Any SCRIP Card Problems?

Just been told your gift card has a zero balance!!

Take care of the situation immediately!

Call the 800 number on the back of your card before leaving the store or restaurant. You can usually find out the balance on the card and many times when and where the card was used.

We cannot be responsible for cards that have not been swiped correctly by the clerks in a retail store or restaurant.

Please call the 800 number on the back of the card to resolve any issues.

"The Whole Town is Talking About Underage Drinking!" Event

This event is called "The Whole Town is Talking About Underage Drinking!" It will be held on Thursday, April 1 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Homebuilders Association of Owensboro, 3515 Wathens Crossing (off Carter Road between Wright Implement and Cheer Zone). It will feature U.S. Congressman Brett Guthrie as well as a panel comprised of Lt. Col. Jeff Jones, Lt. Tim Clothier, Judge Lisa Payne Jones, Kevin Riecke and Dianne McFarling.

Please attend this meeting and be a part of the discussion to learn how we can reduce underage drinking in our community! Our children need to know how to reject underage drinking, how damaging underage drinking can be to their health, now and in the future and that the majority of children and youth do not drink alcohol.

Sophomore Class Collecting Old Electronics

The Sophomore class is collecting old electronics to recycle properly. Send them with any OCHS Sophomore or bring them to OCHS.

Elementary PTO Spring Fundraiser - Soft Drink Sale

The Elementary PTO will take orders for cases of soft drinks. This includes Powerade and Dasani water. The cost is $17.00 a case which calculates to each bottle $.70. Orders will be taken April 12-16 on a pre- paid basis. A great way to stock up for the spring sports.

Winterguard Wins Gold Medal at Championships

Congratulations to the Owensboro Catholic Winterguard on winning the Gold Medal at the TriState Circuit Championships at Ryle High School on Saturday, March 27.

The Winterguard is a member of the Scholastic A-3 Class and placed 1st out of 21 groups. The Winterguard was ranked 2nd heading into Championships and pulled ahead with an outstanding performance! The Winterguard also was also promoted into a more advanced class for next year. This was the Winterguard's second Gold Medal in the past three years. The show was title 'Reaching Out.'

Winterguard members are: Megan Alvey, Juliana Aud, Lindsey Carrico, Michael Crowe, Zach Hendrix, Sarah Murphy, Morgan Oller, Cortney Phillips, Jennifer Phillips, and Allison Schepers.

For more information about the Winterguard, Color Guard, and Band Program: Contact Ed Hauser at ed.hauser@owensborocatholic.org or 685-0566.

Diocesan Chrism Mass - Tonight

Tonight, Tuesday, March 30, the Diocesan Chrism mass will be held at 6:30 at the Sportscenter. Join Bishop Medley in this special mass.

Weekly Reminders - OCMS - March 29-April 1, 2010

Monday, 3/29/10:

ACES ACTION NEWS meeting at 7:45 a.m. in Mr. Spurlock's room.

Last day for P.E. uniforms to be sold during P.E. class. Shirts are $9.00; shorts $9.00. If paying by check, please make payable to OCMS.

Tuesday, 3/30/10:

Student Council: Practice at 7:45 a.m. for Stations of the Cross 1 - 7 and opening prayer.

BETA Club meeting after school until 3:45.

Practice for singing of the Stations of the Cross will be Tuesday after school from 3:00 to 4:00 in Church. Students who are singing are asked to turn in the permission slip to Mrs. Renshaw.

Wednesday, 3/31/10:

Student Council: There will be practice for Stations 8 - 14 and closing prayer at 7:45 a.m. in Mrs. Barr's room.

Holy Thursday, 4/01/10:

Stations of the Cross at 2:00.

Good Friday, 4/02/10:

No School, Spring Break Begins

GENERAL INFORMATION:

During Holy Week we will be participating in in the 16th annual OCHS Food Drive sponsored by the National Honor Society. Proceeds will go to the St. Joseph and Paul Food Pantry.

Power Week applications can be picked up in the office.

Yearbooks are for sale - $25.00 each. To guarantee a copy, pre-paid orders should be made as soon as possible. Yearbooks will be given to students in May.

New Home Raffle - Home Completed - View a Video

View a video of the new home being raffled off on Saturday, April 10th at 10 am. Buy your tickets today! Just $100!

Elementary Newsletters Posted - April

The Elementary Newsletters have been posted.

Elementary K-3 Campus - April

Elementary 4-6 Campus - April

Win $500 Cash! - New Home Raffle Ticket Sales Contest

One Week ONLY - Thursday March 25 through Thursday, April 1

Any Owensboro Catholic Schools family or employee selling a home raffle ticket during the week of March 25 - April 1 will have their name entered in a drawing to win $500. Your name will be entered one (1) time for every ticket you sell during this special promotion week.

Drawing will be held Friday, April 2 at 9AM at the OCS Central Office

Tickets can be picked up at Central Office, M-F 8AM- 5PM.

Only a limited number of tickets remain!

You can sell as many tickets as you can but a maximum of 3 tickets per person will be signed out at any given time.

TWO Summer Youth Production Auditions

Theatre Workshop of Owensboro is holding auditions for the Musical:
"How to Eat Like a Child"

On Saturday, March 27 and Sunday, March 28 from 1-3 PM
At the Opryhouse (formerly Goldies) on Frederica and 5th Street.

Actors and Singers that are entering the 3rd Grade or leaving the 6th Grade and all those in between are encouraged to audition.

Teresa Wills and Thad Mayhew will be directing the Play. Any questions? Contact Teresa at 302-5560 or wahvet2@aol.com.

Show dates are June 11-13.

Central Office and SCRIP Office Hours - Spring Break

The Central Office and SCRIP Office will have special hours during Spring Break week.

Good Friday - Central Office and SCRIP Office Closed

Monday-Friday of Spring Break - both offices will be open 7:30 am - 3:30 pm.

Weekly Reminders Elementary 4-6 Campus March 29-April 1, 2010

We are about to enter into the Triduum, the holiest days of the year. The Triduum begins on the evening of Holy Thursday with the Mass of the Lord's Supper when we recall that Jesus gave his body and blood and taught us to care for others when he washed the disciples' feet.

The Triduum continues on Good Friday with the celebration of the Lord's Passion as we remember Christ's sacrafice for us.

On the night of Holy Saturday, we celebrate the great Easter Vigil, when our Savior bursts out of the tomb, and on Easter Sunday we continue to celebrate the Resurrection with great joy. On these days, together with Christians all over the world, we remember the final events in Jesus' earthly life: Jesus' Last Supper, his Passion, Crucifixion and death, and his Resurrection.

Monday, March 29 -Report Cards due! Students may begin bringing in items for the OCS Annual Food Drive.

Tuesday, March 30-Chrism Mass at the SportsCenter at 6:30 pm.

Friday, April 2- Good Friday! No School!


Acadmic team members need to make sure the following books have been turned in to Ms. Carr or Ms. Alvey: Dictionary of Cultural Literacy or 6th grade Spectrum Workbook. If you need to turn these books in, please do so ASAP.

