Academy of Our Lady of Guam
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Academy of Our Lady of Guam (AOLG) is an all-girls Catholic
Catholic
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 high school located at 233 Archbishop Felixberto C. Flores Street in Hagåtña
Hagåtña, Guam
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, Guam
Guam
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, United States
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. AOLG, Guam's sole all-girls high school, has an average yearly enrollment of 400 students.

In 2004 it was awarded the highest medal of recognition from the Archdiocese of Agaña. The school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
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The school has several clubs and organizations: Student Council, National Honor Society, Model United Nations, Mock Trial, and National Forensics League.

History

Bishop Appolinaris William Baumgartner, OFM Cap. and Sister lnez Underwood, RSM established AOLG on September 8, 1949.

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