One-Hour Delay

OCS is operating on a 1-Hour delay on Monday, February 1. Please stay tuned to the radio and/or television stations for any updates.

Reminder: Elementary School Opening Times

Elementary 4-6 Campus Reminders - February 1-5, 2010

Monday, February 1 - Catholic Schools: Dividends in our Family.
Diocesan Spelling Bee at 1:00. Good Luck George!
5:00-7:00 Family Chili Supper.
Book Fair 5:30-7:30. Please join us for some great food and lots of fun!

Tuesday, February 2 - Catholic Schools: Dividends in our Faculty/Staff.
Dress to Impress Day - Students are to dress like their favorite hero. Clothing and hero selection must be appropriate for school.
CSW t-shirt designs are due today!

Wednesday, February 3 - Catholic Schools: Dividends in our Schools.
Power Break from 8:30-9:00. If your child does not purchase a snack from school, you might want to pack them one. We will be eating lunch later in the day.
10:00 OCS Mass at the Sport Center (Parents are welcome to attend).

Thursday, February 4 - Catholic Schools: Dividends in our Community.
Spirit Day! Students may show their school spirit by wearing ACES colors. (No make- up or hair coloring).
Students vote for CSW t-shirt design.

Friday, February 5 - Catholic Schools: Dividends in our Students.
Non-Uniform day for students.
Drawings will be held each hour to give students various prizes.
11:30-1:00 Grade Level Relay Games.
Announce T-shirt design winner.

OCHS Lady Aces Softball - 'Fan Addicts' Package

Become a fan of the Lady Aces Softball team - special offer - buy a special t-shirt, wear the t-shirt to the home games and receive a free hot dog. The t- shirt is $12. Orders due by February 19.

Aces and Lady Aces Advance in All 'A' Classic State Tournaments

Congratulations to the Basketball Aces who have advanced to the second round of the state tournament.

The Lady Aces have advanced to the third round of the tournament.

Both teams continue the tournament today in Richmond, KY.

OCMS Reminders - Week of January 25, 2010

Thursday, 1/27:
Mass at 9:00 a.m.
There is an academic team meeting for those competing at Regionals from 3:00 to 3:45 in Mrs. Renshaw's room. FPS team members do not need to attend this meeting.

Girls' basketball practice is tonight, 7:00 p.m., OCHS small gym.

World's Finest Chocolate sales began yesterday. If you did not bring in a permission slip and you want to sell candy bars, please bring in the slip on Friday. Any student who donates OR sells 1 case of candy, will be entitled to a jean day AFTER the fundraiser is over.

Any boy interested in playing football next year, sign-up outside Mr. Harvey's door.

Community Problem Solving students please meet in the front office after school.

Friday, 1/29:
KUNA meeting at 7:35 a.m. Please be on time in the cafeteria or gym.
All 7th and 8th graders are invited to attend an ice skating party hosted by PTO at Edge Ice Arena from 7:00 to 9:00. Admission is $2.00 which includes admission and skate rental. IN THE EVENT OF A SNOW DAY, THE PARTY WILL BE CANCELLED.

Monday, 02/01/10:
Catholic Schools Week begins. All students who will be singing for the Catholic Schools' Week Mass at the Sportscenter, are invited to attend a school practice Monday, February 1, from 3:00 to 3:45 in Mrs. Renshaw's room. This practice is in addition to the practice Tuesday night at the Sportscenter at 5:00.

Snowmen Scarves – Adjective Poems

The 4th graders decorated snowmen with hats and scarves. Then they wrote a poem of adjectives to describe the snowmen and their scarves.

View a video montage of the snowmen.

‘Island of the Blue Dolphins’ Projects

The 6th grade class read the ‘Island of the Blue Dolphins’ by Scott O’Dell. Students then created dioramas based on a scene from the book.

Check out a video montage of a few of the dioramas.

Snow Day - No School - Tuesday, January 26

Central Office and SCRIP office will be open regular hours, 8 am - 5 pm

Policy for All 'A' Classic Basketball State Tournaments

OCHS will utilize the following policy for those students who wish to attend the All 'A' Classic State Basketball tournaments to be held this week. This guidelines will be followed for Wednesday and Thursday.