Weekly Reminders - Elementary K-3 Campus March 29-April 1, 2010

Holy Week
Throughout the next four days each classroom will focus on the significance of this week in our Catholic Faith. As we prepare for the Last Supper, Jesus' Death on the Cross, and His Glorious Resurrection we remember that this is the MOST IMPORTANT week in our faith.

Throughout Lent your child's class has gone to church every week for the Stations of the Cross. This is a beauitful tradition in our Catholic Faith to help us remember the last day of Jesus' life on earth. Ask your child to tell you about one of the stations he remembers best.

For the past few years we have been in school on Good Friday and have had a Prayer Service. This year, we will not be in school on Friday and will not be having any school-wide services at church.
We encourage everyone to check with your parish and attend the Holy Week services offered.

Every year during Holy Week all of the OCS Schools participate in a Food Drive, sponsored by the National Honor Society at Owensboro Catholic High.

All proceeds will go to the Sts. Joseph and Paul pantry. NHS Students will pick up all items on Thursday.


We will be taking orders for the Elementary Yearbook now through April 16. If you would like to have one, please fill out the envelope and send it to school with $15.

Also attached to the newsletter you will find information about ordering Summer Bridge Workbooks for your child. The Teachers Aide Store is offering these to the schools at a discounted price. These are terrific workbooks to keep children's minds "sharp" throughout the summer months. We will be offering a special incentive/prize to students who complete the workbooks over the summer and return them to school!

World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser Update

Thanks to all who participated in the World's Finest Chocolate fundraiser earlier this semester. Your combined efforts earned a profit of $23,500 for the OCS Budget. I appreciate very much your effort in supporting this important fundraiser. I would like to especially thank the following parents for their wonderful work in organizing and preparation for the WFC fundraiser. Special thanks to all who volunteered to help.

· Karen Danhauer
· Michael Thompson
· Valerie Thompson
· Carol Ralph

OCHS Principal Search Update

I am pleased to announce the following persons have accepted an invitation to serve as a member of the OCHS Principal Search Committee:

1. Fr. John Vaughan - Priest-Pastor
2. Jim Mattingly - Diocesan Superintendant of Catholic Schools
3. Dan Heckel - Education Council, Vice Chair
4. Kurt Osborne - Assistant Principal, OCHS
5. Sherry Orth - Religion Department Chair, Faculty Member, OCHS
6. Kathy Wright, Parent
7. Ken R. Rasp, Director, OCS
The committee will meet later this week to begin its work. At this point, position announcements have been placed in the following places: NCEA Job Bank, KY REAP, Messenger-Inquirer, Western Kentucky Catholic (Diocese of Owensboro), The Message (Diocese of Evansville), Catholic Telegraph (Archdiocese of Cincinnati), The Record (Archdiocese of Louisville), The Message (Diocese of Covington).

We ask that you join us in praying for the guidance of the Holy Spirit as we work to fill this important position

FACTS Payment Setup Update

I apologize again for the inconvenience caused last week as many of you attempted to set-up your 2010-2011 payment plan with FACTS. I am pleased to inform you the glitch has been worked out and the website is now live.
Please note the following:

· On the opening page, the first question you are faced with concerning being a returning user or a new user. Because we are using this web based interface for the first time, please click on Get Started under New User.
· Enter student information for each student enrolled in OCS.
· As a part of the set-up process, you will establish a user name and password to maintain your on-line account and agreement information. Click on the link to review a sheet that details the FACTS Consumer Portal.
· Please select to print or email your confirmation page. It includes your agreement number which will be needed when referencing your tuition payment plan with OCS and FACTS.
· After you have submitted the information, the OCS Business Office will link your family tuition amount (minus tuition assistance if applicable) to your payment plan information. It is at that point that your account will be posted to the FACTS system. The nonrefundable FACTS enrollment fee of $38 will be automatically processed from your account with 14 days. Once posted, you will receive confirmation from FACTS, via email or mail, that the account was posted and the date the fee will be withdrawn from your account.
· I also will keep posted as to when we begin the process of posting tuition amounts in FACTS. Our priority right now is processing Pre- Registration Forms and posting Round 1 tuition assistance award amounts.

Home Raffle Update

The clock is running and the finish line is site for the Home Raffle fundraiser. Saturday, April 10th, the date for the drawing, will be here before we know it. Thank you to so many of you who have stepped up to help with the Home Raffle fundraiser. We appreciate very much your willingness to help by selling raffle tickets after Mass at your parish and to family members, friends and co-workers. Special thanks to all who have purchased one or more chances to win a beautiful Jagoe Home valued at $150,000.

As you can imagine, our efforts are ratcheting up into high gear. There are still raffle chances to be sold. Come by and see us this weekend for Open Houses on Saturday, March 27th from 12:00 to 4:00 PM and again on Sunday, March 28th from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. WBKR will on-site during the Open Houses doing "live remotes" to promote the Open Houses. We will also be selling chances after Masses in many of our sponsoring Parishes on Saturday and Sunday. If you can help in the selling of tickets, please contact Keith Osborne at 686-8896 or keith.osborne@owensborocatholic.org.

Home Raffle Update

The clock is running and the finish line is site for the Home Raffle fundraiser. Saturday, April 10th, the date for the drawing, will be here before we know it. Thank you to so many of you who have stepped up to help with the Home Raffle fundraiser. We appreciate very much your willingness to help by selling raffle tickets after Mass at your parish and to family members, friends and co-workers. Special thanks to all who have purchased one or more chances to win a beautiful Jagoe Home valued at $150,000.

As you can imagine, our efforts are ratcheting up into high gear. There are still raffle chances to be sold. Come by and see us this weekend for Open Houses on Saturday, March 27th from 12:00 to 4:00 PM and again on Sunday, March 28th from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. WBKR will on-site during the Open Houses doing "live remotes" to promote the Open Houses. We will also be selling chances after Masses in many of our sponsoring Parishes on Saturday and Sunday. If you can help in the selling of tickets, please contact Keith Osborne at 686-8896 or keith.osborne@owensborocatholic.org.

Weekly Reminders - OCMS March 22-26, 2010

Monday, 3/22/10:
ACES ACTION NEWS meeting at 7:45 a.m. in Mr. Spurlock's room.
P.E. uniforms for sale during P.E. class. Shirts are $9.00; shorts $9.00. If paying by check, please make payable to OCMS.
Sign language practice from 3:00 to 4:00 in Mrs. Renshaw's room. All interested students are encouraged to attend.

Tuesday, 3/23/10:
P.E. uniforms for sale during P.E. class. Shirts are $9.00; shorts $9.00. If paying by check, please make payable to OCMS.
Student Council: There will be practice for Stations 5 - 10 at 7:45 a.m. in Mrs. Barr's room. Wait for Mrs. Barr or Mrs. McCormick to come to the cafeteria or gym to get you.
PTO is hosting a skating party at Skates Alive Tuesday from 6:00 to 8:00. Admission is $3.00 per child (skates included).

Wednesday, 3/24/10:
Last day P.E. uniforms will be sold.
FCA will be cleaning the cemetery after school today.

Thursday, 3/25/10:
Mass 9:00 a.m.
BETA Club meeting (weather permitting) until 3:45 in Ms. Cheshire's room.

Friday, 3/26/10:
Parish priests give out report cards to students.

