On December 17th, East Lake Academy hosted its first-ever young alumni gathering at the school. Ms. Mendoza and Mr. and Mrs. Mishork sponsored the event which was attended by 21 graduates from the past four years. The attendees enjoyed games and refreshments and got a tour of the new facilities that have been added to...Read More

The mission of East Lake Academy is to build well-educated, well-formed disciples, men and women who will be the strong Catholic leaders of tomorrow. Our 8th graders exemplify those qualities both at school and in the community, and we consciously hold them up as role models for our younger students. They are leaders in saints...Read More

Saints families, a venerable East Lake tradition that unites students and teachers across the school, has returned for the 2021-2022 school year. The surprise first session of the year took place on November 17th. Each of the students, teachers and staff members are assigned to a family named for a particular saint whose life and...Read More

East Lake’s 6th grade students turned a recent writing assignment into a fun-filled event for the whole school. The 6th grade writing curriculum includes a business proposal letter, and as is often the case, many of this year’s students wrote to Mrs. Echavez with various suggestions and requests. While some of the proposals were, shall...Read More

What are you grateful for this year as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday? Have you thought about it? Our East Lake students have. In fact, they have been thinking about it for the past three weeks! Gratitude is the virtue of the month for November, and each of the classes have been living this virtue...Read More

The 2021-2022 basketball season is underway. Our boys teams have begun play and the girls teams tip off their season on December 1st. The 4th and 5th grade boys are 2-0 after winning their first two games against St. Gilbert and Prince of Peace. The 6th grade team has been bitten by the injury bug...Read More

As Catholics and followers of Christ, we are called to practice both the spiritual and corporal works of mercy in imitation of Christ, remembering that whatsoever we do for the least of our brethren, we do for Our Lord himself. At East Lake Academy, we take very seriously the call to put our faith into...Read More

School Sports returned to East Lake Academy this fall after a pandemic-related hiatus last year, and our varsity and junior varsity Seraphim runners had a very successful cross country season! All of our athletes competed hard and improved their finishing times over the course of the season as East Lake qualified for the invitational championship...Read More

East Lake Academy is celebrating its 20th anniversary throughout the 2021-2022 school year. Twenty years of forming the hearts, minds and souls of future Catholic leaders! What began as a fledgling school with 13 students teaching classes in space borrowed from the Franciscan friars at Marytown, has grown into a thriving institution with over 150...Read More

East Lake Academy’s Annual Golf Outing “Supporting Our Military Heroes”—On the morning of September 10, 2021, East Lake Academy will hold its Twentieth Annual Family & Friends Golf Outing at the Deerpath Golf Course in Lake Forest, Illinois. The shotgun event starts promptly at 8:00 a.m. (registration at 7:30 a.m.), and will finish by 1:00...Read More