Holicong Weekly Update
Back in the Game!
Thanks to Mr. Maigur and his students for highlighting our work at Holicong! Mr. Murray created the following video for the district Classroom in Focus series. Students are studying World War 2 and using creative writing and other ways to analyze, understand and make connections! Please enjoy!
Holocaust Survivor Peter Stern shares his story with Holicong 9th grade
Holocaust Survivor Peter Stern shares his story with Holicong 9th grade
Holocaust Survivor Peter Stern shares his story with Holicong 9th grade
HOLICONG QUICK LINKS
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- Holicong Homepage – Homebase for “all things Holicong”
- Daily Announcements & Weekly Updates – Direct link (announcements are what our students see on scroller)
- Holicong Shout Out – Click on link to write a shout out to a Holicong staff member!
- Attendance / Attendance 2022-2023 (cbsd.org)) – Link to report student absence
- Holicong Athletics – Homebase for athletic information and calendar (not included on update below)
- Holicong Student Services – Homebase for counselor information, resources, program of studies, and more!
- Technology & Innovation Resources – Homebase for all things IT – put in a work ticket, canvas trainings, FAQ’s and more!
National History Day!
National History Day!
Snow Ball Preparations!
Team 8-2 Fampions!
Mr. Vogelsinger presents at faculty meeting!
The Commons "Living Room"
HOLICONG WEEK AHEAD
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 20th
Monday, February 20th
- CBSD CLOSED (Presidents' Day)
Tuesday, February 21st (B DAY)
- Instructional Administrative Council
Wednesday, February 22nd (A DAY)
- Faculty Meeting
Thursday, February 23rd (B DAY)
Friday, February 24th (A DAY)
Wrestling Team in Action!
Wrestling Team in Action!
Wrestling Team in Action!
Holicong Athletics Week of February 20th
Monday, 2/20
No School
Tuesday, 2/21
7th and 8th grade boys basketball practice 2:45 to 4:00
Wednesday, 2/22
8th grade boys basketball practice 2:45 to 5:00
Thursday, 2/23
8th grade boys basketball Away Klinger 3:15
Friday, 2/24
8th grade boys basketball Home Newtown 3:15
7th grade boys basketball practice 4:15 to 6:00
Holicong Team Activities
9th Grade Tour of the 20th Century
Holicong Team Activities
Link above will take you directly to our daily announcements & updates
Black History Month - We are continuing our work and have two new students that have shared their choices for Influential Americans with us! Thanks to Michelle who chose artist Aaron Douglas and Marli who chose activist Claudette Colvin. See their videos below to learn more and excited to see who we have in store for next week!
- Claudette Colvin - M. Hall.pptx
- Aaron Douglas - M. Oluwabusi.pptx
- Louis Armstrong - R. Bell.pptx
- Lewis Latimer - M. Adenaike.pptx
Holocaust Presentation & Survivor Speak to 9th Grade - A heartfelt thank you to Mr. Peter Stern for joining us Thursday to share his personal and family experiences during the Holocaust. His presentation was extremely powerful and our students were a wonderful audience as they were engaged and offered excellent questions and insights during the discussion portion. While this was not a "Faces of Holicong" presentation it hit the same nerve as Mr. Stern's personal stories, pictures and artifacts bring to life what the students are learning in 9th grade (students read the novel Night in English class and World War 2 & the Holocaust are part of the Social Studies curriculum). A special shout out to Mrs. Trammell for partnering with the Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center for coordinating to make this happen. We did have the opportunity to talk afterward with Mr. Stern and Mr. Feldman (President of the Museum) and they shared that Mr. Stern is the only survivor that with the organization that does these presentations in person (a few others do it through stream). The reality is that based on when this occurred there may not be many more opportunities for our students to have this experience first-hand with a survivor - we mention this to show its importance and again applaud our students for the seriousness and gravity in which they showed. We hope this was a discussion with parents and guardians at home but if not - please ask their thoughts as we hope it will encourage a conversation with the entire family.
February Parent Council - Thank you to Mr. Glaser, Mr. Rittenhouse, Mrs. Wentz and the parents for joining us (and to Mrs. Li who we "called on" without her hand raised). The video recording of the presentation & the powerpoint are posted on our Parent Council website - Parent Resources / Parent Council 2022-2023 (cbsd.org)
· February 16 Parent Council - Recorded AM Recording Presentation
· February 16 - Powerpoint Presentation Only
Bliss Basketball Hype Video - Thanks to Cooper for creating this awesome video for the 8th grade basketball team. It was too good not to share!
Shout Out to CB East Cheerleading - CB East Cheerleading had a successful last weekend of their season and are Suburban One League Champions! Not only did East win first place in their division, but took home GRAND CHAMPS out of the entire league. This is a huge accomplishment for this program. What a great way to end the season!
sevenatenine Literary Magazine - Please check out the most recent version of Holicong's Literary Magazine and a Shout out to Amelia, Hailey, Chris, Allana and Nia for their written and visual contributions!
