3/28/2014

OLPH Friday Fanfare for Week Ending 4/4/14


   OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOL FRIDAY FANFARE
March 31 - April 4, 2014 www.myolph.com
                             
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or if all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)

LUNCH MENU
·           Monday, March 31-- BBQ Pork Sandwich, baked beans, cole slaw, applesauce, milk
·           Tuesday, April 1--Taco, black beans, salad, oranges, milk
·           Wednesday, April 2--Cheese pizza, corn, pineapple, salad, milk
·           Thursday, April 3--Chicken sandwich, fries, fruit, pickles, tomato, cheese, milk
·           Friday, April 4--Macaroni and cheese, green beans, carrot sticks, jello w/fruit, milk
                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Please attend Mass this weekend with your Parish Priest. "I have waited, waited for the Lord, and he stooped toward me."-Psalm 40

Virtue for the Month of April: "Generosity" is the virtue of giving and sharing what we have and who we are to benefit.  When we are generous we place the best of our qualities, talents, and possessions at their service.

Please use extra caution and drive slowly in the parking lots, especially at the archway.  Let's keep our kids safe!  Thank you, Fr. Jim.

SCHOOL CALENDAR
·         Saturday, March 29--Paraclete  Catholic book store--Holy Family Hall
·         Sunday, March 30--Paraclete Catholic book store--Holy Family Hall
·         Monday, March 31--IOWA testing--1st-8th grades
·         Monday, March 31--Tennis--Silverdale @ Standifer Gap Courts--4:00 P.M.
·         Tuesday, April 1--IOWA testing--1st-8th grades
·         Tuesday, April 1--MS Track--Hixson--4:30 P.M.
·         Wednesday, April 2--IOWA testing--1st-8th grades
·         Thursday, April 3--IOWA testing--1st-8th grades
·         Thursday, April 3--Brownie/Girl Scout meeting--3:30 P.M.--PLC
·         Thursday, April 3--Chick-Fil-A spirit night
·         Friday, April 4--First Friday--1st grade
·         Friday, April 4--IOWA testing--1st-8th grades
·         Saturday, April 5--Campus Work Day--8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
·         Saturday, April 5--Catholic Football Awards Dinner--6:300 P.M.--Liberty Tower

SCHOOL NEWS:  Lenten Fish Fry's, , Catholic Charities Annual Dinner, Paraclete Catholic Book Store, Yearbook PDA'S, Spring Art Show, Grandparents Day, Academic Awards, Reconciliation Services, Campus Work Day and OLPH Parent Patrol

FRIDAY EVENING LENTEN FISH FRYS
The season of Lent is upon us and the Knights of Columbus have asked for our help providing dessert for the Friday Night Fish Frys.  The Knights will donate half of the Fish Fry proceeds back to OLPH Home & School. Last year this amounted to $1,300.
Each class is asked to provide deserts for one Friday during Lent.  Please deliver your dessert to the PLC by5:30PM on your assigned Friday.
March 14th                            Kindergarten & First Grade
March 21st                             Second Grade & Third Grade
March 28th                            Fourth Grade & Fifth Grade
April 4th                                 Sixth Grade & Seventh Grade
April 11th                               Eighth Grade & Pre-K 
Plan to attend Friday night Stations of the Cross at 5:30PM followed by fellowship and a delicious Fish Fry dinner in the PLC. The Knights will provide a pizza party to the class with the most attendance at the Fish Frys during Lent. 

Catholic Charities of East Tennessee's 32nd Annual Dinner will be held Thursday, April 3, 2014, at the Chattanooga Hotel.  Please join us in honoring Memorial Hospital for all the support they have provided to Catholic Charities over the years.  Master of Ceremonies will be Chattanooga radio and television talk show celebrity Jed Mescon.  For more information contact Christine Willingham at 423-267-1297 or christine@ccetn.org.

The Paraclete Catholic book store will be at OLPH Saturday, March 29th and Sunday, March 30th.  They will have Easter and 1st Holy Communion gifts.  You can call them if you need to order something special; 1-800-333-2097 or email, theparaclete@comcast.net.