GENERAL INFORMATION:
Power Week applications can be picked up in the office.
Yearbooks are for sale - $25.00 each. To guarantee a copy, pre-paid orders should be made as soon as possible. Yearbooks will be given to students in May.

Ken Rasp Receives Bronze Pelican Award at Scout Mass

Mr. Ken Rasp received the Bronze Pelican award at the Annual Scout Mass for the Diocese of Owensboro. Ken is the Director of the Owensboro Catholic School System.

The Bronze Pelican award is a diocesan recognition given to adults who have made a significant and outstanding contribution to the spiritual development of Catholic youth in the Boy Scouts of America. It may be presented to any adult, Scouter or non-Scouter, member of the laity or religious, or a member of another faith in recognition of consistent support of the Scouting program under Catholic auspices, either within a Catholic chartered unit, or to Catholic youth in Scout units not chartered by the Church.

Recipients of the award must be exemplary adults and members in good standing in their respective positions in Scouting and in their faith communities.

Congratulations Mr. Rasp!

Molly Tichenor Wins Kenergy Youth Tour Contest

Congratulations to Molly Tichenor on being selected as a winner of the Kenergy Youth Tour Contest.

Molly, a Junior at OCHS, took a test on rural electrification and has won a trip to Frankfort, KY in April to participate in Kentucky Youth day activities. This trip qualifies her for the chance to win a trip to Washington D.C. in June.

4th & 5th Grade Academic Team Wins Regional Competition

Congratulations to our 4th & 5th Grade Academic Team who placed first overall out of 18 teams in the Regional Governor's Cup Competition on Saturday.

The Quick Recall Team placed second. Team members were: Alli Thompson, Benjamin Conkright, Derek Osborne, George Kurtz, John Henry Booth, Olivia Bickett, Samuel Hyland, Sarah Brown, and Tricia Thompson.

The FPS Team placed first. Team members were: Alison Kuntz, Allie Ford, Benjamin Conkright, and Claire Hagan.

The following students placed in the individual written assessment:

Science – 1st Place – Tricia Thompson
Social Studies – 1st Place – Tricia Thompson
Arts & Humanities – 2nd Place – Olivia Bickett

Thank you to all the coaches for a great season!!

Alison Kuntz Places in Governor’s Cup FPS Competition

Alison Kuntz, a fifth grader at the Elementary 4-6 Campus earned 1st place in the Junior Division (6th Grade) mixed alternate Future Problem Solving (FPS) competition.

The Governor's Cup is a State wide Academic competition. More than 2,000 students participated in the competition in Louisville. To qualify for the Governor’s Cup in Louisville students compete in both District and Regional matches.

Meredith Bickett Places 5th in State Governor’s Cup

Congratulations to Meredith Bickett, a student at Owensboro Catholic Middle school, who placed 5th in State Governor's Cup competition in the area of Arts and Humanities. Meredith competed against 120 top students in the state of Kentucky to win this distinction.

She is pictured here accepting her award in Louisville on March 15 from the Governor of Kentucky, Steve Brashear.

Timeline of Edgar Allan Poe

Students created a timeline of the life of Edgar Allan Poe.

16th Annual OCS Food Drive - March 29-April 1st

During Holy Week, All OCS Sites will participate in our Annual Food Drive sponsored by the National Honor Society at Owensboro Catholic High. Proceeds will go to the St. Joseph and Paul Food Pantry.

Donation Suggestions:

Cereals of all types
Peanut Butter
Beans of all types
Crackers
Canned Soups
Any type of canned vegetables and fruits
Sugar
Flour
Tuna or canned chicken
Mac & Cheese
Canned Stews
Pasta/tomato sauce

Weekly Reminders - Elementary 4-6 Campus March 22-26, 2010

Monday -Pre-registration continues through Friday, March 26th. If you are sponsored by a parish, please remember to turn in your voucher along with your pre-registration form. The pre-registration process is important in determining our number of classes as well as our staffing for next year.
Report Cards go home! Please sign and return to school.

Thursday- 9:00 Mass planned by Mr. Gary's class. Father Richard Meredith will be celebrating with us.
Singing Aces will perform at Horizan Place at 6:00 pm.

Friday- Non-Uniform day for students with no infractions for the month of March.

Used Clothing Drive This Week!
All OCS schools will be collecting gently worn clothing (shirts, pants, jackets, coats, shoes) sizes 4 - adult to donate to the RiverValley Behavioral Health Hospital. This hospital serves children ages 4-18. Children stay in the hospital for 2- 4 weeks and often do not have enough clothing for the duration of their stay. Clothing may be dropped off at any of the four OCS sites beginning March 22.

This is a great way to perform a Corporal Work of Mercy - reaching out to those less fortunate than we are.

Weekly Reminders - Elementary K-3 Campus March 22-26, 2010

March 22-26- Used Clothing Drive for RiverValley Hospital- Please send in this week! A representative from RiverValley will be by each day to pick up clothes dropped off.

Monday, March 22- Report Cards Go Home

Thursday, March 25- 9:00- Mass

Friday- March 26- FREE Dress Day- Last day of the month

Next Week is Holy Week. We will not have services or Mass at school, but encourage each family to attend Holy Week services at your own parish.

Pre-Registration for the 2010-2011 School Year started last week and will run through March 26. Packets and forms were mailed. If you did not get a form, please call the school or the Central Office. Don't forget this year to send your Parish Voucher form in with your Registration Form!

You may turn in your forms at ANY of the OCS School Sites!

Tyler Delano Signs with Lincoln Trail

Tyler Delano has signed with Lincoln Trail to continue his academic and baseball career.

Tyler is the son of Robert and Dana Delano.

Chase Carrico Signs with Brescia

Chase Carrico, an OCHS Senior, has signed with Brescia University to continue his academic and golf career.

Chase is the son of Kevin and Deborah Carrico.

Ben Murphy Named Ky Association of Basketball Coaches 3rd Region Coach of the Year

Congratulations to Ben Murphy, head OCHS Boys Basketball coach, was named the Ky Association of Basketball Coaches 3rd Region Coach of the Year

He was presented his award at Rupp Arena on Friday, March 20.

Great job Coach Murphy.

Acette Tryouts

Acette tryouts will be held the week of April 26th. Camp (learning the routine, doing technique, etc) will be April 27th- 30th, 3:30-5:30.

Actual tryouts will be May 1st starting at 9:00am until about Noon in the OCHS small gym.

A packet of information will be available explaining tryouts and what to expect of the year ahead (schedule, expenses, etc) available at the meeting.

If you have any questions, please call Lisa Higdon at 1-866-771-0114 Ext.18831

Satisfaction Surveys

OCS is in the process of conducting 'Satisfaction Surveys' for each of our school sites. Please know all responses will be confidential.

Responses will be collected through Friday, March 26.

Below are links to each of the surveys.

Elementary K-3 Campus

Elementary 4-6 Campus

OCMS

OCHS

We appreciate your assistance is making OCS the very best!

