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On Tuesday, November 30th, we’re excited to participate in #GivingTuesday! We hope you’ll join us in our Giving Tuesday campaign to raise money to purchase a new Paschal Candle Holder and renovate the Rectory Deck. With your help, we can reach out $7,000.00 fundraising goal and make a me...
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Giving Tuesday,
iGive,
Catholic
We are so excited to have a new Technology/Library/Makerspace this year, thanks to the dedicated Father’s Club and their hard work removing a wall this summer. In this space, all students, kindergarten through 8th grade, have weekly 60 minute classes to practice and learn keyboarding, coding, ...
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technology,
library
It was great seeing our students with their grandparents and special friends during our masses on Sunday! Thank you to our volunteers and student seller for helping to promote our biggest fundraiser of the year, Celebration! Family and friends can support Holy Cross by making a donation, becoming a ...
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raffle tickets
NEW F.I.T. CLUB MEMBERS---August 18 to October 21
25 MILE CLUB: Caitlin Dolan, Nila Meyer, Elijah Bwami, Felipe Diaz, Jax Roberts, Lily Kistner, Paul Malone, Jamie Erwin, Joey Erwin
50 MILE CLUB: Ethan Greer, Mrs. Obershaw
75 MILE CLUB: Alijah Newman, Brody Bri...
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FIT Club
In Third Grade, we are finding God in everything we do. From reading about the human body to classifying animals we are looking for God’s presence in the world. In Math, we are working hard with multiplication and division. We are able to find God’s presence in the patterns that are crea...
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Hornet Highlights,
3rd grade
My name is Tracy Kerth, and I am the HC Math Specialist/Data Coordinator. I am excited to be celebrating my second year at this amazing school. I want to share 2 new exciting things we are implementing this year- Guided Math Differentiated Groups and Reflex Math.
Guided Math is a stru...
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Hornet Highlights,
math
Our middle schoolers have been busy bees in math class lately! 6th grade has been learning all about ratios the past few weeks. 7th grade is just about to start learning about how positive and negative numbers interact when we add, subtract, multiply, or divide them. And our 8th graders have be...
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Hornet Highlights,
junior high,
middle school
LAST CALL FOR BASKETBALL!!!
Basketball practices started this week and this is your last chance to sign up. Sign up on the CYO website: https://cyojwa.org/current-programs
SUNDAY is the last day to apply for a scholarship. NO ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE CONSIDERED AFT...
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CYO,
cross country,
basketball,
volleyball
Our theme for October has been learning all about pumpkins in Kindergarten! We even had the opportunity to visit the pumpkin patch, where each student got to pick out their very own pumpkin to bring back to class and investigate. We have been learning how to measure with our pumpkins and the life cy...
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Hornet Highlights,
Kindergarten
With October being the month of the Holy Rosary, the fifth grade is busy studying the mysteries of the rosary and finding their deeper meaning. We have been through all of the mysteries and have been applying them to our lives. We have been busy saying a decade of the rosary every day and asking our...
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5th grade
Second Grade Holy Cross Hornets are hard at work already this year!
During our STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) time our focus in September was Johnny Appleseed, different apples, bio-selection of apples, constructing apple catchers, and tasting diff...
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Hornet Highlights,
2nd grade
Haga clic aquÃ, luego haga clic en traducir (a la derecha) para el boletÃn de la Sra. Wagner en español.
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newsletter
Herbie the Hornet has a new store! As part of our Virtuous Behavior Formation, students earn stars or tickets. Students can save their earnings and use them to purchase rewards from Herbie's Store. Thank you so much to Mrs. Susan Smith and Mrs. Marian Petri for getting Herbie's Store up and ...
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Hornet Highlights,
Herbie Store
Thank you so much to the Holy Cross Father's Club for their time and talent this summer knocking out a wall in the Libary to expand our space into the computer lab area. Holy Cross Hornets LOVE their new learning space!
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Did you know Mrs. G, with the help of her 4th graders last spring, planted and grew these beautiful flowers from seed? Thank you so much, Susan Gittinger, for all of your hard work planting, watering and tending to our front garden all summer. Thanks also to all of our volunteers for watering ...
