Our Lady of the Snows Catholic School
Achieving Excellence Together
Clubs
We are proud to have over 5 clubs for our students to participate, learn and grow. For more information about clubs please contact us.
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Creation Club
Creation Club​
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Where science and creativity come together! In Creation Club, students explore scientific concepts through hands-on, artistic projects that spark imagination and curiosity. From building models to crafting creative experiments, students are encouraged to think outside the box and express themselves. This club provides a fun, nurturing environment where innovation, exploration, and learning go hand in hand.
Fight Like a Girl
Fight Like a Girl (Box United)
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We partner with Box United through a comprehensive, 10 week program in which our 5th-8th grade girls develop a positive relationship with their bodies and minds through boxing.
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The program runs once a week for 10 weeks and every session focuses on both boxing and leadership development. The boxing lessons are music-driven workouts that combine yoga, mindfulness training, strength training, and boxing. The leadership development lessons alternate between videos, discussions, and activities with topics that range from mindfulness and managing stress to navigating social media. Each week of programming builds off of the previous week and ends with tangible takeaways for students.
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The goals of the program are to:
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Provide a pathway for girls to unlock their full potential through sport
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Use the sport of boxing to help girls develop a positive relationship with their bodies and minds
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Build the next generation of female leaders
Capital One Coders
Capital One Coders (Big Shoulders Fund)
Capital One Coders inspires the next generation of innovators by educating, mentoring, and empowering students to discover their potential in the world of technology. Through this engaging program, students collaborate with Capital One mentors to learn coding fundamentals and gain real-world experience. From designing apps to solving problems creatively, participants build confidence and skills that prepare them for future success in tech and beyond.
Entrepreneurship Program
Entrepreneurship Program (Big Shoulders Fund)
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Through our partnership with the Big Shoulders Fund, interested 8th grade students take on the task of becoming entrepreneurs and create their own business to pitch with help from volunteer mentors at Ernst & Young.
This program gives our students a pathway to be creative, solve problems, and showcase their unique skills. During the length of the program, students work with volunteer mentors from Ernst & Young to learn about business and entrepreneurship.
The program also has a “Shark Tank” quality to it: teams of students create a business idea and then present it to a panel of judges in the Spring to determine the winning pitch.
TinkRworks STEAM Club
TinkRworks STEAM Club
Through the TinkRworks program, students engage in hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) projects that bring learning to life. Each project is designed to tackle real-world challenges using innovative tools and technology, encouraging students to think critically, solve problems creatively, and work collaboratively. With a focus on exploration and innovation, TinkRworks helps students build essential skills while having fun and discovering the power of STEAM in everyday life.
Violin
We are proud to offer Violin lessons for Preschool-8th grade students through our teacher Mrs. Elizabeth Rodriguez. Through the Suzuki Method, musical instruction allows students to achieve excellence in their educational process, through the discipline of music.
This program expresses the joys of classical music and the discipline of instrumental practice and performance. By bringing teachers, parents, and children together to accomplish this learning, the program increases the community’s awareness of their children’s education.
Dr. Schinichi Suzuki, a Japanese violinist, performer, and teacher developed a method of learning music, the same way a child learns to talk. This approach is called the “mother tongue”. Dr. Suzuki believed that all children have talent and can learn by creating and nurturing an environment. Through the Suzuki method, children learn by imitating and listening, in the same way, a child learns to speak by imitating and listening to his/her parents.
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Violin is held once a week for 45 minutes for Beginners and Advanced students.
Band
We are proud to be a part of the Midway Regional Catholic School Bands group, which gives students in grades 4-8 the opportunity to learn how to play an instrument and read music. Learning to play a musical instrument is a true challenge requiring a good amount of time and effort. The musical knowledge and skill gained by being a part of the Our Lady of the Snows School Band can be carried forward into high school, college, and even into a professional career.
The OLS School Band provides our students with the opportunity to play their instrument in an environment of teamwork, discipline, cooperation, and friendly competition. Through several public performances each year, the band serves to instill confidence and pride in a job well done.
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Please contact our Band Director, Mr. William Gula at mr.gula@aol.com for information regarding the cost of participation and registration. Instruments offered include; Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, and Snare Drum.
If you already own an instrument, please bring it to the first lesson so we can inspect it for proper working conditions.
