Dear OLVCS Families,

I will be out of school Monday, November 3rd - Thursday, November 6th. My husband and I are heading to Rome for the Jubilee. We plan to walk through the Holy Doors of the four Papal Basilicas and visit other Vatican/Rome sites. I will check email, but on a limited basis. Please call the office if you have an urgent matter. Here is a link to the Papal Basilicas if you are interested. Papal Basilicas

Thank you to all families who handed out candy and added to the fun of Trunk or Treat! We had our largest turnout in years. A special thank you to Ashley Page for organizing the events. The raffle winners were: $50 prize winner- Pollack Family; Sweet Frog gift card winners- Kline Family, Schiavi Family, Soyster Family

Trick or Treat is always a fun event, however, come Saturday, you may realize that you have way too much candy in your house. If that is a concern, we have two students, Layla & Mary Jane Miller, who can help you out. They are collecting Treats for Troops. (more details below)

Two reminders:

Friday, October 31st, is the last day for shorts and skirts without leggings. Those details: Uniform Requirements On this page if you scroll down to General Requirements, you can click on Shirts, Bottoms, Socks/tights/leggings etc. You will find all the information you need.

Saturday, November 1st is the church Bazaar. This is always a fun parish event with lots of great food. Hope you can make it.

Finally, if you are not receiving a pay check due to the government shut down, please reach out if tuition is becoming a problem, we can always help.

Make it a Great Day!

Samantha

Notable Dates:

Thursday, October 30th: End of Marking Period

Saturday, November 1st: Bazaar

Monday, November 3rd: Mass (3rd Grade sponsoring) (Kindergarten Saints)

Monday, November 10th: Mass (2nd Grade)

Monday, November 17th: Mass (1st Grade)

Sunday, November 23rd Mother/Son Bowling: 3:00 - 5:00

Monday, November 24th Mass (8th Grade)

Wednesday, November 26th-Friday the 28th: No School Thanksgiving Break

Monday, December 1st: Mass (7th Grade)

Monday, December 8th: Mass Holy Day (Immaculate Conception) 10:00 (6th Grade)

Thursday, December 11, 2025: Christmas Concert

Monday, December 15th: Mass (5th Grade)

*Pictured: Dr. Braum came to the Preschool Penguin Class to talk about being a great community helper doctor.

Did your kids collect WAY TOO MUCH Halloween candy? Or, did you buy a lot of candy but did not have enough trick-or-treaters visit your house?

Here’s an idea – donate your extra candy to our troops! Layla and Maryjane Miller are collecting candy to send to our brave soldiers, sailors, and Marines on deployment through a group called Soldier’s Angels.

Please bring your candy donations to the school office or send them to school with your child to be placed in the box labelled “Treats for Troops.” Candy will be collected from November 3 – November 14.

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:

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

For more information or to begin the sign up process, go to https://www.olvcatholicschool.org/activities/snow-sports-club.

Students in 3rd - 8th grades are welcome to set a World Sport Stacking Association WORLD RECORD using Speed Stacking Cups.

What it is: The STACK UP! is an annual global event for sport stacking, which is a fast-paced activity of stacking and un-stacking cups.
Goal: To set a new world record for the most people participating in sport stacking at different locations around the world.
Dates: November 18–20, 2025.

Each person will be stacking speed cups for 30 minutes in Mrs. Waltz's Health Classroom.

November 18-20 2:30-3:00pm or 3:00-3:30pm click on the button below to sign up.

After the student time slot, student must be pick up at Gym's side door by the shed or the student may attend ASAP.

Thank you!

Mrs. Waltz

The preschool will be holding an All Saints Parade on Monday, 11/3. Children will start parading up to the church at 10:15am for church staff to see them. They will be dressed and ready to go in front of the Mary statue in the courtyard for pictures at 10:30am. Parents may come take pictures if they like. The children will then parade around the big school at 10:45am.

On Monday, the SJCA volleyball team took on the Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs in the quarter finals of the D6 playoffs. This was the first D6 playoff game for the WolfPack, as they had placed 3rd in the District for regular season play and so had earned a bye for the first round. The game on Monday resulted in an exciting “reverse sweep” for the WolfPack.

Two days later, the WolfPack took on the Conamaugh Valley Blue Jays in the semi final game of the D6 playoffs. SJCA won the first set, but then lost the next 2. The WolfPack came back to win set 4 but ended up losing set 5. The SJCA volleyball team is grateful for the support they received from their famous student section, parents, and friends. Go WolfPack!

SJCA senior (and OLV grad!) earned a spot on the starting line at the PIAA State Cross Country Championship Race this week by clocking a time of 17:55 (47 seconds than last year!) for the 5K at the PIAA District 6 Championship last weekend. Check out https://www.piaa.org/sports/championship_details.aspx?sport=crscountry to follow this weekend's action. For the SJCA girls team, two runners – Naomi Crispin and Faith Knappenberger – got PR’s for the D6 course.

Please note the addition of the extra session on 10/26 to allow parents more flexibility. Parents only need to attend one–either 9/28 or 10/26.

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)

OR

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)