St. Odilia School

🎉 ♥️ Wednesday, at our final school liturgy, we took time to celebrate and recognize our incredible faculty and staff! 🎉 We honored our dedicated team with Years of Service awards, completion of Master of Arts degree, recognizing and honoring 4 individuals with this year’s Generosity award, and 2 individuals as the recipients of this year’s St. Odilia Spirit award. Additionally, we bid farewell to those moving on, and cheered for all the successes of the year. We hope everyone has a JOYFUL and relaxing summer☀️🌟♥️🎉

Congratulations to following staff, who were recognized for years of service:

5️⃣ years
- Mrs. Kara Fox
- Mr. Blake Frels
- Mrs. Michelle Hoemann
- Mrs. Anne Ohm
- Mrs. Mary Adams

🔟 years
- Ms. Donna Byron

1️⃣5️⃣ years
- Mrs. Molly Conway
- Mrs. Shelly Havran

2️⃣5️⃣ years
- Mrs. Anne Anderson

3️⃣0️⃣ years
- Mr. Brad Wilhelmy

3️⃣5️⃣ years
- Mrs. Karen Gilray

4️⃣0️⃣ years
- Mrs. Carrie Northrop

👊 and…..BREAK!!! See you in the fall!

We had the sweetest little visitor at St. Odilia this morning! This newborn fawn spent the morning snoozing under the bushes by door 3. Mama deer 🦌 must have known our schedule because she came and got her baby right before lunch recesses went outside.

This week, we welcomed the St. Odilia Class of 2020 back for a Senior walkthrough! This class had an unusual end to 8th grade during Covid so we wanted to make this event extra special. Their Kindergarten buddies, our current 4th graders, did a St. Odilia cheer song for them before sending them on their way! We are so proud of these young adults and loved having them back home for this special celebration! Congratulations graduates!!

Congratulations to the St. Odilia School Class of 2024!!

It was a BIG weekend for our 5th grade teacher, Ms. Wagenbach! She graduated from the University of St. Thomas with an MA in Education Studies with an emphasis in Reading. To undertake this Master’s program while teaching full time is no small feat! We are so incredibly proud of your hard work and commitment to excellence, Kelly!! Join us in wishing her a huge CONGRATULATIONS!!!🎉🎈🎊

More news to spread!! Our best candidates come from your referrals! We are looking for two dynamic & passionate Middle School Language Arts teachers for the upcoming school year.
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Employment Opportunities St. Odilia School is searching for dynamic and faith-filled individuals to add to our team. Position descriptions, qualifications, and directions to apply are linked below. Questions about openings can be emailed to Sandy Kane - principal - at [email protected]. We are accepting applications for th...

🎢 Valleyfair🎢 The 8th graders celebrated the end of their time at St. Odilia with a class trip to Valleyfair!

Spread the news! Our best candidates come from personal referrals! We are looking for a dynamic & passionate Middle School Science teacher for the upcoming school year.
🔗 https://stodiliaschool.org/employment-opportunities

Employment Opportunities St. Odilia School is searching for dynamic and faith-filled individuals to add to our team. Position descriptions, qualifications, and directions to apply are linked below. Questions about openings can be emailed to Sandy Kane - principal - at [email protected]. We are accepting applications for th...

Today we said goodbye to our 8th graders with a school wide clap out!

God bless our volunteers! We (literally) would not be able to get through the school year without them! Thank you!! We appreciate you more than you know!

Our students really ✨shine✨ in the fine arts! Today we celebrated our spring art show and the band and orchestra spring concert! Congrats to all students for sharing their gifts and talents with our school and parish community! 🎨🎺🎶🎻🖌️♥️✨

3rd grade celebrated learning their multiplication facts with a banana split party this week! A huge thank you to all of the volunteers who came in to help serve!

🫧 Bubble, bubble, bubble….POP! 🫧
Preschool bubble parties to celebrate and amazing year!