Lenten Clothing Drive

Several months ago, we were approached by RiverValley Behavioral Health asking for help. A local not-for-profit, RiverValley has been a stabilizing, nurturing force for our community. They host over 21 Kentucky based programs that include in-patient and out-patient services for those with mental health, mental retardation/developmental disabilities (MR/DD), alcohol and drug addictions, prevention, recovery and treatment. They care for children, adults and their families. Regularly children are assigned to RiverValley Behavioral Health Hospital that arrive only with the clothes on their back. RiverValley does all that it can to provide clean clothing for them while they are with them.

They have asked us to partner with them by hosting a clothing drive where OCS families have the opportunity to donate gently worn clothing items and shoes for children ages 14 - 18. We will host the drive from Monday, March 22nd to Friday, March 26th.

Your clothing donations can be dropped off at any of our school sites and Central Office. For those dropping off clothing at Owensboro Catholic Middle School, please go to the gym. RiverValley will be picking up donations each day between 8:30 and 9:00 AM. This is a perfect opportunity to clean out the drawers and closets and help those in need. All donations are tax deductible. Pre-printed receipts will be available at each location. Thank you for your help in this matter.

OCMS Goes Green for Help Office

Owensboro Catholic Middle school collected more than $200.00 to benefit the Help Office as part of their Lenten good works. Students could "Bring Green to Wear Green" on Wednesday, March 17 for St. Patrick's Day.

Meredith Bickett Places 5th in State Competition

Congratulations to Meredith Bickett, a student at Owensboro Catholic Middle school, who placed 5th in State Governor's Cup competition in the area of Arts and Humanities. Meredith competed against 120 top students in the state of Kentucky to win this distinction.

She is pictured here accepting her award in Louisville on March 15 from the Governor of Kentucky, Steve Brashear.

Softball Fundraiser at Beef O’Brady’s

Lady Aces Softball team will have a fundraiser at Beef O’Brady’s on Monday March 22nd from 4-8pm. 10% of all orders including carry-out will be donated to the Lady Aces Softball Team.

Beef O’Brady’s is located at 3189 Fairview Drive.

OCS Elementary Girls Basketball Team Wins Local Tournament

Congratulations to the 6th Grade Girls Basketball team. In a three weekend round robin versus the area middle schools (Burns, Daviess County, and College View) the Lady Aces were undefeated with a record of 6-0. This past weekend, the Lady Aces were seeded #1 in the tournament and went on to win the Championship game to finish 8-0 and crowned the Tournament Champs!! Congratulations !

Each girl worked hard during the Catholic League play and earned their spot on the team by the voting of the League's Coaches. The girls represented the school well with hard play, discipline and great sportsmanship.

Coaches: Brian Reid and Michael Berry

Players:
Mikayla Berry, Lauren Brown, Eva Cash, Mary Keaton Clemens, Katie Fulkerson, Caroline Hayden, Kelby Krampe, Emily Marshall, Annabel Moore, Madeline Reid, Sarah Riney, Jaimie Thompson

Winterguard Team Places 2nd in Competition

Congratulations to the Owensboro Catholic Winterguard! This past weekend they placed 2nd at the Elizabethtown Competition and Tied for 1st at the John Hardin Competition.

Good luck to the Winterguard--they will compete against 21 other teams at the Tri-State Circuit Championships at Ryle High School on Saturday, March 27.

OCS Students Receive Parvuli Dei Scout Award

Five OCS students, who are members of the Cub Scouts of the Elementary K-3 Campus, received the Parvuli Dei medal award.

They are Matthew Graviss, Kevin Ralph, Parker Patton, Christian Abshier and Austin Stallings, all in the third grade.

The purpose of the Parvuli Dei (Children of God) emblem is to help young
boys explore a wide range of activities in order to discover the presence of
God in their daily lives as members of their families and parishes, and also
to develop a good, positive self-image through the contributions they can
make to the group or community.

Program Objectives are to help the Scout of his age develop an awareness of God's love for each one of His special, unique created beings. To help the Scout become aware and understand his identity as an important member of his family, his
community, and as a member of the Family of God. To continue to develop an awareness as members of the parish and the Body of Christ. To aid the Scout in his awareness of the responsibilities that grow out of God's love for us.

New Home Raffle Open House - This Weekend

This Saturday, March 20, Noon-4 pm and Sunday, March 21, 1-5 pm The home is located at 2006 Meadow Grass Creek Drive, located in the Greens of the Heartlands.

TWO to Hold Auditions for Summer Production

Theatre Workshop of Owensboro is holding auditions for the Musical:
How to Eat Like a Child

On Saturday, March 27th and Sunday, March 28th from 1-3 PM
At the Opryhouse (formerly Goldies) on Frederica and 5th Street.

Actors and Singers that are entering the 3rd Grade or leaving the 6th Grade and all those in-between are encouraged to audition.

Teresa Wills and Thad Mayhew will be directing the Play.
Any questions?

Contact Teresa at 302-5560 or wahvet2@aol.com.

Show dates are June 11-13.

Pickleball Tournament - Benefit NHS Uganda Project

NHS is hosting a Pickleball Tournament Fundraiser to benefit the Uganda Project to aid in building a convent.

Cost is $10.00 for a two-person team or $5.00 a person.

The tournament will be March 20th; double elimination.

Everyone is welcome. Sign up in the cafeteria before school through March 18th or see John Wright or Sierra White.

Dueker Places 1st in Fleet Reserve Association's Annual Americanism Essay Contest

Kathryn Dueker placed 1st in the 12th grade division of the Fleet Reserve Association's Annual Americanism Essay contest. The theme for this year was 'What Memorial Day Means to Me.' Kathryn won a $100 Savings Bond.

Her essay now advances to the next level, the North Central Region, for additional competition.

FACTS Signup - ALL Families With Payments

On the Pre-Registration form for setting up payments, all families are asked to sign up through the FACTS website.

Currently, a glitch exists in the signup and we are working with FACTS to correct this. We will keep you updated on when this will be available.

We appreciate your patience.

OCHS Parentlines Newsletter Posted

The March 2010 edition of OCHS Parentlines has been posted online.

OCHS Spring Play – ‘It Happens Every Summer’

The OCHS Emerald Players will present "It Happens Every Summer" which features a great cast of Owensboro Catholic High School students. The play is about a group of college-aged girls who have won a contest to work as guest editors at the NY fashion magazine Debutante. Follow their climb up the magazine ladder with loads of laughs.

Romantic Comedy

Performance Dates:
Friday, March 26 - 7pm
Saturday, March 27 - 7pm
Sunday, March 28 - 2pm

Admission: $5 for adults, $4 for students

OCHS
Soenneker Hall
1524 W Parrish Avenue
Owensboro

Regional Foreign Language Competition Results

Congratulations to our Foreign Language students who placed in Regional competition at Western Kentucky University on February 26:

French 3:
French Recitation
1st Place - Allie Payne
2nd Place - Gilbert Mischel

French Dialogue
2nd Place - Allen Rakotoniaina & Peyton Booth
3rd Place - Christopher Hayden & Alex Riccio

French Art
1st Place - Megan Alvey
2nd Place - Elizabeth McNulty

Culture Project - Entire French 3 class - 2nd Place

French 4:
Listening Proficiency
2nd Place - Ann-Claude Rakotonianina
3rd Place - Regina Powers

Spanish 3:
Oral Proficiency - 1st Place - Stephanie Solorza
Spanish Art - 3rd Place - Stephanie Dooper

Spanish 4:
Listening Proficiency
1st Place - Megan Berry
3rd Place - Sabrina Storm

Reading Proficiency - 3rd Place - Jenna Riney

Spanish chorus, consisting of Hunter Gough, Logan Cecil, Stephanie Solorza, Stephanie Dooper, Erica McFarland, Erin Ballard and Michael Crowe earned 2nd place

Anna McNulty Named to Kentucky State Soccer Team

Congratulations to Anna McNulty on making the Kentucky State soccer team. This is the third time in her career she's been selected to represent Kentucky. Anna is a sophomore and a member of the OCHS soccer team.

