2023 Frosh and Transfer Welcome Booklet

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The Academy of Our Lady of Peace

Class of 2027 and Transfer Students

Page 1 Welcome to
Empowering and educating women since 1882

OLP

Table of Contents

The Class of 2027 and parents are invited to Spring Welcome Night.

An evening of special activities for new students and their families. OLP student leaders are introduced, and the Class of 2027 will take their first class photo. Parents will have the opportunity to learn more about the CSJ charism, partnership and volunteer opportunities. The presentation will also offer suggestions for how to support your OLP student best.

August 9-10, 2023

August 10, 2023 Class Meetings

August 14, 2023

August 17, 2023 Parent Back to School Night

August 24 or 25, 2023 New Parent Coffee (8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.)

October 11, 2023

November 17, 2023 Grandparents’ Day

November 20-24, 2023

December 18-20, 2023

December

January

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EVENT
DATE
Frosh and Transfer Orientation
First Day of Classes
PSAT Testing (Grades 9-11)
Thanksgiving Break
Exams (Mandatory Attendance)
Final
Christmas Break
21, 2023-January 5, 2024
Retreat Week (Mandatory Attendance)
Start of Second Semester
April 5,
Easter Break
20-22,
Final Exams (Mandatory Attendance)
8-12, 2024
January 16, 2024
March 28-
2024
May
2024
Uniform Purchases from Dennis 10 OLP Athletics OLP Dance Team OLP Saints Cheer Team 11 Faith and Service 12 Highlighted Readings Carpools and Transportation Class Placement Criteria 13 Summer School Summer Reading List 14 Checklist At-A-Glance
Campus Map 3 Mission Statement Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) School History
Frosh and Transfer Required Documentation Frosh and Transfer Orientation Picture Day 5 Class Meetings and School Pictures Welcome to Link Crew 6 Textbooks Bring Your Own Device 7 Social Emotional Readiness 8 Attire Expectations/Dress Code 2 Dates updated as of March 22, 2023. Please check aolp.org for the most up to date OLP calendar.
THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2023 AT 4:30 P.M .
Important Dates 9
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Spring Welcome Night

Mission Statement

Founded and rooted in the Gospel values of the Catholic church and the charism of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ), OLP empowers young women in an innovative learning environment that honors the individual while fostering community, and develops faith-filled leaders dedicated to the “love of God and the dear neighbor without distinction.”

OLP Pilots join a long legacy of prophetic women of bold love through the history of our Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ). When you come to OLP, you join a sisterhood focused on becoming women of faith, women of heart, women of courage and women of excellence for our world. We are so excited to have you!

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB)

Our community commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), stems from our founding order the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ), and their charism of “Unifying Love.”

At OLP, our community makes space for each of our individual identities and teaches us to provide the welcoming culture of belonging for all. As we live out the CSJ principles within our Catholic high school community, we feel it important to anchor ourselves to an integrated symbolic representation of our Sisters’ culture that welcomes all within the heart of its message. The CSJ began with teaching women the art and skill of lacemaking; and as you look at the imagery of what we call our unifying love logo, consider yourself a thread within the beautiful product of the whole, the lace. A thread that thrives in its singular identity, yet is wholly connected to the bigger picture, and thus integral to the completed beautiful design. It is our hope that through this symbolism each student, employee and guest to campus will feel the culture of belonging that is inherent within our school community.

School History

The sponsorship of the CSJ guides and contributes to all aspects of campus life. Central to this spiritual and philosophical foundation are the Sisters’ charism of “unifying love” and mission “that all may be one,” as well as their focus on service to the “dear neighbor without distinction.” The CSJ charism also speaks to a commitment to the furthering of social justice in our world and the inclusion of a Peace Education curriculum that calls all students to leadership skills. The CSJ Congregation was founded in Le Puy, France, in 1650, and re-founded as a United States Congregation in Carondelet, Missouri, in 1836. The sponsorship of the CSJ guides and contributes to all aspects of campus life. OLP was founded in 1882. In 1924 the school moved to its current location at Copley Street and Oregon Street overlooking Mission Valley. Over the years our beautiful campus has undergone multiple renovations which are culminating this year with the addition of our state-of-the-arts library and performing arts center.

