A Few “Brief” Notes from the Principal

Hello Crusader Families!

This has been a very busy week as the teachers have been putting in a lot of extra work and hours as they prepared for and held Parent Teacher Conferences.  It was really nice seeing so many parents in the hallways last night and throughout the week as you took the extra time out of your busy schedules to meet with your child’s teacher(s).  The collaboration between home and school is so important in a student’s success.

On Monday we celebrated All Soul’s Day and Bishop Doerfler’s birthday.  Father Rob continued those prayers at the All School Mass as he gave a beautiful homily on the souls in purgatory and how important it is for us to pray for them.  This busy week is wrapping up with half days as the teachers finish some last minute conferences.  We adjusted the middle and high school schedules so that everyone would get to all of their classes on one of the two half days.

Next Monday we are welcoming Mrs. Jody Johnston to the Holy Name family as our new Kitchen Assistant!  Mrs. Johnston will also be supervising the playground as one of the two afternoon recess supervisors for our Elementary afternoon recess.  We’re very excited to have her join us in the kitchen as well as on the playground as this will lessen the duties on the teachers and allow them to have more one-on-one time with the students.

We certainly kicked off the 2nd Quarter this week with some rainy weather.  I hope that it clears up and you’re all able to enjoy a nice weekend.

God bless,

Mrs. Brief 😀

A “Viau” from the Headmaster

Happy Friday, Crusader Family!

The first quarter is wrapped up and parent teacher conferences went great! I am so proud of our students. They have worked so very hard this first quarter and I have seen such growth in all of them.

A huge thank you to all of you that were able to help out at the All Saints Festival. Our students did a great job representing the high school in the concession area and in portraying Living Saints. Nice job, everyone!

Next week, November 10, 2026 is our Taco Tuesday dinner! Dinner will be served from 5:00-7:00 p.m. A Sign Up Genius link went out this week and we could still use some help so please sign up soon. I’ve been told that this menu is going to be amazing. Remember that this event is open to the public so please spread the word and invite friends and family!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

God bless,

Mrs. Viau

A Few “Brief” Notes from the Principal

Hello Crusader Families!

Everyday in the life of a school is interesting and unique.  With a full moon and Halloween, this week proved to be exactly that.  This morning the halls were filled with precious little ghosts and goblins as the Preschoolers and Kindergarten students paraded through in their Halloween costumes.  They always bring a smile to everyone’s face, but they were especially adorable dressed in their costumes.

Today we are blessed with a visit from our Seminarian, William Heller.  It’s so good to see him again.  During this visit, William is playing Latin games and giving a presentation on the life of a seminarian to the middle school students.  He’s also reading stories and joining in Halloween activities with the elementary students.  No matter what William has planned for us, he always brings such joy and happiness to Holy Name.  His beautiful smile and positive attitude is contagious and such a blessing.  Please keep him in your prayers as he continues his journey through the seminary.

This week the students participated in some pre All Saints Day Festival activities by making guesses on the Saint’s guessing jars.  Yesterday after Mass, Mrs. LaMarche awarded several lucky winners with candy jars for making close guesses.  A huge thank you to Mrs. LaMarche and Home & School for all the extra time and effort they are putting into planning a successful All Saints Festival!  Please join us at the festival on Sunday from 3-6:30pm for family fun, games, and fellowship.  Mrs. LaMarche is still in need of volunteers, so if you’re looking for ways to help, please sign up by using this link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44A4AE23A2FFCF8-66926231-allsaints  or reach out to Mrs. LaMarche at vlamarche@holynamecrusaders.com.

Next Thursday and Friday, November 5th and 6th, we have half days for Parent Teacher Conferences.  Due to the half days, we are going to run the schedule below so that our middle and high school students receive all of their classes.  If you haven’t scheduled a time to meet with your child’s teacher(s) yet, please do so soon as their available time slots are filling up.  Dismissal on Thursday and Friday will be at 12:30pm for both buildings.

Thursday – November 5th

• 7:45-8:35am – 0 Hour for HS
• 7:45-8:15am – Multi (Dismiss MS at 8:10am and Elementary at 8:15am as usual)
• 8:15-8:45am – MS Homeroom as usual
• 8:45 – Mass as usual
• 9:40 (or when Mass is over) – 10:20am – 2nd Hour
• 10:25-11:05am – 3rd Hour
• 11:10am-12:00pm – 4th Hour
• 12-12:25pm – MS/HS Lunch
• 12:30 – Dismissal

Friday – November 6th

• 7:45-8:45am – Convo and Mass for HS
• 7:45-8:15am – Multi (Dismiss MS at 8:10am and Elementary at 8:15am as usual)
• 8:15-8:30am – MS Homeroom as usual
• 8:30-8:45am – Convo as usual
• 8:45-9:45 – 5th Hour
• 9:50-10:50 – 6th Hour
• 10:55 – 11:55 – 7th Hour
• 12-12:25 – MS/HS Lunch
• 12:30 – Dismissal

In closing, we prayed our final rosary for the month of the rosary this week for all of our benefactors, donors, and supporters of Holy Name Catholic School.  We are so blessed and grateful to have such amazing and generous supporters here at Holy Name.  We can not thank you enough for keeping us moving forward with your financial donations, donations of time and talent, or simply your prayers.  Thank you for supporting us in providing our youth with a Classical, Catholic education in the past, the present, and the future.

With the time change happening this weekend, it will be interesting to see what unique things next week will bring us.  Have a wonderful weekend filled with Halloween and All Saints activities!

God bless,

Mrs. Brief 😀

A “Viau” from the Headmaster

Happy Friday, Crusader Family!

This week, our juniors and seniors took the SAT and the CLT (Classical Learning Test). Scores will be released to them within two weeks. Freshmen and sophomores will take these in the spring.

We had a visit from the admissions representative at St. Norbert college this week. The students kept him busy with good questions; it was very informative!

Parent/teacher conferences are next week. I sent out a sign up link to all middle and high school parents to reserve a time slot. Please fill that in as soon as possible so that teachers can plan accordingly for who they will be seeing.

The All Saints Festival is this Sunday, November 1, from 3:00-6:30. Some of our high school students will be dressed as Saints, offering a glimpse into the life of each one they are representing. The rest of us will be in the multipurpose room handling food and the bake sale! (We are still in need of items if anyone would like to donate!).

We hope to see you all there!

An email went out yesterday about the March for Life trip coming up in January. Please register your student as soon as possible using the information in the email and reach out to me if you have any questions!

I hope your weekend is full of more treats than tricks! Remember to set your clocks back!

Have a great weekend, everyone!

God bless,

Mrs. Viau