OLVCS Updates

*Pictured: 2025 OLVCS Walk-A-Thon

We have a very limited number of child and adult-sized Walk-A-Thon T-shirts available for anyone who would like one.

• $5 each
  
• Email development@olvcs.org with your size.
• Send payment to the school office.

Grab yours before they're gone!

OLVCS is pleased to announce auditions for Annie Jr., our upcoming school musical (April 16th and 17th). This musical is full of energy, heart and unforgettable songs and we want YOU to be part of the magic.

Everyone in 4th-8th grade is encouraged to try out, regardless of their experience in theatre. For auditions, please bring the completed audition form and be prepared to sing one minute of your chosen song from Annie Jr. You may be asked to read a short scene from the script and to learn and perform a simple dance sequence.

• Remember - Choose a song you are comfortable singing
  
• Speak clearly and project your voice
  
• Have fun and let your personality shine!

Please click here to sign up to audition for this year's Spring Musical. We can't wait to see you there!

• Parent Monthly Meeting
• When: Tuesday, October 14th, 2025 at 7:00PM.
• Where: OLVCS Gym
• Topic: Curricular and Materials Night
• Childcare will be available during the meeting.
• All Parent Monthly Meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of each month with the exception of December. December's meeting will be held on a Friday to accommodate an OLVCS Family Movie Night event.

Our Lady of Victory Catholic School invites you to Trunk-or-Treat. All families are welcome to join us for trick-or-treating, fall snacks, and a trip to the pumpkin patch.

We NEED you to make it a success by handing out candy from your car! If you are unable to hand out candy, we would still love to have you join us in costume.

• Please sign up your family below.
  
• We ask that all cars that hand out candy are parked in the back lot by 4:45 pm to allow traffic to be blocked off at the start of the event.
  
• Come in costume, decorate your trunk, and hand out candy!

NOTES ON TRAFFIC:

• Families handing out candy should enter the back lot from Saxton Dr. (As you would for drop off/pick up)
• Families that are not handing out candy should enter the back lot from Westerly Parkway.

All students in 3rd-8th grade are invited to join this fun club. Friday's 4-7 pm Starting January 9, 2026. To sign up your child, you must complete the following by November 14th, 2025:

1. OLVCS Google Form
2. Pay OLVCS Participation Fee
3. Submit OLVCS Permission Slip to the office
4. Complete Tussey Mountain's Online Registration Form and Payment
5. Pray for snow!

• Sunday, September 28th, 2025 @ 10:30am in the gym: Parent Only Session (this is informational as well as designed as a brief parent retreat/session)

• Sunday, October 26th, 2025 @ 10:30am in the gym: Parent Only Session (this is informational as well as designed as a brief parent retreat/session)

• Thursday, January 15, 2026 @ 6:00pm: First Reconciliation Retreat with Celebration of First Reconciliation

• Wednesday, February 15th, 2026 (Ash Wednesday): Chalice painting for OLVCS 2nd graders
  

• Thursday, April 30th, 2026: @ 6:00pm: First Holy Communion Retreat and Rehearsal
  

• Saturday, May 2nd, 2026 @ 10:00am: First Communion Mass (students arrive by 9:30am)
  

💙⚽️ What an afternoon on the field! Our 8th Grade Recognition Soccer Game was the perfect way to celebrate our Crusaders’ hard work, teamwork, and dedication.

To our 8th grade players — your leadership and love for the game have inspired your teammates all season long. We’re so proud of each of you! 💙

OLV Preschool would like to thank all donors who helped contribute to our annual fundraiser. Thank you for helping us surpass our goal! We appreciate and are thankful for your generosity!

1. TOMORROW, Friday (10/10): NO SCHOOL, Diocesan Inservice Day

2. Sunday (10/26): Trunk-or-Treat @ 5pm behind school. All OLVCS families are invited!

• Please sign up to hand out candy to our Trick-or-Treaters from your trunk and bring your child/children: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EAAAD2CAAF49-59435051-olvcs

3. OLVCS Picture Day! (10/29): I will forward you order information as soon as it is available to me.

4. Friday (10/31): Penguins and Polar Bears will have their Holiday Parties

5. Monday (11/3): All Saints Parade and Holiday Parties for Owls, Kangaroos and Koalas

The SJCA Purple Out Volleyball Game last Thursday was a great success.

The event was organized by SJCA girls volleyball team captain, Monika Peters, to raise awareness and financial support for families with Rett syndrome. Funds raised by the event will go to TEDE Foundation, whose current effort is to purchase and install an adaptive changing table in a local hospital.

The event included a purple basket raffle, face painting, and exciting volleyball game versus Juniata High School. The SJCA WolfPack won the game in four sets, 25-15, 20-25, 25-22, 25-21.

This week was Homecoming Week at Saint Joseph's. The week began with the homecoming dance. Each Fall team had a home game and there were theme dress down days. As the conclusion of the 9 day novena, the school was dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary during Mass on Wednesday. Today, the students went to the Boal Mansion, Centre Furnace Mansion, and Shaver's Creek to help with Fall clean-up. Tomorrow the week concludes with an afterschool bonfire.

SJCA hosted the Tri Valley Athletic Association Championship competition on Tuesday at Oak Hall Regional Park. Top finishers for the SJCA runners included SJCA senior Naomi Crispin who placed 1st in the girls race, and SJCA junior Sean DePlato placed 3rd in the boys race.

On Thursday, October 2, 2025, Saint Joseph’s Catholic Academy's Maddie Koshko earned this year’s PIAA District 6 AA Girls Golf Championship title by shooting 62 (-10) from the women’s tees at the Windber Country Club Golf Course. This set a new Windber Country Club course record for the women’s tees and was Maddie's 4th District 6 title.

Madison’s sister, Olivia Koshko, is a sophomore at Saint Joseph’s and placed second in the PIAA District VI Class 2A Championship. Both girls now move on to the PIAA AA State Golf Championship, which will be held on October 20-21, 2025 at the Penn State Golf Courses.

Send in your raffle tickets to the church and/or consider donating a them basket for the raffle. Baskets may be dropped off in the church office starting on October. 13th.

• Bring a friend!
  
• We have space available at all grade levels for enrollment.
• Be sure to spread the word about OLVCS!
• New families can learn about the application process at www.olvcatholicschool.org/admissions or call the school office at 814-238-1952 to schedule a tour or shadow day.