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WCS Enrollment for Returning Students in 2017-2018 The school office is in the process of planning for next school year. Please fill out the enrollment form in today’s newsletter for any current students returning to Westside Catholic School for the 2017-2018 school year. This will allow for us to set up financial structures for each family based on School Choice guidelines, parish assistance and additional financial aid. Your prompt response will be very helpful. Please return this form by Friday, March 23, 2018. You may contact the school office if you have any questions. E-Learning Day WCS will be utilizing two virtual make-up days this year. These dates are: • Saturday, March 17, 2018 • Saturday, April 7, 2018
On the first virtual day, all virtual work will be due on Wednesday, March 21st at the start of the school day. Please ensure that everything is turned in at this time in order for your student to be marked as present. An email will be sent home with all virtual work on Friday, March 16, and will also be posted on our school website. The computer lab at St. Boniface Campus will be open on Monday, March 19th and Tuesday, March 20th for anyone needing internet access. Please contact Mrs. Carter if you have additional questions.
Happy National School Social Work Week Mrs. Devonshire! This is National Social Work Week! Youth First Social Workers address the complex needs young people face on a daily basis. Research shows that one in five young people cope with a mental illness. At Youth First, the importance of the school based social work cannot be overstated. Thank you Mrs. Devonshire for all your do for our students and families at Westside Catholic School.
GRANDPARENT’S DAY SCHEDULE
ST. BONIFACE: Tuesday, March 13, 2018
ST. AGNES: Thursday, March 15, 2018
SACRED HEART: Friday, April 6, 2018
REMINDER: SCHOOL WILL BE IN SESSION APRIL 2nd and APRIL 20th
Edition 3.9.18 Paw Prints Westside Catholic School
Good Luck WCS Archery Team Heading to State! Congratulations to the WCS Elementary and Middle School Archery Teams on qualifying at the state level of competition being held Saturday, March 10, in Indianapolis. That is quite an accomplishment for the second year in a row. Coaches Jason Allen, Jacob Mayer, Kevin Farmer, Mike Conkling, Ryan Kirsch and Mike Sanders have worked diligently alongside the team members that include:
Maddie Hinman Alissa Sanders Isaac Mayer Matthew Cox Tyler Schiff Belle Farmer Amelia Cox Mason Hinman Miaka Conkling Edward Cox Madelyn Hayden CJ Bellew Parker Lewis Luke Mayer Tyler Broyles Nate Keplinger Gunner Kirsch Addison Whitfield Brady Schiff Ashlynn St. Pierre Nathan Koressel Eleana Winters Abbie Keplinger Kaden Farmer Ethan Keplinger Aleria Taylor Kristen Banks Cecilia Gries Anitra Taylor Madelyn Cutrell Austin Langston Amber St. Pierre Austin Allen Logan Bettag Emma Farmer
State Geography Bee Ethan Stolz, WCS seventh grader, has been notified by the National Geographic Society that he is one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2018 Indiana National Geographic State Bee. The contest will be held at IUPUI Lecture Hall in Indianapolis on Friday, April 6, 2018. Good luck, Ethan!
Box Tops for Education
Congratulations to Mrs. Spillman’s kindergarten class and Miss Kelley’s sixth grade class for winning the second semester Box Tops collection competition among classrooms! They will be having a movie party with Mrs. Carter! A BIG thank you to Jennifer Braun for organizing this PTO event and a BIG thank you to everyone that saves and clips Box Tops for our school. We collected a ton of box top labels earning our school $430.00!
I Met My AR Goal! Congratulations to the following students who met their AR goal, as of Thursday evening, for the third nine weeks! Way to go Bobcats!
• Makayla Allen – Grade 6 • Kristen Banks – Grade 6 • Duncan Baumgart – Grade 7 • CJ Bellew – Grade 7 • Jaida Benke – Grade 2 • Logan Bettag – Grade 5 • Elise Braun – Grade 3 • Olivia Braun – Grade 6 • Kirsten Butler Grade 4 • Anthony Canada – Grade 3 • Julia Commens – Grade 3 • Lora Commens – Grade 5 • Amelia Cox – Grade 4 • Halle Dickerson – Grade 4 • Kynzie Embry – Grade 5 • Belle Farmer – Grade 7 • Emma Farmer – Grade 7 • Ceci Gries – Grade 5 • Draven Hamilton – Grade 3 • Madelyn Hayden – Grade 6 • Jack Helfrich – Grade 6 • Layla Helfrich – Grade 4 • Madyson Hinkel – Grade 4 • Madeleine Hinman – Grade 4 • Mason Hinman – Grade 6 • Kynna Hobgood – Grade 4 • Connor Hoon – Grade 2 • Abigail Keplinger – Grade 6 • Ethan Keplinger – Grade 6 • Nate Keplinger – Grade 4 • Logan Kinswa – Grade 6 • Gunner Kirsch – Grade 6 • Nathan Koressel – Grade 8 • Levi Maasberg – Grade 6 • Brenna Marren – Grade 2 • Luke Mayer – Grade 6 • Madelan Mayer – Grade 3 • Ethan Money – Grade 7 • Corinna Myers – Grade 5
• Landen Niemeier – Grade 3 • Dylan Norman – Grade 7 • Abigail Pfafflin – Grade 2 • Joey Pierre – Grade 7 • Ben Reidford – Grade 2 • Logan Roedel – Grade 8 • Austin Ross – Grade 8 • Alissa Sanders – Grade 6 • Landen Sanford – Grade 5 • Logan Sanford – Grade 3 • Tyler Schiff – Grade 6 • Anna Schneider – Grade 2 • Ryder Schultz – Grade 3 • Z’Aryn Smith – Grade 2 • Zayon Smith – Grade 6 • Ashlynn St. Pierre – Grade 6 • Cole Stevens – Grade 5 • Ethan Stevens – Grade 7 • Jakeb Stevens – Grade 5 • Ethan Stolz – Grade 7 • Evan Stolz – Grade 3 • Aleria Taylor – Grade 5 • Anitra Taylor – Grade 7 • Emmalyn Townsend – Grade 2 • Ally Vadbunker – Grade 5 • Lila Vollman – Grade 2 • Alma Wichman – Grade 4 • Eleana Winters – Grade 5 • Rudy Zenthoefer – Grade 4
WCS Book Fair Information
Volunteer at our Book Fair — a celebration of reading with hundreds of fun, engaging, and affordable books for kids to discover!
