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STUDENT ACTIVITIES DURING LENT
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During the season of Lent, we are asked to improve in the areas of fasting, almsgiving and prayer. Several activities have helped our students put this into practice. The
House of Loyalty began Lent with its annual Prom Project drive, and students have donated several dresses and other items to help girls in Southern Indiana and Louisville who might not otherwise have been able to afford to attend their prom. The drive has been extended until tomorrow because of snow days. Also during Lent, the House of Loyalty sponsored the reading of traditional Catholic prayers during morning prayer. "Our goal is to help us all remember our Catholic roots and pray the traditional Catholic prayers that we sometimes overlook," said faculty sponsor
Mrs. Kelly Quinkert-Hornung '87.
The
House of Truth is planning a service project that will actually take place after Easter by participating in the Give A Day: Mayor's Week of Service sponsored by Mayor Greg Fischer of Louisville April 18-26. The
House of Justice held a raffle to donate to the St. Baldrick's Foundation. (
See story below.)
Our students also recently participated in penance services in preparation for Easter. During Holy Week after Spring Break, the student body will participate in a Tenebrae Service on Holy Thursday. The Tenebrae Service is a solemn, candlelight service focusing on the emotions of Good Friday through scripture readings. On Good Friday, dismissal will be at 1:30 p.m. so that students may attend services at their parish with their families.
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SOPHOMORE HOPING TO RAISE
$10K FOR LLS' STUDENT OF THE YEAR
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 Sophomore
Justine Oppelt has a big heart for helping out and a knack for compelling others to share their money to help those in need. Last spring, the news of a friend's relative being diagnosed with cancer compelled her to raise money for St. Jude Children's Hospital, and in six months she had collected nearly $1,800. Now she has accepted the challenge of raising $10,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Kentucky & Southern Indiana Chapter in just six weeks.
Click here to read more.
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BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM MAKES
IT TO SECTIONAL SEMI-FINAL |
By Coach Andrew Grantz '07
The Boys Basketball team had a hard-fought season. The group of all underclassmen except for Junior
Griffin Libs finished the season 9-12. Key regular season victories included winning the City Championship as well as advancing to the sectional semi-finals. I am very proud of how hard this team worked. We only had a handful of games against teams that were similar in size or experience.
The Pioneers will be returning everyone and adding two players who missed a combined 36 out of 42 games, sophomore
Sean Morris and junior
Max Leist. This year was a great learning year for our young squad. We are excited for our first summer together as they will have a chance to hit the weight room and become more comfortable in my system.
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GIRLS BASKETBALL HAS HISTORIC SEASON
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By Coach Brad Burden
The Girls Basketball team had a magical season full of many history-setting accomplishments. The girls ended the regular season with a school record for wins with a record of 18-5. Key wins included defeating local rivals 3A Charlestown and 4A Floyd Central. They also defeated highly ranked Switzerland County in the regular season.
Then the team won the first ever sectional championship in school history, beating Paoli 69-60, then Crawford County 66-44. The success and history making continued into regional, where the girls beat defending regional champs North Knox 68-47 and then No. 11 ranked Switzerland County 49-42 to claim the regional championship, another first for the program.
In semi-state, in front of a huge BLUE PRIDE CROWD, the girls battled the No. 1 team in 2A and No. 3 team overall in the state of Indiana close for three quarters before finally falling 61-41 to Heritage Christian.
The following girls received awards:
- Michaela Hoke:
HBCA Senior District All-State
- Sara Gryboski: ICGSA Academic All-State Honorable Mention
- Claire Rauck: ICGSA 2nd team All State
IBCA/Subway Small School Underclassmen All-State
- Hannah Wolford: IBCA Small School Underclassman All-State Honorable Mention
The program says goodbye to three great seniors in
Abby Hunt, Michaela Hoke, and
Sara Gryboski. The team will return its top four scorers and six of its top seven players. The program would like to thank all of those in the PHS community who have shown so much love and support for this team.
Girls JV Has Successful Season
By Coach Greg Ash
The JV Girls Basketball team also had a winning season. The team's record was 13-7, and the girls won the JV Holiday tournament for the first time in six years by beating Silver Creek and Charlestown. The team's average loss margin was 11 points and average win margin was 19 points.
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DANCE TEAM TO COMPETE AT STATE
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Good luck to the Providence Dance team, which will compete in the Indiana High School Dance Team Association state finals on Saturday in New Castle. The team placed fourth in the IHSDTA South Regional earlier this month to earn a berth in the state competition. Congratulations!
