UNIFORM 2014-2015
Upon consideration of the uniform policy changes recommended by Parents Club and approved by the School Commission, and upon receiving further input from the faculty, I have decided to implement the following uniform policy changes. This year we officially placed this in the hands of the Parent Club for decision with the approval of the School Commission. I believe the staff and the parents had a fair share of input into the decision making process and, in the end it was a collaborative effort. We processed the work and worked the process. This will have long term impact on our students so I consider it to be a part of our evolution into a strategic plan. The uniform policy for school year 2014-15 is as follows (changes to the current policy are in bold type):
- For perfect uniform in grades K-7, Shirts must be white knit, oxford style with a collar, or a turtleneck. Eighth graders may also wear navy blue shirts and turtlenecks. White camp shirts purchased at the uniform store are also allowed. In K-7, red knit, oxford style shirts with a collar purchased through the Lands’ End Uniform Store or Dennis Uniform may also be worn on non-perfect uniform days. Lace collars are not allowed. Shirts must have long or short sleeves, but no 3/4-length sleeves. Sleeves may not be rolled up. Shirts must be long enough to stay tucked into the student’s pants or skirt. Oversized, baggy, or excessively tight shirts may not be worn. Tee shirts worn under the uniform shirts must be plain white with no emblem, logo, or color.
- Red sweaters (cardigans/pullovers/vests purchased at uniform store) may be worn; Holy Rosary logo red sweatshirts purchased through Lands’ End Uniform Store may also be worn. 8th graders may wear Holy Rosary logo navy or Holy Rosary logo grey sweatshirts purchased through the Lands’ End Uniform Store. On perfect uniform days, students must wear proper uniform sweaters, sweatshirts or vests as defined in the policy. All school Mass days are perfect uniform days.
Annual Fund
The responses are coming in at a much faster rate than last year at this time. And I am very happy to report that almost everyone is increasing their level of support. If you have not had a chance to send in your pledge for 2014-2015, please do so right away. If you have any questions, feel free to call Kamila Kennedy . We really appreciate the cooperation of the parents in this massive effort. Your attention to matching funds from your companies has greatly enhanced our income. I extend a special thanks to those who are doing their pledging and paying online but still send in their pledge sheet to us. It helps us to keep track of the pledges and give proper credit. Remember names are placed in the Annual report in the giving categories that match up with responses to the drive as of the end of this June. For the Capital Campaign we will simply be listing names alphabetically for about five years until the campaign is done. Again, thank you for all of your support. I fully believe we will end up in the black this year, and that we will have collected enough money in our Centennial Capital Campaign to pay for the new windows in the school which we have listed as our first need in the campaign.
CALENDAR CHANGE 2014-2015
When we first drew up our calendar for next year, we had received the wrong date for the Archdiocesan In-Service for all staff next year. So, please note that we are in school on Friday, September 19, 2014 for only half a day. The all staff Archdiocesan In-Service will take place on Friday, October 3, 2014. There will be no school on that day.
THE BENCH
The school presented a bench to Father John Madigan to honor the life and passing of his mother who died recently. The bench was built by one of our teachers ——- Mr. Mike Ritscher. A plaque will be placed on it saying, ” IN REMEMBRANCE OF MARGARET MADIGAN TO HONOR HER LIFE AND YOURS”. It is Father’s hope that people will take time to simply sit on it, rest and celebrate the beauty of God’s creation and wonder in the spirit of the moment.
REMEMBER THE SPOT!
Brian McGaughey constructed the monument that has been placed on top of the time capsule. It identifies the location of the capsule and the year it should be opened. It is located at the base of the flagpole which is in the exact same spot that the previous one was buried 25 years ago. This one will be opened in 50 years. Regrettably, I am not able to schedule that event for myself. But I will be there in spirit.