Walk for Life - Sponsored by the Right to Life of Owensboro

Saturday, September 11, 2010 Beginning at Lourdes Parking Lot on Placid Place off South Frederica St. Collect sponsors for this 3 mile event to help support the vital work for the Dignity of Human Life!!!

Individuals raising more then $50.00 receive a free t-shirt. Youth are invited to create a pro-life t-shirt and wear it to the event. Awards and prizes will be given away after the walk.

Sign-in, muffins and juice will begin at 9:00 am and the walk begins at 10:00 am sharp. For more information, contact Amanda Reffitt at (270) 570-1508 chair for this event or the Owensboro Right to Life office at (270) 685-4922.

OCMS Girls Soccer Fundraiser

A fundraiser will be held for the OCMS Girls Soccer at Beef O'Bradeys on Wednesday September 8 from 4-8 pm. A portion of the sales will be donated to the team. Enjoy a great meal at Beef's!

OCHS Football Fever - Final Days to Order

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 Friday, September 3. Show your spirit and order one!

Isaac Hardesty Named WEHT 25 Player of the Week

Isaac Hardesty, OCHS Football quarterback, was named last week’s WEHT 25 Player of the Week. This award includes a $500 scholarship awarded to OCHS.

Straight Laced – 3rd Place in State Finals

Emily Wills, Jenny Beth Willis and Quinton Pence, of Straight Laced, placed 3rd in the state finals of the Kentucky Coca Cola Classic Talent Contest in Louisville on Saturday Night. Emily and Jenny Beth are both freshmen at OCHS.

OCMS Weekly Reminders - August 30-September 3

Monday, 8/30:
Sweatshirt orders are due.
Mechatronics meeting from 3:00 to 4:45 in the science lab.


Tuesday, 8/31: Beta Club meeting from 3:00 to 3:45 in Ms. Cheshire's room.
Thursday, 9/2: 9:00 a.m. Mass, Immaculate Catholic Church.
This is the last week for Spirit Night 2010 football t-shirt sales!!!! Order forms are available in the office.

Elementary K-3 Campus Weekly Reminders - August 30-September 3

Monday, August 30- Sweatshirt Orders Due- Order forms are available on line. We also sent home an order form with the newsletter on Friday. These are the only sweatshirts children may wear with their school uniform.


Thursday, September 2- 9:00- Mass

Elementary 4-6 Campus Weekly Reminders - August 30-September 3

Monday, August 30 - Cross Country 3:30 at Moreland Park.  Still time to join - contact Mr. Scott Lowe at scott.lowe@owensborocatholic.org


OCS Sweatshrts Order are due! These green sweatshirts are the only sweatshirts the students may wear to school.
Thursday, September 2 - Mass planned by Mrs. Margaret Thompson's class. Father Pete Hughes will be celebrating with us. Please join us if you can. We look forward to celebrating with you.
Friday, September 3 - Spirit Day for all students. Students may wear their Faith In Education t-shirts with their uniform bottoms.

OCS Elementary PTO Market Day

Market Day is a great way to help earn money for our schools. Each month we will participate in a Market Day where you can PRE-ORDER food items and pick them up at the K-3 Campus.




An order sheet will come home each month with the date of pick up. Orders will need to be in a week before Market Day-however to make things really easy-you can also place an order on line? Then you show up on Market Day between 10:00 and 11:00 AM and your order will be prepackaged and ready for easy pick up.



To order on line (and check out the delicious food items for sale), go to http://www.marketday.com/ . Register your e-mail address to receive reminders to order, special offers and free items for online customers. Our Market Day account # is 28412. Credit cards can be used for online orders. Orders paid for on Market Day require cash or check.



FYI: Our first Market Day will be Saturday, September 18! Orders due by September 14.

Uniform Sweatshirts - Orders Due by August 30

Uniform sweatshirt orders are due on Monday, August 30.

OC FFA Participates in State Fair

The Owensboro Catholic FFA participated in the KY Beef Council elementary student education booth at the 2010 Kentucky State Fair on August 25th.


