Catholic Schools Week
ATHLETICS MEETING
Dear Parents,
After much internal discussion with our coaches, our Athletics Department is considering a move to the VACA League. This change would allow us to compete with schools our size and who do not recruit. This change would allow us to be fierce competitors in athletics. We would continue to have some flexibility in scheduling games out of the conference so that we can keep some of our traditional rivalries. If you are interested to know more about this prospective change or would like to give your input, please plan on attending a Parent Meeting on Tuesday, January 29 at 6:30 pm in the MS Science Lab (NOTE THE TIME CHANGE!) The meeting facilitator will be Mr. Tony Mitchell, our Athletic Director.
Thank you,
Patti Culbreth
Congratulations to all of the Holy Cross Gaels Forensics Team for a Championship well done!
All thirteen team members, including Meghann Hansen, Ora Arthonsombat, Drew Dickerson, Elizabeth Main, Annie David, Lexie Quinn, Colin Baker, Daniel Casker, Gabie Braxton, Lanie David, Maddy Brewer, Jessica Winters and Brady Updike qualified for the SWVAFL Championship, bringing the competition down to the best of the best. Special congratulations go to Gabie Braxton and Maddy Brewer for taking 2nd place for Public Forum with Meghann Hansen and Daniel Casker taking 4th! Congratulations also to Ora Arthornsombat for placing 4th in Lincoln-Douglas, Elizabeth Main placing 3rd for Student Congress and Drew Dickerson for placing 5th in Storytelling. WELL-DONE GAELS!
Mary Hansen
Bill Cloyd
You Can Make a Difference for Our School with Box Tops!
This year we are changing our program. If we meet our goal of $2000.00 we will all come together to celebrate. The PTO will have a pizza party and fun family event. We will have one for the elementary and one for the middle/high school. If you send in a bag of 50 trimmed Box Tops with your child's name on the bag your child will be entered into a drawing for a $50.00 Gift Card from Game Stop. This is the easiest way to raise money for our school.
Every Box Top counts. Please put all your Box Tops in the collection box in the lobby. So far we have collected $750.00 in Box Tops. We are still $1200.00 short of our goal. The last day to send in your Box Tops is Feb 14th.
The Holy Cross PTO will be holding its annual yard sale on March 9th. Please clean out your closets and bring your items to the school. The Pod in the front of the school will be open during school hours. Please put your items in the back of the pod. If you need to have the pod open on Saturday please contact Steve Luther to schedule a time. While you are cleaning out for the yard sale, be on the lookout for old electronic items such as computers and all computer hardware, televisions, phones, fax machines, modems, stereos, tape players etc. We particularly would like old power cords, as they contain valuable copper. We are planning on having an ELECTRONICS RECYCLING FUNDRAISER after spring break. More details later.
SAVE THE DATE!! Middle School Etiquette Dinner will be held on Saturday, March 2.
From Mrs. Main in the library: 
Elementary students at Holy Cross School will once again participate in a reading incentive for the month of February, culminating on March 2, "Read across America Day." (Also known as Dr. Seuss's birthday) All students will be asked to read a minimum number of books or pages to be a part of the celebration. Each grade will have its own goal. Students in grades 3-5 will also have a chance to win prizes from Sylvan Learning Center, including a possible bike, and some gift cards for the highest reader in each class. Details and a reading log will be sent home this week so please check folders! Contact Mrs. Main if you have any questions: main_h@hcrs-va.org
Help us spread the word to prospective families about two great upcoming admissions events:
Winter Open House - January 29th at 5:00 p.m.
K Day": a Day for our Prospective Pre-K and K families - January 31
YEARBOOK AD DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 1
Ad copy and money for ads for the yearbook are due now. Please download the form below and get yours in soon!
(This form has also been uploaded the the Renweb site under Resource Documents.)
Yearbooks are on sale now!
The HC yearbook Crossroads is now available for order. This year's edition themed Class will provide you with a lifetime of memories. Please click on the link on the left side of this page to order online or download the form below and return it to the school office.
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Patti Culbreth on WLNI
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