Feb 13 Student Council selling Pops for Valentines Day, 50 cents Feb 15 Gr. 8 Confirmation Retreat, 8 am Feb 16 Gr. 7/8 Girls Bball vs. St. Nicholas, 6 pm Feb 17 Gr. 5/6 Girls Bball @ St. Paul, 6 pm Feb 17 Gr. 7/8 Girls Bball vs Milan, 6 pm Feb 18 Gr. 1 All School Mass, Ash Wednesday Feb 18 Gr. 7 Fish Fry, 4–7:30 pm Feb 18 Kindergarten Open House, 5-7 pm Feb 19 Crochet Club Meeting During Lunch Feb 19 Gr. 5/6 Girls Bball vs St. Lawrence, 6 pm Feb 19 Gr. 7/8 Girls Bball @ St. Michael, 6 pm Feb 23 Gr. 7/8 Girls Bball @ Sunman Dearborn (A Team), 5:30 pm Feb 24 Gr. 7/8 Boys Bball Banquet in Cafeteria, 6 pm Feb 24 Gr. 5/6 Girls Bball @ Sunman Dearborn, 5:30 pm Feb 24 Gr. 7/8 Girls Bball vs South Dearborn, 6 pm Feb 25 Gr. 8 All School Mass Feb 26 Chess Club Meeting During Lunch Feb 26 Yearbook Meeting, 3:15-4 pm Feb 26 Gr. 5/6 Girls Bball @ Laurel, 5:30 pm Feb 27 Stations of the Cross, 2:15 pm Feb 28 Gr. 7/8 Girls Bball Tourney

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February 13 , 2015 Volume 7 , Issue 2

St. Louis Catholic School Newsletter

Calendar of Events

Principal Chad Moel ler 812 .934.3310

14-15 School Improvement Goals

All students will live and learn our Catholic Faith

All students will improve

math problem solving skills across the

curriculum

All students will improve written language across

the curriculum.

† Lessons for a Lifetime † Live for Jesus † Love Others † Learn

From the Secretaries’ Desk Did you know that our nurse, Vanda Laloge, is a full time staff member here at St. Louis School? She assists students with all sorts of needs. Over nineteen hundred students have been documented to have visited the nurse station so far this year. Many different records are kept up-to-date. She schedules and participates in all hearing and eye screening’s, makes sure various immunizations are available to everyone here at school, and keeps up with the latest school health information from the state and the National Association of School Nurses. Safety is also very important to our nurse. We have supplies prepared in backpacks for each teacher to carry with them daily and in the event of an emergency a list of items have been gathered. Please know that your children are very well taken care of. Feel free to contact Vanda regarding your student’s health needs, absences, and records at anytime. Including her on emails is helpful in many ways. vlaloge@st.louisschool.org

From the Principal’s Desk Stations of the Cross Dates are as follows:

February 27 – 2:15

March 2 – 8:10 March 11 – after the All School Mass

March 31 – 10:00

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CONGRATULATIONS TO ERIN BATTA, our school spelling bee winner, for moving on to the next round, which is the WCPO 9 On Your Side Region Spelling Bee! The Bee is on Saturday, February 21 in Cincinnati. Best of luck Erin from St. Louis School students and staff! GOOD LUCK TO THE 8TH GRADE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM! They won the Batesville Deanery last Sunday. They will represent the Batesville Deanery at Scecina High School on Sunday, February 15th. They play at 1 pm and if they win, again at 4 pm. Congratulations and Good Luck! SEND US YOUR SELFIES! Student selfies can be sent for use in the yearbook! The yearbook staff would like to have a page dedicated to selfies of SLS students! You can add them at the following link: Community.pictavo.com SPOTLIGHT ON TECHNOLOGY Miss Trenkamp doesn't just teach gym class. She also teaches 8th grade Econ. Her students have been using their iPads to create resumes and cover letters. They also have the benefit of having the internet at their fingertips, so that they may research what is needed in a good resume and cover letter. iPads are preparing our students for their future! PTO CORNER Please remember to turn in your order forms for the Flower Bulb sale today, Friday, Feb. 13. The Pizza Sale forms are due next Friday, Feb. 20. Thank you to all families for selling these products and supporting our school! Happy Valentines Day! We would like to say "Thank you!" to Marta Schebler and Jill Weber, as well as all the other Moms who volunteered in making the Valentines party on Wednesday a huge success! JUMP ROPE FOR HEART Thank you to all the students whom collected donations for the American Heart Association. As a school our goal was set for $250.00, but we beat this goal by 7 times that amount. St. Louis Catholic School raised $1,710.25 to give to the organization. The top 8 students will be getting a free Indiana Pacers tickets. They also are giving us 2 Indianapolis Indians tickets to give away. If you donated your name will go in a drawing for one of those tickets on Monday Feb 16. Top 8 1st Matthew Miller 2nd Margaret Wilson 3rd Ben Meyer 4th Steven Kestler 5th Roman Raab 6th Chelsea Robertson 7th Jensen Bright 8th Sadie Wachsmann Thanks again St. Louis for doing a wonderful job donating to such a great organization. FREE CYO CAMPERSHIP CYO Camp Rancho Framasa in Nashville, Indiana is once again giving a student at St. Louis School a free campership. The CYO camp is open to students aged 7 -19. Each camp is according to age. If you are interested, please sign up in the school office from February 9 through February 20. The lucky winner of this campership will be drawn and announced on Friday afternoon February 20.

