For more information please contact:

Oak - Crista Peeler, cpeeler@academielafayette.org

Cherry - Danielle Coates, dcoates@academielafayette.org

Meet Oak Intern Clémence Garniron! She is currently working with Mme Baron's kindergarten class.

Q - What is it like living with your host family?

A - My host family is very active and we love spending time together. We love playing board games, having movie nights, baking and roller skating. We like going to the kids' basketball games on evenings and weekends. When we have more time, we like going to the movies or to museums.Most of the time, we gather around dinner and spend quality time together. We're a very social family. We often have people over or meet with friends.We also spend time by ourselves. After school, I study a lot while my family does other things. Overall, I would say we have a good balance of family time. I’m always welcome to spend more time with them but I’m never pressured to do anything. 

The Cherry campus is in need of volunteer help for their remaining Musketeer Market days. If you are available, it would be greatly appreciated! You would be monitoring K - 5th graders getting their prizes from the Class Dojo points they earned the month prior. Class lists with winner information will be provided. Teachers will accompany their classes. Click here to view dates and times.

The countdown is on. Evening in Paris 2026 tickets go on sale Friday, March 6. Set your reminder, rally your friends and get ready. On May 2, The Gallery at Power & Light becomes a vintage French cirque dream. Immersive. High-energy. Surprises around every corner!

With 350+ guests in the room and thousands more reached through newsletters, marketing and our online auction, EIP sponsorship is a meaningful way to support Académie Lafayette while gaining real visibility. Interested in promoting your business while investing in a school and mission you support? Multiple sponsorship levels and underwriting options are available.

And the auction…we want the wow factor! Exclusive experiences, one-of-a-kind items, creative packages, community parties, etc. Every donation directly supports our students and teachers.

To play a part in making this the best EIP yet, contact Hollie Vogel at hvogel@academielafayette.org.

As summer approaches, our ALIHS students are eager to broaden their horizons and gain meaningful, real-world experience. We are fortunate to have a community of talented professionals among our families, and we would love to partner with you.

If you have an internship opportunity for high school students at your workplace, please reach out to Liz Seely at lseely@academielafayette.org. Even if your organization does not currently have a formal internship program, we welcome the opportunity to collaborate with you to create a job shadow, project-based experience, or other meaningful way for a student to contribute.

Our students bring skills and interests across a wide range of fields, including health care, coding, graphic design, engineering, journalism, education, and technical careers. Thank you for considering how you might support our students as they explore their future pathways.  

The Oak Wassail celebration has been cancelled due to the forecasted weather.

Mark your calendars for this year's play Almost, Maine by John Cariani. It's a beautiful, sweet play set under the shimmering Northern Lights where the residents of a remote town find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected, sweet, humorous, and heartwarming ways. Come experience the delightful magic and charm of Almost, Maine with your favorite thespians in the Oak auditorium on March 6th and 7th at 7:00 pm and March 8th at 2:00 pm. Click here to get your tickets today!

Registration is now open on the AL website for the 2026 Académie Lafayette Track & Field (T&F) season for the HS, MS team and 4th-5th graders! Come join us! Click here to go to the AL Track & Field Page where you can register, download required forms, and find more detailed information about the season. Don’t like to run? We have something for everyone! Come try something new!  

Practices: HS & MS full practices begin March 2nd-6th (4:15-5:30). Details on event specific practice days can be found on the website. 4th and 5th grade practices begin March 10 (5:45-6:45).

The Cherry library is getting ready to kick off Women's History Month for March. We are also having Career Month in March and invite professionals come in to talk about their career to 3rd, 4th & 5th graders during their library time. If you want to come and talk and share your career with our students at Cherry, please sign up.

Girls K-3rd VIP Dance

It's the K-3 girls' turn for fun! Girls and their special adult guests are invited to the VIP Decades Dance on Sat. Feb. 28 from 6-8 pm at the Armour campus. Tickets and details are available now at alpto.org/vip. We also need volunteers to make this event a success. Please sign up to make this night fun and memorable for all our guests. 

AL Day at the K

The AL PTO invites you for a day at The K to cheer on your boys in blue and support your PTO, as a portion of each ticket will go to the organization! Get your tickets now!

White Sox at Royals | Sun, Apr 12, 2026 • 1:10 PM CDT