February 7, 2024

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, February 9

SUPER BOWL CANNED FOOD DRIVE

FREE DRESS for students who wore uniforms to OPEN HOUSE!

FATHER DAUGHTER DANCE

Tuesday, February 13

FAT TUESDAY — SNACK SHACK OPEN DURING RECESS

$1 SNACK TO SUPPORT 8th GRADE WASHINGTON DC TRIP

Wednesday, February 14

ASH WEDNESDAY PRAYER SERVICE AT 10 AM

Thursday, February 15

MINIMUM DAY

Friday, February 16

NO SCHOOL — President's Break

Monday, February 19

NO SCHOOL — President's Break

Monday, March 4 to Friday, March 8

READ ACROSS AMERICA

Saturday, March 16

SAVE THE DATE:

OLQA HIGH SCHOOL TIME MACHINE FUNDRAISER AT OLQA

Early-bird tickets for $125 per person on sale now!

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear OLQA School Community,

We thank you for your support, trust, and faithful dedication to our children at OLQA. Every morning, as I greet our students and our family members, my heart is filled with joy and gratitude, even on rainy and windy mornings. We know that when we partner together as faculty, staff, administration and families we will contribute to a very effective and nurturing learning environment. 

Our Catholic Schools Week celebration culminated with our Special Persons Appreciation Day and our Mass. I am grateful to the many PTO members who shared their time, talents, and treasure with our school to organize our many amazing events. The fathers, mothers, grandfathers, grandmothers, aunts, uncles, sisters, brothers, and all of the Special Persons who shared their time and love with us, we are blessed to have you as dedicated and faithful members of our school family.

Our faculty and staff love welcoming our students every day, we are especially proud and pleased when we witness their happiness and excitement. We kindly remind students and parents that we would like our students to wear their uniform with pride. We remind everyone that compression shorts should not be visible under our PE uniform shorts. Please help us in maintaining and respecting our dress code.

May God Bless you and your families.

Dr. Ramon S. Morales

RE-ENROLLMENT 24/25 SCHOOL YEAR PAST DUE

• The deadline to re-enroll your students has passed. Please re-enroll immediately. A late fee of $100 will be assessed through FACTS through February 10, 2024, which will end the re-registration period. Registration Fees are $400 per student. Additionally, please be prepared to pay the FACTS administration fees of $50 per family and $10 per student.
• February 14, 2024 - Financial Aid applications open for the 2024/2025 school year.
• April 14, 2024 - Financial Aid applications close for the 2024/2025 school year.
• May 15, 2024 - Financial Aid award letters sent out by email.

NOT RETURNING?

If you will not be re-enrolling your student for the 2024/2025 school year, please email Marisa Villamor at [email protected] with your student(s) name, current grade, and reason for leaving OLQA (moving, financial, etc.).

SUPER BOWL FUN — CAST YOUR VOTE WITH CANNED GOODS

Let's have some SUPER BOWL fun THIS FRIDAY. Students are encouraged to bring canned goods for SPIN (Serving People in Need) and Catholic Charities of Orange County. Bins will be set up on the blue lot during morning drop-off for students to cast their Super Bowl vote with their canned goods! Who will win? The 49ers or Chiefs?

Also, THIS FRIDAY, FREE DRESS for those students who wore uniforms to OPEN HOUSE!

ASH WEDNESDAY PRAYER SERVICE

Students will go to a Prayer Service in the church on Wednesday, February 14 to receive their ashes.

Regular School Mass will be held Thursday, February 15 at 8:30 a.m.

RETURN BASKETBALL UNIFORMS

All winter basketball team members should return their uniforms at the end of their season to Coach Ricks. Please clean, fold and bag (with athlete's name on bag) and return to Coach Ricks ASAP.

SPRING SPORTS REGISTRATION

If your son or daughter is interested in participating in OLQA School's Spring Sports CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

PAL SPRINGS SPORTS COACHES NEEDED!

We have many students in grades 5-8 expressing interest in playing Girls' Beach Volleyball, Boys' Indoor Volleyball and Girl's Flag Football but the school needs coaches for these teams. If you have any experience coaching or playing these sports and could commit to leading a team this spring, please contact Athletic Director Kevin Ricks immediately by email at [email protected].

FATHER DAUGHTER DANCE

It's not to late to BUY TICKETS HERE to the Annual PTO Father Daughter Dance this Friday, February 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

CLICK HERE! download the form to pre-purchase opportunity drawing tickets and avoid lines.

EARLY BIRD TICKET SALES

Join your classmates and buy tickets today for $125 per person!

THANK YOU UNDERWRITERS BELOW

WOW! Thank you to these amazing parents who moved up to the head of the class as event underwriters. We have already raised $48,900 in underwriting! Since we are having this year's fundraiser on campus, we are able to save on expensive venue costs. Money raised through underwriting not only helps cover costs, but there will be plenty leftover to go directly to the school's greatest needs. All funds from the PTO Annual Fundraiser each year are specifically directed to the school alone not the church. You too can still help us underwrite and get this party started!

Archangels

Tim & Vivienne Higgins

Mike & Jacqueline Arakelian

Guardian Angels

Rema & James Farhat

Patrick & Jennifer Gaydos

Lauren & Kory Kramer

Lubeck Family

Dana & Patrick Strader Family

Trish & Rory McKinney 

Marisa & Bryan Hakala 

Jay & Lisa Orlandi

Patron Saints

Rob & Jasmine Carroll

Elizabeth & Peter Cheng 

Michelle Domico, MD — Domico/Taylor Family

Michael & Jenny Dye

Catalina & Derek Gustafson

Jennifer & D.J. Hanlon

Hartung Family

Nancy & Neil Johnson 

Angelique & Paul Julian

Earl & Marianne Kay

Chris & Dana Kelly

Nicole & Fernando Kowalski

Lindsay & Chris Lawrence Family

Janelle & Jared Metzger 

Schurger Family

Dean’s List Party Host: Periera Family

THANK YOU

Thank you to Kelly Hill and Diana Lubeck, our Catholic Programs Chairs, for planning a faith-filled Catholic Schools Week! Thank you to Amy Montes and Mary Shumway for organizing and running this year's Book Fair! 

LENTEN FISH BAKE

OLQA School Families: Please come for fellowship at the Our Lady Queen of Angels Church Lenten Fish Bake held on the following Fridays at 6 p.m. — 2/23, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22. Volunteers are also needed. Time spent can be logged toward your OLQA School volunteer service commitment. To volunteer, please email Gary Wolensky at [email protected].

ROSARY GROUP PILGRIMAGE

The OLQA Parents Rosary Group invites you to a Lenten Pilgrimage to St. Michael's Abbey in Silverado on Monday, February 12, 2024 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. There are 7 more seats available for those interested. Meet outside the Parish Office. Please call or text Sherylle (917) 821-1480 if you'd like to attend.

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