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volunteer
As you fill in your calendar for the school year ahead, don’t forget to SAVE THE DATE for Celebration-Be the Light!
This exciting event at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center the evening of Saturday, February 12, 2022 includes a cocktail hour, dinner, live music, danci...
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Celebration
Last spring, sophomore Grace Flynn and her Girl Scout Troop (all former Holy Cross students) completed their Silver Award by building us a Gaga Pit for the playground. Thank you so much! Our students LOVE playing Gaga Ball at recess every day!
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Celebration - Be The Light! 2022 Event Info:
The funds raised at this event support student scholarships as well as other school needs.
The festive evening at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center will honor recipients of the Beacon of Light Award. This esteemed recognition i...
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volunteer
Click this link for CYO FALL REGISTRATION INFO!
CYO Fall 2021 Athletics
2021 Fall Athletics: Cross Country, Volleyball, Flag Football and Football
Registration is open. Deadline is August 27th.
Cross Country Available for 3rd-8th grade, boys and girl...
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CYO
Huge shout-out to our amazing dads for enduring the heat today to prepare the preschool playground for its new home. Thank you for all you do for our school! #hcstrong #fathersclub #thankyou
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volunteer
2021- 2022 Calendar at a Glance
August 9th Sign-Up Day
August 18th First day of school/Noon Dismissal
September 6th No School/Labor Day
October 8th No School/SOF/Golf Tournament
October 11th No School/STREAM: Teachers
October 20th Conferences (5:00pm – 8:00pm)
October 21st...
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calendar
Hey Hornets! We miss you but hope you're having a fun summer! Show us what you have been up to and all the new places you are exploring.
This is all you need to do:
1. Take a picture of yourself somewhere new, wearing your Holy Cross Spirit Wear. It could be near, far, or at a Mass o...
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Please note the school office will be open this summer Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:00 am - 12:30 pm.
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office
Now enrolling for our Transitional Kindergarten class! https://holycrosscatholicschool.com/Become-a-Hornet/Who-We-Are/Early-Education-Center. For more information or to schedule a visit, contact Stefanie Bridges at 913-381-7151 or email preschool@holycrosscatholicschool.com.
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preschool
Holy Cross EEC is moving up to the big school building this Saturday, June 5th and we need your help!
Please consider volunteering 2 hours of your day to help with the move. Follow this link to sign up. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080444A9AD2CABF58-eecmoving
We are looking for volunt...
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We've arrived safely in DC, finally! After moving our trip from April 2020 to May 2021, 7th & 8th graders are so excited to be visiting our nation's capital. Our first day was packed with visiting the memorials, the Bible Museum and watching President Biden's helicopter ar...
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Have a great summer, Hornets! Be the Light in the summer sun!
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Vocation Poster Contest Winners “The Family is the Future.”
Overall State Winner is our very own, April Pinela
The theme for this year’s vocation poster contest was: “The Family is the Future.” This year 17 districts participated in the contest. The overall state ...
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Knights of Columbus
This is a communication from CYO of Johnson & Wyandotte Counties (CYOJWA):
Fall registration is now open
Cross Country - Flag Football - Tackle Football - Volleyball
You can register at https://cyojwa.org/current-programs
If you have any questions, please reference our website&n...
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CYO
FROM THE COUNSELOR’S CORNER
The march toward summer is on! This transition time can be overwhelming for parents and students alike.
Children are more active during the summer months and it may seem like there is an endless line of little hands and feet in your kitchen sta...
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counselor
Hey Parents!
We know you’ve got a lot on our plate right now. Make things a little easier to get prepared for next year.
Order your 2021-22 school supplies today.
You can order online OR print and use the paper flyer attached below.
Just click and order an EPI pack today.
Your s...
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THIS YEAR’S F.I.T. CLUB MEMBERS
25 MILE CLUB: Anna Mentzer
100 MILE CLUB: Isaac Dixon (125), Joey Erwin, Jamie Erwin, Ms. Anderson (125)
200 MILE CLUB: Hunter Dixon (225), Mrs.Obershaw
300 MILE CLUB: Finley Kovar (...
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"What a great week to be a staff member at Holy Cross! The red carpet was rolled out for us this week. We had delicious lunches, chocolates, flowers, special posters, and the kindest notes from the best community in Overland Park, actually the best in the whole state of Kansas!