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“UNDER THE SEA” FAMILY FUN EVENT at the Southeastern Indiana YMCA, Friday, February 13th from 6:30 – 8:00 pm. Let’s put a little Summer into your Winter and enjoy some family swim time. Free and Open to the Community. Limited Space Available. Please RSVP to the Y Member Service Desk by Thursday, February 12th by calling 812-934-6006. Parents with children age 5 and under must be in the water with them, and children between 6 & 8 years old must have a parent on the pool deck. THE 5TH ANNUAL BATESVILLE REGIONAL FINE ARTS FAIR THIS WEEKEND St. Louis student artwork will be featured at the 5th Annual Batesville Regional Fine Arts Fair this weekend at the RomWeber Marketplace. Friday night, February 13, is Preview Night. Admission is $10 at the door and includes a glass of wine and appetizers. Come meet the artists, see artist demonstrations and shop for Valentine’s Day gifts. St. Louis’s own art teacher, Hilary Carvitti, hand painted a serving tray as part of the art project for the Fair. The trays will be judged at Preview Night and the winning tray will be donated to RAA’s art auction. Preview Night benefits Rural Alliance for the Arts. The Fair continues, free to the public, Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday 11 am to 3 pm. RAA favorite, Don Edwards of Clayworks Pottery will be on hand in the craft corner to help you make a piece of pottery. Heart Art with Art 4 The Light artists and the chance to make a Valentine’s Day card are also featured in the craft center; just $5 per activity. Enjoy free horse drawn carriage rides courtesy of Vogt Farm. RomWeber Marketplace is located at 7 S. Eastern Avenue in Batesville. Details at www.romwebermarketplace.com. Sponsored by Ripley County Tourism Bureau. Come join the fun this weekend. VOLLEYBALL OPEN GYMS To all incoming 2015 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls, I am holding a volleyball open gym on the dates listed below. Even if you've never touched a volleyball, I'd encourage you to give it a try. These open gyms will be held in the Activity Center. Thank you! Coach Laudick Wednesday, February 18th 3:30-5:30 Wednesday, March 11th 3:30-5:30 (tentative, depends on basketball) Wednesday, April 8th 3:30-5:30 Thursday, April 30th 3:30 - 5:30 Wednesday, May 13th 3:30-5:30 Wednesday, June 17th 3:30 - 5:30 JR. HIGH YOUTH GROUP Jr. and Sr. High Youth Groups will be joining forces for the annual Snow Tubing at Perfect North on February 27th! Forms are available at the school office, parish office, or download from the parish website. This event is open to all 6-12 graders. Forms and money are due no later than Feb. 20th, However, space is limited on the buses, so please turn them in as soon as possible. GENERAL MILLS BOXTOPS CONTEST Thanks to everyone's efforts during the last contest, we recently received a check for $1,340.10 from General Mills! This is a great, EASY way to earn funds: since 2004, St Louis has earned $20,500 from General Mills Boxtops program! To collect the remaining half of our goal (or MORE!) of boxtops by the submission deadline, we are holding a contest for 2 weeks in February. The grade that submits the MOST boxtops will receive an Ice Cream Party. To assist with tallying boxtops submitted during the contest, a collection sheet is attached. Please have your child(ren) glue 25 boxtops to each sheet and return it with their name, grade, and homeroom teacher between now and Friday, Feb 20th. (Please ONLY tape or glue the BOXTOPS to the sheet. Bonus boxtops must be counted separately, do not attach to the submission sheets.) Any questions, contact Dawn Krekeler 812-593-5515. ALL YOUR FAVORITE PRINCESSES ARE COMING TO ST. LOUIS SCHOOL ON MARCH 1ST! This year, there are two magical opportunities to enjoy making crafts, getting your nails and makeup done, dancing, and getting your picture taken with royalty. Tickets are $10 and are available until sold out. Tickets can be purchased through any TriForce Mission Team member, at the Parish Office, at Joan's Tshirt Printing, or by calling Carrie at 933-1519. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