The yearbook committee is now taking orders for Public Display of Affection (PDA) ads for the yearbook.  Commemorate your special student(s) with an ad in the yearbook.  What better way to remember kindergarten year, First Communion, and other events.  Ads range in price from $25 for ¼ of a page to $100 for a full page ad.  Call the school office 622-1481, or contact Carlene Evans; bigorange@catholicweb.com for more information.  Deadline is April 11, 2014.

Our Spring Art Show will be held May 2nd in the PLC.  All students (Pre-K - 8th) are encouraged and invited to submit work for the show.  Two-dimensional artwork must be framed.  Three-dimensional artwork such as clay vessels, sculptures, paper mache', kites, etc. may also be entered.  Be sure all entries have student's name and grade on them.  We would like to encourage our 8th grade class to submit their favorite artworks from previous years at OLPH.  Please turn in your artwork no later than Friday, April 25th.  Bring the entries to Ms. Crumley in Madonna Hall.  I will be hanging the show on Thursday, May 1 in the PLC.  I will need volunteers to help.  Please send me an email if you can help hang artwork for this event.

If you did not submit grandparent mailing information or it has changed since the beginning of the year please, contact Cissy West at cwest@catholicweb.com.  Grandparents Day invitations will be mailed out soon.

Academic Awards for the 3rd quarter--5th grade, Principal's List: Jackson Brownhill, Boston Eberly, Morgan Hicks, MaiLynh Jensen, Gwen Jimenez, and Sam Phillips; First Honors: Kassidy Barta, Bennett Brinson, AnnaMarie Todd, Maia Delaney, Madison Lundberg; Second Honors: Bennett McNabb, Abigail Pollard, Nicolas Robinson, Emilee Fleck, Cal Price, Maverick Tucker, Fran Palacios; Honorable Mention: Landen Cooling, Charlie Menham, Alex Soutuyo, and Elijah Schultz--6th grade, Principal's List: Saylor Brown, Dilon Farmer, Jason Oliver, Anna Qualey, Rachel-Anne Scalla, Bernard Lisy; First Honors: Sloane Burgess, Carly Goetz; Second Honors: Tad Ervin, Sandra Flores, Kathleen Hillman, Glory Perry, Valentina Rosellini, Lily Schafluetzel, Ryan Signiski, Cara Smith, and Bradley Summit; Honorable Mention: Catherine Figueroa, Reeve Mullinax, Isabella Gearinger, Isabella Lewis, and Brenna Scott--7th grade, Principal's List: Hagan Menham, Ivy Nguyen, Julia Raabe, Connor Riley, Bethany Bolus, Gretchen Eckler, Emily McPeak, Kimmie Nguyen, James Schumacher; First Honors: Hannah Ingle; Second Honors: Curtis Dearing, Nathalie Lopez, Mackenzie Ramey, Megan Bordash, Holli Covey, Grace Hatala; Honorable Mention: Anna Williams, Brenden Yemm, and Paul Thomas Brinson--8th grade, Principal's List: Luke Eckler, Emily Roach, Mackenzie Tapley, Renee Hutton, Kyla Mitchell; First Honors: AJ Carreon, Kersten Hicks, Elizabeth Labbe, Grant Speer, Nolan Corbitt, Martha-Ellen Storrs, Evan Tapley, Savannah Tucker; Second Honors: Bentley Burgess, Fatima Huergo-Trevino and Lauren Teal.

Reconciliation Services for the Deanery: Our Lady of Lourdes--April 1st at 6:30 P.M., St. Mary--April 1st at 7:00 P.M., Holy Spirit--April 2nd at 7:00 P.M., St. Jude--April 7th at 7:00 P.M., St. Bridget--April 9th at 6:30 P.M., St. Therese--April 10th at 7:00 P.M.

The campus work day we had scheduled for this weekend (3/29) looks like it is going to be rained out.  We are rescheduling for the following Saturday, April 5th from 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

We are creating a team of parents to monitor the archway between the church and main school building.  We are looking for volunteers for thirty minutes each morning for a one week or two half week rotation.  There is a blind spot and so many of our students are walking through this area each morning.  There is a sign-up form going home this week that contains more information.

