Director's Corner - Thompson Family Support

As many of you know, the Geary and Rhonda Thompson family was involved in a serious automobile accident over the weekend. On behalf of the Thompson’s I thank the OCS family for the many prayers and the outpouring of support being sent in their direction. May God continue to bless them and provide them the grace to continue moving forward.




As a faith community, it is important that we rally to help them as they work individually and as a family to recover, refresh and rebuild. Please note the following ways that you and your family can help:



1. Through the coordination of Lorraine Riccio and Becky Evans, a “food tree” has been established to provide home cooked meals for the family. Please contact either Lorraine (316-4809 or lorriccio@aol.com) or Becky (302-9424 or raebecka9@hotmail.com) to volunteer to help by providing a meal.

2. A “benefit” account has been set-up for the Geary Thompson family at Independence Bank. You can visit any Independence Bank location and provide a donation.

3. Please continue to pray for the family.



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!


Ken R. Rasp
OCS Director

Owensboro Catholic Schools Site Open Houses and Orientations

Below is a listing of the upcoming Open Houses and Orientations for our school sites prior to the beginning of school:



OCS Elementary K-3 Campus

Kindergarten Orientation

Orientation and Meet your Teacher Night

Thursday, August 5, 5:30 PM



1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade

Meet Your Teacher Night

Thursday, August 5, 6:30 PM



If you will have a student in both Kindergarten and in 1st -3rd grade- you may bring the older student with you. You will take your Kindergartener to their classroom and your older student will have to stay with you in the gym until 6:30. At that time they will be able to find out who their teacher is and go to the classroom to meet their teacher.

Please bring ALL of your child's school supplies to orientation. This will make the first day of school run much more smoothly.



OCS Elementary 4-6 Campus

4th Grade Orientation

Meet Your Teacher and Curriculum Night

Tuesday, August 3 at 6:00 pm



5th and 6th Grade

Meet Your Teacher and Curriculum Night

Wednesday, August 4 at 6:00 pm



OCMS Orientation

Students will receive their schedules

7th Grade Orientation

Thursday, August 5 at 9:30-10:30 am

8th Grade Orientation

Thursday, August 5 at 11:00 am-Noon



OCHS Freshmen & New Student Orientation

Tuesday, August 3 at 9:00 am-Noon

Bookstore will be open

OCHS Football Fever

OCHS Football Fever will be celebrated at the OCHS vs Henry County football game on Friday, September 24. Purchase an ‘OCHS Football Fever’ t-shirt for $10 and wear it to the game! Orders are due by September 3. Show your spirit and order one!

Golf Scramble to Benefit OCHS Boys Soccer

Saturday, August 7th

Panther Creek Golf Course at 7:30am

Come early to register

$200 per team

Drinks and lunch provided

Cash payout and door prizes

Hole sponsorships still available

Contact Kim Tignor at 925-5434 for more information or to register

Weren't Able to Attend OCS Registration?

If you weren't able to attend OCS Registration on July 21, we ask families to come to the OCS Central Office to finalize registration for the 2010-2011 school year.

The Central Office will have the paperwork necessary.

You can make your Registration much quicker by filling out the forms prior to visiting the Central Office.  Forms are available online.

Have you signed up for your payment plan?  If not, you can do this online.  The Central Office will also have computers available for you to sign up for your payment plan.

SCRIP - New Regulations Require Greater Volunteer Participation

Due to new IRS regulations, SCRIP programs across the country are being required to run their programs with a substantial amount of volunteer help.


Our program has been blessed over the years with a good number of volunteers who have generously donated thousands of hours! For that we are very appreciative!

However, with the new regulations, we are going to need even more volunteers than ever before. SCRIP SUCCE$$ MUST comply with these regulations in order to keep the program as we know it!

If you or your parents can give a few hours a week, or month, then we will be able to meet these new requirements easily. Sign up at registration or call Melba at 852-8033 to volunteer. There are a variety of jobs you can sign up for that will help us successfully continue the program that has been such a blessing to our Catholic schools families.