Below are the dates and times that we can use your help:
Friday, March 9th - Set-up 7:30-10am
Monday, March 12th - 12-2pm
Tuesday, March 13th - 12-2pm
Wednesday, March 14th - 7-8:30am (Students must be dropped off at SAC or ride 7am bus from SBC to SAC to tour book fair. Miss Jenny will bring everyone back to SBC when they are done. )
Thursday, March 15th - Grandparents’ Day 8-10am
We would like to have at least two people for Monday and Tuesday and at least four people for Wednesday and Thursday. We appreciate any amount of time you can give! We are so grateful for your support!
To sign up text, email or call Kiersten Stolz @812-449-7173 or [email protected]
St. Patrick’s Day Shirts – Friday, March 16 Students may wear a St. Patrick’s Day or green top with their uniform bottoms to school on Friday, March 17. PTO Flower Fundraiser PTO Flower Fundraiser forms were sent out earlier this week. Lori Pierre needs volunteers on Thursday, April 19 starting at 12:00 (noon) to help sort the flower orders. Please call her at 812-204-3445 if you are able to help.
Looking Ahead
Do you have news to share, parent information, sports information, or a shout out for outstanding achievements? If so, please submit your information to Danielle Carter by noon on Wednesdays.
Mission Statement
Westside Catholic is dedicated to instilling the Catholic Tradition as its first priority. The community of the Westside Catholic School system assists learners to develop academically, socially, morally, spiritually and physically in a safe and caring environment.
Thus, all are empowered to perform effectively as citizens in their communities.
March 12-16 IREAD Gr. 3 13 Grandparents Day @ SBC – 8am 14 Grades 4-8 traveling to SAC for Book Fair 12:00 Penance Service @ SAC
5:00pm School Board 15 Grandparents Day @ SAC – 8am
RMH – Gr. 8 16 Report Cards Issued
Philharmonic Youth Concert – Gr. 4/5 Stations of the Cross – SBC – 7:30am Stations of the Cross – SAC – 1:35pm St. Patrick’s Day Shirts w/ Uniform Pants
17 E-Learning Day 20 1:30pm Band Performance 4/5 21 Passion Play – Gr. 5: 12:30pm (Gr.K-3 bused from
SAC) Student Council Service Project 1:00pm
23 DARE Field Trip – Gr. 5 Stations of the Cross – SBC – 7:30am Stations of the Cross – SAC – 1:35pm
25 Palm Sunday 26-30 Spring Break 29 Holy Thursday – No events after 6:00pm through
Easter Sunday due to triduum policy. 30 Good Friday
Follow WCS on Social Media!
Facebook: Westside Catholic School Evansville Instagram/Twitter: @wcsbobcats
Snapchat: @wcsbobcatpride
April 1 Easter Sunday 2 SCHOOL WILL BE IN SESSION
Flower Fundraiser Order Forms Due 6 Free Dress
State Geography Bee @ Indy – Ethan Stolz Grandparent’s Day @ SHC
7/8 Dance @ Resurrection RMH – 1st Grade
7 5:30pm Daddy/Daughter Dance @ SBC 5:30pm MEO Tri-State IDOL @ St. Vincent’s Manor
E-Learning Day 11 6:00pm PTO Meeting @ SAC 7:00pm School Board Meeting @ SAC 12 9:30am and 6:30pm – 8th Grade Play 13 3rd Grade Field Trip to Berry Global 14 Alan Mesker Night 15-May 4 ISTEP Part 2 Window 16 Spring Pictures @ All Campuses 17 Spring Pictures @ SHC 18 4th Grade Field Trip to New Harmony 20 7th/8th Grade Field Trip to Ferdinand, IN
SCHOOL WILL BE IN SESSION 21 7/8 Dance @ Corpus Christi 23 Class Pictures @ All Campuses 24 Class Pictures @ SHC 25 1st Grade Field Trip to Azzip Pizza 27 Rosary @ SBC, SAC 2:30pm 1st Communion Retreat @ SBC
2018 “On Their Feet” Fundraiser
The Westside Catholic Student Council invites you to help the homeless get On their Feet and Off the Street in our community. The money raised will benefit Aurora of Evansville.
Who: K-8th Grade Students at Westside Catholic School Elementary and Jr. High.
What: Students may bring in donations that will be collected by the Student Council. The top 3 fundraising classes will get a chance to “embarrass” the teacher of their choice. Additional prizes will be given to the top fundraising student.
When: Donations will be collected from Tuesday, March 6 - Tuesday March 20th. Winners will be announced at the On Their Feet event on March 21st.
Where: The On Their Feet Event will take place following the 5th grade Passion Play on Wednesday, March 21st in the St. Boniface Gym @ approximately 1:00 p.m.
Why: Aurora depends on the donations of individuals, groups, and corporations to continue its mission to prevent and end homelessness and ensure that every man, woman, and child have a place to call home.