All students on the basketball and cheerleading teams will not be counted absent. Therefore, they will be allowed to make up any work missed. These students will not need pre-arranged forms.

Students riding a school pep bus will, likewise, not be counted absent. But they will need to complete a pre- arranged form and bring in parent permission. Likewise though, they must be allowed to make up any missed work.

Students who attend with parents will have an excused absence. They will, of course, also be allowed to make up missued work.

Students who drive themselves or ride with firends will be given an unexcused absence and not allowed to do makeup work.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Lambert at 684-3215 or via email at amy.lambert@owensborocatholic.org

OCMS Weekly Reminders - January 25-29

Monday, 1/25: Boys and Girls Soccer for OCMS and OCHS Parent Meeting A parent meeting for ALL BOYS AND GIRLS currently in grades 4-11 who would like to play soccer for OCHS and for OCMS will be held on Monday, January 25 from 6:30 to 7:30 in the OCHS cafeteria. Any boy interested in playing football next year, please sign up outside Mr. Harvey's room.
There are over 50 students who are charging their lunch and have not turned in money. Please bring it tomorrow.
There will be no extras if you are charging.8th graders remember to have your teachers sign your planning cards by Wednesday.

Tuesday, 1/26: World's Finest Chocolate sales begin today.

Wednesday, 1/27:
Yearbook meeting from 3:00 to 4:00.

Thursday, 1/28:
Mass at 9:00 a.m.
Community Problem Solving right after school in Mr. Woodward's room.

Friday, 1/29:
All 7th and 8th graders are invited to attend an ice skating party hosted by PTO at Edge Ice Arena from 7:00 to 9:00. Admission is $2.00 which includes admission and skate rental.

Owensboro Catholic Students Exemplify Service to Others

New for 2010, In The Loop will highlight the accomplishments of one of the many student leaders we have throughout the school system. This period publication will focus on current Owensboro Catholic students who by their actions show others what it means to be faithful servants to others.

In the inaugural edition we will focus on Kaley Robertson, a senior at Owensboro Catholic High School. Kaley is the kind of person who will do the right thing for the right reason, no matter what the "popular opinion" may be.

Kaley is president of the OCHS SCRUBS club. SCRUBS is an acronym for Students Creating Respect Using Better Solutions. She is the reason why so many SCRUBS projects were such a huge success; some of those activities included Red Ribbon week, OCMS Kick Butts Day activities for the Middle School students, Seat Belt Checks, and the Four-wheeler survey.

One of SCRUBS sponsors recently had this to say about Kaley - "She is a natural born leader, has the ability to get everyone's attention and cooperation, and has great, novel ideas. She is a problem solver. She is one who you can feel confident a task will get done when assigned to her. She not only marginally completes the project, but thoroughly, over-and-above completes the project. She coordinated and put together the first annual SCRUBS scrapbook last year. It is fabulous. She is humble, has strong morals and convictions, has self respect, and is not easily swayed by peer pressure."

In Kaley's spare time she is a Eucharistic Minister, member of the Right to Life Club, the captain of the Lady Aces basketball team, NHS member, among many other clubs/organizations and works part-time at Red Lobster.

She maintains above average grades in the classes she takes; including Advance Placement classes, and attended Governor's Scholar this past summer.

Kaley exemplifies service to others and what our expectations are for all of our students! Thank you Kaley for the leadership you provide and for the example you set for others.

Elementary 4-6 Campus Reminders January 25-29, 2010

Monday, January 25
Parent Meeting for all boys and girls currently in grades 4-11 who would like to play soccer OCHS and for OCMS. Meeting will be from 6:30-7:30 in the OCHS Cafeteria.

Tuesday, January 26
World's Finest Chocolate Kick-Off 1:15. 4th & 5th Grade FPS Practice until 4:00.

Wednesday, January 27
Non-Uniform Day if a donation of at least $1.00 was made to Haiti.
4th & 5th Grade Academic Team Practice until 3:30. Only the twelve Quick Recall Members need to stay until 4:30.

Thursday, January 28
8:45 St. Joseph Peace Mission presentation by June Bell.
9:00 Mass planned by Mrs. Thomspon's class. Father Bruce McCarthy will be celebrating with us.

Friday, January 29
Non-Uniform day for students who received no infractions for the month of January.