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SUPER SUNDAY BINGO – MARCH 8TH Thank you to all of the families that have returned their Super Sunday Bingo volunteer forms! Because of you, we have filled almost all first shift positions and have enough baked goods for the event. This is fantastic! Your timely response and generosity of time and baked goods is sincerely appreciated! For those of you that have not returned your form to let us know how you can help, we will be following up with you very soon. Please consider how you can help with this very important fundraiser and send us your response as soon as possible. Our follow-up will list areas where we still need help and if you have questions about any job listed, please get in touch with us and we will be glad to help you find a job that works for you. Please return your forms to school or email them to Julie Cox at dacox@etczone.com. Any questions can be directed to that same email address or you can call 934-4512. RAA YOUNG ARTIST SHOWCASE DANCE DEADLINE Do you love to dance? The RAA Young Artist Showcase dance division deadline to apply for judging is March 20th. Judging is open to 6th-12th grade students, and will take place in the BHS auditorium on Sunday May 3rd. For more information or to apply, please email Ashley Boyce at aboyce@batesville.k12.in.us ]aboyce@batesville.k12.in.us. YOUNG HOOSIER READING DEADLINE IS APRIL 17TH. CREATIVE CORNER Very exciting news! St Louis has had 4 designs drawn by 8th graders chosen by the Cincinnati Zoo and Save Local Waters to become the artwork featured on 4 rain barrels that will be available at the annual auction. The finished rain barrels will be on display from April 1-23 and the Benefit Auction will take place at the Cincinnati Zoo on April 23rd from 4:30-8pm during their Party for the Planet! http://cincinnatizoo.org/events/party-for-the-planet-an-earth-day-celebration/ SPORTS The St. Louis 5th grade Lady Cards beat St. Paul 11-7 on Monday night. All the girls played well and contributed to the win. The St. Louis School 6th grade girls basketball team lost on Thursday night and were defeated by Mount Carmel by a score of 27 to 12. The game was an away game and played at Mt. Carmel. The team was led in scoring by Pamela Meneses and Isabel Rennekamp with six points each. Abby Smith and Katie Karbowski played well and had numerous defensive contributions. Special thanks to three fifth graders who played during the sixth grade game and played very well: Chelsie Robertson, Naomi Thomas, and Olivia Raab. Last night the St. Louis 7th Grade Lady Cardinals fell to the North Decatur Lady Chargers 24-7. Points were provided by Sydney Schutte with 3, Grace Eckstein with 2, and GiGi Dreyer with 2. Rebounds were pulled down by Sydney Schutte, GiGi Dreyer, Grace Eckstein, Grace Laudick, Molly Wachsmann, and Mindy Eckstein. Good effort was made by all. St Louis 8th grade Lady Cardinals traveled across town to face the Batesville Bulldogs Monday night and were defeated by a final score of 23 to 17. St. Louis was solid on both ends of the floor in the first half, but came out flat in the second half, thanks to some adjustments made by the Bulldogs. Hanna Hurm led St. Louis in scoring with 9 points. Kate Burkhart & Harlee Masavage added 4 points each. The Lady Cardinals had great team defense that included Kate Poltrack, Avery Roell, Sara Preston & Hailey Mohr. The St. Louis 8th grade girls lost to North Decatur Thursday night by a final score of 42 to 17. Harlee Masavage led St. Louis in scoring with 10 points. Kate Burkhart followed with 3 points. Avery Roell & Hailey Mohr had 2 points each.

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BINGO Week 3 Floor/Bank: Ruth Moorman, Heather Masavage, Sam Wintz, John/Natasha Kellerman, Tommy Weberding, Martin Weiler, Barb Koester, Mike Gerstbauer, Justin Beckner, Jill Koch, Steve Harmeyer. Kitchen Workers: Jennifer Meer, Susan Gigrich, Lorraine Hampson, Alex Woolwine, Karen Eckstein, Gina Meadows. (Subs: Mary Jo Wuestefeld, Joe Meer, Todd Gigrich) Bakers: Carrie Wesseler, Beth Preston , Angela Price, Rhonda Stenger, Sarah Tekulve, Diana Sheets, Carrie Oppelt, Jennifer Steinkamp