Members of Owensboro Catholic FFA made several presentations to Greater Louisville elementary school students throughout the day. After participation in the Beef Council Booth the OC FFA Beef Team enjoyed the sights and food of the State Fair

OC FFA Beef Team member are:

Seated: Maggie Wilson, Maddie Zoglmann, Becca Millay, Kaylee Murphy

Standing: Luke Riney, Jordan Thomas, Matt Johnson, Tyler Grant, Matthew Jacobs, Zach McCarthy

The OC FFA faculty sponsor is Susan Zoglmann

OCHS Students Attending Gatton Academy

Congratulations to Nathan Lasley and Will Bickett who were accepted and are attending the Gatton Academy of Math and Science on the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green.

Nathan, an OCHS Junior, is currently dual enrolled at Gatton and at OCHS. Nathan is the son of Kevin and Mary Lasley and a member of Our Lady of Lourdes parish.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Will attended OCHS through his sophomore year. Will is the son of Gary and Karen Bickett and a member of St. Martin parish.
 
 
 
Gatton Academy

Freshmen Picnic

Freshman Picnic on Sunday August 29th at 1pm OCHS Large Gym. Food fun and games. Sponsored by OCHS Student Council. Girls bring a dessert and Guys bring 2 bags of chips.

City Of Owensboro to Host KHSAA Softball State Tourney through 2014

The City of Owensboro announced they will host the KHSAA Softball State Tourney through the year 2014! It’s just another reason to love Owensboro and why we are the State's best sports town. Head Coach George Randolph and current members of the Lady Aces Softball Team were in attendance.

Straight Laced Band Advances at State Fair Competition

The band, Straight Laced, members Emily Wills and Jenny Beth Willis (freshmen at OCHS) and Quinton Pence (sophomore at DCHS) performed in the Semi-Finals of the Coca Cola Classic Talent Contest on Sunday, August 22 at the Kentucky State Fair.

The band advanced to the Finals which will be held this Saturday, August 28, at 7:00 PM at the Kentucky State Fair in Louisville.

Weekly Reminders - Elementary 4-6 Campus - August 23-27, 2010

Monday, August 23 - Cross Country Practice at Moreland Park 3:30. Any students interested in running cross country are invited. Must have a sports physical before practicing. For more information, please contact Coach Lowe at 684-3215 or via email at scott.lowe@owensborocatholic.org.

Thursday, August 26 - Mass planned by Mrs. Gail Thompsn's class. Father Bakka will be celebrating with us. Please join us if you can. We look forward to celebrating with you.

Friday, August 27 - Non-Uniform Day for all students who did not receive a uniform infraction for the month of August. Non-Uniform coupons will be sent home with those students. Students must dress appropriately during non-uniform days. Please consult the handbook if you have questions concerning what the students may wear.

OCMS Weekly Reminders - August 23-27, 2010

Monday, 8/23: Mechatronics meeting this afternoon from 3:00 to 5:00.

Tuesday, 8/24: Choir lists have been posted outside Mrs. Renshaw's door. Come check it out!
Wednesday, 8/25: Yearbook meeting from 3:00 to 3:45 in the computer lab.
Thursday, 8/26: 9:00 a.m. Mass, Immaculate Catholic Church.


Uniform Sweatshirt Order Forms were given to students in homeroom. Orders must be pre-paid and turned into the homeroom or office by Monday, August 30. Please make checks payable to Owensboro Catholic Schools.


"OCHS Football Fever" will be celebrated at the OCHS vs. Henry County football game on Friday, September 24 at Steele Stadium. Purchase an 'OCHS Football Fever' t-shirt for just $10 and wear it to the game! All sizes are available.  Mail or drop off your form and payment at any OCS location or the OCHS athletic office. Show your school spirit and order one! All orders are due by September 3rd. Questions, please contact Michele Linn @ (270) 231-0782.

Weekly Reminders - Elementary K-3 Campus August 23-27, 2010

August 26- Mass- 9:00- please join us!!


