Weekly Reminders - OCMS - Week of November 30-December 4

Monday, 11/30: Drama practice today from 3:00 to 5:00. Anyone interested in helping with the set and artwork, please come to practices this week, as well.

Tuesday, 12/1: Drama practice from 3:00 to 5:00.

Wednesday, 12/2:
Drama practice 3:00 to 5:00.
Yearbook meeting 3:00 to 3:45.

Thursday, 12/3:
Drama practice 3:00 to 5:00.
Yearbook meeting 3:00 to 3:45.\
Grandparent Mass 9:00 a.m. with reception following.

Friday, 12/4: OCMS Drama Club presents "The Toys Take Over Christmas" for the K-3 Campus.

The Owensboro Catholic Winterguard will be having auditions for the 2010 season on

• Friday, December 4 from 3:30-5:30
• Tuesday, December 8 from 5:45-8:00 and
• Friday, December 11 from 3:30-5:30

All tryouts will be held in the OCHS Small Gym. Winterguard is open to all OCS students grades 6-12. See Mr. Hauser if you have any questions.

OCMS at Kentucky Youth Assembly

Mr. Rhodes and Mrs. Walter, OCMS KYA Faculty Advisors, took a group of 19 of OCMS students to Kentucky Youth Assembly and experienced great success.

Andrew Riccio was elected to the Leadership Team and served as chairman of the combined Senate and House committees.
Stephanie Hayden and Kendyl Bahnick were appointed committee parliamentarians.
Marty Crowe received an Outstanding Speaker award.

A bill to make smoking illegal in all public places, written and presented by Sam Hall, Michael Thompson and Isaac Gough, was ranked as one of the top 10 bills in committee. They presented the bill to the House and Senate where it passed and was sent to the Governor.

Great job KYA group!

OCMS Newscast

Watch highlights of OCMS activities - 7th grade retreat, academic activities, fall pep rally and Red Ribbon Week!

7th Grade Retreat

The talks centered on the Church as divided into the Church Militant, the Church Suffering and the Church Triumphant. Fr. Richard Meredith spent half of the day with the 7th graders. He gave a talk on the 3 divisions of the Church, ate lunch and said the afternoon Mass for the 7th graders. He brought his Youth Minister, Matt Hunt, with him to assist and share the day.

Watch a video montage of the day!

Cross Country All State

Congratulations to the following Cross Country members who were named to the All-State Team:

2nd Team – Class A – Clay Settles and Sam Thompson
Honorable Mention – Class A – Skylar Glahn, Michael Goedde and Chase Kauffeld
Honorable Mention – Class A – Olivia Cason

Coach of the Year – Scott Lowe

The teams are selected by the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association.

SMART Parents

A SMART Parents session will be held on Wednesday, December 2 from 6-8 pm in the OCHS Cafeteria.

The topic is ‘Marketing Kids and Media Influence’ with Jaime Rafferty as the guest speaker.

TGI Friday’s will cater the meeting and door prizes will be given away.

RSVP by calling 685-4903. Free childcare available for children age 2 and older.

All Area M-I Football Team

Congratulations to the following football players who were named to the Messenger-Inquirer All Area Football Team:

1st Team - Cole Sturgeon - Receiver

2nd team
Alex Thompson - Offensive Linemen
Masden Riney - Receiver

Spencer Hayden - Defensive Linebacker

Evan Harvey - Special Teams - Punter

The voting was based on regular season play and final votes by the M-I sports writers.

Advent Prayer - Week 1

Let us pray:

O Emmanuel, Jesus Christ,

desire of every nation,

Savior of all peoples,

come and dwell among us.

Elementary 4-6 Campus Reminders - Week of November 30-December 4

Monday, November 30-Quick Recall Practice/Math.

Tuesday, December 1-Junior FPS until 5:00.

Wednesday, December 2-Sixth Grade Academic Team Practice.

Thursday, December 3
8:30 Advent Service/Sr. Connie speaks about our Advent Service Project.
Mass will be at 9:00 a.m. planned by Mrs. Marks' class.
Fr. Richard Powers will be celebrating with us.
Junior FPS until 5:00.

