OLVCS Updates

Dear Families and Friends of Our Lady of Victory Catholic School,

Report cards will be coming home today. Please check your child’s backpack and return the signed envelope at your earliest convenience.

Thank you for your participation in the dollar dress down day for Thon. We raised $500 for Four Diamonds! Thank you for going above and beyond, a wonderful witness to our faith.

Weekly Mass: Ms. Gorzelnik’s 4th grade sponsored our Friday Mass and did a great job. Band members from 4th and 5th grade provided a superb prelude for the Mass. Father George spoke to the children about their consciences with a family responsibility example, so I would not be surprised if you hear some good confessions this evening.

Mr. Terry Stec will be providing two talks: School Safety on Monday, January 23; and Social Media and Current Drug Trends on Monday, February 6. Having heard Officer Stec speak on both of these topics, I promise that it will be time well spent. Please see his e-announcements for more details.

Catholic Schools Week: Please join us on Sunday, January 29, as we kick off Catholic Schools Week at the 9:30am Mass. If your child would like to participate in the Mass, please click on the signup link below to see what is available. Donuts, coffee, and juice will be served in the OLV Gym following the Mass. Please feel free to take a self-guided tour through the building that morning. Signup for Mass here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E45AEAB2EAAF49-catholic

As always, there are numerous opportunities to get involved in our school community found below.

Thank you, God bless, and have a great weekend,

Jim Hoy

Officer Stec will be hosting the school safety presentation for parents this coming Monday, January 23rd at 7:00 pm. This presentation is for adults only. There will be on-site free child care during the presentation. To join please email Officer Stec at stect@olvcs.org

Trivia Night is scheduled for Friday, April 14th.

We are now accepting donations for the WINE PULL. Please consider dropping a donation in the office in care of Trivia Night. The more the merrier! If you are unable to drop your donation, please email development@olvcs.org to schedule a pick up.

If you're interested in being involved in this fun night please reach out to development@olvcs.org ASAP! There are many "small jobs" to volunteer for that will make a "big difference"!

Tickets will go on sale next week!

Students in 5th through 8th grade who can ski/ride Deer Run and Utah independently are welcome to join OLV Snow Sports Club on our annual ski trip on Sunday, February 5th, 2023. Additional family members or beginners (with a skiing parent/chaperone) can follow behind the bus.

Sign-ups and details are posted on the OLV website: www.olvcatholicschool.org/montage

If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Waltz at waltzl@olvcs.org

Interested in helping out with this year's Father/Daughter Dance? Please reach out to Ashley Page at abm170@gmail.com.

Collecting Box Tops has always been a great way to earn money for our school and now it is even easier! Just download the BoxTop$ for Education app on your phone and select Our Lady of Victory School. Once the app is up and running you can scan your receipts easily or send in copies of digital receipts! Its that simple! We could really use your support so download the app today and start scanning!

**Tip: Set up notifications so you remember to scan your receipts.

We would like to invite your family to join our school as we celebrate Catholic Schools Week. Third through eighth grade students are invited to sing "The Blessing" (practice link below) as a part of Catholic Schools Week Mass on January 29th at 9:30 am. Students need to arrive by 9:15 Sunday morning. There will be a special place for them to sit as a group.

Please come and join us as we celebrate Catholic Schools Week.

*Please email capozzis@olvcs.org with your child's name and grade ONLY if they will be singing.*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cn46G4ucjE

Parents are needed to help with set and prop design, costumes, tickets, concessions and more for our school's production of Frozen in May. To learn more, please, come to the Parent Meeting on Monday, January 23, 2:45 pm in Miss Stone's 3B classroom. Can't make the meeting, you can still help! Contact Mrs. Capozzi at capozzis@olvcs.org.

If you have some free time to volunteer in the lunchroom, it would be greatly appreciated. Its a great way to see your children in action during the school day! Please CLICK HERE to sign up.

Stay up to date! Bookmark our SCHOOL CALENDAR and never miss an event.

Preschool {ONLY} Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Monday, January 23rd. There will be no classes or ESP for preschool students this day. An email has been sent from your child's teacher with information on how to sign up for a conference time. The library and lunch room areas will be open during conference times for parents to tag team child-care, if you want to coordinate with another preschool parent.

The OLVCS Athletic Program will be hosting an afternoon basketball camp for children entering grades Pre-K to 6. July 10 -14th. Details and registration information will be posted soon at www.olvcatholicschool.org/basketballcamp

Saint Joseph’s Athletics is hosting a morning basketball clinic the week of June 12th for girls in grades 3 - 8. Details and online registration will be posted soon at www.stjoeacad.org A basketball skills clinic for boys is also being planned. Stay tuned!

As the basketball season is in full swing, both the boys and girls basketball teams faced 3 opponents in 7 days. Last Friday, both our girls and boys teams played home games against the Belleville Thunder and came out victorious. The score of the boys games was 39 to 15. The score of the girls game was 26 to 5.

On Monday, our Crusader boys split with the Juniata Indians. In the B game, the OLVCS boys won handedly, 30 to 11. The A game was a tough fight, ending with Juniata winning 34 to 37.

Tuesday the Crusader girls played a re-match against the team from Park Forest. Our girls played strong but could not pull through. The game ended with a “W” - 21 to 17. Yesterday, the girls team traveled to Southern Huntington for a game against a very talented team. The Crusaders fell 46 to 10.

Thank you to Mr. Paul Fritsche who took amazing photos of our student-athletes at the games against Belleville. Posters with some of these images will soon be gracing the walls of the OLVCS lunchroom.

OLV 8th graders will travel to Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy on Thursday, January 26th during the afternoon for a Winter Sports pep rally. To celebrate all the winter athletes, both OLV and SJCA athletes will be recognized and compete in some traditional pep rally fun!

OLV Students and families are invited to Saint Joe's for the Thursday, January 26th boys basketball games as part of OLV Night. OLV students and families will be granted FREE admission to the game, and OLV students are welcomed to the WolfPack student section to cheer on the WolfPack as they face off against East Juniata, JV game at 6PM and Varsity game at 7:30PM. See you then!

The Saint Joseph’s House System is unique among surrounding independent schools and rooted in European tradition. All Saint Joseph's students are assigned to one of four houses, named after saints: Becket, de la Salle, Francis, and More. The House System offers students lessons in collaboration, cooperation, and leadership. Houses compete against one another in academic, artistic, and athletic competitions.

The Houses are governed by a House Council composed of members of each House. The House Council also organizes school-wide events. “My favorite House Council event is the bonfire at the end of homecoming week," said Kita Chappell, head of the House Council. "It wraps up such a fun week and brings the whole student body together to enjoy some s'mores and sing around the campfire.”

Read more about the House System at Saint Joseph’s at https://stjoeacad.org/leadership/house-system/

Sharing your faith is a beautiful thing! Invite them to join other adults learning about our Catholic Faith through the RCIA program. Weekly meetings are held on Thursday evenings. For more information, contact the OLV office at becomingcatholic@ourladyofvictory.com.

Quality Catholic Education Since 1963

Email: principal@olvcs.org
Website: https://www.olvcatholicschool.org
Location: 800 Westerly Parkway, State College, PA, USA
Phone: 814-238-1592
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OLVCS/