Our Lady of Lourdes Academy - Miami - Florida
 
NEWS
STUDENTS EARN FIRST HONORS FOR SECOND QUARTER PERFORMANCE
Sixty-one students from Our Lady of Lourdes Academy earned First Honors for their performance throughout the second academic quarter. The distinction of First Honors is given to students who earn all "A's" and "A+'s" or maintain a quarter GPA of 4.67 or higher, with no grade lower than a "B+". READ MORE
DRIVE 4 YOUR SCHOOL CAMPAIGN BENEFITS CHEERLEADERS, DANCERS AND SINGERS
The school raised $5,100 for the cheerleaders, dancers and singers, by way of the Drive4Your School Campaign, sponsored by the Ford Motor Co. Special thanks to Mrs. Susana Diaz, for coordinating the drive, and Mrs. Lily Somoano for the use of her dealership, Doral Lincoln Mercury. READ MORE
SCHOOL RAISES FUNDS FOR HAITI
The school raised $20,000 for the earthquake victims in Haiti; the money was given to Amor en Accion, to assist with their relief efforts. The school-wide monetary collection took place from Jan. 19 - 28. We thank students, parents, faculty/staff, Parents' Guild and Alumnae Association for their support.
BREAST CANCER BASKETBALL BENEFIT
The Lourdes basketball team hosted a fundraiser Jan. 26 to benefit breast cancer research. The team played against Gables and donned their new pink uniforms for the occasion. In addition to collecting money through admission, the team sold pink t-shirts which said “Playing for the Cure.” The event raised $2,535.65, which will be donated to the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund. The team would like to thank Happy Holidays Travel, which graciously donated the pink uniforms the team wore for the game, as well as the pink t-shirts that were sold for the event.
MARCH FOR LIFE GROUP INTERVIEWED ON EWTN
Twenty-eight students from Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, who traveled to Washington, D.C. for the March for Life in late January, appeared live on EWTN, speaking about Respect Life. READ MORE
SCHOOL WINS STATE CONSTITUTION COMPETITION
Members of the Constitution Team won the state “We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution” Competition, Jan. 8. READ MORE
THESPIANS WIN SUPERIOR RATINGS
The Thespians competed at the District 8 Thespian One Act Festival, Dec. 5. READ MORE
SINGERS PERFORM AT CARNEGIE HALL
The Lourdes Singers, under the direction of Mrs. Michelle Garcia-Bode, performed at Carnegie Hall, Dec. 2 READ MORE
BASKETBALL TEAM WINS ORANGE BOWL TOURNAMENT
The basketball team won the Orange Bowl Tournament over the holiday break. The Bobcats posted wins over teams from Alabama, Georgia and Virginia. READ MORE
STUDENT RECEIVES ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SOFTBALL
Senior Chloe Shill signed an athletic scholarship to play softball at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. READ MORE
STUDENT RECEIVES ATHLETIC SCHOLARSCHIP FOR BASKETBALL
Senior Takia Brooks received an athletic scholarship to play basketball at Florida Atlantic University. Brooks was named the player of the year last season by The Miami Herald in class 6A. READ MORE
REMINDERS
EARLY RELEASE PROCEDURE
Reminder! Please make doctor and dentist appointments outside of school time. If it is absolutely necessary for you to schedule an appointment during school time, your daughter must bring a note to the school nurse stating the nature of the early dismissal, the time, and who from your approved list will be transporting your daughter. She will be given an early release slip and will meet you in the main office. Please do not come or send another person unexpectedly requesting your daughter to be taken from school.
STUDENT PARKING
Parking for the school year 2010-2011 will be available to the class of 2011 only. The application letter with instructions will be available on Edline starting March 19, 2010.
REPORT CARDS
Report cards for the first semester were mailed on Thursday, January 28, 2010. If you have not received your copy, please contact Mrs. Martinez at (305) 667-1623, ext. 226 or via e-mail at vmartinez@olla.org.
COURSE SELECTION
The course selection process is ongoing during the month of February. Students attended an assembly at the end of January and have received the course selection card for next year. Our course offerings have been launched online this year. Please consult this information. It will guide you and your daughter in making choices while selecting courses for the next school year. The course selection process should be a combined effort on the part of your daughter, you, and her guidance counselor. Attention should be given to the prerequisites, rigor and demands of the courses. The choices your daughter selects now must be honored next school year. Guidance counselors will be meeting with the students for one-on-one course advising. (This will begin the first week of February and continue through the first week of March.) Course selection card deadlines: Friday, March 5, 2010 – cards for grades 10 and 11 will be collected in homeroom. Friday, March 12, 2010 – cards for grade 9 will be collected in homeroom. These cards must be signed by either parent before they are collected. To access the online course selection directory, click HERE.
COLLEGE ADVISING FOR JUNIORS
Once the course advising process has ended, counselors will meet individually with their juniors to discuss the college application process. Juniors are encouraged to discuss their upcoming college application process with their counselor and to ask any questions they may have regarding the process.
GUIDANCE SEMINARS
There was a Freshman/Parent Seminar on Wednesday, January 27. Our guest speaker, Mr. Ed Gillis, Assistant Vice President/Executive Director of Admission at the University of Miami, gave an excellent presentation to our freshmen and their parents on an early glimpse of the college admission process. Thank you to all freshmen and their parents who attended. There will be a Junior/Parent College Seminar on Tuesday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditorium. In anticipation of future college plans, counselors will make a presentation on the different aspects of the college application process. Several OLLA graduates will speak about their college application experience and how they made the choice to attend a specific college or university.
NAEP ASSESSMENT
