Archive for the 'Academics' Category

Mayor Muldoon Visits OLQA Second Grade

Our second graders have been learning about civics and government this year.  To help them put all the classroom knowledge in real-life perspective, Mrs. Swanson invited Newport Beach’s Mayor Muldoon for a visit with all the second grade students. The mayor shared with the children his personal stories, things in his life that inspired him to be […]

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Academic Decathalon

This year’s event was held at Santa Margarita High School on Saturday, March 4.  The OLQA team was received a special blessing from Father Kerry before the competition.  Thank you to all that represented our school, and congratulations to winners in the individual subjects: Kate Stagman (Literature) , Lexie Previti (Current Events) , Ryan Joshi (Math), and Kristen Pang (English).  We […]

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8th Grade in Washington D.C.

Our Eighth Graders visited our nation’s capital along with Fr. Charles,  Mrs. Fedak, Mrs. Moore, and Mr. Bergeron. Our students toured many of the capital’s historic sites including Mount Vernon, Annapolis, Capitol Hill,  Arlington National Cemetery and The White House.  Four of our students had the privilege of laying the wreath at the tomb of the […]

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Fifth Grade Poetry Slam

Our fifth grade students were on fire with their talent and creativity this spring season. Everyone who attended the Fifth Grade Poetry Slam was amazed at the wonderful poems presented at this annual event. Mrs. Sharkey, their language arts teacher, is commended for helping to develop this special group of young poets. The Fifth Grade Students deserve […]

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Academic Decathalon

Congratulations to our Academic Decathalon Team! Our Academic Decathlon Team competed on Saturday, March 5th at Santa Margarita Catholic High School. Our decathletes took Third Place in the Logic Team Event. Kristen Pang received a Third Place Medal for English. Caroline Ashworth received a Second Place Medal for Fine Arts. The entire school community is […]

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Science Fair

The 2016 Science Fair was a great success! More than 130 people were involved in the annual fair, held on February 3rd, and which included students, teachers, parent volunteers, administration, staff and judges. Fourteen judges from the community and local universities interviewed eighty participants from the 7th and 8th grade classes. The judges gave 26 awards to […]

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5th Grade Walks Through the American Revolution

Our 5th grade students participated in the much anticipated Walk Through The American Revolution interactive learning event.  Each student portrayed a historic character from this time in our country’s history.

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Open House 2016

As the official kick off for Catholic Schools Week, our school Open House was held Sunday, January 30th.  All school families were invited to attend the 8:30 am Mass where students proudly wore their uniforms and 8th graders served as Ambassadors.  Immediately following Mass, coffee and donuts were served in the school Jr. High Courtyard […]

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6th Grade Science Camp

On the morning of January 20th,  our 6th grade students waived goodbye to their parents as they departed for their 4-day Outdoor Science Camp in the San Bernadino mountains.  Students learned about ecology, botany, animals, and astronomy while enjoying the outdoors and having fun.  6th grade teachers,  Mr. Landero and Ms. Szeibert accompanied the students. […]

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Scholastic Book Fair Fun

The Scholastic Book Fair, held on November 4th and 5th, was a wonderful opportunity for our students to enjoy the exciting world of reading!  Each class was able to visit the fair and parents were welcome to join in the fun.  The fair featured Breakfast & Books each morning with a complimentary breakfast and Starbucks coffee […]

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