August 26- Tornado Drill

August 27- FREE DRESS DAY- Last Friday of the Month

Other Reminders:

August 30- Sweatshirt Orders Due - Order forms are available on line. We also sent home an order form with the newsletter on Friday. These are the only sweatshirts children may wear with their school uniform.

FYI- School Pictures are scheduled for September 14. Students do not wear their uniform on this day. We encourage them to wear something bright and colorful and bring a BIG SMILE!

The K-3/4-6 Campus PTO has already been very busy. Two events you won't want to miss are:


September 24- Tailgate Party- 5:00 at Steele Stadium. Free food, face painting, and lots of fun as we get ready to cheer on the OCHS Aces!
October 1- PTO Fall Festival 5:30-7:30 at the Elementary 4-6 Campus

Also- please plan to attend the first PTO Meeting of the new year on September 22 at 6:30 at the Elementary 4-6 Campus. This year, parents will be asked to sign in that they were present at the meeting.

As long as you attend at least ONE PTO meeting during the year, your child will get a Jean Day at the end of the school year.

Another incentive for attending PTO Meetings-The class with the highest % of parents attending the meeting will get money to spend on their classroom!

Win Use the Skybox at the Football Game

Buy a chance to use the Steele Stadium skybox for an Aces home football game!


The package includes:

Tickets for 12 people in an air conditioned/heated skybox

Pizza and drinks for up to 12 people

3 reserved parking passes



Chances are $5 and are available at the football games and OCHS Athletic office

Football Border Bowl

Once again, OCHS Football will participate in the Border Bowl Football Weekend sponsored by Independence Bank. Tickets are available in the OCHS Athletic office - Adult $8 and students $5 . At gate everyone will be $8

Games Scheduled

Friday, August 27 at Steele Stadium

DCHS vs. Bowling Green - Kickoff 5:30 pm

OCHS vs. Warren East - Kickoff 8:00 pm



Saturday, August 28 at Rash Stadium

OHS vs. Reitz - Kickoff 5:00 pm

Apollo vs. Memorial - Kickoff 7:30 pm

OCMS Beta Club Collecting Box Tops and Campbell Soup Labels

OCMS Beta Club is collecting Box Tops for Education and Campbell Soup Labels to help fund service projects.
A way to help Beta Club earn bonus Box Tops is by visiting the website www.rewardyourschool.com and click on the Current Promotions link at the bottom of the page. From there, you can register and select OCMS from their drop down menu.
By using your Kroger Card when purchasing Box Top products, bonus tops can be credited to OCMS.

Elementary PTO Hosting Chili Supper

The Elementary PTO is hosting a Fall Festival on Friday October 1st at the OCS Elementary 4-6 Campus Cafeteria from 5:30-7:30.
Food, families, and fun!
A volunteer meeting will be held on August 26 at 6:30pm at Immaculate Church, classroom C and D. Everyone is welcome to the meeting! Bring ideas for making this first annual event exciting and successful.
For additional information contact Jill Atherton at 314-1215 or jatherton@kbpllc.com

Elementary Cross Country

First elementary cross country practice: Monday August 23 at Moreland Park at 3:30pm.
Must have physicall to practice
No experience necessary, just a fun way to keep active For more information, call Coach Lowe at 684-3215 or via email at scott.lowe@owensborocatholic.org
 

OCHS Freshmen Volleyball - 1st Place in Logan County Tournament

Congratulations to the Freshmen Volleyball team on capturing 1st Place in the Logan County tournament this past weekend. The tournament consisted of 4 teams and OCHS went 4-1 in the tournament. Way to go Ladies!

Fall Athletics in Full Swing

Fall athletics are in full action. Be sure to attend a game or meet – Football, Volleyball, Golf, Cross Country and Soccer!


View a video montage of the Fall athletic teams – Go Aces!

OCHS Class of 2010 Ties Record ACT Composite Score

The Owensboro Catholic High School Class of 2010 tied the highest composite ACT score in school history with a 22.6. The National average composite score was a 21.0; the State composite was a 19.4.




