A Few “Brief” Notes from the Principal

Hello Crusader Families!

May is such a busy time of year with many exciting end-of-the-year events happening.  Each day is passing by more quickly than the last and the final day of school will be here before we know it.  I was able to visit many classrooms this week at the Grade School, and even though the end of the year is near, there is still a lot of learning happening in our classrooms.  I am so impressed with the wonderful teachers that we have as well as the dedicated students we are blessed to have.  I heard some beautiful prayers being recited in the 3rd grade, saw the 4th graders learning about the Beatitudes, watched as the 1st and 2nd graders engaged in SuperKids Reading lessons, smiled all the while the Kindergarteners learned about the Life Cycle of a Butterfly, and watched in awe as middle school students diagrammed sentences and learned about Jesus.  Classical Education was on display at its finest this week!

In addition, this week was Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week!  We are so blessed to have such amazing and dedicated teachers and staff members at Holy Name Catholic School.  While Mrs. Viau and I attempted to show our appreciation this week, we can never fully express how appreciative we are to our teachers and staff.  They are such a fantastic and talented group of educators and we are beyond blessed to have a team of rock stars!

Next week is another busy one with Spring Choir and Band Concerts, Middle and High School Track meets (which both teams have been doing absolutely incredible!!), field trips, Senior Mass and Alumni Day, and the Seniors last day of school!  Hopefully you’ll be able to join us in some of these exciting events as we come together to celebrate a wonderful school year.

Enjoy your weekend and Happy Mother’s Day to all the Holy Name mothers.  Mother Mary, please pray for all the mothers and Saint Thomas Aquinas, please pray for our teachers and staff.

God bless,

Mrs. Brief 😀

A “Viau” from the Headmaster

Hello Crusader Family!

We started our week with the Crusader Yard Cleanup! The entire school took part in cleaning up the yard of Mrs. St. Peter, who was the highest bidder for this cleanup at the Spring Fling. They all worked so hard and she was grateful for help. I’m so glad this tradition was started a few years ago.

On Tuesday night, our senior scholarship dinner was held. Each of the seven graduating seniors took time to get to know the benefactors that were in attendance and gave beautiful speeches about their time at Holy Name High School. To say I am proud of this class is an understatement. They spoke so eloquently about what it means to be a student at Holy Name High School and what they have learned, not only academically but also spiritually and emotionally. Each of them made a lasting impression on the benefactors and I heard over and over again about how much they enjoyed hearing from them. Scholarships will be awarded at our high school awards night on May 21.

One quick note–when I listed all of the things coming up this month in last week’s Brief Viau, I accidentally left off the very exciting Kindergarten Graduation! This will be held on Friday, May 22 at 10:00 a.m.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

God Bless,

Mrs. Viau