~Dress Down Day $.25
~Early Dismissal at 1:30p.m.

October 15
~School Liturgy 9:00a.m.
~SAC Meeting 7:00p.m.

October 18
~Cathedral Prep Open House 12:00-3:00p.m.

October 19-22

~Child Protection Inservicing

October 22

~School Liturgy 9:00a.m.

October 23

~Grandparents' / Grandfriends' Day

12:15-3:00p.m.

October 25

~Villa Maria Academy Open House 12:00-3:00p.m.

October 29

~School Liturgy 9:00a.m.

~3 year old preschool Halloween Parties

October 30

~End of First quarter

~4 year old preschool parties

~Halloween Parade 1:40p.m.

~K-8 Halloween Parties following parade.

October 31

~Halloween

November 1

~All Saints' Day

~Mercyhurst Prep Open House 12:00-3:00p.m.

For more Calendar Events Click on the Quick Link below.

Athletic Events

COME OUT AND CHEER ON THE VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM

Come cheer on the OLP Varsity Football team as they take on St. George/OLC in the first round of the playoffs!! The game is Tuesday, October 13th, at 6PM, at the Villa Prep Events Center.

GO CRUSADERS!!

OLP Girls JV Basketball Tournament
"Nothin But Net" Friday, October 16-18, 2015

Friday, October 16, 2015, 8:45p.m. OLP vs Blessed Sacrament

Sat. & Sun.
TBA

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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

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Safe and Caring Schools

The Safe and Caring theme for October is "Feelings." In today's world it is vital that our children develop empathy and the ability to communicate effectively with others. Children should recognize the cause and effect of negative behavior and attitudes. They need to realize that they have the power to choose how to respond to conflict.

Students will

Through interactive role play and activities, learn how to express their feelings appropriately
Learn the strategy, I Messages, to help them resolve conflicts in a positive way

Grandparents'/Grandfriends' Day

Save the Date
Friday, October 23, 2015
12:15p.m. - 3:00p.m.

Information and Registration

Substitute Aides for Preschool and PEP

Subs are needed for the Preschool and PEP aide positions. Current clearances are required.

Please contact the school if you would like to be placed on this sub list. You will need to provide the school with a copy of your current PA Act 33, Act 34, and FBI Fingerprinting clearances.

Please contact Mrs. Clarisa Zacherl with any questions at czacherl@olpcrusaders.org .

8th Graders & Parents

High school is just around the corner! Here is some information to help you along the way.

Cathedral Prep & Villa Maria Academy Admissions Timeline

Mercyhurst Prep Admissions Timeline

FSA Coupon Book Sale

I would like to welcome all to give yourself a pat on the back for a fabulous turnout with our coupon book fundraiser. We surpassed our sale of last year by $400.00. We totaled over & $18,800 in sales giving our school 50% profit. This is wonderful and I thank everyone for their participation. With that being said, we have a few EXTRA BOOKS available for purchase. Please contact me at 835-5046, first come, first serve. IN ADDITION, I welcome anyone that is interested in shadowing me with this fundraiser for the next two years. I will be stepping down once Sarah graduates. God bless and serve the Lord :) Tina Vergotz

Ski Club Sign Ups

OLP Students in Grades 5-8

Signup forms are available starting Monday, October 5, 2015, in the OLP School Office and must be returned by Monday, November 2, 2015.

Ski club begins Friday, January 8, 2015,

and runs thru Friday, February 26, 2016.

Lift tickets are valid from opening day in November until the resort closes in April.

All skill levels from beginner to expert are accommodated. We welcome those who have never skied or snowboarded to join.

Ski club members receive weekly Friday night lift ticket, ski or snowboard rental, lessons and bus ride up and back with Anderson Bus Lines.

Please contact Chris Kurpiewski at ckurp@velocity.net or 602-3772 for details.

Cross Country

Congratulations to the boys' and girls' cross country teams that competed in the diocesan championships on Saturday, October 10, 2015. The girls varsity team took 2nd place and the boys varsity took 3rd. Boys' and girls' JV were very competitive as well but no team awards are given for that age group. Concluding the day was a great group of fun runners that did a wonderful job too. Congrats to everyone who received individual awards for their placement overall. Each and every one of the runners were great representations of what it means to be an OLP Crusader!
Thanks for a great season!
Stacey Constable, Pamela Mccormick, and Brian Arrowsmith

Athletics

HELP! HELP! The Varsity Boys Basketball team is still in need of a coach and the season is upon us. Without a coach, the season will be cancelled. If interested or know of someone interested, PLEASE contact Vinnie Padalino 814.602.6125

Boys' Varsity Basketball

Boys interested in Varsity Basketball: Conditioning/Open Gym times are listed below. A parent will be running drills and conditioning to help prepare for the upcoming season. See you at the gym!

10/14 Wed 6-8

10/18 Sun 6:30-8

10/19 Mon 8-9:30

10/21 Wed 6-8

10/25 Sun 6:30-8

10/27 Tues 8:30-9:30

Wrestling

The OLP wrestling season will soon be underway so we invite all boys in grades 1-6 to attend one of our open house sessions October 27-29, 5:30-7:30 pm at the St. George gym. For more info call or email coach Eli Irvin at 814-218-6234,

edirvin681@gmail.com.

