La Lumiere School is a Catholic, college-preparatory boarding and day school on a 190-acre campus in Springfield Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
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History
The school was founded in 1963 by Raymond E. Daly and a group of Indiana friends and business associates who set out to form an independent, Catholic day school for boys. The founding group included James R. Moore, La Lumiere's first headmaster, Daly, Andrew J. McKenna, Frank J. Lanigan, Lex B. Wilkinson, A.J. Rumely, Charles F. Murphy, James F. Connaughton, Richard G. Schaub, and Walter F. Sheehan.
The land on which the school sits was owned by Edward Lalumier, an executive with the Armour Meat Packing Company in Chicago. He eventually became the namesake of the new institution.
Affiliations and accreditation
La Lumiere School is affiliated with several educational associations:
Catholic Boarding Schools Association (CBSA)
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
Midwest Boarding Schools Association (MBSA)
La Lumiere School receives accreditation from the:
Independent Schools Association of the Central States
North Central Association
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 215 students enrolled in 2013–14 was:
Native American/Alaskan – 0.4%
Asian/Pacific islanders – 0.9%
Black – 10.7%
Hispanic – 9.5%
White – 81.4%
Multiracial – 5.1%
Notable alumni
John P. Hiler (1971), US Representative from Indiana's 3rd congressional district
John Roberts (1973), Chief Justice of the United States, appointed in 2005
Paris Barclay (1974), Director, producer
Jim Gaffigan (1984), Stand-up comedian and actor
Ade Aruna (2013), professional football player, NFL
Marin Marić (2013), professional basketball player
Isaac Humphries (2015), professional basketball player, NBA
James Banks III (2016), professional basketball player
Brian Bowen (2017), professional basketball player, NBA
Jaren Jackson Jr. (2017), professional basketball player, NBA All-Star
Jordan Poole (2017), professional basketball player, NBA Champion
Jeremiah Tilmon (2017), professional basketball player
Tyger Campbell (2018), professional basketball player
Kevin Zhang (2018 - transferred), professional basketball player
Keion Brooks Jr. (2019), professional basketball player
Emanuel Miller (2019 - transferred), professional basketball player, NBA