CRUSADER NEWSLETTER

SCHOOL PHOTOS - PURCHASES WILL BE ONLINE ONLY THIS YEAR

If your child had photos taken on Crusader Day please CLICK HERE to order your photos. We will not be using picture envelope order forms this year. All orders will be done online through the HR Imaging website. If you are new to HR Imaging you will need to create a log-in. If you are a returning customer you will log-in with your username and password.

You may be asked for a student ID#, if you do not have this you can email the office and we will provide it to you. school@holycrossonline.net

P.S. - If your student missed photos on Crusader Day, retakes will be on October 11th.

CHEER CAMP FOR KINDERGARTEN THRU 4TH GRADE!!

Coach Brandi is hosting a cheer camp for K-4th grades. For all the specifics click on the link below. This link is also a sign up and payment form. T-shirt included in the price.

WHEN: Oct. 23- 27th, 3-4pm after school

WHO: K-4th grades welcome

WHERE: Activity Center

CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS.

Future Cardinals Game on Saturday, October 7th

Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School will be hosting our Future Cardinals Game on Saturday, October 7th at 1:00pm vs Cabrini High School. All junior high students will receive free admission and a Future Cardinal T-Shirt. To register visit https://forms.gle/gQW6FGUrxHmXrLjM8

BLUE ROOM DONATIONS

The kindness and out pouring of help has been overwhelming, THANK YOU!! Many parent volunteers came in to sort and hang clothing and the blue room is looking so much better.

As volunteers continue to work through sorting please refrain from bringing clothing still. Now that more has been hung we are over flowing and running out of actual space, when it rains it pours.

We will keep you posted. As always, parents are welcome to shop the blue room, the clothing is free and is quite helpful when trying to build your child's uniform wardrobe.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM - HAVING A GREAT YEAR!!

Our girls volleyball team is having a great season!! Check out the latest pics and action shots!!

The Charnley Foundation Scholarship (towards Catholic High School 24/25 school year)

The Charnley Foundation was created to continue the legacy of my Aunt (Sister) Joan Charnley, my Uncle Joe Charnley and my Uncle (Rev) George Charnley in catholic schools across the Archdiocese of Detroit. Being a part of Catholic education was always very important to these three and I am excited to have this scholarship to remember them.

The Charnley Foundation will be awarding 2 $5,000 scholarships to 1 girl and 1 boy 8th grade CYO participant attending a Catholic high school in the 24-25 school year.

Some background about my family

My Uncle Joe coached basketball at Divine Child HS (among other places) and finished his career as the director of CYO athletics. My Uncle George retired as the pastor of St James after leading several parishes prior. My Aunt Joan, an IHM nun, was the principal of Bishop Borgess HS and Marian HS. All three of them were passionate about helping students through education and athletics in the Catholic school community.

Scholarship Information:

Applications are open and can be found at this link: https://www.thecharnleyfoundation.com/applyforscholarship

Criteria: 8th grade CYO participant that will be attending a catholic high school in the fall

Application due date: December 30th, 2023

Scholarship award will be announced in Feb 2024

How you can help:

Please share with your community and nominate 8th graders that would benefit from this scholarship. We are looking to help fill a financial need for students that might not be able to attend Catholic high school otherwise.

We will be having another fundraiser scramble golf outing in June 2024, so be on the lookout for more information around that as well.

Please reach out to me with any questions.

We look forward to working with you and helping students continue their catholic education.

Thank you,

Lisa Kullman

Founder and President - The Charnley Foundation

A NEW WAY TO BUY LUNCH TICKETS

Holy Cross Catholic School is offering a new way to buy lunch tickets through FACTS using credit/debit or bank account. Full description, link and FAQ section was sent home via email that went out on 9/6/23 to all Crusader families.

