St. Patrick Catholic School

Congratulations to all who recently received the Rite of Confirmation.

Due to a funeral, Mass led by Mrs. Koch's class will be held here at school in the MPR on Wednesday, April 1st at 8:30 a.m. Please make note of this location change.

Rachel Mueller will host a rosary club for students next Thursday, Apr. 2, during Holy Week. This is a great opportunity to learn about the rosary and spend time in prayer while we prepare our hearts and minds for Easter. The group will meet after school until 4:15. Please email Mrs. Grimm at kgrimm@cfcatholicschool.org to register your student(s) for this group.

We currently have openings for the 2026–27 school year:

We are looking for a part-time 3rd/4th-grade associate (20 hours per week) and a part-time marketing position (20 hours per week). These roles are presently combined into one full-time position, but they may also be filled separately as two part-time positions, depending on interest and fit.

Contact Mr. Wiebers at
jwiebers@cfcatholicschool.org or
319-277-6781

We are also looking for kitchen help just a few hours a day—perfect for parents with school-aged kids!
Enjoy the same days off (including summers!) as your child—no babysitter needed!
Join our team, serve up smiles, and help make lunchtime the best part of the day!
Interested? Contact Principal Jon Wiebers

Our next volunteer night at the Northeast Iowa Food Bank will be from 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 2nd. Anyone kindergarten or older are able to volunteer. Email Erin Youngblut with questions, or to get signed up!

With spring approaching, now is a great time to visit our uniform exchange closet for shorts and skirts. To schedule a time to browse available items, please contact the school office.

Just a reminder that students are allowed to wear shorts/skirts of appropriate length without leggings underneath beginning April 1st. Please keep the weather in mind when students dress for the day.

Tonight's school board meeting will be held tonight at 6:00 p.m. in the parish commons.

We are putting our values into action by dedicating this week’s professional development time to community service. Our teachers are volunteering at the Northeast Iowa Food Bank, while our fifth- and sixth-grade students are assembling “Blessing Bags” at the parish.

Catholic schools are an important option for families and Senate File 2425/House File 2713 helps strengthen and support our schools. These bills expand access to preschool, provide added flexibility for ESA enrollment, and improve access to funding for school facilities. We encourage our families to contact their state legislators to express support for these efforts. Your voice matters in sustaining Catholic education across Iowa. Click here to send your legislator(s) a message.

Just a reminder that Transportation Reimbursement Request Forms for the second semester will be due soon. If you live more than 2 miles from school and transport your student(s) to and from school, you may be eligible for state reimbursement. Students on our bus route are not eligible.

If you haven’t submitted your second semester form yet, download and fill out the form for your district at the link below and return it to school office:

Transportation Reimbursement Requests - Waterloo School District

Transportation Reimbursement Requests - Cedar Falls School District and surrounding districts

As we begin looking ahead to the spring season, now is the perfect time to consider updating school uniform apparel for both students and parents. Our Apparel Store at Iowa Sports Supply is open year-round, making it easy to prepare in advance. Explore a wide selection of uniform-approved apparel, along with a variety of spirit wear options to show your support.

Our Spring volunteer sign-up is now open! We’re excited to offer many opportunities for families to get involved—whether by helping at the Main Event, the Shamrock Shuffle Fun Run, Spring Conference dinners, and more. Our success is made possible by the incredible families who volunteer their time, create lasting memories, and help pave the way for the future.

Columbus Dance Team Tryouts

Dancers must fill out THIS FORM in order to attend tryout clinics.

Please complete by Thursday, April 9.

The award winning Columbus dance team is a group of dedicated students who work hard throughout the summer, fall and winter months. Team members are required to attend all scheduled practices, performances, competitions and events throughout the season. The team practices during a large portion of the summer, and for the entirety of the fall semester for two mornings a week in addition to Sunday afternoons.

Important Dates

Tryout Clinic:
Final Tryout:

Tryout Process & Skills

At the tryout prep practice, a short pom and hip hop routine will be taught in addition to reviewing skills that will be a part of the final audition. These include:

Right pirouette
Right and left leap
Toe touch
One handed cartwheel
Leg hold or leg hold turn
Splits (right, left, center)
Kip up
Headspring
Opportunity to show extra skills including an aerial, walkover, turns in second, etc.

Appearance

During the tryout prep practice, dancers can wear whatever is comfortable including dance shoes, tennis shoes or socks. At final auditions, dancers should wear black bottoms (shorts or leggings), a plain black sleeveless top, dance shoes (if available), and hair pulled back and neat. Jewelry should be kept to a minimum and makeup can be a natural, performance look.