Friday, December 4-'Faith In Education' t-shirt Day

We would like to wish our Sixth Grade Academic Team good luck in the Sixth Grade Academic Showcase on Saturday. Good Luck!

Elementary K-3 Campus Weekly Reminders - November 30-December 4

Monday, November 30- Advent Meditations/Songs Begin and Will Continue Each Morning

Thursday, December 3- 9:00- Mass- Ms. Swift

Friday, December 4- 9:30- Owensboro Catholic MIDDLE School Performs a Christmas Play for K-3 Students

PLAN Test Scores Exceed National Averages

The current 10th grade took the PLAN test in October 2009. The scores have just been released.

Once again, OCHS scores exceed national averages in composite scores and in all subject areas.

English

OCHS (Grade 10) 19.5

National 16.9

Math

OCHS (Grade 10) 19.2

National 17.4

Reading

OCHS (Grade 10) 19.2

National 16.9

Science

OCHS (Grade 10) 19.8

National 18.2

Composite

OCHS (Grade 10) 19.5

National 17.5

When we say Owensboro Catholic Schools are academically excellent, we have many measures on which to stake this claim. First of all, Owensboro Catholic Schools are certified by standards of academic excellence. A second way to judge the academic excellence of a school has traditionally been student performance on national testing. For a complete overview of OCS academic test scores, refer to the website.

OCS Winterguard Tryouts

The Owensboro Catholic Winterguard will be having auditions for the 2010 season on

• Friday, December 4 from 3:30-5:30
• Tuesday, December 8 from 5:45-8:00 and
• Friday, December 11 from 3:30-5:30

Tryouts will be held in the OCHS Small Gym.

Winterguard is open to all OCS students grades 6-12. See or email Mr. Hauser if you have any questions.

Acette Camp

OCHS Acettes will be hosting a dance camp Saturday, December 5, 8:30am-12 noon in the OCHS small gym.

The cost is $28, includes a t-short, snacks and admission to the OCHS vs OHS game Friday, December 11, where the campers will perform at half time.

Any girl in KN-8th grade may participate.

OCS Students Compete, Advance in 4-H Speech Contest

The following OCS students have advanced to the District Speech Contest to be held in the spring:

Emily Marshall, Eva Cash, Daniel Caldwell, Claire Hagan, Benjamin Conkright, Mary Kate Fullenwider, Nicholas Jackson, and Micah Swift.

EXPLORE Test Scores Exceed National Averages Again!

The current 8th grade took the EXPLORE test in October 2009. The scores have just been released.

Once again, OCMS scores exceed national averages in composite scores and in all subject areas.

English

OCMS (Grade 8) 17.4

National 14.2

Math

OCMS (Grade 8) 15.9

National 15.1

Reading

OCMS (Grade 8) 16.9

National 13.8

Science

OCMS (Grade 8) 18.2

National 15.9

Composite

OCMS (Grade 8) 17.2

National 14.9

When we say Owensboro Catholic Schools are academically excellent, we have many measures on which to stake this claim. First of all, Owensboro Catholic Schools are certified by standards of academic excellence. A second way to judge the academic excellence of a school has traditionally been student performance on national testing. For a complete overview of OCS academic test scores, refer to the website.

Parent Portal - Follow Up For Email Addresses

Any parent who has not received their information via email you may send an email with

• your name
• mailing address
• your student's name(s)

so we can email out the information as well as update the information in Inow.This information should be emailed to parentportal@owensborocatholic.org

Elementary Basketball Schedule Posted

The Elementary Basketball Schedule for girls and boys, along with cheerleading squad information is available online.

Parent Portal Now Available for Parents

In a recent Director’s Corner, Mr. Rasp informed the Owensboro Catholic Schools community of the purchase of InformationNow (INow) from Software Technology, Inc. (STI). As a web based student information system, INow will allow us as a school system to more efficiently manage such aspects as attendance, grades, enrollment, discipline, scheduling, billing, and tuition. In essence it will help us effectively handle all school operations concerning students.

Most importantly, it happens in an integrated environment where information is available real time to all users.One of the areas of INow that we are very excited to offer is an INow “Parent Portal” where parents can keep up-to-date via the internet with all graded aspects of their student’s education, as well as attendance and discipline.