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Frosh and Transfer Required Documentation

BIRTH CERTIFICATE OR PASSPORT

All incoming students need to submit a copy of their birth certificate or passport. Graduation documents and school transcripts are required to be filed under the student’s legal name. Please upload these documents to your PowerSchool account. If you have questions, please email powerschoolsupport@aolp.org.

TRANSCRIPTS

All incoming 9th grade students must submit final 8th grade transcripts to the Office of Admissions. Parents or guardians, please request that your daughter’s previous middle school forward the transcripts directly to the Office of Admissions no later than July 21, 2023. Parents or guardians of transfer students, please request official final transcripts for all high school grades prior to the grade your daughter is entering. Please contact the OLP Office of Admissions at admissions@aolp.org or 619-725-9175 with any questions.

IMMUNIZATION RECORDS

State law requires that current physical and immunization records must be in your daughter’s file by the first day of school. Please turn in a copy of the student’s immunization record or request that her California School Immunization Card be sent from her 8th grade school by July 10, 2023. California law requires that students advancing to grades 7 through 12 must have proof of the Tdap vaccine booster. Please make sure your daughter’s immunization card includes evidence of the Tdap immunization. To learn more about required California immunizations, please visit https://tinyurl.com/cashots

PHYSICAL EXAM

The physical form can be found on the School Admin portal. All frosh are required to have a current physical record on file. Students will not be able to participate in physical education or OLP athletic teams without a current physical on file. Physicals must be completed by a licensed MD or DO and should be dated June 2023 or later. Physicals are due by August 1, 2023

Frosh/Transfer Student and Parent Orientation

FROSH/TRANSFER STUDENT AND PARENT ORIENTATION DAY – WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2023

8:00 a.m. - Noon

Frosh Link Crew Program | Transfer Students Arrive at 9:00 a.m. Noon

Student Blessing and Prayer Service

Student Family Picnic Lunch 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

12:10 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

PARENT PROGRAM

10:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

10:45 a.m. - Noon

Noon

12:10 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Self-Guided Campus Tour for Families

Parent Coffee Social

Optional Parent Help Desk

OLP Parent Orientation Presentation

Student Blessing and Prayer Service

Student Family Picnic Lunch

Self-Guided Campus Tour for Families

The OLP Parent Orientation Program is optional; however, we recommend that at least one parent/guardian attend if at all possible.

LUNCH

A picnic lunch will be provided for all frosh and transfer students and their parents on North Terrace. RSVPs will be collected via an online invitation in July 2023.

SELF-GUIDED CAMPUS TOUR

Parents and their daughter(s) are invited to walk their daughter’s schedule and visit her teachers in their assigned classrooms following the picnic lunch. This is an informal opportunity to see where classes will take place and meet frosh teachers. Students will be provided a copy of their schedule and room assignments on the day of orientation; this information will also be available on PowerSchool.

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STUDENT PROGRAM
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Class Meetings and School Pictures

THE SCHEDULE FOR CLASS MEETINGS AND PHOTOS IS LISTED BELOW:

Students should wear their formal uniform for their class meetings and pictures. Order forms to purchase pictures will become available in July and at www.aolp.org.

ATTENDANCE AT CLASS MEETINGS IS MANDATORY FOR ALL STUDENTS.

All photos will be taken in Carondelet Hall. Class meetings will take place in the Holy Family Event Center.

SAVE THE DATE!

Back to School Night is the first week of school on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. Back to School Night will include formal presentations from teachers on the content and expectations of each course.

