Students love wearing college gear, and they are representing a variety of universities on Thursdays! The idea is to get our students thinking about college, so they set early goals about their academic future. Research indicates that successful students need to visualize themselves in college in order to maintain motivation throughout their formative educational years. … read more »
During the 2018, Christmas season, Trevor, a St. Bede student, donated a wonderful collection of brand new books to our library! Trevor’s donation was his own idea that started as he prepared for his birthday celebration. He asked all of his friends attending the party not to buy him any gifts, but instead they were… read more »
December was a month to remember! Gifts, celebrations, and a lot of great Christmas spirit! We want to especially thank the St. Bede community, Danza Indias Guadalupanas, and a host of others that helped us celebrate the month of December. 2019, here we come!
Navidad en el Barrio was established in 1972 by Danny Villanueva, a former NFL kicker, and has continued to provide Christmas dinners for thousands of families in Southern California. St. Odilia packaged and distributed over 500 dinners on Saturday, December 15th from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm. Teachers, parents, students, and the PTO worked Friday… read more »
Christmas saw the return of Mr. Henry Smith with donations from his golfing buddies and others interested in supporting our technology program at St. Odilia School. Hank and his team have been supporting us for two years now, and we are very fortunate to have them on our team. Technology support includes the vital use… read more »
During the month of October, Catholic high schools begin to recruit potential students, so high schools hold a series of events to showcase their students and programs. Classroom visitations, shadow day options, and campus visits are taking place all this month as students decide on the school they will attend, so be on the look… read more »
After the success of Yogurt Thursdays last year, the Student Leadership Team decided that a nutritional after school snack would be a great idea for this year too. So, they volunteered to sell pre-sale tickets, and the students love it! Rather than choose an unhealthy snack, our students prefer the YogurtLand choice, and Mr. Harman… read more »
Our USC STEM Club is off and running for the 2nd year! Vikram Gupta, a USC graduate student majoring in electrical engineering, will be teaching robotic coding to our STEM Club middle school students this year. The club meets monthly, and their projects are assigned on a monthly basis. The STEM Club is an advanced… read more »
The Society of St. Vincent De Paul, under the leadership of Executive Director, David Fields, and donors including the Specialty Family Foundation, provided STEM activities and a delicious Italian luncheon for students in our Catholic schools. The annual Back Pack Give Away has always been an exciting event, and our kids love the hands on… read more »
Under the direction of Ms. Perales, the 2018 Student Leadership Team is doing a fantastic job of supporting and initiating awesome ideas as our year begins. The Leadership Team has helped improve our middle school lunch schedule, and they are actively helping out with Yogurt Thursdays, College T-shirt sales, and they are promoting the annual… read more »
