Please send articles for this newsletter to e-crossette@hcrs-va.org
by Saturday at 6 p.m.
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Greetings!
September 12, 2010 Applebee's Dining to DonateMake plans now to eat at Applebee's on Old Forest Road on Wednesday, September 22, from 4-9 p.m., and 10% of your bill will be donated to Holy Cross School. This offer is also good for take-out orders. You must have a copy of the flyer with you in order for Holy Cross to get credit. Click here to download and print a copy: Applebee's Dining to DonateSCRIPWe are still taking your scrip orders every week. Don't forget to place your Applebee's Scrip order this week so you will have it for the Dining to Donate fundraiser on September 22. See the Scrip link on the left of this page. Email Colleen Sites at scrip@hcrs-va.org for details.
Did you play with blocks as a
child? Do robots fascinate you? If so, you may want to coach a Holy
Cross School Lego team! Students do all of the building and programming
and you get to play along. Contact Julia Wingfield at wingfield_j@hcrs-va.org or call
847-5436 if you have two afternoons a week to help us out. This is a
short-term volunteering opportunity. The Lego competition is in November.
Car Wash on September 18th for After Prom We still need students AND parents to help. Email Mrs. Sites at scrip@hcrs-va.org with times you can help.
New
Spirit Wear will be arriving soon! Various style and color sweatshirts and
sweatpants for the cooler weather. Large car magnets, baseball caps, and other
fun items too. Stay
tuned and get ready to shop!
Service Hours Opportunities
Attention all students: listed below
are several service hour opportunities. Great way to meet your goal and
do something good for someone!
**Stop Hunger Now-sponsored by Holy Cross Church and St. Thomas More -Meal Packaging Event-Saturday, Sept. 25th 1:00 pm at St. Thomas More. Help package meals for us in crisis-burdened areas and in shcool
feeding programs in schools and orphanages around the world. For
information contact Anne Nilles at 237-8851 or socialminstry@stmva.com
**Building a Faith Filled Community-Volunteers
are needed to share the work of converting the HCS gym into a worship
place. All different skill are needed. Any amount of time will be
greatly appreciated. Contact Jim Martin at 384-0283 or jmartin5943@comcast.net Help needed starting on Sunday, Sept. 26th.
If you know of a service opportunity for our youth, please pass it along to Mrs. Shenigo at shenigo_a@hcrs-va.org
Order Yearbooks Now and Save!
It's a great time to buy yearbooks at Holy Cross Regional Catholic
School! You can now purchase your student's yearbook online at www.yearbookforever.com. Don't wait - yearbooks are on sale for $40 and will increase in price throughout the year!
Amazing
Mile Run
Holy Cross School is looking for lots of participants for the Amazing
Mile Run which will be held on September 24th as part of the Virginia 10 Miler
Celebration Weekend. Please visit the Amazement Square website for details and
registration information.
Virginia 10Miler Block Party
Make plans to join the
Virginia 10miler Holy Cross Block Party on September 25th. More info to
follow but mark your calendar be there to cheer the runners as they
make their way down Langhorne and then on their journey towards the
finish line!
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Elementary School News
|  Congratulations to 4th Grader Zoë Winters for reading the most pages this summer -
18,530! We are so proud of her!
PICTURES FROM READING CELEBRATION:
Click on this link to see some of our great pictures from our reading celebration on September 8! Reading Celebration
Check back to this link as we continue to add more pictures. If you have pictures you'd like to submit to the album, please email them to e-crossette@hcrs-va.org
Boy Scouts
A representative of Boy Scouts will come on Monday to talk to our boys
in grades 1 - 5 about the scouting program. Look for information coming
home so you can decide if you want your son to participate in Boy
Scouts.
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Middle & High School News
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Middle School Putt Putt Trip
On September 15th our
Middle School will be traveling to the Put Putt Fun Center on Timberlake
Road. In celebration of the outing middle school participants
will have a jeans day on the 15th. Permission forms and additional
information was sent home on Friday, Sept 3rd. Please return
the completed permission form and activity fee to your homeroom teacher by
September 13th.
Parental pick up is at 4:30 at the Fun
Zone. If parents are picking up other student(s) a written note from the
student's parent is required.
After Prom Meeting for 11th Grade Parents- Wednesday, September
15th, at 6:00 P.M. in the school cafeteria. Please come with ideas for
After Prom prizes and activities.
Service Hours Opportunity
Attention Middle and High
School Students start working on your service hours!! The PTO needs
your help on Friday, September 17th! Students are needed to help set up
and prepare for the Yard Sale which will be held on Saturday, September
18th. Set up will begin right after school on that Friday and will
continue till about 7:00. Give PTO an hour or two and you will not only
be helping the school but also receive service hour credit.
College
Visits in Conference Room
Monday, September 13
Katie Johnson, Hollins College, 12:50
Wednesday, September 15
Joe Christie, High Point, 10:15
Ed McKee, Greensboro College, 12:22
Berkley Leonard, Hamden-Sydney, 1:00
Maura Ryan, East Carolina University, 3:10
Friday, September 24
Emily Wong, Randolph College, 8:30 am
Monday, September 27
Aaron Good, Bridgewater College, 2:00
Monday, October 4
Kellyn Flemming, Randolph-Macon Asheville, 9:00
Friday, October 8
Dara Logan, Lynchburg College, 11:34
Thursday, October 14
Gretchen Tucker, Sweet Briar College, 2:25
Tuesday, October 19
Heather Hunter, Roanoke College, 9:46
Thursday, October 21
Lorii Bruce, Emory & HenryCollege, 1 pm
Wednesday, November 3
Jonathon Webster, Washington & Lee, 1:30
Thursday, November 18
Jill Weston, Virginia
Wesleyan, 2:00 pm
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Sports News
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The Soccer and Volleyball Concession and Gate
Schedule is now online. The next home game date is September 16, with Varsity
Soccer at 3:30 p.m.
Go to:
Concession and Gate Schedule to see the duty schedule for all the games.
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Coming Soon
| Tuesday, September 14 - 10:15 a.m.- Feast of the Holy Cross Liturgy
Wednesday, September 15 - MS Putt Putt trip
and
After Prom Meeting for 11th Grade Parents at 6 pm
Saturday, September 18 6am - 1 pm - PTO Yard Sale - Volunteers
needed. Contact pto@hcrs-va.org for details.
and
Car Wash for After Prom
September 20 School Pictures (PK - 11th grade)
September 22 Applebees Day
September 24 Brown Envelopes/First Quarter Interim Reports
Amazing
Race for Children - Good luck HC students!
September 25 Virginia 10 Miler - Good luck HC students and
parents!
October 9th - Holy Cross School Community Carnival- fun for all
ages!
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Contact us at:
Holy Cross Regional Catholic School
2125 Langhorne Road
Lynchburg, VA 24501
(434) 847-5436
Fax (434) 847-4156
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