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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
LFA recently competed in the Lower Mainland Regional Debate tournament, with three teams attending in the Senior category and two in the Junior category. Of particular note in the senior category, Joyce Chen and Natalie Viegas placed 3rd , while Maria Zen-Baxter and Maya Mior placed 7th.
Congratulations to Natalie Viegas '22 who this past weekend participated in the National Public Speaking competition at St. Johns Ravenscourt School in Winnipeg - via Zoom. Natalie qualified to be part of the BC team as a result of her performances at the Provincial Public speaking competition in November.
Does your team have what it takes to escape an '80s workout video in one hour? Work together, find the clues, and solve the mystery before the hour is up!
The Parents' Auxiliary presents an 80's Virtual Escape Game Event on Saturday, February 27 at 7pm--all safely from your home via Zoom! Hosted live, you can dress up, set your 80's Zoom background, and gather for a fun evening with the LFA community. We'll see which team is first to "escape the VHS"!