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Welcome to Beacon Media’s annual spotlight and salute to Catholic education in the San Gabriel Valley. Schools typically observe a weekly Mass, open houses and other activities for students, families, parishioners and community members. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to church, local communities and the nation. We hope you enjoy reading about the area’s special events for this special week. Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.
Sierra Madre’s St. Rita
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t. Rita School, located in the peaceful foothills of Sierra Madre is a family-based, culturally diverse learning community. Instruction focuses on academic excellence and personal character development. Students forge lifelong friendships through the camaraderie they experience in their academics, championship
sports and enrichment opportunities. Teachers create and foster learning environments where all children are challenged to utilize a variety of problem solving and analytical techniques to develop critical thinking, creativity and innovation. Twenty-first century technology integrated throughout the curricu-
lum ensures students meet today’s competitive academic challenges. Individual talents are fostered through the many curricular opportunities such as robotics, fine arts, performing arts, speech and debate, academic decathlon, Scripps national spelling bee, and student leadership. The afterschool program offers chess, yoga, dance, karate and more.
Faith v Service v Excellence v Stewardship
A Catholic-centered education based on timeless values... Celebrating 71 Years!
St. Rita stressed educational excellence and the development of the character and individual abilities of their students. - Courtesy photo / Facebook, @StRitaSierraMadre
OPEN HOUSE
SUNDAY, JAN 27 • 11:30 - 2pm
ESTABLISHED 1947
St. Luke Catholic School
Accepting New Applications (TK-8th) For 2019-20 School Year
School Open House
Sunday, January 27, 2019 • 10:00 am-1:00 pm
St. Luke School Offers:
• Curricular areas for TK-8th Grade • Faith-based Learning • High School Preparatory Program • Advanced Math and Algebra Program • Meet the Masters Art Program • Fully Networked Computer Lab • Science Lab...and more!
Co-Curricular Activities:
• Award-winning Robotics Program • Theater Program • Graphic Design/Yearbook • Academic Decathlon • Speech and Debate • CYO Sports Program • And More!
Present this Ad and Register for FREE - a $75 value! Admission Procedures and Application Forms Available at www.stlukelions.org
Call for a TOUR TODAY! (626) 291-5959
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL invites you to become part of our growing community. Our school serves students from TK (transitional kindergarten) through eighth grade. We offer a STEM program that equips and empowers our students. • Meet the teachers and tour the school • Science Expo • Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast Call now to schedule a tour or enroll for the 2019-2020 school year.
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Academic excellence – Catholic values Prepare your child for their future in a loving Catholic-Christian school with a challenging academic program. Our caring faculty and staff strive every day to meet the spiritual, emotional and intellectual needs of each student.
Now welcoming new and international students
5521 N. Cloverly Ave. Temple City, CA 91780 • principal@stluketemplecity.org
iMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL 726 South Shamrock Avenue • Monrovia, CA 91016 (626) 358-5129 • clovano@icschoolmonrovia.org www.icschoolmonrovia.org
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Immaculate Heart High School & Middle School A Catholic, independent, college preparatory school, Immaculate Heart (IH) educates and empowers young women in sixth through 12th grade. Founded in 1906, Immaculate Heart offers a distinguished history, with more than 10,000 graduates. Its hillside campus, centrally located in Los Angeles near Griffith Park, welcomes students of geographic, ethnic and religious diversity. Virtually 100 percent matriculate to college, including the most prestigious universities in the country. The high school’s curriculum offers 14 honors classes and 18 Advanced Placement courses, including the new two-year AP Capstone course. IH fields teams in basketball, cross country, diving, equestrian, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, and volleyball. Students participate in community service, retreats and liturgies, theatrical productions, the visual arts, and more than 30 clubs. Bus transportation serves Pasadena.
ON THE HILL. . .
Immaculate Heart’s liturgical
5515 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90028 www.immaculateheart.org (323) 461-3651
dancers perform during Mary’s Day, a cherished tradition in honor of Mary, the mother of
WE ARE
Jesus and the school’s patroness. - Courtesy photo
JOYFUL FOUR-YEAR COLLEGIATE LEVEL RESEARCH PROGRAM
St. Luke Catholic School offers core curriculum in a faith-based environment. – Courtesy photo / St. Luke Catholic School
St. Luke Catholic School is Hosting an Open House St. Luke Catholic School, which is transitional kindergarten through eighth grade, will host an open house on Sunday, Jan. 27, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. A burrito bar will be held in the parish hall from 7 a.m. to noon and a book fair from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. Luke Catholic School offers an excellent core curriculum, a high school preparatory program, and an advanced math and algebra program taught in a faithbased environment. Students experience
numerous other learning opportunities such as sports, robotics, theater, speech and debate, and other extracurricular activities and clubs. The 2019-2020 school year registration is now open. Call (626) 291-5959 to schedule a tour. New and international students are welcome. The admission procedure information is available at stlukelions.org/ process.html or at the school office at 5521 N. Cloverly Ave., Temple City.
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT & HONORS COURSES
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, a Catholic, Dominican, independent, college-preparatory, day and boarding school, educates a young woman for a life of faith, integrity and truth.
Inquire Online www.fsha.org
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Immaculate Conception School chooses STREAM (science, technology, religion, engineering, arts and math) as its model for outstanding academics. - Courtesy photo
Immaculate Conception School in Monrovia
IMMACULATE HEART
Immaculate Conception School celebrates Catholic Schools Week: “Learn. Lead. Succeed.” Activities focus on students, families, parishioners, community, faculty and staff to share the value of a Catholic education. The week-long celebration begins this Sunday at the 10 a.m. Mass, followed by an Open House from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Each grade will offer
STEM highlights. Whether visiting their Science Expo, Robotics & Coding demonstration or shopping at the Usborne Book Fair, you will observe a dedicated community. The school serves students from TK (Transitional Kindergarten) through eighth grade. Their STEM program equips and empowers all their students. Their Jr. High participates in an effective
Generation Empowerment program for social emotional learning. Immaculate Conception School invites you to become part of its student body. Scholarships are available. Immaculate Conception School is at 726 S. Shamrock Ave. in Monrovia. Visit their website at icschoolmonrovia.org or call the school office at (626)358-5129 for more information.
A Catholic, Independent, College Preparatory School For Girls Grades 6-12
FSHA is a college-preparatory, day and boarding school, that educates young women for a life of faith, integrity and truth. - Courtesy photo
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy “Educating the Hearts & Minds of Young Women Since 1906” 5515 Franklin Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90028 ♥ (323) 461-3651 www.immaculateheart.org
For over 85 years, the Dominican Sisters and their colleagues have nurtured the dreams, intellectual curiosity and goals of young women in a quiet yet powerful way. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy (FSHA) graduates walk securely and confidently in
the world and make their indelible mark. A Catholic, Dominican vision of education commits FSHA to educating the whole person in an educational setting that allows adolescent girls to flourish into young women who are well-prepared for college and beyond.