Congratulations to Catherine Conlon in 7th grade for finishing first in our Holy Cross Spelling Bee. She will represent our school at the Regional Spelling Bee on February 18, 2012 at Paul Lawrence Dunbar Middle School Auditorium 1200 Polk Street, Lynchburg. Congratulations also to our second place winner, Avery Combs (Grade 7) and our third place winner, Thomas Matthews (Grade 5).
Congratulations to all of our Spelling Bee participants!
Click on the pic to see more in an album by Jon Winters!
SUMMER DAY CARE FAMILIES,
Holy Cross will not offer summer day care during the 2012 summer. We apologize for any inconvenience to our families, but we are planning to head in new direction with summer options. We hope to offer "themed" camps for several weeks of the summer (like our very popular Lego Camp run by Karl Rony). More information about those options will be available this spring.
Important Dates to Remember: 
School Holiday Feb 17-20 - Enjoy your long weekend!
Next PTO meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 21 from 6:30-7:30 in the cafeteria. Child care will be provided. Please join us.
SENIOR NIGHT for Girls Varsity Basketball will be Tuesday, February 14 at the game
SENIOR NIGHT for Boys Varsity Basketball will be Thursday, February 16
at the game
The Etiquette Dinner for all students in grades 6-8 will be on March 17.
Grandparents Day is May 4.
Forensics News
The Holy Cross Forensics team traveled to Madison County for the Virginia District Tournament this past Friday and Saturday. Joe Bruzek and Grayson Kosciusko made their debut in Friday's Student Congress as Senators while Ora Arthornsombat, Lizzie Main and Meghann Hansen participated as Delegates in the House of Representatives. Speech and Debate events began Friday afternoon. Sam Winters, Gabie Braxton, Meghann Hansen and Daniel Casker participated in the Public Forum Debate events and Ora Arthornsombat participated in the Lincoln-Douglas Debate. Joe Bruzek and Grayson Kosciusko performed in the Duo Interpretation event and Drew Dickerson performed in Dramatic Interpretation. All did a terrific Job and represented Holy Cross Regional School with pride as they competed with the best Forensics teams from across the state of Virginia. Well done Gaels!
Special thanks go to Mary Hansen for all of her hard work in organizing the weekend, and to Greg Casker and Jon Winters for assisting Mary with the driving, judging and chaperoning. Mr. Cloyd drove to Madison to join the students on Friday for a visit between events, giving them a boost as they went from Student Congress to the Speech and Debate events and we also met up with Holy Cross (and Forensic) alumni, Daniel Rezai, who returned to act as a Judge and Parliamentarian.
From Mrs. Main in the library:
Our February reading incentive for elementary students is underway! We will join with students throughout the country in the 'Read Across America' program. Students in Pre-K through 5th grade are keeping track of their reading this month, and each classroom has its own minimum goal for kids to reach(info.went home last week) Students in grades 3-5 are also part of a contest sponsored by Sylvan Learning Center in conjunction with "Read across America." Sylvan will award prizes to the overall top reader in grades 3-5 and to the top one in each of those classrooms. Each classroom winner stands a chance of winning a new bike!
Students need to turn in their calendars/records on Thursday, March 1st. All elementary students will celebrate our month of reading with a "Dr. Seuss birthday party" on Friday, March 2nd! Stay tuned for more details and please feel free to contact me with any questions! main_h@hcrs-va.org
PARENTS OF SENIORS
Have you bought a senior page in the Yearbook for your child? What a great way to tell them how very proud you are and to celebrate their accomplishments in a special way. Be sure to secure your page today by sending in your ad or contacting Mrs. Danielle Muller at muller_d@hcrs-va.org for details.
Full Page Ad (up to 5-7 photos): 200.00
Half Page Ad (up to 4-5 photos): 100.00
Quarter Page Ad (2 photos): 50.00
Eighth Page (1 photo): 35.00
It is also a GREAT time to BUY YEARBOOKS! You can purchase online at www.yearbookforever.com or send in a check to the main office. Yearbooks are now on sale for $40. HURRY and purchase before the sale ends.