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TWO WIN LOCAL SPEECH CONTEST
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Congratulations to senior Graham Wood and sophomore Abby Posey, who represented Providence in the Rotary Club of Clarksville speech contest. Graham came in third and Abby fourth in the contest, and each received a cash prize.
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RAFFLE RAISES FUNDS TO FIGHT
CHILDHOOD CANCER
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| By senior Ashlyn Edwards An idea many years in the making has finally come to life at Providence. Mrs. Chris Golembeski, who works in the Learning Differences Lab, first came up with the idea for a fundraiser a few years ago and the time was now perfect for it to happen. Last week the House of Justice sponsored the first ever raffle to benefit St. Baldrick's Foundation. Members of the House of Justice wanted to help kids their own age this year for their House service project. St. Baldricks, a charity focusing on research for children's cancers, fit the bill, and with its annual head-shaving fundraiser in March, the timing couldn't have been more perfect. Every day last week, students in the House of Justice set up a table at lunch and helped sell raffle tickets. For a dollar a ticket (or three for $5) students could be entered into a drawing to win one of many prizes including: a senior parking pass for the month of April, a pass to get out of running for two days in PE, a pass to cut in the lunch line for the month of April, a chance to choose the music for bells on a Friday, a baseball season pass and football season pass, two tickets to Seussical, $25 to Target, $25 to Starbucks, or a $25 gas card. At the end of the week, many students had bought tickets to support this charity and put their name in to win the various prizes. Then, winners were drawn for the various prizes; these students were: junior Jenna Gilley, senior parking pass; freshman Nathan Smith, skip running in PE; junior Kyle Oelker, lunch line cutting pass; sophomore Evan Messmer, bell music; sophomore Alex Rogers, football/baseball season pass; sophomore Megan Johnson, Seussical tickets; freshman Reece Davis, Target gift card; sophomore Jon Tolentino, Starbucks gift card; and senior Andrea Messmer, Kroger gas card. While these students had a personal reason to celebrate, Providence students all took pride in helping such a wonderful cause. Through their generosity and the initiative of the House of Justice, $150 was donated to help this wonderful organization fight children's cancer. |
SEUSSICAL LEADS SHARE LOVE OF SEUSS
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By junior Maresa Kelly
One of the greatest accomplishments that can be felt as an actor is to bring joy to others. Some of the leads of the cast of Seussical, this year's spring musical, got the chance to feel this happiness last Tuesday, March 3, when they did a reading of Fox in Socks and sang to the children of the Silver Creek Primary School.
 The cast members were invited by a teacher at the school who is a former Providence student, Casey (Ueding) Lilly '07. The children had been studying Dr. Seuss all week, in honor of his birthday (March 2, 1904). The students were able to wear crazy socks to school and were very excited to be visited by the cast. When asked what the kids thought about their visit, senior Sommer Dean (who plays Gertrude McFuzz) replied, "The students didn't expect us to sing a song from the musical. They really enjoyed it, and it was a lot of fun for all of us."
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INAUGURAL COFFEE HOUSE A HIT
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On Sunday, March 1, Providence presented "An Evening of Love Songs: A Coffee House Showcase." Coordinated by music teacher Mrs. Debbie Hill, this event featured students of every grade level at Providence and members of the Deanery Honor Choir.
 Mrs. Hill said she was very pleased with the number of people interested in performing, and the crowd enjoyed every act that was performed. The number of people in attendance was greater than expected, and a total of $150 was raised for the Performing Arts Program. "It was wonderful to have the student, parent, and teacher support," Mrs. Hill said. "It is one of the great things about Providence - the community is always willing and excited to get involved."
Mrs. Hill is hoping to make the showcase an annual event.
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| MADDIE BIVENS VOLLEYBALL SIGNING |
Senior
Maddie Bivens has signed a letter of intent to play Women's Volleyball at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Ky. The Lady Blue Rays were undefeated in the Mid-South Conference in the regular season and advanced to the NAIA National Tournament this past fall. Maddie plans to major in nursing. Congratulations, Maddie!
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| GREEN DOT WEEK OF 'NO MORE' |
The Green Dot Club is sponsoring a school-wide Green Dot Scavenger Hunt throughout this week. Each day, clues are posted in announcements and on Twitter and Instagram. Students score points for every clue completed. At the end of the week, the five students with the most points will win a prize.