If there was ...
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Our Holy Cross 8th graders honored our Mother Mary with May Crowing on Monday, May 3.
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At the City Meet last Saturday, Holy Cross won a 2nd place team trophy in the Class A 8th grade girls division and a 3rd place team trophy in the Class A 7th grade boys division. Allie Morfeld finished first in the 1600m run, 800m run, long jump and high jump. Ian Bris...
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CYO
Holy Cross is celebrating @Screen-Free Week (May 3 – 9), the annual celebration where children, families, schools, and communities around the world swap digital entertainment for the joys of life beyond the screen. @Screen-Free Week is a fun way to reduce dependence on television, video games,...
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Want to help make a difference while you shop in the Amazon app, at no extra cost to you? Simply follow the instructions below to select "Catholic Church of the Holy Cross" as your charity and activate AmazonSmile in the app. They'll donate a portion of your eligible mobile app purchas...
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Holy Cross Hornets participated in their first track meet last Saturday, here is the scoop from Coach Chris Boos:
Tucker Skillman was our only participant in the morning session for the 3rd-4th graders and I really appreciate having him on the team. He has a great attitude and does eve...
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4/16/21 Weekly Reminder by sbridges27
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Here are the results from Week 1 of our READATHON!
Don't forget to collect pledge money for our next TURN IN TUESDAY!
3rd graders reading for the Read-a-thon!!
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Please note! Friday, April 30 is a noon dismissal day (snow day make-up).
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NEW F.I.T. CLUB MEMBERS
25 MILE CLUB: Anna Mentzer
50 MILE CLUB: Jamie Erwin, Joey Erwin, Ms. Anderson
100 MILE CLUB: Mrs. Obershaw (175)
200 MILE CLUB: Hunter Dixon (225)
300 MILE CLUB: Finley Kovar
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4/9/21 Weekly Reminder by sbridges27
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Congratulations to our 8th graders upon receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation Thursday night.
You are a Child of God and faith, and you are loved.
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Copy of Come Join our Crew 5.5in by sbridges27
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April 2021 EEC newsletter by sbridges27
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Our Holy Cross Broadcast Team was invited to visit STA's Broadcast Team, HALO, this week! 8th graders Allie, Abril, Cooper, Erin and Evie had a chance to record in the HALO studio, build a telelprompter and come home with some STA merch. Our students had a such a great time and are ready to...
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3/26/21 Weekly Reminder by sbridges27
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Friends of Holy Cross,
Are you cleaning out some extra toys? If you have some LEGO bricks or baseplates you no longer need, please send them to school for us to use in our Makerspace! I've been putting together some Build It Binders to use with classes and am planning to construct a...
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3/12/21 Weekly Reminder by sbridges27
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The CYO Skills n' Drills season was a hit! Coaches - thank you!
Big thanks also to Holly Bailey for all of her work making this happen for our students!
All teams participated in the end of season contests, and we have some record holders to announce, as well as a season highlight vi...
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3/5/21 Weekly Reminder by sbridges27
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Each Thursday during Lent at 7:00 pm, you are invited to join us in-person or virtually for a reflection led by Deacon Tim, followed by the prayer of the Rosary for our parishioners and the needs of our parish. This will be live-streamed on our Facebook page for those who would like to join us virtu...
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Boy Scout Troop 251 is currently doing their annual flower sale. We are selling now until March 22 and are completely contactless.
Orders can be turned in via check to the church office, school office, given to a scout, or mailed in. We also take credit cards if you contact Kristi Mellon at...
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March 2021 EEC newsletter by sbridges27
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Click HERE for the 2021 Summer Camp packet!
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Open the attached flyer for more details on lacrosse for girls, 3rd - 8th grade.
4 of the 12 teams in the women's metro high school league are Catholic schools and the number of girls wanting to play starting in 9th grade at the Catholic schools is growing at a fast clip. Unfortunately,...
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We've got spirit, yes we do! Check out our newest spirit wear options...Chiefs, Hornets and back by popular design, the heart HC design. You asked, we listened.
