reporting
• Course selection and scheduling
• Transcripts
• Planning for testing
• Scholarship and financial aid opportunities

Click below for more information on these topics.

September Senior Bulletin

October Senior Bulletin

November Senior Bulletin

December Bulletin

Senior Calendar

Contact the teacher in charge or the Guidance Department for more information.

1. Every teacher of grade 4-12 has designated time to help students. Check with individual teacher for available times, generally before or after school.
2. Elementary teachers offer additional help for students in grades 4-5 for a small fee. Kelli Jordan and Michelle Bienvenu offer Homework Help Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 3:15-4:15. Kim Poirrier offers tutoring Monday through Thursday (as needed) from 3:00 – 4:00.
3. Linda and Al Horton provide a structured after school course in study skills for a fee: Grades 4-6, 3:15-5:30, Monday through Thursday.
4. Monday through Thursday from 3:00-5:00, Penny LaPorte offers an organization, study skills, homework help course for grades 6-8, but some elementary students may attend. A monthly fee is charged. Although enrollment is filled as this time, contact Mrs. LaPorte to see when seats become available.
5. Middle School Student Council members give peer homework and academic help for free from 7:15-7:45 Tuesdays mornings in the middle school wing room 504 for grades 6-8. Contact Tina Indest for more information.
6. National Honor Society Members give homework and academic help for free from 7:15-7:45 in room 205, Monday-Friday, grades 4-12. Contact Linda Horton for more information.

Each grade level has 4 quarterly grading periods. In grades 4 and 5, the 4 quarters are averaged to determine the final grade for the year. In grades 6-12, semester exams and averages are given. The semester averages are each worth 50% of the final grade. Semester averages are calculated as follows:

Grades 6-8: Each quarter is worth 45% and the exam is worth 10% of the semester grade.

Grades 9-12: Each quarter is worth 37.5% and the exam is worth %25 of the semester grade.

The grading scales are as follows:

Catholic High School issues a Catholic High diploma in compliance with the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Diocese of Lafayette. Special recognition may be given to graduates who take the required courses (16 for the Class of 2011 and beyond) and earn a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better. Departments in collaboration with Guidance and Administration reserve the right to determine a student's placement in an honors course.

Catholic High requires 28 units of credit for graduation, aligned with the LA Core 4 curriculum. See page 8 of the Student Handbook for more details.

The Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance (LOSFA) offers information about the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS). TOPS is a program of state scholarships for Louisiana residents who attend either one of the Louisiana Public Colleges and Universities, schools that are a part of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, Louisiana approved Proprietary and Cosmetology Schools or institutions that are a part of the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

The new Louisiana Award System provides students with access to your data regarding TOPS eligibility and ALL LOSFA-administered financial aid programs for which they are eligible. Click here to register for your free account.

For the convenience of our students, the ACT test is offered on our campus.

Visit http://www.actstudent.org/ to sign up for your free ACT Student Web account. The account gives you the ability to find test dates and centers, register to take the ACT test, access free preparation resources, and MUCH more.