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![St. Timothy Award Recipients 2021]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1627479160/mountcarmel/wfszwh9rcrdmijqhik26/StTimothyAward2021-wb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1627479160/mountcarmel/wfszwh9rcrdmijqhik26/StTimothyAward2021-wb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1627479160/mountcarmel/wfszwh9rcrdmijqhik26/StTimothyAward2021-wb.jpg","width":800}])
Two MCA students were awarded the highest honor the Archdiocese of New Orleans betows upon the young church.
![USA TODAY High School Sports Awards]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1627396431/mountcarmel/ecn71upcbbahkytkzjlb/JanieSigur-wb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1627396431/mountcarmel/ecn71upcbbahkytkzjlb/JanieSigur-wb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1627396431/mountcarmel/ecn71upcbbahkytkzjlb/JanieSigur-wb.jpg","width":750}])
Janie Sigur ’21 was nominated for the Female Soccer Player of the Year.
![NEXT-GEN: Juried High School Art Exhibition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1625770213/mountcarmel/xuddzoydy33dbfdqutxl/CassiSpeziale-Recital-wb_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1625770213/mountcarmel/xuddzoydy33dbfdqutxl/CassiSpeziale-Recital-wb_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1625770213/mountcarmel/xuddzoydy33dbfdqutxl/CassiSpeziale-Recital-wb_1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1625770213/mountcarmel/xuddzoydy33dbfdqutxl/CassiSpeziale-Recital-wb_1.jpg","width":1200}])
Six works of digital art were accepted into an upcoming art exhibition at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
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Coach Thomatis will be inducted into the Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) Blue Raider Sports Hall of Fame on October 2, 2021.
![Carmelettes: American All-Star Dance Camp]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1626712186/mountcarmel/dz672drhbokhgusuxdzq/Carmelettes-wb1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1626712186/mountcarmel/dz672drhbokhgusuxdzq/Carmelettes-wb1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1626712186/mountcarmel/dz672drhbokhgusuxdzq/Carmelettes-wb1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1626712186/mountcarmel/dz672drhbokhgusuxdzq/Carmelettes-wb1.jpg","width":1200}])
The Carmelettes earned superior scores, blue ribbons, and more at dance camp.
![Class of 2020: Yearbooks & Snoballs]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1625690255/mountcarmel/jgrqitypnkvlsoxcsxeo/21-624_15.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1625690255/mountcarmel/jgrqitypnkvlsoxcsxeo/21-624_15.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1625690255/mountcarmel/jgrqitypnkvlsoxcsxeo/21-624_15.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1625690255/mountcarmel/jgrqitypnkvlsoxcsxeo/21-624_15.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1625690255/mountcarmel/jgrqitypnkvlsoxcsxeo/21-624_15.jpg","width":1504}])
The Butterflies of 2020 stopped by to pick up their yearbooks.
![Summer Service Learning Program 2021]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1625683537/mountcarmel/h8omxhenk3cmgmqvdtyp/Service-Learning-Camp-2021-3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1625683537/mountcarmel/h8omxhenk3cmgmqvdtyp/Service-Learning-Camp-2021-3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1625683537/mountcarmel/h8omxhenk3cmgmqvdtyp/Service-Learning-Camp-2021-3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1625683537/mountcarmel/h8omxhenk3cmgmqvdtyp/Service-Learning-Camp-2021-3.jpg","width":1200}])
Incoming eighth graders volunteered a week of their summer break to serve others.
![Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1594059193/mountcarmel/bo9cvdal2xyv1hwfslrh/OurLadyofMountCarmel-wb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1594059193/mountcarmel/bo9cvdal2xyv1hwfslrh/OurLadyofMountCarmel-wb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1594059193/mountcarmel/bo9cvdal2xyv1hwfslrh/OurLadyofMountCarmel-wb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1594059193/mountcarmel/bo9cvdal2xyv1hwfslrh/OurLadyofMountCarmel-wb.jpg","width":1200}])
Please join us in praying the Novena to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the patroness of our school.
