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PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOL FRIDAY FANFARE
September 17 -
September 21, 2012 www.myolph.com
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LUNCH MENU
Parents, we are
trying some new menu items; please ask your child/ren how they like the new
food.
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Monday, September 17--Country style steak and
gravy, roll, creamed potatoes, turnip greens, fruit cocktail, milk
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Tuesday, September 18--Spaghetti, roll,
California mixed vegetables, salad, applesauce, milk
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Wednesday, September 19--Cheese pizza,
pineapple, salad, milk
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Thursday, September 20--Breaded chicken, roll,
sweet potato fries, spinach, mandarin oranges, milk
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Friday, September 21--Ham sandwich,
potato-cheddar soup, crackers, carrot sticks, banana, milk
Please attend Mass this weekend with your Parish Priest. "Here
I am, Lord; I come to do your will."--Psalm 40
Our virtue for the month of September is Sincerity. Sincerity is
the virtue of being honest and genuine to others as well as one's self.
SCHOOL CALENDAR
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Monday, September 17--Pictures by Lifetouch--more info. in Student News
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Monday, September 17--CAG meeting, 6:00,
Longhorn Steakhouse--more info. in School News
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Monday, September 17--Volleyball (Varsity only),
4:30, v. Belvoir Christian Academy, at BCA
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Monday, September 17-- Cross Country, 4:15/4:45,
at Woodland Park Baptist Church
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Wednesday, September 19--$1 out of uniform
for teacher perks
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Wednesday, September 19-- Home and School meeting, 6:00, gym--more info. in School News
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Thursday, September 20--Football, 5:00, v. Boyd
Buchanan, at OLPH
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Saturday, September 22--Campus Improvement Day--more info. in School News
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Sunday,
September 23--CARWASH after Sunday morning masses--more info. in Student News
STUDENT NEWS:
Picture Day, 8th grade fundraiser
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Picture
Day--Lifetouch will be taking student pictures and class homeroom pictures
on Monday, September 17. Students in
grades PreK through 7th will be in their school uniforms; 8th
grade only is out of uniform. All students were given information on purchasing
the portraits. Fall sports will also have their team pictures taken-volleyball,
cross country, football cheerleaders, and football (Coach Dearing may have
separate pictures taken as well).
Athletes, please bring your uniform to school that morning.
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8th
grade fundraiser--The OLPH 8th grade students are coordinating a
CARWASH on Sunday, September 23rd
after the 7:30, 10:00, and 12:00 masses behind Madonna Hall. Proceeds will be
used to reduce the cost of their 8th grade trip to Washington,
D.C. in the spring. Thank you for your
support!
SCHOOL NEWS: Home
and School meeting, Campus Improvement Day, Oktoberfest
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Home and
School meeting--ATTENTION!! The Home
and School Board would like to invite everyone to the next Home and School
meeting being held on Wednesday,
September 19th at 6:00 in the school gym. This month's meeting will be very
informative. October is a very busy month for OLPH School and Parish and we
want to keep you updated. Babysitting
will be provided in the PLC; pizza will be provided for the children. There will be a $25.00 Scrip card give away!
We look forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday. Here are the topics being
discussed:
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Teresa Hale, Technology Coordinator, and Hannah
Jones, Administrative Assistant, will be guest speakers, demonstrating and
answering questions about ParentsWeb.
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Cissy West will be giving a power point
presentation regarding the Scrip Program. There have been some changes in the
program that we do not want you to miss out on.
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There will be a representatives speaking about
Ram Run and Trunk or Treat.
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Campus
Improvement Day--OLPH Home and School will be having a Campus Improvement
Day for weeding and planting on Saturday,
September 22. Bring your family and your community spirit and help us
prepare for our 75th Anniversary Celebration events in October! The
first shift will be from 8:00 A.M. until
Noon and the second from one until
five. Drinks and pizza will be provided for the volunteers--please
respond to Cissy West at cwest@catholicweb.com
or 423-622-1481 with the number of lunches you will need and the shift you
would like to work. Please meet on the front lawn of the school at the
beginning of the shift. If possible, please bring any of the following items:
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work gloves, hat , sunscreen, bug spray, pad for
kneeling
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shovel and/or spade, trowel, hand-held clippers,
wheel barrow
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radio
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If you would like to help, but are unable to
attend, please let us know, and we can assign a task for you to tackle on your
own schedule.
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Oktoberfest--OLPH
is fortunate to be a part of the Oktoberfest celebration weekend at the
Chattanooga Market, October 13 -14. This is an awesome fundraising
opportunity in a festive atmosphere and a great chance for you to earn
your PIP hours!
