Attention Parents: Please take a moment to review the Millcreek Township School District Policy on head lice listed below. Our School Nurse is available to answer any questions you may have. You can email her at lcrankshaw@olpcrusaders.org.

Guidelines for Lice
Millcreek School District PDF
Millcreek School District Head Lice Check List

Wellness Policy

Please click here then scroll down to review the Diocese of Erie Catholic Schools Wellness Policy.

Quick Links

March 2015 Lunch Menu

2014-2015 School Days Calendar

OLP Extended Care Families

Parents please note that the OLP Extended Care phone number has been changed.

The new OLP Extended Care Phone Number is

(814) 218-3021

Looking Ahead

March 3

~Kindergarten Report Cards go home
~Athletic Board Open Meeting 7:00p.m.

March 5
~FSA Board Meeting 6:30p.m.

March 6
~Living Stations by 5th & 6th Grade 1:30p.m. & 7:00p.m. OLP Church

March 11
~Dress Down $.25
~Early Dismissal 1:30p.m.

March 12
~School Liturgy 9:00a.m. / Handwriting Awards
~FSA Chuck E Cheese Fundraiser

March 13
~No School

March 15
~Daylight Savings Time Begins (Spring Ahead)

March 17
~St. Patrick's Day
~Dress Down in Green and White
~Cake Walk $1.00+

March 19
~School Liturgy 9:00a.m.

For more Calendar Events Click on the Quick Link below.

Athletic Events

Girls' Varsity Basketball
State Championship Tournament

March 13, 14, & 15, 2015

Allentown, PA

Click here for Diocesan Athletic Information and Schedules

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

The I.N.F.O.

Erie Diocesan Champions

Congratulations to our OLP Girls' Varsity Basketball team! They beat Seton Catholic 31 to 15 on Sunday, March 1, 2015, for the Erie Diocesan Championship. They now will play in the State Tournament in Allentown, March 13, 14, & 15, 2015. Good Luck! We are OLProud!

2014-2015 OLP Yearbook

Due Today, March 3, 2015
Order online at
ybpay.lifetouch.com and enter Yearbook ID Code: 11468815
Online orders accepted till March 17, 2015.

Calling All Photographers!
Did you take pictures at an OLP School Event?
Share your candid photos - they could be included in the OLP Yearbook!

You can submit candid school photos for consideration in the yearbook. To submit photos to the yearbook staff, go to community.lifetouch.com and register with the following access code: JIBUFV

Click here for more information.

2015-2016 School Year Registration

Don't Forget to register for the 2015-2016 School Year!

Returning families registration form and $50.00 registration fee were due January 21, 2015. Please turn in your registration as soon as possible to reserve your spot for next year.

March 1, 2015, or March 31, 2016 - Catholic Diocese of Erie Tuition Aid Application Due

2015-2016 Registration Letter to Returning Families

2015-2016 Registration Form

Tuition Assistance Letter

Catholic Diocese of Erie Tuition Aid Application 2015-2016

Preschool Application - K-8 Application

Advancement Office

Click here to purchase tickets in advance.
Click here to print flyer

FSA

Our next meeting is Thursday, March 5, 2015, at 6:30p.m. in the school cafeteria.

Chuck E Cheese Fundraiser
Save the Date!

Join us for a night of fun and games at Chuck E. Cheese on Thursday, March 12, 2015. The school will receive 15% off tokens, food and prizes. A flyer with coupons will be sent home in the Tuesday folder on March 10, 2015.

Living Stations
This Friday, March 6, 2015

The fifth and sixth grade students of Our Lady of Peace School will have the privilege of leading the student body (at 1:30p.m.) and the parish (at 7:00p.m.) in the Living Stations.

Join us in the celebration of this prayer as we begin the Lenten season.

CALLING 7th GRADE PARENTS....

Please come on THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2015, at 7:00PM in the cafeteria as we gather thoughts and ideas for the 8th Grade Tea. All are welcome!!

Contact Cheryl DiPietro at 323-0806 or cheryl_dipietro@yahoo.com

8th Grade Parents

Our next meeting will take place on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at 7:00p.m. in the OLP Church Social Room.

Save the Date!
8th Grade Performance of

Jesus Christ Superstar

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

1:30p.m.

OLP Church
All are Welcome!

All 8th grade students must have loose fitting plain black pants, a plain black turtleneck, and plain black socks. White gloves will be purchased through the school.

8th Grade Graduation DVD

Attention all 8th Graders and Parents!

Please send in your photos for the 8th Grade DVD

We need 5 photos and 3 song choices (no bad language please!) from each student by March 13, 2015.

Photos can be sent home via Sara Breckur in room 8B

or can be emailed to maryb1162@yahoo.com

Any questions call Mary Breckur at 814-746-2631

or email me at the address listed above

Thank You!!

Attention 8th Grade Parents

We need everyone's help to make make graduation events memorable for our children. If anyone has any questions, please call Bea Blenner, 8th Grade Graduation Chair, at (814) 440-9116 (cell) or email her at penguinshockey555@yahoo.com.

Catholic High School Timelines

Click on the link below for the Admissions timeline for Prep-Villa.

Prep-Villa Admissions Timeline

Considering Mercyhurst Prep? Click below for the MPS Admissions Timeline.

