Activities
& Traditions
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Big Sister/Little Sister: A 50 year old
tradition where each freshwoman is paired up with a senior student,
who becomes their instant “Big Sister” on the first
day of school. A mentoring program for freshwomen, Big Sister/Little
Sister is a great way for incoming students to make a new friend
who can guide them through their first year at OLT.
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Sophomore Sleepover:
A fun-filled evening where the entire sophomore class spends
the night in the school playing games, eating pizza, and having
fun with each other. Students and teachers both have a blast watching
movies and keeping each other entertained throughout the night,
and the girls get to know each other better.
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Haunted House: Based
on the legend of “Emily”, the students decorate the
underground tunnels of the school and dress in costume to scare
up the neighborhood. While the Haunted House is run primarily by
the yearbook staff, students from all grade levels participate in
the fun. The school and neighborhood has been celebrating this fall
holiday for almost 20 years.
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Thanksgiving Feast:
The time when the entire student body attends church together to
give thanks for their friends, family and school. The senior class
also organizes a sit down dinner for the entire school to share.
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Ski Trip: An opportunity
for all students to learn how to downhill ski! The girls travel
to nearby slopes, and spend the evening getting ski lessons and
having fun with their friends and other high school students. An
all-night affair, ski trip is a also an opportunity the girls to
mingle with other catholic school kids.
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Retreats: Retreats
are an opportunity for the students to reflect privately and bond
as a group. A special way for girls to connect with themselves and
each other, each class has one retreat every year. For freshwomen,
sophomores, and juniors, a one day gathering with their classmates
to reflect and pray together and build a stronger bond amongst their
classmates. For seniors, it is a 3 day retreat to celebrate being
a class, and to get in touch with where they come from and where
they are going.
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Junior Ring Ceremony:
Reminder to the juniors that they will continue their academic commitment
in working toward senior year and college. Families participate
in the ceremony.
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Spirit Week: Held
the first week of May, Spirit Week is an opportunity for students
to work and play together right before second semester exams begin.
Includes sporting events, Mardi Gras celebration, contests, fundraiser/walkathon,
and talent show (teachers, too!). To end the week, students put
together a “Taste of Tepeyac” picnic for the entire
school to enjoy.
School Dances
• Homecoming:
Less formal, all school dance, where boys from local high school
are invited to attend. A good way for students to have fun with
each other and meet new people.
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Spring
Dance:
For all grade levels, the Spring Dance is a semi-formal affair where
students may bring dates and celebrate their friendships.
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Junior
Ring Dance:
The dance is to celebrate the importance of their class ring, and
is the girls’ first semi-formal affair and step towards prom.
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Senior
Prom:
Formal celebration for seniors. A few weeks before graduation, is
a part of the graduation tradition where students can celebrate
their hard work and friendships over the past 4 years.
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Academic Fair: Students from
history, science, and art classes participate in the fair to show
examples of what they’ve learned. |