Youth Size Spirit Wear Items on Sale!
ALL youth size spirit wear items behind Mrs. Harvey's desk are currently on sale for only $10 each. Items available: Gray Hooded Sweatshirt: 1 Youth Small; 3 Youth Medium Green Hooded Sweatshirt: 3 Youth Small; 9 Youth Medium Green Hooded Flannel Lined Rain Jacket: 1 Youth Small We also have one Youth Large green hooded sweatshirt of the new design available for $32. Show your Gael Spirit and get yours today! Consider hosting an exchange student January through June 2013 EF Foundation for Foreign Study, an exchange agency we work with often, has several students interested in attending Holy Cross in January who are currently seeking host families. The students are from Austria and Germany, male and female, and are all sophomores. If you're interested in hosting a student, please contact Amy Lawson atlawson_a@hcrs-va.org. If you're interested in learning more about what it takes to host a student, please contact Amy and she can put you in touch with several families at Holy Cross School who have served as hosts and can share their experience with you. Help the PTO help your school! Holy Cross Night at Depot Grille will be November 13th! Look for more information next week but put it on your calendar now!
Middle School Social Join your friends Saturday, October 27th, for a Fall Social from 7:00 P.M. until 9:30 P.M. Bring a guest who is also in Grades 6-8 to the first social of the year. There will be a DJ and snacks. Permission slips are due Thursday- get them from your homeroom teacher or the office. Cost is $5 per student.
Elementary Student Government elections will be held Tuesday, November 6th. Candidates are encouraged to have their campaign posters up this week.
From Mrs. Main in the library SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR -HELP NEEDED Our Scholastic Book Fair will be delivered this Thursday and help is needed! Fri. Oct. 26: Set up fair-8-9:30 Fri. Oct. 26: Help students with wish lists/preview day- 9:30-3:00 (Or any part of that day) Mon. Oct. 29th: Assist with shopping or cash register- 8:00-4:00 (Or any part of that day) Tues. Oct. 30th: Assist with after school shopping- 3:00-5:00 Wed. Oct. 31st: Assist with early morning shopping -7:45 a.m.-@9:00 Wed. Oct. 31st: Help take down fair-9:00-10:00a.m. Donate a food/drink item for our before and after school events!
Please contact Mrs. Main if you can help with any of the above!! main_h@hcrs-va.org , 847-5436 x110
SAVE THE DATE Our annual Barnes and Noble book "fair" will be held on Saturday, December 1st (and continue through Thursday, Dec. 6th) Stay tuned for much more information to come regarding activities, etc. Boo Grams Halloween is near and it is time to order Boo Grams!  Students, parents, family, and friends can have scary Halloween messages delivered to each other attached to their favorite candy Boo Grams are $1 each and proceeds benefit the Junior/Senior after prom. Order your Boo Grams today! Click on the link below to download a Boo Gram form if you don't have one! Boo Gram Form 2nd Grade Has a Busy Week Ahead! Monday - stuffing scarecrows with our prayer partners Wednesday - seconds will have lunch at STM with Mrs. Frey at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, and will plant daffodils
Thursday -seconds will be making and canning applesauce at Tabor Friday - seconds will be making saint candles
Vendors Wanted for PTO Santa Breakfast! $30.00 for 1 table or 2 tables for $50.00 Contact Jan Mata jan@packetradio.com to reserve your table.  October 25th is the last day to send in your Fall Box Tops. Enter to win a Game Stop Gift Card by cutting out 50 Box Tops and putting them in a Ziploc bag labeled with your child's name. Here are more pictures from some of our latest Holy Cross Activities. Click on the list on the left to see other photo albums from this year!
Our Studio Art Jean Sculptures  | Click on this picture to see how they were made, and to see pics of our awesome orchestra students!
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