Welcome to Our Lady of The Hills
Known as OLH, the campus is a private college preparatory high school located on 86 acres in the beautiful Texas Hill Country on the outskirts of Kerrville.
With a student body composed of varied ethnic, religious and financial backgrounds, the school reflects the diverse population of the Texas Hill Country. The curriculum and extra-curricular activities are rooted in the traditions of the Jesuit and Dominican religious orders, and based on their philosophies of education and service to others.. OLH is committed to assist students to become mature in their faith, to become critical thinkers and to challenge each student to develop his or her talents to the fullest.
OLH is projecting over 100 students in grades 9 -12 for the 2008-2009 academic year. These students come from the cities of Bandera, Boerne, Camp Verde, Center Point, Comfort, Fredericksburg, Harper, Hunt, Ingram, Kerrville and Pipe Creek..
OLH. It's where you belong.
EXCITING NEWS . . . . .
OLH To Begin Construction of Permanent Facilities
Thanks to the generosity of the Floyd A. and Kathleen C. Cailloux Foundation, Our Lady of the Hills Regional Catholic High School (OLH) will break groundvery soon on permanent school facilities. The completed project will consist of approximately 52,000 square feet of academic, gathering and athletic space to serve 225 students. The facility will have a chapel, eight classrooms, two science labs, science prep space, a computer lab, resource center, career center, an art room, a music room, a gymnasium and an open-air courtyard. The project is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2009.
In addition to assistance with start up funds, so that construction can begin immediately, The Cailloux Foundation also awarded Our Lady of the Hills a $4M challenge grant towards construction. OLH will have a period of four years to raise $4,000,000 in order to receive a matching amount of $4,000,000 from the Foundation. The combination of monies raised to meet the challenge grant and the matching funds will generate $8,000,000 towards the project. “We are so grateful to The Cailloux Foundation for this gift, and their continued belief in our mission”, said Jimmy Reno, President of OLH’s Board of Directors. “We are confident that we can raise the funds needed, are so pleased that we can begin construction this summer”, Reno added.
In 2007 OLH received a $1,000,000 gift from Beverly Pevehouse and David and Missy Hoelscher towards the project. “It was this initial gift that got the process started”, Reno stated. “Additionally, we have received other gifts and pledges of approximately $500,000 towards the project”, he added.
Our Lady of the Hills has secured the services of PBK Architects and Huser Construction for the project. Work is underway completing construction documents so that ground can be broken this summer.
OLH opened its doors in 2002 to 19 students, and has grown to more than 90 students. Enrollment for the 2008-2009 year is expected to exceed 100 students. The school continues to excel both academically and athletically and new students arrive daily from Bandera, Boerne, Center Point, Fredericksburg, Harper, Hunt, Ingram and Kerrville.
For the third consecutive year, the school brought home Runner-Up honors at the State Academic meet for 2A schools in the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS). Several students took 1st place in their events earning them a State Champion title. In its short history, OLH has produced two National Merit Commended Scholars. The educational mission of service to others is accomplished through the community service project. Every student is required to complete 100 - hours of community service by the end of the first semester of his or her senior year. Since 2005, OLH has graduated 38 seniors. These graduates have collectively accumulated a total of $857,000 in scholarships for higher education. To date, graduates of the school have had a 100% acceptance rate to the post secondary school or institution of their choice. In addition to academics, the school has excelled in athletics. The boy’s tennis team won the state championship this year, and the volleyball, boys and girls basketball, golf, track and baseball teams all advanced to state competition.
According to OLH Principal, Barry Neuburger, “we know that a building isn’t the school; it’s the students that make the school, but having a permanent facility will solidify our commitment to the Hill Country in providing an outstanding program for years to come.”