Vol. 2, Issue 4 - Holy Spirit Catholic Church

BUSINESS NAME –EST. 1949
The Rams Review
VOLUME
2,
ISSUE
4
‘EDUCATION
INSPIRED
BY
THE
SPIRIT’
FEB
2012
National Junior Honors Society
Holy Spirit School held their first induction of the National Junior Honors Society on Wednesday, January
11th. There were 19 eighth grade students who qualified
with a grade point average of 3.75 of higher. The students were John Brokaw; Zach Burck; Ben Clifford; Sam
Drum; Solomon Fair; Jordan Harrison; Eamon Hegarty;
Michaela Heil; Wyatt Howell; Alexandria Jackson; Alyssa
Lay; Mitch Kozenski; Marissa Mattingly; McKynzie Plunkitt;
Sam Rasp; Denni Riley; Layne Tacy; Daryn Wessel; and
Curtis Yaggi. This group of students will complete a service project and promote leadership here at Holy Spirit
School. We are proud of you!
Our Students Appreciation To Others
One hundred and twenty five Thanksgiving postcards were made by
our Middle School Students for our Military troops overseas. A local
radio station, I94 Bert’s “Big Thank You” sent the Thanksgiving postcards to our service men and women in foreign countries. The students had fun making these and were very proud that they would have
their names on them as well as Holy Spirit School.
UPCOMING EVENTS
th
8 grade St. Joseph’s Day Meal and Program
March 15, 2012
Annual Fund Dinner May 10, 2012
8th Grade May Day: Friday, May 4, 2012
8th grade Awards Day
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 9:00 am
8th grade Graduation Wednesday, May 30—7:00 pm
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The Middle School
students made Thanksgiving postcards with a
mint attached for the
residents at St. Paul’s
Hermitage for their
Thanksgiving tables. The
residents were very
thankful and pleasantly
surprised at the artwork
and caring words of our
students. Many of the
residents are parishioners of Holy Spirit Parish
and also attended Holy
Spirit School.
To learn more about registering a child at Holy Spirit, call us at (317) 352-1243
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SPELLING BEE CHAMPS!
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Holy Spirit School held their Spelling Bee for grades 48. There were over 20 spelling champions from each
homeroom. The winner was Julia Donlan grade 5 and
her sister Natalie Donlan, grade 7 was runner up. Julia will move on
to the south district Spelling Bee.
CYO 2/3 Intramural Basketball
Fred Allgood and Kevin Elmore
started a Holy Spirit 2/3 Basketball
program 10 years ago. The program is for boys and girls in 2nd and
3rd grades. It encourages solid
basketball skills, teamwork and
above all having fun! Jim McNulty
leads the drills at the practices and
Fred Allgood and his son are the referees that keep the games fun and
exciting. The kids and parents
love this league and the skills
and values it teaches. Mr.
McNulty remembers one great
game when the crowd went wild
when Coach Fred Melton lifted
up Eileen O’Connor for a basket. Kids from all the past years
still talk about this league and
the fun they had!
Jim McNulty & Fred Allgood
VOLLEYBALL FUN
Holy Spirit 6th graders, Taylor Brown, Molly Griffin and Marlie
Pleak's, Crusader Club Volleyball Team, won their first tournament of the season at IVA on Saturday, January 14,
2012. Congratulations on a great start to your club season!
“LIKE” US ON FACEBOOK!
Holy Spirit School now has an official Facebook
page! Like us at “Holy Spirit Catholic School East
Side.” Before you like us, please make sure your privacy settings are on “friends only” or custom, that way
other people who like the Holy Spirit Facebook page
can not view your profile, picture, wall or status update
without you friending first.
PACER
BASKETBALL
CLINIC
Dylan Light (3rd grade)
attended the Pacer basketball clinic at the Ransburg YMCA and was one
of 4 recognized as giving
the best effort and personal best. He also had
the opportunity to meet
former Pacer Darnell
BOOK READINGS ON ICE
Two Indiana Ice players visited Holy Spirit School on Tuesday, January 17th to read a story to students. The 4th and 5th
grade Miss Glenn’s math class won the visit for 100% of the
class completed
their Christmas
Break math
packet.
Drew Smolcynski and Cody
Gylling read a
book to the
class and Layne
Tacy an 8th grader who plays for the Perry South Indy Sharks
also met the players.
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To learn more about registering a child at Holy Spirit, call us at (317) 352-1243
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Super Gymnastics!
