Field Day and more…

from Holy Cross principal, Dr. Beverlin -

Thank you to the Fathers Club for the wonderful work they did around the school recently!  They fixed and painted the fence, fixed the counter top in the front office, put mulch around the school and much more!  A BIG thanks to all who helped out!

Today is Field Day, which is AN OUT OF UNIFORM DAY! All students will have a hot dog lunch unless the office is notified.

Thank you to Sawyer and Logan Cook – two kindergarten students who were Principal(s) for a Day last Wednesday!  They gave each of the teachers a penny raise, supervised the playground and announced the St. James Academy Band!  Thank you Mr. Cook and Mr. Cook.  :)

This year, report cards for grades K-7 will be coming home with the students on Wednesday, the last day of school.  8th grade report cards will be mailed home.

All tuition, lunch accounts, and After School Care accounts must be current in order for the report card to be sent home. 

Tuesday, May 22 will be the last day for After School Care.

ALL STUDENTS NEED TO BRING A SACK LUNCH ON TUESDAY, MAY 22! 

Wednesday, May 23 will be the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL.
Mass at 9 a.m. in the church, DISMISSAL AT 11:30. 

Related past blog posts -

• Raising the Bar
• Fathers Club Moves Mountains
• Principal for a Day

Fathers Club Moves Mountains

from Holy Cross dad, Jon Chitwood -

What’s Holy Cross Fathers Club been up to lately?
This Saturday, they:

• moved 90 cubic yards of mulch onto the playgrounds,

• removed the dead/dangerous trees on the playground
  and front of the school,

• painted and fixed the picket fence,

• cleaned up the brush on the fence line,

• and a few other projects.

Fathers Club Cookout is this Thursday

on the school dock starting at 7 p.m.!

Calling All Holy Cross Dads

from Holy Cross father, Jon Chitwood -

The Holy Cross Fathers’ Club spring school clean up is May 12 at 8 a.m.

Please bring a rake, wheelbarrow and/or shovel if you plan on doing mulch, gloves if you are working on the trees, and painting supplies if you are going to paint. If you don’t own any of these things, just bring yourself.

Also, please put May 17 down your calendar for the end of year Fathers’ Club cookout.  We’ll start around 7 p.m. on the dock.

Other Fathers’ Club blog posts:

• Christmas Lights 2011
• Ready for Snow
• Fathers’ Club Sent to the Principal’s Office
• Holiday Decorations
• All Digits Remain Intact

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Llamando a todos los Padres de Holy Cross

Padre de familia de Holy Cross, Jon Chitwood-

El Club de padres de Holy Cross realizara la limpieza de la escuela esta primavera el día 12 de mayo a las 8 a.m.

Por favor traiga un rastrillo, carretilla y pala si planea trabajar con el mulch, guantes si estará trabajando con los árboles, y suministros de pintura si va a pintar. Si no dispone de ninguna de estas cosas, simplemente asiste.

También, por favor, aparte el 17 de mayo en su calendario para la celebración del fin de año asada del Club de padres. Vamos a empezar alrededor de las 7 p.m. en el punto de reunión.
Otras entradas de blog del  Club de  padres:

• Luces de Navidad 2011
• Listo para la nieve
• Club de padre’s enviados a la Oficina de la Principal
• Decoraciones de fin de ano

Christmas Lights 2011

Thanks, Holy Cross Fathers Club,
for the great Christmas display at the school!

Gracias, al club de Padres de Santa Cruz,
por exhibir las luces de navidad en la escuela!

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Ready for Snow

from Holy Cross dad, Jon Chitwood -

As you may recall, we received just a little bit of snow last school year.  Snow was cleared from sidewalks with shovels by Fathers’ Club and school staff.

In an effort to improve the snow removal process, Fathers’ Club has donated a brand new 24-inch dual-stage snow blower to the school. Many thanks to the generous donations of Fathers’ Club that made this happen!

(Principal Beverlin shows off the new snow blower…)

Listos  para la nieve

Desde un padre de familia de Santa Cruz, Jon Chitwood -

Como ustedes recordarán, hemos recibido un poco de nieve el pasado año escolar. El club de Padres y el personal de la escuela de Holy Cross limpio las aceras con palas.

En un esfuerzo por mejorar el proceso de limpieza de la nieve, el  Club de padres ha donado un soplador nuevo de nieve de  24 pulgadas a la escuela. Muchas gracias a las generosa donación del Club de padres para lograr que esto suceda!