OCS is pleased to inform you that you may now access the information concerning your OCS student(s) through our “Parent Portal”. Through this, you will currently be able to access the report cards as well as an up-to-date progress report for all of your students except those in kindergarten.You will be receiving either an email or a letter via the US Postal Service concerning your access to the “Parent Portal”.

This is being opened for over 1,500 parents simultaneously so please be patient. Those receiving their username and password via email should receive it on Friday, November 20th, 2009.

If we must send yours via US PS, those letters will be sent from OCS on Monday, November 23rd, 2009. If you have not received your access letter by Monday, November 30th, 2009, please send an email to parentportal@owensborocatholic.org.

Thanks and God Bless,

David Ralph

Director of Technology, OCS

Advent Series at Our Lady of Lourdes

Fr. Tony Shonis, Associate Pastor of Holy Name of Jesus in Henderson, KY, will be presenting an Advent Series at Our Lady of Lourdes.

The series is titled 'A Coming Christ in Advent: Three Presentations on the Gospel Narratives Preparing for the Birth of Jesus.'

Fr. Shonis will be discussing the Infancy Narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke as well as discussing the origins of the Infancy Narratives.

This is an ideal way to prepare for Christmas and should prove to be spiritually enlightening.

It will take place December 1st, 8th, and 15th from 6:30pm - 8:30pm in the Lourdes Parish Hall located on Frederica St.

Child care will be provided for 1st grade and younger.

Everyone is welcome, come early or come late. If you have to leave early or can only attend one or two sessions, just enjoy!

OCHS Basketball Scrimmages, Chili Supper and Silent Auction

Celebrate Thanksgiving weekend with your Owensboro Catholic family by making plans to attend the Green/White Scrimmage on Saturday, November 28 beginning at 4:00 pm.

Girls and boys middle school, freshman, junior varsity, and varsity will scrimmage throughout the evening at the OCHS gym. A chili/hotdog supper will be available in the high school cafeteria with a drink and dessert included.

Complete your Christmas shopping by bidding at the Silent Auction on items such as college basketball tickets, autographed Calipari, Pitino and Summitt basketballs, vacation packages, Super Bowl party package, dinners, gift cards and other items too numerous to list.

Items available to fit any budget.

Admission is $5 per person or $10 per family and includes the scrimmage games and chili supper.

Elementary December Newsletters Online

The Elementary K-3 Campus and Elementary 4-6 Campus newsletters for December have been posted online.

Elementary K-3 Campus December Newsletter

Elementary 4- 6 Campus December Newsletter

New Apparel

How exciting - new apparel items for Sale.

Just a quick reminder

The shirts in rainbow colors with the variance print are $10 - adult and youth sizes.

The black t-shirts with the 'Catholic' embroidery are $20 - only in adult sizes.

Hoop hats are $10 - limited quantity

OC Swim Team Defeats OHS

Congratulations to the OC swim team who defeated OHS with the guys finishing first and the girls finishing second.

Special congratulations to Will Bickett, Sam Howard, Justin Mahoney & Michael Polio who broke the 200 Freestyle relay record with a 1:37.02.

Overall results:
200 Medley relay:
2nd place: Raye Anderson, Rachel O'Nan, Meredith Bickett, Meghan Sims
1st place: Justin Mahoney, Will Bickett, Michael Polio, Sam Howard

200 Freestyle:
3rd place: Andrew McCarthy

200 IM:
2nd place: Sam Howard
3rd place: Ryne Wilson

50 Freestyle:
1st place: Raye Anderson
1st place: Will Bickett
2nd place: Justin Mahoney
3rd place: Mason Richardson

100 Butterfly:
1st place: Michael Polio
2nd place: Sam Howard

100 Freestyle:
1st place: Raye Anderson
1st place: Will Bickett
2nd place: Nic Drury

500 Freestyle
3rd place: Andrew McCarthy

200 Freestyle Relay:
1st place: Will Bickett, Justin Mahoney, Michael Polio, Sam Howard
2nd place: Hunter Gough, Mason Richardson, Nic Drury, Sam Hall

