Despite already competing in two sports, serving in student government, and being a member of the national honors society, Jacinta Hogan ('19) took up the challenge to submit an entry into the Knights of Columbus respect life essay contest. It was...
Mount Royal Academy has announced academic awards for the 3rd quarter of the 2016-2017 school year. 29 students earned a position on the Headmaster’s List with a 4.0 average. More than 60% of the student body attained Honor Roll recognition;...
Student Spotlight: William He Like most teenagers, his first weeks as a high school student were no doubt filled with bewilderment. Unlike most, however, Zhiwei He, an international student from Shenzhen, China, had some very unique challenges as a...
All are invited to attend Mount Royal Academy’s presentation of a service of Lessons and Carols at La Salette Shrine in Enfield on Saturday, December 17th at 5:15 p.m. Students from grades 1-7, plus members of the high school Sacred Choir, will...
Like any athletic competition, academics is performed to score and win. The points, however, appear as grades-- A, B, C, D, F which then turn into numbers. Students want to score, and teachers and parents want them to win--to do well. However, in...
Dear Families, Earlier this week, I was reading some excerpts from Pope Francis’s Angelus address on the first Sunday of Advent. He said that in Advent “we are called to enlarge the horizons of our hearts, to be surprised by the life that is...
Junior high school can be a difficult adjustment for many students. Transitions between classes, organization and time management, and more challenging subject material can take its toll on a sixth grade student. This has not been the case for...
An Open Invitation to a Truly Liberating Education What is the purpose of education? The root meaning of the word is “to train” or “to lead”. But the question remains: for what purpose is one being trained, where should one be led? Are children to...
One member of Mount Royal Academy’s class of 2017 may, at first glance, go unnoticed. However, a closer look at John Paul Hogan will reveal the hallmarks of a well-rounded young man. Born the seventh of eleven children, John was named after Pope...
Dear Families, Thank you to all of the parents who attended the All Saints' performances. I understand that families put a lot of effort into preparing for the day; more to it, I know teachers expend a great deal of time and energy making sure that...