Welcome to Link Crew

On behalf of the entire OLP community, the OLP Link Crew would like to extend a warm welcome. Your freshman and transfer year will be full of excitement! The OLP Pilot Link Crew is a student-led group that dedicates its time and efforts to mentoring the Frosh class and transfer students as they navigate the new waters of high school. As a school, we want every freshman and transfer student to make a connection and “link” to our school community. Your link crew experience will begin on your orientation day.

OLP Pilot Link Crew leaders (current OLP juniors and seniors) facilitate Frosh and Transfer Orientation and lead small group activities throughout the day. Link crew leaders make a year-long commitment to ensure that freshmen become part of the OLP sisterhood. Throughout the school year, link leaders will be hosting social and academic activities to ensure that the first year is not only successful, but fun as well.

Each new student is assigned two link leaders. In early August, before orientation, each new student will receive a phone call from one of their link leaders welcoming them to OLP and inviting them to Frosh and Transfer Orientation.

On the day of orientation (please note, attendance at all orientation days is mandatory for students), please arrive between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. Orientation will start promptly at 8:00 a.m. in the Holy Family Event Center. There is no need to bring backpacks or purses as the day is quite active. Students should dress in compliance with the school’s non-uniform dress appearance code and be prepared for an active, fun day. Jeans and tennis shoes are the best option since students will be sitting on the floor, walking around campus and in general, moving about!

Parents are invited to participate in a Parent Orientation Program beginning at 10:00 a.m. A family picnic will follow the orientation program and student blessing beginning at noon. After lunch, parents and students are encouraged to visit their daughter’s classrooms. The day will conclude following the classroom visits. Questions about Link Crew can be directed to Mrs. Alison Knoll at aknoll@aolp.org.

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Thursday, August 10, 2023 Frosh Photos 7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Class Meeting 9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Snacks 9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Break-Out Sessions 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Sophomore Photos 8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Class Meeting 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Junior Photos 10:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Class Meeting 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Senior Photos 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Class Meeting 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
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Textbooks

For your convenience, OLP has partnered with Follett Virtual Bookstore as our official source for textbooks. Using the booklist provided by faculty, Follett stocks course materials in a variety of formats and seeks costeffective solutions, such as rentals and used books, whenever possible. Follett Virtual Bookstore: https://www.bkstr.com/academyofourladypeacestore

Families are also welcome to purchase books elsewhere. In that case, use the ISBN to ensure you’re purchasing the book in the correct edition. Detailed textbook information for each course can be found on the OLP website’s Course Profile pages: https://sites.google.com/aolp.org/olp-curriculumguide/home

For any additional information regarding OLP textbooks, visit: https://aolp.org/textbooks/

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

OLP strives to develop mastery of 21st-century skills in each student in order that she becomes an engaged agent of change in our global society. Technology plays a critical role in the way we collaborate and communicate in that same world. OLP requires that all students have access to the tools of the 21st-century via a mobile device. With respect to OLP’s mission and the economic diversity of our families, OLP does not mandate the specific device each student uses, but rather, has adopted a “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) policy that outlines minimum specifications for whatever device a family chooses.

This policy and practice guides the use of interactive instruction and learning that connects our students more meaningfully to the world outside and inside the classroom.

2023-2024 BYOD MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

LAPTOP SPECIFICATIONS

(Mac/Windows/ChromeBook)

Minimum Screen Size

11 inches

Wi-Fi

802.11 a/b/g/n

Battery Life

4 hours (6+ preferable)

System Age

PERCENTAGE

Questions? Contact IT Support at support@aolp.org

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Younger than four years OF THE STUDENT BODY THAT USES THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF DEVICES: 88%  Macbook 9% Windows 3% Chromebook 6

What is Social-Emotional Readiness & Why is it Important?

Co-author of The Stressed Years of Their Lives: Helping Your Kid Survive and Thrive During Their College Years (St. Martin’s Press, 2019).

