Open House
Our morning Open Houses consist of a presentation, tour, and ample opportunity for Q&A from 8:15-10:15 a.m., with the option to join us for daily Mass at 7:30 a.m. Please join to learn about our classical curriculum, our approach to Catholic formation, and what makes a Chesterton Academy unique.
FF: March for Life
The organizers of the Colorado March for Life have selected the students from Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Victory to carry the March for Life banner at the head of the March this year!
Please see the logistics below for the March for Life. Also, please respond to Mrs. Grant to the questions at the bottom by Friday, April 4th.
Students to be dropped off at St. Mark Catholic Church rather than the school in order to begin our day attending Mass at 8:00 am (this is an hour earlier than last year in order to avoid being late to the rally)
OLV will have two busses waiting for us at St. Mark and we will begin boarding at 9:00 am with a goal of arriving at the Capitol by 10:00 am
Rally begins at 11:00 am and March begins at 12:00 pm
We will re-board our busses after the March and should be back to St. Mark by 2:00 pm. Parents should pick up their students at St. Mark at that time
Similar to last year, students should pack a sack lunch to eat on the bus either on the way down or way back. Water is encouraged but there will be no access to bathrooms so everyone should plan accordingly.
One last thought...last year we passed an envelope around the busses for driver tips. Our drivers were wonderful last year and very supportive of the cause. Please bring a couple of dollars for this purpose.
Action items for parents:
Please let Mrs. Grant know ASAP if your student will not be in attendance. If parents wish to join and ride on the busses, please also let Mrs. Grant know by Friday. Other family members are welcome to join OLV, but cannot ride on the busses as we are sharing space with St. Mark parishioners.
Mrs. Grant needs an approximate number of Mass attendees to ensure that St. Mark has enough hosts. Please let Mrs. Grant know
If your student will not be attending OR
How many of your family members are expected to attend Mass.
Graduation Mass and Ceremony
The Baccalaureate Mass is scheduled for 12:30pm.
Commencement is from 2:00pm-3:00pm.
Reception is from 3:00pm-4:00pm.
Shadow Day
Students are individually paired with an Ambassador to experience our classes and joyful atmosphere. Parents may choose a full day or half day.
Evening of Fine Arts Benefit (see details for time)
When: Friday, March 21, 2025 (5:30 VIP cocktail hour, 6:15 student call time, 7:00 all parent admission)
What: An evening designed to showcase our students’ performing and visual arts, and dancing talent. All students are required to be in attendance the evening of Friday, March 21. Call Time is 6:15 pm. Parents are encouraged to attend and invite others to learn about and support our mission.
There will be chorale performances you won’t want to miss, dancing demonstrations followed by a dance-along, and the usual crowd-pleaser, the Art Show.
Is this a Fundraiser or a Friendraiser? It’s BOTH! As in past years, all parents will want to come to view their children’s talent. They can also use this opportunity to grow our community, widely inviting friends, future OLV parents, and extended family to come experience the beauty of Chesterton exemplified by our Fine Arts programming, while benefitting OLV’s future.
VIP Cocktail Hour Tickets: The evening will start at 5:30 p.m. with VIP access for ticket-holders to a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres hour with our Art Teacher Ms. Dam and the Executive Director, along with exclusive, uncrowded, sneak peeks at the student art show with the opportunity to select art pieces which, for a donation to OLV, will be carefully printed and delivered to your student a few weeks after the evening. Finally, ticket holders get priority seating during the chorale performance. Like last year, we will offer a 6-pack ticket package at a reduced price, to encourage you to bring friends along for a fun evening out!
FF: Men/Women Day
Men: Outdoor Survival Skills Day - This day will include fire and shelter building, orienteering, and knot tying. Students will compete in groups to see who would survive longest in the wilderness.
Women: Women’s Lenten Reflection
FF: No Formation Friday (Parent Teacher Conferences)
There will be no Formation Friday on March 14th because of parent teacher conferences.
