Our Lady Academy
Some OLA Facts
Youth-In-Government –we have had TWO Youth Governor's and the only female governors EVER were OLA students.
The OLA faculty averages 18 years of teaching experience
57% of the OLA faculty hold advanced degrees
In 2011, 100% of OLA seniors received one or more scholarship offers
In 2010, 88% of OLA seniors received one or more scholarship offers
In 2009, 89% of OLA seniors received one or more scholarship offers
The class of 2011 (37 students) received over $2.9 M in scholarship offers
The class of 2009 (45 students) received over $3.6 M in scholarship offers
The class of 2008 (47 students) received over $2.7 M in scholarship offers
In 2010 the average composite ont eh ACT was 23.5+. That is 2 points above the national average.
The OLA soccer team was MS state champion in:
1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002
2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005
2006-2007 2009-2010 2010-2011
The OLA volleyball team was MS state champion in:
2002-2003 2003-2004 2006-2007
2007-2008 2008-2009 South State 2010
The OLA Track team was MS state champion in:
2009-2010

OLA students earned individual state trophies in:
2010-2011 Track
2008-2009 Track
2003--2006 Swimming (set state records in'04 & '06)
2003-2004 Cross Country
2003-2004 Track
100% of athletic resources go toward girls’ sports
OLA has eight students who have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship program since 2006.

Those students who have tested Advanced Placemtent Testing have had the following recognition:

2010-2 recognitions 2009-2 recognitions
2008-1 recognition 2007-2 recognitions

2009-2010, 18 seventh graders (43% of the class) were recognized as Duke Tip Scholars.
2007-2008, 29 seventh graders (48 % of the class) were recognized as Duke TIP Scholars. Seven earned state recognition.

On the National Latin Examination, over the past three years, OLA Latin I students have earned 1 summa cum laude, 2 maxima cum laude, 6 magna cum laude, and 3 cum laude award(s).  In Latin II, OLA students earned 4 maxima cum laude, 2 magna cum laude, and 2 cum laude awards.
100% of the classes of 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 were admitted to college.
Colleges that OLA graduates have attended recently:
Princeton Georgia Tech
Rhodes Savannah School of Design
St. John’s University Texas A & M
Millsaps Spring Hill
Washington & Lee Academy  US Merchant Marine
Birmingham Southern Bowdoin
Univ. of Southern MS Loyola University
MS State University University of MS
Univ. of Southern California University of Southern
St. Michael’s College  New York University
Clemson St. Andrews Scotland
University of Alabama College of Charleston
   
   
   

 

 

 

 


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