La Lumiere School is a Catholic college preparatory boarding and day school located on a 190-acre campus in Springfield Township, LaPorte County, Indiana in the United States.
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.
About
La Lumiere School is affiliated with several educational associations:
Catholic Boarding Schools Association
National Association of Independent Schools
Association of Boarding Schools
Midwest Boarding Schools Association
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
Jeremy Sochan - Small Forward for the San Antonio Spurs and formerly for the Baylor Bears Jaden Ivey - Shooting guard for the Detroit Pistons and formerly for the Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball James Banks III (born 1998) - Center for NBA G League Texas Legends; affiliate of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks Paris Barclay - Director, producer Brian Bowen – Small Forward for NBA G League Iowa Wolves; affiliate of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves Tyger Campbell - Point guard for the UCLA Bruins Jim Gaffigan – Stand-up comedian John P. Hiler – US Representative from Indiana's 3rd congressional district (1981–1991) Jaren Jackson Jr. - Power forward/center for the Memphis Grizzlies Jordan Poole - Shooting guard for Washington Wizards John Roberts – Chief Justice of the United States, appointed in 2005 Isaiah Stewart - Power forward/center for the Detroit Pistons