OCHS Band Members Compete in KMEA Concert Band Festival

Congratulations to the Owensboro Catholic High School Concert Band on earning a Distinguished Rating at the KMEA Concert Band Festival in Madisonville.

The Aces earned a Distinguished Rating from all of the judges and earned a Distinguished Rating in Sightreading.

OCHS Track & Field Teams Led by Ralph and White at State

Aces Both Duo Finish as State Runner- Up

The Owensboro Catholic High School Aces Track and Field Teams concluded their winter portion of the season by placing 14th (Girls) and 15th (Boys) at the Indoor Track and Field State Championships. The championships were contested as part of the 50th Annual Mason Dixon Games at Broadbent Arena in Louisville on the morning of March 6th.

Senior, Jessica Ralph led the way for the girls team by placing as state runner-up in the high jump with a leap of 4 feet 8 inches. Additional top scoring performances for the Aces came from Junior, Kaylee Murphy who finished at 7th place in the 55 meter high hurdles with a time of 10.58 and Freshman, Haley Poole who clocked a 2:49.78 in winning the "B" heat of the 800m run to finish 7th place overall in the event. Junior, Sarah Houston and Freshman, Hannah Millay registered performances on opposite sides of the top 10, with Houston placing 9th in the Shot Put with a toss of 24 feet and 6.25 inches and Millay rolling to a personal record time of 6:03.24 to finish 11th overall in the 1500 meter run.

The Boys Aces team were led by Sophomore, Jordan White's bomb of 44 feet 6 inches in the Shot Put. White's put earned him the distinction of state runner- up. On the track, Junior, Ben Franey's time of 10.39 in the 55 meter high hurdles secured 10th place overall. Other top places for the Aces came from Seniors Collin Edwards and Evan Harvey who registered marks of 15 feet 9.25 inches in the Long Jump and 31 feet and 8 inches in the Triple Jump, respectively. The senior jump duo both notched 12th place finishes.

OCMS Weekly Reminders - March 15-19, 2010

Monday, 3/15:
All those students who have signed permission slips for the Youth Summit, please bring to Mrs. McCormick.

Tuesday, 3/16: Sign language practice in Mrs. Renshaw's room from 3:00 to 4:00.

Wednesday, 3/17:
A group of students will be attending Owensboro Youth Council Summit at Kentucky Wesleyan.

Bring a dollar or more and wear green for St. Patrick's Day! This will be a non-uniform day for students. All proceeds will support the Owensboro Help Office.

Last day to take AR tests for 3rd quarter.

Thursday, 3/18
Mass 9:00 a.m.

BETA Club officers meeting at 7:45 in Ms. Cheshire's room. Please be in gym and Ms. Cheshire will come and get you.


GENERAL INFORMATION:

Students wanting to learn liturgical sign language: There will be practice Tuesday (3/16) from 3:00 to 4:00 in Mrs. Renshaw's room. In the upcoming months there will be opportunities to perform sign language for the Bishop's visit, 6th grade visit, Rainbow Mass and closing school Mass. Please try to attend!

Power Week applications can be picked up in the office.

Yearbooks are for sale - $25.00 each. To guarantee a copy, pre-paid orders should be made as soon as possible. Yearbooks will be given to students in May.

Elementary K-3 Campus Reminders - March 15-19, 2010

Wednesday, March 17- St. Patrick's Day Parade- Lourdes Day Care will be "parading" through the K-3 Campus

Thursday, March 18- 9:00- Mass

Pre-Registration for the 2010-2011 School Year begins today and goes through March 26. Packets and forms were mailed out at the end of last week. If you did not get a form, please call the school or the Central Office. Don't forget this year to send your Parish Voucher form in with your Registration Form! You may turn in your forms at any of the OCS School Sites!

Elementary 4-6 Campus Reminders - March 15-19, 2010

Monday, March 15
Pre-registration begins! If you are sponsored by a parish, please remember to turn in your voucher along with your pre-registration form. The pre-registration process is important in determining our number of classes as well as our staffing for next year.

Tuesday, March 16
4th & 5th Grade FPS Team competes in Regional Competition. Good Luck!!!

Wednesday, March 17
End of the Third Quarter.
Academic Team practice until 4:00.

Thursday, March 18
9:00 Mass planned by Mr. Calhoun's class. Father John Meredith will be celebrating with us.

Friday, March 19
Spirit Day!
Sixth Grade goes to the River Park.

Please keep our 4th & 5th Grade Academic Team in your prayers as they will be competing in the Regional Acadmic Competition at West Louisville on Saturday.

FACTS Update

In a recent Director’s Corner you were informed that beginning in 2010-2011, those families who meet their tuition obligations via automatic ACH withdrawal via FACTS would be assessed the $41 participation fee. Since contracting this service to FACTS for the 2005-2006 academic year, this fee has been absorbed by OCS and passed onto all families as a part of the operational budget. Please note the following:

• In building the 2010-2011 OCS Budget, the Finance Committee worked diligently to minimize the impact of a tuition increase on our families. Every line in the budget was examined and evaluated. By passing the cost of FACTS to the users, the potential increase for all was cut by a .5%. To be honest, there were many tough decisions prayerfully approached with a sense of stewardship.

• FACTS has been a valuable partner over these past 6 years. The ACH payments have allowed our families to efficiently manage and budget their tuition payment obligation into automatic payments, in most cases stretched over 12 months. On the OCS side, these automatic payments have helped us better manage cash flow through the year and simply and appropriately track payments through an interface between FACTS and our billing software.

• FACTS is upgrading for 2010-2011 and we are going to advantage of it. Families will have greater access to FACTS via a secure website. Each family will be provided a username and password. For 2010-2011, we will ask all families to go on-line and set-up their payment schedule. We have requested additional information from FACTS about this and will provide it to all families later in the spring.

• The OCS tuition policy requires that a families’ tuition obligation be met via the following ways: full payment prior to registration (less a 3% discount; monthly, quarterly, semi-annual ach payments via FACTS, or credit card payments to OCS.

2010-2011 Pre-Registration

The Pre-Registration packets will be mailed early this week. As previously announced, Pre-Registration for the 2010-2011 academic year go from Monday, March 15th to Friday, March 26th. Please not the following important changes in the process:

• Current families will be given a Pre-Registration Form to review instead of complete, your information, taken from InformationNow, will be pre-populated on the form. We ask that review the information, mark necessary revisions, and add appropriate information before you sign it and submit it with the $50 deposit.

• For Parish Sponsored families, please attach your Parish Voucher for 2010-2011 with the Pre-Registration Form when you submit it. All of our parishes have agreed to issue the vouchers for the next school year with pre-registration.