Kurt Osborne, interim Principal at OCHS had this to say about the scores, “Today, I am proud to announce that the class of 2010 has equaled last year’s record setting numbers. With an average composite of 22.6, this ties our best ever score set the previous year. And, even more impressive, every single member of the graduating class of 2010 took the ACT.”



Osborne continued by saying “Scores can and will fluctuate from year to year so ACT recommends looking at 5 year trends, instead of focusing on year to year scores. Looking at those trends, even with the occasional dip in scores the overall trend for ACT scores is up. But even more important than getting caught up in numbers is exactly what these numbers tell us. They tell us that our students are more prepared for freshman college classes and that across the system our teachers are preparing students for the academic challenges they will face in the future. They tell us that our students continue to work hard in the classroom, and with test preparation and that our parents emphasize the importance of rigorous coursework and adequate test preparation.



While we are proud of the accomplishments that we as a school have made in this area, we are far from resting on our laurels. There is always room for improvement, and we as a faculty continue to assess our curriculum to make those improvements in all areas. This assessment will further prepare our students for college, and as a result, raise ACT scores.”

OCS Academic Scores

Fall Athletics in Full Swing

Fall athletics have begun. It's a great way for new families to interact with other families in a more social atmosphere. OCHS Football will have its Home Opener on Friday vs McLean County at 7 pm at Steele Stadium. Steele Stadium is located on the WKC Campus off Frederica Street. Parking is available on campus. What a great way to show off your Aces Spirit!


If you can't attend the Football game, remember Volleyball, Soccer and Cross Country have started their seasons!

OCS Calendar

OCMS Weekly Announcements - Week of August 16-20

Monday, August 16: There will be NO cheerleading practice this afternoon.

Tuesday, August 17: BETA Club officers' meeting at 7:45 a.m. in Ms. Cheshire's room. She will come to the gym to get you before the meeting.

Wednesday, August 18: Yearbook meeting from 3:00 to 4:00. This meeting is for all who are interested on becoming part of our OCMS Yearbook Staff. See Ms. Patton if you would like to attend.

Thursday, August 19: BETA Club group meeting from 3:00 to 3:45 in Ms. Cheshire's room.

Elementary K-3 Campus Newsletter Online - August 2010

The Elementary K-3 Campus August Newsletter has been posted online.

School Site Email Announcements

With the new school year, do you need to add another school to your list of emails you receive or remove a school site from the emails you receive? To change the e-newsletters you receive:




Log onto www.owensborocatholic.org

Chick on 'newsletters' at the top of the page (yellow button)

Type in your email address

You will receive an email to mark which newsletters you want receive and/or unmark those you wish to no longer to receive

OCHS Girls Soccer, Boys Soccer and Volleyball Passes Available

The OCHS Athletic Office will be selling season passes this year for OCHS volleyball and OCHS Boys and Girls soccer.




Girls Soccer passes are $50 for 11 games, sold at first game on Monday, August 16

Boys Soccer passes are $30 for 7 games, sold at first game on Tuesday, August 17

Volleyball passes are $25 for 6 games, sold at first game on Tuesday, August 17



These are all adult passes, no children's passes.

Mitchell Sims Named OCHS Head Baseball Coach

Mitchell Sims has been named the new OCHS Head Baseball Coach. Sims was chosen from a field of 4 candidates.




Sims currently is a teacher at OCHS and a 1997 graduate of OCHS. Sims is excited about the opportunity to coach at this level for his alma mater.

Elementary 4-6 Campus Weekly Reminders - August 16-20, 2010

Monday, August 16
Students may begin to purchase Power Break Items and Extras.


Thursday, August 19
Opening Mass planned by Mrs. Castlen's class. Father Vaughan will be celebrating with us. Please join us if you can. All parents will need to sit on the Church parking lot side or the tabernacle side. We look forward to celebrating with you.

