Fall Into Tepeyac!

Fall Into Tepeyac is near! Are you ready to show your school spirit? We sure hope so! Fall Into Tepeyac is a spirit day for teachers and students of OLT. The teachers and all the students gather and engage in competitive activities, class against class, and sometimes, faculty against students. The fun happens in our school gym Friday October 1, 2010 right after 5th period. We do this to give the students and faculty an opportunity to display their school spirit and to have fun. All the seniors and Ms.C get together and come up with many different activity ideas. This is a tradition occurs every year and it wouldn’t be OLT if we didn’t have it. It lets everybody express themselves in so many different ways that show how each OLT student is motivated and supports her school.

Seniors Choose Their Little Sisters

This Friday, September 24, seniors get to draw a name from a hat to pick their little sisters. The drawing of the names will be during advisory this Friday. After the seniors discover who their little sisters are, the seniors write letters to their little sisters. But the freshwomen don’t get to know who their big sisters are until the actual event.

The senior class hosts this annual OLT tradition. Each senior class members draws once to pick one freshwomen and a few seniors might get to draw for a second little sister, depending on the size the freshwomen class. Seniors get to hang out in Room 204 for the first half of advisory to talk about what they plan to do during the actual event and to share further information. The seniors are extremely excited because they all want to know who they will get to dress up as babies. The actual Big Sister Little Sister event will occur on October 8 at the OLT Social Center.

GO TIGERS GO! CONGRATULATIONS!

GO TIGERS GO! CONGRATULATIONS!

The OLT JV Volleyball team had a game on September 13,2010 at 4:30pm. The OLT JV played against Ellsion High School at our Home Gym. This was there very first game and they did a terrific job.The team worked together, played hard, did their very best and put in a lot of effort. They felt as if they wanted to give up but they didn't and that's what made them win--their determination. The team also had a good mindset going to the game.They knew sportsmanship was important. They won with 2 out of 3, so therefore they didn't have to play the last game.

The OLT varsity Volleyball team had a game the same night at 5:30. Their opponent was the Ellison varsity team. Both OLT and Ellsion did a great job. OLT did their best, they worked hard, including helping one another, and applying their skills. They displayed great sportsmanship. Although they lost 2 out of 3, they didn't give up which showed just determination, just like the JV.

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Senior Boot Camp

As seniors we need to start preparing for College. Ms. Noonan and Nikki were the ones responsible for College Boot Camp. Everyday for the past two weeks, the seniors have been meeting in Room 204 and the Computer Lab to learn how to submit college applications online. Ms. Noonan also invited College Students to Our Lady Of Tepeyac High School to talk about their experiences and how they feel like a college student so that we have a better understanding of college life. The seniors also learned about FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) they fill out an application if they have a plan to receive governmental financial aid.

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School Spirit Day

Our Lady of Tepeyac has been around for years. It’s a Catholic secondary school located in Little Village. Once a year we celebrate “spirit day”. It’s a time when the whole school comes together and shows off their class on how they’re the “best”! Each class dances and at the end the teachers pick the winners, everyone screams out “2011”,”2012”,etc.. We play games like volleyball,have competitions. We get to wear our school colors which are blue and white, and sometimes people design different things including paw prints which represents our mascot, the tigers. Banners are even made, and are hung in the cafeteria after. Its a fun day for all.

Who is really behind it all?

We, Chante ’J, Cortney H , Janette R are going to be telling you about everything that’s going to be happening in the school. The OLT blog is the best place to find out all the great information that you are just dying to know. When all the activities happen we will make sure to write immediately and tell you what happened; we won't leave our classmates waiting. We are doing this to keep our fellow students interested about what’s going on in the school. We will be telling you about all our clubs,activities,sports and all the events that are going to be happening on the school.

"The Senior scavenger hunt!!!"

Senior scavenger hunt!!! :)

On August 19, 2010 the “seniors class” went downtown Chicago to spend time together competing each other on a scavenger hunt that was held in millennium park. “The senior scavenger hunt” was a great experience that brought the seniors closer together the first day of school. Senior class and teachers where the ones involved in the scavenger hunt. “The teachers cheered for their groups to win and be on time.The seniors hunted for clues and objects to advance and finish the scavenger hunt and win a whole week out of uniform!!!! By the end of the scavenger hunt the senior class learned to communicate and trust each other. The seniors also learned when to be leaders and when to be followers. The scavenger hunt was a great experience for both the senior class and the teachers.