It has been a busy finale to the school year! Here is a recap of the week's activities:
On Monday students in grades 7 - 11 completed final exams, but not without receiving some divine assistance courtesy of Fr. Rene celebrating the final Mass of the school year. Fr. Rene even advised the students (based on the scripture readings for the day) that God was with them in their afflictions. We love his sense of humor!
Our annual Field Day tradition continued on Wednesday in spite of the weather, as students from all grade levels were divided into a team challenge. High school students served as te...
Read MoreThe (hopefully first annual!) Spring Play on May 23-24 was a definite success, with over 170 total in attendance. There were a lot of laughs (from backstage as well as the audience!) as the students gave their all to play characters that have entertained audiences for more than 400 years, and perhaps most credibly at all, in Shakespeare's original words. Many thanks to all those who came to support - we're already looking forward to next year's production!
Read MoreAlan He (14') and Ashna Lal (14') were inducted into the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapter of the National Honor Society on May 22nd, 2013.
All students in grades 7 - 12 attended the induction ceremonies.
We would like to especially thank all of the current chapter members who assisted in the ceremonies.
Read MoreMRA was blessed to host Bishop Peter Libasci for our annual May Crowning celebration. Fr. Rene Butler concelebrated Mass with Bishop Libasci, Mary was processed around the gymnasium, each member of the school community brought a flower to Mary (with a special intention from the Bishop), a litany in honor to the Blessed Virgin was chanted, and we renewed our school's consecration to Our Lady. Afterwards, the entire student body ate lunch and cake together. It was truly a memorable day in MRA history!
Read MoreMount Royal’s annual curriculum fair, this year based on the Church’s celebration of the Year of Faith, was held in the St. Joseph Center from May 10th – 13th. Students applied knowledge from subjects across the curriculum to compile projects relating to the Catholic faith.
Pre-K students showcased their writing skills with stories about saints and nature based projects. The kindergarten class paid homage to biblical men and women of faith through writing, art and costumes. Various aspects of Vatican City were portrayed through written paragraphs, posters, dioramas and other visual projects ...
Read MoreThe term “bullying” has worked itself into our colloquial speech in recent years, with good reason. Bullying is recognized to be a prevalent and serious problem among school-aged children and is consequently the subject of numerous websites, public service announcements and anti-bullying campaigns.
Visitors to Mount Royal often comment on the polite and helpful attitude shown by students. It is common to see students holding the door for one another, showing concern if another student is hurt, assisting students younger than themselves. An environment of respect is cultivated and expected…in...
Read MoreMount Royal Academy will host an Open House on Saturday, May 11. Interested families may visit the school at anytime between 10:00am - 2:00pm. Staff and current families will be available for tours, presentations, and to answer any questions prospective families may have.
Mount Royal Academy will also have its Curriculum Fair projects on display. Following the directive of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, MRA has adopted the "Year of Faith" as the theme of this year’s fair. Each class has chosen a topic in keeping with the theme, and each child in grades Pre-K-12th has contributed a project.
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Read MoreWe have been given the exciting opportunity of hosting Janet Morana as a guest speaker for our high school students on May 6th.
Janet A. Morana serves as the Executive Director of Priests for Life and the Co-Founder of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, the world’s largest mobilization of women and men who have lost children to abortion. Here is a link to her bio: http://www.silentnomoreawareness.org/about/janet.html
She will be giving a talk entitled “Recall Abortion” at 9:00am on May 6th. Mrs. Morana is also going to stay for Mass, eat lunch, and then visit the apologetics class.
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Read MoreFamilies and representatives from MRA will be visiting Sacred Heart parish on Sunday, April 28th. Following the 10:00am Mass, MRA’s visiting scholar and distinguished Catholic author Dr. Joseph Pearce will be giving a family catechetical talk entitled "The Three Paths to Faith: The Good, the True and the Beautiful". Pearce is the renowned biographer of Catholic literary figures such as G.K. Chesterton, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Hilaire Belloc. Pearce has worked extensively on numerous projects throughout his career. He has authored books exploring the affiliations of Shakespeare and C.S. Lewis wit...
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