College students are arriving at American campuses with excellent academic training, but they are often underprepared to handle the complex demands of living on their own and coping with the challenges of being away from home. As it turns out, “social-emotional readiness skills” (often referred to as maturity or resiliency) are extremely important predictors of college success. These skills can best be acquired through practice, reflection and ongoing dialogue with parents, teachers and other important adults in an adolescent’s life. They include:

Conscientiousness is the ability to “own” one’s actions and to take responsibility for their behavior. Conscientious individuals say what they mean, mean what they say, admit their mistakes and face the consequences accordingly. Reliability, predictability, honesty, integrity and trustworthiness are all vital aspects of conscientiousness.

Self-Management is the ability to take care of day-to-day activities on one’s own. This means being able to wake up on time, prepare for the day, remember tasks and carry them out, develop routines, adjust one’s schedule as needed, and fall asleep at a reasonable time each night. It also includes carrying out mundane chores like washing up, preparing meals, doing laundry and straightening things out.

Interpersonal

Skills form the basis for getting along with others such as working in teams, making and keeping friends, maintaining good communication with classmates, handling conflicts appropriately, and participating in the social events at school. Forging close and intimate relationships also requires an ability to share one’s feelings and to show empathy for others.

Risk Management involves the ability to have fun and experiment with risky behaviors without taking foolish or dangerous chances. Many college students engage in mildto-moderate amounts of drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes and marijuana, and sexual encounters. The critical issue to decide is at what point do these behaviors move into the realm of serious risk taking.

Self-Acceptance (or “self-compassion”) is the ability to accept one’s faults, tolerate one’s mistakes, and deal with one’s shortcomings without excessive amounts of guilt and shame. It is a cornerstone of mental health and has been found to be highly protective against anxiety disorders and depression in college students.

Self-Control (or “willpower”) is the ability to set limits on oneself and to resist urges/desires when necessary. It results from the interaction of two sets of forces – those that trigger us to seek rewards and those that help us to hold back as needed. The tension between drives/desires/cravings and the ability to exert self-control/will power is a consistent feature of young people’s mental landscape.

Grit is the ability to cope with frustration, disappointment and failure, and to persist in the face of setbacks and obstacles to success. The ability to keep going in the face of delayed gratification or of unexpected hardship is highly predictive of success in later life.

Open Mindset/Help-Seeking

involves the ability to recognize when things aren’t going well and to ask for help when problems appear to be impossible to solve. It involves a willingness to overcome “denial” that anything could be wrong, and to accept the idea that “tincture of time” isn’t always the best way to approach potential problems.

Taken together, social-emotional readiness skills prepare individuals to become more self-sufficient and resilient. Parents and kids need to look over these issues and discuss skill areas that are lagging. It’s never too late to begin practicing these skills, but as with many things, the sooner the better.

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Attire Expectations/Dress Code

Please note that Dennis Uniform Company is the approved school uniform provider. All uniforms should be purchased directly from them. OLP-approved spirit wear items, purchased from the on-campus or online store, may also be worn on non-formal uniform days.

n BLOUSES AND POLO SHIRTS: The all-white, tailored uniform blouse may be long or short sleeved, but it must have a button-down front and a collar. The Dennis long or short-sleeved white, navy blue or gray polo shirt all with the OLP insignia and/or logo may be worn. Turtlenecks or long sleeve shirts may be worn under the blouse or polo shirt and must match the color of the outer blouse/ polo shirt.

On formal uniform days blouses/ polo shirts must be tucked in.

n PANTS: Only the Dennis navy blue or Mills khaki pants may be worn.

n SKIRTS: Only the Dennis gray, the Dennis navy blue plaid box-pleated skirt, or Dennis navy blue skirt may be worn. The hem of the skirt must fall at the top of the knee or below. Skirts must sit on waists and be buttoned and zipped at all times.

ADDITIONAL UNIFORM GUIDELINES

n Hair must be neat, clean, and combed, of a shade that approximates natural hair color and may be only one shade throughout. Shaved hair is not allowed.

n Make-up, hairstyles and jewelry are to be moderate and in good taste.

n Pierced jewelry may be worn only on the earlobes. Only two piercings per ear are permitted.

n Tattoos are not allowed.

