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PTO Cash Raffle Only 20 Days Away!
Don't let your opportunity to win some cash slip away from you! By purchasing a ticket you are supporting all of our students through the PTO. We need new textbooks and new playground equipment among other things, so HELP US OUT! $100 donation admits one for dinner, drinks, and the drawing. Call the school Monday through Friday for more information.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!! We are also looking for help in setting up for the raffle one Friday, March 4th, after school and Saturday after 12:00 noon. If you can give us any time at all, please email Julia Wingfield at wingfield_j@hcrs-va.org.
 High School Drama Production
On February 25th and 26th, the Holy Cross High school Drama Club will perform The Martian Chronicles, an original musical production based on Ray Bradbury's sci-fi classic. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for students, though due to the mature theme, the show is recommended for children over the age of 13. Seating will begin at 7:30 and the show goes on at 8:00. For reservations, call Mr. Mayberry at 434-665-9633.
CONGRATULATIONS TO WILLIAM LOFTUS who has been named a FINALIST in the National Merit Scholarship Program. William advances to the finalist stage by demonstrating through distinguished performance high potential for future academic accomplishment. Each year, about 1.5 million students enter the National Merit Scholarship Program. Approximately 16,000 students are named as Semi-finalists, an honor William received this fall. These semifinalists are reviewed and determination is made to see if they qualify as finalists. William's stellar academic record, his extrac urricular accomplishments, and his powerful potential for future academic success now allows him, as a finalist, to be considered for one of 8,400 National Merit Scholarships.
Holy Cross School is proud of William Loftus and his dedication to excellence in scholarship, service and community.
We would also like to congratulate Brendan Dougherty, who was named "Outstanding Player" at the Faith Tournament last weekend. The Middle School Basketball team took 4th place in the A Bracket and is undefeated in regular season play 13-0. We are proud of our Middle School basketball team!
Congratulations to the following students in grades 5th - 8th who represented their class in the Holy Cross Catholic Schools Week Spelling Bee:
5th Grade: Caitlyn Eichmann, Molly Graham and Christopher Taylor
6th Grade: Avery Combs, Mary Key, Alex Malkiewcz, and Andrew Stokes
7th Grade: Michael Charlton, Lanie David, Alan Prioletti, and James Schubert
8th Grade: Gabrielle Braxton, Daniel Casker, CeCe Murphey, and Ali Roach
A special congratulation to the following winners: First Place, Mary Key, Second Place, Michael Charlton and Third Place, Gabrielle Braxton.
Gabrielle represented Holy Cross at the Regional Script Spelling Bee on Saturday, February 12th at Dunbar Carl Anderson Auditorium.
The 7th and 8th Grade Science Fair will take place during the afternoon of March 3rd. Many judges are needed to make this event successful. Please look for sign ups in the Brown Envelopes which will be sent home on Friday, Feb 25th or email Cindy Kluba at kluba_c@hcrs-va.org No experience necessary. Thank you for your support.
Science Fair backboards have arrived. Please bring $4.50 to Ms. Kluba to receive yours.
From Mrs. Main in the library:
We are about halfway through our elementary reading incentive for the month of February! Students in grades Pre-K through 5th grade should be tracking their reading and be sure that they are on target to meet the goal for their classroom by the end of February. Sylvan Learning Center will be awarding prizes to the top readers in grades 2-5 and we will have our own treat and free dress day for those who at least participate and meet the classroom goal! Please contact Mrs. Main if you have any questions at all or need another reading log! (main_h@hcrs-va.org 847-5436 x 110) Thanks for your support of all of our reading incentive programs!
Catholic Schools Doing More With Less
From Foxnews.com:
"Earlier this month, President Obama challenged high schools across the county to compete against each other in the second annual "Race to the Top" educational success program for the chance to have him give the commencement address at their graduation. Not included in the contest, though, are the more than 2 million students in America's Catholic schools.
If they could participate, the nation's parochial schools would be fearsome competitors. A 2009 comparison between public and Catholic school SAT scores show that public school students had an overall average of 496 points on the critical reading portion of the test while Catholic school students scored 533 points on the same portion. Catholic school students outscored their public school counterparts by an average of 23 points. What makes the numbers more impressive is that Catholic high schools spend more than $2,000 less per pupil than public schools...."
Joe Corbi Pizza kits are on sale now. Order forms were distributed on 2/4 and are due back (money included) to your Homeroom Teacher by February 22nd. All proceeds will benefit After Prom. Thank you for your support.
Calling All Science Enthusiasts in Grades 3 - 6th : Randolph College is having a Science Day. Please look at the website for details. Registration for the event is now open.
http://physics.randolphcollege.edu/SPS/scifest/
Happy Valentine's Day
from everyone at
Holy Cross Catholic School!
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