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Message from the Principal

April 25th, 2025|

Dear Families of Holy Name Catholic School,

I hope you are basking in the glow of Easter and mercy this week. Jesus is Risen! He is risen indeed. We have a number of beautiful things happening. Several students shadowed at the middle school and high school and I have toured a number of families. We still have places available in Kindergarten and Preschool. Thank you for sharing the good news of Holy Name with prospective families.

We had students and newly registered students enter into the fullness of the Catholic Church last weekend. We welcome you and are so grateful you can celebrate the sacraments. We all need food for the journey and the sacraments sustain us.

Our Science Olympiad team heads to Michigan State on Friday and Saturday. The middle students were one of the top 4 teams in the UP. Thank you to Mrs. Hadel and the wonderful parent volunteers who have been helping coordinate this effort. We wish them many blessings and please pray for their safety.

There are quite a few field trips and other activities coming up. We really want everyone to be able to participate. To ensure the safety of everyone, the diocese requires all people working with or around children to take the Virtus training. It takes an hour or so and it is done online. I would like to thank all of you that have taken care of it already. We take the safety of our students seriously. Please encourage grandparents and other special people in your lives to do the Virtus training as soon as possible.

Spring Fling is one week away. Please consider asking your friends, family, and neighbors to join us for this event. This fun event is an important fundraising event. It is also a great opportunity to continue to build community and forge new friendships. There are volunteer opportunities available and many hands make light work. Please contact Tony Derkos to find out more.

Big news is coming at the weekend Masses. You will get a sneak peek when you go and we will be formally announcing it on Monday.

Happy Divine Mercy!

Nathan Vande Hey – Principal

News

Upcoming dates to note…

January 13th, 2023|

There are a few things coming up that we just want to make sure are on your calendar…

  • Monday, January 16th is a full day of school for Holy Name and it is a Parent Transport day
  • Wednesday, January 18th, Thursday, January 19th, and Friday, January 20th are half days of school and bussing will be available. The will not be after school care on half days. Dismissal is 12:30pm The office will close at 1:00pm those days
  • Catholic Schools week will be January 29th-Feb4th. The talent show will be on Wednesday afternoon and Market day will be Thursday after Mass.

As a reminder, you can sync the Holy Name calendar to your phone and all current events/information will be at your fingertips! Click on our website www.holynamecrusaders.com and scroll down to calendar, click on the Subscribe button and choose the calendar you wish to sync it to. This Google calendar is different than the one that simply indicates the days off. The Holy Name calendar will be updated as events come up, so we encourage you to keep connected!

Substitute Positions available

January 13th, 2023|

There are a few positions that we are looking at expanding the substitute list.

We would like substitutes for lunch and recess. This would be inside or outside and the timeframe would be 11:00-1:00.

We would like substitutes for aid positions. As an aid, you would simply be assisting the main teacher with the students in different capacities, The hours vary greatly on this as there are many different aid schedules.

We are looking for a substitute janitor. As a substitute, the task list would be more brief than the full job description, but here is the full job description to give an idea of what that may look like…

Responsibilities
The general maintenance responsibilities intertwine and overlap with those of the maintenance manager and
are not exclusive to one position or the other. These responsibilities include but are not limited to:
 Models Christian faith and values
 Daily general cleaning in the classrooms, offices, and public areas (bathrooms, library, chapel, gym,
locker rooms, foyers, etc) as outlined in the expectations
 Set up for weekly Mass and special programs as needed
 Maintain custodial equipment
 Report repairs as needed to maintenance manager
 Assist in planning and implementing vacation time cleaning and maintenance projects
 Stripping and waxing the floors
 Snow removal in the late afternoon/evening as needed
 May assist on projects outside of building as requested by maintenance manager and/or principal
Minimum Qualifications
 Possess good organizational skills
 Be self-motivated, patient, and acceptable to changes in the workplace
 Must be in adequate health and physical condition to handle heavy manual tasks including lifting up to
80 pounds and ability to climb ladders
 Must complete VIRTUS Protecting God’s Children workshop within 60 days of hire
 Before hiring, must be able to be fingerprinted and pass a background check
 Possess a valid driver’s license

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Expectations
• To maintain absolute confidentiality of personal and confidential information in recognition of the privacy of
others, including fellow employees, students, volunteers, and others, at all times, and in both professional
and social situations
• To conduct oneself with dignity and respect for fellow employees, students, volunteers, and others, as more
fully described in Non-contracted Employees of Personnel Policies Index, section 4220
• To punch in and out for work shift using the time clock; failure to punch in or out will result in not being paid
for the shift for which the punched time was missed

All of these substitute positions are hourly rate. If you are interested and want to be limited to only be available certain day or hours, we can work with that. Feel free to reach out by calling the office at 906-786-7550 or by email at office@holynamecrusaders.com

Talent Show

January 6th, 2023|

Wednesday, February 1st  will be the Talent Show as part of Catholic Schools Week.

You can sign up in the office or simply print off the form below and hand it in to the office. It will be wonderful to see all of the talents of our students at              Holy Name Catholic School!

Talent show sign-up 2023

Parent Transport days and Christmas Break

December 16th, 2022|

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (December 19, 20, 21) are parent transport days-no busing available.

Christmas Break starts on Thursday, December 22nd and kids will return to school on Tuesday, January 3rd.