Student Medical Form - Correction on Form

With registration only a few days away, many are making back-to-school preparations. Part of the process is completing the necessary paperwork for enrollment. The forms necessary for OCS registration became available on-line via the OCS website earlier this week.
However, there were a few items on the previously posted Page 2 of the Student Medical Form that needed to be clarified and corrected. Posted were the previous school year's approved over-the counter medication options. This list of OTC medications is reviewed and approved annually by our Medical Director. There are a few small changes on this year's approved list and want to make sure the current proper over-the-counter medications options as approved are posted for you to choose from . The revised Student medical form is now reposted and ready for you to complete. If you have already completed the Student Medical Form, you may keep the current Page 1 but will need to complete the revised Page 2. Sorry for any inconvenience.
The Dental Screening Form is also available online.
Sherry Krampe, BSN, RN

OCS School Health Coordinator/School Nurse

Jeffrey Freed - Guest Speaker

Several months ago the support group Families Supporting Learning Differences brought nationally renowned Jeffrey Freed to Owensboro and invited our teachers and administrators to attend the day long session. Mr. Freed consults with schools and families on strategies that have proven to work with ADD, Dyslexic, and visual learners. He has worked with over a thousand parents and dozens of schools across the country and around the world. Based on the incredible experience of those who attended the workshop, The Diocese of Owensboro Catholic Schools Office has invited Mr. Freed back to work with teachers and administrators from all Catholic Schools across the Diocese on Monday, July 26th at Immaculate. The focus will be on effectiveness in serving students with special needs.

Mr. Mattingly has asked that we inform our families that Mr. Freed will also host a session for parents of students with special needs from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Immaculate Parish Hall on the evening of July 26th. If there are questions about this special session for parents, do not hesitate to contact me. All are cordially invited.

Registration Notes

Earlier this week a brochure was sent via the mail to all OCS families detailing Registration and other important upcoming dates related to the beginning of the new school year. Additional copies are available at Central Office. Registration will take place on Wednesday, July 21st in the Small Gym at OCHS from 12:00 to 6:00 PM. All families are required to attend Registration.
If you are unable to attend, please contact the OCS Central Office or email Karen Gross at karen.gross@owensborocatholic.org

· Registration Forms: Over the past several years, we have worked diligently to simplify our need for the information provided in the many forms we ask you to complete as a part of the registration process. Again this year, I would like to point out a revision in the process that we think will make your registration process, and ours, much easier. Instead of asking you to re-complete Form A for each enrolled child, we will hand you a student profile sheet with the information captured in INow. We will ask you to review the information, including emergency contact information, make necessary revisions and additions, and give it back to us so that all information can be appropriately updated. All other forms are available on the OCS Website at www.owensborocatholic.org/forms  so they can be completed prior to Registration.
· FACTS Payment Plans: There are still families who informed us on their Pre-Registration Form that they would be meeting their tuition obligation via payments through FACTS and have not set-up their new FACTS account. We will have computers available at Registration so that this required action can be accomplished. I encourage all families needing to set-up this important account to do so prior to Registration. You can access the FACTS website at www.owensborocatholic.org/admissions  The OCS Tuition Policy states that all families are expected to meet their tuition obligation by one of these options: Full Payment at the time of Registration (less a 3% discount) or Monthly, Quarterly, or Semi-Annual Payments via FACTS. If there are issues that need to be discussed, I suggest that we meet prior to Registration. Contact me at 852.8028 or ken.rasp@owensborocatholic.org
· Families Paying in Full: I remind that the OCS Business Office is open every day prior to Registration from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. In order to simplify your registration experience, I encourage you visit us prior to Registration in order to make this payment.

· Families with Outstanding Balances: OCS Tuition Policy requires that prior to registration all outstanding balances are settled or a suitable plan be in place. I encourage all with a balance to make the appropriate payment prior to Registration. If you will have difficulty making the payment, a meeting with either me or a member of the OCS Business Office Staff is required. Please call Central Office at 686-8896 to schedule a time to meet. It will be easier and certainly more confidential to have this important conversation prior to Registration. Once the outstanding balance is current, the report cards for 2009-2010 will be released.
· Parish Vouchers: There are a few families who have not turned in a Parish Voucher. It is imperative that the voucher be submitted at or prior to Registration.
· Safe Environment: All adult volunteers in the Diocese of Owensboro who work with children (including all OCS employees and volunteers) are required to complete the on-line Safe Environment Training and a Background check every 5 years. Molly Thompson, the Coordinator of the Diocesan Office of Safe Environment, will be available in the small gym. Please stop by and check on your status.