Elementary K-3 Campus Reminders January 25-29, 2010

Tuesday, January 26- Worlds Finest Chocolate Sale "Kick Off"

Thursday, January 28- 9:00- Mass

Thursday, January 28- Saint Projects Due

Friday, January 29- Free Dress Day for last day of the month

Friday, January 29- Help for Haiti- Loose Change Drive Ends... So far K-3 students have brought in over $1,100 in change!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!

Bluegrass in the Schools

The Elementary K-3 students started the day with Bluegrass Band-Liberty Pike. The Bluegrass Museum sponsored the field trip. The students learned about the history of Bluegrass Music and even got to learn a few traditional clogging steps.

School Spelling Bee; Advances to Diocesan Spelling Bee

A winner from each classroom participated in a school Spelling Bee to determine a school winner. The following students placed 1st and 2nd. George Kurtz (1st) pictured right and John Henry Booth (2nd) pictured left. George Kurtz will represent the 4-6 Campus at the Diocesan Spelling Bee during Catholic Schools Week.

Benjamin Conkright at Success to Legislators Luncheon

Benjamin Conkright was invited to the Daviess County Cooperative Extension Program Success to Legislators on December 14th as the Daviess County 10 year old 4-H speech contest winner. After being treated to lunch, he was able to present his speech to local state, city and county legislators.

Elementary 4-6 Campus Students Reach 100 Point Goal for Reading

Congratulations to the following students for earning a place on the One Hundred Point Club for the Accelerated Reader Program: Emma Lanham, Benjamin Conkright, Olivia Bickett, George Kurtz, Mary Anne Murphy, Alli Thompson, Michaela Murphy, Trey Hamilton, Matthew Caldwell, Katie Beth Dorris, Samantha Horsley, Emma Hyland, Raychel Bahnick, and Emma Goetz.

6th Grade - Posters About Countries

6th graders paired up to create posters about various countries. They included a diagram of the country, where it is located and several facts, including industry, economic conditions, language and religion.

OCMS Academic Team Claims District Title in Governor's Cup Competition

Congratulations to the awesome Aces Academic Team from Owensboro Catholic Middle School who placed first in District 12 Governor's Cup competition on Saturday, January 23, 2010.

Our Future Problem Solving Team placed first out of 4 teams. Members of FPS are Kelsey Conkright, Marty Crowe, Kyle Alvey, Andrew Riccio, and Adney Rakotoniaina. They will move on to compete at Regional competition. The FPS team was coached by Lorraine Riccio.

The following academic students placed in written assessment testing and will move on to compete at Regional Governor's Cup competition on Feb. 13, 2010, at Burns Middle School:

Hannah Hagan - first place mathematics
Sam Booth - third place mathematics and first place science
Justin Krampe - 5th place mathematics and 5th place social studies
Audrey Wright - 2nd place science and 2nd place arts and humanities
Meredith Bickett - 1st place social studies and 1st place arts and humanities
Eric McBride - 2nd place social studies
Leslie Kuntz - 1st place language arts
Kelsey Conkright - 5th place language arts
Emily Wills - 2nd place (tied) in written composition
Simmie McCormack - 2nd place (tied) in written composition

Thanks to all the students for their hard work so far this year, and good luck at regional competition.

Members of the OCMS Quick Recall team this year were Kyle Alvey, Sam Booth, Leslie Kuntz, Meredith Bickett, Logan Brown, Marty Crowe, Justin Krampe, Eric McBride, and Christopher Spurlock.

Thanks to the coaches: Margie Ebelharand Julie Renshaw.

Snowmen Scarves – Adjective Poems

The 4th graders decorated snowmen with hats and scarves.

Then they wrote a poem of adjectives to describe the snowmen and their scarves.

View a video montage of the snowmen.

‘Island of the Blue Dolphins’

The 6th grade class read the ‘Island of the Blue Dolphins’ by Scott O’Dell.

Students then created dioramas based on a scene from the book.

Check out a video montage of a few of the dioramas.