We are excited about the many opportunities to streamline processes and simplify gathering and storing of important information now that we have one comprehensive database. Certainly one example of this is our effort during Pre-Registration to ask you to review information instead of complete information that we already have. To be honest, we need your help in making sure that the information we have is correct. The conversion from multiple databases not aligned in any way with each other to one unified database used by all has not been easy. In many ways, it continues. Our goal is make sure that the data is correct and each family is correctly aligned appropriately. At this point, I know that all is not correct and I apologize for that. Please help us by sharing where revisions need to be made.

Tuition Assistance Process Update

Due to the weather in February, we announce an extension for filing the PSAS Student Aid Form to March 1st. This past week, Julie Cox, the OCS Director of Business Affairs, spoke with the folks at PSAS concerning the time table for Round 1. It seems that the extension of the filing deadline worked.

Many of you took advantage and were able to get you Student Aid Form completed and filed with all necessary documents. To allow PSAS ample time to process all of the submitted forms, they have asked that we extend the reporting deadline by one week.

Instead of getting the Round 1 letters in the mail on or before March 15th, we will get them in the mail to you on or before Monday, March 22nd. Our goal is to award all completed applications at that time.

New Home Raffle Update

The sales of the raffle tickets have moved beyond 1000 sold and are moving toward 2000 sold. As you remember, we want to sell 3000 raffle tickets at $100 per ticket to achieve the maximum profit to benefit Catholic Schools. Much thanks to all, especially our partners at Sts. Joseph and Paul Parish and Jagoe Homes, for the many efforts under way to market this wonderful opportunity to impact Owensboro Catholic Schools for years to come. There is one month left and much to do. Every effort will be made to maximize raffle ticket sales.

The home is finished inside and out. Open Houses, with live remotes by WBKR, are scheduled for Saturdays, March 13th and 27th from 12:00 to 4:00. Please stop by. Encourage other to use this opportunity to visit. Others who achieved successful home raffle fundraisers have suggested that Open Houses create enthusiasm and positively impact sales.

Over these final weekends prior to April 10th, we hope to be selling tickets after Masses at each of our sponsoring parishes. We need plenty of volunteers to accomplish this task. Please call the Central Office (686-8896) and let us know t hat you would be willing to help to sell raffle tickets after Mass at your Parish.

Over the weekend the Jagoe Homes staff sold raffle tickets at their booth. You probably know people who would buy a raffle ticket if they were asked. Please ask! Raffle tickets are available at Central Office for you to sign out and sell.

If you have not purchased a raffle ticket, prayerfully consider it. The winner has many options: move in, become a landlord, sell the property and make an incredible profit to name a few.

2009-2010 School Year Calendar

Based on seven days missed because of inclement weather, Daviess County Public Schools announced recently that the last day of school was going to be Wednesday, June 2nd. Our last day of school will be Tuesday, June 1st. As you remember, it was announced OCS would close on Wednesday, February 10th to allow all student, families and staff to attend Bishop Medley’s ordination,

At the time, Diocesan officials informed us that because of the extraordinary reason for the closure that we would not need to make up the day. Due to the snowy weather, DCPS was forced to close schools that day. After much discussion internally and consultation with Diocesan officials, the decision has been made to honor the initial decision to not make up the day.

At this point and with no additional closures due to inclement weather or other extraordinary circumstances, the last day of school for Owensboro Catholic Schools’ students will be Tuesday, June 1st.

6th Grade FPS Team Wins Regional, Advances to State Competition

Congratulations to the 6th grade Future Problem Solving Team on winning their regional competition. They will now compete in the state competition this weekend in Louisville.

Team members are Samantha Krampe, Emily Linn, Samantha Horsley, Eva Cash.

Allie Kuntz and Allie Ford will be competing in the alternate's competition.

The team is coached by Susie Alvey.

OCS Winterguard Places 2nd in Competition

Congratulations to the Winterguard on placing 2nd out of 11 groups at the Louisville Butler Competition over the weekend.

The Aces gave a great performance and missed first place by only .3!

Important Information - OCMS Pickup Traffic

All OCMS parents who pick up their children at dismissal are asked to NOT form a double line coming into the Immaculate parking lot in the afternoons.

There should only be a single file of cars waiting to form one of the four lines to pick up their children. If there are two lines in the drive into the parking lot, the busses are NOT able to get into the lot. This endangers the privilege of having busses pick up our students. Thanks for your cooperation.

Thanks for your cooperation.

OCMS PTO Meeting Reminder - Tuesday, March 9

The next OCMS PTO meeting will be on Tuesday, March 9, 7pm in the cafeteria.

Mike Flaherty, Clinical Psychologist with 25 years experience, Past-President of the Regional Suicide Prevention Coalition, Kentucky Crisis Response board member, Daviess County Crisis Response Team member, former State Board of Psychology member, DCPS Student Assistance Coordinator for grades 6-12 and a private practice therapist at Counseling Associates will be speaking on Teen Depression and Suicide.

All students whose parents attend will receive a jean day the following day on Wednesday, March 10.

Weekly Reminders - OCMS - March 8-12, 2010

Monday, 3/08
BETA Club - all registration and shirt money is due today.
Track practice after school at OCHS. Meet Mrs. Schultz in the small gym. Practice is over at 4:45.

Tuesday, 3/9
BETA Club officers' meeting will be held at 7:45 a.m.
PTO meeting, 7:00 p.m., OCMS Cafeteria. Students whose parent(s) attend will receive a jean day on Wednesday, March 10.

Thursday, 3/11
Mass 9:00 a.m.
BETA Club meeting will be after school until 3:45. Meet in Ms. Cheshire's room.

Friday, 3/12
Student Council Reps - there will be a meeting in Mrs. Barr's room at 7:45 a.m. Please be in the gym or cafeteria and wait for Mrs. Barr or Mrs. McCormick to come and get you.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Pitino Shelter Personal Hygiene Drive - March 8 through 12

Personal hygiene items such as toothbrushs, toothpaste, toilet paper, razors, shaving cream, Q-tips, shampoo, conditioner, brushes, combs, etc...

Please place your items in the boxes in the cafeteria.

Power Week applications can be picked up in the office.

Yearbooks are for sale - $25.00 each. To guarantee a copy, pre-paid orders should be made as soon as possible. Yearbooks will be given to students in May.

Gently Used Clothing Drive

March 22-26 the OCS schools will be collecting gently worn clothing (shirts, pants, jackets, shoes) sizes 4- adult, to donate to the RiverValley Behavioral Health Hospital. This hospital serves children ages 4-18. Children stay in the hospital for 2-4 weeks and often do not have enough clothing for the duration of their stay. Clothes may be dropped off at any of the four OCS sites beginning March 22.

This is a great way to perform a Corporal Work of Mercy- reaching out to those less fortunate than we are-and it s an opportunity to clean out your children's closets!

Weekly Reminders - Elementary K-3 Campus March 8-12, 2010

Thursday, March 11
9:00- Mass
6:00-7:30- Open House - There will be an Open House at both the K-3 Campus and the Elementary 4-6 Campus for all current and prospective families on Thursday, March 11 from 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm.