Registration Flyer Information

Please note in the Registration reminder flyer - the Elementary K-3 Campus Orientations and Open Houses

Thursday, August 5

Kindergarten ONLY - 5:30 pm

1st, 2nd and 3rd Grade - 6:30 pm

OCS Registration Forms Now Online

The Registration forms are now available online.  Most of them can be typed in and then printed out for submission.

All 'A' Honor Roll - Quarter 4

Congratulations to the following students who were named to the All ‘A’ Honor Roll for the 4th Quarter.
Grade 4: Olivia Bickett, Daniel Caldwell, Nicholas Clark, Samuel Clore, Benjamin Conkright, Emma Goetz, Claire Hagan, Allyson Mattingly, Derek Osborne, Payton Sanford, Cassandra Wink, Lucy Wright

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

Grade 6: Raychel Bahnick, Rebecca Ballard, Jackson Bittel, Matthew Caldwell, Mary Keaton Clemens, Michael Clore, Alex Danhauer, Sarah Haleman, Samantha Horsley, Lucy Kurtz, Emily Linn, Emily Marshall, Olivia Miller, Annabel Moore, Nolan Mullican, Cameron O’Nan, Anne Pfeifer, Paul Reid, Mikala Riney, Isaac Settle, Abigail Tignor

Grade 7: Meredith Bickett, Sam Booth, Olivia Cason, Parker Clark, Hannah Hagan, Adam Hayden, Alex Hayden, Darcy James, Leslie Kuntz, Georgia McMaster, Madeline Rafferty, Adney Rakotoniaina, Sara Ross, Laurine Scott, Morgan Thomas, Griffin Wassmer, Andrew Wilson, Leslie Wilson, Audrey Wright

Grade 8: Kyle Alvey, Elizabeth Cason, Kelsey Conkright, Marty Crowe, Stephanie Hayden, Justin Krampe, Sarah McCarthy, Jenna Ruth, Christopher Spurlock

Freshmen: Carli Barr, Chase Carrico, Hayley Frey, Michael Goedde, Morgan Goetz, Rachel Hamilton, Molly Higgins, Eric Johnson, Will Johnson, Justin Magnuson, Neil Mattingly, Ciara Sauer, Kathleen Schreiner, Kevin Thompson, Emily Whitehouse

Sophomores: Will Bickett, Cassidy Clark, Michael Crowe, Amanda Gross, Stacey Schepers, Emily Taul, Megan Tigue

Juniors: Ben Franey, Ashlyn Higgins, Matthew Jacobs, Carly Kaelin, Chase Kauffeld, Morgan McCubbins, Kaylee Murphy, Regina Powers, Sabrina Storm, Zach Swift, Seth Todd

Seniors: Trenton Ackerman, Raye Anderson, Amanda Beyke, Katie Castlen, Kathryn Dueker, Taylor Edge, Eric Goetz, Chrisiian Hall, Erica Hamilton, Olivia Hardesty, Katelyn Hayden, McKenzie Higdon, Emily Jolly, Andrew McCarthy, Kate McNulty, Haley Minton, Hannah Minton, Jessica Ralph, Abbie Riney, Morgan Rudy, Cole Sturgeon, Melinda Thompson, Caitlin Wilson, Ellen Wright

OCS Students Place in City Swim Meet

Charlie Hall and Maleia Ward (both entering 6th grade in the fall) won their respective age divisions for the City Swim Meet Championship.

Charlie was high point winner for the 11-12 boys and Maleia was high point winner for the 10 and under girls.

The meet was held between Owensboro Country Club, Atlantis, Splash and the Healthpark Heatwaves. Charlie swam for Splash, Maleia represented the Healthpark Team.