Did you know when you purchase spirit wear from PTL Outfitters a portion of your purchase goes back to Holy Cross? We think that'...
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Archbishop Naumann has created a series of Lenten Study reflections on the Gospel readings for Ash Wednesday and the Sundays of Lent. Each reflection also includes a short personal witness of faith from a lay person in the Archdiocese. We’ve also created pdf guides for reflection/d...
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2/19/21 Weekly Reminder by sbridges27
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Drum roll please...
Wow! What a great event! Here's a link to the Holy Cross School and Beacon of Light recipient videos if you missed our live event...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQMX0lUSELSEsrk0_J3KBLA?app=desktop
Congratulations to our raffle winners:
Golden Ticket Winner: Max...
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Thank you students and parents for your commitment to Holy Cross! We're excited to announce our top Cash Raffle Sellers...
1st Place:
Isaac Dixon helped sell raffle tickets after Mass several times. He received a $100 gift card and gets to be the Principal for A Day! Mrs. Wagner is looking...
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5th graders have been busy! We love seeing their Snowman Book Reports in the hallway, and they just finished making valentines for a nursing home nearby.
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We have a fun night planned for next Saturday, February 13, at 7:00 p.m. honoring our first annual Beacon of Light Award winners: Holy Cross Pastors Fr. Tony Lickteig, Fr. Bob Pflumm, Fr. Mark Mertes, Fr. Mike Stubbs and Rudy & Margie Garcia. Your participation in our Golden Ticket gam...
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Sending out an early reminder to help Jump Start your Valentine's Day planning....
Our Valentine's Day parties will be at the end of the school day on Thursday, February 11th (noon dismissal). Traditionally, Valentine's Day includes the kids being able to go around the room giving eac...
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Make sure to register for your virtual ticket so that we can link you to BidPal the night of the event! Feel free to share with family and friends who'd like to help support Holy Cross Catholic School.
https://one.bidpal.net/bethelight2021/ticketing(details:ticketing-summary)
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Your child’s friendships change as they get older. In the younger years, friendships are experienced as playful companionship, shared experiences, and common interests, but by fourth or fifth grade, friendships assume an emotional intensity that is different even from the friendships of a...
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Hey Holy Cross! Please consider donating a bottle (or two) of wine for the upcoming Celebration event. We've added multiple drop-off options to make it more convenient.
Parish Office Drop-off Times:
Monday - Thursday, 9:00am to 4pm
Friday - 9:00am - Noon
Saturday & Sunday - Befor...
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A beautiful way to start your Friday...
Our very talented, Violet L'Esperance, has captured the beauty of Mother Teresa in this one of a kind painting...and guess what? You can bid on this February 13th during our virtual Celebration event.
Here's how...
Register for your FREE v...
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Here's a delicious way to donate to Celebration! Click on the link below to reserve Cinzetti's for yourself or your Watch Party. Pickup on February 13th and enjoy!
https://one.bidpal.net/bethelight2021/browse/featured
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Online yearbook sales are available this year. Yearbooks are $15 until December 1st, then $20 after this date. The last day to purchase a 2020-21 yearbook is January 30, 2021. Don't miss out!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWyetk9wSuA
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**Use the attached pdf below to access the clickable links.
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Boy Scout Troop 251 is selling fresh Christmas wreaths again this year! Here's the link: https://giftitforward.com/ Be sure to use coupon code: Tr251ks001 and $8 will go to Holy Cross Boy Scouts in Troop 251. Preorders have started, and shipping is free!
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HOLY CROSS BASKETBALL - signup now
Sign Up is now open for our Holy Cross 'Skills & Drills' basketball season. Click here to signup.
Available for Grades 3-8, girls and boys. No fee to participate.
This will be a practice only season. We will not be participatin...
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It is important for parents to accept their children for who they are rather than for what they can do.
Parental attitudes often have a direct bearing on the self-concept of the child. Some parents feel guilty or disappointed if their child does not perform as well as others. These feelings...
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Accreditation for Holy Cross is coming in January! During this process we get to take a deeper look into how we can improve. We need your help! Please fill out the below survey as we want to be better and need your guidance to do that.
https://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/148...
