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She's been involved as a member of the Campus Ministry Leadership Team, the National Honors Society and served as a Student Ambassador, sharing her OLT experience with future students and their families. Penny sites her role as the President of the Campus Ministry Leadership Team to have been one of her most influential experiences while in high school. She really enjoyed hosting prayer services for the student body, particularly joining together in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement as well as commemorating the Stations of the Cross. Penny values the prayerful experiences she and her team were able to create for their peers as well as the relationships formed with her fellow teammates.

Penny is off to Lake Forest College this fall. She will leave Tepeyac in May holding the high honor of Class Valedictorian. "I made my decision to go to Lake Forest College because of the small student body, similar to Tepeyac. Given the attention I have received from my teachers, I think a small school will be a good fit. If I were to struggle in any way I won’t feel intimidated to ask for help."

Penny plans to study medicine at Lake Forest. She excels in math and science classes, but also says that her religion and morality classes played a role in her decision to declare a pre-med major.

Of her time in an all girls Catholic school, Penny says, "I’ve learned that being in an environment surrounded by powerful girls can be empowering. I won't let the change in the environment next year take that feeling away!"

We know that Penny will continue to empower and inspire her new peers at Lake Forest. We wish her all the best as she goes out into the world to change it for the better!

It is a space where students can discover new cultures, learn about diverse experiences and viewpoints, but above all, it is a club where students have the chance to feel that they are represented in the literature they read. It is so important that young people experience a connection with the books they read and are able to identify with the characters they see in those stories." - Justyna Kaluzny, Book Club moderator & English teacher

The first meeting of The Readers Society of Obstinate Women was held last month. The new book club's mission is to celebrate diverse female voices and read and learn about diverse experiences and cultures. Each month, both teachers and students will pick and read a new Young Adult fiction book by a female BIPOC author, participate in weekly check-ins, and meet on Zoom at the end of the month to discuss.

The first selection was Elizabeth Acevedo's Clap When You Land, a novel-in-verse that tells the story of two sisters whose fates become tragically intertwined. 15 students and 10 teachers met in the end of March to discuss themes of sisterhood, separation, loss, stereotypes that define us and how to break free from them, and identity. We not only delved into our favorite moments, but connected our own lives and experiences to the events in the novel.

The next selection is If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson which narrates the love story between a Jewish girl and a black boy.

We look forward to continuing the book club into next school year!

The OLT Volleyball team is currently participating in their most successful season since 2014. Both the Junior Varsity and Varsity teams have winning records, reports Coach, Christina Motley. She attributes their success to the girls' hard work and commitment to daily practice.

"I am very grateful that we were able to have a season because playing volleyball is a good reality escape for the team and myself. Playing volleyball with all the girls really shows our sisterhood that we have at OLT," says Junior, Leilani Salgado. "It is such a great feeling having a successful season, it feels like a really big accomplishment especially when working hard for a win."

Pictured below: Junior Varsity placed 3rd in their most recent tournament. Keep up the good work, Tepeyac Tigers!