2401 West 38th Street, Erie, PA 16506

(814) 838-3548

In This Issue

8th graders and Parents

Boy Scouts

Mother ~ Daughter Tea

Summer Camps

Photo of the Week

Wellness Policy

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

Wellness Newsletter

Quick Links

Inclement Weather Guidelines for OLP

2015-2016 School Days Calendar

March 2016 Lunch Menu

Looking Ahead

March 22

~Seder Meal Grades 5&6

March 23

~8th Grades performance of Jesus Christ Superstar 1:30p.m. OLP Church

~End of Third Quarter

March 24

~Holy Thursday

~ No School

March 25

~Good Friday

~No School

March 26

~Holy Saturday

March 27

~Easter Sunday

March 28

~Easter Monday

~No School

March 29

~School Resumes

March 31

~School Liturgy 9:00a.m.

April 1

~Eucharist Adoration

April 3

~K of C Pancake Breakfast

April 5

~Third Quarter Report Cards go Home

~Athletic Board Meeting 7:00p.m.

Aprill 7

~School Liturgy 9:00a.m. Honors Grades 5-8 and Handwriting Awards

~FSA Board Meeting 6:30p.m.

April 13

~Dress Down $.25

~Early Dismissal 1:30p.m.

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Athletic Events

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

The I.N.F.O.

8th Grade Presents

Jesus Christ Superstar

March 23, 2016
1:30p.m.,
OLP Church

All are welcome!

Boy Scouts

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Kasey Kensill for Crossing over to Boy Scouts on March 16, 2016 and earning his Arrow of Light Award.

Pine Wood Derby

The Pine Wood Derby Results are in:

Tigers:

1^st Place - Caleb Smith

2^nd Place - Marco Pfister

3^rd Place - Caleb Fredrick

Wolves:

2^nd Place - Jack Ringle

3^rd Place - Jacob Miles

Bears:

2^nd Place - Chris Beres

Webelos:

1^st Place - Kasey Kensill

2^nd Place - Ryan Reichert

3rdPlace - Greg Bohan

Overall Derby

2^nd Place Kasey Kensill

3^rd Place Ryan Reichert

Great job to all of the Cub scouts! The cars were fast this year.

OLP Summer Program
The Place to BEE this Summer!

Our theme this year is "The Place to BEE This Summer!" The program is open to students entering Kindergarten through Eighth grade. We encourage enrollment at the start of the summer. Applications received after the program begins will be accepted on a space available basis.

Registration forms below may be downloaded and printed or are available in the main office of the school. All three forms must be completed to register for the summer program.

Registration Forms

First Communion Practice

Practice for First Communion has been changed to 9:00 AM for both April 23, 2016, and April 30, 2016, practices. Please meet in the church by 9:00 AM the day before your scheduled First Communion day.

Athletics

We are in need of head coach for Girls Varsity Cheerleading for Fall 2016. Please contact Vinnie Padalino if interested. vpadalino@eriesd.org

Winter Athletics Thank You Drawing
ATTENTION ALL

OLP WINTER SPORTS TEAMS!!!

Swimming!
Wrestling!
JV Boys Basketball!
Varsity Boys Basketball!
Varsity Girls Basketball!
JV Cheerleading!
CYO Basketball!

Have you returned your LOTTERY TICKETS yet?

All Winter Athletes MUST RETURN their sold lottery tickets, proceeds collected and unsold tickets by March 31, 2016.

For every 10 lottery tickets sold, you will receive 1 free lottery ticket.

All winter athletes who have sold lottery tickets will have their names entered into the Winter Athletics Thank You Drawing to be held in April. Your sold tickets will earn you five chances to win gift cards to great places such as The BREWERIE, Holland's Dairy Queen, Taco Bell, an Erie SeaWolves game, Greengarden Lanes, Playport and much more! One gift card per winner.

The Winter Athletics Thank You Drawing is a huge

THANK YOU!!!

from the OLP Athletic Board to all of our talented Winter Athletes who have sold their 2016 All Sports Lottery Tickets!

The Athletic Board will also have a THANK YOU Drawing for our Spring Athletes as their seasons come to an end.

All tickets - sold/unsold - and collected proceeds can be returned to Denise Kuehl c/o Sarah Kuehl - 5A - by March 31, 2016. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Denise Kuehl at 490-7230.

Villa Maria Academy

Middle School Softball Tryouts

When: March 26^th, 2016. 12:00-2:00

Where: Villa Maria Softball Field

2403 W. 8^th St, Erie PA

Tryouts will take place rain or shine.

Contacts:

Dominic Price-Middle School Coach 814-823-7971

Shane Polach-Varisty Coach 814-227-8742

Casino Night

OLP's annual Casino Night will take place at Rainbow Gardens on Saturday April 30, 2016. Doors open at 6pm and the event runs all night with Horse Racing, Card Games, and several Games of Chance not to mention the Grand Prize drawing. Enjoy these games, food and beverages with your Cash Back admittance ticket. Tickets are available in the OLP Church office.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:

Please consider volunteering your time even if only for one hour. The proceeds of this event fund the Parish, School, and Athletics programming. Several stations are in need of Volunteers! If you are able to volunteer this night, please contact Denise Kuehl at 490-7230 or email her at d.kuehl@roadrunner.com

K - 8 Scholarship Opportunity

The John P. Tramontano Jr. Foundation was established in 1999 to provide scholarships to grade school students so they can attend a school of their choice.

Click on the links below for more information and the application.

JPTFoundation Scholarship Information
JPTFoundation Scholarship Application

Mother ~ Daughter Tea
Sunday, April 17, 2016

Click here to learn more.

Summer Camps

Asbury Woods Summer Camps

Photos of the Week

Seder Meal

The fifth and sixth grade students and teachers celebrated Seder Meal this morning with Fr. David and Miss Ek. This OLP tradition commemorates Israel's freedom from the slavery of Egypt and prefiguring the Christian meal of freedom, the Eucharist.

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 29, 2016, issue is

Wednesday, March 23, 2016, by 9:00a.m.

Contact Info:

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

Extended Care: 814 923-7607

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