                                                            Sports News:
Tennis practice is on Sunday afternoons at the McCallie courts from 1:00 - 2:00 P.M.
The Catholic Football Awards Dinner is set for Saturday, April 5th at 6:30 P.M.  The dinner will be at the Liberty Tower located at 605 Chestnut Street (downtown Chattanooga).  Dress for players is coat and tie.
Thank you to all the students who raised over $700.00 for Jump Rope for Heart.




3/21/2014

OLPH Friday Fanfare for Week Ending 3/28/2014


  OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOL FRIDAY FANFARE
March 24 - March 28 2014 www.myolph.com
                             
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or if all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)

LUNCH MENU
·           Monday, March 24--Corn dog, macaroni and cheese, cabbage, peaches, milk
·           Tuesday, March 25--Ham, pinto beans, mixed vegetables, apples, milk
·           Wednesday, March 26--Cheese pizza, corn, pineapple, salad, milk
·           Thursday, March 27--Hamburger, fries, fruit, pickles, onion, cheese, tomato, milk
·           Friday, March 28--Grilled cheese, tomato soup, crackers, banana, milk
                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Please attend Mass this weekend with your Parish Priest. "I have waited, waited for the Lord, and he stooped toward me."-Psalm 40

Virtue for the Month of March: "Diligence" is the virtue that helps us attain our goals through effort, fulfill our obligations with a positive and joyful attitude, and constantly improve ourselves.

Please use extra caution and drive slowly in the parking lots, especially at the archway.  Let's keep our kids safe!  Thank you, Fr. Jim.

SCHOOL CALENDAR
·         Saturday, March 22--Teen Mass Choir practice--Church--9:00 - 11:00 A.M.
·         Sunday, March 23--Teen Mass--10:00 A.M.
·         Monday, March 24--Tennis--Grace @ Champions Club--4:00 P.M.
·         Tuesday, March 25--MS Track Meet--Hixson--4:30 P.M.
·         Wednesday, March 26--Tennis--St. Jude @ Champions Club--3:30 P.M.
·         Thursday, March 27--MS Track Meet--Red Bank--4:30 P.M.
·         Thursday, March 27--Tennis--CAMS @ Champions Club--4:00 P.M.
·         Saturday, March 29--Paraclete Book Store--PLC--after masses
·         Sunday, March 29--Paraclete Book Store--PLC--after masses

SCHOOL NEWS:  Lenten Fish Fry's, , Catholic Charities Annual Dinner, Paraclete Catholic Book Store, Yearbook PDA'S, Spring Art Show, Teen Mass, Ram Pages and Grandparents Day

FRIDAY EVENING LENTEN FISH FRYS
The season of Lent is upon us and the Knights of Columbus have asked for our help providing dessert for the Friday Night Fish Frys.  The Knights will donate half of the Fish Fry proceeds back to OLPH Home & School. Last year this amounted to $1,300.
Each class is asked to provide deserts for one Friday during Lent.  Please deliver your dessert to the PLC by5:30PM on your assigned Friday.
March 14th                            Kindergarten & First Grade
March 21st                             Second Grade & Third Grade
March 28th                            Fourth Grade & Fifth Grade
April 4th                                 Sixth Grade & Seventh Grade
April 11th                               Eighth Grade & Pre-K 
Plan to attend Friday night Stations of the Cross at 5:30PM followed by fellowship and a delicious Fish Fry dinner in the PLC. The Knights will provide a pizza party to the class with the most attendance at the Fish Frys during Lent. 

Catholic Charities of East Tennessee's 32nd Annual Dinner will be held Thursday, April 3, 2014, at the Chattanooga Hotel.  Please join us in honoring Memorial Hospital for all the support they have provided to Catholic Charities over the years.  Master of Ceremonies will be Chattanooga radio and television talk show celebrity Jed Mescon.  For more information contact Christine Willingham at 423-267-1297 or christine@ccetn.org.

The Paraclete Catholic book store will be at OLPH Saturday, March 29th and Sunday, March 30th.  They will have Easter and 1st Holy Communion gifts.  You can call them if you need to order something special; 1-800-333-2097 or email, theparaclete@comcast.net.

The yearbook committee is now taking orders for Public Display of Affection (PDA) ads for the yearbook.  Commemorate your special student(s) with an ad in the yearbook.  What better way to remember kindergarten year, First Communion, and other events.  Ads range in price from $25 for ¼ of a page to $100 for a full page ad.  Call the school office 622-1481, or contact Carlene Evans; bigorange@catholicweb.com for more information.  Deadline is April 11, 2014.