The school reserves the right at all times to determine whether or not a student is appropriately dressed and groomed.

n SHORTS: Only the navy blue or khaki Dennis walking shorts may be worn. The length of the shorts follows the same length guidelines as those for skirts.

n SOCKS AND TIGHTS: Students are allowed to wear navy blue or black tights or leggings underneath their skirts. Only solid, non-patterned white, navy blue, gray or black socks may be worn with the uniform.

n SHOES: Any all-black shoe, including all black tennis shoes, (i.e. with no other added colors) that has a soft sole, soft heel, a back or back strap and cut below the ankle bone may be worn. Heels and soles on shoes can be no higher than one inch measured at any point. Only white soles, white shoelaces, or white accents on tennis shoes are permitted.

n SWEATERS: A navy blue Dennis sweater with the OLP insignia (pull-over or cardigan) or the sleeveless sweater vest with the OLP insignia is required for formal uniform. The gray Dennis cable cardigan is an optional sweater that can be worn on nonformal uniform days.

n SWEATSHIRTS: Only the OLP Athletic Department sweatshirts, the Dennis OLP sweatshirt, or OLP approved spirit wear items may be worn. Sweatshirts may only be worn on non-formal uniform days.

n JACKETS/OUTERWEAR: The Dennis navy blue windbreaker, the navy blue fleece jacket, or the OLP athletic/cheer jacket may be worn as outerwear and in the classrooms. Non-uniform jackets, sweaters and sweatshirts may not be worn in the classrooms and halls during the day.

SENIOR CELEBRATIONS

As school tradition, seniors are granted special uniform privileges in celebration of their final year of attendance at OLP. Beginning the first day of senior year, the senior class students may wear the following on non-formal uniform days: White Tennis Shoes, College sweatshirts on Wednesdays, A Class of 2027 Senior Sweatshirt.

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UNIFORM CODE
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Athletic Offerings

• FALL: Cross Country, Golf, Tennis, Volleyball

• FALL/ WINTER: Cheer and Surf

• WINTER: Basketball, Soccer, Water Polo

• SPRING: Lacrosse, Track and Field, Swim and Dive, Sand Volleyball, Softball, Archery

• YEAR- ROUND SPORTS: Dance, Cheer

• ANNUAL CLUB SPORTS: Archery, E-Sports,Surf

OLP Athletics

OLP SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS:

Basketball- June 20-23 (9-11:30 a.m.)

Volleyball- June 26-29 (9-11:30 a.m.)

Dance- July 10-13 (9-11:30 a.m.)

Cheer- July 17-20 (9-11:30 a.m.)

Tennis- Week of June 26 aolp.org/athletics

OLP Dance Team

Come audition to be a part of OLP’s award-winning Dance Team! The OLP Dance Team features JV and Varsity level teams, performing at various OLP and community events, on the sideline at Saints football games, and throughout multiple high school dance competitions. The season begins in June 2023 and runs through April/May 2024. The OLP Dance Team is considered a year-round sport and commitment.

Auditions will take place May 15 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. and on May 16 from 3:00-8:00 p.m. in the OLP Event Center. Both days are required.

Questions?

Contact Head Coach, Mrs. Kelly Culver, at kculver@aolp.org . We will have a Cheer and Dance Information Meeting on Tuesday, April 18 at 6 p.m. This meeting is mandatory for all those interested in auditioning.

OLP/Saints Cheer Team

All incoming frosh can try out for the OLP/Saints Cheer team. The commitment begins in June 2023 and includes weekly practices. There are practices during the summer (with scheduled vacations) and then both before and after school during the school year. We provide sideline cheer and competitive cheer. Student-athletes may compete in both.

We will have a Cheer and Dance Information Meeting on Tuesday, April 18 at 6 p.m. This meeting is mandatory for all those interested in trying out. Tryouts will take place May 17 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. in the OLP Event Center.

