As we close out another school year, I want to take a moment to simply say thank you.

Thank you for trusting us with your children. Thank you for partnering with us through the busy mornings, homework nights, school events, hard conversations, celebrations, growing pains, and everything in between. A school year is never made up of one single moment. It is built day by day through the love, support, patience, and commitment of families like yours.

This year has been filled with so many moments that remind me why Our Lady of Lourdes is such a special place. We have watched students grow in confidence, friendships deepen, talents shine, and faith come alive in big and small ways. From classroom learning to Masses, performances, field trips, service opportunities, athletics, awards, graduations, and all the little everyday moments in between, our students have continued to show what it means to be OLL Romans.

I am especially grateful for the way our families show up. You volunteer, cheer, pray, encourage, donate, drive, organize, support teachers, and help make this community feel like home. That kind of partnership matters. It is one of the reasons our school continues to grow stronger.

To our students, thank you for bringing your energy, humor, questions, creativity, and hearts into this building every day. You are the reason we do what we do. Watching you learn, make mistakes, try again, and become the best version of yourselves is one of the greatest blessings of this work.

To our parents and guardians, thank you for allowing us to walk alongside your children during such important years of their lives. We do not take that responsibility lightly. At OLL, we are not only preparing students academically. We are helping form young people of faith, service, courage, love, learning, and integrity.

As we head into summer, I hope your family finds time to rest, reconnect, laugh, and enjoy a slower pace. Please know how grateful I am for this community and how proud I am of everything our students have accomplished this year.

Thank you for a beautiful school year. We are blessed to be OLL.

With gratitude,
Andy Delgado, M.Ed
Assistant Principal

It is my pleasure to announce that Mrs. Gerda Letizia has been chosen as the new principal for Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School starting July 1, 2026. Mrs. Letizia will be replacing Mrs. Elizabeth Agresta who served as OLL Principal for the past four years. Mrs. Agresta announced her retirement in January 2026.

Mrs. Letizia has served as the Assistant Principal at St. Cecelia Catholic school for the past four years. She also taught at Our Lady of Lourdes School for the 2021-22 school year. She holds an M.S.A. in School Administration from the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, a B.S. in Elementary Education from the University of Maine in Farmington and is currently enrolled in the Villanova Program for Catholic School Management.

Mrs. Letizia was chosen from a field of twenty-two applicants from throughout the U.S. She was the unanimous choice for this position with our interview committee based on her credentials and experience. She is a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish where she serves as a Reader/Lector at the 7:30 am Sunday Mass.

I know you will join me in warmly welcoming Mrs. Letizia to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School as Principal. Our school will be blessed by her leadership, experience, foresight, and devotion to the Catholic Faith – for the coming school year and well into the future.

Fr. John Tapp, Pastor

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School is to educate, ignite, and empower each other to become the best version of ourselves while actively living our Catholic faith. Through the power of exceptional teaching and learning, we excel academically. Our relationships inspire the powers of teamwork, service, and creativity. As part of our parish faith family, our mission makes the world a better place.

We Are Changing Lives Through Christ