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LCA Green Ribbon School Award Winner

May 8, 2017

U.S. Secretary of Education Names Lakewood Catholic Academy a 2017 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School The U.S. Department of Education announced that Lakewood Catholic Academy is among the 2017 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools...

Celebrating Earth Day, Everyday!

April 3, 2017

The earth is our environment to protect and the garden to tend to. ~Pope Francis As we welcome spring back into our world, we slowly see the rebirth of the earth around us. We see small buds on trees starting to open, flowers starting to peek their heads through...

Lenten and Easter Blessings

February 28, 2017

As we embark upon our Lenten journey this year there will be many opportunities for each of us to participate in this special time of preparation for the greatest feast of the liturgical year. Many of us will attend Mass on Ash Wednesday, receiving the sign of...

Saints Serve

February 9, 2017

What is a faith without justice? As a follower of Christ, I strive to be as much like Him as possible. How is this possible without working for justice? Here at Lakewood Catholic Academy, we instill in our saints the mission to embrace and live out a faith that...

The Greatest Gift

December 12, 2016

I didn’t really know what else to say, so I apologized. As I finished my late-November shopping trip, I shared with the cashier my hope that she would enjoy a good Thanksgiving the following day. “I’ll be here for most of it,” was the reply I received....

Election 2016

November 8, 2016

9am – Tuesday, November 8, 2016. I, like many Americans, have felt a deep sadness and a shameful anger for most of this tumultuous presidential campaign. Surprisingly, on this election day I am filled with gratitude. Perhaps that’s why elections are held...

Our Faith-filled IB Journey

October 2, 2016

The lengthy online application read, “Please click the finish button…” to submit. At 4:30pm on Thursday, September 29, we clicked the finish button and submitted our application for authorization as an IB World School. The paradox is striking…we are not...

New House Leadership Program

September 12, 2016

You could feel the excitement in the gym as our 5th through 8th grade students gathered for LCA’s inaugural House Sorting Ceremony. The same question was on the mind of every student: “Which House will be mine?” “Only the wheel knows,” was the answer...

Back to School

August 14, 2016

A quick survey of the landscape in the Fletcher house: We have one starting high school, one starting kindergarten, one getting a head start on the terrible twos, and one joining the family in less than a month (Mrs. Fletcher is confident there are two). In...

The Bank of Saints

March 5, 2015

Our students are literally changing the world! Our 8th grade algebra students, under the guidance of Mrs. McGuire are in the process of providing loans to individuals in the developing world through a microfinance organization. The organization, Kiva...