who we are
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For more than 60 years, we’ve been passionate about creating a safe, faith led environment.
School closings due to weather conditions or emergency closings will be announced over local station WJOB 1230 (AM) and will be posted on School Information System: FACTS. Parents will receive a phone message from our One Call Now Emergency Phone system.
School Crisis Management Plan
Our Lady of Grace School, like all other schools in the state, has a Crisis Management Plan, which is implemented in the event of any emergency or disaster. In order to facilitate the pick-up of students in case of emergency dismissals due to environmental or building disasters (heat, water, electricity loss) as well as weather-related emergencies, an automated phone calling service (One Call Now) will be implemented. Please be sure that the school office is updated with any changes in home, work, or emergency numbers. All emergency closings will be emailed through our SIS system and a phone call through our One Call Now system.
DO NOT call the school or the rectory to ask about school closings.
Frequently Asked Questions
Arrival and Dismissal
Here is our procedures on how to drop off and pickup your student.
WEST END DROP OFF – Cars are to enter the west end parking lot through the Highway Avenue entrance ONLY. No cars should be entering for drop-off from any other part of the parking lot. After drop-off they are to continue on in a straight line and exit on Condit Street. Please pull up one car length north of the door to the yellow line so that children from three cars may exit at the same time. As a courtesy to those behind you, please be sure children are ready to exit the car when you pull up.
HIGHWAY AVENUE DROP-OFF – Parents may park and drop off along Highway Ave. Please pull up to the curb. Students may enter either at the main entrance or the west end door. Students will need to buzz in to enter by the Main Office.
Parents who enter the building with students are to park in front of the school at the west end only.
Both the NORTH and the WEST parking lots will be used for pickup at dismissal time. For the safety of the children, parents of students in Grades 1-8 are asked to remain in their cars at pick-up and dismissal times.
WEST LOT PICKUP-FAMILY NAMES A-K – On the WEST LOT, please park in the marked parking places FACING EAST. Students whose last names begin alphabetically from A-K or who regularly ride with someone in that category will exit from the west doors.
NORTH LOT PICKUP-FAMILY NAMES L-Z – On the NORTH LOT, please park in the lot directly facing the school with one row of cars directly behind the other. Students whose last names begin alphabetically from L-Z or who regularly ride with someone in that category will exit from the north doors.
All cars will be allowed to leave the lot once the students are ALL safely in their cars. Follow the directions of the teachers regarding the movement of cars out of the parking lot. Cars on the west lot will be directed to exit either to the north (Condit Street) or south (Highway Avenue). Cars on the north lot will be directed to exit to the east (Delaware Street).
* Students whose rides do not arrive on time will be sent directly to the After School Care (School Library) where they must be picked up.
* Parents whose children will be regularly riding with someone who will be parking on the lot other than the one assigned to them must notify their child’s teacher in writing so that the students may be dismissed from the proper exit.
* Parents are also responsible for notifying the teacher in writing of any changes in their child’s normal routine.
* Parents are also responsible for informing those who pick up their children of the above procedures.
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Our Mission
Our Lady of Grace School, with the support of the school families, dedicated faculty, and the entire parish community of Our Lady of Grace, cultivates academic excellence and Catholic values within a distinctive educational framework. The major goal is to prepare students to respond to the challenges in their lives by:
- Providing quality instruction.
- Encouraging students to lead “Christ-Centered lives”.
- Developing a consciousness of the family of God by providing service to others.
An integral extension of the mission of Our Lady of Grace Parish, Our Lady of Grace School is an example of community faith in action. We instill in all students their responsibility as part of a Catholic community to visibly illustrate to the world the ministry of Jesus Christ.
All students entrusted to our care are challenged academically and physically while being nurtured in their spiritual and moral value development.
The students will take with them the knowledge that Christ’s ministry can only be accomplished through the sharing of the gifts that God has given to each individual.
Provision must be made for individual fulfillment that develops healthy minds, strong bodies, and spiritual well being.
- Academic Excellence—to challenge our students to strive toward strong academic performance and personal growth.
- Social Responsibility—to develop in the student an ability to sacrifice self-interest in order to live in peace and unity with all humanity and to foster an appreciation of diversity in others.
- Cultural Development—to develop and have an appreciation of art, music, literature, beauties of nature, and to cultivate a taste for wholesome forms of entertainment.
- Physical Fitness—to develop sound habits and attitudes of physical and mental health pertaining to self and neighbor as based on the laws of God.
- Economic Competency—to encourage students to develop work habits and to capitalize on their special aptitudes in order to promote zeal for social justice.
2024-2025 School year
Academic Calendar
Want to know what is to come for OLG? View our school year calendar!
Annual Fund & Financial Aid
OLG offers various ways to support its mission and community. Donations to the Annual Fund and School Endowment help sustain educational programs and facilities. To contribute or learn more, contact the Parish Office at 219-934-7176.
Additionally, OLG participates in the Indiana Choice Scholarship Program, which covers most or all tuition and fees for qualifying families, benefiting 97% of the student body. For parish families not eligible for the Choice Scholarship, an Endowment Scholarship is available to assist with financial aid.
Our Lady of Grace School Tuition Reduction Incentive Program (T.R.I.P.). Information about this program will be given out at the new family meetings. You can use this program to purchase gift cards to help with tuition and/or HSA fees.
For details about scholarships or to make a donation, call 219-934-7178.
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Founding
The school was established in 1954, starting as part of the Our Lady of Grace Parish’s mission to provide Catholic education to the Highland community
Significant Growth
Recognition
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