LCHS Lansing Catholic High School Background

At Lansing Catholic High School there is a difference. Through strengthening faith, serving others, building excellence and honoring tradition, we provide our students the opportunity to be their best.

In the classroom, on the playing fields, in the church or through community endeavors, students are continuously challenged to become life-long learners and people of faith.

Building Excellence
Building excellence in academics is the highest priority at Lansing Catholic High School. Ninety-six percent of our graduates are accepted by the college or university of their choice.

Our college-prep curriculum challenges students and prepares them for a successful university experience. In addition to our regular curriculum, Advanced Placement and Honors courses are offered so the students may earn college credits while still in high school.

Students at Lansing Catholic do well on standardized tests. Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores average above 1200; average ACT composites are higher than 25. Lansing Catholic High School students may also take the Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) tests to qualify for scholarships.

Lansing Catholic's strong academic tradition is the hallmark of the school. Students attend top-tier colleges following graduation, including Ivy League schools. Lansing Catholic students go on to become professionals whose faiths is strongly integrated into their lives.

Strengthening Faith
As teachers, clergy, parents and staff all work to strengthen their own faith, students learn one of the most valuable lessons of all: Faith is not a destination - it is a journey with God and their community. At Lansing Catholic High School, it's not enough to say that faith is important - we must live it.

Our goal at Lansing Catholic is simple: To reinforce the values taught at home and respect the dignity of all.

Lansing Catholic High School is a community of believers. As such, students have opportunities to:

Serving Others
Service is an integral part of the educational experience at Lansing Catholic High School. Sharing our personal talents and gifts with neighbors, community members and our Church community makes Jesus' command to care for one another real.

Service to others also ensures that the lessons taught at Lansing Catholic High School reach beyond the walls of our school - into the neediest parts of our community where our help is essential.

Lansing Catholic students are required to fulfill service hours that may include:

Regardless of what a student chooses as his or her service project, they learn that to truly understand Jesus, we must become like him - a servant to others.

Honoring Tradition
Lansing Catholic High School has a nearly 100-year history. From our first high schools, St. Mary's and Resurrection through Gabriels and O'Rafferty, Lansing Catholic High School enjoys a proud history and remarkable success stories.

In its long-standing tradition, Lansing Catholic High School has nearly 10,000 graduates scattered across Michigan and the nation

Thanks to a strong parent network and solid alumni base, Lansing Catholic is continuously upgrading facilities to meet the needs of its students.

Lansing Catholic High School competes in the Capital Area Activities Conference and sponsors freshman, junior varsity and varsity teams for boys and girls in more than a dozen sports.

Students may also participate in club bowling and skiing as well as intramural basketball.

National Honor Society, Quiz Bowl, Forensics, Weight Lifting, Language Clubs, Ambassadors and Multi-Cultural Club are just a few of the organized activities in which LCHS students participate.

Participation in the performing arts - drama, band and chorus - is high among students.

In four years, students at Lansing Catholic High School strengthen their faith, serve others, build excellence and honor a long-standing tradition. Students learn to give their best all the time.

The lessons they learn at LCHS are the beginning of a journey that will last a lifetime.

Lansing Catholic High School
501 North Marshall Street
Lansing, MI 48912
(517)267-2100
FAX (517)267-2135