We achieved “National Grand Champions”
Youth Team Gymnastics Unlimited 1-15-2012
Holy Spirit students with trophy (Erin & Abby
Nagel & Sydney Geibel). This event was 2 day
Jamfest SuperNationals Cheer Competitionthe largest Competition of the season. What a
great weekend!
“In memory of Kyleigh Crane- Cheer for
Kyleigh- our team logo”
We love and miss you so much!
The Joseph Maley Service
Project Day
The Middle Schoolers participated in a day of service on Friday, Nov. 4th. They went to nine different sites in the morning and concluded their day
with an art project, discussion, and other reflective
activities. The sites were: Gleaners Food Bank, St.
Vincent de Paul’s, Wheeler’s Mission, Handi Capable Hands, St. Elizabeth’s Home, Joy’s House, The
Children’s Bureau, and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful. The jobs ranged from stuffing envelopes to
cleaning tables and chairs. This project wouldn’t
have been possible without the help of all the volunteers that chaperoned and drove to for this event.
What fun we enjoyed in our city during Super Bowl! We at Holy
Spirit School benefitted as well. Our parents volunteered their
time at the St. Elmo Shrimp Tent and raised $5,000.00 for Technology. We are thankful to Chris Clifford of St. Elmo's for developing
the idea and Ryan Soultz for coordinating the parent volunteers.
The Irish Mutt made a donation to HSS Technology Fund, with Taps
For Technology. This event raised $275.00.
Principal's News
A Message from
Mrs. Rita M. Parsons
Our School Open House was on Sunday, Janaury 29th. We had 27 families representing 45 students in grades PK-8. We
would like to thank our graduates Scecina students: Connor Tooley, Audrey Peters, and Grace Newhart. Cathedral students: Ben Woida and Erin White. Holy Spirit students: Erin Nagle and Hannah Taylor who served as tour guides.
We are excited to introduce our National Junior Honors Society. You will find their picture on page one of this newsletter. Thank you for your continued support and I hope to see you at the Annual Fund Dinner May 10, 2012.
May God Bless, Rita
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CYO Camp Ranch Framosa Visits HSS
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CYO camp counselors visited Holy Spirit
students on Wednesday, February 8th. They
shared the wonderful experiences and activities the camp has to offer. Miss Pelle, Eileen
O'Connor and Eamon Hegarty assisted with
the program. Registration begins for summer
camp weeks at Camp Rancho Framosa.
Student Council sponsors a Talent
Show
The student council sponsored a Talent Show
during Catholic Schools Week. There were
many talents performed by students in grades
5-8. The show was emceed by 8th grade
students Eamon Hegarty and Marissa
Mattingly. Thank you to Mrs. Amy Moran and
the student council for an outstanding show!
Week Of Awareness-Riley Children’s Hospital
The student council organized a special
week of awareness and fundraising for
Riley Children's Hospital. The week
kicked off with a $3 RED OUT day and
guest speaker, Susan Miles from Riley's
Caring and Sharing program.
Susan spoke to the student body about
what Riley offers the city of Indianapolis
and its children.
The student body was then challenged
to raise $100 in coins to donate to Riley
by the end of the week. If the school
met this goal, Miss. Pelle had volunteered to be duck taped to the wall.
The student body came through and
raised $1,000 to donate to Riley Children's hospital and Miss. Pelle was successfully duck taped to the wall.
The student council would like to thank
everyone who made Riley Week such a
great success.
Make your day great!
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Pre-Schoolers Create Abe Lincoln
TRADITIONS!
Catholic Schools Week tradition is the annual 8th grade
versus teachers volleyball
game. The teachers were
victorious once again. Pictured are the members of
the 8th grade class.
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Contact Information
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HOLY SPIRIT SCHOOL
7243 E. 10th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46219
NON PROFIT ORG.
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN
PERMIT NUMBER 1408
Office (Bi-Lingual) - (317)352-1243
Principal: Rita Parsons
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SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT:
Holy Spirit Catholic School, located on the
eastside of Indianapolis, was founded in
1949, as an educational ministry of Holy
Spirit Parish. We are a Catholic community,
rich in diversity, serving students from PreK3 through 8th grade. We develop students'
unique talents through proven programs and
co-curricular activities to prepare them to
make a positive difference in the world. Our
teachers, parents, and community, guided by
the Holy Spirit, are devoted to academic excellence and the development of faith-filled
students who desire to serve others.
www.holyspirit-indy.org/school
To learn more about registering a child at Holy Spirit, call us at (317) 352-1243
(Bi-Lingual)