All ‘A’ Honor Roll – Quarter 2

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

Grade 4
Olivia Bickett, Samuel Clore, Benjamin Conkright, Mary Katherine Gough, Meredith Grant, Claire Hagan, John Thomas Hayden, Allyson Mattingly, Rachel McBride, Derek Osborne, Payton Sanford

Grade 5
Maria Arreaga, Maggie Booth, Danielle Durbin, Allison Ford, Alison Kuntz, Holly Logsdon, Molly Payne, Alexandra Thompson, Tricia Thompson, Allison Wright, Grace Wright

Grade 6
Raychel Bahnick, Rebecca Ballard, Jackson Bittel, Matthew Caldwell, Evan Christodoulou, Mary Keaton Clemens, Michael Clore, Alex Danhauer, Katelynn Dorris, Sarah Haleman, Caroline Hayden, Kelby Krampe, Samantha Krampe, Lucy Kurtz, Emily Linn, Emily Marshall, Olivia Miller, Lydia Mills, Annabel Moore, Nolan Mullican, Emily Oberst, Anne Pfeifer, Joseph Phillips, Madeline Reid, Mikala Riney, Isaac Settle, Bridget Stallings, Elizabeth Warren


Grade 7:
Meredith Bickett, Samuel Booth, Logan Brown, Gabriel Fillman, Lillie Goetz, Hannah Hagan, Adam Hayden, Alex Hayden, Darcy James, Leslie Kuntz, Georgia McMaster, Madeline Rafferty, Adney Rakotoniaina, Laurine Scott, Rachel Thompson, Griffin Wassmer, Audrey Wright

Grade 8:
Hannah Aull, Liza Brown, Aubrey Clark, Kelsey Conkright, Marty Crowe, Stephanie Hayden, Justin Krampe, Alyssa Ralph, Jenna Ruth

Freshmen:
Carli Barr, Caleb Brand, Chase Carrico, Sarah Daudill, Jacob Cecil, Julie Danhauer, Hayley Frey, C.J. Glaser, Michael Goedde, Eric Johnson, Will Johnson, Justin Magnuson, Neil Mattingly, Mason Richardson, Paulena Schreiner, Kevin Thompson, Emily Whitehouse


Sophomores:
Will Bicket, Michael Crowe, Stephanie Dooper, Hunter Gough, Christopher Hayden, Nathan Lasley, Jenley McCormack, Alex Riccio, Emily Taul, Megan Tigue, Rachel Wheatley

Juniors:
Regina Powers, Alex Thompson, Alex Vaughan

Seniors:
Raye Anderson, Colleen Berry, Amanda Beyke, Katie Castlen, Kathryn Dueker, Taylor Edge, Eric Goetz, Christian Hall, Olivia Hardesty, McKenzie Higdon, Rene Howard, Andrew McCarthy, Haley Minton, Hannah Minton, Jessica Ralph, Abbie Riney, Martina Riney, Kaley Robertson, Morgan Rudy, Andrea Schepers, Rachel Scott, Cole Sturgeon, Melinda Thompson, Sierra White, Caitlin Wilson, Ellen Wright

Boys Win All ‘A’ Classic Regional Title; Girls and Boys Advance to All ‘A’ Classic State Tournament

Congratulations to the Aces Basketball team for capturing the All ‘A’ Classic Regional Title. The following were named to the All Tournament team: Matt Terry, Jordan Sloan, Cole Sturgeon and Neil Lanham

Both the girls and boys basketball teams now advance to the All ‘A’ Classic State Tournament in Richmond, KY.

Financial Aid Forms for the 2010-2011 School Year Available

The Financial Aid information has been mailed to current and potential families.

The form is also available online for typing in information and printing out to mail.

Financial Aid Form

Tuition Rate & Financial Information

General Admissions Information

Bishop-Elect Medley Ordination

The Ordination of Bishop-Elect Medley is scheduled for Wednesday, February 10 at 2 pm at the Sportscenter. All are invited to attend.

Reminder: OCS will NOT be in session on Wednesday, February 10.

The Ordination will also be broadcast on several television stations as well as the internet.

Broadcast Information

Lady Aces Claim 5th Straight All 'A' Regional Title

Congratulations to the Lady Aces Basketball team on their 5th straight All 'A' Regional title.

They now advance to the state tournament beginning on Wednesday in Richmond.

Congratulations to Becca Greenwell, Martina Riney, Kaley Robertson and Mary Kate Clemens who were named to the All Tournament team.

OCMS Students at March For Life in Washington DC

We continue to pray for the OCMS students and chaperones who are attending the March for Life in Washington DC.

