Maine's Lewiston-Auburn region is rich with Franco-American history, and families that immigrated to the area for opportunities that the textile mills and shoe shops along the Androscoggin River offered.

[2] In the late 1990s, parishioner numbers began dwindling due to many factors that included area out migration.

Due to the loss of the two major industries, parish elementary schools began to consolidate.

In the year 2000, Bishop Joseph Gerry made the decision to build a new high school facility in the city of Auburn on 72 acres of land donated by the Schiavi Family.

In May 2021, students and parents protested the firing of academy president and high school principal Tim Gallic.

Herve Drouin, O.P., founded the school as an educational institution for adolescent hockey players.