Questions?

In lieu of an informational meeting for families, you are invited to email Coach Beth at cbusdanceteam@gmail.com for an outline of the season and to ask any additional questions you may have. Dance experience is not required, but it is helpful.

Spring Sports:

Practice will soon begin for high school and middle school spring sports.

CHS Parents- please ensure if your child is participating in these activities; you have created a family Bound acct, loaded your child and their needed paperwork into the account. Registration is open for these activities.

Bound How-To Sheet

Track & Field (started Feb 23)- Coach Victor Makinde: chstrack@cvcatholic.org

Boys Soccer (begins March 16)- Coach Will Maletta: columbusboyssoccer@gmail.com

Girls Soccer (begins March 23)- Coach Julie Girsch: chsgirlssoccer@cvcatholic.org

Boys Tennis (begins March 16)- Coach Nick Pateros: chsboystennis@cvcatholic.org

Boys Golf (begins March 16)- Mike Schuchmann: chsboysgolf@cvcatholic.org

Girls Golf (begins March 16)- chsgirlsgolf@cvcatholic.org

Summer Sports:

Open gyms have started for upcoming high school summer sports; please reach out if you need more information.

Softball- Coach Aaron Becker: chssoftball@cvcatholic.org

SOFTBALL (9-12 plus 8th graders): INTEREST LINK

Baseball- Coach Mike Zehentner: chsbaseball@cvcatholic.org

BASEBALL (9-12 plus 8th graders): INTEREST LINK

NEW S&C Information:

Was emailed out the first week of January. Please see the attached PDF if you missed it. Make
sure you and your students join the TeamReach group for the most up-to-date schedule/changes.

TEAM NAME: STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

CODE: STRENGTH26

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BASEBALL EVENT SUMMER 2026:

We are excited to send our varsity baseball team to the Minnesota Twins stadium on June 3 to play Grundy Center following the Twins vs White Sox game! Tickets are available on our Bound homepage:

$40 Single Ticket includes:
• Ticket to Twins vs. White Sox
• Ticket to Columbus vs. Grundy Center game
• No charter bus transportation

️ $140 Fan Package includes:
• Ticket to Twins vs. White Sox
• Ticket to Columbus vs. Grundy Center game
• Charter bus transportation

WWW.GOBOUND.COM/IA/SCHOOLS/COLUMBUSCATHOLIC/STORES/

Feel free to share the flyer and spread the word!

YSF Sailor Nation Tackle Football – Fall 2026 Registration is Open 🏈

The Waterloo Columbus Youth Tackle Football program, a division of the Youth Sports Foundation (YSF), and is available to any youth from St. Patrick, St. Edward or BMAP, entering into the 3rd thru 6th grade in the fall of 2026. Below you will find the registration link and an attachment with additional details.

All players must be registered online by April 27th in order to participate. We anticipate high interest again this year, and team numbers are limited. After April 27th, registration may close for the season. https://www.cognitoforms.com/YouthSportsFoundation1/WaterlooColumbus3rd6thFootballRegistration

Please also mark your calendars for the Equipment Fitting on:

April 28th from 5:00–6:30 PM

Location: Columbus High School Cafeteria

Registration Fees

* 3rd–4th Grade: $140

* 5th–6th Grade: $180

* $5 processing fee will be added at checkout.

* Optional hard-cup chin strap available for $25

Coaching & Coordinator Needs

We are actively looking for assistant coaches, especially for the 3rd/4th grade team. This will also be my final year serving as the YSF Coordinator. We are seeking someone willing to take on the coordinator role for 2027 and beyond. This position is essential to keeping the program running—without a coordinator in place by next February, there will not be a YSF football program for Fall 2027.

Questions or Interested in Coaching/Coordinating?

Please reach out anytime to learn more about the coaching or coordinator roles, or if you have

questions about the season, contact me at gstammeyer@hotmail.com or gstammeyer@gmail.com

Thank you!

Greg Stammeyer

YSF Coordinator – Waterloo Columbus

Hawkeye Community College is hosting their first Give Kids A Smile Day event April 3, 2026.

The schedule is now open!

Below, I've attached multiple flyers for the three different youth camps that we will have! This includes Cats Camps, Panthers Camps, and a Girls Flag Football Camp.

Our website is www.unifbcamps.com. This is where you are able to look into the camps more and register for them.

Thanks,

Brady Ramker