They left on their trip on Wednesday and will return on Sunday.

View a slideshow of their departure.

Coverage of the March for Life and other activities is on TW Cable EWTN Channel 72 today.

Lady Aces Basketball Game Raises Funds

Last Saturday's Lady Aces basketball game raised $490.60 for Mammograms For Life and $20.00 for the American Cancer Society.

A portion of each admission was donated to these causes.

Nadine Trodgen Receives Diocesan Stewardship Award

Sr. Agnes Catherine Williams, OSU, Stewardship Award: In recognition of a parishioner’s service/ministry to youth and education in the Catholic Schools and Parish.


This year’s recipient of the Sr. Agnes Catherine Williams, OSU, Stewardship Award has dedicated their life to teaching in the Catholic Schools for 25 years and before that in the public school system. So strong was her desire to teach that she went to school at night while her family was young and earned her Master’s Degree.

She has a special connection with children and tries to instill values and love of God in the hearts of her students. When out in public many former and current students come up and hug her in a way in a way that shows they have tremendous respect for her and a great rapport with her.

During the summer months she has been know to provide speech therapy to adults and children alike. She is truly one of those “little servants” who brings a special smile, spirit, and shine wherever she goes…be it at home, work, church or the community at large.

It is with great pride and humility we bestow the Sr. Agnes Catherine Williams, OSU, Stewardship Award for outstanding ministry to our youth and their Catholic formation upon Nadine Trogden.

All 'A' Regional Basketball Title Games - Boys and Girls - Correection

Both the Basketball Lady Aces and Aces are playing for the All 'A' Classic Regional titles.

The Lady Aces are playing for the title tonight (Thursday) at 7 pm vs Hancock County at Whitesville Trinity.

The Aces are playing for the title on Friday at 7 pm vs Hancock County at Whitesville Trinity.

Both games will be broadcast on WLME 102.7.

Lexia Computer Reading Program Featured in M-I

Thanks to a donation from John Wright in honor of his wife, Kathy, OCS was able to purchase several user licenses for the Lexia Computer Reading Program.

In today’s Messenger-Inquirer an article explains the program and its benefits to students for all reading levels.

Parent-to-Parent Session at Our Lady of Lourdes

The Parent-2-Parent Meeting has been scheduled for Sunday, January 24th. This meeting is being sponsored by the Lourdes Stewardship Committee.

The topic of the meeting will be Stewardship.

All parents are invited to attend. It will be in the large room of the Parish Hall at Lourdes (on Frederica St.). The meeting will begin at 9:10 and donuts and coffee will be provided.

Our Lady of Lourdes strives to support all parents in their role as the Primary Catechists to their children.

Kelsey Settles Wins National Right to Life Poster Contest

Congratulations to Kelsey Settles, 7th grader at OCMS, for winning 1st place in the middle school division of the National March for Life poem, poster, essay contest!!Kelsey's poster was created around the theme "Stand Up Now! - Unite for the Life Principles - No Exception! No Compromise!" Kelsey's family is invited to stay in Washington and attend the Rose dinner after the March. Kelsey will also be introduced on the main stage at the March as the winner of the middle school division of the poster, poem, and essay contest. Also the Owensboro Right to Life will receive $100 in the name of Kelsey Settles from the National Right to Life Defense Fund.Kelsey's parents are Chris and Sandy Settles. The Right to Life March is attended annually by a group of about 40 students each year that are active members of the OCMS Fellowship of Christian Athletes organization. The sponsors of FCA are David Ralph, OCS Technology Coordinator, and Mark Woodward, OCMS faculty member. Mary Cheshire, another OCMS teacher, helped chaperone the trip last year and this year as well.

This is the second time an OCMS student has won the national title. Two years ago, Ryne Wilson won the National title and Sean Brown was the national runner-up.

Way to go OCMS! We pray as the group attends the March for Life in Washington DC this week.

