Hornet Herald
Teaching the Way of Jesus Christ
Holy Family Catholic School
Email: jshreve@hfsfw.org
Website: www.hfcsfw.org
Location: 6146 Pershing Ave, Fort Worth, TX, United States
Phone: 817-737-4201
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holyfamilycatholicschoolfw/
February 19, 2017
Learning proper dental practice!
A message from our principal
Thanks to all who had a hand (or both hands) in making our 30th Annual Pot O’ Gold an outstanding evening and a great success. Special thanks to Melodi Thompson and Maria Orand, our co-chairs of the event.
The Gospel Reading from Sunday (Feb. 19) is a message that says we do not earn God’s love. God loves us just as we are. Jesus asks us to be like God and love everyone, even our enemies. Image a world where people did not dislike, hurt, or hate each other.
We continue to ask our Loving God to walk with us and to guide us. We ask Him to show us the path of goodness so our words and actions help build His Kingdom of peace and justice
Peace in Christ,
Dr. John Shreve
UPCOMING EVENTS
Due to a constantly changing calendar, we will not be printing a full calendar this year. Please refer to the Holy Family Catholic School website calendar for all important dates. There is a printable version at that link, for your convenience. Thank you!
Feb. 20 - Prayer Service hosted by 3rd Grade; Dental Presentations to Grades PreK-3 to 5th
Feb. 21 - 3:15 p.m. - Yearbook Staff
Feb. 22 - 8th Grade to Dallas Holocaust Museum and Clyde Park; HSA Teachers' Lunch hosted by 1st & 6th Grades; 2 p.m. - HFCS 2nd Grade Baptism; 3:10 p.m. - HFCS Running Club
Feb. 23 - Mass hosted by 3rd Grade
Feb. 25 - Diocese of Fort Worth Middle School Rally; 9 a.m. - 6th Grade Boys Basketball v. St. Rita at St. John; 11 a.m. - 7th Grade Boys Basketball v. St. Andrew at OLV; 12 p.m . - 8th Grade Boys Basketball v. St. Rita at St. Maria Goretti; 1 p.m. - 8th Grade Girls Basketball v. St. Joseph at St. Maria Goretti
Feb. 25-26 - HFCS Weekend at all Holy Family Masses. Students who wear their uniform to Mass may wear a spirit shirt the following Monday
Next Week
Feb. 27 - Prayer Service led by 6th Grade; First Reconciliation
Feb. 28 - Box Tops Deadline; 3:15 p.m. - Yearbook Staff; Campisi's Spirit Night
March 1 - Ash Wednesday - Noon Mass hosted by 7th Grade
March 3 - Stations of the Cross
Important Dates Coming Up
March 5 - 10:45 a.m. - Dr. David Welsh Seminar, Family Life Center
March 7 - HSA Meeting
March 9 - Dads' Club Meeting
March 13-17 - Spring Break
March 27 - Altar Server Training
March Lunch Menu can be found here.
HFCS Basketball Schedules can be found here.
Box Tops Deadline next week!
7th Grade - Week 7 Winners!
6th Grade - Overall Middle School Winners!
5th Grade - Overall Lower Grades Winners!
30th Annual Pot O' Gold
Thank you to Melodi Thompson, Maria Orand, and all who made the 30th Annual Pot O' Gold a success!
We will be updating you as we get numbers calculated, so stay tuned. Items not picked up from Ridglea Country Club are currently at the school. Please contact the HFCS Office to schedule pick-up.
Pot O' Gold 2017 Raffle Winners
Congratulations to Shirley Matzinger, who won the $1,500 Visa Gift Card! The $750 Visa Gift Card went to Dr. Tom Murname. Thanks to all who bought tickets!
Pot O' Gold Raffle Ticket Results - Week 7
Congratulations to the 7th grade for being the top selling class for week 7! Awesome job!
Top individual sales for Week 6:
1st Place: Tyler Phillips
2nd Place: Josh Matasso
3rd Place: Victoria Martinez
Individual Sales List:
Thank you to all the students who helped make this week's raffle sales a success: Hannah Flores, Anna Lily Pulido, Cash Henry, Josh Matasso, Maddie Grace Wolff, Keegan Moore, Mannat Devgun, Ali Klas, Evan Blandford, Nevis Cacciotti, Julia Garcia, Samantha Lopez, Ludmilla Saba, Adrianna Villarreal, David Granado, Cooper Orand, Alexa Gottlieb, Drew Hill, Jordan Hill, Sophia Hughes, Aden Geary, Tyler Phillips, Annie Fatima, Aidan Souder, Lily Barker, Meredith Garcia, Mary Michael Johnson, Jackson Thompson, Ivan Lopez, Emily Grimes, Mia Flores, Phillip Speairs, Victoria Martinez, Savannah Blandford, Ethan Zavala, Stefan Saba
OVERALL RAFFLE RESULTS!