Fathers Club Sent To The Principal’s Office

Yes, it’s true. Members of the Holy Cross Fathers Club were sent to the principal’s office this weekend. OK… it was just to paint the walls.

Thanks to all the dads and other volunteers who spent Saturday at the school, cleaning and prepping inside and out for the start of school tomorrow.

If you’re a Holy Cross dad interested in getting involved with Fathers Club, contact one of this year’s officers – Jon Chitwood, President; Joe Nielsen, Vice-President; Joe Jareczek, Treasurer; Ben Bailey, Secretary; or Jorge Palazuelos, Board Member At Large.  For dads who missed the Fathers Club table at Sign-Up Day, please send your $20 dues check via backpack mail to Jareczek 1AN. Make the check payable to Holy Cross Fathers Club.

There are upcoming opportunities to get involved:

• Fathers Club will set up, staff an event and tear down at Parish Festival on Sept. 18.  Email board@hcfathersclub.org to sign up to help with any of these.

• The annual back-to-school Fathers Club Cookout will be held Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. on the loading dock at the school.

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For more blog posts about Fathers Club -

• Holiday Decorations
• All Digits Remain Intact
• Thanks to the Fathers Club

Holiday Decorations

from Holy Cross dad, Jon Chitwood -

The Fathers Club elves have been busy this year with projects.  The group’s most recent project was decorating the tree and making a nativity for Christmas.  Fathers Club provided the lights, nativity and man power for the project.

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Fathers Club would like to recognize and thank our wives for their support. We could not do it without you.

Below is a short video of the project.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH6Ecryr_X8

All Digits Remain Intact

Several Holy Cross dads gathered at the school on Saturday to trim trees and spruce up our grounds. Although several workers reported aches and pains the next day, I’m happy to report that all the men came away without injury. While tree limbs fell, all dad-limbs remained attached after their work with chain saws, chipper and assorted other tools of the tree-trimming trade.

Thanks for your hard work, guys. It looks great!

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Holy Cross Leadership Groups

I’ve added a PDF file with the following list on our Educonnect Holy Cross family site. Feel free to download it there. It’s a listing of our various Holy Cross School leadership groups for 2010-11.  Thanks to everyone on the list for their input and participation. If you have questions about any of the groups or their roles, please contact the school office.  Most of those listed are Holy Cross parents – feel free to contact them to find out how you can help or become involved.

Thanks!

School Advisory Council

Pastor: Fr. Robert Conroy

Principal: Mary Jo Gates

Early Education Center Director: Penny Miller

Teacher Representative: Cheryl Miller

Director of Marketing: Mikki Lawrence

President: Jim Lauterwasser

Secretary: Amy Morfeld

Nancy Bunker

Kathleen DeKraai

Bob Lambrechts

Jon Chitwood

Marti Palmer

Michael DeBrevi

Karla Melgar

Ryan Siurek

Parish Representative: Tom Mecca

PTO Officers

Presidents: Claire Hulsey and Catherine Gailloux

Vice Presidents: Mike and LeAnn Barry

Treasurer: Martha Beisser

Secretary: Lori Pudenz

Trash Bag Sales Coordinator: LeAnn Barry

Social Committee: Caroline Wirt, Lori Pudenz

Box Tops/Labels Coordinator: Marti Palmer

Room Parent Coordinator: Debbie Stoerman

Used Uniforms Coordinators: Lori Cindrich, Susan Fuhrmann

New Family Ambassador Coordinator: Alicia Cordova

Volunteer Coordinator: Kathy Steichen

Health and Spirituality Committee: Mary Lambrechts, Leah Conner, Christy L’Esperance

Sally Foster Coordinator: Anita Lemmon

EEC Representative: Holly Bailey

Teacher Representative: Jeanine Schneider

Past Presidents: Mikki Lawrence, Caroline Wirt

Fathers Club

President: Joe Nielsen

Joe Jareczek

Jorge Palazuelos

Jon Chitwood

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

Coordinators: Laura Haeusser & Eva Gavin

Athletic Board

Co-Athletic Directors: Mike Miranda & Quenten Troyer

Amy Morfeld

Ron Eisenberg

Travis Helm

Jim Lauterwasser

Julie Thompson

Jim Withers

Thanks to the Fathers Club

If you drove by the school on Saturday you probably saw a great deal of activity.  The Fathers Club was here trimming and cutting the trees and bushes.  They also assembled our second piece of new playground equipment.  The cement will be poured and the mulch spread this week.  The students will be playing on it very soon.  Thanks to everyone who pitched and made the school look great!