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UPCOMING EVENTS
See what's happening this month.
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PORTRAIT OF AN OAKCREST GRADUATE
Meet our alumnae
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THEN AND NOW
A pictorial history of Oakcrest then and now
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ALUMNIFIRE
Network with Oakcrest alumnae
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ALUMNAE NEWS
Share your news and update your
contact information
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ALUMNAE PRAYER INTENTIONS
Submit your prayer intentions
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Greetings from
Maritere (Gramatges '91) Crum
Alumnae Relations Coordinator
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Dear Oakies -
I am so excited to share with you all the fun events that your Oakcrest Alumnae Association has planned for Alumnae Week 2023!
Alumnae Week kicks off on Saturday, March 25 and ends with the Humanities Lecture on April 1. We have both virtual and in-person events and we even have special events for our Class Captains and our parents of alumnae.
Details and RSVP links for each event are located below. We are looking forward seeing you soon! Be sure to RSVP and let us know that you will be joining us.
See you soon,
Maritere
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Alumnae Week 2023
Saturday, March 25 - Day of Service - 10 am - 12 pm RSVP
Ways to Participate:
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Purchase items from the Amazon baby registry - now open - order until March 23 Oakcrest Amazon Baby Registry
- Knit newborn baby hats and/or booties and drop them off before March 25
- On the day of - assist in assembling layette sets, sewing burp cloths, bundling diapers and baby clothes
Sunday, March 26 - Catching Up with the Faculty - virtual, 6 pm - 7 pm RSVP
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Join us for an opportunity to chat with your former faculty members, Christine Nussio, Phyllis Savino, and Mary Deiss, and see what they've been up to since you graduated.
Monday, March 27 - Class Captains Meet and Greet - virtual, 7 pm - 8 pm RSVP
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Join your fellow class captains for a fun meet and greet (must be a current Class captain to participate)! The evening will feature a flower arranging demonstration with alumnae mom, Toni Kilner (Maria Sousa ‘99, Antoinette Greengard ‘03, Madie ‘14 and Brigid ‘17)
Tuesday, March 28 - Spring Day of Giving - all day event MAKE YOUR GIFT
- Thank you to all who have already made a donation this year!
- Let's continue to pass it on to the next generation! Join us in this day of giving to our alma mater. All donations will go towards Tuition Assistance at Oakcrest. The class with the overall most giving will be honored at Homecoming.
- Make a donation and you will receive an Oakcrest School Alumnae window decal.
- Donate in an amount that represents your year of graduation from Oakcrest (ex: 2018 = $200.18, $20.18, $2.18, etc.) Every little bit helps, no amount is too small!
Wed., March 29 - Alumnae Care Packages for College Students - 7 pm- 9 pm RSVP
- All alumnae parents from the Classes of 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019 are invited for a wine and cheese social.
- Come join fellow Oakcrest alumnae parents for an evening of socializing while creating care packages for your college student.
Thursday, March 30 - Alumnae Trivia Night - virtual, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm RSVP
- Join us for a virtual trivia night!
- We will have four players to a team, and each member of the winning team receives a $25 gift card.
- This event will be moderated by Katie (McNeish '16) Hill and will feature a guest faculty member, Ms. Holly Salls
Friday, March 31 - Meditation & Stations of the Cross - 7 pm - 8 pm RSVP
- All Oakcrest Alumnae and their families, alumnae parents, faculty and staff are invited to join us in the school Chapel for a Meditation and the Stations of the Cross led by our school Chaplain, Fr. Gerry Kolf.
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Oakies Reunite for the March for Life
Theresa (Currano '93) Talavera enjoyed marching with
Sarah (Hunt '01) Arkell who came up from Kansas City with her daughter Emma’s Catholic high school. After the March they spent the evening at the Currano home, where Sarah lived during her time at Oakcrest, for dinner and an early birthday celebration for Sarah with fellow Currano alums (and sisters) Maria Murphy (‘95), Anita Sanjuan (‘99), and Catherine Giraldo (‘02).
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Member of the Class of 2019 returns to speak to the students
Julie Kilmer '19 recently spoke with Oakcrest students about her experience in Army ROTC at the University of Scranton. She will commission as a Second Lieutenant this May in the Army Reserves. She spoke with the students about her experience with physical training, summer training, military science classes, labs, and special training events. She also spoke about the application process, the scholarship opportunities, and the military service requirement after graduating. She has enjoyed these last four years in ROTC and is looking forward to being an officer in the Army! Thank you Julie for your service and dedication!
