Dear Friends and Families of Our Lady of Victory,

A hearty congratulations to Mrs. Ouyang, Mrs. Riviere, and the Class of 2026 for their absolutely fantastic performance of The Merchant of Venice. Our seniors have been hard at work since January preparing for the production, and the fruit of their dedication was on full display last week. Bravissimo!

One of the play's most enduring themes is the tension between mercy and justice. Like all great artists, William Shakespeare uses the particular conflict between Shylock and Antonio to illuminate a universal human reality that each of us encounters, in one form or another, every day of our lives. We long for justice when we have been wronged, but we ask for mercy when we ourselves transgress the law. Unlike Divine mercy and Divine justice, no human act of mercy or justice can ever be perfect. Our knowledge is finite, our judgments limited, our motives mixed, and our hearts often divided.

And yet, the human capacity for mercy is among the most God-like of qualities. Mercy has the power to soften even the strictest demands of the law. Portia’s appeal that "the quality of mercy is not strained" points beyond the courtroom and gestures toward a deeper Christian truth: that mercy, freely given, is not weakness, but one of the highest expressions of wisdom and charity.

In a world often quick to condemn and eager to demand justice for every wrong, the lesson of Shakespeare’s play remains as timely now as it was four hundred years ago. One of the great values of an OLV education is that it places before our students timeless ideas that help them navigate a complex world. What a gift it is that our seniors are able to internalize the lessons of William Shakespeare mere weeks before many of them leave home for the first time.

Please keep all of our seniors and their families in your prayers as they prepare for graduation on Saturday.

Peace in Christ,

Randy

We extend a special congratulations to all of our student award winners this year, with special congratulations to our 2025-26 schoolwide award winners:

Valedictorian: John Gideon
Salutatorian: Angadresma Deodatus
G.K. Chesterton Award Winner: Christopher McAdam
Male Athlete of the Year: Blaise Remstad
Female Athlete of the Year: Lucy Miller

Hello families,

I wanted to communicate the details for our Graduation Rehearsal on May 15th. All of May 15th for all students will take place off campus at St. Mary Catholic Parish. It will include choir rehearsal, a run through of graduation, and set-up/decoration for the reception downstairs. A schedule is outlined below:

• 7:00 - Students may arrive at St. Mary as early as 7:00 am if needed.

• 8:15 - Daily Mass, attendance mandatory for all students

• 9:00 - 10:00 - All school breakfast and leisure.

• 10:15 - 12:00 - Choir rehearsal for freshmen - juniors and graduation rehearsal with seniors.

• 12:00 - 1:00 - All school lunch, pizza provided by the school.

• 1:00 - 3:00 - Decoration of hall for graduation reception.

• 3:10 - Dismissal and pick-up at St. Mary

Here are the most important details:

1. Breakfast and lunch are school provided.

2. Drop-off (8:15 am) and pick-up (3:10 pm) are at St. Mary Catholic Church.

3. Students must wear their uniforms.

Thank you in advance for your help and please reach out to me if you have any questions.

Best regards,

Mr. Reuter

Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Victory joyfully invites you to celebrate the graduation of the Class of 2026 on Saturday, May 16 at 12:30 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton. The celebration will begin with a Baccalaureate Mass at 12:30pm in the St. Mary's Sanctuary. Commencement will begin directly after Mass, followed by the reception in Marian Hall until 4pm.

Call time for all students, including seniors, is 11:45am.

We are also honored to welcome Nikki Kingsley as our commencement speaker, who will share her powerful story of faith and conversion.

Please join us in celebrating this joyful occasion!

If you have any questions or need more details about the timing of the events for your own planning purposes, you can reach out to erik.reuter@ourladyofvictorydenver.com.

As we approach the end of the school year, we will also be saying goodbye to several beloved members of our faculty and staff community.

Please join us in thanking Ms. Emma Barham, Ms. Tina Dam, Mrs. Annika Schimmoller, Mr. Tim Thaler, Mr. Codi Krueger, and Coach Jayce Rastrelli for their service, dedication, and contributions to Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Victory.

Each of them has played an important role in the life of our school, and we are deeply grateful for the care, hard work, and generosity they have shown our students and families. While we will miss them greatly, we wish them every blessing and success in the next chapter of their lives.

Please keep each of them in your prayers during this season of transition and join us in expressing our sincere gratitude for all they have given to the OLV community.