Our Spring Art Show will be held May 2nd in the PLC.  All students (Pre-K - 8th) are encouraged and invited to submit work for the show.  Two-dimensional artwork must be framed.  Three-dimensional artwork such as clay vessels, sculptures, paper mache', kites, etc. may also be entered.  Be sure all entries have student's name and grade on them.  We would like to encourage our 8th grade class to submit their favorite artworks from previous years at OLPH.  Please turn in your artwork no later than Friday, April 25th.  Bring the entries to Ms. Crumley in Madonna Hall.  I will be hanging the show on Thursday, May 1 in the PLC.  I will need volunteers to help.  Please send me an email if you can help hang artwork for this event.

The Teen Mass will be this Sunday, March 23rd at the 10:00 A.M. Mass.  Please note the new time for practice: 9:00 - 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, March 22nd.

Check out the Ram Pages on the school website for interesting articles and pictures about what is going on at school. 

If you did not submit grandparent mailing information or it has changed since the beginning of the year please, contact Cissy West at cwest@catholicweb.com.  Grandparents Day invitations will be mailed out soon.

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                                                            Sports News:
Tennis practice is on Sunday afternoons at the McCallie courts from 1:00 - 2:00 P.M.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Volleyball teams will be having an informational meeting Tuesday, March 25th 6:30 P.M. at Varallo Hall at NDHS.  Any young lady interested in playing high school volleyball and her parents should attend.
The Catholic Awards Dinner is set for Saturday, April 5th at 6:30 P.M.  The dinner will be at the Liberty Tower located at 605 Chestnut Street (downtown Chattanooga).  Dress for players is coat and tie.
Parents if you have an 8th grade girl interested in playing basketball for the Lady Irish, please contact Coach Close with their name and your email address.


3/13/2014

OLPH Friday Fanfare for Week Ending 3/21/2014


OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOL FRIDAY FANFARE
March 17 - March 21, 2014 www.myolph.com
                             
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or if all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)

LUNCH MENU
·           Monday, March 17--Hot dog, beans, cole slaw, oranges, milk
·           Tuesday, March 18--Chicken noodles, green peas, salad, peaches, milk
·           Wednesday, March 19--Cheese pizza, corn, pineapple, salad, milk
·           Thursday, March 20--Baked potato, chili w/beans, salad, fruit/yogurt, milk
·           Friday, March 21--Fish, cole slaw, tri-tater, pears, milk
                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Please attend Mass this weekend with your Parish Priest. "I have waited, waited for the Lord, and he stooped toward me."-Psalm 40

Virtue for the Month of March: "Diligence" is the virtue that helps us attain our goals through effort, fulfill our obligations with a positive and joyful attitude, and constantly improve ourselves.

Please use extra caution and drive slowly in the parking lots, especially at the archway.  Let's keep our kids safe!  Thank you, Fr. Jim.

SCHOOL CALENDAR
·         Monday, March 17--8th grade trip--leaves for Washington
·         Monday, March 17--CAG Meeting--6:00 P.M.
·         Tuesday, March 18--MS Track Meet--Hixson--3:30 P.M.
·         Tuesday, March 18--Jim Williams--Gym--6:00 P.M.
·         Wednesday, March 19--$1.00 out of uniform
·         Wednesday, March 19--3rd nine week report cards go home with students
·         Wednesday, March 19--Home and School informational meeting--School Library--5:30 P.M.
·         Thursday, March 20--Brownie/Girl Scout Meeting--3:30 P.M.--PLC
·         Thursday, March 20--MS Track Meet--CCS--4:30 P.M.
·         Friday, March 21--Academic awards--5th- 8th--2:30 P.M.--gym
·         Saturday, March 22--5th grade Boys Basketball Banquet--gym--6:00 - 8:00 P.M.

