Rummel Day 2024
Rummel Day is the annual day we honor our school's namesake, Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel and traditions created and maintained at 1901 Severn Avenue. In addition to acknowledging Joseph Francis Rummel's impact on our school, the Alumni Association also recognizes the recipients of the Alumnus of the Year and the Raider Legend Award.
2024 Alumnus of the Year
REV. MSGR. FRANK J. GIROIR, JR. '73
A 1973 graduate of Archbishop Rummel High School, Frank J. Giroir was ordained a priest on May 16th, 1981, at St. Louis Cathedral. Since then, he has served for over four decades as a parish priest for the Archdiocese of New Orleans, spending time at St. Mark's in Chalmette, Resurrection, and St. Rita's in Harahan. Today, he is the pastor at St. Anselm in Madisonville.
About twenty years after his ordination, he was honored by Abp. Schulte and Pope John Paul II with the title of Chaplain of His Holiness, granted to a select few priests around the world who have served the Church faithfully for many years. With this honor comes the title of “Monsignor,” but most people around Rummel simply call him “Father Frank.”
A champion of Archbishop Rummel High School, Fr. Frank demonstrates his Raider Pride through diligent alumni and school event participation. In addition, Msgr. Frank J. Giroir publicly displays his Raider Pride in his alma mater as an example to others to follow, whether it be at alumni events or budget meetings across the state. It’s rare that the Rummel football team takes the field without Fr. Frank on the sidelines to cheer them on.
Msgr. Frank J. Giroir is a man who embodies what it means to follow in the footsteps of Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel. The wisdom, courage, and fortitude of Fr. Frank is a guiding light for other alumni who know him well. As an alumnus, Fr. Frank has been integral in revitalizing alumni participation over the years as well as supporting multiple academic and extracurricular programs.
About twenty years after his ordination, he was honored by Abp. Schulte and Pope John Paul II with the title of Chaplain of His Holiness, granted to a select few priests around the world who have served the Church faithfully for many years. With this honor comes the title of “Monsignor,” but most people around Rummel simply call him “Father Frank.”
A champion of Archbishop Rummel High School, Fr. Frank demonstrates his Raider Pride through diligent alumni and school event participation. In addition, Msgr. Frank J. Giroir publicly displays his Raider Pride in his alma mater as an example to others to follow, whether it be at alumni events or budget meetings across the state. It’s rare that the Rummel football team takes the field without Fr. Frank on the sidelines to cheer them on.
Msgr. Frank J. Giroir is a man who embodies what it means to follow in the footsteps of Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel. The wisdom, courage, and fortitude of Fr. Frank is a guiding light for other alumni who know him well. As an alumnus, Fr. Frank has been integral in revitalizing alumni participation over the years as well as supporting multiple academic and extracurricular programs.
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Archbishop Rummel High School
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Mission Statement
Archbishop Rummel High School educates each student according to the principles of the Catholic Church in the Lasallian tradition of faith, community, and service. In a caring, disciplined environment of social awareness and academic excellence, Archbishop Rummel High School challenges each student to recognize the dignity of life and to develop and share, to the best of his ability, his unique talents. The schools of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, admit students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at its schools. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin or disability in administration of their educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Information used with applications will not be used for any unlawful discriminatory purpose.
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