METAIRIE, La.( September 30, 2005) All Catholic Schools in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, will reopen Monday, October 3, 2005. The Archdiocese of New Orleans Office of Catholic Schools will also open its office on the Archbishop Rummel High School campus in Metairie, LA. There were approximately 1700 applications from displaced high school students for the Jefferson Parish Catholic high schools alone.

What:
Catholic School Welcome Back Celebration for all returning and new students to the Jefferson Parish Catholic schools.

When:
Monday, October 3, 2005

Where:
Archbishop Rummel High School
1901 Severn Avenue, Metairie

Time:
first class at 6:50 am throughout the day

Interviews available with: Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes, Archbishop of New Orleans; Fr. William Maestri, Superintendent of Catholic Schools; Mr. Michael Begg, President, Archbishop Rummel H.S.; and available faculty and students.

For more information contact: Fr. William Maestri at 504-427-3993 or Sarah Comiskey at 225-242-0144 or communications@archdiocese.no.org.

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