Director's Corner - Bishop Medley's Ordination

On the morning of December 15th we awoke to the wonderful news that Pope Benedict XVI had chosen Fr. William F. Medley of the Diocese of Louisville to be the 4th Bishop of the Diocese of Owensboro. Later that afternoon, Bishop-Elect Medley was introduced to the people of Western Kentucky at a press conference held at Brescia University. Like many who attended the press conference, I was incredibly impressed by Bishop-Elect Medley and his genuine love for his job as pastor and for the people he serves. Our prayer throughout the last year has been for the Holy Spirit to guide the search process to find our Diocese a new Shepherd and it was obvious to me that our prayers were answered. God truly has blessed our Diocese with the selection of Bishop-Elect Medley.

On Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at 2:00 PM, Bishop-Elect Medley will be ordained and installed as our Bishop at the SportsCenter. Everyone has been invited. In an effort to make it easy for the entire Owensboro Catholic Family to attend, it has been decided to close school on February 10th. A variety of options were explored and it was concluded that due to the extraordinary nature of this event in the history of our Diocese and the importance of allowing all to attend and participate, the only way to proceed was to close school. It certainly is our hope that all members of the OCS Family, whether student, parent, faculty and administrator, will prayerfully accept this opportunity to witness an event that has only happened three times in our Diocesan history and may not happen again for many years. We understand that the 2:00 PM time will make it difficult for some, but we encourage all to find a way.

What an opportunity to showcase our Catholic faith for the entire Owensboro Catholic Schools Family, especially our students. As you can imagine, our faculty will use this special opportunity in the classroom to help the students better understand the important role a Bishop plays in the life of our Diocese and the Church. The Ordination event will provide a powerful faith and educational experience for all in attendance, again, especially for our students. It would be my prayer that each student who attends walks away with a positive sense of their Catholic faith and how it touches each in a real and vibrant way. I am convinced it will be a defining moment not only in their lives, but all of our lives. Due to the educational nature of the ordination, Diocesan officials have informed us that the day will not need to be made up.

I am truly excited about Bishop-Elect Medley and the role he will play in the future of Catholic education in the Church of Owensboro and Western Kentucky. I am eager for him to visit our schools, meet our students and faculty, and gain an understanding of our commitment system wide to fulfilling the Mission of the Church by Building the Body of Christ one student at a time. I want him to walk into the SportsCenter on February 10th and experience a warm and boisterous welcome that only a filled building can provide. So that he can pick out the OCS students, I ask that each student in attendance come wearing their school uniform.

I appreciate all you do to help us fulfill our mission of excellence in Catholic faith formation and academics. As always, your comments and insights are important to me. I can be reached via phone at 852-8028 and email at ken.rasp@owensborocatholic.org.

God’s Peace! See you on February 10th at the SportsCenter!

Ken R. Rasp

OCHS New Student and Parent Information Night

Owensboro Catholic High School's New Student Parent Information Night will be held at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, January 20, in Soenneker Hall at the school.

Parents of next year's incoming freshmen and other interested students are invited and encouraged to attend.

Class registration for all incoming freshmen will then take place at Catholic High on Wednesday, January 27 in the cafeteria and small gym at 7:00 pm.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Kurt Osborne, OCHS Assistant Principal, at 684-3215.

Elementary 4-6 Campus Newsletter

The Elementary 4-6 Campus newsletter has been posted for February.

Please make note of the activities for Catholic Schools Week.

OCMS Weekly Reminders - January 18-22

Monday, 1/11: NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Tuesday, 1/19: 8th graders remember to starting working on getting your planning cards signed by your teachers.Good luck to the students competing this evening in district FPS and written composition!

Wednesday, 1/13:Yearbook meeting from 3:00 to 4:00.Fellowship of Christian Athletes will be leaving for Washington, DC, at 8:30 a.m.Thursday, 1/21:Mass at 9:00 a.m.Mechatronics meeting from 3:00 to 4:30 in J. Payne's room.Community Problem Solving right after school in Mr. Woodward's room until 4:30 Thursday and Friday.

Friday, 1/22: Community Problem Solving right after school in Mr. Woodward's room until 4:30.

Friday, January 29: All 7th and 8th graders are invited to attend an ice skating party hosted by PTO at Edge Ice Arena from 7:00 to 9:00. Admission is $2.00 which includes admission and skate rental.

Elementary 4-6 Campus Reminders - January 18-22

Monday, January 18 - No School! Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Tuesday - 4th & 5th Grade FPS Practice until 4:00.

