The Athletic Program at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy was named the Best Female Athletic Program in Dade County, in class 6A-5A, for the sixth consecutive year, and the ninth best program overall. READ MORE
Senior Natalia Ortega, junior Malone Plummer and freshman Tiffany Valenti received First Place and Special Judges' Awards in Spanish Creative Writing, at the Miami Dade County Youth Fair and Exposition, this year.
The school Constitution Team placed seventh in the national "We the People: The Citizen and The State" competition in Washington, April 26. READ MORE
Last year's literary/art magazine, Literati, was a awarded a Silver Crown at the CSPA Spring Convention in New York, March 17-19. Congratulations to the staff and their adviser, Mrs. Rebecca Q. Retana.
The Mock Trial Team, under the direction of Mrs. Gloria Vital-Valdes, won the District Final Competition, March 5, and will represent District 11 in the State Competition, March 25-27. READ MORE
Congratulations to theology teacher Ms. Lina Ramirez and foreign languages teacher Mrs. Maria Remis, who were selected as this year's Distinguished Catholic Educators.
Thirty-one students were recognized at this year's Honors Breakfast, which took place Feb. 3. These students earned first honors for both the first and second academic quarters. READ MORE
Sixty-one students from Our Lady of Lourdes Academy earned First Honors for their performance throughout the second academic quarter. The distinction of First Honors is given to students who earn all "A's" and "A+'s" or maintain a quarter GPA of 4.67 or higher, with no grade lower than a "B+". READ MORE
The school raised $5,100 for the cheerleaders, dancers and singers, by way of the Drive4Your School Campaign, sponsored by the Ford Motor Co. Special thanks to Mrs. Susana Diaz, for coordinating the drive, and Mrs. Lily Somoano for the use of her dealership, Doral Lincoln Mercury. READ MORE
The school raised $20,000 for the earthquake victims in Haiti; the money was given to Amor en Accion, to assist with their relief efforts. The school-wide monetary collection took place from Jan. 19 - 28. We thank students, parents, faculty/staff, Parents' Guild and Alumnae Association for their support.
The Lourdes basketball team hosted a fundraiser Jan. 26 to benefit breast cancer research. The team played against Gables and donned their new pink uniforms for the occasion. In addition to collecting money through admission, the team sold pink t-shirts which said “Playing for the Cure.” The event raised $2,535.65, which will be donated to the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund. The team would like to thank Happy Holidays Travel, which graciously donated the pink uniforms the team wore for the game, as well as the pink t-shirts that were sold for the event.
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Congratulations to the basketball team who was the State Runner Up in Class 6A basketball. The Bobcats defeated Dr. Phillips in the state semifinal in Lakeland and fell short in the championship game to Lake Mary. The team finished the year with an impressive record of 30-3.
Congratulations to the Lourdes cheerleaders for placing second at the Cheersport nationals in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition, the team placed second at the "Bringing on the heat Competition" at the American Airlines Arena on February 21, 2010.
Congratulations to the basketball team who won the regional Championship. Lourdes has not won a Regional Championship in basketball, since 1998.
Congratulations to Andrea de Ona, Natalie de la Camara, Danielle Esnard and Alexa Quirch for being selected to the soccer all star game.
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