WEEK OF FEB 16 THRU FEB 20

STUDENT VOLUNTEERS DAILY PRAYER- Mrs. Emsweller

Monday Blake Tonges, Spencer Macke, Ryan Reder

Tuesday Ava Allen, Olivia Raab, Lily Wonnell

Wednesday Kyle Salatin, Chelsea Robertson

Thursday Sophie Hirt, Elle Moorman, Shelby Weiler

Friday Abe Streator, Adam Laloge, Luke Wilson

CAFETERIA 1st Shift 2nd Shift Jacob Deutsch Cael Rahe Dominic Butz Will Pulskamp Adam Scott Matthew Miller Abe Peetz Volunteer ADULT VOLUNTEERS INSERVICE 3rd Monday Faith Batta

3rd Tuesday Dawn Krekeler

3rd Wednesday Beth Moorman

3rd Thursday Karen Kestler

3rd Friday Mindy Bunselmeier

LIBRARY 3rd Monday Julie Muller 3rd Tuesday Dawn Krekeler 3rd Wednesday

Autumn Hurm

3rd Thursday

Open

3rd Friday Melanie Hartwell CAFETERIA 3rd Monday 3rd Tuesday

Joan Weisenbach Anne Schelber

Helen Prickel Renee Abplanalp

Cynthia Decker Pauline Kuntz

Elaine Bentfield Jill Weber 3rd Wednesday 3rd Thursday

Mary Gehring Wende Lambert

Mary Lou Giesting Denise Hillenbrand

Kathleen Flaspohler Joe Meyer

OPEN Carla Austin 3rd Friday

Dawn Krekeler Amy Anderson

Cindy Wanstrath Lisa Hunter/ Kathy Mattucci

Going out on Valentine's Day and need someone to babysit? St. Louis 7th Grade School Choir is hosting a babysitting service on

February 14, 2015. What? A babysitting service Why? To raise money for the Batesville Crisis Pregnancy Hotline (a Pro-Life organization). Proceeds from this event will be donated to this non-profit organization. When? February 14, 2015 from 5-10 p.m. (your child can stay for any amount of time during these hours) Where? The Prickel Building- across the street from the rectory/priest house, next to the church parking lot Ages? 10 and under Fee? Free will donation per child for any amount of hours

Kid-Friendly Dinner Provided! We will serve macaroni and cheese, hot dogs, snacks, e.t.c.

We will address any allergy problems that your child may have and make sure that they will be in a safe, allergy-free

environment. Forms at back of Church, outside school office, and outside the

Parish Office. Forms due Thursday, February 12.

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St. Louis School

FREE WILL OFFERING

Proceeds go toward the Students’ 8th Grade Trip

MENU

7th Grade Fish Fry

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Ash Wednesday

4:00 pm - 7:30 pm

MASS TIMES: 8:10 AM 12:10 PM 6:00 PM

Fried or Baked Fish

Cheese Pizza

Baked Potato or Fries

Cole Slaw or Applesauce

Drink and Dessert

Carryout Available

Fried or Baked Fish

Cheese Pizza

Baked Potato or Fries

Cole Slaw or Applesauce

Drink and Dessert

Carryout Available

NAME

GRADE

TEACHER’S NAME

HOW MANY BOX TOPSCAN YOU CATCH?

Collect all the Box Tops !ying around yourhouse and earn cash for your school!

ST.  LOUIS  CATHOLIC  CHURCH  SNOW  TUBING  TRIP  TO  PERFECT  NORTH  SLOPES:  FOR  GRADES  6-­12    

ON  FRIDAY,  FEBRUARY  27,  2015  Meet  in  St.  Louis  School  Cafeteria  at  4:30  for  pizza.    Bus  will  leave  town  at  5:00  p.m.  and  return  at  9:00  p.m.  

 

COST: $20 per person (including adult chaperones) – Includes bus transportation, pizza                        

and  tubing  admission  fee    

This completed form, the attached waiver, and money needs to be turned in by February 20, 2014 to the St. Louis Parish Office                                              or  Youth  Minister  to  reserve  your  place  on  the  bus!    Space  on  the  bus  is  limited!!  