Questions? Contact the Head Cheerleading Coach, Mr. Casey Popp at cheer@aolp.org.

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Faith and Service

Serving the Dear Neighbor

Serving our Dear Neighbor is the heart of the CSJ mission, and also the heart of the OLP mission. We are called to be loving disciples, caring for others. As a member of the OLP community, each student is encouraged to engage in Christian service, striving to bring about justice and love in our community, as Jesus modeled for us. Service at OLP is grounded in the understanding that every person is created with innate worth and dignity. OLP offers a wide variety of local service opportunities, mixed with educational justice immersions, focusing on a wide range of social justice issues, both domestic and international.

Guidelines for Service

We do not require mandatory service hours as part of OLP graduation requirements. This philosophy encourages and celebrates the thriving culture of service that has flourished at OLP. We firmly believe that students are motivated to serve others through an authentic spirit of compassion and a desire to engage with our dear neighbors, both locally and globally.

Service Opportunities at OLP

Throughout the year, OLP Campus Ministry offers a multitude of service experiences for our students. We post our service opportunities in the weekly bulletin and share on morning PTV announcements. In addition upwards of half of the OLP student led clubs are service oriented or social awareness clubs, committed to giving back to their community. Our educational justice immersions can be located on the Justice Immersion Ministries page of the OLP website. We hope you take the time to explore the opportunities that we offer.

Campus Ministry

A lively and rich student led Campus Ministry coordinates faith experiences for the OLP community to live out the ideas of Jesus through the Catholic, CSJ tradition. With an attitude of conviction that each of us is called to love and serve, OLP Campus Ministry fosters leadership development for our faith community and toward a better world. Students and faculty work together taking leadership roles in facilitating retreats, planning liturgies, organizing justice awareness activities, and serving others in San Diego and across the world.

Questions?

Contact Mrs. Katie Wilson, Service Learning and Retreats Director at kwilson@aolp.org, or Mr. Ryan Martin-Spencer, Director of Mission Integration at rmartin-spencer@aolp.org

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Carpools and Transportation

OLP will provide a transportation option before and after school to North County, South Bay,and Scripps Ranch. If interested, please contact Tara Clemen, Facilities Manager at tclemen@aolp.org. OLP provides transportation from school to select athletic fields for practices based on demand and registration. Priority will be given to frosh and sophomore student-athletes.

Highlighted Readings

Over the last few years, OLP has hosted Dr. Lisa Damour, Rachel Simmons, and Jessica Lahey to discuss their work in adolescent health and well-being. We invite you to check out some of the work from these incredible authors and researchers.

Stay

for more

Class Placement Criteria

ENGLISH CLASS PLACEMENTS ARE MADE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:

HSPT Entrance Exam Scores

7th and 8th grade Language Arts Grades

Teacher Recommendations

Entrance Exam Essay

MATH CLASS PLACEMENTS ARE MADE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:

HSPT Entrance Exam Scores

7th and 8th grade Mathematics Grades

Teacher Recommendations

OLP CURRICULUM GUIDE

To learn more about pathways, courses and prerequisites, access the Curriculum Guide at: https://sites.google.com/aolp.org/olp-curriculumguide/home

Questions?

BIOLOGY CLASS PLACEMENTS ARE MADE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:

HSPT Entrance Exam Scores

7th and 8th grade Math and Language Arts Grades

Teacher Recommendations

WORLD LANGUAGE

Placements are based on the OLP World Language Placement Test.

Contact: Sara Osmus, Assistant Principal of Curriculum and Instruction, at sosmus@aolp.org.

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tuned details as we welcome Dr. Lisa Damour in the Fall of 2023 to OLP.

Summer School

COURSE OFFERINGS JUNE 12-JULY 21, 2023

Semester Courses: Economics*, Economics Honors*, Health*, Speech and Debate I, U.S. Government* ($500)

Full Year Courses: Algebra, Algebra II, Beginning Algebra, Biology, Chemistry, Chemistry Honors, Geometry, Geometry Honors, Precalculus Honors*, Spanish III* ($1,000)

*online course

Visit aolp.org/academics/summer-school for more information and to register for classes.

