The cafeteria buzzed with excitement early Monday morning as students stepped onto campus for the first day of a brand new school year. With new backpacks and new shoes, students filed through the school doors to meet old friends and find many new faces, 59 new faces to be exact. There were a few butterflies but they were hidden behind wide eyes and even wider smiles. “Good Morning, Romans!” cried Mr. Fulford over the PA system, to which the students responded with applause. We began our first school year as we begin all things, in prayer, thanking God for the More...
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24
Aug
2012
Welcome Back!
18
May
2012
Godspell Jr!
On Friday evening at 7:00 on the dot, the lights went dim in the Conmy Center. Spotlights burst onto the stage revealing a colorful set straight out of the hippie era, and as the eyes of the audience adjusted to the dazzling scenery, dozens of OLL students flowed from behind, in front of, and around the stage sporting elated grins and spirited voices. After months of preparation, Godspell Jr. had begun! Godspell Jr. is a child-friendly rendition of the Broadway classic, sharing many of the scenes and songs from the adult show but making the content accessible for family audiences. More...
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30
Mar
2012
Resurrecting our Hearts
It is no wonder why the Easter season falls during Spring, a time of resurrection and transfiguration throughout all of God’s creation. As little buds pop up from the ground and tiny chrysalises dangle from branches, it feels as though all of nature is preparing for the Resurrection of our Lord. Our littlest ones at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School have been quite observant of these changes around us and are drawing parallels between the Spring season and what we as Christians celebrate on Easter Sunday. The EC4 class has been learning about recycling, the process of transforming something More...
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13
Dec
2011
The OLL Jesse Tree
Our Lady of Lourdes Jesse Tree This Advent Season has been such a blessing for the community at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School. With our weekly prayer services, classroom service projects, school-wide spiritual devotions, and over 100 handmade Advent wreaths, we were truly being intention about preparing our hearts for the birth of the Savior. One of our favorite new Advent projects came through “This is the Day,” our student run television news show. Led by our morning show hosts, our students came together to create and pray a Jesse Tree with each class contributing in its own special More...
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17
Nov
2011
A Thanksgiving Feast
Yesterday afternoon, our school and parish community gathered together for a beautiful Eucharistic celebration followed by a lavish Thanksgiving feast. Over 100 parents joined us for the festivities, in addition to the entire faculty and parish staff and, of course, all 205 students! The day began with our 9:00 community Mass celebration. All students grades Kindergarten to 8th gathered in the Church where we sang songs of Alleluia, giving thanks to our Heavenly Father for the abundance of blessings He gives us each day. During his homily, Father Gary asked each classroom teacher what they are thankful for about their More...
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01
Nov
2011
Celebrating All Saints
Celebrating All Saints Earlier this month, we celebrated the feast of All Saints Day, a holy day of obligation that honors all saints canonized in the Catholic Church. At Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, we used this opportunity to delve into this rich element of our Church’s history and discover new things about these important people who went before us in our faith. The Little Way Our Kindergarten class adopted St. Therese of Lisieux as their class patroness. St. Therese, known as “The Little Flower of Jesus,” was a French Carmelite nun who is remembered for her love of More...
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27
Oct
2011
The Month of the Rosary
The Month of the Rosary We as Catholics are so blessed to have hundreds of ancient prayers that have been passed down through generations as a part of our faith. Among these is the is the holy rosary, a meditative prayer to our Blessed Mother that leads us closer to her Son. During October, students at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School spent intentional time dedicated to this special prayer in celebration of the Month of the Rosary. This is the Day Each day, students on our video production team put together a Morning Show that is broadcast throughout the More...
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24
Aug
2011
We are All God’s Children
This week in Art, Ms. Portilia initiated a school-wide project in which all students, EC4-8th grade will participate. The theme for this project is “We are All God’s Children,” and the piece will exhibit the unique gifts and talents of each student at our school. Students will trace their hands and creatively decorate the cut-out. On their handprint, students will list the various gifts and talents that God has blessed them with. Ms. Portilia emphasizes that talents are not just athletic or music ability like we tend to think, but the uniqueness of our personalities that brings joy to others. More...
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