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Shifts
are available for set-up Friday, October 12 at 5pm, in two hour shifts from
9am to 7 pm Saturday, and from 10 am to 4 pm on Sunday.
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The
easiest way to sign up for a time slot is to go to: http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/104103896360102
. You don't have to sign up for an account with the site. The site will ask for
your email address (only used to send you a reminder) and then take you to the
calendar to sign up for a specific time and job. When you click on a day, you
will be able to see which jobs are still open (you can even click on the word
"filled" to see who is already signed up). Then click "sign up
here!" for the slot you want, and "save and close" at the
bottom. Before you exit, it will ask for your name and phone # please do add that,
and check the little box, if you don't want advertising emails to follow.
You're done! You will get an email saying you have signed-up, and another
closer to event time as a reminder.
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If you
are going to be out of town, you can still help! If you simply cannot be
there anytime that weekend, we can use donations of canned soda and bottled
water. Chattanooga Market allows us
to bring in Coke products only. This week, 12 packs of (12 oz.) canned Coke,
Diet Coke, Sprite, Dr. Pepper and (12 oz.) bottles of Dasani Water are on sale
at Family Dollar for 3 boxes for $10. We
can also use paper products. Contact Cissy West at cwest@catholicweb.com for specifics.
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The one
mile Family Fun Run/Walk will begin at 8:30 A.M. and the 5K will begin at 9:00
A.M. The races will start in front
of the First Tennessee Pavilion. Registration forms are available in the school
office in the back of the church. After the Run/Walk you can stroll through the
Chattanooga Market for special treats and handcrafted goods. OLPH School has
the BEST brat booth at the
Chattanooga Market so please find our booth and buy a brat! Oktoberfest is our
school's biggest fundraiser, and we really hope that you will be there!! If you
have any questions, need more information, or want to sign up to volunteer at
the Ram Run, contact Karen Smith at klosmith33@gmail.com
or 423-710-6736, or Cathy Sompayrac at cathyrain@comcast.net
or 423-779-4580. If you can volunteer to help at the Brat Booth contact Cissy
West at cwest@catholicweb.com .
SPORTS NEWS: Soccer
sign-ups, Volleyball News, Cross Country News, Football News
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Soccer
sign-ups--Soccer season is just around the corner. During the week of
September 17th, Coach Todd Close will be visiting the 5th
through 8th grade classrooms to find out who is interested in
playing soccer this fall. OLPH School has two co-ed soccer teams--5th/6th
graders, and 7th/8th graders. He will have sign-up sheets to hand out to
the students; the deadline for signing
up is Friday, October 5th. If teams are full by this date, no late
sign-ups will be accepted. The
sign-up form is also available in the school office as well as on our website, www.myolph.com under "Athletics".
***** Soccer coaches are needed for
the co-ed 5th/6th grade team!! If you are interested in
coaching, please contact Coach Close at tclose1717@bellsouth.net ******
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Volleyball
News-- The JV won impressively in 2 sets and improved their record with a
victory over CCS on Friday September 7th but suffered a setback with a 2 set
loss to Boyd on Monday the 10th. Their
record currently stands at 2 - 5. The
Varsity fought hard but suffered a couple more setbacks with losses to CCS and
Boyd, falling to 0-7 for the season. The
match vs. St. Jude has been rescheduled for Wednesday, September 26th,
and it will be held at Notre Dame! This
will be the final regular season match, and we are hoping for a huge
turnout. Please put it on your schedule
and come on over. In the mean time we
have matches on September 17th vs. BCA at BCA, September 21st vs. Silverdale at
Silverdale and on September 24th we will have a varsity only match vs. Oakwood
at OLPH. Come out and support your Lady
Rams as they continue to improve! MARY QUEEN OF VICTORY, PRAY FOR US!
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Cross
Country News--The OLPH Rams Cross Country competed in their second race on
Monday. All runners completed the race and improved their times (official times
have not been posted yet). Way to go!!
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Football
News--The Rams football team continues to improve. Allan Ubas, Quinn
Summers, and Tommy Kulik remain standouts. The Rams defeated McCallie 20-0 and
Baylor 7-0 in hard fought games. Adams Robinson, Hogan Walker, Sam Stovall, and
Curtis Dearing were forces on both sides of the ball. The football program
thanks the cheerleaders and school for the great Pep Rally held last week. The
Rams next home game is Thursday, September 20, 5:00 P.M., against Boyd
Buchanan.