100 Backstroke:
1st place: Rachel O'Nan
2nd place: Caitlin Millay
3rd place: Beth Buntin
1st place: Justin Mahoney
3rd place: Ben Franey

100 Breastroke:
1st place: Michael Polio
2nd place: Ryne Wilson
3rd place: Hunter Gough

400 Freestyle Relay:
2nd place: Jordan White, Andrew McCarthy, Mason Richardson, Ryne Wilson
3rd place: Alex Dotsey, Ben Franey, Chandler Osborne, Jared McMaster

Dan Chelstrom Named KY All-Star Coach

The Kentucky Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (KTCCCA) named OCHS English Teacher and coach, Dan Chelstrom, Head Coach of the Boys and Girls West Region Senior All-Star Teams recently.

Chelstrom's squads will feature the top ten cross country runners per gender from the Western portion of the state.

OCHS Senior, Skyler Glahn, fresh off of a 2nd Place Team Finish at the 2009 KHSAA State Championships, earned a spot on the West Region Boys All-Star Team.

Teams representing the Central, East, North, and West Regions will compete in the 2009 Kentucky Cross Country Senior All-Star Challenge on Saturday, November 21st at Masterson Station Park in Lexington.

OCMS Grandparents Mass and Reception

Owensboro Catholic Middle School invites grandparents to a Mass and Reception on Thursday, December 3, at 9 am at Immaculate Church. A reception will follow in the Immaculate parish hall.

Grandchildren may take you on a tour of the school after the reception.

OCHS Students of the Month – November

Congratulations to the following OCHS students who were named Students of the Month for November.

Freshmen – Stephanie Wall and Will Johnson
Sophomores – Allie Payne and Brelin Dixon
Juniors – Kelsey Cummings and Zach Swift
Seniors – Amanda Beyke and Alex Coomes

8th Grade Boys Basketball Wins McLean County Tournament

OCMS 8th Grade boy's basketball team won McLean Co Middle School Tournament on November 14th. They defeated McLean Co 51-40 and Daviess Co 41-20.

OCHS JV Academic Team – Place 3rd in Challenge

The OCHS JV Academic Team competed in the JV Challenge held Saturday.

Overall: 3rd place
Quick Recall -3rd place - Allen Rakotoniaina, Will Bickett, Tyler Farmer, Kevin Thompson, Brian Gross, Chase Carrico, and Patrick Lasley
Math - 3rd Place - Michael Crowe
Science - 2nd Place - Will Bickett
Arts and Humanities:
4th Place - Allen Rakotoniaina
5th Place - Tyler Farmer
6th Place - Will Bickett
Social Studies - 3rd Place - Kevin Thompson

OCMS Weekly Reminders - Week of November 16-20

Monday, 11/16: Scoliosis testing for 8th grade.

Academic team will have written assessment practice today from 3:00 to 3:30 in Mrs. Renshaw's room. All are invited.

Tuesday, 11/17: Students receive an out of uniform day if their parent(s) attended the PTO meeting last Tuesday, 11/10.

Mechatronics meeting at 7:30 a.m. in the computer lab.

KYA delegates will meet Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 7:40. It is very important that you be on time and have all materials. Be in the cafeteria or gym at 7:40 a.m.

Wednesday, 11/18: Progress reports will be sent home with students.

Picture retake day. Students that will be having their picture taken, may wear dress clothes.

Beta Club meeting from 3:00 to 3:45 in Ms. Cheshire's room.

Thursday, 11/19: 9:00 a.m. Mass

KYA students leave from OCMS at 11:00 a.m. They need to be at school no later that 10:45 to load the buses. They will be returning on Saurday, 11/21, at noon and should be picked up at OCHS.

Mechatronics meeting 3:00 to 3:50. Please make sure your ride is here on time.

Friday, 11/20: Thanksgiving food drive begins.

Beta Club is sponsoring the Thanksgiving Food Drive which will take through Tuesday, November 24.

We will be collecting non-perishable food and personal care items for the HELP Office.

The grade that brings in the highest amount of items based on average per student, will earn a free dress day.

