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The Academy of Our Lady Robotics Team, the Power Struck Girls, traveled to Arkansas March 5-7 to participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition Arkansas Regional Qualifier. The Power Struck Girls ranked 20th of 58 teams from across the country and Mexico, winning 6 of their 9 matches. The team had eight weeks to design, build and code their robot, Kanata, to complete a number of tasks for this year's game: Infinite Recharge. To view photos click on the title of this post.

Members of the Photography Club traveled to City Park on March 3 to put the skills they have learned at their club meetings into action. For more and to view photos click on the title of this post.

Mu Alpha Theta observed Pi Day with a weeklong celebration beginning March 9-13. Founded in 1988, Pi Day is an international holiday celebrated around the world. The numbers in the date 3/14 match the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi. Lunchtime activities included pie-a-teacher, relay race pie eating contest and friend vs friend pie eating contests. The math honor society raised more than $300 which will be utilized to purchase pencils, paper and rules for a classroom in need. Click on the title of this post to view photos.

Senior big sisters along with their pre-freshman and freshman little sisters enjoyed ice cream sundaes in the chapel courtyard on March 12 during the March Big Sister Little Sister Social. To view photos click on the title of this post.

March 23 marks the start of Academy of Our Lady faculty and students’ second week of distance learning due the COVID-19 social distancing measures. In true Salesian family spirit, the Academy of Our Lady family is taking this new experience in stride and continuing with daily coursework while sporting a smile. To view photos click on the title of this post.

The True Love Waits club sponsored activities during the week of February 10, to promote healthy self-image and to promote living a pure and chaste lifestyle. The theme for the week was "You are Worth Waiting For."    Activities included an assembly, photo booth, a chalk talk (students wrote inspirational, girl-power messages around school), and the sale of themed bookmarks made by club member junior Nha Nguyen. Proceeds will be donated to Covenant House.  To view photos click on the title of this post.

On February 11 Academy of Our Lady celebrated the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes with a school Mass. Following Mass students were honored for their academic achievements with the annual honor society induction ceremony. Academy of Our Lady Honor Societies include French Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, National Art Honor Society, National English Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Rho Kappa and Science National Honor Society. For photos and names of inductees click on the title of this post.

Service Week is a great tradition at Academy of Our Lady. For 11 years in celebration of Catholic Schools Week and St. John Bosco, students have been serving the Greater New Orleans area during the annual Service Week. For more click on the title of this post.

Join us for our annual spring fundraiser, Basket & BBQ Bash on Saturday, March 7! Enjoy a delicious BBQ lunch and take a chance at winning over 40 gift baskets & prizes. We will also have a car show, Easter Bunny photos, a bouncy house and other activities for children. Click on title of post for more information.

Members of Academy of Our Lady’s Student Council attended the Louisiana Association of Student Councils State Convention in Pineville, Louisiana the weekend of January 18. Ninety-seven high schools from throughout Louisiana were present at LASC. Academy of Our Lady representatives participated in various leadership activities, voiced their ideas and heard from multiple speakers. For more click on the title of this post.

Eight students enrolled in Essential of Nursing Assisting Internship II successfully completed the semester course and the state requirements to earn the certification to be a nurse aide/Certified Nursing Assistant. To read more click on the title of this post.

The basketball team, soccer team and the Academy of Our Lady cheerleaders were honored at the winter sports pep rally on January 16. Students and faculty also participated in games designed by Student Council to earn spirit points. The senior class was awarded the spirit megaphone at the end of rally. To view photos click on the title of this post.

Members of the Right Life Club hosted events during lunch in observance of Right to Life Week January 13-17. The goals of these events were to help students understand that Right to Life is about respect for all life from the moment of conception until natural death. Students focused on various topics including disability, human trafficking, the elderly, abortion and a celebration of all life. The week culminated with an assembly where Abby Johnson was the key note speaker. For more and to view pictures click on the title of this post.

Theatre and choir classes produced a Christmas Play for family, friends, faculty, staff and the student body. Performances took place December 13 and 16. Students in theatre and choir class were responsible for each component of the production from the script, music, costumes to the performance itself.

Nationally known singer/songwriter, worship/retreat leader Lorraine Hess visited the True Love Waits club on December 16. Hess spoke about how to grow in faith, so that when a time of testing happens, we can get through it with grace. To view pictures and for more click on the title of this post.

Academy of Our Lady’s chapter of the National Honor Society hosted the school wide annual holiday food drive. Each homeroom participated by collecting a total 765 items for the St. Vincent de Paul Society at Immaculate Conception Parish. Click on the title of this post for more photos.

Academy of Our Lady’s Mission Club hosted a Christmas Toy Drive. The Toy Drive is an annual tradition to which the students, faculty and staff contribute. Students assisted representatives from Algiers Charter by packing up their cars with items collected for Landry-Walker High School and Martin Behrman Charter students. To view photos please click on the title of this post.

Student Council and the Language department hosted a Fantastic Friday Night for girls in 4th-6th grade. Leadership Night on the Polar Express was the theme for the evening. Students took part in various activities including creating ornaments with characteristics of a leader labeled on them for the leadership tree, decorating gingerbread cookies, learning team building techniques by participating in a snowball fight, writing Christmas jingles and making Christmas cards for the elderly. For pictures click on the title of this post.

Academy of Our Lady’s student body was treated to a special musical Christmas performance by the Archbishop Shaw band and color guard on December 13 during lunch. The band play a medley of Christmas classics while the color guard performed. For photos click on the title of this post.

Students currently enrolled in the Health Occupation Intern I elective class completed their clinical rotations at West Jefferson Medical Center and were presented with a graduation certificate by the education coordinator at the closure ceremony. Health Occupations Intern I is an elective course offered at Academy of Our Lady which allows students to shadow nurses and doctors in various facets of the medical field.