OCHS FFA Chapter - Silver Chapter Award

The 2010 - 2011 Officer Team of the Owensboro

Catholic FFA includes:

Kaylee Murphy, President
Rebecca Millay, Vice-President
Jordan Thomas, Secretary
Matthew Jacobs, Treasurer
Tyler Grant, Sentinel
Maggie Wilson, Reporter
Matt Johnson, Parliamentarian
Erica Butts, Chaplin

Kaylee, Rebecca, and Matthew attended theKentucky FFA Association from June 8-10 in Lexington,
KY. While there Matthew participated in Impromptu Greenhouse speaking contest, Kaylee and Rebecca
accepted the Silver Chapter Award, and Kaylee received 3rd place in Poultry Placement Proficiency.

June 14-18 the team along with Maddie Zoglmann, Committee Chairman, attended the Kentucky FFA
Leadership Training Camp. They participated in "Low Element Team Building" course, attended officer
training classes, and were involved in many athletic events. Kaylee Murphy was named to the "All-Star"
softball team and received the highly honored "Camp Leadership Award."

The OCHS FFA Chapter Faculty Advisor is Mrs. Susan Zoglmann

OCS Registration Reminder/Used Uniform Sale

OCS Registration will be held on Wednesday, July 21 from Noon - 6pm in the OCHS small Gymnasium.

Forms will be soon available online.

If you are not able to attend, please call the Central Office at 686-8896 or email karen.gross@owensborocatholic.org

The Used Uniform sale will be held at Registration again this year on Wednesday, July 21 from noon to 6 pm.

Any donations for gently used uniforms for the sale may be dropped off at the Central Office.

Price: $2/item

Anyone wanting to help set up on Monday, July 19th and to work the sale on registration day on Wednesday,

July 21, to call 929-5443 or e-mail Sherry Krampe at sherry.krampe@owensborocatholic.org.

OCMS Football to Begin Monday, July 19

Owensboro Catholic Middle School Football will be starting on July 19 at 5:30.

It is open to all boys entering 6th, 7th or 8th grade.

All must have updated athletic physical. Any questions, call Hank Harvey 993-9570.

OCHS Lady Aces Soccer - Meat Sale

The OCHS Lady Aces Soccer team is pre-selling chicken, ribs and Boston Butt for pick-up on Saturday, July 17, between 1:00 and 3:00 pm at Our Lady of Lourdes Barbecue Pits.
The prices are as follows:

Chicken ($8)

Ribs ($15)

2 lb. package of Boston Butt ($15)
For more information or to place an order, please contact a Lady Aces Soccer player or Jamie Klump at 926-4492 or 314-9606.

OCHS Parentlines Newsletter Posted

The most recent edition of OCHS Parentlines has been posted for July 2010.

OCHS Head Counselor, Scott Lowe, Sets Office Hours for New School Year

Mr. Scott Lowe, Head Counselor, has set the official opening of his office for the new school year. His office will be open the following days:

July 20 from 9:30 am to 2 pm;

July 21(OCS Registration) from 11 am to 6 pm;

July 22 and 23 from 9:30-2 pm;

July 27-2828-29 from 9:00 to 2 pm;

Aug. 2-3-4 and 10 from 9 am to 3 pm.

“Students who think they may have problems with their schedules should wait until they pick them up at registration before seeing me about them,” Mr. Lowe said.

OCHS Bookstore News

Books that will need to be purchased this year are CIA, Creative Writing, Driver’s Ed (new book), Economics CP, Grief Psychology, Personal Enrichment (new book), Animal Science, Theatre Arts, Spanish III (new book), AP Spanish and Theory of Music.

All other books will be rented this year. Book rental will be $10.00 per book per semester and class fees will be $2.50 per class per semester.

Parents will be billed for these fees at the beginning of each semester.

A price list for books, which need to be purchased new, is not yet available. Parents will be able to obtain this information during registration on July 21.

Some classes using rental books will also require the purchase of a workbook. In addition, all students taking CP and Honors English will need to purchase a vocabulary book.

Used books are sold in the bookstore as a National Honor Society project. The prices are set by the students who are selling the books. Mrs. Bev Howard will distribute the money by October.

