Graduation Awards

At graduation on May 16, the following 8^th grade graduates received awards.

The Presidents Educational Excellence Award:
Christine Aguiar, Kathleen Casey, Zuzanna Latocha, Emily Mead, Katherine Russell and Ian Scott

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academic Award:
Christine Aguiar, Gina Aguiar, Kathleen Casey, John Engelbert, Halle Johnson Wesley Kedrowski, Christiana Kovach, Zuzanna Latocha, Emily Mead Katherine Russell, Ian Scott, Ethan Shewbridge, Lawsen Stanley, Noah Williams

Willis Turner Scholarship:
Lawsen Stanley

American Legion School Award:
Macgregor Montavon

American Legion Auxiliary Girls Good Citizenship Award:
Gabriella Daniels Estrada

Catherine Drake Scholarship Award:
Moira Files

Reichardt Family Award:
Halle Johnson and Michael Reyes

Knights of Columbus Paul Schier Scholastic Grant:
Connor Lee

Valedictorian:
Katherine Russell

Have You Voted Yet?

Catholic Education Arizona (formerly CTODP) has a Facebook contest. The school with the most votes from families who respond to the contest will receive up to $5000 in additional CEA funds.

We need YOU to help OLMC win this money! Go to http://on.fb.me/ceacontest and click on the Vote Now link to vote for Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.

You may have to click through a few screens to find Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School.

You can vote more than once so vote early and vote often. The contest allows one vote each day from each unique IP address (device). So, vote from work, from home, even from your smart phone. As of Thursday morning, Feb. 2, OLMC was only 170 votes behind OLPH Scottsdale.

After you vote for OLMC, don’t forget to click the “Like Us” button to get the latest news about the CEA on Facebook – or click here: Catholic Education Arizona.

Win More Money for OLMC

Catholic Education Arizona (formerly CTODP) has a Facebook contest. The school with the most votes from families who respond to the contest will receive up to $5000 in additional CEA funds.

We need YOU to help OLMC win this money! Go to http://on.fb.me/ceacontest and click on the Vote Now link to vote for Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.

You may have to click through a few screens to find Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School.

You can vote more than once so vote early and vote often. The contest allows one vote each day from each unique IP address (device). So, vote from work, from home, even from your smart phone. As of Thursday morning, Feb. 2, OLMC was only 170 votes behind OLPH Scottsdale.

After you vote for OLMC, don’t forget to click the “Like Us” button to get the latest news about the CEA on Facebook – or click here: Catholic Education Arizona.

OLMC Christian Service Award Winners

The school received a letter informing us that three eighth grade students, Gina Aguiar 8B, Christine Aguiar 8B, and Zuzanna Latocha 8B, each received a Christian Service Award, sponsored by the Catholic Community Foundation.  The Foundation gave out 29 awards this year.  Each award grants the recipient an annual $2,000 scholarship for 4 years to attend a Catholic high school.  Congratulations girls!

To learn more about the Christian Service Award see the attached link.

Learn About Tax Credit Scholarships

There’s good reason for parents to head over to Seton Catholic Prep while their students take the Catholic High School Placement Test at 8:30am Saturday, Jan. 7. Seton will also host a parent reception in the foyer of its new Fine Arts/Academic Building followed by a special presentation, “How To Apply for Arizona Tuition Tax Credit Scholarships.”

Jody LaBenz, CPA, will provide an overview of state tuition tax credit scholarships and the types of school tuition organizations. He’ll discuss how to navigate the maze of options and provide tips and ideas on how to identify and obtain sponsor donations. For more information, www.setoncatholic.org or call 480-963-1900, ext. 2008.

OLMC Wins Grant

The Catholic Community Foundation gives grants to schools to assist families in financial need. Last week OLMC received word that it had been given $4,000 for financial aid. Thank you Catholic Community Foundation and Mrs. Kristina Engelbert, who wrote the grant for the school.

Catholic Education Awards

Parents: If you applied for funds from Catholic Education Arizona (formerly CTODP), please log in to your RenWeb account (district code: OLMC-AZ) and check to see if you have received an award. If you have any questions about your OLMC account in RenWeb, please contact me rita@olmctempe.com or 480-967-8791 x217.
Rita Villegas, OLMC Parish Accounting Dept.

Night of Hope Fundraiser

6pm Saturday, Oct 29
Sheraton Hotel, Downtown Phoenix 

Please join us as we celebrate Catholic Schools. The annual Night of Hope fundraising event to benefit our students will be held at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown beginning at 6pm. This year’s Guardian of Hope Awards will be presented to Mr. Owen Cotton, Philanthropist; Sr. Raphael Quinn, IBVM, Catholic Educator; and Mr. Kelly McKone, Alumnus. Learn more and register at http://www.catholicschoolsphx.com/noh.php or contact Margaret Hardy 602-354-2344 or mhardy@diocesephoenix.org.

9/11 Book from OLMC Mom

Donna Bird has written a book about 9/11 and its effect on her life.  Her husband, Gary Bird, died during the attacks.  One of her children was a student at OLMC at the time.  Her older child had recently graduated from the school.

Mrs. Bird’s book will be on sale this Sunday after Mass and later in the school office. It will also be available at several book signings in the Valley. Mrs. Bird will donate the proceeds from this book to the Gary Bird Christian Service Scholarship.  This award goes to a graduating OLMC student who will be attending a Catholic High School.

CTODP now Catholic Education Arizona

Did you hear that the Catholic Tuition Organization of the Diocese of Phoenix (CTODP), is now Catholic Education Arizona?

They are still the same great organization providing support to students attending Catholic schools – just with a great new name.  The new name better reflects who they are and their mission.  And, the name is sure a lot easier to say than C-T-O-D-P!

You will be receiving more information on how you can help our students continue to receive an affordable Catholic education by designating our school (code 122) as your donation recipient.

So, take a moment and visit the website, CatholicEducationArizona.org and make your donation today!
School Advisory Board, Enrollment Committee