▁changes . ▁ ▁Even ▁though ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁students ▁remained ▁roughly ▁around ▁ 2 0 0 , ▁the ▁school ▁permitted ▁a ▁greater ▁number ▁of ▁non - C athol ics , ▁aver aging ▁roughly ▁ 3 5 ▁to ▁ 4 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁overall ▁en roll ment . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁the ▁Bened ict ine ▁Sister s , ▁who ▁had ▁run ▁the ▁school ▁since ▁its ▁in ception , ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁convent ▁in ▁C ull man , ▁Alabama , ▁leaving ▁the ▁school ▁to ▁be ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁parish . ▁In ▁August ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁R . ▁James ▁Fin ley ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁lay ▁principal , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁two ▁sister s ▁from ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁Im mac ulate ▁Heart ▁of ▁Mary , ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁was ▁entirely ▁la ity . ▁ ▁The ▁school ' s ▁name ▁also ▁revert ed ▁to ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Catholic ▁School ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Father ▁Richard ▁Don oh oe , ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁capital ized ▁on ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁purchase ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁school ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁recently ▁closed ▁Fort ▁McC le ll an ▁Army ▁Base . ▁ ▁Father ▁Don oh oe ▁and ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁parish ion ers ▁wanted ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁school ▁from ▁an ▁elementary ▁and ▁middle ▁school ▁to ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁PK – 1 2 ▁institution . ▁In ▁fall ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁school ▁moved ▁from ▁Mc