St. Louis Catholic High School opens its door each Fall to prospective students (typically , 7th & 8th graders) and their parents to come and see all that St. Louis Catholic has to offer. It is a time to meet the Rector, Superintendent, Administration, Faculty, Staff, and many of our current St. Louis parents and students while touring our beautiful campus.
The St. Louis Catholic High School Hall of Fame recognizes a person, living or deceased, who has demonstrated outstanding ability, leadership, character, heroism, dedication, and patriotism and whose life and accomplishments can be an inspiration to the students of St. Louis Catholic High. Eligibility requires a close relationship with St. Louis or one of the merger schools of at least 10 years prior to nomination.
Carl Ambrose, a lifelong resident of Lake Charles and staunch supporter of Catholic education, has been named to the St. Louis Catholic High School Hall of Fame for 2010.
He will be inducted into the Hall of Fame during ceremonies Thursday, March 25, 2010.
Mr. Ambrose, who graduated from Sacred Heart Catholic High School in 1955, holds an undergraduate degree (B.A.) from Xavier University in New Orleans (1959) and graduate degrees – M.Ed (1969) and M.Ed. +30 (1973) from McNeese State University in addition to the Career Education Program as a graduate assistant and career counselor.
The father of three sons, Carl, Jr. and twins William and Wilton, he is married to his college sweetheart Gloria Pinkney Ambrose. Carl, Jr. and William are graduates of St. Louis while Wilton graduated from Lake Charles High School.
His career in Southwest Louisiana as a teacher, elementary and middle school principal, and supervisor of child welfare and attendance spanned 35 years in the public school system. He retired in 1994 but he hasn't stopped working!
Having been a product of a Catholic school education, Mr. Ambrose saw to it that his children also gained similar benefits initially placing his sons at St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic School and later Sacred Heart. He and his wife were stalwart members of the PTO at St. Margaret and took part in a great many other activities at the school.
There being no kindergarten at the time at his alma mater, now Sacred Heart/Saint Katharine Drexel Catholic School, he began working as a member of the school board to institute a program. Mr. Ambrose has been active not only as a board member at Sacred Heart/Saint Katharine Drexel but in the parish and school as a fund raiser, bingo worker, carpenter, gardener, food preparer for the church fair, trustee, member of the parish council, finance council (serving as chairman at various times for both) and many other activities. He is also an active contributor and worker for the Sacred Heart Alumni Association.
When his children began high school, he brought his work ethic and Christian attitude with him to St. Louis. While supporting the school at athletic events, like football and basketball games, Mr. Ambrose also served as a member of the St. Louis school board for many years.
Both he and his wife continue to fully support Catholic education with their financial commitment to Sacred Heart/Saint Katharine Drexel as well as their voices encouraging students from the African American community to attend St. Louis, knowing the opportunities that exist there.
His great love of children along with his strong Catholic background is evident in all of these activities, from his teaching career to his community service career to his life of faith. He has taught multiple generations of families. In his efforts, he has tried to teach them to be as successful as he has been fortunate enough to be, to show the community how to live a good Christian life and to acknowledge everyone as being made in the image and likeness of God.
Mr. Ambrose continues to be an active member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic
Church serving as an Extraordinary Minister of Communion and a member of Male Chorus.
Local civic and fraternal activities in which he has participated include: a member of the Lake Charles Planning and Zoning Commission (6½ years, Sudduth and Savoie administrations); member of the Louisiana Job Training Partnership Act Board (2 years, Roemer Administration); Lake Charles Kiwanis Club North, current member, director and past president; Lake Charles Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, member, board of directors, and past president; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Service Award recipient, 1985; coached and managed Little League and Dixie Youth Baseball for 11 years; member of Seven G's Social Club; selected as one of the 10 Outstanding Educators in Louisiana, 1977; member of the Christus St. Patrick Hospital Foundation Board and member of the Lake Charles Community Development Board.
GRANDPARENT'S DAY - Friday, November 5, 2010 9am
