The morning of January 20th, 6th grade students waived goodbye to their parents as they departed for a week long Outdoor Science Camp near Green Valley in the San Bernadino mountains . Students learned about ecology, botany, animals, and astronomy while enjoying the outdoors and having fun. 6th grade teachers, Mrs. Tennant and Mr. Landero […]
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8th Grade Christmas Tree Lot
Santa’s Elves were hard at work at the 8th Grade Annual Christmas Tree Lot!! Thank you to all the Eighth Graders who worked so hard to make it a success. Everyone was impressed by their enthusiasm and service. Thank you to all the parents and parishioners who supported this Washington, D.C. trip fundraiser.
Read the rest of this entry »Halloween Fun – Parade, Pumpkins & Poems!
Many thanks to Dana Strader, PSA Room Parent Chair, Trina Saeedi & Kristi Johnson, PSA Enrichment Chairs, and all the Room Mothers and volunteers that made this day so memorable! The school was decorated in great Halloween style; the students were dressed in costumes and enjoyed the pumpkins, poems, art, snacks and the infamous annual […]
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OLQA’s Annual Scholastic All-Star Book Fair was fun for students, as well as profitable for our school! Our 2013 Book Fair broke the record in sales again for the third year in a row and earned over $6,000. in books for our classrooms and library. Let’s take this opportunity to thank the Book Fair Co-Chairs Christie McKenna & […]
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The morning of October 7th the 6th grade students waived goodbye to their parents as they departed for a week long Outdoor Science Camp near Running Springs. Students learned about ecology, botany, animals, and astronomy while enjoying the outdoors and having fun. 6th grade teachers, Ms. Nealey and Mr. Landero accompanied the students. A tradition […]
Read the rest of this entry »Red Ribbon Week – “Don’t Monkey Around with Drugs”
THE ANNUAL RED RIBBON WEEK AT OLQA SCHOOL October 21 – 25 Monday: “I Pledge To Be Drug Free” All students pledged to be drug free at morning assembly and signed their name during the day on the Drug Free Banner. Teachers take this opportunity to talk to the students about what it means to pledge […]
Read the rest of this entry »Children’s Choir Musical
The OLQA Children’s Choir put on a beautiful performance of God’s Word, a Fast Forward through the Old Testament. Written by Allen Pote and Tom Long, this engaging and inspiring retelling of God’s faithfulness to His people enriched the spirit of all that attended. The Choir is made up of 3rd-8th graders who attend OLQA school […]
Read the rest of this entry »Math Family Night
OLQA’s second annual Family Math Night was another success! Parents and students from Grades 1-5 enjoyed a pizza dinner and moved from station to station playing math games and being challenged. Thank you to the teachers and families that attended and made this night possible!
Read the rest of this entry »Eighth Grade Service Project Luncheon
On March 18th, our Eighth Grade class hosted a luncheon for our senior friends at OLQA. During the past year these Eighth Grade students wrote letters to these senior friends, and crafted beautiful finger rosaries as luncheon favors. The students also baked apple pies and Irish soda bread, and made potato soup for their guests. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Orange County Science and Engineering Fair
OLQA’s 7th and 8th Grade students participated at the Orange County Science and Engineering Fair on March 18-20th and received seven awards for their science projects.Great work students! 8th Grade: McCallister Selva, Pharmacology Category – Special Award from the American Academy of Audiology Alexa Bonanno, Pharmacology Category – Special Award from the American Academy of Audiology 7th […]
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