OLC Newsletter 3/31/26

March 31, 2026 Dear Parents, Thank you for your support of our Student Council Lenten season food drive. We collected hundreds of items (thousands?). Special thank you to Ms. Ximena Velazquez and Mr. Isaac Chavez for their contributions to this successful Easter event.   We are having a schoolwide dress down day this coming Thursday, April 2. Students may come out of uniform if they wear Easter (or springtime) colors – no charge. Thank you to the Student Council for this last minute suggestion. Plan on attending our May Festival the weekend of May 30 and 31. We will have games, food, and lots of activities. If you can assist us with the activities that weekend, please contact Ms. Garcia in the school office. Volunteer hours can be applied in any category, for this school year OR for the 2026-2027 school year, whichever you prefer. Do you know someone who would be interested in teaching art, physical education, or Spanish one or two days a week in the 2026-2027 school year? If you do, please have him or her contact me by phone or by email (see contact information below). A bachelor’s degree is not required. English fluency would be nice, but is also not a requirement for these positions. Thank you to all the members of the PTO who have worked so hard on fundraising for our school this year: Fr. Waldemar Latkowski  Lily Cardoso  Juan Delgado  Maria Galvez Karina Garcia  Carmen Hernandez Gabby Loya  Rosamar Mallari  Stephanie Martinez  Sylvia Martinez  Juliana Morini  Gabriela Orozco  Estefania Palafox  Tania Reyna Guadalupe Rodriguez Phoebe Unzueta  Ximena Velazquez Erika Zambrano Frank Zarate Jr. Our PTO Officers for the 2026-2027 school year are as follows: President: Stephanie Martinez Vice President: Lily Cardoso Treasurer: Sylvia Martinez Secretary: Carmen Hernandez Early dismissal: 4/1 and 4/15 Stations of the Cross: 4/1 at 8:30 Easter Egg Hunt: 4/2 at 2:00 Track & Field permission slips are due by 4/2; fee can be paid after break. Confirmation at 7:00 PM on 4/14 at St. Mary of Czestochowa Church FACTS Application deadline for financial aid is 4/20. If you are receiving Archdiocesan aid, you should have completed your application by 3/29. Dental exam group here on 5/4 (free check up) Please remember that the $300 fee on FACTS was for registration for the 2026-2027 school year. Wishing you and your family a blessed and joyful Easter filled with peace and hope. Yours truly, Frank S. Zarate, Jr., Ed.D. Principal(708) 652-0262  fzarate@olc-school.org