Student Success

At Lakewood Catholic Academy, the International Baccalaureate Community Project is more than a final assignment. It’s a defining experience. The culminating service project of a student’s time at LCA, it challenges eighth graders to combine research,...

Lakewood Catholic Academy is incredibly proud to spotlight one of our own, eighth grader John Michael “Mikey” Klein, whose musical talent has propelled him onto the world stage. At just 13 years old, Mikey performed at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie...

At Lakewood Catholic Academy, we often tell our students that curiosity, teamwork, and creativity can take them anywhere. For two 2018 LCA graduates—Libbie McNamee and Conor McGuire—that journey has taken them from the shores of Lake Erie to the heart of...

I learn much more from my students than I will ever teach them. The longer I teach, the truer that statement becomes. I felt that sentiment in a particularly profound way when I reconnected with an LCA Class of 2021 alum, Caroline Favetti. Caroline came to LCA as...

As our eighth grade Saints prepare for the next step in their academic journey, the question isn’t necessarily which high school is best—it’s which school is best for them. The right high school should be a place where a student thrives academically,...

Written by Eileen McGuire, Dean of LCA’s International Baccalaureate Program. It is that time of year again! Computer carts will be scattered around the building, peppermints will be passed around, and rooms and hallways will be extra quiet. Standardized...

Clair Green, a 2019 Lakewood Catholic Academy graduate has earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36. Fewer than half of 1 percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. In the U.S. high school graduating class of 2021, only 4,055 out of 1.29...

Bethany Eckman, LCA Class of 2016, recently completed an amazing summer internship in New York City. Bethany had the unique opportunity to intern for HBO’s Chief Financial Officer, Jessica Holscott. Bethany was able to sit in on multiple strategy and budget...

At the end of September, I had the privilege of joining a few colleagues and 25 middle school students at WE Day UN in New York City. WE Day is a yearly celebration that works to empower young people to make a difference in their community, to be the change they...

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...