Holy Cross Regional Catholic School E-Crossette September 25, 2011 New Director of Enrollment and Marketing We are pleased to announce the hiring of our new Director of Enrollment and Marketing. Amy Hunt Lawson will join us beginning November 1. Until that time, Pat Rony has graciously agreed to continue as Interim Director. Amy has experience in admissions, marketing and development. She has past experience as an admissions counselor at College of Charleston; she spent two years at James River Day School; her recent post was at Hampden-Sydney College. She holds a BA in Corporate Communications, a BS in Business Administration and an M.Ed. in Counselor Education. She is the proud mom of a young son (16 months old); Amy and her husband currently reside in Lynchburg.
Renweb Training for Paren ts The Renweb Parent Portal will fully "open"to all parents on Monday, October 3. For those parents who want a "hands-on" demonstration of the new Parent Portal (after you review the information sent home with your student), please plan to attend an information session on Monday, September 26 at 6:30 pm (adults only, please) in the High School Media Lab. You are welcome to bring your laptop to the session, or you may use our lab computers. Host Families Needed We have 3 girls from Austria that are interested in attending Holy Cross Regional Catholic School for the second semester only. We have 2 girls that will be in 8th grade and the other is in 10th grade. The girls have many interest and hobbies. Here are only a few: ballet, golf, piano, animals, skiing, hiking, camping, biking, horseback riding, and traveling. If your family has an available room, a sense of adventure, and welcoming hearts, please consider becoming a host family. For more information, please contact Pat Rony. Rony_p@hcrs-va.org. Fall Social for Middle School Students and Guests Middle School students need to pick up permission slips for the first social Friday, September 30, from 7:00 - 10:00. There will be a DJ and snacks. Permission slips are available from homeroom teachers and from our website. If you volunteered to decorate, please come to the cafeteria at 3:30 on Friday.

Homecoming Dance
All high school students are invited to attend the 2011 Homecoming Dance on Saturday, October 8th, from 8:00 - 11:30. The cost is $10 per student/guest. Each student is allowed to bring 2 guests. Permission slips are available from homeroom teachers and on our website. Students may help decorate Saturday morning starting at 9:00 A.M.
Field Trip
First grade will enjoy a field trip to the Peaks of Otter on Thursday, October 13.
Claire Wittman in Babes in ArmsClaire Wittman, Senior, performs in the joint Lynchburg College-Academy of Fine Arts musical, Babes in Arms, playing Oct. 6-8 at 7:30pm and Oct. 9 at 2:00pm at the Warehouse Theatre in downtown Lynchburg. Tickets and more information can be found at: Babes in ArmsColleen Dougherty Needs Your Help Getting Out of Jail!!
A message from Colleen: I'm going behind bars for "GOOD." PLEASE HELP BAIL ME OUT! You wouldn't want a mother of 3 behind bars, would you? Your donation is my key to freedom! I'm being put in jail on Tuesday, September 27th and I need to raise $2400 to get out. I'm trying to send 3 children with muscular dystrophy in my area to a magical week of MDA Summer Camp. If my friends and family just donate $20 each, we can send these 3 children, their medical team and their counselors to camp next summer. All you have to do is click here to make a one time, secure donation to my bail account: MDA Link for Colleen Help me help these children and their families. Together, our time and contributions will make a difference. Thank you in advance for your help, Colleen
College visits are being scheduled to avoid AP, DE classes (1st, 4th, 6th and 8th periods) and lunch as much as possible (exception is 9/9). Every effort is being made to spread out times so that the same classes are not being missed. Students are responsible for making up any missed work due to attending sessions with college reps. Bridgewater College, Julie Huffman, Monday, September 26, 2 pm ChristopherNewportUniversity, Jeremy Cobb, Tuesday, September 27, 1 pm RoanokeCollege, Pat LeDonne, Wednesday, September 28, 9:15 am Meghan Muncie, Radford University, Wednesday, October 5, 11:50 am Lynchburg College, Dara Logan, Monday, October 3, 10 am James Madison University, Shaun Mooney, Wednesday, October 12, 11:50 am Randolph College, Lisa Davies, Wednesday, October 19, 9 am Sweet Briar College, Gretchen Tucker, Monday, October 24, 10 am Emory & Henry, Lori Bruce-Cutshaw, Wednesday, October 26, 10 am Washington & LeeUniversity, Chris Browning, Wednesday, November 9, 1:30 pm Save the Date Knights of Columbus 12th Annual Haunted House! Saturday, October 29th - Sunday, October 30th , 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.. 201 Sweeny Circle in Forest. Admission: $5.00 Pics of Girls on the Run Tent at the 10 Miler 

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