Academy of Our Lady Athletics is offering camps for basketball, cheer and softball. For information and to register, click on the title of this post.

Spend your summer at Academy of Our Lady! For more information including guidelines, camp calendars and menu, click on the title of this post.

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The Underclassmen Awards Ceremony was held on May 20. Students were honored for their academic achievements including highest average for each course and honor society participation. Recognition was also awarded to students for involvement in Student Council, Confirmation, maintenance of a good conduct record and an attendance record as well as service. Also, faculty members were honored for their dedication to Catholic education for more than 20 years. For a list of recipients please click on the title of this post.

The Broadway Benefit held May 17 was a production sponsored by Academy of Our Lady’s Key Club and Thalian Society to raise money for the Thirst Project. The Thirst Project is a non-profit organization which raises money to build wells to provide safe, clean water and sanitation to the Kingdom of eSwatini. The Key Club promoted and sold tickets while members of the Thalian Society, as well as faculty members, sang a wide range of songs from a variety of Broadway shows. Together the club members raised more than $1600 with ticket sales and donations. To view pictures click on the title of this post.

Alumna Kayla Bell ’14 received the first ever Ochsner Rookie of the Year Nursing Excellence Award. Bell is a registered nurse working in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Ochsner Hospital.

Academy of Our Lady celebrated its twelfth baccalaureate mass at Immaculate Conception Church in Marrero and commencement exercise at the Alario Center in Westwego on May 14. Diplomas were awarded to 101 graduates by Principal Sister Michelle Geiger. Dr. RaeNell Houston, Superintendent of Catholic Schools of Archdiocese of New Orleans, addressed the graduates during the commencement exercise. The Class of 2019 earned a total of $5,423,632 in scholarships. For more including a list of award recipients and photos click on the title of this post.

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.