Information about daily faith formation, curriculum, and extracurricular activities and the athletic programs will be available, as well as a chance to meet the teachers and staff. Spread the word to those people you know who might be interested in joining the Owensboro Catholic School Family!

Weekly Reminders - Elementary 4-6 Campus March 8-12, 2010

Monday, March 8
Academic Team Practice until 4:00. FPS Practice until 4:30.

Tuesday, March 9
AR Cut Off for the Third Quarter. FPS Practice until 4:30.

Wednesday, March 10
Academic Team practice until 4:00.

Thursday, March 11
9:00 Mass planned by Mrs. Mark's class. Father Brad will be celebrating with us.
Elementary 4-6 Campus Open House from 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 12
Non-Uniform day for students who earned their third quarter AR goal. Lunch will be served early in order to leave for the AR Skating Party. Please make sure your child's permission slip has been turned in.


Please keep our 6th grade FPS Team in your prayers as they will be competing in the State Competition in Louisville over the weekend. Thank you to Mrs. Alvey for all her hard work in preparing the students

OCMS Art - Grade 8 - 'My Room'

Students utilized linear, one-point perspective to design and decorate their personal ‘room.’ Can you spot the ‘vanishing point’ to which the lines in the drawing lead?

Amphora Art – OCMS Grade 8

Students recreated the outline of an ancient green Amphora, a vase with two handles and a narrow neck. On the vases students drew a picture of two people participating in an activity. Notice the geometric designs at the top and bottom.

OCHS Lady Aces Basketball Finish Season Regional Runner Up

Congratulations to the Lady Aces Basketball team on a great season. They finished their season as Regional Runner Up.

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

Thank You Bishop Medley!

Thank you to Bishop Medley for celebrating mass at OCHS on Thursday, March 4th.

Thank you also for joining us for the lunch!

Win a Home – Support Catholic Education! Open Houses!

The Open house/WBKR live radio remotes for the new home give-a-way are:
Saturday, March 13 – 12-2PM
And
Saturday, March 27 – 12-2PM

Tickets will be available during both Open House events. Tickets for the raffle are $100 each.

This beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage home to one lucky winner on Saturday, April 10 at 10 am. The home is located at 2006 Meadow Grass Creek Drive, located in the Greens of the Heartlands.

www.newhomeraffle.info

Position Announcement - OCHS Principal

The Owensboro Catholic Schools (OCS) system seeks candidates for the position of Principal at Owensboro Catholic High School (OCHS). Located in the Diocese of Owensboro in Owensboro, KY, OCHS enrolls 433 students in grades 9 to 12.

General Description
The OCHS Principal provides proactive leadership and creative initiative in the dynamic environment of a Catholic high school. The primary goal is to promote the Catholic educational development of students and staff. Responsibilities include the supervision and evaluation of administrators, faculty and staff. As an educational leader, he/she directs and coordinates planning, implementation, and evaluation of the total educational program at OCHS. The Principal reports to and works in conjunction with the OCS Director.

Qualifications
The successful candidate must be a practicing Catholic, have earned a Master’s degree and hold appropriate certifications. He/she must have a demonstrated commitment to the mission of a Catholic school, strong interpersonal skills, a collaborative leadership style, competence in curriculum and staff development, and the ability to administer a budget.

Salary and Benefits
Commensurate with experience

How to Apply
To apply, please send resume and the names of three references via mail or email by April 1, 2010 to:
Ken R. Rasp, Director
Owensboro Catholic Schools
1524 W. Parrish Avenue
Owensboro, KY 42301
270) 852-8028
ken.rasp@owensborocatholic.org
www.owensborocatholic.org

Regional Basketball Tournaments - Girls and Boys

The Basketball Lady Aces defeated Meade County to advance to the second round of the Regional Tournament.

They will play Grayson County on Thursday, March 4 at 7 pm at Butler County. Tickets for the girls basketball region game are on sale at OCHS athletic office, $5 each.
Good Luck Lady Aces!

The Aces Basketball team defeated Edmonson County 55-50 to advance in the Regional tournament. Their next game is Friday, March 5 at 6 pm at the Sportscenter.

OCHS Basketball Players Earn Honors

Congratulations to Becca Greenwell for being named the Messenger-Inquirer 3rd Region Player of the Year!

Kaley Robertson was also named Honorable Mention.

OCHS Boys Basketball Coach, Ben Murphy, earned 3rd Region Coach of the Year honors!

Neil Lanham was named to the All-3rd Region First Team.

Also, Jonathon Higdon, Will Payne, Jordan Sloan and Cole Sturgeon were named Honorable Mention.

OCS Pre-Registration Will Begin Monday, March 15

The Owensboro Catholic Schools pre-registration will be held for the 2010-2011 school year from March 15-26.

Forms will be mailed to current families to verify information. Forms will also be mailed to potential families. Any family not receiving pre-registration information may call the Central Office at 686-8896 or visit any school sites.

Be on the lookout for yours to arrive in the mail!

Elementary K-3 Campus Newsletter Online - March 2010

The March newsletter for the Elementary K-3 Campus has been posted online.

OCS Retirements at Year End

Each day I am reminded of God’s blessing because of the work of so many who give so much. I thank God daily for each of you and all members of the OCS family. Your continued dedication and commitment to helping Owensboro Catholic Schools fulfill its Mission is what allows us the opportunity to provide what we believe is an exceptional educational experience for our students, one that is truly Catholic and of the highest academic quality.

Earlier this afternoon, Mr. Harold Staples announced to the faculty and staff at Owensboro Catholic High School his intention to resign at the end of this contract year. I am certain the staff received this news with a sense of congratulations and sadness. Mr. Staples has given his life to Owensboro Catholic High School. I have heard him tell groups on many occasions that there is nothing more important to him than OCHS. He affectionately refers to all who are associated with it as part of “the family.” Mr. Staples accepted the position of OCHS Principal in 1991 after serving as a faculty member, coach, and administrator for 19 years. All told, he has enthusiastically served the faculty, staff, students and parents at OCHS for 38 years. There are not enough words to say thank you. His legacy will certainly stand the test of time through the many students that he has so positively touched.

As you may know, Mr. Ben Thompson and Mr. Jan Gary will be retiring at the end of the 2009-2010 academic year. Over the years, Mr. Thompson for 40 years and Mr. Gary for 38 years, have blended a genuine love for their students with a teaching style crafted to provide a firm foundation for academic and life success. Each is a master teacher dedicated to helping students realize their potential. We will sorely miss these two professionals and their approach to student learning and achievement.

Please join me in thanking Mr. Staples, Mr. Thompson and Mr. Gary for their untiring service to this Catholic community. I ask that God share a special blessing with each of them and their families as they look toward this new phase in their lives.

The search process to fill these important positions will begin in earnest immediately.

Your comments and insights are important to me. I encourage you to keep them coming. I can be reached via phone at 852.8028 and via email at ken.rasp@owensborocatholic.org.

God’s peace be with each of you!

Ken R. Rasp
OCS Director

OCS Pre-Registration Will Begin Monday, March 15

The Owensboro Catholic Schools pre-registration will be held for the 2010-2011 school year from March 15-26.

