Those who know Sister Dolores best, however, know her as more than an administrator alone. And, since 1981, she has provided both professional and spiritual guidance at San Diego's oldest secondary school, twice recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a national blue ribbon school of excellence.
Today there is only one, but the vision has remained clear.
True to the vision, OLP students are recognized not only for their academic achievements, but for their leadership and sense of service as well. Both Mayor Maureen O'Connor and Mayor Susan Golding have honored OLP students for their volunteer contributions to the people of San Diego. For every Academy graduate, community service is as important an element of one's education as the completion of one's academic credits. This past decade alone the hours of community services contributed by OLP students has numbered well over a quarter of a million. It doesn't matter whether we are referring to 1882, or 1964 or 1999, it is the goal of all of us at the Academy of Our Lady of Peace to give all our young women every opportunity possible to learn, to lead and to make a positive difference in their families, their communities, their churches, and their world.