Our Lady of Perpetual Help School (O.L.P.H.) is located in South Toledo, off the Anthony Wayne Trail.  Students are nurtured by teachers who care for their educational, emotional, and spiritual needs.  Learning takes place in a faith-centered environment that includes rigorous academics, religious studies, weekly liturgical celebrations, and many extracurricular and co-curricular opportunities.  O.L.P.H. School offers classes in Preschool through 8th grade, including an all-day Kindergarten. O.L.P.H. meets all Ohio Department of Education Operating Standards and is fully accredited through the Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association.

ACADEMICS

    * Elective classes including Spanish (Gr. 7 & 8)
    * Accelerated Math and Science courses (Gr. 7 & 8)
    * Learning Disability program
    * Music education
    * Physical education
    * Computer education
    * Media center with internet in every K-8 class
    * 2 fully-equipped computer labs

PERFORMANCE TESTING
Along with other students across the Diocese and the nation, OLPH students in grades 2-8 take the Scantron Performance Series each year to assess Math, Reading, Science and Language Arts.  Students in grades 3, 5 and 7 take the Diocesan Writing Competency test in the spring.  Students in grades 5 and 8 take the Assessment of Catechesis/Religious Education (ACRE) test.  OLPH students consistently perform well in all areas.

FAITH FORMATION

    * Daily prayer
    * Weekly Mass for students
    * Sacramental preparation
    * Religious education
    * Student participation in the Liturgy

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

    * Service projects
    * Orchestra
    * Christmas concert
    * Spring musical
    * Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts programs
    * Field trips
    * Art Smart after school program
    * Camp Storer for 6th graders
    * Washington, D.C. for 8th graders
    * Red Ribbon Week
    * D.A.R.E. program
    * motivational speakers
    * Choir
    * Spirit Singers
    * Talent Show
    * Quiz Bowl
    * Power of the Pen

SPORTS
Girls can participate in a number of sports including:  Basketball, cheerleading, cross country, soccer, softball, T-ball, track and volleyball
Boys can participate in a number of sports including:  Baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, T-ball and track

OTHER OFFERINGS

    * Morning and afternoon extended care
    * Hot lunch cooked on site daily
    * Daily recess periods
    * Security system
    * TPS and TARTA bussing
    * School uniforms
    * on-site clinic
    * New playground installed May 2009

JUNIOR HIGH
At OLPH we are able to offer some unique opportunities for 7th and 8th grade students.  The Junior High is deparmentalized, with all teachers teaching in their area of expertise.  An Algebra course is offered for upper-level 8th grade math students.  Junior High Science classes make daily use of our school's Science Lab, conducting experiments and discovery activities.
Junior High Service Learning groups help to create bonds between adolescents and adults.  Groups of 8-10 students and a teacher, staff member, or adult volunteer spend an afternoon each quarter performing service in the community.  Students benefit from the opportunity to serve others, and the less-structured time with an adult role model.
Other opportunities for Junior High students:

    * Confirmation for 8th grade
    * Electives, including an on-line Spanish course
    * 8th grade trip to Washington, D.C.
    * High and Low Ropes courses
    * Junior High dances
    * Individual lockers
    * 8th grade retreat
    * Science Fair
    * Student Council
    * Power of the Pen
    * Quiz Bowl
    * Morning broadcast
    * National Junior Honor Society (NJHS)