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.