English Review Course: July 3-21, 12:30-3:00 p.m. ($250)

This three-week course serves as a support course for students who have been admitted to OLP, but may need to strengthen their reading comprehension, writing, vocabulary or grammatical skills. This course is open to all students, but some will be required to take the course, contingent upon their admission. The course will help prepare students for high school English courses.

Summer Reading List

In an effort to foster a love of reading and to spend time reflecting on the spirit of our founding sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, the department has selected a book for each grade level that connects with the primary charism of our sisters that is a central focus of our school and learning. There is one text assigned per grade, regardless of level or course.

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to foster a love of reading and develop a deeper sense of the school’s charism as a foundation for the school year.

Expectation: Students are expected to actively read and annotate the book chosen for their grade level. While reading, students should reflect on the charism aligned with that novel and be ready to discuss and participate in activities centered around the book when they begin the school year.

Assessment: When students return they will engage in a variety of activities based on the assigned text in their classes. Activities will vary according to course, but could include discussion, Socratic Seminar, group projects, individual projects, a written essay, creative writing, etc. The expectation is that students will have read the book and be ready to engage with the text during the first week(s) of school.

INCOMING 9th GRADE: Piecing Me Together

REQUIRED READINGS FOR 10th, 11th AND 12th GRADES WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON. PLEASE CHECK THE OLP WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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ENROLL AT AOLP.ORG/ACADEMICS/SUMMER-SCHOOL BY MAY 1, 2023.

Checklist At-A-Glance Leading Up to Orientation

MARCH

c March 17 - Join our community for St. Joseph Day Mass & Jewel Jubilee

c Submit enrollment agreement to officially join OLP! (deadline March 20)

c Interested in Dance electives? Attend course placement on March 22 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

c Interested in Music electives? Attend course placement on March 27 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

c March 24 - Come to our Women’s Symposium at the OLP campus!

c March 28 or 29 - Attend OLP Course Registration Night

APRIL

c April 1 - Attend BeYOUtiful!

c Interested in joining our Cheer or Dance teams? Attend the information meeting on April 18 at 6 p.m.

MAY

c 8th grade graduation… Celebrate!

c May 11 - Attend Spring Welcome Night 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

c Interested in joining the OLP Dance team? Audition on May 15 from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and on May 16 from 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

c Interested in joining the OLP Cheer team? Tryout on May 17 from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

c Schedule physical exam for June or July

c Check out the used uniforms sale at OLP campus on May 31st

JUNE

c Enjoy summer!

c Order uniforms through Dennis

JULY

c Have you done your physical exam yet? If not, get one ASAP!

c Continue enjoying summer!

c Join current Pilot families at one of our Beach Bonfires

c Order textbooks (check page 6 of the booklet for more info)

c Upload immunization records, copy of passport/birth certificate, and physical form to PowerSchool (deadline July 10)

c Send official transcripts to the Office of Admissions (deadline July 21)

AUGUST

c On August 8, make sure to get a good night sleep to be ready for the next chapter of your life to begin here at OLP!

c August 9 and 10 - Attend Orientation!

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PREPAR E T O TAKE -O F F !
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Science
STEM
Student
Visual
Theology ST CECILIA
SHILEY CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND INNOVATION
Labs
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Commons QUALIATO HALL
arts studios
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4. 5. LIBRARY 6. 7. 8. 9.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• March 24 OLP Women’s Symposium

• March 28-29 OLP Course Registration Night

• April 1 BeYOUtiful Conference

• April 20-21 OLP Dance Showcase

• April 22 OLP Spring Soiree

• April 27-29 Spring Drama Production

• May 11 Spring Welcome Night

• Summer - Parents Beach Bonfires

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OREGON STREET,
DIEGO,
WWW.AOLP.ORG
4860
SAN
CA 92116

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