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OC's Mrs. DePasquale was honored to tour Croatian Prime Minister through St. Nicholas Croatian Church in Millvale.
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Great work being done by OC Alumna Liza Wilson in her research for University of Buffalo and with the National Science Foundation!
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OC Alumnae, Leah Smith is nominated for the Perseverance Award, a prestigious award from the USA Swimming Foundation.
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Congratulations! Several Oakland Catholic students have been selected as a College Board National Recognition Program awardee! |
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This summer, Junior Evelyn Sorg attended a week long program on the Georgetown campus called the Georgetown Law and Advocacy program.
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With the permission and support of the Diocesan Schools Office and the Administration of Oakland Catholic, Dorrie Donahue has elected to take an educational leave of absence for the 2022-2023 school year.
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Oakland Catholic is now a “Ready” school! Come Ready Nutrition will supply OC student athletes with protein infused sports drinks and all natural "Ready" bars.
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Five OC students attended the English Festival Ceremony over the weekend. Their accomplishment included a certificate, a book, and a monetary award.
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OC is excited to partner this year with Rock the Street, Wall Street, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping female students learn more about financial literacy.
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Our Eagles worked hard to teach Sacred Heart Elementary School athletes teamwork, good sportsmanship and proper cheerleading technique.
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Mrs. Koroly accompanied our AP Art students on a wonderful visit to CMU's Art School where they had a presentation on Applying to Art School and a private tour of the art department studios and facilities. |
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Congratulations to OC Seniors Meghan Pohl, Elena Mazariegos Adela Holland, Mary Nagy, Olivia Jana, and Bridget Shaver.
![Senior Cartoon Artist]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1664214882/oakland/rvbmewjtioiv0eln83sh/MayaWanamakerpre-collegeprogram.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1664214882/oakland/rvbmewjtioiv0eln83sh/MayaWanamakerpre-collegeprogram.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1664214882/oakland/rvbmewjtioiv0eln83sh/MayaWanamakerpre-collegeprogram.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1664214882/oakland/rvbmewjtioiv0eln83sh/MayaWanamakerpre-collegeprogram.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1664214882/oakland/rvbmewjtioiv0eln83sh/MayaWanamakerpre-collegeprogram.jpg","width":1600}])
Maya Wanamaker, OCHS'23 spent July in New York City at the School of Visual Art's Pre-College program.
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Addie Kreutel, OCHS'25 played in the Sectional Tennis tournament. Addie played a great match and showed great sportsmanship throughout the tournament. She placed second.
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- Gwen Elliott by Maya Wanamaker, OCHS'23
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- Marie Torre by Bella White, OCHS'23
Gwen Elliott by Maya Wanamaker, OCHS'23
Jennie Bradley Roessing by Marigrace Murphy, OCHS'23
Kim Berkeley Clark by Chloe Baker, OCHS'23
Marie Torre by Bella White, OCHS'23