OCHS Boys Cross Country Team Finishes 2nd in State

OCHS boys Cross Country Team placed 2nd in the state meet. What a great season!

Sam Thompson 4th place
Clay Settles 16th Place
Chase Kauffeld 22nd Place
Skyler Glahn 23rd Place
Michael Goedde 38th Place
Nicholas Krampe 83rd
Michael Polio 104th
The team is coached by Scott Lowe and Dan Chelstrom.

Lady Aces Qualifiers also did well at the State Meet.
Olivia Cason 24th place
Stephanie Dooper 104th
The team is coached by Jim Ivey and Dan Chelstrom.

OCHS NHS Inductees for 2009-2010

Congratulations to the following OCHS students who were inducted into the OCHS Francis R. Cotton chapter of the National Honor Society on November 11, 2009.

Aaron Alvey, Rachel Aull, Erin Ballard, Michael Bowlds, Danielle Carrico, Audrey Castlen, Alex
Dotsey, Joshua Hayden, Emily Hayden, Ashlyn Higgins, Caitlin Higgins, Matthew Jacobs, Chase
Kauffeld, Leah Lewis, Andrea McBride, Andrew McCarthy, Morgan McCubbins, Nolan Miller, Kaylee Murphy, Regina Powers, Anne-Claude Rakotoniaina, Luke Robertson, Sabrina Strom, Samuel Thompson, Jack Wilson and Lindsey Whitehouse.

The new members join the current 35 members of the OCHS National Honor Society.

The faculty advisors of NHS are Mr. Kurt Osborne and Mrs. Bev Howard.

OCS Band Members Named All-District

The 2009-10 Owensboro Catholic Band program passed another milestone--as we now have
TWENTY All-District Students! Our previous "record" was seventeen students. A big THANK YOU to all the students who tried out.

The following All-District students will participate and perform in the KMEA 2nd District All-
District Weekend Jan. 7, 8, and 9, 2010.

Owensboro Catholic Elementary 4-6 Campus
Rex Berry-Tenor Saxophone-Middle School Blue Band, 3rd Chair

Owensboro Catholic Middle School
Meredith Bickett-Trumpet-Middle School Blue Band, 3rd Chair
Cory Burdette-Trombone-Middle School Blue Band, 2nd Chair
Samuel Johnson-Trombone-Middle School Blue Band, 3rd Chair
Emily Wills-Clarinet-Middle School Gold Band, 5th Chair
Kelsey Conkright-Clarinet-Middle School Gold Band, 6th Chair
Andrew Riccio-Tenor Saxophone-Middle School Gold Band, 2nd Chair
Jacob Payne-Trumpet-Middle School Gold Band, 10th Chair
Reid Wassmer-Baritone-Middle School Gold Band, 3rd Chair
Eric McBride-Mallets-Middle School Gold Band, 1st Chair
Logan Buckman-Snare-Middle School Gold Band, 2nd Chair

Owensboro Catholic High School
Nathan Lasley-Clarinet-9/10 Band, 3rd Chair
Megan Alvey-Clarinet-9/10 Band, 8th Chair
Kevin Thompson-Clarinet-9/10 Band, 14th Chair
Emily Rose-Bass Clarinet-9/10 Band, 4th Chair
Michael Crowe-Alto Saxophone-9/10 Band, 4th Chair
Erin Ballard-Alto Saxophone-11/12 Band, 4th Chair-Recommended to Audition for All-State Band!
Melinda Thompson-Tenor Saxophone- 11/12 Band, 1st Chair-Recommended to Audition for All State Band!
Kent McCarthy-Percussion-11/12 Band, 1st Chair-Recommended to Audition for All-State Band!
Alex Coomes-Percussion-11/12 Band, 2nd Chair

Elementary 4-6 Campus Reminders - November 16-20

Monday, November 16-FPS for beginners until 4:00.

Tuesday, November 17-Mid-Quarter Review.

Wednesday, November 18- Sixth grade Academic Team meeting.

Thursday, November 19
Mass 9:00 planned by Mrs. Brant's class. Fr. Carl McCarthy will be celebrating with us. Don't forget your canned good or personal care items for Mass.
Junior FPS Practice until 5:00.
4-H Speech Contest Run-Off at 6:30 p.m. at College View Middle School. Good Luck to all our contestants.

