Oakcrest is celebrating the members of its senior class, who have been admitted into universities around the country, including Columbia University, the United States Coast Guard Academy, Cornell University, Vanderbilt University, University of Virginia, and Georgia Institute of Technology.
If the school officials in Fairfax County, Virginia, need any tips on how to reopen for full-time in-person learning, they need look no further than the Catholic schools in their own neighborhood, including Oakcrest. Read story
English Literature Master Teacher Lisa Kenna has been accepted to the National Endowment for the Humanities 2021 Summer Institute on Melville’s “Moby-Dick and the World of Whaling in the Digital Age.”
Oakcrest junior Rachel Fischer recently completed her Girl Scout Gold Award project by building a website promoting healthy eating. Entitled Healthy Eating for a Healthy Life, Rachel’s site features recipes and video tutorials for healthy, easy-to-make meals and baked goods.
Oakcrest's Annual O’Donovan Humanities Lecture will be held on Saturday, March 13 at 7:00 pm and feature a talk on “Beauty, Piety and Fun in Medieval Literature,” by Dr. Evelyn Birge Vitz, Professor Emerita of French Literature, Thought and Culture at NYU.
The pandemic has created plenty of challenges and changed many plans, but it has also brought unexpected opportunities. For alumna Maddie Mislock (‘20), it opened the door to rewarding mission work out West.
Oakcrest is pleased to offer a STEM Camp for girls in groups of rising 3rd-5th and 6th-8th grade this summer. Running from June 14-18, the program will allow campers to explore STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Math) topics through fun and engaging interactive activities that will take place outdoors on Oakcrest’s school campus as well as in its state-of-the-art science labs.
Oakcrest's Science Olympiad team is once again advancing to the Virginia State Science Olympiad Tournament after competing in the regional tournament on Saturday, February 6.
Oakcrest will be offering a College Essays Workshop and an SAT Prep course this summer designed to help high school girls find success in their college application process.
Ticket sales for the Upper School production of Antigone are now open. Livestreamed performances will be held on Friday, February 19 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, February 20 at 11:00 am and 7:30 pm.
Registration is now open for Oakcrest's in-person Summer Programs for girls in rising third through twelfth grade. Available between June 14 and July 26, 2021, the programs will be run by Oakcrest faculty members on its 23-acre campus.
In spite of the many ways that COVID has made life unpredictable, Oakcrest students have continued in their dedication to service. This year students have found many creative ways to serve those both in their immediate community and beyond.
On Saturday, December 5, Oakcrest student and Debate Team member Lucy Spence ('23) competed in the third annual Lincoln-Douglas Debate Tournament hosted by the Washington-Arlington Catholic Forensic League (WACFL).
Oakcrest is mourning the loss of Oakcrest parent Alice Zischkau, who passed away on the morning of November 25 after a long battle with cancer. She was an Oakcrest mother, parent ambassador, and cherished member of the school community.
Oakcrest alumna Colleen Beatty (‘18) will coach Middle School intramural basketball this winter while she is home for an extended winter break from Virginia Tech.
Freshman Amelia Cho (‘24) is a talented student-athlete who recently earned a place in the prestigious Drive, Chip and Putt Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club which took place before the Masters Tournament on April 4, 2021.
While attending a summer program for high school students at the University of Dallas, Sarah (Hunt) Arkell met an Oakcrest student, who inspired Sarah to learn more about the school. Although they lived in Texas at the time, Sarah and her father soon visited Oakcrest, and Sarah enrolled for the following year as an eleventh grader so that she could spend her final two years of high school there.
Dr. Mary T. Ortiz considers ways that families can finish the school year well, highlighting the important role of parent leadership along the way. Listen
Hannah Lu (‘21) was drawn to Oakcrest in sixth grade because of the joyful community she experienced when she visited. Now in her senior year, she still cherishes the kindness and warmth that she encounters in her classmates and teachers at school every day.
Sports were an important part of alumna Clare Polis’ (‘17) Oakcrest experience, so when she got the opportunity to give back to younger Oakies through coaching, Clare took it. This spring will be her third year serving as a Track & Field coach for the Chargers.
If there’s anyone who knows Oakcrest athletics, it’s Caroline Heeter (‘97). From being a student athlete to serving as Oakcrest’s Athletic Director since 2005, Caroline has been deeply involved in the tremendous growth of the Oakcrest athletics program over the years.
Rosie Kilmer (‘25) began her Oakcrest journey as a sixth grader. With three sisters who are Oakcrest alumnae and a mom who is an Oakcrest math teacher, Rosie has been part of the community for a long time, and it felt only natural for her to join a school where she could both make new friends and be close to family.
Natalie Snow joined Oakcrest in the fall of 2019 and has enjoyed becoming a part of the Mathematics department. She teaches a variety of math classes, from AP Calculus to Algebra II Honors.