![Remembering Mr. Mount Carmel]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1625605780/mountcarmel/jetj5cyeeastadwr6bhx/JF-StudentCouncilInductions2007-2008-wb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1625605780/mountcarmel/jetj5cyeeastadwr6bhx/JF-StudentCouncilInductions2007-2008-wb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1625605780/mountcarmel/jetj5cyeeastadwr6bhx/JF-StudentCouncilInductions2007-2008-wb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1625605780/mountcarmel/jetj5cyeeastadwr6bhx/JF-StudentCouncilInductions2007-2008-wb.jpg","width":1140}])
Former Lt. Governor James “Jimmy” E. Fitzmorris, a longtime and beloved friend of the Sisters of Mount Carmel and Mount Carmel Academy, passed away on June 30, 2021, at the age of 99.
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!["Best Secondary Private School" in CityBusiness]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1624050791/mountcarmel/l8thkrteifuzx4on9nxf/ReaderRankings_2021.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1624050791/mountcarmel/l8thkrteifuzx4on9nxf/ReaderRankings_2021.jpg","width":495}])
For the fourth consecutive year, MCA was voted as the "Top Winner" in CityBusiness Reader Rankings!
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Friday, September 24, 2021
![Perspectives: Volume 52 - Spring 2021]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1620304781/mountcarmel/mbsscttvyr0jvr5qmzd9/Perspectives-Spring2021-wb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1620304781/mountcarmel/mbsscttvyr0jvr5qmzd9/Perspectives-Spring2021-wb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1620304781/mountcarmel/mbsscttvyr0jvr5qmzd9/Perspectives-Spring2021-wb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1620304781/mountcarmel/mbsscttvyr0jvr5qmzd9/Perspectives-Spring2021-wb.jpg","width":906}])
View the latest edition of MCA's student literary publication.
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MCA has become the first school in New Orleans to receive STEM Certification by Cognia.
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Mount Carmel received the top spot in the "Best High School" list in Gambit's Best of New Orleans 2020 readers' poll.
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The readers of Nola Family Magazine voted MCA Summer Camp as the 2020 "Favorite Summer Day Camp."
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Student Clubs & Activities
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in Scholarships by Class of 2020
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AP & Honors Courses
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College Credit Hours Earned by Class of 2020
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Sports
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Featured Programs
Make it at MCA.
Innovation and curiosity are always at work in MCA’s Phyllis M. Taylor Maker Lab. Students from all academic mediums utilize this creative space to transform concepts into tangible models. >>More
Find something you love.
When Lake Pontchartrain is practically in your front yard, you set sail! Check out MCA’s Sailing Team (no experience required!) or find what floats your boat as you explore our 50+ clubs and activities. >>More
Game on.
Student-athletes participating in Mount Carmel’s eleven sports programs are leaders on and off the field. They are encouraged to grow individually and as a team. >>More
Express yourself.
Whether you love to be in front of the spotlight, behind it, or anywhere in between, Mount Carmel’s fine arts program provides ample opportunities to be an actor, singer, artist, director, animator, filmmaker, and musician. >>More
Learn by doing.
With project-based learning and the Cubs Create Design Cycle, students are challenged to move from problem to solution through hands-on experiences and real-world applications. >>More
Spend the Day!
Spend the day with us! Meet our students and teachers, attend classes, and find out if Mount Carmel could be the right high school for you. >>More
Catherine
What I love most about MCA are the teachers. They take the extra steps to make sure that students understand the material well, which I think shows how much they care about us.
Mary
I love the school spirit! It’s everywhere, and I feel like I am welcomed. Also, there is a strong bond of sisterhood between not only my classmates but other girls in different grades. Every morning when I wake up, I wonder who I will see and what events will take place!
Claudia
MCA has impacted my life spiritually by offering different activities to explore my faith and develop a strong relationship with Christ. If I look at how my life has changed since coming here, my relationship with God has really grown.
Lorraine
There is such a clear sense of sisterhood in our school. On multiple occasions, I have had complete strangers come up to me and ask me to sit with them. Everyone is so kind and supportive, and I cannot think of a better environment for me.