🍪 Classroom cookie parties!! 🍪 Yum!! Thank you, Crumbl, for the generous donation and to the parents who bid on this delicious treat!!

Chalk art at recess & chalk math lessons during class! We’re loving these warm, sunny days! ☀️

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the Fire of Your Love! ♥️🕊️🔥

Congrats to all our 8th graders who received the Sacrament of Confirmation this afternoon at the Cathedral of St. Paul! Happy Mother’s Day to all our St. Odilia mothers, grandmothers, and special women in the lives of our students! St. Odilia, Pray for Us! Mary, Mother of God, Pray for Us! ♥️🔥🕊️🙏

🌷💐Happy Mother’s Day! 💐🌷
During our Parent’s Day Mass, the 4th graders read a special poem thanking parents for all that they do. May you never forget how amazing and special you are in the eyes of your children! And may God bless all mother’s today and every day!

Welcome to the 2024 St. Odilia State Fair!!
Congrats to our 4th graders who worked so hard to research, prepare and present on their state! I think we have discovered some new vacation destinations!

We are looking for dynamic & passionate ELA and Science teachers for the upcoming school year. Help us find the perfect fit for the St. Odilia Middle School team! Full job descriptions can be viewed here: https://www.stodiliaschool.org/employment-opportunities

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Dressed in their First Communion finest, the second graders led a beautiful prayer service for May Crowning this afternoon!

Fr. James and Fr. John spent part of their day with our middle school students today! First, they visited 7th grade religion classes to answer some student questions. Afterward, they joined the students outside at recess for some volleyball fun!

We celebrated Cinco de Mayo a day late with a special 8th grade and staff lunch from EL BURRITO MERCADO! A huge thank you to Mr. Stangler and PAA for organizing such a fun and delicious treat! It was the perfect start to Teacher Appreciation Week and an excellent celebration for our 8th grade Spanish students!

Our 6th graders took us around the world today and taught us all about their country in this year’s World Expo! They’ve been working for the last several months learning all about their country, and we’re so glad they could teach us today all that they’ve learned! 🌎💚📚📓🤍

❤️🖤🤍We are so happy to celebrate these three phenomenal school leaders at St. Odilia School today! ❤️🖤🤍
Father James shares what we love about each leader below...

Mrs. Kane does a marvelous job as Principal in letting the students and staff of St. Odilia know that they are LOVED. She leads by example and offers encouraging words and a listening ear for others.

Mrs. Schmitz is a kind-hearted leader who supports the mission of the school. Through her cheerful way and organizational skills, she helps St. O’s to be a place for great learning.

Mrs. Perron-Knutson shines the Light of Christ for the littlest members of our St. Odilia School community. Through her work with preschoolers and the staff, she assists them in their exciting journey of growth and discovery.

Together these three women do a fantastic job of Faith-infused leadership at St. Odilia School. We are blessed by their joyful witness and steadfast commitment to excellence. We lift them up today and ask for our Risen Lord to bless them abundantly!

Hope with Christ,
Fr. James

7th grade Saint Drawings - using drawing pencils and shading techniques, students learned how to use the grid method to enlarge an image. These turned out beautifully!!

Mrs. Maristuen and Ms. Saldivar’s classes enjoyed their classroom croissants 🥐 parties on Friday! A big thank you to the generous bidders who won this item in Bloom’s silent auction! And, another huge thank you to Mi-Sant who donated these yummy croissants!!

Mi-Sant

God Bless our First Communicants! May these students feel the love of Christ and know that He is always with them! ♥️🙏🤍

Congrats to St. Odilia School alum, Joe Alt! Joe was drafted #5 in the first round of the NFL draft! You’ve grown a lot since this 8th grade pic & we’re so proud of the man you’ve become! We’re excited to cheer you on as a LA Charger!

Los Angeles Chargers

All aboard!! Kindergarten classes learned about destinations and how people travel during the holiday season. This inspired the students to make their own Christmas trains! Choo-choo!! 🎄🚂