Highlighting each year’s Christmas celebrations are the two exciting programs held in December: the K-4th luncheon and the all-school evening program. We thank our music teachers, Mrs. Hoppe and Mrs. Sawyers, for bringing out the students’ most beautiful voices year after year. This year’s K-4th luncheon, titled Hope Lights Our Way, was once again served by […]
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Happy Birthday, Mary!
Virgin Mary’s birthday is celebrated on September 8th each year. It’s a tradition here at OLQA School that children bring in flowers from their gardens to be made into beautiful bouquets to pay tribute on this occasion. This year, the PSA Catholic Program co-chairs, Trina Melancon-Saeedi and Mariel Burke, took the lead of the celebration. […]
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May Crowning is the special devotion in the month of May honoring Virgin Mary as the “Queen of May.” At OLQA, it also is the time we celebrate the second grade first communicants. This year’s May Crowning was presided by Fr. Brandon. Students brought in beautiful flowers to adorn Virgin Mary. Thank you Mrs. Carlberg and Mrs. […]
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The OLQA School celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with a special mass in the morning presided by Father Kerry. Green-dressing students and faculty then enjoyed windpipe performance and music chair competition. The Cocchi family generously donated delicious gelato for all to enjoy – what a treat! Thank you to PSA Spirit Chair Jenny Bartz for planning and […]
Read the rest of this entry »Second Grade Retreat
On March 15th, our second graders embarked on a field trip to the Sacred Heart Retreat Center. The sisters at the center explained the vocation of serving God to the children and shared their life stories in doing so. They enjoyed some outdoor time playing sports and worked on arts & crafts together. Thank you to Father Brandon […]
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Each year, beginning with the last Sunday in January, we celebrate the Catholic education during the National Catholic Schools Week. It’s a tradition here at OLQA School that the festivities begin with the school Open House on Sunday morning. This year, we celebrated all of our students on Monday with loving notes from their parents, as well as […]
Read the rest of this entry »Veterans’ Day Celebration
On November 11th, the OLQA school paid tribute to those who have served in our country’s armed forces. The day started with an all-school assembly of prayers for all the servicemen and servicewomen. We had the honor of having Captain Sharkey, Corporal Games and Lieutenant Pulice speak to our children about their experiences. They each […]
Read the rest of this entry »Fourth Grade Retreat
On October 11, our fourth grade students spent a day at the Sacred Heart Retreat Center in Santa Ana to learn about the vocation of serving God. They heard the Sisters’ personal stories of finding and responding to God’s call. Father Brandon gave a service during which he shared his own journey of coming to serve God. Students also played […]
Read the rest of this entry »Celebrating Our Blessed Mary’s Birthday
Our school community celebrated the birthday of Our Blessed Mary on Thursday, September 8th. Students started the day with a beautiful mass in Mary’s honor. PSA Catholic Programs Chairs, Keri O’Melveny and Amy Ivey, arranged the flowers brought by students into bouquets to adorn her.
Read the rest of this entry »Welcome to the 2016-2017 School Year!
A warm welcome to all the OLQA students and their families to the 2016-2017 school year, with new teachers, new learning programs and a brand new Carson Field! The PSA has many school spirit and family events planned for the year: the Harvest Celebration, Father-Daughter Dance, Mother-Son Kickball, Mass and Movie, Jog-a-thon, to name a few. […]
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