Forms will be mailed to current families to verify information. Forms will be mailed to potential families. Be on the lookout for yours to arrive in the mail!

Becca Greenwell Named M-I Region Basketball Player of the Year

Congratulations to Becca Greenwell for being named the Messenger-Inquirer Region Player of the Year.

Kaley Robertson was also named Honorable Mention.

OCHS Juniors – Pre-Selling Pies and Rolls

The junior class will be selling pre-baked pies (cherry, peach, apple, and pecan) $8 each and Sister Schubert rolls $5 for 2 dozen. The fundraiser will run through March 8.

Delivery will be the Sat. March 27. See any OCHS Junior or call the OCHS office at 684-3215.

Boys Regional Basketball Tournament

The Aces Basketball team defeated Edmonson County 55-50 to advance in the Regional tournament.

Their next game is Friday, March 5 at 6 pm at the Sportscenter.

Boys Basketball Regional Tournament Brackets

Basketball Lady Aces Advance in Regional Tournament

The Basketball Lady Aces defeated Meade County to advance to the second round of the Regional Tournament.

They will play Grayson County on Thursday, March 4 at 7 pm at Butler County. Tickets for the girls basketball region game are on sale at OCHS athletic office, $5 each.
Good Luck Lady Aces!

Girls Basketball Regional Tournament Brackets

Collection for St. Joseph Peace Mission

Thank you to all our students and parents who donated items to the St. Joseph Peace Mission.

Mrs. Bell, Executive Director, was very thankful and said these items make the children feel very special and very much at home.

Good Character Award - February 2010

Congratulations to this month’s winner of our Good Character Award, Allie Ford.

Allie is in the fifth grade and the daughter of Chris & Julie Ford.

Kennedy Hamilton Wins T-Shirt Contest

Congratulations to Kennedy Hamilton for winning the CSW t-shirt design contest. The t-shirt design will be produced onto t-shirts and each student will receive a t-shirt with the 2010 design.

Lenten Collection “Zap the Penny”

As you know during Lent we continue collecting money for Connie, to help pay for her school tuition and living expenses.

The students will be bringing in their loose change for the “Zap the Penny” contest.

Explanations went home with the students on Friday, February 12th. The students may bring in their money until Thursday, April 1st.

Parish Vouchers

Beginning with this Pre-Registration process, we ask that the Parish Voucher be attached to the Pre-Registration Form.

Our OCS Pastors have agreed to move the process of awarding vouchers from the summer Registration event to Pre-Registration.

In doing this we better align the voucher and the important information it provides with our billing cycle for the 2010-2011 school year beginning in June.

We are working with each Parish to ensure that the timeliness of this new voucher process. We also urge families (both current and new families) to contact their parish about obtaining their voucher.

Boys Basketball Regional Game

The Aces will play their first round of the Regional Tournament at home (Sportscenter) on Tuesday at 7 pm. Tickets for Tuesday night boys basketball are on sale in the athletic office. $6 each.

Bishop Medley to be Celebrant at OCS Masses

Bishop Medley has requested the opportunity to celebrate Mass at each of our schools prior to the end of the current school year.

• Thursday, March 4th at OCHS at 10:35 AM
• Thursday, April 29th at the Elementary K-3 Campus at 9:00 AM
• Thursday, May 20th at OCMS at 9:00 AM
• Tuesday, June 1st at the Elementary 4-6 Campus at 9:00 AM

OCMS Cheerleaders Place 2nd in JamFest

Congratulations to the OCMS Cheerleading Squad on placing 2nd place at the JamFest held in Nashville; being only 0.02 short of 1st place!

The squad is coached by Mrs. Bethe Lowe and include Emily Paul, Emily Pate, Emily Lorenzen, Sarah Boarman, Sarah McCarthy, Evan Todd, Scarlett Bickett, Tori Arnold, Joelle Boarman and Beth Johnson.

Boys Basketball Claim District Title, Boys and Girls Advance to Regional Basketball Tournaments

Congratulations to the Boys Basketball Aces on winning the District Title by defeating Apollo in the championship game.

Congratulations to Neil Lanham and Jordan Sloan for being named to the All-District team, based on regular season play.

The Basketball Aces now advance to the Regional Tournament. The Aces play their first round on Tuesday, March 2 vs Edmonson County at 7 pm at the Sportscenter.

The Basketball Lady Aces were District Runner Up and now advance to the Regional Tournament. The Lady Aces play their first round on Monday, March 1 vs Meade County at 7 pm at Meade County.

Congratulations to Becca Greenwell and Kaley Robertson for being named to the All-District Team, based on regular season play.

OCS Winterguard Places 1st in Competition

Congratulations to the Owensboro Catholic Winterguard on placing 1st out of 11 teams at the Campbell County Competition on Saturday, February 27.

The Winterguard is a member of the Tri-State Circuit which includes groups from Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. The Winterguard will continue their season this Saturday, March 6 at Louisville Butler and will perform at 3:25 p.m.

The Winterguard is instructed by Ed and Katie Hauser. Team Members are: Michael Crowe, Jennifer Phillips, Morgan Oller, Sarah Murphy, Juliana Aud, Zach Hendrix, Megan Alvey, Allison Schepers, Cortney Phillips, and Lindsey Carrico.

Free Practice ACT Available for OCHS Juniors

Owensboro Catholic High School is partnering with Sylvan Learning Center to provide a FREE practice ACT test for the high school juniors. The test will be conducted on Monday, March 8, 2010.

Parents can help their sons and daughters prepare for this test by reminding them to take this free opportunity seriously and encouraging them to do their best.

Results will be available about two weeks after the test is administered. Parents should review their children’s scores and talk to their students about areas of strength and opportunities for improvement. Students should be encouraged to take advantage of opportunities to make improvements before taking the test again.

The free ACT is being made available to OCHS students through Sylvan Learning Center. After the tests have been scored and submitted to OCHS, parents will then have the option of contacting Sylvan for a more in-depth conversation about their students’ score and/or meeting with a Sylvan representative on site at OCHS. Sylvan also offers individualized tutoring and ACT Prep Courses, but there is no obligation involved with this service.

Again, we are pleased to be able to partner with Sylvan and offer this opportunity to our high school juniors. We want to express our appreciation to parents and community partners who support our expectation of success for all students.

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

OCMS Yearbooks On Sale

Yearbooks are for sale - $25.00 each.

To guarantee a copy, pre-paid orders should be made as soon as possible.

Yearbooks will be given to students in May.

Order forms are available online.

OCMS Weekly Reminders - March 1-5, 2010

Monday, 3/01

• Yearbooks are for sale - $25.00 each. To guarantee a copy, pre-paid orders should be made as soon as possible. Yearbooks will be given to students in May. Order forms are available online.
• Community problem solving will meet in the cafeteria after school.
• BETA Club meeting after school in Ms. Cheshire's room until 3:45. Those who are unable to attend, please see Ms. Cheshire to receive the information that will be discussed.

Tuesday, 3/2
KUNA meeting at 7:35. Please be on time in the gym or cafeteria. All forms must be turned in.

Wednesday, 3/3
Academy of Young Leaders presentation for 7th and 8th grade

Thursday, 3/4
Mass 9:00 a.m.