Friday, November 20
Non-Uniform day for the students who did not receive an infraction for the months of October or November.
Progress Reports go home. Please sign and return to school.

Elementary K-3 Campus Reminders - November 16-20

Thursday, November 19- 9:00- Mass- Ms. Riney

Friday, November 20- Free Dress Day

Friday, November 20- Mid-terms Go Home

OCHS Baseball Cook-Smoked Hams and Smoked Turkeys

Just in time for Thanksgiving Dinner!

The OCHS Baseball Team will be smoking Hams and Turkeys on Wednesday, November 25th-the day before Thanksgiving.

Average 7 lb. Field Legend Ham
Cost $30.00/sliced $4.00 extra

Turkey Boneless White Meat - average 7 lb.
$36.00/slice $4.00 extra
Pick—Up on Wednesday, November 25 between 2:00 and 4:00pm at the Immaculate Parish Cook Building.

Must order by Tuesday, November 17

Please contact any OCHS Baseball Player to order your Ham and/or Turkey today!
You may also order by way of the Immaculate Parish Office (270) 683-0689.

WKEV Tryouts - 16U Team

Western KY Elite will hold volleyball tryouts for a 16U team November 18th from 6-8 pm at the National Guard Armory on Parish Avenue.

The team will be coached by Melody Clark and Jackie Mattingly. The tournaments will begin in January, but we will start out with only four tournaments. The fee will be $500 paid in three installments.

If you have any questions you can visit our web site at https://ocsmail.owensborocatholic.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=b95bbcb46fde48d8949e813bc69baafa&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.eteamz.com%2fwkev or
contact Perry Harney at perhar40@aol.com orGreg Payne at Gregory.payne@alcoa.com

New SCRIP Retailer - Moonlite BBQ

Moonlite has joined the SCRIP program! $25 certificates earn 3%!

OCHS Boys Cross Country – Team and Individual Titles; Individual Girls Qualify for State

Congratulations to Chase Kauffeld for earning the individual regional title. The team also perfect pointed to capture the regional title.

1st Place, Chase Kauffeld; 2nd Place, Sam Thompson; 3rd Place, Clay Settles; 4th Place, Skylar Glahn; 5th Place, Michael Goedde.

Congratulations to Olivia Cason and Stephanie Dooper for qualifying for the state meet.

All will participate in the State Meet this weekend in Lexington at Horse Park.

College Athletic Signings

Emily Jolly will be signing a national letter of intent, Wednesday November 11, at 3:15 in the Media Center to continue her academic and softball career at the University of Kentucky.

Meghan Sims will be signing her national letter of intent on Monday November 16th at 3:15 in the Media Center to attend Murray State University continuing her academic and softball career.

Cole Sturgeon is signing a letter of intent to play baseball at University of Louisville on Thursday, November 12 at 3:15 in the Media Center.

Marching Aces Finish 7th in State Overall

Congratulations to the Marching Aces on their 7th place finish overall in state. It is the highest finish ever for the Marching Aces.

Members of the band include:
Cortney Phillips, Hunter Steele, Melinda Thompson, JT Wells, Wren Osborn, Alex Coomes, Zach Hendrix, Kent McCarthy, Michael Crowe, Nathan Lasley, Allison Schepers, Erin Ballard, Sam Booth, Logan Buckman, Eric MccBride, Kyle Alvey Reid Wassmer, Marty Crowe, Michael Decker, Jacob Payne, Jennifer Phillips, Marissa Wilson, Juliana Aud, Emily Wills, Megan Alvey, Shelby Bennett, Morgan Oller, Kevin Thompson, Andrew Riccio, Dylan McKay and Emily Rose.

The Marching Aces are led by Mr. Ed Hauser and Mrs. Katie Hauser.

The program this year was titled ‘The Great Ice Age.’

Local Bluegrass and Country Event

You are invited to the former Goldies Opry House onSaturday, November 21, 8 PM. for a night of entertainment by local bluegrass and country bands, several of the band members attend OCMS. They are Pete Mattingly, JennyBeth Willis and Emily Wills.

