Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School is blessed to have three dedicated women hard at work each day in the school kitchen. With decades of combined food service experience, Anne Broderick, Jamie Rodriguez, and Debbie Pfahl diligently work to provide nutritious meals for all our students PK-12. 

The Our Lady of the Lakes CYO 7/8 football team braved the oppressive heat and hostile crowd in Macomb to roll over St Peter, 28 – 0.

Our Lady of the Lakes 5/6 Football won their 5th straight game (and 4th consecutive shutout) this season with a convincing 42-0 victory over St. Isaac Jogues on Saturday night. Solid blocking and hard running staked Lakes to 24-0 lead after the first quarter, as Geno Seets (40 yards), Gavin Bond (63 yards) and Alex Asai (25 yards) all found the Charger end zone.

Our Lady of the Lakes fifth graders learned that there really is no ‘I’ in team. They recently got a preview of Camp Tamarack, a beautiful, picturesque 1,250 acre camp in Ortonville, before their 3 day trip in the spring.

The CYO Our Lady of the Lakes 7/8 Football team steamrolled to their first 4 – 0 start since 2014 with a convincing win over Our Lady of Refuge on Saturday. A pair of William Burton TD passes to tight end Brody Kosin sealed the victory for the Lakers.

The Our Lady of the Lakes Cross Country Team may be small in numbers, but at the Holly/Duane Raffin Cross Country invite on Saturday September 14th they showed they are still a force to be reckoned with.

Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School’s CYO 5/6 Football won their 4th straight game (3rd straight shutout) this season. with a 19-0 victory over Our Lady of Refuge. Lakes controlled the ball the majority of the game, as Lakes defense held Refuge to 1 first down on the afternoon. A balanced running attack led by Brody Denver and Alex Asai helped lead the way.

The Our Lady of the Lakes Cross Country Team may be small in numbers, but at the Genesee Cross Country invite on Saturday September 7, they showed they are still a force to be reckoned with. For the boy’s team, Noah Rodriguez medaled with a 8th place finish.

Behind a stout defense, Our Lady of the Lakes 5/6 football rolled to their 3rd straight win on Saturday against Notre Dame Marist Academy 25-0. Lakes held Marist to -5 yards of offense and did not allow a first down for the game. Lakes opened the scoring in the first quarter thanks to a 55 yard Hayden Houghton TD. Geno Seets scored two TD’s (11 yards, 54 yds) as Lakes closed the first half up 19-0.

It didn’t start pretty for the Our Lady of the Lakes 7/8 CYO Football team, but a second half rally was just enough to beat their rivals, Notre Dame Marist Academy. It was an intense game with an intense crowd under the bright lights on Saturday night.

An Alex Asai first quarter touchdown (46 yards) opened the scoring for Our Lady of the Lakes 5/6 CYO Football team. Lakes added to their lead in the 2nd quarter as both Geno Seets (48 yard run) and Dylan Hamel (15 yard reception) found the end zone staking Lakes to a 19-0 halftime lead. Lakes added to their lead on a 3rd quarter Gavin Bond 58 yard punt return.

The Catholic High School League has continually produced state finalists in football and has a rich history in Oakland County. Here’s a closer look at … members of the CHSL from this area for the 2019 season.

Our Lady of the Lakes 5/6 CYO football opened the season with a 33-6 victory over Holy Family last Saturday. A Holy Family touchdown with less than 30 seconds left in the game spoiled Lakes shutout bid. A well balanced scoring attack led by Geno Seets (2 TD’s including a pick 6!) and touchdowns from Gavin Bond, Zac Staelgraeve and Dylan Hamel.

The Our Lady of the Lakes CYO Varsity Football team began their season with a 12 – 0 win over Holy Family. It was a defensive gem, as the Lakers held their opponents to 27 yards of total offense and only one first down.

Student volunteers from Our Lady of the Lakes Parish and school in Waterford came across all sorts of debris cleaning up alleys in a Detroit west-side neighborhood as part of the four-year Life Remodeled project, which seeks to beautify 400 city blocks.

Coach Jason Abrecht (center) and then Junior Grant Ross (left) at the 2018 Our Lady of the Lakes Homecoming Game vs Royal Oak Shrine. (Photo by Mary Zednik) 

Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church had the honor of hosting Bl. Solanus Casey’s finger bone during the first weekend of June. This first degree relic was present during Sunday Masses and stayed through Monday night when a rosary and Conclusion Mass occurred.

This past fall 13-year veteran teacher, Nicole Darmofal, joined the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School family. Slated for our secondary division as the seventh-grade life science teacher and seventh and eighth-grade social studies teacher, she also took on the role of National Honor Society advisor for our high school students.

Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School ninth through eleventh graders had a unique opportunity today to hear from two individuals who successfully escaped from North Korea with their families. Sophomore Yeongjin Park, an international exchange student from South Korea, provided translation for our guests.

Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School is proud to announce our very own Holtie Ware placed sixth in the state in the 50th Annual America & Me Essay Contest, sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance.