Fine Arts

All students Kindergarten through 5th grade attend clases in music instruction, once a week for grades K-1st, twice a week for grades 2-5th. Middle school students have the opportunity to take a variety of music classes as an enrichment course. Students serve as music ministry at all school Masses. The music department also showcases the many talents of our students in various programs through out the school year.

• Saint Cecilia Sings Concert – The St. Cecilia Sing Concert celebrates the patron saint of music and musicians, St. Cecilia, through an evening of sharing traditional and contemporary music prepared by students in grades 3-5 and various middle school music ensembles. These ensembles include hand bell, recorder, and guitar ensembles, as well as Middle School Enrichment and Wildcat Worship Team Choirs. The students collaborate together to memorize and prepare the musical selections, but also share their joy with the audience through communal singing and interactive movements with other performers.

• Christmas Concert- An annual celebration of the holiness of the Advent and Christmas seasons, this concert features the kindergarten through 2nd grade choirs as well as middle school enrichment classes.

• Talent Show – An annual event in the life of OLPH students is the spring talent show, which usually takes place right before spring break.  This program provides students with an opportunity to showcase a variety of talents by performing before an audience in a friendly, nurturing environment. This program offers another venue through which students may develop their talents and abilities.

Students in Kindergarten through 5th grade attend Art Classes once a week. Stop by our main building to see the wonderful student artwork on display.

Students in Kindergarten through 5th grade attend Computer Class once a week. Learning the keyboard, mouse skills, and parts of the basic computer are just some of the tasks done in class. Students also play games while learning different functions like double click or drag-and-drop. 

Middle school students can elect to take the Computer Applications course which will be held everyday for half a year. Students will learn basic Word, Excel, and Power Point as well as use a school provided Office 365 account for email in a business-like setting. Also, students will learn basic troubleshooting, devices and computer parts of a computer, and learn to code while making a game.

Also, middle school students are encouraged to participate in the Cyber Patriot program where they troubleshoot and maintain virtual computers and users for proper security and to prevent threats such as malware and viruses. Cyber Patriot students will compete online with other middle and high school students nationwide.