The bands are:
Blackberry Jam (Alexis Roby, Emily Wills, Quinton Pence, Kateri Young)

Chasin' Chickens (Pete Mattingly, Brandon Sutton, JD Estes)

Sweet T (Astacia Hubbard, Stephanie Jarvis, Lindsey Howard, Stacia Jarvis)

Jenny Beth Willis

Emily Wills and the Whitely Brothers (Logan and Lucas)

Foot Stompin' Express Cloggers

Admission is $7 for adults, $3 for students.

Gingerbread House Contest – Holiday Stroll – Saturday, December 12

At the Owensboro Area Museum of Science and History, Second Street, Downtown Owensboro

Categories: Under age 12 (without parental help); Under age 12 (with parental help); ages 13 to 18 (without parental help); ages 13 to 18 (with parental help); and adult. A separate category for groups will exist. Groups may include 4-H Clubs, school classrooms, church groups and more. No professional bakers, please.

Setup: Noon to 3 pm and judging at 3:30 pm
Entrants must register by Tuesday, December 1, by calling Renee Beasley Jones at Kenergy Corp. at 800-844-4832, extension 3293. There is no fee to register.

Weekly Reminders - Elementary 4-6 Campus Week November 9-13

Tuesday, November 10
Future Problem Solving for beginners until 4:00.
4-H Speech Contest for 9-10 year olds at 6:30 p.m. at College View Middle School. Good Luck to all our contestants!

Wednesday, November 11- Sixth grade Academic Team meeting.

Thursday, November 12
Mass 9:00 planned by Mr.Thompson's class. Fr. Tony Jones will be celebrating with us.
FPS Practice for the experienced until 4:00.
4-H Speech Contest for 11- 19 year olds at 6:30 p.m. at College View Middle School. Good Luck to all our contestants.

Friday, November 13 - Spirit Day!

Weekly Reminders - Elementary K-3 Campus Week November 9-13

Wednesday, November 11- Veterans Day

Thursday, November 12- 9:00- Mass- Ms. Fulkerson's 1st Grade Class

Friday, November 13- Make Up Day for School Pictures

OCHS Lady Aces Soccer Players Named All Region

Congratulations to Jessica Ralph and Julia Klump for being named to the 2009 All Region Girls Soccer Team.

New SCRIP Retailers

Dr. L. Bradley Baker, DMD, PSC – orthodontist has joined the SCRIP program. He is offering 3% and no certificates are required. You do however need to ask for the OCS SCRIP discount prior to any work being done.

Penn Station, East Coast subs, has joined the SCRIP program. The paper certificates come
in $10 denominations and will help you earn 10% toward your tuition rebate. Certificates are
good at all locations.

For a limited time, McDonald's will be offering a 20% discount on their gift
certificates. That's a 16% increase over their normal discount! Be sure to come in a
get your McDonald's SCRIP while this special offer is going!

WKEV Volleyball Tryouts

Western Kentucky Elite Volleyball tryouts for the14U and 12U travel teams will be held Wednesday night,November 11th from 6-8 pm at the National Guard Armory, 1501 Parish Avenue.

The tryout fee is $25. The player fee is $450 paid in three equal installments.

The 14U team will be coached by Melody Clark
The 12U team will be coached by Krystal Smith.

The parent informational meeting will be held duringtryouts at the gym.

Please contact either of the following with any questions
Greg Payne at gregpay@gmail.com - 270-316-4523 or
Perry Harney at perhar40@aol.com - 270-222-1120

Visit the web site at www.eteamz.com/wkev for details

OCHS Marching Aces – 3rd in Regionals

The Marching Aces finished 3rd in Regionals. This is the highest finish ever for the Marching Aces. They now advance to Semi-State to be held in Louisville on Saturday, November 7. Way to go Marching Aces!

All ‘A’ Honor Roll – Quarter 1

Congratulations to the following students who were named to the All ‘A’ Honor Roll for the First Quarter.


