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St. Angela Merici Parish School

St. Angela Catholic Grade School

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Campus Life

Campus Life

With our student organizations, enrichment activities, and community-building fundraisers, see how you can become involved.

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Prayer links our school community together. Please take a moment to pray for our intentions or ask for help with your special intention.

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Our Mission Statement

St. Angela Merici Parish School is an integral part of the Catholic Church’s mission to proclaim the Gospel, build community, celebrate through worship and serve others. We welcome all students and encourage parent participation in support of providing a well-rounded holistic educational experience, which prepares students for high school and responsible participation in the Catholic Church and community.

We believe that every student can achieve excellence through the discovery and use of their gifts and talents. Our mission is to develop faith filled active Catholics who are life long learners, effective communicators, responsible citizens, quality producers and integrated individuals.

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Welcome to St. Angela Merici Parish School!

We have the distinct honor and privilege of being the principal and vice principal at St. Angela Merici Parish School.

St. Angela School is a WASC accredited Catholic TK through 8th grade school located in Brea, California.  We provide a Catholic education that focuses on academic excellence and spiritual guidance with highly qualified teachers in a safe, structured parish community.  Our wonderful team of teachers use effective instructional methods to excite students about core curriculum in a way that meets the needs of every student.

One of the things we feel, and continue to experience, is the sense of a family-like community that is part of our parish school. Our community incorporates our motto of reverence, respect and responsibility in everything we do. Our Catholic faith is intertwined in all that we teach.  We expect our students to be faith-filled, life-long Catholic learners while they are here and after they graduate.

If you would like to speak with us, or take a tour of our school, please don’t hesitate to email or call us at 714-529-6372.

Principal Tapia

Mrs. Julianna Tapia
Principal

Mrs. Halliday

Mrs. Vanessa Halliday
Assistant Principal

Welcome to the SAM Family!

We are happy to welcome you to our SAM community. As the primary educators of our children, parents are encouraged to become active participants in their child’s experience at SAM.

What do you need to know?

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Join in!

The more parents are engaged at SAM, the more their child will engage. Check out the many opportunities to engage with our community:

Sign up to volunteer  Join our prayer team Join a fundraising team
 Join one of our Scouting groups Connect to us on social media

 575 S. Walnut Ave. Brea, CA 92821    714.529.6372    714.529.7755

Campus Hours

The school is open from 7:30am to 3:00pm Monday through Friday, except for holidays and modified schedule days. Day Care is open from 6:30am through 7:45am, and 2:45pm through 6:00pm. Note that all visitors to the campus must stop at the School Office to register and pick up a temporary badge.

Drop off and Pick up

Please review our traffic procedures and follow the instructions of the volunteer traffic coordinators. Insuring the safety of our 300 students every morning and afternoon requires the cooperation of all.

Parent Testimonials

  • Best school ever!

    Best school ever! We were looking for a highly structured, yet loving environment for our son, who is not an easy little boy. What we got, after we enrolled him, was so much more! He has calmed down significantly, and has learned to behave like a student. He wants to strive to be the best because that is what is expected of him there as well as how the other students behave. St. Angela’s focuses on the fundamentals of academics and respect which is lacking in public schools. I highly recommend St. Angela Merici School if you are looking for a strong Catholic School with a strong sense of community ! -Cindy S, Brea

  • Our home for 9 years

    St. Angela Merici has been our home for the past 9 years. We had options when we initially started looking for a school for our kids. We chose St. Angela because we were impressed with the principal, Nancy Windisch during our interview. She has continued to impress us these last 9 years. She and her staff love our kids as if they were their own. My girls have complete respect for all of them. My oldest daughter just graduated and will attend BOHS. I am confident that the education she has received has prepared her for continued success. SAM is a great choice for parents who are looking for a faith- filled education for their children. -Phillis B, Brea

  • A school that cares

    St Angela Merici Parish School cares about their students, their families and their community. Students in all grades are respectful, eager to learn, and kind to one another. From the top to every member of the school, taking responsibility for the school climate is an every day effort. BARE presenters were very impressed with the knowledge of the students about bullying and how to combat it. We applaud St Angela Merici Parish School as a school that cares.  -Deborah R, Huntington Beach

  • 40 Years of Friendship

    As an alum 76′ and parent of a former student, St. Angela’s gives the foundation necessary to achieve goals both academically and spiritually. I still remain friends with many of my classmates and am in the process of starting to plan our 40th year class reunion. – Stacy S., Brea

A Catholic education teaches more than strong academics; it teaches lessons for life.  

The well-rounded curriculum leads children to become faith-filled, productive and generous adults.

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