To utilize this service please click on this link: https://payit.nelnet.net/form/37zCz0xp

SIGN UP - BOYS/GIRLS BASKETBALL AND GIRLS CHEER

We are currently passing around a sign up list for boys and girls basketball and girls cheer for all 5th-8th graders interested. Make sure your student signs up if they are interested in one of these. This allows the coaches to be able to communicate practice schedules, assign uniforms, etc. to the families.

Seeking Information and Communication Protocol

Many of you received a copy of our "Seeking Information and Communication Protocol" on Curriculum Night. In case you missed it or need another copy please CLICK HERE to print it. Below we have provided teacher emails as well.

Academic Success: Mrs. Annie Doan adoan@holycrossonline.net

Preschool: Mrs. Karen Militello kmilitello@holycrossonline.net

Kindergarten: Mrs. Dianna Gill dgill@holycrossonline.net

First Grade: Mrs. Ashley Gryszkiewicz mrsg@holycrossonline.net

Second Grade: Mrs. Lisa Kiger lkiger@holycrossonline.net

Third Grade: Ms. Andrea Schultz aschultz@holycrossonline.net

Fourth Grade: Mrs. Leslie DeMeulenaere ldemeulenaere@holycrossonline.net

Fifth Grade: Ms. Gabrielle Duda gduda@holycrossonline.net

Middle School Religion and Science: Mrs. Angela Gormley agormley@holycrossonline.net

Middle School Social Studies and Math: Mr. Jack Reid jreid@holycrossonline.net

Middle School English/Language Arts: Ms. Carrie Johnson cjohnson@holycrossonline.net

CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS FROM COLUMBUS TWP. PARK

Our Crusader Cross Country team competed Tuesday at Columbus Twp. Park and did a great job and had fun!!

1. Lydia Zammit took 2nd place for JV girls

2. Xavier Zammit took was 5th place for Varsity boys

2. Liam Guyor placed 1st for the JV Boys (6th overall)

League of Catholic Women Scholarship- AND THE WINNERS ARE....

We were overwhelmed by the number of entries to our essay contest, "What a Holy Cross education means to me" but even more so by what Holy Cross Catholic School truly means to all of our students. We are so humbled to see the love for our school through your children's eyes.

And the winners of a $500 scholarship are...

Owen Chaffin - 1st Grade

Charlee Olivier - 4th Grade

Ella DeFauw - 6th Grade

Xavier Zammit - 8th Grade

Thank you to all the students who participated!! And a huge thanks to The League of Catholic Women for caring about our students and families.

SPORTS CONCESSIONS - SERVICE CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

Stocking our concessions booths for sports events is a very important responsibility. Visitors like to snack on popcorn, chips, candy, sports drinks and water while watching our Crusaders play/compete at home games.

We currently need a volunteer/family to make sure that all these items are kept stocked throughout the school year. You do not have to be at every game but you will need to make sure that the concessions are stocked and that there is enough volunteers to run the concessions for each home game. This is for girls volleyball, boys varsity and junior varsity basketball and girls basketball.

The position covers all 12 service credit hours for the year. If interested please email the school at school@holycrossonline.net

SPORTS CORNER

Students are required to have an updated sports physical every school year if participating in any sport here at Holy Cross. If you turned one in last Fall it is now time for a new one. Your doctors office should have an up to date physical form or you can get one HERE for them to fill out. Student athletes cannot participate without one!

PAY TO PLAY: Every student participating in sports must pay the $50 "pay to play" fee. Please bring this fee to the school office as soon as possible (it can wait until the first day of school, no need for a special trip) if your student is in Cross Country or Volleyball.

VOLLEYBALL SIGN UP OPPORTUNITIES: There are opportunities for volunteers this volleyball season. Please take a look and sign up where you can. Thank you!! CLICK HERE!

BRENNAN FAMILY SUPPORT!!