Friday, August 20
Spirit Day! All students may wear their Faith In Education t-shirts along with their uniform bottoms.
1:00 Chinese Performers (These students are from a school in China and will be performing for our students.)

OCHS Cheerleading Tryouts

Any transfer student or guy interested in being part of the OCHS cheerleading squad is invited to try out on Wednesday afternoon, August 25th.


We will meet immediately after school to have a short clinic. Be prepared to stay until 5:30. We will meet in Aces hallway that afternoon. Try out forms can be picked up in the front office and need to be turned in no later than Monday, August 23rd. If you have any questions, please see Coach Bethe Lowe in the OCS Central Office.

Water on the Afternoon Busses

It has been approved by DCPS Transportation to allow students to bring one plastic bottle of water only on the bus for the afternoons until Labor Day weekend.

The water can't be in a glass container and it can only be water.

Day 1 Enrollment - Great News!

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The first day of the 2010-2011 school year is now history. Thanks and kudos to our Principals, faculty and staff for making sure that all was in order, appropriate and necessary preparations were successfully implemented, and students and their families were welcomed with open arms. As I went from school to school, it was amazing to witness the outpouring of love, warmth and genuine kindness being displayed by our OCS staff. It made me proud to be a member of an incredible team who approaches the opportunity to serve with genuine enthusiasm and boundless joy.

I am pleased to inform you our first day enrollment number is 1285. We began the 2009-2010 school year with 1266 students and ended the year with 1275 students. Certainly, on behalf of our teachers, administrators and staff I say thank you to all who have chosen OCS as their Catholic education partner. I am more convinced every day that we exist, and gain much strength, because of that choice being made by each of our families. The sacrifice being made in an environment where that choice has a price tag called tuition, is awe inspiring and absolutely worthy of celebration. May God shower His blessings and grace on our families through their continued sacrifice.

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

Beginning Band at the Elementary 4-6 Campus

6th Grade Beginning Band starts Monday, August 16 at 7:30 a.m. in the Instructional Lab.

New students can still join at that time! Please contact Ed Hauser at ed.hauser@owensborocatholic.org or 685-0566 for more information.

Elementary 4-6 Campus Class Lists

The class lists for the Elementary 4-6 Campus have been posted.

Elementary K-3 Campus Information Week of August 9, 2010

School starts this Wednesday, August 11! We are looking forward to a new year with our students at the K-3 Campus. We also look forward to meeting all of our new families joining OCS for the first time! The first day of school can cause a few "jitters", but after the students get into their classroom it only takes a short while before they get right back into the swing of things!


A few reminders: Students may be dropped off in the morning no earlier than 7:00 AM. Breakfast is served from 7:10 AM to 7:35 AM. The bell rings at 7:45 AM. We want everyone to get off to a good start, by being in their classroom BEFORE the 7:45 bell rings. Please make sure your child is at school on time.



In the afternoon, car riders will be dismissed at 2:30 PM. Parents must get out of their car and walk up to the front of the school building to get their child. Children are NOT allowed to roam through the lot looking for their parents car. For the first few weeks we will have a coned off area for Kindergarten students to stand in, to make it easier for parents to find their Kindergarten child.



If your child is a bus rider, make sure you know their bus numbers and send a note with those numbers to school. If you aren't sure which bus your child will ride, you can call the DCPS bus garage at 852-7080.



Only students registered may attend the After School Program. Students in the After School Program must be picked up by 5:30 PM.

August 11- First Day of School


August 19- Opening Mass- 9:00- (Mrs. Flahardy's 3rd Grade Class will plan the Mass.) Our Lady of Lourdes Church. All parents and friends are invited to attend.

August 19- Curriculum Night for Parents- 6:30

August 26- Mass- 9:00 (Mrs. Boehmann's Class will plan the Mass.)

August 27- FREE DRESS DAY- Last Friday of the Month

OCMS Summer Social Pool Party

For all OCMS students and their families!