NO SCHOOL - Parent Teacher Conferences
This Friday, March 14th, we will be holding Parent-Teacher Conferences from 8:00am-3:00pm. These are optional for all families.
Attached are links to sign up for times with each teacher. Ms. Dam, Mrs. Ouyang, and Mrs. Schimmoller have limited availability which is listed below.
Link to Sign Up to meet with all Teachers!
Link to Sign Up to meet with Mr. Crane!
Ms. Dam: 1:00-3:00
Mrs. Ouyang: 9:30-1:00 (or by phone)
Mrs. Schimmoller: 9:30-12:00 (or by phone)
Please also note that Mr. Crane has turned on grade visibility on JupiterEd such that you should now be able to see your student(s) overall grade for each class. This will remain up through the end of next week (Friday, March 21st).
You may contact Mr. Crane if you have any questions about conferences.
Shadow Day
Students are individually paired with an Ambassador to experience our classes and joyful atmosphere. Parents may choose a full day or half day.
Dale Ahlquist Presentation
Please join us for an evening with Dale Ahlquist, Founder of the Chesterton Schools Network, President of the American Chesterton Society, and distinguished Author and Speaker!
FF: No Formation Friday (Faculty Professional Development)
There will be no Formation Friday on March 7th because of faculty professional development.
House Dinner (click for details)
House Athanasius and House Ambrose:
WHERE: Cotter Home (5308 W. Burgundy Pl. Littleton, CO 80123).
WHEN: Friday, February 28th from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
House Augustine and House Chrysostom:
WHERE: Gutierrez Home (2482 W. Dry Creek Ct. Littleton, CO 80120).
WHEN: Friday, February 28th from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
FF: Floriani Concert
Please join us to experience Mass and the timeless beauty of Gregorian Chant with Floriani, a men’s sacred music vocal ensemble.
Floriani sings at 1:00 pm followed by Mass at 2:00 pm.
Shadow Day
Students are individually paired with an Ambassador to experience our classes and joyful atmosphere. Parents may choose a full day or half day.
FF: Talk by Scott Kartvedt with adoration and confession
On Friday, February 21st, from 1:00 - 3:00 pm, Our Lady of Victory will welcome Scott “Intake” Kartvedt as our guest speaker. Scott is a Naval aviator, combat veteran, former Blue Angel pilot, President of the Blue Angels Foundation, and stunt pilot for Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick. DO NOT miss this unique opportunity to hear his incredible stories of combat, stunts, and life at the speed of sound. Now a motivational speaker and author, he will also share his personal stories and reflections on humility, service, sacrifice, community, and faith. Immediately following Scott’s presentation, we will have a holy hour of adoration with worship provided by Matt Miller. We’d like to invite our entire community to this very special Formation Friday; parents, siblings, prospective families, benefactors…anyone! See you there!
Shadow Day
Students are individually paired with an Ambassador to experience our classes and joyful atmosphere. Parents may choose a full day or half day.
Parent / Faculty / Staff House Party
Parents, Faculty, and Staff - brace yourselves for the first ever Adult House Competition! Join your House to compete in a lip sync, trivia competition, and other games, against the adults of the other 3 Houses (or just come and laugh at everyone!)
When: Feb. 7 at 6:00 pm - location details will be coming from your House Parents.
Email Christine McAdam if you haven't heard!
FF: House Competition Day (Performance Competition - Inspiro Week)
School Starts at 8:30 a.m. | Pick up 3:00 p.m.
We are one week away from OLV's annual House Performance Competition! On Friday, February 7th the day begins at 8:30 am (no Mass) with breakfast provided by OLV for all students to fuel their preparations for the competition. Each house and its members have been tasked with preparing performances in the following categories: famous speech, poem recitation, skit, lip sync, and musical performance. All families are warmly invited to attend! The Performance Competition will fall in our normal Formation Friday time slot, so please arrive by 1:00 for kick off at 1:15 pm. We can't wait to share in our students' talent, creativity, and joy!