The following are the hours the Bookstore will be open:

Wednesday, July 21 - 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, August 3 - 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

The bookstore will be open before and after school through Aug. 20.

OCHS Athletic News

The Fall sports program at Owensboro Catholic will be getting underway soon.

Students must have their athletic physicals turned in before trying out and/or practicing with any sport. Students participating in any out-of-season (before the official start-of-practice date) conditioning, open gym, practice, or competition are not covered by KHSAA catostrophic insurance. The offical start date for the fall season is July 15 and is the date when athletes are covered by KHSAA catostrophic insurance.

Student-athletes and parents are reminded they are to have no contact with any coaches during the KHSAA Dead Period, extending from June 25 through July 9.

Boys Soccer – Soccer practice will start July 12 at Thompson Berry Park. Any boy in high school who is interested in playing soccer should call the OCHS office and leave a message or call Coach Ryan Lossie after July 9 for practice times at 313-9538.

Girls Soccer – Season begins July 12 from 7:30-9:30 am. at Thompson Berry Park for any incoming students in 7th grade, 8th grade, or high school. You must have a school physical before starting practice. For more information e-mail coach Durand Engineer at durand.engineer@owensborocatholic.org after July 9.

Volleyball - The Volleyball team has been weight lifting and conditioning every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday right after school since March. They started summer practices June 1. They will have try outs on July 15 and 16 at OCHS; Freshman and JV from 3-5 pm. and Varsity from 5-7 pm. For more information call Coach Brian Hardison at 302-2524, after July 9.

Cross Country - Cross Country practice begins Wednesday, July 14 at 6:30 a.m. Any girl or boy from OCHS interested in running cross-country should call Coach Scott Lowe, 688-0035 after July 9 for further information.

Any girl or boy from OCMS wanting to run Cross Country should call Scott Lowe after July 9 for more information at 688-0035.

Girls Golf - Tryouts for the varsity and junior varsity girls’ golf team will tentatively begin July 16. For more information call Sarah Malone after July 9 at 314-5810.

Boys Golf - Tryouts for the varsity and junior varsity boys’ golf team will tentatively begin July 15. An updated physical is needed in order to tryout. For more information, call OCHS at 684-3215.

Football -Football practice and workouts started June 3. Each athlete must have their physical before starting activities. Please visit our football website at http://www.owensborocatholicfootball.com/  for forms and brochures or you can email john.edge@owensborocatholic.org  or contact him by phone 570-1026 after July 9 if you have any questions.

Soap Box Derby Addition - Rachel Weaver

Congratulations to Rachel Weaver, who also participated in the Soap Box Derby in the Stock Division. Rachel's car was voted best decorated. Way to go Rachel!

Ryan Lossie Named OCHS Boys Soccer Coach

Catholic High has hired alumnus Ryan Lossie as Head Coach of the Boys' Soccer Program at the school. Lossie graduated at OCHS in 1998 and at Western Kentucky University in 2002. At OCHS, he played in-goal for the soccer team. At WKU, he also played soccer and graduated with a degree in Human Resource Management and Business Management.
Lossie served one year as an Assistant Coach in the Women's Soccer Program at Kentucky Wesleyan College.
He is currently employed at US Bank in Owensboro.
For more information regarding the Boys Soccer program you can contact Ryan at 270-313-9538 or via email at ryanlossie@hotmail.com

OCHS Students in Band Advance in Colgate Country Showdown

Emily Wills, Jenny Beth Willis, both entering OCHS in the fall, and Quinton Pence, Trinity High School, members of the band, Straight Laced, won the local Colgate Country Showdown.
The group now advances to the state competition in London, Ky.

Used Uniform Sale

The Used Uniform sale will be held at Registration again this year on Wednesday, July 21 from noon to 6 pm. Any donations for gently used uniforms for the sale may be dropped off at the Central Office.
Price: $2/item

Anyone wanting to help set up on Monday, July 19th and to work the sale on registration day on Wednesday, July 21, to call 929-5443 or e-mail Sherry Krampe at sherry.krampe@owensborocatholic.org.