Teacher Appreciation Week - Currently in My Payments Plus under "HMS 2023 Teacher Appreciation Week." Our student leadership will plan the events for the week.
Fly Eagles Fly Spirit Competition Video - Thank you to everyone who participated in this spirit competition and to Mrs. Frymoyer's class for sponsoring this! We also thank Mr. Estep and our friends at Buckingham for getting in the game and joining in the fun! We have created a video for you to watch and enjoy!
- Holicong Fly Eagles Fly Spirit Competition - Video of our winners and Buckingham folks!
- Dan's Eagle's Video (wevideo.com) - Mr. Estep and the Buckingham 1st & 4th graders (not in other video)
- Mrs. Sobusiak's Class - This video could not fit in the original video!
Snow Ball Dance - Thank you to the Humanitarians of Holicong led by Mrs. Keyes and Ms. Slotterback for sponsoring this event! They put in a lot of scut work to transform the school for the night and it was an awesome night! Pictures on the website!
Parent Council - We will have both our AM & PM Parent Council meetings this Thursday. Please join us on the Microsoft Teams Link for announcements & updates from Holicong!
Congratulations MathCounts Team - A shout out to our students who competed this last week in the Bucks County MathCounts Competition. Snay ranked 7th, Jerry ranked 9th, and Sal ranked 10th overall. Everyone on the team puts in many hours behind the team and deserve congratulations for their hard work and getting in the game in this difficult competition!
This month in Resource - This week we will be recognizing influential Americans in honor of Black History Month.
This month in I & E - Our I & E plan will continue and this Friday...students have off!
BCIU Student Art Gallery - Congratulations to Julia Nace! Julia being recognized at this year's Student Art Gallery Reception on Wednesday, March 29th! The reception will take place at the Bucks County Intermediate Unit from 5:00 - 7:30 and the program will take place from 6:00 - 7:00.
Wrestling Team Trip - Thank you to Mr. Rittenhouse and Coach Zappa for coordinating the visit for CB wrestlers (not just Holicong) to visit the Penn University wrestling team on Friday evening for a home match. The UPENN team spent a lot of time with our students and what made this extra special was the fact it was coordinated with Holicong alumni Meredith Sipple who is currently working at the Penn athletic department.
Program Planning - We are now in full swing for all 3 grades for our Program Planning process. All of our resources posted on the Student Services Program Planning website. Thank you to Mrs. Louderback, Mrs. Pierangeli, and Mr. Striano for their work and communication!
Save the Music - Thank you to all of our student and staff performers for an amazing concert this weekend! All three shows were outstanding and had a unique flavor and words don't do it justice. We are happy to host this event at Holicong and thank you to our local and CB community for supporting this event and the Save the Music initiative - we will share our final donation to the Philadelphia School District as soon as it comes in!
School Cancellations & Communication - Following up on the district communication that there are many ways to get information - Information / School Closing/Inclement Weather (cbsd.org) and for those of you that have not signed up for the mobile app - Technology & Innovation / CBSD Mobile App - that you do this as these alerts and our Holicong updates go straight to your phone!
SAFE2SAY & SAP (Student Assistant Program) - Students received an overview of these resources in…resource class. We have posted the links directly to both of these resources on the Holicong homepage on the right side under School Links - Holicong MS / Homepage (cbsd.org).
7th Grade Greek Games
7th Grade Greek Games
7th Grade Greek Games
Counselor Appreciation Week!
Counselor Appreciation Week!
Counselor Appreciation Week!
Our Wrestlers visit PENN U
Our Wrestlers visit PENN U
Our Wrestlers visit PENN U
SAVE THE MUSIC 20 Year Anniversary
SAVE THE MUSIC 20 Year Anniversary
SAVE THE MUSIC 20 Year Anniversary
Knitting Club - 1st Donation of Soap Sacks for A Woman's Place!
OEG Club Members Get in the Game! MLK Day of Service at Washington Crossing Cemetary
Knitting Club - 1st Donation of Soap Sacks for A Woman's Place!
Our Wrestlers visit PENN U
Our Wrestlers visit PENN U
Our Wrestlers visit PENN U
Holicong in Pictures!
Majda & Nia present at the MLK Peace & Social Justice Summit
Andrew, Nia, Jack, and Majda at MLK Peace & Social Justice Summit
Majda & Nia present at the MLK Peace & Social Justice Summit
8th Grade Team Time!
8th Grade Team Time!
8th Grade Team Time!
This is pretty cool!
Elephant Toothpaste with Mr. Breeden!
Getting in the Game is a family affair!
Donations for Doylestown Food Pantry
Donations for Doylestown Food Pantry
Donations for Doylestown Food Pantry
February Dates
(subject to additions/adjustments)
WEEK OF FEBRUARY 27th
Monday, February 27th (B DAY)
Tuesday, February 28 (A DAY)
Wednesday, March 1st (B DAY)
Thursday, March 2nd (A DAY)
Friday, March 3rd (B DAY)
- Colonial 1st Friday Spirit Day!
