Latest LFA News

List of 30 news stories.

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  Reverence for Life Update: Seniors Send Letter of Thanks

  6/16/2022
  This past May, the Reverence for Life Club reached out to local seniors in care homes to send their love. This week the club received a touching letter of thanks from the seniors.
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  LFA/VC Badminton Team Wins BC Provincials

  6/7/2022
  On June 2nd to June 4th the LFA/VC Badminton Team faced teams from across the province to become the BC Badminton Provincial Champions.
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  LFA/VC Tennis Team Earns 4th Place at BC Provincials

  6/7/2022
  After two years of high school tennis being on hiatus, the "Fighting Angels" battled hard and earned a well-deserved fourth place in the BC Provincial Championships.
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  KAIROS Blanket Exercise

  5/12/2022
  On May 12th, representatives from KAIROS Canada visited LFA to lead students through a Blanket Exercise. KAIROS is an ecumenical movement for ecological justice and human rights.
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  VMUN 2022- An Exciting Return to In- Person Model United Nations and 8 Award Winners

  5/12/2022
  Audrey Foy
  LFA's dedicated Model UN team attended their first in-person conference in two years at the Vancouver Model United Nations hosted at the Hyatt Regency Hotel from April 21-23. Audrey Foy '22 recounts the team's exciting experience. 
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  LFA's New Heritage Wall

  4/29/2022
  Early this year, during Spring Break, LFA unveiled our new Heritage Wall. The Heritage Wall serves as a showcase of LFA’s rich history as a school since 1927.
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  Project Empathic Impact Report

  4/25/2022
  Project Empathic, an LFA student-led organization just released their February Impact Report. Read it here.
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  Junior Provincials Public Speaking Competition

  4/8/2022
  Congratulations to our Junior Public speaking team who excelled at the recent Provincial competition. Our very own Raine Gurton was awarded the top overall score to become BC's number one speaker in the tournament! Raine will go on to Nationals along with Kristina Bedford who'll be there as an alternate. 

   
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  Indigenous Delegation to Rome

  4/6/2022
  Ms. Mislang
  This week, Catholics across the country are invited to join in collective prayer as a delegation of Indigenous survivors, Elders, knowledge keepers, and young people from Canada travel to Rome to meet with Pope Francis. 
  

  The journey, organized by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, represents an important moment in the ongoing journey of healing and reconciliation and will provide an opportunity for the Holy Father to hear directly from Indigenous delegates as they share their personal stories of the lasting legacy of residential schools. 

   
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  LFA & VC Present: Footloose

  4/6/2022
  Prepare yourself for a dazzling production of one of the most enduring musicals of the 80's, Footloose! LFA and Vancouver College will be collaborating to produce the stage adaptation of Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie's iconic musical.
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  Synod Sharing Sessions

  4/5/2022
  Throughout the month of April our students have been participating in synod sharing sessions facilitated by our Campus Minister, Ms. Mislang, and our LFA student-led Campus Ministry team.
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  A Statement from Principal Little on International Women's Day 2022

  3/8/2022
  LFA is proud to celebrate International Women's Day.
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  NCTR and SSA Announcement on Residential School Records

  1/14/2022
  The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) and the Sisters of St. Ann (SSA) have announced a new working relationship to access the SSA’s records, including those that relate to teaching and support roles in residential schools. 
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  New Year Return to School Information

  1/5/2022
  We are looking forward to having the students return to classes on Monday, January 10 and have a number of plans in place to ensure a smooth start.
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  Mother Daughter Brunch Supports Foodbank

  12/15/2021
  The Parents' Auxiliary are so very pleased to report that the Mother Daughter Brunch was a huge success! Together, we raised $3395 for the Food Bank at the brunch, which was generously matched by the Beedie Foundation for a total donation of $6790!

