Dear Families and Friends of OLQP:
At OLQP, teachers work diligently to differentiate instruction. Attendance at workshops, sharing ideas, and monitoring benchmark tests inform instruction. Differentiation is fluid. It addresses needs for students who need extra help as well as addressing the needs of students who are gifted and need more challenging work to reach their potential. One of the ways that students are challenged at OLQP is to participate in PSIA (Private Schools Interscholastic Association). This academic competition has both district and state level meets. Last Saturday, the PSIA Academic Team competed at district. Many OLQP families made a day of it. The anticipation of the students who were competing filled the room. The students' excitement and joy as they or their classmates were recognized was priceless. There is a lot that happens behind the scenes to get the students to district. Teachers and volunteers coach multiple sessions. Mrs. Haffelder is the school coordinator and takes care of entries, logistics, and making sure the school provides the required volunteers for the event as well as communicating the PSIA rules and regulations to all participants. Seeing students discover a new talent, develop a skill, persevere, and be part of a team makes it all worthwhile.
The Lenten journey has begun. At OLQP, we turn our attention in a special way to making a conscious effort to deepen our relationship with Our Lord Jesus. Students are reminded that in the Catholic tradition, Lent is a time for more prayer, for "giving up," for doing good deeds, for days of fast and abstinence, and making a purposeful effort to be mindful of what our Faith calls us to be and do. On Wednesday, Deacon Luis Hernandez, from Most Holy Trinity, presided at the prayer service for the distribution of the ashes. He reminded us that the vertical line of the sign of the cross reflects our relationship with God while the horizontal line of the sign of the cross reflects our relationship with each other. Even after the ashes are long gone, it is good to be reminded of call to relationship and charity that our Faith demands. This season is a gift to help us on the journey if only we will commit to it and begin.
Have a safe and happy spring break! Thank you for being part of the mission and ministry of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic School.
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam,
Mrs. Marianne Mechura, M.Ed.
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Counting Our Blessings
╈ Mrs. Haffelder for working to ensure a successful PSIA District Meet and beyond (Onward to state!)
╈ All the staff and volunteers who gave up their Saturday to work as graders, contest directors, and more: Alison Pottratz, Dave Pottratz, Shanaya Averill, Betty Bouley, Bob Whitmarsh, Celeste Albarran, Mike Futschik, Jerry Mulholland, Julie Zielke, Kim Bonnen, Kim Wilson, Kristi Duran, Laura Haffelder, Lorena Rojas Fernandez (OLQP Grad), Marcela Buentello, Michael Stahl, Marianne Mechura, Michelle Gutermuth, Miriam Lebron, Monica Donovan, Nancy Brewster, Nelda Ortega, Nirm Thomas, Phillip Newton, Ralph Guerra, Ross Sanchez, Samantha Stover, Samatha Kadiyala, Stephanie Gamino, Tessie Thomas (OLQP Grad), and Ann Calhoun (OLQP Grad), Vinita Nolan, Yvonne Whitmarsh, and Zdravko Stefanov.
╈ All the PSIA coaches: Monica Donovan, Vinita Nolan, Laura Haffelder, Samantha Stover, Ross Sanchez, Yvonne Whitmarsh, Jerry Mulholland, Nirm Thomas, Elaine Atherton, Samantha Kadiyala, Celeste Alabarran, Maggie Orscheln (OLQP Grad) and Bob Whitmarsh.
╈ Deacon Luis Hernandez, Most Holy Trinity, for being with us on Ash Wednesday.
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OLQP Shining Stars
PSIA Academic Team:
Addyson Gregoire, Alejandro Lopez, Andres Jimenez, Annamarie Stahl, Anthony Salazar, Aryahi Kadiyala, Audrey Mulholland, Ava Gamino, Avery Buentello, Avery Lewis, Ben Pottratz, Benjamin Albarran, Bill Nguyen, Caroline Keefe, Chloe Stutts, Christian Keefe, Clara Sterzinger, Cora Albarran, Cortland Collins, Dylan McDermott, Emilie Meiller, Ethan Gaston, Eziel Garcia, Gregory Bonnen, Hadley Collins, Hannah Nguyen, Houston Jones, John Newton, Julia Duran, Julia Meiller, Julian Gamino, Karson Donovan, Konnor Donovan, Kyana Fernandez, Kylie Zielke, Lili Jackson, Luke Futschik, Luke Pottratz, Lynden Hall, Matthew Tran, Michaela Gutermuth, Nancy Nguyen, Nathan Hulvey, Nicholas Guerra, Peter Nguyen, Peyton Rodriguez, Santiago Jimenez, Savannah Ortega, Sebastian Oliver, Stephen Calhoun, Summer Averill, Thomas Jones, Tyde Miller, Yoana Todorova, Zoe Yates
We are proud of all the OLQP students who represented OLQP so well at PSIA!
Lower elementary came in 1st in District. Middle School came in 2nd in District. Congratulations!
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STAY CONNECTED!
Remind
(OLQP class code @2hekcc)
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Mark your Calendars:
March 22
Children's Mass 10am
March 26
3rd Quarter Ends
March 29
Children's Mass 10am
April 1
OLQP T-shirt/Jeans Day
April 1-12
Iowa Testing
April 4
Report Cards Go Home
April 5
Children's Mass 10am
April 12
Living Stations of the Cross 8am
Children's Mass 10am
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