A Few “Brief” Notes from the Principal

Hello Crusader Families!

It’s hard to believe, but the last week of October is nearly upon us.  It has been a very productive week for us at Holy Name.  This week we found a new Receptionist, Mrs. Nichole Buschell!  Mrs. Nikki is already fitting in well and learning the ropes.  She will be in the office with Mrs. Maddi five days a week from 8:30am-2:30pm, except from 11:30am-12pm when she’s delivering lunch to the High School, and from 12-1pm when she’ll be outside for lunch recess with the students.  Be sure to stop in soon to say hi and introduce yourself to Mrs. Nikki!

We also recently hired Mr. Jason Hadel as our new full time custodian!  Mr. Jason has been a substitute custodian for a couple of months, but the opportunity recently came about for him to join us as a member of our Holy Name team and family.  Mr. Jason does a great job keeping Holy Name looking clean and fresh, he’s always got a smile on his face, and the students really enjoy him.

While the students have today off from school, the teachers and administrators are attending a Diocesan wide teacher training at Saint Louis the King in Harvey.  Our teachers do a fantastic job of keeping up on all of the new classical education tools and resources, and we’re blessed to have the Diocese support us in providing Classical Catholic Education training.

The last day of the First Quarter is next Friday, October 30th.  For the First Quarter, report cards will either be coming home before Parent Teacher Conferences or will be handed out at Parent Teacher Conferences per the teacher’s discretion.  The following quarters’ report cards will come home at the same time, however some teachers prefer to have parents look at the report card before their conference and some prefer to go over it with the parents at the conference.  Your child’s teacher will be in touch regarding conference dates and times as well as when they will be giving out report cards.  As always, you can keep up to date with your child’s grades, attendance, lunch balance, and more on FACTS.

This week we prayed the rosary for all of the students and staff at Holy Name with broken limbs or a sickness.  It’s such a great feeling when the students come up with such kind thoughts on who to pray the rosary for.  Next week will be the last week we pray the rosary daily for the month of the rosary, however it’s been such a great hit and blessing, that we may continue to pray the rosary together at least monthly.

I pray that our students and their families enjoy the long weekend!

God bless,

Mrs. Brief 😀

A “Viau” from the Headmaster

Happy Friday, Crusader Family!

The end of the quarter is winding down! All of the middle and high school families should have received an email from me yesterday with a sign up genius link for parent/teacher conferences. Please sign up soon to reserve your spot. If you didn’t get that email, please reach out so I can be sure you get the link. We’re looking forward to meeting with you!

November 1 is the All Saints Festival! The high school students and Student Life committee will be working the concessions, having a bake sale and caramel apple bar! We do need some volunteers for this so if you’re able, please reach out to let me know when you can help. High school students will be signing up next week at school. I also sent a sign up genius link for bake sale goods. We need a lot so please check out that sign up genius link. The All Saints festival is a great time! I hope to see many of our Holy Name family there!

Our High School Bowl team has their first match next Friday, October 30! They’ll be heading up to Marquette to compete against Marquette High School. Our team is coached by Mr. Ed McBroom and the student members are:

• Sophia Richardson-Captain
• Carl McBroom
• Ben Toennessen
• Henry Trottier
• Esther McBroom-alternate
• Hadley Sargent-alternate

Good luck, team! Go Crusaders!

Final reminder about testing next week! Seniors will be taking the SAT on Monday, Juniors will be taking the PSAT on Tuesday and Seniors and Juniors will be taking the CLT on Wednesday. Please encourage rest and a good breakfast before each of these tests.

Today, during our all school Mass, I was feeling exceptionally grateful. As I prayed during Holy Communion, I was reminded about what a blessing it is that we are able to share in such a wonderful gift together; the gift of Jesus. In a world that is noisy, and messy and sometimes full of negativity, Jesus is our hope and our constant. God is good!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

God bless,

Mrs. Viau