Wrestling Flyer

P.L.A.Y. Basketball
Time to Sign Up for
2015-2016 P.L.A.Y Basketball-"Participate & Learn At the YMCA"

P.L.A.Y. is an 9 week + playoffs youth basketball league for boys grades 1st to 4th and girls grades 1st through 6th associated with the Parochial Parishes. This is a great opportunity to introduce your children to basketball fundamentals while allowing them to experience healthy competition in a safe and fun environment.

P.L.A.Y teams are co-ed in first & second grade. Third and fourth grade teams are separate. This year 3rd - 4th grade teams will phase into competitive play to prepare kids for JV teams. All games will be held at the Downtown YMCA beginning the weekend of 1/8/2016 and will have a referee and scorekeeper. Playoff games are held at the Erie Insurance Arena. The league fee is $50.00/participant and all players will receive a uniform t-shirt. Please complete the form in the link below (both sides) and return to the school office by Wednesday, October 21^st, so our coaches can organize teams & communicate the practice schedule. Most practices will be held at Church of the Cross and will begin around November 1st.

Calling All Coaches:

This program does not work without the help of our parent coaches. There is a block on the form to fill out if you can volunteer. The time commitment is 2, 1-hour practices a week in November & December and 1 practice per week plus 1 game in January & February. Have a buddy you want to coach with? Just include that information on the form. We will hold a coach's meeting the week of October 26^th to review rules and create our teams.

Contact Stephanie Spence with any questions: stephspence@roadrunner.com

or at 814.572.3972.

P.L.A.Y. Sign Up Form

Swimming

There will be a parent meeting and swimsuit try-ons on October 22, at 6:30 in the school cafeteria for the OLP swim team.

Students in grades 1-8 and also Religious Education students in grades 1-8 are welcome.

THE CHILD MUST BE ABLE TO SWIM ONE LENGTH OF THE POOL FREESTYLE! (UNASSISTED)

We are also looking for two assistant coaches for the JV swim team, Grades 1-4. If you are interested in helping or have any questions, please contact Elaine Rohrbach at 814-460-6820 or email me at elrohrbach5@verizon.net.

Boys' JV Basketball

Hello Crusaders! Any 5th or 6th grade

grade boy interested in trying out for the JV Basketball team is encouraged to sign up and attend tryouts on

Tuesday, 10/27 from 7:30-8:30pm

in the gym. Miss Ek will be announcing this during school and sign-up sheets will be in each homeroom. I'm trying to get a feel of how many boys will be attending tryouts so I ask that the boys sign up prior to Friday 10/23. Thank you.

In addition, want to remind everyone of the open gym dates/times for October below:

Tuesday 10/13 - 8 to 9pm

Thursday 10/15 - 8 to 9pm

Tuesday 10/20 - 8 to 9pm

Thursday 10/22 - 7:30 to 8:30pm

Tuesday 10/27 - JV Boys Basketball Tryouts 7:30 to 8:30pm

Dave Hilditch

OLP JV Basketball

Girls' Varsity Basketball

Any 7th or 8th grade

girl interested in trying out for Varsity basketball is invited to attend open gyms. The schedule is below.

Tues Oct 20 6:00-8:00

Fri Oct 23 5:30-7:30

Mon Oct 26 6:00-8:00

Fri Oct 30 5:30-7:30

Sat Oct 31 2:00-4:00 Tryouts

Mon Nov 2 First Day of Practice

Questions? Contact Tom Galleher at

397-5438

Villa Maria Academy Free Volley Ball Clinic

Saturday, October 17, 2015, 9:30a.m.-Noon

For girls in grades 3-8

Flyer

MYAA Basketball

Girl Scouts

Hi Girl Scout Parents,

Camp Creepy is right around the corner on Saturday, October 24th, from 5-9p.m.

http://www.gswpa.org/en/events-repository/2015/camp_creepy_at_camp_2.html

It's $15 or $19 with a meal per child

Adults are free or $4 for a meal.

If you and your daughter would like to attend, please register via the link above.

This evening out includes a fun patch!

Deadline to RSVP is Oct. 15.

We will all meet in the parking lot at 5p.m. at Camp Hawthorne for a creepy spook-tacular night!

Please let me know after you have registered. This way I know who we are looking for at our meeting spot so we don't leave anyone behind.

Any questions, contact Lindsey Kilmer at lkilmer@olpcrusaders.org

Casino Night
Save the Date

2016 Casino Night will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Rainbow Gardens. Tickets will be available in December.

Photo of the Week
Tennis Champs

Sunday, October 11, 2015, was the parochial tennis championships. Hayden Hutchinson and Aidan Samueloff, both in fifth grade, won the JV doubles match. Hayden Hutchinson finished second overall in JV singles. Way to go boys! OLProud!

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, October 20, 2015, issue is

Friday, October 16, 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