February 2026

A Brief Viau

A Few “Brief” Notes from the Principal Hello Crusader Families! This Valentines week was short, fast, and full of fun.  It was exciting to see all the kids coming around with treats and Valentines. I was recently able to read aloud to the PreK4, 1st Grade, and 2nd Grade classes during Library and I enjoyed [...]

A Brief Viau

A Few “Brief” Notes from the Principal Hello Crusader Families! I am so excited that so many of you took advantage of the Catholic Schools Week Enrollment opportunity to register for only $25!  72% of our current Holy Name population re-enrolled for the 26-27 school year in just one week!!  If you forgot, no worries!  [...]

January 2026

The Brief Viau

A Few “Brief” Notes from the Principal Hello Crusader Families! This Catholic Schools Week was full of Faith, Fun, and Family!  We kicked it off with an amazing K9 Unit Demonstration from the Escanaba Public Safety K9 Team and four of their K9 Officers as we celebrated our Community.  On Tuesday the students dressed up [...]

The Brief Viau

A Few “Brief” Notes from the Principal Hello Crusader Families! We have had a very short week with the holiday on Monday and the severe weather days Tuesday and today, but it was still a fabulous week, as always, at Holy Name. Next week is Catholic Schools Week and we have many fun activities planned [...]

A Brief Viau

A Few “Brief” Notes from the Principal Hello Crusader Families! It’s hard to believe, but today marks the end of the First Semester!  Many of our older students were busy focusing, studying, and taking their midterm exams this week.  Report cards will be coming home on Wednesday, January 21st, so please watch for those and [...]

The Brief Viau

A Few “Brief” Notes from the Principal: Happy New Year, Crusader Families! It was great to see all the students and staff back in the hallways and classrooms again this week, even though we missed two days due to inclement weather.  We are all looking forward to getting back into a regular routine.  Next week we [...]

December 2025

The Brief Viau

A Few “Brief” Notes from the Principal Hello Crusader Families! This week was filled with Advent wonder and Christmas cheer, to say the least!  We had the Knights of Columbus visit during Convocation this week to announce the first and second place winners for the Keep Christ in Christmas poster contest.  Congratulations to Claire, Margaret, [...]

The Brief Viau

A Few “Brief” Notes from the Principal Hello Crusader Families! We started this week out with a beautiful Immaculate Conception Holy Day Mass said by Father Rob on Monday.  Thank you, Father Rob, for providing our students and staff with such a beautiful Mass.  The week continued with a fabulous Christmas Program from our PreSchool [...]

A Brief Viau

A Few “Brief” Notes from the Principal: Hello Crusader Families! Monday marked the end of the TV6 Can-a-Thon and I am so proud of our students!  All together, they brought in an impressive 7,738 items!  The 8th Grade won the contest with 2,146 items, so they will enjoy a pizza, pop, and ice cream party [...]

November 2025

A Brief Viau

A Few “Brief” Notes from the Principal: Hello Crusader Families! What a fun, blessed two days we had at Holy Name Catholic School! Ms. Connie prepared a beautiful and delicious Thanksgiving meal for the students and staff today. The halls smelled delicious from the moment you walked in this morning. We are very grateful for [...]