Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School

Varsity Softball 2008 and 2009
Varsity Girls Basketball 2007
Varsity Bowling 2009
OLS offers many extracurricular
activities including Student Council,
National Junior Honor Society, Boy
and Girl Scouts, Vocal and Handbell
Choir, Altar Servers, Yearbook, Math
Counts, Chess Club, Intramural
Basketball, and Band among others.
The faith formation of Our Lady of Sorrows
Catholic School serves to educate the hearts
and minds of each boy and girl through an
everyday appreciation for ‘living the Gospel.’
Students enrich their faith through weekly
Mass, daily religion class, morning prayer,
and community service projects. An OLS
student becomes one who is…
Prepared academically to succeed;
Confident to confront life’s challenges in a
manner consistent with Christ’s teachings;
Compassionate to answer Christ’s call to ‘love
our neighbors as ourselves’;
Considerate as a global citizen -- mindful of all
that is endowed by our Creator; and
Our Lady of
Sorrows
Catholic
School
Farmington, Michigan
Offering pre-school, half and full day
kindergarten, and 1st through 8th grade
Catholic education.
Respectful of the diversity and
multiculturalism our world entails.
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School
24040 Raphael Rd, Farmington, Michigan 48336
For more information visit us at www.olsorrows.com
or e-mail us at [email protected]
To arrange for a guided tour, please call 248.476.0977
Mission Statement
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School, in
partnership with families, strives to educate
students to develop spiritually, academically,
and socially into Christians who will live to
inspire and serve others in the world.
48336
Lacrosse 2008 and 2009
Catholic Values
24040 Raphael Road
Farmington, Michigan
These programs are supported by a
parent-run Athletic Committee. In the
past 3 years, OLS teams have won 6
CYO City Championships.
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School
OLS offers over 25 CYO teams among
ten sports (football, soccer, baseball,
softball, basketball, volleyball, track,
lacrosse, bowling, and cheerleading)
that promote teamwork, skills
development, sportsmanship, and
discipline.
Please join us for our Open House Sunday, January 31, 2010 between 1:00 and 4:00 pm
Athletics &
Extracurricular Activities
Sorrows History & Tradition
Dear Parents:
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School has grown tremendously since the first three-room school
built by parishioners in 1938. For over 70 years, OLS has maintained its status among the
largest and most respected parish-run Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Detroit.
Please join us Sunday,
January 31, 2010 for our
Open House between 1:00
and 4:00pm to see all our
school has to offer.
Situated on 19 acres, OLS consists of a 1,200 seat parish Church; a Family and Early
Childhood Center with pre-school, kindergarten, and Chapel; an Elementary School with a
capacity for 1,100 students; Cafeteria with hot-lunch program; networked and air-conditioned
classrooms; newly renovated Library/Media Center; interactive whiteboard technology in each
grade; and a full-size Gymnasium and multiple athletic fields. Over $11.8 million in parish and
school campus improvements have been made in the last ten years.
Teachers and staff will be on
hand for questions and
demonstrations.
Our school is located west of
Orchard Lake Road and
South of Ten Mile Road. We
look forward to seeing you.
“Train up a child in the way he should
go, and when he is old, he will not turn
from it.”
Mrs. Mariann Lupinacci
Principal
Catholic School Advantage
It is widely accepted that Catholic
schools offer a safe and disciplined
learning environment that is
maintained through several policies
instituted at OLS including…
Installation of a secured and monitored
entry system to all school buildings;
Student adherence to a Code of
Conduct including policies against
bullying and harassment;
Requirement of background checks on
all school volunteers as established by
the Archdiocese of Detroit.
-- Proverbs 22:6
Academic Excellence
Curriculum
Our 7th grade students scored in the
top 10% nationally on the 2009 IOWA
Basic Test in reading and math.
An all day curriculum is offered as
early as kindergarten. The average
student–to-teacher ratios are targeted at
25:1 to provide for maximum
interaction.
The 2008-09 High School Placement
Test scored our 8th grade class at an
equivalent to 9th graders in their 2nd to
4th month.
100% of our teachers hold a Bachelor’s
degree.
88% of our teachers hold, or are
working toward, a Master’s degree.
Seasonal recognition of male and
female Scholar Athletes.
In addition to the core curriculum are
subjects including Religion, Spanish,
Art, Music, Computers, Physical
Education, and Library/Media Skills.
Awards & Accomplishments
Michigan Association of Non-Public
School Re-accreditation 2009
Michigan Green School (Emerald
Status) 2007-2009
1st Place Scholastic Olympics 2004-2007,
and 2009. 2nd Place in 2008
1st Place Battle of the Books 1996, 1997,
2001, 2006, 2007, and 2008
Licensed before and after school
latchkey program is available.
20 year member school of the Civil War
Preservation Trust
New science labs for upper and lower
grades.
Best Teacher of American History 2000
Michigan Daughters of the Revolution