OLLA is proud to be one of three schools in Florida selected to participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card. Twenty-eight seniors have been randomly selected by the Department of Education to participate in this national writing assessment on February 9, 2010.
JESUIT COLLEGE FAIR
On Wednesday, February 24 representatives from several Jesuit colleges will visit Lourdes at 8:00 a.m. and meet with our sophomores and juniors.
DEFICIENCY REPORTS
Deficient progress reports will be issued on Tuesday and Wednesday, February 23 and 24, 2010. These forms must be signed by the parents and returned to the subject teacher the following day.
ANNUAL MAIL CAMPAIGN
By now you should have received our Mail Campaign appeal. Your generous response is truly appreciated. If you have not sent in your contribution yet, we hope you will take a few minutes and do so. It is very important to our school.
PLEDGE PAYMENTS
Please remember that pledges are one of the financial obligations that must be up to date in order to re-register, attend Close Up, school trips, and receive report cards and rosters. (Please see the Financial Obligation Policy, pp. 84-85, in the handbook). Junior parents, please remember that all pledge balances have to be paid by the end of your daughter’s junior year. For your convenience, we accept MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express. If you would like to charge your pledge to a credit card, please call the Institutional Advancement Office at ext. 241 or 243. If you would like to have your credit card charged automatically each month, we can do that, too.
MATCHING GIFTS
If your employer has a Matching Gifts Program, please make sure you send in the signed form before the end of the year to take advantage of your donations this year. We are grateful for all you do for us.
EVENTS
PHONE-A-THON
The Annual Alumnae Phon-a-thon is running the first two weeks of February. For eight evenings, alumnae, students, parents and friends of OLLA are invited to come help solicit funds for the financial assistance program at the school. If you are interested in joining these efforts, please contact the Alumnae Office at ext. 223 or by email at alumnae@olla.org.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Our 18th Annual Tennis Tournament will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at the Royal Palm Tennis Club. The chairpersons are Luis & Marisa de la Aguilera, Dr. Jorge & Mercy de la Pedraja, Dr. Pedro & Essie Llaneza, and Victor & Ariana Gutierrez. Please join us for a great family afternoon of tennis, fun and lunch, all included in the entry fee! Raffles and free Tennis Clinic for children! Please download the registration form HERE and send, email it or fax it to the Institutional Advancement Office with your check or credit card information. If you have any questions, please call either Cari (ext. 241, cgivner@olla.org ) or Elena (ext. 243, egarcialarrieu@olla.org ) in the Institutional Advancement Office.
PROM MEETINGS
The school will host mandatory meetings for all parents, regarding the use of drug and alcohol among high school students. The meeting for 9th and 10th grade parents will take place Feb. 16, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting for all 11th and 12th grade parents will take place Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. Both meetings will take place in the school auditorium. The guest speaker is Ray Estafania, a drug and alcohol therapist for adolescents.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS
Registration for the AP exams will begin on Monday February 22, 2010 through March 12, 2010. Each exam is $86.00. Students currently enrolled in AP courses must register for the exams. To see the AP Exam Schedule, click HERE.
EVENING OF REFLECTION
Be sure to mark you calendars for a wonderful evening on Wednesday, March 24. The Alumnae Parent Evening of Reflection will take place on this day. Our guest speaker for the evening will be Fr. Juan Carlos Paguaga.
BLUE & WHITE COCKTAIL
You are invited to join the Blue and White Committee as they begin preparing for this wonderful event. This year's cocktail will take place Saturday, April 17 at the Miami Art Central Rooftop, off of 57 Ave. Be sure to save the date and contact Martica Castellanos at mcastellanos@olla.org for sponsorship possibilities or to donate any art pieces, jewelry, or other items for the auction.
GOLF TOURNAMENT
The 22nd Annual Golf Tournament will take place Friday, April 30, 2010 at Shula’s Golf Club. The chairpersons are Frank & Gina Vilar, Manny & Lola Guara and Andy & Maria Sanchez. See the "Save the Date" HERE. As soon as the registration form is available, it will be posted on the Web site, in the Institutional Advancement section, as well as on Edline. We hope you can make it! Meetings are currently being held for the planning of this event. If you would like to help in the organization, please contact either Cari (ext. 241, cgivner@olla.org ) or Elena (ext. 243, egarcialarrieu@olla.org ) in the Institutional Advancement Office for meeting dates. We welcome your help, as well as your participation!
BOOK FAIR
The Library will host its annual Book Fair on Tuesday, March 2 and Wednesday, March 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Library. This year, we are working with Barnes & Noble, Inc. to help us organize a great experience for our students. Please visit our Book Fair, "Connect to the World" and discover great books, as well as other nice articles for sale.
FISHING TOURNAMENT
The 6th Annual Fishing Tournament will take place Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Grove Harbor Marina in Coconut Grove. The chairperson is Dr. Dan Dorrego and co-chairs are Manny Fernandez, Manuel Garcia-Linares, Julio Buzzi, Peter Rothenberg, Juan Mendiola, Jose Gonzalez and Julian David Gonzalez. As soon as the registration form is available, it will be posted on the Web site, in the Institutional Advancement section, as well as on Edline. We hope you can make it! Meetings are currently being held for the planning of this event. If you would like to help in the organization, please contact either Cari (ext. 241, cgivner@olla.org ) or Elena (ext. 243, egarcialarrieu@olla.org ) in the Institutional Advancement Office for meeting dates. We welcome your help, as well as your participation!

 

 

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Our Lady of Lourdes Academy • 5525 Southwest 84 Street . Miami, FL 33143 • Telephone: (305) 667-1623