▁co - ed ▁Catholic ▁school ▁with ▁kind erg arten ▁through ▁grade ▁twelve . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Louis ville ▁and ▁accepts ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁bishop ▁in ▁matters ▁relevant ▁to ▁instruction ▁in ▁Catholic ▁do ctr ines ▁and ▁belief s . ▁ ▁The ▁Academy ▁is ▁organized ▁as ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁ 5 0 1 ▁c ▁( 3 ) ▁corpor ation ▁in ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Kentucky . ▁ ▁Holy ▁Ang els ▁is ▁fully ▁acc red ited ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Private ▁Catholic ▁and ▁Independent ▁School s ▁( N AP C IS ) ▁and ▁ab ides ▁by ▁any ▁reg ulations ▁required ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁or ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Government ▁regarding ▁the ▁Academy ' s ▁legal ▁status . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁sevent ies ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁lay ▁faithful ▁requested ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁a ▁Domin ican ▁nun ▁to ▁establish ▁what ▁became ▁Holy ▁Ang els ▁Academy . ▁ ▁Sister ▁Mary ▁El ise ▁Gro ves ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁and ▁ ▁the ▁first ▁principal ▁of ▁Holy ▁Ang els . ▁ ▁Head master : ▁Mr . ▁Joseph ▁N orton ▁ ▁High ▁School ▁Princi pal : ▁Mr ▁Brian ▁Dub il ▁ ▁Gra de ▁Span : ▁Kinder g arten ▁- ▁ 1 2 th ▁Gra de ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁https :// web . archive . org / web / 2 0 0 7 1 0 2 8 1 1 2 5 5 7 / http :// www . nap cis . org / K ent ucky . html