March Dates
(subject to additions/adjustments)
WEEK OF MARCH 6th
Monday, March 6th (A DAY)
Tuesday, March 7th (B DAY)
Wednesday, March 8th (A DAY)
Thursday, March 9th (B DAY)
Friday, March 10th (A DAY)
WEEK OF MARCH 13th
Monday, March 13th (B DAY)
Tuesday, March 14th (A DAY)
Wednesday, March 15th (B DAY)
Thursday, March 16th (A DAY)
Friday, March 17th (B DAY)
WEEK OF MARCH 20th
Monday, March 20th (A DAY)
Tuesday, March 21st (B DAY)
Wednesday, March 22nd (A DAY)
Thursday, March 23rd (B DAY)
Friday, March 24th (A DAY)
WEEK OF MARCH 27th
Monday, March 27th (B DAY)
Tuesday, March 28th (A DAY)
Wednesday, March 29th (B DAY)
Thursday, March 30th (A DAY)
Friday, March 31st (B DAY) - 1/2 Day for Students
- End of 3rd Marking Period
April Dates
(subject to additions/adjustments)
WEEK OF APRIL 3rd
Monday, April 3rd (A DAY)
Tuesday, April 4th (B DAY)
Wednesday, April 5th (A DAY)
Thursday, April 6th (B DAY)
Friday, April 7th - NO SCHOOL
- CBSD District Holiday (Good Friday)
WEEK OF APRIL 10th
Monday, April 10th (A DAY)
Tuesday, April 11th (B DAY)
Wednesday, April 12th (A DAY)
Thursday, April 13th (B DAY)
Friday, April 14th (A DAY)
WEEK OF APRIL 17th
Monday, April 17th (A DAY)
Tuesday, April 18th (B DAY)
Wednesday, April 19th (A DAY)
Thursday, April 20th (B DAY)
Friday, April 21st (A DAY)
WEEK OF APRIL 24th
Monday, April 24th (B DAY)
- PSSA ELA Test 1
Tuesday, April 25th (A DAY)
- PSSA ELA Test 2
Wednesday, April 26th (B DAY)
Thursday, April 27th (A DAY)
Friday, April 28th (B DAY)
May Dates
(subject to additions/adjustments)
WEEK OF MAY 1st
Monday, May 1st (A DAY)
Tuesday, May 2nd (B DAY)
- PSSA Math Test 1
Wednesday, May 3rd (A DAY)
- PSSA Math Test 2
Thursday, May 4th (B DAY)
Friday, May 5th (A DAY)
WEEK OF MAY 8th
Monday, May 8th (B DAY)
Tuesday, May 9th (A DAY)
- PSSA Science Tests 1 & 2 (8th Grade Only)
Wednesday, May 10th (B DAY)
Thursday, May 11th (A DAY)
Friday, May 12th (B DAY)
WEEK OF MAY 15th
Monday, May 15th (A DAY)
Tuesday, May 16th - NO SCHOOL/GENERAL ELECTION DAY
Wednesday, May 17th (B DAY)
- Keystone Test Day 1
Thursday, May 18th (A DAY)
- Keystone Test Day 2
Friday, May 19th (B DAY)
WEEK OF MAY 22nd
Monday, May 22nd (A DAY)
- 6th Grade Orientation Visits - Buckingham & Cold Spring
Tuesday, May 23rd (B DAY)
- 6th Grade Orientation Visits - Bridge Valley, Linden & Warwick
Wednesday, May 24th (A DAY)
Thursday, May 25th (B DAY)
- 9th Grade Washington DC Trip
Friday, May 26th - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
WEEK OF MAY 29th
Monday, May 29th (A DAY)
Tuesday, May 30th (B DAY)
Wednesday, May 31st (A DAY)
Thursday, June 1st (B DAY)
Friday, June 2nd (A DAY)
WEEK OF JUNE 5th
Monday, June 5th (B DAY)
Tuesday, June 6th (A DAY)
Wednesday, June 7th (B DAY)
Thursday, June 8th (A DAY)
Friday, June 9th (B DAY)
WEEK OF JUNE 12th
Monday, June 12th (A DAY)
Tuesday, June 13th (B DAY)
Wednesday, June 14th (A DAY)
Thursday, June 15th (B DAY) - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS - 1/2 DAY
Friday, June 9th
- Staff Professional Development Day
Tour of 20th Century - Jazz Band!
Mock Trial Preparations!
Tour of 20th Century - 1940's!
Winter Arts Festival
Winter Arts Festival
Winter Arts Festival
Winter Arts Festival
Winter Arts Festival
Winter Arts Choir Concert
Holicong Information
Website: https://www.cbsd.org/holicong
Location: 2900 Holicong Road, Doylestown, PA, USA
Phone: 2678932700
Twitter: @CBHolicongMS