• LFA Wins Provincial Bronze

  12/11/2021
  A roller-coaster of emotion on the final day of Provincials saw LFA narrowly miss the championship game by the slimmest of margins, before a convincing win in the Bronze Medal match. The third place finish means LFA has finished in the top four AAA teams for nine of the last ten years!
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  Emergency School Closure Policy

  12/6/2021
  From the Student Handbook
  All decisions regarding school closure are made with student safety as the top priority and are dependent upon the unique conditions of the day. 
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  Grade 11 Retreat Cancelled for Nov. 30th

  11/29/2021
  After carefully watching the weather forecast over the last week, along with the Environment Canada update released this morning, and considering the safety and responsibility of transporting students to Squamish, we have made the difficult decision of canceling the retreat scheduled for Tuesday, November 30.
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  The Mother Daughter Brunch is Back

  10/29/2021
  We are delighted to once again be holding our Mother Daughter Brunch this year on Saturday, November 27, 2021. The Mother Daughter Brunch is a beloved LFA tradition and has always been a meaningful and memorable occasion to celebrate the beautiful bond between our mothers and daughters. We will enjoy a delicious served buffet, the ever-popular photo booth, candy table, and wonderful prizes. As is our tradition, we will also be holding a collection for the Vancouver Food Bank.
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  LFA Website: A Quick Guide

  8/27/2021
  Please log on to the school website to view the school calendar and access parent resources and information. While you will see some information from our homepage, most of the information, photos, and events are only accessible by logging in.
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  Our Path Towards Truth and Reconciliation at LFA

  6/3/2021
  On behalf of Little Flower Academy, I would like to express our collective and profound sorrow over the discovery of the remains of 215 children buried on the grounds of the Kamloops Indian Residential School. Our particular thoughts and prayers are with the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, other affected Indigenous communities, and with all who lost family members and loved ones. We also pray for the wisdom to learn from past mistakes and to find paths towards reconciliation.
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• Truth & Reconciliation at LFA

  5/31/2021
  The Little Flower Academy community wants to express our collective and deep sadness and distress around the report of the discovery of the remains of 215 children buried on the grounds of the Kamloops Indian Residential School.  Our particular thoughts and prayers are with the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, other affected indigenous communities, and with all that lost family members and loved ones.
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  LFA Volleyball Camp Registration Opens

  5/21/2021
  Registration for our annual back to school LFA Volleyball camp is now open. The camp will run August 30 to September 2 in grade cohorts. 
  
  COVID protocols are in place, but the camp is subject to cancelation if public health measures prohibit activities of this nature.
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  Uniform Order Information

  5/21/2021
  Cambridge Uniforms is Little Flower Academy's uniform provider, who are offering a 5% discount on all orders placed online from June 7th to June 21st, 2021.
  
  
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  LFA Alumna Racking Up Track Success

  5/20/2021
  Ceili McCabe '19 keeps running to the front of the pack at West Virginia University. She's just captured WVU's first ever 3,000-meter steeplechase win, was named West Virginia's athlete of the week, and has now been selected to the NCAA East Preliminary Round. 
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  Angels Shine at Barry Sullivan Law Cup

  5/12/2021
  Every year LFA Angels take part in the annual Barry Sullivan Law Cup, which is one of our city's most prestigious high school public speaking events. Maya Mior '22, Melanie So '21 and Isbella Battiston '21 all represented LFA at this years event. All spoke amazingly well and both Maya and Melanie made the final round. A huge congratulations to Maya Mior '22 who went on to win the event and take home the top prize.
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  Mission to End Hunger

  4/26/2021
  LFA students (and families) respond by collecting more than 800 items for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank for the  “Mission to End Hunger” effort undertaken by Catholic high schools across Vancouver.
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  LFA Spirit Wear is Back

  4/12/2021
  The LFA Spirit Wear store is open! It’s time to grab your gear before summer. Whether you’re a new LFA student starting in the fall, a parent, alumnae, or a Grad of 2021, this is a perfect time to show your school spirit.

  
  
  
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  LFA Mourns the Loss of Chef Paul

  3/29/2021
  For a decade, Chef Paul Godidek was a fixture in our community. Paul was at LFA early and often stayed late. He always put in the extra effort to be part of the community, decorating the Dining Hall for various holidays, taking on roles in Student Council skits, catering special events, and knowing each and every student at the school by name (and café card number). Paul passed away this past weekend. We grieve his loss and keep his family in our prayers.
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  Five Top Awards at VMUN 2021

  2/22/2021
  Julie Mills
  LFA students attended the very large virtual MUN conference hosted by St. Georges School in the last weekend of January, 2021. There were over 800 Canadian and international delegates in attendance at this excellent conference, including some delegates from Saudi Arabia! Five LFA students performed exceptionally well winning top awards on their respective committees.
   
  
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