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Did you know you can order a free lunch even when we are remote? Take advantage of a free lunch!
ORDER HERE:
https://forms.gle/JY4PK3rU4PjwBJVi8
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Dear Holy Cross School Families,
For over 50 years, Holy Cross Catholic School and Parish has provided high quality education in a nurturing and faith-filled environment. The Holy Cross community is passionate about developing students who will “be the light” and follow the example of...
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4th graders created their own turtles using recycled materials as part of a study of creation stories. They began with the two Genesis narratives and then read several Native American myths. 4th graders noticed similar elements of light, water, land, plants, animals, humans, and tied the...
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Seamless Summer Program Extended through the school year!
The Seamless Summer Program was offered by the United States Department of Agriculture during the stay at home order in the spring. They have extended the program so that our students will receive a free hot lunch from October 1 ...
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Join Us! Consecration to Jesus through Mary starting Nov. 5th. We will be using the book 33 Days to Morning Glory by Michael E. Gaitley which can be purchased on Amazon or at Trinity House. This will be done on your own with reminders and online using Facebook, videos on Formed and socially dis...
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Archbishop Naumann's message
COVID Holy Cross Data
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EEC Red Bag Sign Up Genius LINK
HC Hornet Hollow
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If you are interested please contact Principal Melissa Wagner, mwagner@holycrosscatholicschool.com
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It was an exciting conclusion to the cross country season last Saturday and the team represented our Holy Cross community quite well! In spite of very windy conditions, the team finished on a high note with the following accomplishments:
Team Awards:
2nd place Boys 7th/8th grade – Class ...
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WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH OUR HORNET
HOLLOW DECORATIONS. PLEASE USE THE SIGNUP GENIUS BELOW
TO FIND OUT MORE DETAILS. WE HOPE YOU'LL CONSIDER
DECORATING YOUR CAR OR TRUNK FOR THE EVENT!
NOTE: DUE TO COVID-19 WE WILL NOT BE HANDING OUT CANDY
AT THE INDIVIDUAL CARS. INSTEAD, ...
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We will celebrate Twilight Madness 2020 on Friday, October 16th at 2:30 p.m. with a virtual assembly. Mrs. Patterson's 8th grade class will challenge Mrs. Wood's 8th grade class in volleyball. The 8th graders have also prepared a hype video to kick off our assembly. Holy Cross PTO has g...
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The Holy Cross Cross Country team had another phenomenal meet last Saturday at Savior Pastoral! Ten runners improved their time compared to the prior meet, while eight runners improved their overall finishing place.
Top 10 finishers
Allie (8th grade) 2nd place -7th/8th Grade Girls
Clara (5t...
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I hope this finds you all well.
What is our greatest resource?
Conservationists might say our forests and waterways.. Economists would look at the stock market. I would vote for our children and young people as our most precious resou...
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EEC Parents,
Happy Friday! We survived our first full week!
Click here for the 9/18/2020 Friday Reminder.
Have a great weekend,
Mrs. Bridges
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Congratulations are in order for the Holy Cross Cross Country team!
The team had their first meet of the season at Bishop Mieg High School last Saturday, and did an outstanding job representing our school community. Most of our runners established personal records by virtue of racing a new cross ...
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I hope this finds you all well and that you are able to feel some sense of "normal" in your life as a family as we begin a new school year. I am happy to back at Holy Cross for my 33rd year as your school counselor! Time goes by so quickly.
I will once again be available to the Hol...
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How much of life do we miss by waiting to see the rainbow before thanking God for the rain?- Dieter F. Uchtdorf
This week we were presented with a rainy week that always presents many obstacles in a school setting, including indoor recess. This may seem like yet another obstacle, b...
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Happy Hornet helps explain to all the Holy Cross students how the school building looks and feels different due to the adaptations made before the restart of the 20-21 school year.
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Our Holy Cross parents showed us how to "Be the Light" this weekend. They volunteered their time to help get our school ready for Reopening on Monday, August 31. Thank you to everyone who came out to help including Fr. Mersmann. We are so blessed!
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Feel free to share! Winners will be drawn on February 13th.
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