Wednesday-4th & 5th Grade Academic Team Practice

Thursday-9:00 Mass planned by Mrs. Luttrell's class. Father Tony Jones will be celebrating with us.

Friday-Spirit Day! All students need to wear their new Faith in Education t-shirts for a school picture that will be taken for CSW.

Don't forget to turn in your reservations for our Chili Supper.

Elementary K-3 Campus Reminders - January 18-22

Monday, January 18- No School- Martin Luther King Day

Thursday, January 21- 9:00- Mass- Ms. Calvin's 3rd Grade Class

Thursday, January 21- Parent Volunteer Day- Any parent who can volunteer some time after Mass to help with a variety of teacher projects would be appreciated!

Meals for the Elementary School Sites during Catholic Schools Week

For the Elementary K-3 Campus and Elementary 4-6 Campus duirng Catholic Schools Week, each day the PTO is asking for parent volunteers for both K-3 and 4- 6 to sign up to bring food, cleanup staff lounge and refrigerate leftovers at the end of lunch, or volunteer to coordinate each site.

This will be held Catholic schools week Feb 1-Feb 5.
The theme for each day is below:
Mon- Feb1 - Soup and Salad
Tues Feb 2- Mexican Cuisine
Weds Feb 3- Desserts
Thur Feb 4- Italian Cuisine
Fri- Feb 5- Thanksgiving dinner (Because we are so thankful for our teachers and staff!)

The contact person for more information or to sign up is Leslie Ebelhar at bnlebelhar@aol.com for both school sites.

Catholic Schools Week - 'Dividends for Life'

The theme of this year's Catholic Schools Week is 'Dividends for LIfe.' Each school site will host a variety of activities. Be on the lookout for the listings soon!

'Celebrate Catholic Schools" - OCS Elementary PTO Dinner & Auction

Saturday, February 20, 2010 - Owensboro Sportscenter

Hors D'oeuvres 6:00 pm
Buffet Dinner Served at 6:30 pm
All are invited to attend.

Tickets are $25 each or reserve a table of 8 for $220 Reserve your tickets today by calling Amy or Chip Pride at 686-7929 or email Chip at chip.pride@oldnational.com .

Thank you to our sponsors: Nations Medicines, Bluegrass internal Medicine, Research Integrity, Mainstreet Family Medicine- Dianne Glenn-Birkhead and Remax.

Used Uniform Sale Scheduled

Used Uniform Sale will be hosted by School Health Services.

Saturday, January 16, 20109 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Elementary K-3 Campus School Cafeteria

If anyone wants to donate gently used uniforms or hangers for the sale, please drop them by the school office.

If any parents would like to volunteer to help with the sale (help with setting up, selling, taking down after the sale), please contact Sherry Krampe at 929-5443.

OCMS Weekly Reminders - January 11-15, 2010

Monday, 1/11
KUNA information sheets may be picked up from Mrs. Walter or Mr. Rhodes today or tomorrow.
World's Finest Chocolate fundraiser information letter and permission slip given to students.
Geography Bee at 1:00.

Tuesday, 1/12
Today is the last day to pick up your KUNA information sheets.

Wednesday, 1/13
BETA Club members remember to bring recycling boxes to Ms. Cheshire's room after 7th period.

Thursday, 1/14
KUNA test today at 7:40 a.m.
Owensboro Catholic High School visits 8th grade today.
BETA Club meeting after school until 3:30.

Friday, 1/15
Permission slips due for World's Finest Chocolate fundraiser.
Community problem solving practice after school.

OCHS Basketball Games Cancelled

The OCHS basketball games scheduled for tonight, January 8, have been cancelled.

8th Grade Diocesan Basketball Tournament Cancelled

The 8th grade Diocesan basketball tournament has been cancelled for Saturday, January 9.

Elementary Basketball Games Cancelled for Saturday

The Elementary Basketball games are cancelled for Saturday, January 9th.

A decision about games on Sunday, January 10th, will be made at a later date.

Elementary K-3 Campus Reminders - January 11-16

Thursday, January 14- NO MASS- Priests are out of town for Annual Convocation

Thursday, January 14- 8:15- Bluegrass Assembly

Friday, January 15- 8:30-11:00- 1st Grade Prayer Day (Parent Volunteers Needed)

Saturday, January 16- Used Uniform Sale- K-3 Cafeteria- 9:00-1:30

No School - Snow Day - Friday, January 8, 2010

Central Office and SCRIP Office will be open, but please call ahead. 686-8896.

