Holy Cross School is gearing up for a very busy spring. Please check the calendar below for a list of important events and dates and mark your own calendar now!
Congratulations!Middle School students voted and chose Maleah Manion and James Schubert as the most polite and best-mannered students in Middle School this year. Thanks to James and Maleah for setting a great example for all of us!
Middle School Etiquette Dinner News
The Etiquette Dinner last Saturday evening was a wonderful event! The thank you list is long, but the event could not be held without all of these folks' help.
Ms. Bowden, Ms. Kluba, and Mr. Roach (and all of our faculty and staff) for taking time to teach manners to our students
High school students who taught dances to the middle schoolers and served at the event
Parents and high school students who helped set up before (especially Tony Smith and friend Robert) and clean up after the event
Jane and Glenn Trent for picking up the Eiffel Tower and tables
Mrs. Pociluyko and high school art students for flower decorations
Mrs. Reilly, Nicole Sites, and helpers preparing the food
Photographers Jon and Sam Winters
Mrs. Dana Murphey for the punch
Dr. Justice for the plaques
PTO, Athletic Boosters and Used Uniform for funds
Special appreciation to Father Kelly from Holy Name of Mary for joining us!
A very special thank you goes to Colleen Sites and Julia Wingfield, who both give generously of their time and talents to our whole school!
Congratulations to the following students who won the city level Young Authors (and are now heading to Regional level competition) from Holy Cross School. 50% of the winners were from Holy Cross!
Megan Williams (1), Kaitlyn Davis (2), Madison Luther (2), Emma Lemley (2), Ashley Laneve (3), Molly Graham (5), Adrianna Burns (5), Andrew Stokes (6), Caitlin Quinn (6), Glenn Trent (6), James Schubert (7), Brooke Valentine (7), Colin Baker (8), David Loftus (8), Joshua Wooddell (9), Ethan Rini (9), Kate Lemley (9), Tom Bruzek (9), Sam Winters (9), Mary Paige David (9), Lexi Quinn (9), Jessica Winters (10), Laura Wingfield (10), Brian Loftus (10), Drew Dickerson (10), Anna Filiaggi (10), Ora Arthornsombat (10), Stephen St. Angelo (11), Joe Bruzek (11), Nicole Sites (11), Claire Wittman (11), Jimmy Wilmouth (11), Naya Kim (11), Aaron Kovalesky (11), Carly Roy (12), Ches Bono (12), Anthony Garbarini (12), Ethan Servas (12), Robert Kluba (12), Michael Smith (12), Natalie Pruitt (12), William Loftus (12), Tanya Arthornsombat (12)
Young Authors Regional Competition Update!
We have just received notice that Holy Cross students placed in 18 of the 57 Regional Level awards! Thirty two percent of all the Regional Level winners from Lynchburg and other cities in the region were Holy Cross students! Your essays, poems, and fiction stories were super! Names to be released soon, so stay tuned. Go Gael Authors!
The new Holy Cross School Literary Magazine, The Paper Airplane, is now ready to begin accepting submissions!
Please submit your original poetry, short stories, photography and artwork no later than Thursday, April 28th. Parents, students, and faculty are all welcome to submit work for publication. Please make sure that your submissions are appropriate for all ages! We prefer all submissions to be sent to the following email address:
literarymagazine_hcrs@yahoo.com
Thank you so much for helping to make The Paper Airplane something the entire school can be proud of for many years!!
Flynn O'Hara uniforms will now provide Hunter Green Zipper Fleece Jackets and Hunter Green Zipper Fleece Vests! Both will have the Holy Cross logo and be considered a part of elementary, middle, and high school uniforms. Youth and adult sizes available. Samples are hanging in the office! Very Cool!
There will be a Volleyball Meeting for all parents and students in the 7th - 11th grade that are interested in playing volleyball in the fall.The meeting will be held in the gym on Wednesday, April 6, from 6:10 pm - 6:45 pm.
Capri Sun Containers
Thank you to our families for helping in our fundraising efforts to support our classroom needs. After careful review, we find that the collection of box tops and bottle caps are great fundraisers for the school, but the Capri Suns containers do not help us as easily toward our goals. We will no longer collect Capri Suns for redemption; however, we WILL continue to collect box tops and bottle caps.
Lenten Pancake Supper
Join us on Friday, April 15 (after you file your taxes) for a very special pancake supper sponsored by the Elementary/Middle School Drama Club and the Tenth Grade Prom Committee. All you can eat pancakes are headlining this event. Along with pancakes we will be serving hash browns, fruit, juice, milk and coffee. Children are $3.00, adults $5.00 and for the family a maximum of $20. Come join us from 5:30 to 7:30 in the cafeteria!! Let us know you are coming, RSVP by emailing us at pancakes@hcrs-va.org (include your name and the number attending) and we will see you then!
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR:APRIL 1ST-6TH ELEMENTARY LIBRARY
Monday, April 4th will be a shopping day at the book fair for all elementary classes. If your child is shopping, please send money in an envelope or zip lock bag marked "Book fair". Parents are encouraged to visit the fair at any time during the hours below. During all hours outside of the school day, parents and student who shop may register to win free books from the fair! HOLY CROSS EARNS 25% OF ALL SALES !! Hundreds of books and non-book gift items are available!
BOOK FAIR SCHEDULE
Mon. April 4th- 8:00-4 (after school shopping/refreshments)
Tues. April 5th- 12:00-5:30 (after school shopping/refreshments)
Wed. April 6th- 7:45-10 (early bird shopping/donuts-last day!)
"HIT THE BOOKS" READING INCENTIVE
Elementary students have begun to "hit the books" this spring as part of the reading incentive sponsored by the Lynchburg Hillcats and Sylvan Learning Center. Students will read according to the guidelines for their class and fill in the 4 bases on the Hillcats bookmark. Those who hit a "Home Run" will earn 2 free tickets to the May 20th Hillcats baseball game and other prizes from Sylvan Learning Center as well. Students received their bookmark and instructions on Friday! See Mrs. Main if you have any questions! main_h@hcrs-va.org
Art Field Trip to Virginia Museum of Fine Arts