MARCH MATH MADNESS “March Math Madness” was the theme of our first Family Math Night. The night started out with a complimentary dinner and ended in an exciting raffle! The purpose of the night was to share in family fun while strengthening our math computation skills. Students and parents had the opportunity to experience three […]
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Holy Thursday
Our Eighth Graders this year took a leadership role in our annual Holy Thursday Retreat. For the first time, they depicted the Last Supper and also lead the school with a living rosary highlighting the Sorrowful Mysteries. The retreat concluded with the traditional Stations of the Cross presented by the Sixth Graders. The messages that […]
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The Golf Tournament was blessed with a bright, sunny day filled with great OLQA community spirit on Thursday, March 22nd! Golfers and volunteers enjoyed the beautiful venue at Arroyo Trabuco Golf Course. Many thanks are extended to Jeremy Laster, our chairperson and Lori Swastek, volunteer coordinator and their committee for the wonderful job in […]
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Our 8th grade students are connecting the generations within our church community with their Eighth Grade Service Project. They have become pen pals with willing senior parishioners who have 60 or more years of life experience. For months the students and seniors have exchanged letters and gotten to know each other on many different levels. The intent […]
Read the rest of this entry »Celebrating Catholic Identity/Transfer of the Relics
OLQA students continue to celebrate their Catholic Identity. Some recent faith-based events include the 5th Grade field trip to the Los Angeles Cathedral, the 2nd Grade field trip to Sacred Heart Retreat Center,and the Penance Service for the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th grade students. On Thursday, March 15th Father Kerry during his homily explained to our students […]
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Students enjoyed a fun-filled day, as Irish tunes played, and OLQA School was decorated with green! The student council held a fundraiser earlier in the week collecting money for charity. Each student that participated by donating $1 (or more) was rewarded with free dress – Green and Jeans. Students also enjoyed CDM Yogurt’s green frozen […]
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Save the date and start training for the PAL Track Meet at Saddleback College! Saturday, May 19th – (1st – 4th grade) Sunday, May 20th – (5th– 8th grade) Photos of last season’s teams Boys Varsity Volleyball Boys Junior Varsity Volleyball Co-ed Kickball (3rd – 5th grade)!
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Congratulations to the winners of our 2012, 2nd trimester Chess Tournament: 1st place – Brad Lowe 2nd Place – Keith Openshaw 3rd Place – Lucas Philips 4th Place – Nicolas Hinker and Joshua Quick 5th Place – Paul Habeeb
Read the rest of this entry »Next Year’s Auction – Save the Date!
The date is set for next year’s auction! Saturday, December 1, 2012! The theme is “grow love and nurture faith.” Be sure to mark your calendars now. It is shaping up to be an amazing night! Thank you to our auction co-chairs, Chimene Neglia and Erica Delorme! For more information contact them at neglia@roadrunner.com or ekdelorme@me.com
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Jerry Weichman, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist and Adolescent Specialist, a well known speaker and expert on bullying made a presentation to our 6th through 8th grade students and to parents, separately on March 7th. Dr. Weichman, of Hoag Neurosciences Institute, addressed the latest trends in school-age bullying, how to become bully proof, and how to be the […]
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