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Oakie Coaches Tour the
New Athletic Center
Several Oakcrest alumnae coaches, received a special sneak peek of the McGowan Family Athletic Center earlier this month. They were beyond excited to see this dream become a reality.
Pictured (left to right):
Nancy (Williams '98) Miggins,
Desiree Francisco '12, Caroline Heeter '97,
Kathleen Ouyang '09 and Meghan Hadley '06.
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Alumnae Faculty Spotlight
An Oakcrest alumna, Anna Diederich '17 knows well what it means to be an Oakcrest student. As a senior class dean and a mathematics teacher, Anna loves her students! Get to know Ms. Diederich in this week's profile.
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Christina Sabat '17
Even before she was a student at Oakcrest, Christina Sabat ’17 knew she wanted to be a veterinarian — and when she was looking for a high school to attend, she kept this goal at the forefront of her mind.
“I knew Oakcrest would prepare me for college, while also nurturing me into the person I wanted to become,” she said.
Today, Christina is in her second year of veterinary school at Purdue.
“At Oakcrest, I blossomed into a confident, intelligent woman who had the qualifications to compete on an international level,” she said. “I applied for Purdue University’s Veterinary Scholars program which would provide pre-acceptance into veterinary school after meeting rigorous academic requirements during my undergraduate studies at Purdue.”
Read Christina's complete profile here.
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All the personal updates and news our alumnae submit throughout the year are featured in the
Class Notes section of our annual print magazine, OakLeaf, which is published and mailed to you each fall. Be sure to update your contact information to ensure you receive this annual magazine. If you did not receive a copy this year, please contact Maritere Crum to have a copy sent to you. Throughout the year we also feature these updates in our monthly newsletter, OakLink. We love to hear from you and share your news!
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McGowan Family Athletic Center
During the early days of Oakcrest at the Yuma campus, gym classes were held in a carpeted multipurpose room in the basement - ball games had to be played sitting down. At the Vienna campus, gym classes took place throughout the school - in the second floor “shell” before it was completed, outside, in Walsh Hall, and sometimes even in the lobby. But with the opening of the McGowan Family Athletic Center, a beautiful gym space will bring Oakcrest PE classes to a new level. Basketball and volleyball courts and a fitness room with top-notch equipment will allow for Oakcrest to provide a variety of athletic training for students. Sports teams currently use rented courts from local gyms in the area, which requires the transport of students for daily practices, but the space will also allow for Oakcrest to host home games and practices for our volleyball and basketball teams. The athletic facility, which is welcomed with open arms by the growing Oakcrest School community, also features a concession stand, five new classrooms as well as offices and common spaces. The project is set to be completed in the spring of 2023.
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Oakcrest at the March for Life
This year, Oakcrest sent several buses full of students and their families to the 50th March for Life. Some students were able to attend the LifeMass sponsored by the Sisters of Life and the Knights of Columbus prior to the March, while others attended the March for Life Rally on the National Mall.
Since its founding, Oakcrest has strongly supported building a culture of life, and has sent groups of students to the March for Life over the years.
Check out Oakcrest's involvement at the
March for Life here.
Fr. Robert Kilner (brother of several alumnae) delivered a beautiful homily at the Youth Mass of Celebration and Thanksgiving for Life at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., on
Jan. 20. Read his homily here.
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The 9th grade Olympics Symposium wraps up their Olympics Grade Level Experience
Throughout the first two quarters, the 9th grade participated in their Olympics Grade Level Experience. What began with an opening ceremony and tug-of-war competition, continued with minute-to-win-it games and even a Latin vocabulary challenge, both throughout their academic classes and outside of class as well. To wrap up the Grade Level Experience, the class celebrated a feast together with their city-state teams and held an awards ceremony. The class also performed skits to top off the day's entertainment!
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Join us on Campus
Daily Mass in the Chapel
(all alumnae welcome)
View Mass times on our calendar here.
Coffee with the Head
March 3, 8 am (all alumnae welcome)
Morning of Recollection
March 11, 10 am - 12 pm (Mass at noon)
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Strong Families, Strong Daughters Blog
Parents Matter Now More Than Ever
In this month's blog,
alumna Laura (Rowell '96) O'Neill, shares
her insight on the book Hold On To Your Kids, discussing the critical importance of parent involvement in the lives of their children.
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Oakie Outfitters will be taking preorders for the alumna baseball hat. The deadline for orders is Friday, March 3. | | |
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Oakcrest employment opportunities
If you or someone you know would be interested in working at Oakcrest, we have several openings for faculty, staff, and coaching positions available. View our listings here.
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