Mercyhurst Prep Admissions Timeline

OLP 7th & 8th Grade Youth Group

Cedar Point is scheduled for Wednesday, June 10, 2015. To attend, students MUST have completed 2 spiritual and 2 service activities by

May 1, 2015, along with donating baked goods for the bake sale fundraiser at OLP Church after the masses on April 18 & 19, 2015. I am looking for 2 - 3 parents to be at each mass with the students. Please email me if you can be at one of the masses.

OLP Youth Group 2014-15 event attendance

Questions, email Robin Wilson rrotz@yahoo.com.

Upcoming Events:

Spiritual:

YCEA - Eucharistic Adoration

.Come and Worship the Lord!

Saturday, March 7 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Friday, April 24 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Saturday, May 16 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

++COUNTS FOR 2 SPIRITUAL ACTIVITIES!++

Free event, but donations accepted.

Friday, March 27 (7:00 pm - 9:15 pm)

& Saturday, March 28 (9:30 am - 2:30 pm)

------

Real Love & Real Life -----

St. George, Erie, PA

Provides and promotes a family-centered

approach to chastity education. Parents

and students must attend together. Go to

the website to register or for more information:

http://familyhonor.org/mar-27-28-real-love-real-life-st-george-erie-pa/

Wednesday, April 1, Father Larry's Passion Talk

St. Joseph Church, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

8^th graders only

Service:

Wednesday, February 25 - Bingo

at Elmwood

Nursing Home 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm

Wednesday, March 18 - Bingo

at Elmwood Nursing Home 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm

Saturday, March 21, Mass & Clean the church

with Father David for Easter. 8:00 am - 10:30 am

Attend 8:00 am mass, eat donuts & clean the church.

**All off site events require a permission slip.

Questions, email Robin Wilson rrotz@yahoo.com.

Athletics

The next Athletic Board meeting will be held Tonight, Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at 7:00p.m. in the school Cafeteria. This is an OPEN meeting.

Coaches Needed for Fall 2015

We currently have openings for a Boys/Girls Cross Country Coach for the 2015 Fall season and also a Head Girls JV Basketball coach is needed for the fall of 2015. All interested applicants may contact Vinnie Padalino at (814) 602-6125, or by email vnpadalino@yahoo.com.

OLP Night at the BayHawks Fundraiser

Saturday, March 28, 2015, at 7:00p.m.

https://www.groupmatics.co/group?code=OLP

It is as simple as this: Click on the link above to purchase BayHawks tickets for the March 28, 2015, BayHawks game at face value and $4 of each ticket purchased through your school goes back to your school! Just follow this link to purchase your tickets. If your school sells 300+ tickets as a whole, there will be a 50/50 split on each ticket sold (50% of the ticket sales will go back to OLP!)

P.L.A.Y. Soccer

P.L.A.Y (Participate & Learn at the YMCA) is a series of athletic programs run through downtown YMCA for boys and girls Grades 1-4. Teams are registered as school-parish based teams. Most recently OLP had 57 children (7 teams) participate in the PLAY Basketball league. Due to its wild success the YMCA wishes to expand this to a PLAY Soccer league planned to start mid-late March and end just prior to Memorial Day. We need an OLP parent volunteer to act as the OLP PLAY Soccer coordinator. If interested, please contact the downtown YMCA at:

Monica J Olesnanik

Program Director

YMCA of Greater Erie

Downtown YMCA & The Y @ UPMC Hamot

300 State St., Suite 107

(814) 877-3716

molesnanik@ymcaerie.org

Questions? You can contact OLP PLAY Basketball coordinator Stephanie Spence (572-3972) on the required duties of a PLAY coordinator position. If there is not a coordinator then it is expected that OLP would not participate.

i9 Spring Sports Flyer / Registration

Erie Youth Soccer Association Registration

Spirit Song

SpiritSong Youth Choir wants you!

Youth from grades 5^th to 12^th who like to sing are needed to participate in OLP's music ministry.

SpiritSong is a great opportunity for your child to learn about music in the Mass, cantoring, proper singing techniques as well as making new friends and having fun at the same time!

You are invited to just "show up" for any

scheduled rehearsal and try us out!

SpiritSong leads music at the Saturday 5:00pm Mass twice per month,

and rehearses on Wednesdays from 5:15 to 6:30pm.

For more information, please contact:

Debby Holmes: 838-6306 (after 7:00pm)

Brian Kuzmin (OLP Music & Liturgy Director): 833-7701

Girl Scouts

Photo of the Week

Emma Sanders and Kady Brink both recently competed in the Elks District Hoop Shoot free throw contest in Warren, PA. Kady finished second in her age division, and Emma finished first! Congratulations to both girls! Emma will advance on to the state free throw competition. This will be held in State College, PA, on March 7, 2015. Winners from around the state will be competing for the state title. Good luck, Emma!

Note:

If your organization would like to submit information to the OLP electronic newsletter, please contact Mrs. Jennifer Delavern at 838-3548 or at theinfo@olpcrusaders.org

Deadline for the Tuesday, March 3, 2015, issue is

Friday, February 27, 2015, by 9:00a.m.

Contact Info:

School: 814 838-3548 Preschool: 814 838-3886 Church: 814 833-7701

Extended Care: 814 923-7607

On the web: www.olpcrusaders.org
Attendance Email: attendance@olpcrusaders.org