Photo by Grace Kirchner LIONS IN ACTION: Amy Kersten holds her daughter, Randi, as Clintonville Lions Club member Lowell Easley administers an eye screening test Saturday at the Fun Fair at St. Martin Lutheran School. The Lions Club provided free eye screenings at the event.
St. Paul Lutheran School
The numbers are in! Thanks to organizer Jesse Rose Schultz, St. Paul’s 2015 Jump Rope/Hoops for Heart raised $2,350 for the American Heart Association.
St. Paul students will also help raise funds for the American Cancer Society’s upcoming Relay for Life in Shawano. Team Faith is headed by cancer survivor and seventh-grade teacher Peggy Buchholz. Students and teachers will be able to wear a hat at school the week before the relay, March 23-March 27, for a $1 donation each day. If you would like to donate to Team Faith, checks can be made out to the American Cancer Society and dropped off at the school office in care of Peggy Buchholz.
Students in grades 5-8 are putting the finishing touches on their science fair projects! Projects will be on display for the PTL meeting March 30.
St. Paul Lutheran School is accepting enrollment for all grades, 3-year-old preschool through eighth grade, for the 2015-16 school year. For more information or an enrollment form, call the school office at 715-758-8532.
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Based on discussions during the development of our school’s three-year plan, the annual eighth-grade trip will change. Beginning this year, the trip will be a service/mission trip. We are also making plans to include team building and sightseeing within the trip. We are very excited to be offering this opportunity to our eighth-graders before they graduate. There will be an informational meeting at 5 p.m. Friday, and all eighth-grade families are asked to attend with their child. Trip details and fundraising information will be shared.
Ask and you shall receive. Have you ever lost something and asked God or maybe St. Anthony to help you locate it? Were you able to find it? Sometimes we have to be patient and wait. Father Luke Ferris shared a fish story today with us. One day as James was fishing with his father, he found a pocket knife, but while helping his dad pull in a 6-pound rainbow trout, he lost the knife. He asked St. Anthony to help him find it with no luck. While cleaning the fish, the knife was found. The fish had swallowed it!
Our Home and School Association is sponsoring a family Lenten Scavenger Hunt. The original information stated that the registration closed on March 12, but we have extended the deadline. Please return your registration form or notify the school office by Friday to receive a copy of the rules and instructions. There will be some great prizes. First place is a $250 gift card; second place, four passes to Tundra Lodge Waterpark; third place, a family bowling package from Lakeshore Lanes. This appears to be a great way to hunt your way through the activities going on in our parish this Lenten season.
We had several families join us Wednesday morning for our Winter Walk to School Day. We thank God for the beautiful winter weather.
Each Thursday at 10:30 a.m. we have an opportunity for all children to come to the Sacred Heart Catholic School library for storytime. This activity is offered free of charge and is open to all.
Our development director, Autumn Gee, is looking for more participants in the Community Talent Show. The show is scheduled for April 29. Your talent could be as an individual or as a group. We all have God-given talents. Please consider sharing yours with others in our community. A sign-up sheet is available in the school office.
St. James Lutheran School
They’re going out to eat! Congratulations to Aidan Miesbauer (4) and to Elijah Passehl (2) who have completed their Accelerated Reader goals and were recognized in this week’s chapel service. Also, congratulations to Lily Felckowski, who has completed her AR goal for the second time this year. Way to keep reading, Lily. Looks like there will be six going out to eat at Pizza Hut with Principal Susan Longmire. Always a lot of fun.
Bonduel Elementary School
The competition is heating up as the fifth grade is again participating in the National Inspirer program, which connects reading maps with learning about the different resources that each state produces. The students from each class are broken up into groups of seven. They compete against each other and the other class in order to win the traveling trophy. Our teams this year are extremely close in talent. For example, in the first three weeks we have had three different teams win. It has been truly fun and exciting to watch our students help each other and compete while learning a vital part of our social studies curriculum at the same time.
Gresham Community School
We hosted a family game night on March 10. A parent who attended said, “The kids got to meet Fang, the Timber Rattlers mascot, and received an autograph and a picture. They provided pizza that was sponsored by the 21st Century grant. We then went into the library and played games that Gnome Games from Green Bay brought. At the end they gave out prizes. We all had a great and fun time!”
On Wednesday, Quiz Bowl had a meet in Marion. The B-Team lost, 109-104. The A-Team lost.
The Pennies for Patients fundraiser continued throughout the week. Also, the junior class had a fundraiser for prom. They sold phone passes for $2.
On Thursday, everyone wore green to support lymphoma.
Also, at 7 p.m. the drama club presented its musical, “Honk.” SoHappy Davids said, “The musical was very good, and you can tell the kids worked really hard!”
On Friday, students attended the teen summit at the Menominee Casino. The students learned about substance abuse, gang prevention, dating violence and suicide awareness. The students said it was a great program, and they learned a lot.
At the FFA banquet on Monday, awards were presented to recognize members’ accomplishments. Also, the baseball and softball seasons started.