Grade 4 - Olivia Bickett, Sammy Clore, Benjamin Conkright, Emma Goetz, J.R. Goetz, Claire Hagan, John Marshall, Allyson Mattingly, Derek Osborne

Grade 5 - Maggie Booth, Harper Dotsey, Danielle Durbin, Allison Ford, Alison Kuntz, Holly Logsdon, Tricia Thompson, Allison Wright, Grace Wright

Grade 6 –
Raychel Bahnick, Rebecca Ballard, Jackson Bittel, Matthew Caldwell, Evan Christodoulou, Michael Clore, Sarah Haleman, Caroline Hayden, Samantha Horsley, Samantha Krampe, Lucy Kurtz, Emily Linn, Emily Marshall, Olivia Miller, Lydia Mills, Annabel Moore, Nolan Mullican, Anne Pfeifer, Mikala Riney, Sarah Riney, Isaac Settle, Abby Tignor

Grade 7 – Meredith Bickett, Samuel Booth, Parker Clark, Hannah Hagan, Alex Hayden, Darcy James, Leslie Kuntz, John Padgett, Madeline Rafferty, Rachel Thompson, Leslie Wilson, Audrey Wright

Grade 8 – Kyle Alvey, Hannah Aull, Kelsey Conkright, Stephanie Hayden, Alyssa Ralph

Freshmen – Chase Carrico, Sarah Beth Caudill, Julie Danhauer, Hayley Frey, C.J. Glaser, Michael Goedde, Eric Johnson, Sam Lilly, Neil Mattingly, Paulena Schreiner, Kevin Thompson

Sophomores – Will Bickett, Cassidy Clark, Stephanie Dooper, Amanda Gross, Christopher Hayden, Elizabeth McNulty, Alexander Riccio, Stacey Schepers, Megan Tigue

Juniors- Jeremy Hayden, Chase Kauffeld, Nolan Miller, Regina Powers, Sarah Sterling, Sam Thompson

Seniors- Raye Anderson, Colleen Berry, Amanda Beyke, Katie Castlen, Alex Coomes, Kathryn Dueker, Taylor Edge, Eric Goetz, Christian Hall, Katelyn Hayden, McKenzie Higdon, Rene Howard, Alex Lashbrook, Alexandria Lynn, Kent McCarthy, Sean McGehee, Katelyn McNulty, Haley Minton, Hannah Minton, Abbie Riney, Cole Sturgeon, Melinda Thompson, Ellen Wright, Hannah Zingg

OCHS Excellence Rally

OCHS held its Excellence Rally to recognize students for various accomplishments. In addition, one student from each parish is recognized for their involvement within their parish. Below is a list of those students:

Precious Blood: Matthew Jacobs

Blessed Mother: Melinda Thompson

St. Mary Magdalene: Allie Payne

Immaculate: Mary Ellen Norcia

St. Peter: Taylor Fogle

St. Augustine: Lauren Grossman

Holy Name: Stephanie Solorza

St. Anthony: Jack Wilson

SS Joseph & Paul: Juliana Aud

St. Stephen: Will Payne

St. Pius X: Bayly Zoglmann

Our Lady of Lourdes: Logan Haire

St. Alphonsus: Jenna Riney

St. Martin: Seth Todd

St. Elizabeth: Amber Thomas

OCHS Faculty Honoree: Mrs. Sherry Orth

Class of 2012 - #1 in National Science Olympiad in Physics

The Class of 2012 was the number one school in the United States who took the National Science Olympiad test in Physics Science. Will Bickett was the top ranking student in the nation of the test.

New SCRIP Retailer - Windsor Place Salon

Windsor Place Salon has joined SCRIP. Their certificates come in $20 denomination and earn you 3%.

Windsor Place Salon is located at 1605 Scherm Road.

OCMS Weekly Reminders - Week of November 2-6

Monday, 11/2: BETA Club to do service project after school, weather permitting. Pickup at OCMS at 3:30 pm.

Tuesday, 11/3: KYA meeting at 7:40 a.m. Mrs. Walter will come and get students in the cafeteria and gym. Be sure to bring your bills and questions.

Wednesday, 11/4: All paid picture orders must be turned into homerooms.

Friday, 11/6: 8th grade visits OCHS and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall at the Sportscenter. Permission slips must be turned in by Thursday, 11/5.