No School - Snow Day

The Central Office and SCRIP Office are still open, but please call ahead in the event they close early. 686-8896.

“Celebrate Catholic Schools” – OCS Elementary PTO Dinner & Silent/Live Auction

Saturday, February 20, 2010 – Owensboro Sportscenter
Hors D’oeuvres 6:00 pm
Buffet Dinner Served at 6:30 pm
All are invited to attend!

Tickets are $25 each or reserve a table of 8 for $220

Reserve your tickets today by calling Amy or Chip Pride at 686-7929 or email Chip at chip.pride@oldnational.com .

Thank you to our sponsors:
Nations Medicines, Bluegrass internal Medicine, Research Integrity, Mainstreet Family Medicine-Dianne Glenn-Birkhead and Remax.

Smart Parents Session

Smart Parents will be held on Wednesday, January 13 from 6-8 pm at OCHS.

The topic for this session is: STRUCTURING THE HOME TO RAISE SUCCESSFUL TEENS.

The speaker will be Joe Bland, a father or 3 children Chelsea(20), Seth(16) and Hannah(12). He has been married to Cathy for 22 years and currently teaches Religion at Trinity High School where he also serves as Youth Ministry Coordinator for St. Mary's parish. He has a Master's degree in Theology from St. Meinrad. He is excited about sharing his experiences with parents and hearing what other parents have to say on this topic.

7th Grade Boys Basketball Team Claim Diocesan Tournament Title

Congratulations 7th Grade Boy's Basketball Team, they won the 7th Grade Diocesan Tournament at Holy Name on January 2nd. They defeated St. Ann's in the Championship.



Players: Jansen Riney, Gabe Fillman, Chase Clouse, Michael McCarthy, Matthew Norcia, Matt Sanders, Drew Harvey, Landon Smith, Sam Aull, Griffin Wassmer, Patrick Mills, George Bittel


Coached by : Paul Mattingly and Mark Gentry

OCMS Weekly Reminders - January 4-8, 2010

Monday, 1/4:
School resumes.
Happy New Year!

Thursday, 1/7:
Mass 9:00 a.m.

Friday, 1/8:
Report cards will be mailed.
Community problem solving practice after school.

New Home Raffle Sales Kickoff - Press Conference Today!

Catholic Education Partners of the greater Owensboro area today will launch ticket sales for the raffle of a new, energy efficient home to benefit the Owensboro Catholic Schools system.

Proceeds from the raffle will raise funds for technology and facility upgrades, operations in the current annual budget and tuition assistance. The campaign is titled "Building a Foundation for Catholic Education."

"OCS is incredibly grateful and appreciative for the support of the Catholic Education Partners and our corporate sponsors. The raffle proceeds will allow us to continue fulfilling our mission and the mission of the church by providing excellence in faith formation and academics," notes Ken R. Rasp, Owensboro Catholic Schools Director.

The 1,500-square-foot home raffle home is currently under construction in The Greens of Heartland development in Owensboro. Built by Jagoe Homes and valued at $150,000, the home has 3 bedrooms, two bathrooms, a two-car garage and an enclosed, covered porch.

It is an ENERGY STAR certified home that meets EPA standards that make the home at least 15 percent more energy efficient than standard homes. More information and a photo of the home can be found at http://www.newhomeraffle.info/.

Raffle tickets for the home will sell for $100 each. A limit of 3,000 tickets will be sold. The drawing for the winner will be held on Saturday, April 10 at 10 a.m. at the Sts. Joseph and Paul Parish Hall, 609 E. 4th Street in Owensboro.

Beginning today, home raffle tickets may be purchased at these corporate sponsor locations:

Saints Joseph and Paul Parish Office

Owensboro Catholic Schools Central Office

Jagoe Homes Office & All Jagoe Model Homes

Independence Bank (all Owensboro locations)

WBKR Office

Today's kick-off press conference will begin at 2 p.m. at the raffle home construction site:

2006 Meadow Grass Creek Drive

Greens of the Heartlands

Owensboro

Sts. Joseph and Paul Charitable Exemption # EXE0001409