A simple smile was all it took to convince me that I had found my home at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy for the next four years. As an eighth grader who was looking at high schools to attend, I was intimidated by visiting the schools while classes were still in session. I thought that the … Read more…
In a couple short weeks, you, the high school students of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy and around the country, will be out of school enjoying spring break 2017. And what do you need when you are on a long boring plane ride, when you’ve caught up on your television queue, and when you need a … Read more…
In 2011, the United Nations adopted resolution 66/170: International Day of the Girl Child in which they recognized: “that empowerment of and investment in girls … are key in breaking the cycle of discrimination and violence and in promoting and protecting the full and effective enjoyment of their human rights, and recognizing also that empowering girls … Read more…
The first Friday of March. It’s a monumental day when you are an eighth grade girl waiting to find out if your first choice high school sent you an acceptance letter and that much anticipated email! The email with a video from energetic students congratulating you on admission to their school. The email that makes you … Read more…
I never understood what people meant when they described events as bittersweet until, to the tune of “Pomp and Circumstance,” I found myself dressed in a long white graduation gown, walking carefully down a red carpet to receive my high school diploma. This signified the end of my time in the the all-girls environment at Flintridge Sacred Heart … Read more…