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Basketball



The Our Lady's Academy Basketball Program is comprised of both boys & girls with three teams of combined grades: Team 1 -- 1st and 2nd grade; Team 2 -- 3rd and 4th grade; Team 3 -- 5th and 6th grade. New this year is 3-on-3 competition open to 5th through 8th grade on Wednesday nights.

Games are held on some Saturdays and Sunday afternoons for Teams 1, 2, and 3. Check the online Calendar for game times and opponents. Check below for directions to other schools.
 
Basketball practice is held in the gym on Saturdays starting November 14:
9-10 am Grades 1 & 2
10-11:30 am Grades 3 & 4
11:30-1 pm Grades 5 & 6
 
Basketball practice (gr. 3-4) and 3-on-3 competition (for gr. 5-8)  is held on Wednesdays:
5-6 pm Grades 3 & 4
6-8 pm Grades 5 - 8
 
 Directions to Away Games:
Mt. Alvernia
20 Manet Rd, Chestnut Hill
St. Columbkille's
25 Arlington St, Brighton
Holy Name
525 W. Roxbury Pkwy,
W. Roxbury 
If the game is hosted by
St. Jude's the game is played at Fernald Green.
If the game is hosted by Jackson, the game is played at Trinity HS
St. Mary's games are played at Mount St. Joseph Academy, 617 Cambridge St. in Brighton
Directions to Mount St. Joseph's Academy gym

Please note: The entrance to the MSJ gym is by the big parking lot in the back.  Entrance to the parking lot is through the rightmost driveway entrance (when facing the school on Cambridge St.).
St. Theresa of Avila
40 St. Theresa Ave
West Roxbury
Directions to St. Theresa of Avila
 
 
Training Videos
 
 
 
 


Flag Football

Sign up for Flag Football: Please see Mr. Bardar for more information.
3rd, 4th, 5th graders       Tuesdays, 2:30-3:30 pm beginning 9-22-09
6th, 7th, 8th graders    Fridays, 2:30-3:30 pm beginning 9-25-09

Karate

Shorin-Ryu Karate Academy presents "After School Martial Arts" on Mondays from 2:30 to 3:15 pm, beginning Nov. 23, 2009. Cost: $85 for 10 weeks. Please see the flyer for more information.
Please see http://mysite.verizon.net/shorinryuwaltham/ for more information about the academy.
 

Ski Club
 

Girl Scouts
 
We have many active Girl Scout troops at Our Lady's. Girl Scouts can also earn religious medals: Family of God (for 2nd and 3rd graders), I Live My Faith (for 4th, 5th, and 6th gr), and the Marian Medal (for 7th and 8th gr). For more information, please contact our school coordinator for Girl Scouts, Mrs. Juppe (K2 teacher) or one of the leaders listed below:
Kindergarten - Daisy Troop 71844 - Danielle DeLuca
First Grade - Daisy Troop 71833 - Candace Medbery
Second Grade - Brownie Troop 71822 - Patricia Carazo
Third Grade - Brownie Troop 71819 - Danielle DuLuca
Fourth Grade - Junior Troop 71814 - Tammy Graham, Susan Pasciscia,
                   Candace Medbery
Fifth Grade - Junior Troop 71812 - Patty Campbell, Michelle Tracanna
Seventh Grade - Cadette Troop 71834 - Maryellen Smith (mersmith62@hotmail.com)
Eighth Grade - Cadette Troop 71810 - Judy Bisson, Mary Barr
Upcoming Events:
March 7, 2010: Girl Scout Science Sunday (download the flyer)

Cub Scouts
 
Many parishioners have joined Waltham's Cub Scout Pack 274 which meets at Our Lady's Academy.  Cub Scouts boys are in grades 1-5.
Registration is September 24, 2009 at Our Lady's at 6:30 pm. 

Piano and Voice Lessons
 

Violin Lessons
 

Lessons in Latin Roots in English
 
Please see this flyer for more information.

Altar Servers
Altar Servers are children from grades 4 and above or families who want to serve together.  For more information, please see the Altar Servers page.

Children's Choir
 
The Children's Choir includes children from grades 2 through 8 and sings at 9:00 am Mass on Sundays. Rehearsals are Thursdays from 6-7 pm.  Please see this information sheet for more details. Also, more information about the children's choir is on the parish choir page.

Chinese Lessons
 
Please see this flyer for more information about the Chinese Lessons.

Our Lady's Drama Club
 
Middle School children can join the Oh! LA Players' Theatre Club and begin rehearsing for "The Middle School Variety Show" during the fall semester. This new drama club, run by Mrs. Hurston, begins on Oct. 5, with a performance planned for Dec. 23, 2009. Please see the flyer for more information. Permission slips must be returned by Wed., Sept. 23. Children in grades 3 through 5 will start in the Spring semester.  

Our Lady's Chamber Singers
 
Mrs. Bobbie Hoffmann, our new music teacher, is starting a chamber singers group for Middle School students. This ensemble is designed to provide an experience in rehearsal and public performance of choral music and will be performing a cappella and accompanied works from all musical periods: classical, sacred, pop, R&B, and Broadway musicals. Sessions will run for 11 Fridays, beginning on Sept. 18, with a performance planned for Dec. 11, 2009. Please see the flyer for more information.