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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Children’s Auction Fun
Our enthusiastic students helped with the auction excitement by participating in a special “Children’s Auction” at school on the Thursday before the big event. Our wonderful volunteer committee organized 47 different raffle items. Each student was given 10 free tickets to take a chance on the items of their choice. The energy was contagious!
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The OLQA School Auction, “Trailblazing….Forging a path for our children’s future”, was a grand success and an evening to be remembered by all! Our 2016 Auction Co-Chairs, Leslie Boyd & Dana Strader, did an outstanding job spearheading the event and the effort from the team of tireless volunteers was tremendous. […]
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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 […]
Read the rest of this entry »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. […]
Read the rest of this entry »A Healthy Holiday Luncheon
The OLQA School and Parish Staff were treated to a special Christmas luncheon on behalf of the Orange County Diocese and PSA Hospitality Board. While listening to beautiful Christmas songs being played on the OLQA grand piano, Carol Noya prepared the most wonderful lunch! She demonstrated how to prepare a delicious holiday meal while incorporating healthy […]
Read the rest of this entry »Tickets Still Available for the 2016 School Auction!
Don’t miss out on an exciting and memorable evening of school spirit, fundraising and fun!! The 2016 OLQA School Auction is just around the corner on January 30, 2016 at the beautiful Island Hotel in Newport Beach. Tickets are still available. Go to: olqaschoolauction.com to purchase online or visit the […]
Read the rest of this entry »Annual School Christmas Program
Our school family celebrated the birth of our Savior at the annual OLQA School Christmas Program on Thursday, December 17th. This beautiful concert presented by our students was heartwarming and memorable. Each grade level from K through 8 and our School Cantor Ensemble performed a Christmas song in a lessons and carols format which included […]
Read the rest of this entry »Student Council Christmas Play and Sing-a-Long!
This year’s Student Council presented their annual Christmas Play for their fellow students on Friday, December 18th in the school hall. The Student Council created, wrote, produced and starred in the production – it was creative, fun and heartwarming. Christmas carols were sung by each grade after the performance sending the students off to […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Great Halloween Candy Drive!
A big “Thank You” shout out to the OLQA Daisies, Brownies & Jr. Cadets for their efforts to make the 2015 Halloween Candy Drive a success! An impressive 387.5 pounds of candy was collected and delivered to Operation Gratitude for our troops overseas. A special thanks goes out to the Saeedi Family and their dental practice, Children’s Dentistry, […]
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