Save the Date: May Crowning Liturgy on Thursday, May 15 at 8:15 a.m.This year we will combine our Thursday morning liturgy with our school chaplain, Fr. Jim Gallagher, with our May Crowning. A school-wide May Crowning liturgy will be celebrated on Thursday, May 15 at 8:15 a.m.; our second grade will lead us in our celebration. Please join us!
ATTENTION RISING HS FEMALE ATHLETES:
If you are a participating member of a Catholic parish and actively participate in at least two JV or Varsity sports, you are eligible to apply for the Olga Delledera Memorial Scholarship to obtain tuition assistance for the 2014-15 school year. If you are interested, please pick up an application from Mrs. Harvey at the front office. The application deadline is
May 16.
Scholar Athlete of the Year
Congratulations to Holy Cross senior Annie David for being named Scholar Athlete of the Year by the Lynchburg Sports Club. Annie has played basketball and soccer on the varsity level and plans to attend Fordham University next year. Annie will be celebrated by the Lynchburg Sports Exchange on Monday, May 5 at a special dinner event as the top female athlete/scholar in the Lynchburg area.
You can read the complete article in the News and Advance here: Scholar Athlete
Jr. FIRST LEGO League Teams Win Regional Awards
Nineteen Holy Cross Elementary students have been hard at work over the last two months, working on their Jr. FIRST LEGO League (Jr. FLL) projects. On April 26, they presented their LEGO projects at the fourth annual Lynchburg Regional Junior FIRST LEGO League Expo at Liberty Christian Academy. The theme was "Disaster Blaster," and the students showed what they had learned about severe weather. Our LEGO Stars won the "Perfect Presenters" award, while our LEGO Monsters captured the "Terrific Teamwork" prize.
Jr. FLL captures young children's inherent curiosity and directs it toward discovering the wonders of science and technology. Jr. FLL features a real-world challenge, solved by research, critical thinking and imagination. Guided by adult coaches, student teams work with LEGO elements and moving parts to build ideas and concepts and present them for review. Many thanks to parents Renee Rowland and Maureen Sheedy-Morris who coached our teams!
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Volleyball try-outs are coming up. Please see below for try-out dates and times. Please come with volleyb
all knee pads if you have them. See you in the gym. Monday 12 May3:30--5:00 rising 9th through 12th grades 5:00--6:00 rising 6th through 8th grades
Tuesday 13 May3:30--5:00 rising 9th through 12th grades
5:00--6:00 rising 6th through 8th grades
Thanks,
Mr. Mitchell and Coach Barlotta
LIBRARY INVENTORY:All library books are due to the library media centers by Monday, May 19th. See Mrs. Main if you have a book that is part of school project or book report.
- Help is needed for inventory of the elementary library between May 19th and May 30th. . The hours are flexible and training is free! Contact Mrs. Main if you can help. main_h@hcrs-va.org
HIT THE BOOKS
- The completed bookmarks for the "Hit the books" reading incentive sponsored by the Lynchburg Hillcats are due by Friday, May 23rd. That is the day of the game for which students will receive tickets!
- Contact Mrs. Main if you have any questions!
SYLVAN LEARNING AWARDS ASSEMBLY
Top readers in each class
Top readers in grades 2-5 were presented awards from Sylvan Learning Center on Wed. April 30th.
Grade 2: 1st place- Emily Wesley, 2nd place- Diego Leal, 3rd place- Brenna Duffield
Grade 3: 1st place-Sophia Strycharz, 2nd place- Paul Thomas Rowland, 3rd place- Justin Wingfield
Grade 4: 1st place- Erin Morris, 2nd place-Megan Williams, 3rdplace-Hannah Hudson
Grade 5: 1st place- Maddie Luther, 2nd place- Kaitlyn Davis, 3rdplace- Matthew Pranc
Top overall reader in grades 2-5 & winner of $25.00 gift certificate to Little Dickens/Givens Books: Sophia Strycharz, grade 3
Winner of new bicycle: Erin Morris, grade 4
Top reader in each class was awarded a $5.00 gift certificate to Little Dickens!
Special thanks to Sylvan Learning Center for sponsoring this annual reading incentive!
Stay tuned next week for a report of Accelerated Reader student awards!
Shrek: The Musical Is Coming!
Show times will be May 23 at 7 and May 24 at 2 and 7. Tics are $5 for adults, $3 for students and $2 for HC students. Get ready to order your tickets now! Order forms will be in the office or you can order online at showtix4u.com
Girl Scout Troop 463 would like to say "Thank You!" to all the students, faculty, staff, and families that donated stuffed animals for the children in hospitals in Mexico. Over 50 stuffed animals were donated. Thank you for your generosity.
Yearbooks are now on sale.