The leadership team at Mackintosh Academy has asked that our students and families stop visiting the campus in the evenings and on the weekends without permission for the remainder of the school year.

As they finish out their academic year, they want to ensure that the campus remains safe, secure, and conducive to learning for their students and faculty.

We are grateful for their generosity, magnanimity and partnership throughout this transition, and we appreciate your cooperation in honoring this understandable request.

Join us at our new campus for a casual evening event on the lawn. We will read excerpts from Malcolm Guite’s Galahad and the Grail. Families should brings chairs, blankets and a picnic dinner to enjoy while we host our first event at OLV’s new, permanent campus. No need to RSVP, just show up!

We will be discussing The End of the Affair by Graham Greene on Thursday, May 21 from 1-3 pm.

After next week, we will transition to our summer Quid Novi schedule with newsletters coming out once a month before returning to weekly newsletters at the start of the school year.

Our graduation speaker, Nikki Kingsley, needs a ride to the airport in the morning on Sunday, May 17th.

Ms. Kingsley will be staying at the Courtyard in Littleton (located at 470 and Santa Fe) and will need to get to Denver International Airport in time for her 11:00 AM flight.

If you are able and willing to pick Ms. Kingsley from her hotel and drive her to the airport on Sunday morning, please email Randy at randy.aust@ourladyofvictorydenver.com.

Thank you in advance for your hospitality toward our commencement speaker!

Do you have old moving boxes sitting in your basement or garage? As we prepare for our move to our new campus, we are in need of sturdy moving boxes of all sizes.

If you have boxes you would be willing to donate to the moving effort, please drop them off at the school office over the next few weeks. Flattened boxes are especially appreciated for easy storage before the move.

Thank you for helping us make this exciting transition possible!

Dear Families,

Christ's peace! As we come closer to the end of the year, we would like to send out our annual survey to receive your feedback which is valuable to help us continue to grow. There are multiple choice as well as sections for you to include comments on academics, character of the school, spirituality, and your personal experience. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey (it could take you about 30 minutes to complete it)! See below the link to the form:

https://form.jotform.com/261167947147163

Let me know if you have any questions.

In Christ Our Hope,
Emma Barham

N.B. The survey will remain open until Monday, May 18th at 3pm. Please aim to complete the survey before them.

Dear Families,

Please see the attached year at a glance calendar for 2026-2027. Let me know if you have any questions!

2026-2027 Year-At-A-Glance Calendar

In Christ,
Emma Barham
Office Administrator

One of the wonderful things about being a part of the Chesterton Network is the opportunity our upperclassmen have to travel to Rome. If you will have a Junior or Senior next year and are interested in the 2027 Rome Pilgrimage, please fill out this interest form as soon as possible.

Thank you!

Interest Form Link

Registration for Fall sports will open on Friday, May 8th. Current sports to be offered are Girls Volleyball and Coed Cross Country. Details will be up on the athletics web page and updated as the planning progresses.

We want to get early registration going because both these sports will have summer communications and begin practicing prior to the official start of the academic school year.

If you have any questions please email Coach Jayce and copy the new athletics email (athletics@ourladyofvictorydenver.com).

Below is the lineup of priests celebrating Mass next week.
(5/18 - 5/22)

Friday, 5/15: NO MASS
Monday, 5/18: Fr. Javier O’Connor
Tuesday, 5/19: Fr. DePorres Durham, OP
Wednesday, 5/20Fr. Joe Hartmann
Thursday, 5/21:‍ Fr. Adam Bradshaw
Friday, 5/22:‍ Fr. Adam Bradshaw

Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Victory joyfully invites you to celebrate the graduation of the Class of 2026 on Saturday, May 16 at 12:30 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton. Reception directly following in Marian Hall.

We are incredibly proud of our graduating seniors and all they have accomplished during their time at OLV. This special ceremony marks an important milestone as they take their next steps beyond our school.

We are also honored to welcome Nikki Kingsley as our commencement speaker, who will share her powerful story of faith and conversion.

Please join us in celebrating this joyful occasion!

Hi OLV Families! I'm excited to share that Mountain Top Therapy Services is offering individual and small group sessions this summer, including an Executive Functioning Workshop and a Writing Workshop, available for elementary through high school students. Sessions can be held in-person, at home, or via teletherapy. See the attached flyer for details or reach out to reserve a spot! It has been a pleasure supporting your students during this past academic year! -Katie Seymour

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