A Fifth Grader's Perspective on Catholic Education

Will Griffin, a fifth grade student at Queen of Angels Catholic School, won the Catholic Schools Week 2012 essay contest "Catholic Schools: Faith, Academics and Service" with this essay from his perspective.

Queen of Angels AED Saves a Life

Sam Hungerbuhler, of Cumming, was attending a basketball game for his stepson at Queen of Angels Catholic School in Roswell when the players started going to the ceiling... Read Article

Man credits school AED for saving his life... Watch Video from WSTB Channel 2.

Queen of Angels Catholic School Holds Guinness World Record

QUEEN OF ANGELS CATHOLIC SCHOOL
STUDENTS BREAK
GUINESS WORLD RECORDS™ for
THE LARGEST GAME OF HIDE & SEEK

Roswell, GA – September 20, 2011: How do you break a World Record? This was the question middle school video journalism students at Queen of Angels Catholic School were asked as part of a group project last year. Instead of just researching how it was done in the past, the students at Queen of Angels Catholic School actually attempted to break a world record. Guinness World Records™ recently announced Queen of Angels Catholic School as the world record holder for the biggest game of Hide and Seek with 245 participants. The students will be honored by the Roswell City Council on Monday, October 24 at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall.

The middle school students, with the help of their faculty advisors, researched and submitted a proposal to Guinness World Records TM in March to attempt to break the record held by a group in Shiga, Japan with 188 Hide and Seek participants. The proposal was approved by Guinness World Records ™ on April 18th.

The attempt took place on May 6th on the three acre soccer fields adjacent to the Roswell school. The attempt lasted for over an hour and included Roswell City Council and Rotary Club representatives as witnesses to the event.
“We are so proud of our video journalism students and the initiative they have shown toward this project. They have been hands-on from the very beginning and displayed great organization skills and enthusiasm, “explained Mrs. Erin Molter, Video Journalism teacher.

Queen of Angels Catholic School (www.qaschool.org) is an archdiocesan Kindergarten-8th grade Catholic School located in Roswell, GA. Dr. Kathy Wood is principal of the 504 student school.

Dr. Kathy Wood Named 2011 National Distinguished Principal

Kathy Wood, Ph.D., principal of Queen of Angels Catholic School in Roswell, Georgia, was selected by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as 2011 National Distinguished Principal. The 2011 celebration marks the 28th year that the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) has presented this prestigious award. Nominated by Diane Starkovich, Ph. D., Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Wood is one of only five private school principals in the country to be named with this honor.

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Queen of Angels Team Raises Money for Cancer Research

Recently, a team from Queen of Angels Catholic School raised money for the CURE Childhood Cancer's Lauren's Run.

It's a cause close to the heart of Annamarie Robb, the school’s Director of Development, who lost her 18-year-old son to cancer a few years ago. But the loss of Robb's son isn't the only cancer faced by a family at the school. Both Queen of Angels and its sister school, Blessed Trinity High School, have had past graduates succumb to and survive cancer, making Lauren's Run relevant to many.

Read the full article on the Roswell Patch website.

Mary Honored at Queen of Angels May Crowning

The Georgia Bulletin published pictures from the Crowning of Mary at Queen of Angels:
http://www.georgiabulletin.org/local/2011/05/12/qoamaycrowning/

Queen of Angels Student Wins State Award

By Christine Foster, Roswell Patch

Unlike many adults, sixth-grade Queen of Angels Elementary School student, Katie Miller, can tell you what it civil engineers do. In fact, she won an award for it.

Miller was recently named the first-place winner in the Georgia American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) contest, "What Do Civil Engineers Do?" Following "Money" magazine calling a career in civil engineering the sixth best in the nation, ASCE launched its statewide contest for middle school students throughout the state. Students who participated in the contest were allowed to use a plethora of multi-media platforms in order to answer the question, including essays, videos, artwork, or other media. The contest offered a $300 check to the winner.

Read the full article on the Roswell Patch website.

Kathy Wood Named NCEA Distinguished Principal

The Georgia Bulletin
By Stephen O'Kane, Staff Writer

The new year started off right for Queen of Angels’ principal Dr. Kathy Wood, who has been selected for a 2010 Distinguished Principal Award from the National Catholic Educational Association.

Wood is one of 12 principals chosen nationally to receive the award by the executive committee of the NCEA Department of Elementary Schools.

Read the full article on The Georgia Bulletin website.

Queen of Angels Dedicates 10th Year To Mary

The Georgia Bulletin

On Sept. 8, the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and in honor of Mary’s birthday, students and faculty at Queen of Angels School dedicated their 10th school year to Mary, Queen of Angels, with a Mass, prayer service and blessing.

The Mass, held at neighboring St. Peter Chanel Church, was celebrated by Archbishop-emeritus John F. Donoghue, and concelebrated by pastor Father Frank McNamee, Deacon Ray Egan and Deacon Scott Sparks.

After Mass the school community gathered in front of the recently installed bronze statue of Mary for the blessing. The eighth-grade students processed to the statue, each holding a yellow rose for Mary. Archbishop Donoghue led the students, their parents and faculty in a decade of the rosary and then a litany to Mary. He then blessed the school and parent community.

Read the full article on The Georgia Bulletin website.

Two Atlanta Catholic Schools Receive 2007 Blue Ribbon Award

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced today that two Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta are named as Blue Ribbon Schools. Christ the King Catholic School in Atlanta and Queen of Angels Catholic School in Roswell have been selected as 2007 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools. Fifty private schools from across the country were recognized either because they dramatically improved student performance on standardized tests in reading and math or their test scores placed them in the top ten percent of schools in the nation or state.

Diane Starkovich, Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese of Atlanta, congratulated the faculties, staffs, administrators, parents and students of both schools. Ms. Starkovich stated, “Kathy Wood, principal of Queen of Angels School, and Peggy Warner, principal of Christ the King School, will attend the award ceremony in Washington DC to receive this prestigious award. Locally, we are aware of the strong academics found in our Catholic schools, and now the nation rejoices with us!”

Seven of the Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Atlanta have now achieved outstanding recognition: St. Joseph in Marietta, St. John Neumann in Lilburn, St. Jude the Apostle in Sandy Springs, St. John the Evangelist in Hapeville, St. Thomas More in Decatur, Queen of Angels in Roswell, and Christ the King in Atlanta, which has been recognized for the second time for the Blue Ribbon Award.

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A Fifth Grader's Perspective on Catholic Education

Queen of Angels AED Saves a Life

Queen of Angels Catholic School Holds Guinness World Record

Dr. Kathy Wood Named 2011 National Distinguished Principal

Queen of Angels Team Raises Money for Cancer Research

Mary Honored at Queen of Angels May Crowning

Queen of Angels Student Wins State Award

Kathy Wood Named NCEA Distinguished Principal

Queen of Angels Dedicates 10th Year To Mary

Two Atlanta Catholic Schools Receive 2007 Blue Ribbon Award