 

PARENTAL/GUARDIAN  CONSENT  FORM  AND  LIABILITY  WAIVER    

PARTICIPANT’S  NAME:___________________________________    BIRTH  DATE:_______      GRADE:  _____      SCHOOL  ____________        GENDER:  M/F        PARENT/GUARDIAN’S  NAME:____________________________    

ADDRESS/CITY/STATE/ZIP:________________________________________________________    HOME  PHONE:___________  WORK  PHONE:____________  #DURING  EVENT  (if  different):_______________    EMAIL  (for  reminders  and  important  information):  ______________________________________________    I,  (name  of  parent/guardian)  ____________________________________,  grant  permission  for  my  child      (name  of  child)  ____________________________  to  participate  in  the  Snow  Tubing  trip  to  Perfect  North  Slopes  to  be  held  on  Friday,  February  27,  2015.    I  will  not  hold  the  Archdiocese  of  Indianapolis,  chaperones,  or  representatives  associated  with  the  event  responsible  in  the  event  of  injury.  Further  I  agree  to  accept  any  and  all  financial  responsibility  as  a  result  of  scheduling  necessary  emergency  medical  treatment.    I  will  not  hold  St.  Louis  Catholic  Church,  St.  Louis  Youth  Ministry  responsible  for  any  injury  incurred  during  event  and/or  during  the  trip  to  and  from  the  event.    I  hereby  warrant  that  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge,  my  child  is  in  good  health,  and  I  assume  all  responsibility  for  the  health  of  my  child.      In  the  event  of  an  emergency,  I  hereby  give  permission  to  transport  my  child  to  a  hospital  for  emergency  medical  or  surgical  treatment.  I  wish  to  be  advised  prior  to  any  further  treatment  by  the  hospital  or  doctor.  In  the  event  of  an  emergency,  if  you  are  unable  to  reach  me  at  the  above  numbers,  contact:    

EMERGENCY  CONTACT  NAME/RELATIONSHIP:_________________________________    PHONE:_________________________    FAMILY  DOCTOR:_____________________________________  PHONE:__________________________    Family  Health  Plan  Carrier:____________________________    Policy  Number:______________________    Please  initial  ONE  (1)  of  the  following:    

____   I  hereby  grant  permission  for  nonprescription  medication  (such  as  aspirin,  throat  lozenges,  cough  syrup)  to  be  given  to  my  child,  if  deemed  advisable.  

____ No  medication  of  any  type  whether  prescription  or  nonprescription  may  be  administered  to  my  child  unless  emergency  treatment  is  required.  

 

Please  list  any  special  medical  conditions  for  your  child:__________________________________________    Please  note  that  pictures  will  be  taken  at  youth  events.    These  pictures  may  be  used  in  future  advertising  and/or  promotions.    Pictures  may  also  be  uploaded  to  the  parish  website  or  Facebook  page.    Names  will  not  be  used  with  the  pictures  unless  permission  is  obtained  (i.e.  local  newspapers,  etc.).  

______________________________________ ______________________________________  Signature Date    

_______  I  am  willing  to  help  chaperone  and  have  completed  the  Archdiocese’s  Safe  and  Sacred  program.  

 

 

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Join many of your favorite princesses and their friends for a magical

afternoon of food, fun, and photos! The Royal Ball will be held at the St.

Louis Parish Activity Center on March 1, 2015! Be sure to dress in your

best princess attire.

WHEN: March 1, 2015 Early Ball 12:30 – 2:30 Later Ball 3:30 – 5:30

“But, like all dreams, well, I’m afraid this can’t last forever.

You have only until [2:30/5:30], and…..At the stroke of

[2:30/5:30], the spell will be broken, and everything will be as

it was before.”

WHERE: St. Louis Parish Activity Center, Batesville

COST: $10 Child and $10 Adult

The Princesses and their friends will be available

all evening for photos, so bring your camera!

Activities and Dancing with the Princesses!

Royal Servants will be available to do your makeup and nails!

Royal Snack and drinks will be served!

Children in attendance will have a chance to win door prizes!

Bid on a Princess Party for your child at the Silent Auction!

For tickets or more information, please call:For tickets or more information, please call:For tickets or more information, please call:For tickets or more information, please call:Any TriForce Mission Team Member or

Carrie at 933-1519 or the Fairy God Mother (aka Carolyn) at 934-3266All proceeds help fund the Tri-Force Mission Team’s mission trip to Cedar Grove, WV this summer.

St. Louis School and its Athletic Board would liketo thank the following Athletic Level Sponsors ...

... for their generous support ofSt. Louis School and St. Louis Athletics.

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Batesville Dental Batesville Medical SpeicaltiesBedel’s Marathon Bruns-Gutzwiller, Inc.

Children’s Dental Care Enhanced Telecommunication CorporationForbeck Plumbing Dr. Noel Garcia Family DentistryGiesting Financial Harmeyer’s Market

Heartwood Mfg., Inc. Hirt & Ellco, Inc.Koehne Construction, Inc. Langen Meats

Margaret Mary Health Ripley County Amateur Radio Club / ARESSchmidt’s Bakery Miss Shannon’s Music Studio

Southeast Indiana Title, Inc. Miss Shannon’s Music StudioSteak & Shake

Water-TekTudor Square Realty, Inc.