Monday, August 9

6:30-8:30 pm

Atlantis Pool on Carter Road

Admission

Students ($4)

Siblings ($2)

Parents and Siblings under the age of 5 - FREE



Please bring:

7th grade - snacks

8th grade – 2 liter drink

OCS Boys and Girls Elementary Soccer - Grades 1-4

Once again, a Developmental Soccer League will be offered to Boys and Girls in Grades 1-4. Registration is going on now!


• Organized by Owensboro Catholic High School coaches.

• Instruction on Wednesdays and Scrimmages on 4 Tournament Sunday evenings this fall.

• Cost - $35 for first child and $25 for each additional child (Free OC soccer T-shirt)

• Should not interfere with other athletic commitments.

• All players who finish the season will receive a participation medallion.

If you have any questions please contact Coach Durand Engineer at Durand.engineer@owensborocatholic.org

Elementary K-3 Campus Class Lists

Elementary K-3 Campus Class Lists

Open House Reminder – Thursday, August 5


5:30 PM – Kindergarten Students ONLY
6:30 PM – 1st- 3rd Grade Students Meet your child’s teacher; Get important information about the upcoming school year; Tour the school; Ask questions


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

This year we will have the Meet Your Teacher/Open House for 1st -3rd Grade Students at 6:30 PM immediately following Kindergarten Orientation at 5:30 PM.

If you will have a student in both Kindergarten and in 1st -3rd grade- you may go ahead and 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.

OCS Teachers Recognized for Years of Service

At the recent Diocesan Professional Development event, several OCS teachers were recognized for their years of service in the Diocese.




10 years

Davina Cecil, Patty Kaelin, Scott Lowe, Shannon Luttrell and Jennifer Schultz



15 Years

Neil Corley, Theresa McCarty and Kurt Osborne



20 Years

Jim Ivey, Mary Ann Medley, Theresa Potts, Bart Rhodes and Nadine Trogden



30 Years

Jan Hardesty, Mike Reeves and Julie Renshaw



40 Years

Virginia Blandford



We appreciate their years of service and expertise to our schools.

OCHS Students Earn Diocesan SLIM Award

Congratulations to the following OCHS students who earned the Diocesan SLIM award. SLIM stands for Servant Leaders in Ministry and recognizes high school juniors and seniors who have made outstanding contributiosn to their parish, Deaery and/or the Diocese through their leadership and involvement in youth ministry. Recipients were given a plaque and those who were nominated were given a certificate of recognition.

The following were recipients of the SLIM award:

Logan Haire, Our Lady of Lourdes

Grant Tichenor, Our Lady of Lourdes

Trenton Ackerman, Immaculate

The following were nominated:

Kathryn Dueker, Blessed Mother

Kaley Robertson, Blessed Mother

Bayly Zoglmann, St. Pius X

Caitlin Wilson, St. Anthony's

OCS Parent, Chip Pride, Named JA Volunteer of the Year

Mr. Chip Pride received the Junior Achievement Volunteer of the Year award in June. Chip taught four JA classes at the OCS Elementary K-3 Campus.
Chip is the branch manager at the Old National Bank on Highway 54.
He and his wife, Amy, have three children, Max, Molly and Major. Max is entering 1st grade and Molly will be in Kindergarten.

Which Open Houses Should Parents Attend?

Many parents ask about attending the Open Houses/Orientations.
Elementary Open Houses - Parents attend with their children.
OCMS - Parental attendance is optional - 7th grade students will go through their schedules on a shortened time frame to meet teachers and locate their classrooms.
OCHS - Freshmen and new students attend by themselves. Mrs. Lambert will review policies and answer questions. The Book Store will be open from 9 am - Noon for students to purchase their books.
Please check the OCS calendar for specific information about dates/times for the Open Houses/Orientations.

Girls and Boys Golf Teams Capture Individual and Team All 'A' Classic Regional Titles

Congratulations to the OCHS girls and boys golf teams on winning the All 'A' Classic Regional Titles
In addition, Stacey Schepers and Sam Lily were the individual Regional Champions.

The teams now advance to the All 'A' Classic state tournament to be held September 11 in Richmond, KY