WEEKLY BROADCAST FEATURED NEWS What wonderful weather we have been having! We are so fortunate to have so much green space and area for our students to play on!
SCHOOL NEWS This year's yearbook has a Seuss theme (to match our spring musical) "Oh the Memories We've Made" and design. Making the yearbook at Holy Spirit is a community effort! Teachers and staff are working hard to design pages and we invite parents to join us in this effort. All design work is done online and can be done from anywhere! Pictures are already loaded on the yearbook website and easy to access. If joining our staff in working on our yearbook sounds like it may be a great way to get involved in our school, please contact Mr. Smith. The Diocese of Winona-Rochester has requested that each Catholic school in the diocese establish goals to ensure that missionary discipleship is being lived out. In response to this request, the teaching staff of Holy Spirit Catholic School worked together to establish action steps to outline what we can do as a school to ensure that staff, students, and families experience the four steps of missionary discipleship as members of our school family: encounter, accompany, community, and sent on mission. Please click here to open and read about our Missionary Discipleship Plan. In honor of Lourdes High School Homecoming, all students and staff are encouraged to show their school spirit by wearing RCS, Lourdes High School, or Holy Spirit spirit wear to school on Friday, September 27th. Go Eagles! Holy Spirit Catholic School is in need of an energetic, caring, and responsible person to work in our early childhood programs. This position includes opening our early drop off program at 6:15 AM on Mondays and Fridays. It also involves working as a paraprofessional in one of our preschool classrooms Monday through Friday morning from 8:45-11:30 as well as supervising preschool lunch from 11:30-12:45. (29 hours a week). If you are interested in this position or know someone who is, please contact Mr. Smith for more information. Want to learn more about STREAM? Want to know why we are making the transition to becoming a STREAM school? Come to our parents only STREAM night on Thursday, September 26th from 6:30-7:30 PM to experience what teaching and learning can look like in a STREAM school. Please click here to open and read about our very important fundraiser coming up! The annual Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction! A great evening to come and enjoy superior food, wonderful silent auction baskets and be together as a Holy Spirit School community!
SYSTEM NEWS First Reconciliation and First Eucharist preparation take place at your home parish and usually during 2nd grade. Please check with your parish for more information and to register your student if you haven't already. If you have a child that is older than 2nd grade but still needs to receive their First Eucharist please contact your parish. All youth in grades 6-8 are invited to Bowlocity (2810 North Broadway) for bowling, laser tag and other fun on Friday, September 20 from 7:00-9:00 PM. Friends welcome! Unite Ministries is sponsoring this event. Unite Ministries is a collaborative effort among Rochester area Catholic youth ministry program. Online Shop With Scrip orders submitted between September 17-27 will be processed September 30 with delivery to schools on October 2. The Scrip Office hours are: SYSTEM ACTIVITIES Victoria's Restorante will donate A portion of sales from Friday, September 27 through Sunday, September 29, toward LHS Fall Play production of Amahl and the Night Visitors. Dine at Victoria's during regular business hours and support the Fall Play production. For more information on this production or to purchase tickets, please click here. Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine provides a Saturday morning injury clinic for Rochester area middle school, high school and college athletes injured during recent sports activities. The clinic will be open each Saturday September 7 to October 12 from 8 am to noon on the third floor of Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center. Appointments are preferred, and can be scheduled by calling Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine at 507-266-6690, starting at 7:30 am each Saturday. For more information click here. Traveling Basketball Evaluations will be held for both boys and girls to help with team formation. These evaluations are conducted by varsity boys and girls head coaches, Coach Larson and Coach Berg. They will be held at Lourdes High School Gymnasium on the following dates/times: October 22 October 24 Youth basketball registration is now open for both boys and girls school ball and traveling. 7th and 8th graders are required to have a sports physical on file in the Activities Office prior to registration. School Ball Traveling Ball Youth Basketball parent meeting will be scheduled soon. Please find the link to register here. Lourdes Volleyball is teaming up with Victoria's Restaurant to have a day of fabulous food and fellowship to support the LHS Volleyball Program. Come dine at Victoria's any time on Sunday, October 6th and mention "LHS Volleyball", and a portion of the sales will be donated to LHS volleyball. (Includes carryout.) The LHS Weight Room is open to students in grades 7-12. Karl Erickson, Strength & Conditioning Specialist, will be staffing the Weight Room as follows: Grades 7-8 Grades 9-12 - Open Weight Room Any questions please contact Karl Erickson at erickson.karl@mayo.edu. Rochester Catholic Schools students have the opportunity to begin learning a band instrument in 5th grade. The newly launched Eagle Booster Club was established to support the general growth and development of athletics for students (grades 7-12) within Rochester Catholic Schools (RCS). Membership is comprised of RCS parents, alumni, community members, and businesses working together with goals to heighten, enhance, and enrich the athletics programs. Members promote and provide a high quality experience for students, coaches, directors, and fans through sponsorship opportunities, fundraising, and volunteer efforts. Click here for more information and to join online. The RCS community is invited to attend the 13th Annual Lourdes High School Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday, September 29, 2019, from 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Rochester International Event Center! Registration deadline is September 23. UPCOMING EVENTS
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