St. Mary's Academy (Inglewood, CA)

Read this article from Angelus News about our partnership with Operation Progress. #CSW21

In celebration of National Catholic Educational Association (Official) Catholic Schools Week - we asked our students, faculty, and staff to share how #CatholicEducation has impacted their lives. We at SMA are grateful to create a school environment that combines academic achievement with faith, learning, and service! Today’s words from our Blue Tie freshmen, sharing their reflections on the value of Catholic education. #CSW21 #smabelles

What better way to celebrate #CatholicSchoolsWeek than for Onward Scholars at St. Mary's Academy (Inglewood, CA) St. Pius X - St. Matthias Academy to feature th...e top 8th grade students from a number of our Catholic partner schools? The awardees were nominated in the Fall and received a certificate, basket of Onward Scholars swag, and a one-time $750 scholarship to use toward tuition at SMA or PMA. Thank you to these schools for your continued support! Congratulations to all! See more

Meet our Belles of the Week, the Student Leadership Council Freshman Mentors: Dana ‘21, Simone ‘22, Vivian ‘22, and Chim ‘23,. Blue Tie moderator, Ms. Gorder, says, "I am so thankful to the Freshman Mentors for all of the hard work they have put into getting the freshmen involved on campus this year. From helping the freshmen earn their ties, to creating and running a virtual bulletin board committee, and even assisting them with academic and life skills, such as email etique...tte, they have worked tirelessly to make the freshmen feel a part of the SMA community. Most recently, they are piloting the idea of "Blue Tie Chats," which will provide a space for the Blue Ties to meet virtually and get to know each other in new ways outside of the classroom." Thank you, Belles, for being great examples to our youngest students on campus! #smabelles #belleoftheweek #sisterhood #CSW21 See more

Engineering Pathway students are learning 21st century collaboration skills and serving #thedearneighbor in the process. A team of #smabelles in ACE Mentor Program are beginning a semester long design to produce a proposal for affordable temporary housing for housing insecure people. The abstract of the request for proposals that the ACE team is responding to shows this is a project that responds to real needs in Los Angeles. This project will require the student teams to inv...estigate the needs for such a facility and respond with a design meeting those needs under the constraints of a real estate limitations. This design will use many of the modern industry remote collaboration tools. Embracing this technology allows the SMA engineering students to achieve the desired engineering design even with our forced remote learning. #service #CSW21 2020-2021 ACE MENTOR LOS ANGELES/ORANGE COUNTY SPRING DESIGN PROJECT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) ABSTRACT: One of the most urgent crises in Los Angeles currently is the availability of shelter for the unhoused. Dignified affordable housing stock is needed all over the city. At the end of 2020, there were approximately 66,400 unhoused individuals in Los Angeles county. This was a 12% rise from 2019 and is expected to be higher for 2021 and that number is at risk for spiking after February 1, 2021 if the moratorium on evictions is lifted. Approximately 66% of unhoused individuals are experiencing hard times, are underemployed, or are unhoused due to other factors that are not related to mental illness or drug use. These individuals need a safe place to rest and call home on a permanent basis, if not just long enough to get situations corrected.

Serving our Dear Neighbor

Elizabeth E., Green Tie ‘21 is #belleoftheweek! Elizabeth consistently arrives to Choir class on time, fully prepared, and with a cheerful attitude that inspires everyone in the room. While writing college applications, Elizabeth mixed the class Halloween video, "Monster Mash," on which she also sings. Listen for her clear, soprano voice at the very end of the video! #smabelles #bellepride

Belles, what are you doing for election self-care? If you're feeling distressed about the upcoming election, we are here to remind you to give yourself time to practice some of these self-care tips. For further election anxiety resources, go directly to @Crisistextline, 2013 @therapyforblackgirls, 2014 @blacktherapistsrock, 2016 (Instagram Profiles). #selfcare #electionstress #smabelles

Today is #ElectionDay. To prep for today, US History students completed an online quiz on www.isidewith.com. Students answered questions based on their beliefs. The results align them with the 2020 Presidential candidate that best aligns with their beliefs. Students were taught the importance of research and the process of voting in order for them to exercise their right to vote in the near future. #smabelles #vote Let us pray together today- Lord, let us calm our hearts and minds and trust in You. We pray for peace in our country and to show love and kindness to one another during such a time of division. Bless this Election Day, Lord. Amen

Ms. Angel explaining the common elements of an altar for #DiaDeLosMuertos.

Today, we commemorate all of the departed faithful brothers and sisters. Whoever you celebrate and honor today, know that they are in great care under the loving hands of our Lord.

#SMAdistancelearning- Choir class had fun celebrating Halloween today as well with this virtual performance of Monster Mash.

#SMAdistancelearning Every year, Mr. Tran and Ms. Gorder work together to put on a #Halloween Science Show for their #chemistry and #biology classes, and they w...ere not going to let a pandemic stop them! Mr. Tran let students vote for his costume, and the winning costume was an In N Out worker. Ms. Gorder was dressed as Ariana Grande. They wowed their virtual science classes with some experiments for Ariana Grande's first day of work at In N Out! #smabelles #sciencelab See more

It's never too early to get SpOoKy in October! Student Leadership Council hosted a Halloween Hangout this afternoon In addition to Halloween Trivia, we had a virtual costume contest where students and faculty/staff could submit photos of themselves in any costume of their choice, past or present! Attendees at the Halloween Hangout voted Chrisella's Minnie Mouse as "Cutest", Ms. Gorder's Elle Woods as "Most Creative", and Mr. Tran's In-N-Out worker as "Best All-Around". Honorable mention goes to Ms. Angel, who showed up to the hangout as the Mayor of Flavortown himself, Guy Fieri Have a safe and Happy Halloween, Belles! #smabelles

St. Mary's Academy collaborated with The Catholic Education Foundation to produce this donor appreciation video featuring our #smabelles. Currently over 60% of our students receive funding from CEF. Thank you to The Catholic Education Foundation for their continued support of our students and families. https://youtu.be/YJ3WRaUFg4U

Green Ties have already begun applying to colleges and universities around the country. So far Green Tie ‘21, Joya T. has been accepted to Arizona State University and Prairie View A&M University. Congratulations, Joya! #collegeboundbelles #belleoftheweek

Last week, our Blue Ties ‘24 had their 2nd mini-retreat on the theme of sisterhood. Two of our newest alumnae, Adaya-Joy G. (Blue Tie '20) and Andrea E. (Blue Tie '20) visited to talk about what #sisterhood meant to them as students and what it means now that they're alums! #smabelles

Virtual Open House & High School Information Night Please invite a new family to attend our virtual Open House and High School Information Night on Thursday, October 29th from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Reservations are required prior to the event date so that we can email the attendee a zoom meeting link. RSVP at- https://smabelles.schooladminonline.com/portal/new_inquiry