Juniors celebrated receiving their senior rings on Saturday, May 4 at the annual Ring Dance. Click on the title of this post to view pictures.

Senior Madeline Boudreau was awarded the Peter C. Bertucci Scholarship by Jefferson Financial Credit Union. Named after the founder of the credit union and worth $1,000 the scholarship is awarded to those who demonstrate academic excellence as well as school and community involvement.

Academy of Our Lady’s 2018-19 Athletic Awards were held Tuesday, May 7. Athletes were honored by their coaches for their accomplishments on and off the playing field. A total of 170 athletes participated in Academy’s athletic program and 141 of these students maintained a 3.0 GPA or higher this year. The bowling team earned another State Championship while the softball team clinched the District Title. Volleyball, soccer and track & field were district runner ups. The cheerleaders placed in the top five in the state and are ranked 5th in the nation. For a complete list of honors including most valuable player, most improved player, coach’s award and all-district click on the title of this post.

Sr. Chantal Mukase, FMA, a member of Mother General’s council, visited Academy of Our Lady on April 8-10. The Salesian Sisters are based in Rome where the Superior General and councilors reside. Mother General sends a member of her council to visit every house and school on her behalf within a six-year period. Salesian Sisters are present in 89 countries and five continents. Sr. Chantal begin her visit with a meet and greet with the faculty and staff on the morning of April 8. Following the meet and greet, a school assembly was held in her honor. While on campus Sr. Chantal had the opportunity to meet students, board members, the administration and parents. She also attended the Spring Arts Festival on April 10 followed by a dinner held in the faculty lounge. Click on the title of this post for more.

Members of the Salesians for Life club volunteered at Love in Action over the Easter break. Students stocked, sorted and prepped food and clothes to hand out to those in need.

Seniors Magen Authement, Madeline Boudreau and Macie Hymel were honored on April 25 for their commitment to continue their athletic journey on the collegiate level. Authement will play softball at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. Boudreau has committed to playing golf at the University of Nebraska Omaha. Hymel will cheer on the privateers at the University of New Orleans. Click on the title of this post to view photos.

Pre-freshmen currently taking Family and Consumer Science have been hard at work crafting their sewing skills to create their very own pillows. Click on the title of this post to view photos.

Senior Emilie Adams was presented with the St. Timothy Award by Archbishop Gregory Aymond at the St. Louis Cathedral on April 7. Adams received this award in recognition of her achievements and contributions to her faith community and to the Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish. To view photos click on the title of this post.

It’s no surprise to the students and staff at Academy of Our Lady that Mrs. Muller, ABHS 07 is a rockstar teacher! Today, a representative from the Smile Doctors visited campus to honor and surprise Mrs. Muller for her dedication to teaching. Freshman Rylie Matherne nominated Mrs. Muller in the “Tell Us Why Your Teacher is a Rockstar” contest sponsored by the Smile Doctors. As the chosen winner Mrs. Muller and her students were treated to a pizza party. To view pictures click on the title of this post.

Senior Katelyn Luebbert attended the Annual Enterprise Scholar Athlete of the Week Ceremony at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center on Airline Drive on April 22. Luebbert was honored as the one of the October Enterprise Scholar Athlete of the Week Recipients. Every week, throughout the Saints season, the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation honors a male or female Scholar Athlete of the Week, for excellence in the classroom as well as on the field of athletic competition. For more and to view photos click on the title of this post.

The class of 2020 celebrated Ring Mass with family and friends on May 3. Juniors were thrilled to receive their senior rings. Click on the title of this post to view pictures.

Academy of Our Lady’s junior class celebrated May Crowning on May 3. It is a deep-rooted tradition at Academy of Our Lady for the members of the junior class to crown the image of Mary Help of Christians. To view photos click on the title of this post.

The most exciting day of the year for students is arguably Field Day! Beautiful weather, friends and competition between classes make for a great day. Field Day culminated with the official senior farewell which included speeches from the student council president, senior class president, the pinning of the seniors’ junior sisters and the final walk through the halls of Academy of Our Lady. View pictures by click on the title of this post.

Spirit week was held April 23-26. Daily themes included Timeless Tuesday, Woah Wild Wednesday, Tropical Thursday and class colors for field day! Needless to say, it was an exciting week filled with school spirit! Click on the tile of this post to view photos.

Academy of Our Lady’s Key Club attended their annual convention in Natchez, Mississippi on April 4, 5 and 6. As a club, they won the distinguished key club award, second place in the scrapbook contest, first place in the video making contest for the Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee District. While there, junior Amber Verdin was pinned as Lt. Governor for the Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee District and Moderator Mrs. Judi Zimmerman won District Convention Key Club Kiwanian Advisor of the Year. Senior Victoria Parria won one of the District Kiwanis club Leadership Scholarships and freshman Olivia St. Germain, the key club president, won the outstanding freshman award for the Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee District. To view photos click on the title of this post.

Newly accepted students for the 2019-2020 school year attended Welcome Night on campus on April 24. Parents and students perused uniform and spirit wear selections. Teacher and administrators gave a presentation regarding important information for the upcoming school year. Following the presentation, scholarship recipients were announced. To view pictures click on the title of this post.

Abby Heitmeier, a senior at Academy of Our Lady, has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service with a President’s Volunteer Service Award. The award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to service their communities and their country, was granted by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program. Read more by clicking on the title of this post.

Boys and girls ages 3-12 are invited to spend the summer at Academy of Our Lady's Summer Camp. With two sessions June 3-28 and July 8-26 campers will participate in a number of activities including swimming, arts & crafts, sports, skits, line dancing, game room, field trips and more! Online registration is now open. Click on the title of this post for more information and to register.

The final pep rally of the 2018-19 school year was held April 11. All spring athletic teams as well as the robotics team were honored by their peers. Senior athletes were also recognized for their dedicated to the Academy of Our Lady athletic program. Perhaps the most exciting portion of the pep rally was the unveiling of the bowling team’s 2019 State Championship banner and the softball team’s 2019 district championship banner. In celebration of the State Championship win students were treated to ice cream sandwiches following the pep rally. To view pictures click on the title of this post.

Senior Thanh Vo placed second in Physics and junior Emily Mailhos placed first in Sociology in division three at the 2019 Louisiana State Rally at Louisiana State University on April 6. State Rally is an academic competition which includes more than 80 events. Students take part in ten district rallies throughout the state with more than 5,000 district winners advancing to the State Rally. Congratulations ladies!