Ascension’s 75th Anniversary Gala at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles The celebration of Ascension’s first 75 years of educating the children of South Los Angeles is over and we are looking forward to the next 75 years! Our Gala was the beginning of a year long series of events at Ascension to celebrate… read more »
From the staff and students at Ascension Catholic School!
Ascension was blessed to have students from Santa Clara University spend 2 days of their 1 week immersion program volunteering in Ascension’s classrooms. From Pre-K to 8th grade, the students shared their time and talent with our students. One highlight was doing a project called Paintbrush Diplomacy and Ascension students drew pictures about their community to… read more »
Our hearts were filled with joy and anticipation with the dedication of the Johnie Bennett Memorial Outdoor Classroom. We unveiled a plaque commemorating Johnie and her dedication to Ascension and rolled out our new KaBOOM Imagination Playground equipment for the kids to play on the refurbished grounds. We want to express our appreciation to Msgr. Thomas… read more »
Every journey begins with just one step. As our eighth graders end their journey at Ascension, we begin a new journey with our Pre-K class of 2022. Together the 8th and Pre K class preserved the moments with a joint hand print project, which will be put in the Ascension Time Capsule project 75 in… read more »
Loyola High School seniors are making an impact at Ascension! Six students have chosen to do their Senior Service Project at our school, to the delight of teachers and students alike. They help our students with their lessons in the classroom and play sports on the playground at recess and lunch, and in the process have already… read more »
May your Christmas be filled with peace and joy!
Santa’s elves were hard at work courtesy of KaBOOM when our Imagination Playground in a Box was delivered in an 18 wheeler. The official unveiling of the playground happens in January after the return from the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.
With the holidays fast approaching, Curacao is making purchases in their stores benefit Ascension School! When you purchase anything at any Curacao location, tell the sales associate to register it to “Ascension” and the sales associate will log it into the computer.
Several members of the freshman Theology class at Loyola Marymount University provided after school tutoring for our students this semester. This support from LMU is invaluable to keeping our students on track for performance throughout the year. In addition, LMU’s Bookworm project is a core part of our school. The Bookworm Project is a grassroots… read more »
