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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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Greetings from
Maritere (Gramatges '91) Crum
Alumnae Relations Coordinator
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Dear Oakies,
On Sunday, October 23, 2022, Marie Ortiz, the mother of our Head of School, Mary Ortiz,
passed away at the age of 96.
Please keep Mary and her family in your prayers. Her obituary can be found here.
Sincerely,
Maritere
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Save the date:
Alumnae Christmas Cookie and Book Exchange
Saturday, November 26 10 am - 12 pm - on campus - all alumnae and alumnae daughters are invited!
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We will once again be producing a video that will be shared with the entire Oakcrest community to honor our veterans.
If you would like to honor a member of your family who is serving or has served in any of the military branches, please submit any new information or special messages to Marty Lerner at mlerner@oakcrest.org. Please include photo, rank/title, military service. Deadline for submissions is
Tuesday, November 1.
If you submitted a photo last year, it will be used in this year's video so there will be no need to resubmit. Thank you.
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Laura (Rowell '96) O'Neill, LPC:
Bolstering Your Relationship with your Daughter
Saturday, November 12
7:00 pm
Laura O'Neill will share her insights on the book Hold on to Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld, Ph.D. and Gabor Mate, MD.
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Classes of 1989 and 1990
Gather Together
On a Saturday afternoon this past September a few members of the classes of 1989 & 1990, including some of their spouses/significant others, gathered at the Cork Wine Bar in D.C. Tahira Afzal '89 and her husband Danny graciously hosted the event. In attendance were: Leah (Manalaysay '89) Lagdeamo; Helen Stovicek '89; Anne Marie Terrana-Etzel '89; Marietta Davis '89; Laurita (Finch'90) Clarke; Cecilia (Borbajo '90) Crowley;
Marie (Pacheco '90) Velazquez; and
Julie (Mitchell '90) Newlands.
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Mass of Thanksgiving for
Bryan Barrera,
husband of Alumna
Suzanne (Fagan '03) Barrera
Dear All,
We are so happy to share with you that we will have a Mass of Thanksgiving for Bryan's recovery on November 19, 2022! It has been a year of incredible grace and blessings and we can think of no better way of thanking God for Bryan's life and for your incredible outpouring of prayers and support than to worship Him together in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
We know many of you had your own extended circles who were praying so much for us; please share this with anyone who may wish to join us, and they are welcome to do the same. It is an open invitation!
Love,
Suzanne and Bryan
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Ana Victoria Smith '19
At the age of 12, Ana Victoria Smith ’19 attended Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama and there she knew that she would one day end up in the STEM field.
“I became a huge space nerd, and spent many more summers at space camp,” she said. “In my sophomore and junior years at Oakcrest I took part in the NASA Virginia Space Grant Consortium, and I was part of the Science Olympiad team from its inception.”
Now a senior at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Ana Victoria is majoring in Computer Engineering. She hopes to continue her education and earn a master’s degree in computer engineering following her undergraduate graduation in the spring. This past summer, Ana Victoria interned for the Munitions Directorate at the Air Force Research Lab on Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, where she worked on unmanned aerial vehicle or drone systems.
“My science classes and the teachers were very important to me during my Oakcrest years,” she said. “Dr. Hussmann, Mrs. Kanuch, and Mrs. DeLisle were so encouraging and helpful whenever I struggled to understand their classes. They were also supportive in my STEM pursuits outside of Oakcrest.”
Read Ana Victoria's complete profile here.
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When alumnae visit the school, we provide a special badge and lanyard to identify you as an alumna. The alumna lanyards are Oakie green. These can be found in the basket next to the visitor sign-in sheet.
Be sure to use your VIP lanyard whenever you come to visit!
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Lockers!
From small lockers in the lower level of the Yuma campus, to the large lockers and commons at the Vienna campus, Oakcrest students have stored their belongings in many places throughout the years. Now space allows for students to each use one full-sized locker for the year, a place where she can store her books and bags and decorate the interior according to her liking – often with photos of their friends and family. Students “move into” their lockers on their first day of school. Each grade is also assigned a “commons” area in one of the school’s wings which gives the girls a place to gather and a place to study. Their lockers are located in the hallway that corresponds with their grade commons.
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We've Got Spirit, Yes We Do!
Oakcrest students, facutly and staff celebrated Spirit Week 2022 the week of October 3 - 7. Alumna and Dean of Students, Meghan Hadley '06 went all out on day one as Lumière. A fantastic time was had by all!
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Fr. Javier Castillo, Vicar of Opus Dei in the United States, visits Oakcrest
Dr. Mary T. Ortiz, Head of School, led Fr. Javier on a tour of Oakcrest on September 19. Fr. Javier was appointed the Vicar of the Prelature of Opus Dei in the United States earlier this summer.
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Charlotte O'Beirne '24 featured in the
Wall Street Journal
"I am 16 years old, and my generation has inherited a chaotic intellectual landscape. Between arguments about ideology and indoctrination, we have forgotten that, above all, art is made to be enjoyed."
Read Charlotte's Whole op-ed here.
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Father of an Alumna
Writes a Book
Alumna father and author, Jim Towey
(Marie '21) has written a new book,
"To Love and Be Loved: A Personal Portrait of Mother Theresa". It was published on Sept. 6, just one day after the 25th anniversary of Mother Teresa’s death in 1997. All royalties from the book will be donated to charitable causes aligned with her life’s work. On November 10 at 6 PM, the Catholic Information Center in Washington, DC will be hosting a lecture and book signing. You may RSVP here. Congratulations, Mr. Towey!
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Oakcrest AlumniFire
Career Networking for our Alumnae
Do you have any job openings or internship opportunities you'd ike to share with our alumnae? Oakcrest AlumniFire, our career networking platform exclusively for Oakcrest Alumnae is the perfect place to do so. Email Maritere (Gramatges '91) Crum, Oakcrest Alumnae Relations Coordinator, with the information, and she will post it on the site for our alumnae.
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Fathers, if you were unable to attend
Forming Women of Courage with Dr. Leonard Sax, we hope you will enjoy this recording of his talk to the Fathers Club on October 6.
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Join us on Campus
Daily Mass at the Chapel
(all alumnae welcome)
View Mass times on our calendar here.
Coffee with the Head
Nov 4, 8 am (all alumnae welcome)
Morning of Recollection
Nov 12, 10 am - 12 pm (Mass at noon)
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Oakie Outfitters
Our online merchandise store is stocked with Oakcrest Apparel and accessories! Shop now for all your Oakie gear, including hats, mugs and sweatshirts!
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Alumnae Prayer Intentions
In order to facilitate the request for prayer intentions by our alumnae, you may now use the Alumnae Prayer Intention Request form. You may indicate whether you wish to make your request public or private. We will share the intentions with Father Gerry and let him know if they are to be included in the Mass intentions or said privately by him.
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Employment Opportunities
at Oakcrest
Long-Term Subsitute Teacher - Middle School History
Advancement Associate (Part-time)
Assistant Basketball Coach
Assistant Swim Coach
Assistant Track and Field Coach
Head JV Coccer Coach
Assistant Soccer Coach
Assistant Golf Coach
Varisty Softball Head Coach
Alumnae and alumne parents
are encouraged to apply!
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