Dear Crusaders, ALS affects the lives of many, including the Brennan family. Mr. Brennan was diagnosed with ALS and he and his family are doing their best to make things as comfortable for Mr. Brennan as possible. Jim now has a feeding tube and cannot be left alone so it's getting harder for LeeAnn to leave the house. Meals would be a Godsend. Please sign up and share. Many hands make light work. https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/o9gm5l

Seventh Graders and New Crusaders

The Health Department assesses immunization records of all new student and all students entering 7th grade. If your child is in either of those groups, please check with your doctor to see if his/her immunizations are up to date. Parents of students in those categories with immunization waivers will need to update their waiver, waivers are now done digitally at the health dept: call the Health Department (810.987.5300) to schedule an appt. Thank you!

NEW TO VOLUNTEERING? PLEASE READ!

All volunteers must have a background check and have completed Protecting Gods Children (PGC). If you have not done so please find the background check from HERE and link to PGC below. The background check form can be turned into the office for submittal. A printed PGC certificate of completion can be turned into the school office once done.

PROTECTING GOD'S CHILDREN:

To find a session that fits your schedule, go to www.virtus.org and select “First Time Registrant.” Then choose “view list” of class sites, and choose “Detroit.” Scroll through to find your session, then go back to the top of that page to create your login.

SCRIP - How does it work?

Still wondering how SCRIP works? Our SCRIP team put together some breakdowns to explain. See it HERE!

B-I-N-G-O!!

Looking for an opportunity to earn service credit hours? Now it is easier than ever to sign up for BINGO. Bingo does not require PGC workshop and is in the evening for those that find it hard to find available time during the day. If you want to help, sign up via the following link.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F49ABA92BA02-kofc

STAY IN THE KNOW

“Holy Cross Parent Group”

on Facebook

Here it is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/holycrossparentgroup

The group will serve as an online forum for parents / grandparents /guardians to:

· Ask questions;

· Share information (community events, sports tryouts, camps, educational opportunities, etc.);

· Donate items to each other (HC spirit wear, school supplies, etc.);

· Share PTO news and fundraiser information;

· Share other school news, internal pictures, newsletters, etc.;

· Showcase upcoming school events.

This will be a private group, and parents are invited to request admittance.

HELPFUL LINKS AND CONTACTS

LUNCH MENU :

Lunch menu - click here!

FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH APPLICATION:

Free/Reduced Lunch Application

SPIRIT WEAR - TP LOGOS:

https://holycrosscatholic.itemorder.com/sale

PROTECTING GOD'S CHILDREN:

SPORTS PHYSICALS:

http://holycrossonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/athletics-physical-form.pdf

SCRIP:

The SCRIP office is open Fridays 7-9am and Mondays 5-6pm.

Not quite sure how SCRIP works?--call Tammi Walker at 810-531-3458

SERVICE CREDITS:

LUNCH SUPERVISOR SIGN UP:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Zjfv9a0e_ZEYuO8WTpMjalM87JPw8BBmvOXdhMsCe30/edit#gid=0

BINGO SIGN-UP - WEDNESDAY:

Paul Burger at 734.837.5807

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F49ABA92BA02-kofc

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SCHOOL PHOTOS - PURCHASES WILL BE ONLINE ONLY THIS YEAR

CHEER CAMP FOR KINDERGARTEN THRU 4TH GRADE!!

Future Cardinals Game on Saturday, October 7th

BLUE ROOM DONATIONS

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM - HAVING A GREAT YEAR!!

The Charnley Foundation Scholarship (towards Catholic High School 24/25 school year)

A NEW WAY TO BUY LUNCH TICKETS

SIGN UP - BOYS/GIRLS BASKETBALL AND GIRLS CHEER

Seeking Information and Communication Protocol

CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS FROM COLUMBUS TWP. PARK

League of Catholic Women Scholarship- AND THE WINNERS ARE....

SPORTS CONCESSIONS - SERVICE CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

SPORTS CORNER

BRENNAN FAMILY SUPPORT!!

Seventh Graders and New Crusaders

NEW TO VOLUNTEERING? PLEASE READ!

SCRIP - How does it work?

B-I-N-G-O!!

STAY IN THE KNOW

HELPFUL LINKS AND CONTACTS

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