It's amazing what happens when we all pull together and work as a team! Pot O' Gold Raffle raised $12,000. Way to go Holy Family! All raffle proceeds will fund the purchase of 30 new iPads, allowing HFCS to create complete classroom sets in the lower grades while updating the mobile lab.
Congratulations to the 5th grade class for being the overall top selling class for Pot O' Gold Raffle Tickets for 2017! The top selling middle school class is the 6th grade! We are so proud of the students for working so hard and selling raffle tickets over the past 7 weeks! Thank you to everyone who helped support Pot O' Gold Raffle.
Congrats to the Top Overall Sellers
1st Place $100 Visa Gift Card - Annie Fatima
2nd Place $50 Visa Gift Card - Klement Rix
3rd Place $25 Visa Gift Card - Nevis Cacciotti
Congrats to the Top Selling Family
Annie Fatima and her family will enjoy a night out on the town with their choice of movie or bowling and dinner. Thank you, Fatima Family!
HFCS SPIRIT DAY AT CAMPISI'S
Join us at Campisi's on Camp Bowie Feb. 28 and help Holy Family Catholic School! Whether you want to eat at the restaurant, order lunch delivered to your office, or pick up on your way home, it all counts. (Dine-in, delivery and carry-out included.) Tell your server that you are with Holy Family, and HFCS gets a portion of your tab. Go Hornets!
REENROLLMENT FOR 2017-2018
Holy Family Catholic School’s administration, faculty and staff are looking ahead and making plans for next school year. In preparation for the start of 2017-2018, please take time now to complete your student(s) reenrollment for next year. The Reenrollment process is completed through ParentsWeb as follows:
· Go to www.renweb.com.
· Select Login from the menu bar and ParentsWeb Login from the drop-down menu.
· Enter HFCS-TX into the District Code field.
· Type in your username and password.
· After logging in, click on the Family Information button in the left menu.
· Click on the Enrollment/Reenrollment button.
Our Online Enrollment system will open with a link to the enrollment packet. The online process should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. Your information will be saved if you need to quit and come back later.
All FACTS tuition accounts will be automatically re-enrolled for the 2017-2018 school year. Therefore, on the “Financial Information” page select “Skip Payment Plan Setup”. There will be an opportunity to make changes to the payment date or term at a later date.
If your student(s) will not return to HFCS for the 2017-2018 school year then click on the Will Not Enroll button in the Enrollment/Reenrollment section of your ParentsWeb account.
APPLYING FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE
Applications for consideration for tuition assistance are due no later than Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Please note that it is not necessary to have fully completed the enrollment/reenrollment process to submit a tuition assistance application. To begin the application process click here.
For any questions related to the reenrollment or tuition assistance application process please contact Tracy Head, Business Manager, at busmgr@hfsfw.org or 817-737-4201 x110.
Diocese Middle School Rally
The Diocese of Fort Worth is holding a Middle School Rally Saturday, Feb 25 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Nolan Catholic High School. This day of spiritual renewal is for students in grades 6-8. The keynote speaker is Paul J Kim and Megan M and music will be led by Ben Walther. The Diocese is in need of adults willing to attend as chaperones. Registration is $35 and the registration deadline was Monday, Feb 13. Register through the parish online at http://www.holyfamilyfw.org/youth-ministry Contact Genni Sayers, Coordinator of Youth Ministry at 817-502-7889.
ALTAR SERVER TRAINING
Altar server training will be offered on Monday, March 27 at 6 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church. Candidates for Altar Server should be in the 4th grade through 12th grade and must have the support and permission of their parents to participate in this ministry. Each candidate is only required to attend 1 session about 1 to 1.5 hours in length. Advance registration is required. You may register via email to Mr. Mike O’Donnell, Chairman of Altar Servers or by phone at (817) 343-0715.
hfcs spirit store
Christmas Musical DVDs
Volunteer opportunities
We need your photos! Please send any photos to Trisha Klement.
Altar Cloth Sewing. Each classroom has an altar with various religious articles displayed. Altar cloths in the colors of the liturgical year are included, and we need red and white cloths sewn. We are in need of red and white, should you have any extra you could donate. Please contact Trisha Klement to donate or volunteer. If you are in need of a sewing machine, there is one available to borrow.
Copy Room Assistants. The staff members will fill out a print request and attach the originals that need to be copied. The volunteer(s) will make their copies and place the papers in the staff member's designated tray. We are looking for volunteers for any days Monday - Friday, and hoping for a morning and an afternoon volunteer. Training on the copy machine will be provided.
HSA Secretary. Attend monthly meetings, take notes and type them up and write any thank you notes for the association.
Lunchroom Monitors. Assist during lunch from 11 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. We need help on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and every other Friday.
If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please email Ann Bjelland or text (817) 925-3279 unless otherwise noted.