Archive for the 'Catholic Identity' Category

May Crowning

The month of May is dedicated to Mary, Our Blessed Mother.  The Catholic Church reminds us to think and to speak in a special way to Our Blessed Mother during May.  The month of May is a spiritual invitation for us to open our hearts to Mary. It is also the time of year that […]

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First Holy Communion

First Holy Communion was celebrated with our second graders and parish children on the first two weekends in May. The joy radiating from the children on this special occasion was touching. The parents’ loving participation in this Sacrament made this family event a true celebration for our parish community. Everyone at the Masses experienced the […]

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8th Grade and Seniors Luncheon

The Eighth Grade class hosted a special luncheon for our Senior friends at OLQA. During the past year these Eighth Grade students and Senior friends became pen pals exchanging letters and learning about each other . For the luncheon, the students baked apple pies and Irish soda bread, and made potato soup for their guests. The […]

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Holy Thursday

On the morning of Holy Thursday, our school community came together to listen, watch, pray, and think about Jesus and His love for all of us. This day is a wonderful tradition at Our Lady Queen of Angels School.  This is a time to spend the last school morning before the Easter Holiday with a […]

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Lenten Giving by OLQA Students

  In order to participate more fully in this Lenten season, each student was given a rice bowl to collect change and be able to participate more fully in the Lenten season and practice almsgiving. This donation will be used to help the less fortunate both abroad and at home. If you would like to […]

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OLQA Children’s Choir

6th graders Avery Baum and Rachael Ranney, members of the OLQA Children’s Choir, recently returned from participating in the Youth Treble Honor Choir at the American Choral Directors Association Western Division Conference in Pasadena.  They auditioned last fall, and were accepted into this prestigious honor choir of 185 singers, gr. 6-9, from choirs in California, […]

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Hoop Dreams Come True!

Congratulations to the OLQA girls and boys basketball teams for a fantastic season! Huge thanks to our tremendous coaches for their dedication, time and effort given to our student-athletes.      

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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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Catholic School’s Week – Special Person’s Day & Gizmo Guys!

Special Person’s Day As part of Catholic Schools Week, Special Person’s Day is when students celebrate a special person in their life. It is a tradition at OLQA to invite a “special person” to join us for Mass and lunch. Each student brought a lunch for themselves and a “special person” and enjoyed it together […]

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Catholic Schools Week 2016

Catholic Schools Week is a joint effort of the National Catholic Education Association, NCEA, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Over the last few years, Catholic schools across our nation have focused on making a world of difference. Together with more than 2.6 million other students across the nation, we wish to extend our […]

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