SCHOOL NEWS:  Lenten Fish Fry's, , Catholic Charities Annual Dinner, Paraclete Catholic Book Store, Yearbook PDA'S, Home and School Informational Meeting, Pinewood Derby and Speaker, Jim Williams

FRIDAY EVENING LENTEN FISH FRYS
The season of Lent is upon us and the Knights of Columbus have asked for our help providing dessert for the Friday Night Fish Frys.  The Knights will donate half of the Fish Fry proceeds back to OLPH Home & School. Last year this amounted to $1,300.
Each class is asked to provide deserts for one Friday during Lent.  Please deliver your dessert to the PLC by5:30PM on your assigned Friday.
March 14th                            Kindergarten & First Grade
March 21st                             Second Grade & Third Grade
March 28th                            Fourth Grade & Fifth Grade
April 4th                                 Sixth Grade & Seventh Grade
April 11th                               Eighth Grade & Pre-K 
Plan to attend Friday night Stations of the Cross at 5:30PM followed by fellowship and a delicious Fish Fry dinner in the PLC. The Knights will provide a pizza party to the class with the most attendance at the Fish Frys during Lent. 

Catholic Charities of East Tennessee's 32nd Annual Dinner will be held Thursday, April 3, 2014, at the Chattanooga Hotel.  Please join us in honoring Memorial Hospital for all the support they have provided to Catholic Charities over the years.  Master of Ceremonies will be Chattanooga radio and television talk show celebrity Jed Mescon.  For more information contact Christine Willingham at 423-267-1297 or christine@ccetn.org.

The Paraclete Catholic book store will be at OLPH Saturday, March 29th and Sunday, March 30th.  They will have Easter and 1st Holy Communion gifts.  You can call them if you need to order something special; 1-800-333-2097 or email, theparaclete@comcast.net.

The yearbook committee is now taking orders for Public Display of Affection (PDA) ads for the yearbook.  Commemorate your special student(s) with an ad in the yearbook.  What better way to remember kindergarten year, First Communion, and other events.  Ads range in price from $25 for ¼ of a page to $100 for a full page ad.  Call the school office 622-1481, or contact Carlene Evans; bigorange@catholicweb.com for more information.  Deadline is April 11, 2014.

You are invited to a Home and School Informational Meeting on Wednesday, March 19th at 5:30 P.M. in the School Library.  Refreshments will be served.  Home and School is a great way to get involved, meet people and make OLPH the best it can be.
 OLPH Cub Scouts held their annual Pinewood Derby with 40 racers and over 100 people in attendance.  Cubs, Siblings and Parents handmade cars and raced Sunday afternoon in the PLC.
This year’s results:
TIGER Den (1st grade): 1st Chris Millard 2nd Will Bertani  3rd Mercer Murphy
WOLF Den (2nd grade): 1st Ryan Share 2nd Brady Lawson 3rd Jack Christensen
BEAR Den (3rd grade): 1st Andrew Petrin 2nd Chase Millard 3rd Burke Murphy
WEBELOS Den (4th & 5th grade): 1st Drew Ingle 2nd EJ Novak 3rd Matthew Laws 
Overall Pack Winners:
1st Chris Millard
2nd Drew Ingle
3rd Andrew Petrin 
Best in Show:
1st Jack Summitt
2nd Christine Bertani
3rd Antonio McCorkle 
Sibling Race:
1st Molly Lawson
2nd Haley Lawson
3rd Riley Share          
A special thank you to all those that helped put this event together:  Andy Ingle, Chris Petrin, Rip Millard and Roger Qualey.

Jim Williams is coming March 19th to address our 6th graders and 7th graders.  If you have not heard of him before, he does a wonderful job on addressing bullying. , Mr. Williams has agreed to do a parent talk (for all parents no matter what grade level) on that evening (March 19) at 6:00 in the gym at OLPH.  His topic is Nurturing Children, Putting Love and Kindness in Your Child's Bucket.   I can promise an informative and enjoyable presentation.  The parents who have heard him in previous years have raved about him.

                                                            Sports News:
Tennis practice is on Sunday afternoons at the McCallie courts from 1:00 - 2:00 P.M.
There is a 5th grade Boys Basketball Banquet on Saturday, March 22nd from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. in the school gym.

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish Volleyball teams will be having an informational meeting Tuesday, March 25th 6:30 P.M. at Varallo Hall at NDHS.  Any young lady interested in playing high school volleyball and her parents should attend.



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