Ozark Catholic Academy

Ozark Catholic Academy
Address
192 E. Henri de Tonti Blvd Tontitown , United States , Arkansas 72762
Information
School type	Private
Motto	Docilitas, Veritas, Libertas, Sanctificata (Docility, Truth, Freedom, Santification)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Opened	2018
President	Robbie Estes
Principal	Angie Collins
Grades	9-12
Student to teacher ratio	24:1
Color(s)	Blue and white
Mascot	The Griffin
Annual tuition	$9750

Ozark Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic high school on the property of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Tontitown, Arkansas.[1] It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock.

The school's student body was to originate from Tontitown, Bentonville, Cave Springs, Fayetteville, Rogers, Springdale, and Subiaco.[2] It was the first upper secondary Catholic school to be created in the Northwest Arkansas area.[3]

History

Circa 1998 people associated with the school began efforts to create a Catholic high school in the area.[4]

It opened in 2018 with grades 9 and 10, with other grade levels added after. Originally the school used six classrooms in the Father Bandini Education Center on a temporary basis.[5]

In 2024, founder and then head of school John Rocha was removed from his position by the board of Governers. While the reasons were not explicitly made clear, Robbie Estes, then a board member was appointed President of Ozark Catholic, potentially indicating some sort of motivation.

Ozark Catholic Academy has strong track,[6] cross country,[7] and competitive dance[8] programs with multiple state titles in each sport through the Arkansas Activities Association.

References

1. "Who We Are". Ozark Catholic Academy. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
2. Schaefer, Alesia (August 16, 2018). "Catholic high school opens in northwest Arkansas". Arkansas Catholic. Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
3. Gilker, Kathryn (September 21, 2016). "Ozark Catholic Academy To Be First Catholic High In NWA". KFSM-TV. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
4. Chambers, Charity (March 4, 2018). "Northwest Arkansas Will Soon Have Its First Catholic High School". KNWA-TV. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
5. Perozek, Dave (August 17, 2018). "Catholic high school opens its doors in Tontitown". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
6. "PREP TRACK: Ozark boys, Kingston girls win Class 1A state track and field meet". Arkansas Online. May 4, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
7. "Worst-to-first: Griffins give Ozark Catholic first CC title - Arkansas Catholic - November 30, 2021". www.arkansas-catholic.org. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
8. "OCA dancer Annalise Stacey keeps Sapphires in rhythm - Arkansas Catholic - January 24, 2023". www.arkansas-catholic.org. Retrieved May 11, 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Kellams, Kyle (February 13, 2019). "Catholic High School Opens in NWA". KUAF.

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