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Lakewood Catholic Academy's Fifth Birthday Gala is April 24th!

Lakewood Catholic Academy In The News

Lakewood Catholic Academy's exceptional Reggio Emilia-based Preschool Program was the subject of a feature story in the Sun newspaper recently. You can view the story on-line at Cleveland.com here.

Inaugural LCA Athletics Corn Hole Tournament Set for March 26th !

Lakewood Catholic Academy's Athletic Program will hold its first annual Corn Hole Tournament on Friday, March 26th at 6:30 in the LCA Gym. As many are aware, the costs of participating in our sports programs are not fully covered through participation fees of these activities. The tournament will help in closing the gap between fees collected and the actual cost of operations.

We would love to have you be a part of the excitement! In addition to the opportunity to register teams or to simply attend, we are also seeking sponsors. Click here to view sponsorship information. Click here to dowload a team registration form.

In addition to the tournament itself, we'll be enjoying NCAA Tournament games live on a big screen!

For more information regarding sponsorship opportunities and for general questions, contact Holly Lauch at 216.702.4802 or by email at ghlauch@att.net. If you'd like to volunteer in any capacity, contact Leigh Fox at leigherin226@hotmail.com.

LCA Student Achievements

Congratulations To Our New Junior National Honor Society Members

A Sportsmanship Award for LCA Athletics

The sixth grade girl’s team coached by Jim & Theresa McBride has received a CYO Basketball Sportsmanship Award! The team was honored on Saturday, February 27th at CYO Sportsmanship Day. Thanks to the students and coaches for living the CYO philosophy: “CYO Athletics endeavors to help young people be more Christ-like in the way they live. CYO programs focus on the total development of participants in order to influence the formation of Christian values.”

Win With Words A Winner for LCA…

The Lakewood Catholic Academy team placed third out of 13 participating schools in the recent “Win With Words” competition at St. Edward High School.

Model UN Team Competes at John Carroll University

Congratulations to all the members of our Model United Nations Team, which competed recently at the annual competition held at John Carroll University. Fifteen LCA junior high students participated, honing their debating and communications skills and learning a lot about issues facing the world.

Congratulations To Our Classroom of Champions Team!

The LCA team took first place at St. Edward High School against St. Francis of Assisi and St. Raphael. LCA scored 345 points at the February 17th competition.

The Fund for LCA Continues Through June 30th

Lakewood Catholic Academy’s annual appeal has begun. The Fund for LCA brochure was mailed to all LCA families, friends, and benefactors this week. We are introducing several new facets to the Fund this year including a Fifth Birthday Challenge, an option to make a recurring monthly gift to LCA, and new donor recognition societies. Please consider supporting this important initiative which helps bridge the gap between tuition and the true cost of educating our students. For further information, please contact Mary Ann Campbell, Director of Advancement at 521-0559 ext. 3041.

A Note for St. James Families…

Many of our St. James families have had questions about what they will need to do in terms of joining a new parish, particularly in regard to preserving their parishioner tuition status for next year. Those questions have been answered, and a letter was delivered in person to each family in attendance at our recent parent-teacher conference event. If you did not attend the conferences or did not get your letter, please send an email to Marketing & Admissions Director Paul Nickels at pnickels@lakewoodcatholicacademy.com and he will send you a copy of the letter.

New “Beyond the Classroom Door” Tours at LCA

Lakewood Catholic Academy is offering a new monthly “behind the scenes” tour of our school to the Greater Cleveland community. Come to this innovative one hour event and experience LCA’s new model for Catholic elementary education! Join us on the third Tuesday of every month during the school year at 8:30 a.m. Please contact Mary Ann Campbell at 216-521-0559 ext. 3041 or macampbell@lakewoodcatholicacademy.com for more information and to make your reservation (required). Next tour is Tuesday, April 20th at 8:30 a.m.

Supporting Lakewood Catholic Academy: It's As Simple As Shopping!

Once again, LCA has the opportunity to receive cash and valuable equipment for our school simply by participating in a variety of programs offered by Giant Eagle, Heinen’s, Campbell’s Soup, Target, and General Mills. LCA parents, grandparents, and friends are invited to register for programs at Target, Giant Eagle, and Heinen’s and the school will receive much needed resources based on our level of participation. Saving labels and box tops from specific Campbell’s and General Mills products have allowed LCA to purchase gym and playground equipment and additions to our technology needs. Last year, LCA received a check for $908 from Heinen’s “ABC School Donation Program” and $1,500 from Target’ “Take Charge of Education” Program!!

Participation is open to anyone who would like to support LCA so let family, friends, and neighbors know about this simple way to help our school. Registration and participation is free! Click here to download a flyer with more information and participation instructions.

LCA Launches Online School Census and Volunteer Form

Each and every LCA family has a unique story to tell. As part of the LCA strategic plan, we are committed to getting to know our families and friends. We are creating a new database that will give us a better idea of who we are as a school community. Current technology allows us to collect responses online and organize them so we can make the best use of the information we gather. This project will help us strategically plan for our future in many ways. It will also give LCA families and friends a convenient way to let us know how they might share their talents with LCA. Volunteerism has been very important to LCA since its founding in 2005 and will play a key role in the success of our school.

We begin this process by requesting that every family complete a short online LCA Confidential School Census form. The census is posted on the LCA website and can be completed and submitted online. Click here to find a link to the survey. Please feel free to share the link with others who might be interested in learning more about LCA and sharing their talents. All responses are confidential and all information will be used only for the purpose of better serving the LCA community.close aclose