The club's goal is to "cover PHS in green dots this week - all of our individual decisions (and completed clues) add up to big change in the PHS world," said club sponsor and guidance counselor Mrs. Jaimie McRae. The club's mission is to teach students to create and foster a culture of safe relationship behavior.
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8TH GRADER ALREADY A TENNIS STAR
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Eighth grader Halli Trinkle grew up with a tennis racquet in her hand and has played competitively since she was 8 years old. She regularly competes at tournaments throughout the Midwest in order to improve her ranking by the US Tennis Association, which ultimately will get her noticed by college recruiters. In recent months, she has beaten several  top-ranked players in her age group, which includes players grades seven through nine. Practicing, traveling and competing takes a lot of time and hard work, but Halli said she enjoys it. "Every time I play, it's an opportunity to get better," Halli said. "I get to travel, I get to meet new people, and it just offers good exercise."
Halli's goal is to earn a scholarship to a Division I college that is known equally for its tennis program as its academics, she said. Her favorite subjects are math and science, and she is considering a future career in engineering. She would love to attend the University of Florida, Duke University or the University of North Carolina and has had several college recruiters notice her, including some from the University of Louisville, Indiana University and Michigan State University. Her parents graduated from U of L, and both played tennis there.
Halli also enjoys playing on the Deanery Girls Tennis team and is looking forward to playing this spring. She has played the No. 1 singles position every year and hopes to go undefeated this year. Last year, she lost one match because she wasn't feeling well that day, she said.
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SEVENTH GRADE IN
ACADEMIC OLYMPICS FINALS
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At the end of February, Providence and the Quick Recall team hosted the Deanery Academic Olympics. Teams from our Deanery schools in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades competed within their grade level. The Providence Junior High seventh grade team came in second place, falling to Holy Family in the finals. OLPH won the eighth grade finals, beating St. Anthony, and St. Anthony won the sixth grade finals, beating OLPH.
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THIRD QUARTER REPORT CARDS
EMAILED THIS WEEK
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The end of the Third Quarter was extended until Tuesday of this week due to last week's snow days. Parents will receive an email with instructions regarding report cards by Friday. This email also will contain important information for parents.
Spring Break will remain March 16-27, as scheduled, since Providence was able to implement eLearning during all its snow days. Classes will resume March 30 with BLUE Days sessions beginning at 7:30 a.m. and classes at 8:30 a.m. Dismissal on Friday, April 3, will be at 1:30 p.m. so that students may attend Good Friday services with their families.
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SPRING MUSICAL TICKETS ON SALE
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 This year's spring musical is set to be a sellout, so get your tickets soon. Tickets can be purchased from the Providence website or by calling (812) 945-2538 ext. 328. Tickets are $8 for students grades eight and younger and $15 for adults. Show dates are April 19 at 2:00 p.m., April 23-25 at 7:00 p.m. and April 26 at 2:00 p.m.
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SAVE THE DATE: SENIOR/MOTHER LUNCH
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All mothers of our seniors are invited to a special luncheon on Sunday, April 12, in the Providence Activity Center. This luncheon is a special time for moms to spend with their senior before the busy-ness of the final month of school. Formal invitations were mailed to all senior moms, and the RSVP date is March 27. The cost is $15 per person and includes a delicious meal catered by Orange Clover.
Click here for the RSVP card.
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UPCOMING DEADLINE: ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP FOR INCOMING FRESHMEN
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All incoming freshmen for the 2015-2016 school year are eligible to apply for the Alumni Association Scholarship. Three scholarships will be awarded, each giving an iPad Air to a student for use at Providence or $600 off of next year's tuition. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 13. Click here to download an application.
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MULCH SALE DEADLINE IS FRIDAY
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The deadline for the annual mulch sale sponsored by the Football Team is Friday, March 13. Mulch will be available for pick-up on April 11. Orders of 25 or more bags can be delivered at no additional charge.
Click here for order form.
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CHILDREN'S SPRING MUSICAL
PRE-SHOW EVENT COMING SOON
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Children grades preschool through sixth are invited to a special pre-show event on Sunday, April 19, with the cast of the spring musical Seussical.
The event is from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Activity Center and includes lunch and activities with the Cat in the Hat, the Sour Kangaroo, Horton, Mayzie and more!
Cost is $10 per student and includes picture with cast members, lunch, drink, treats and crafts. The price does not include show tickets, which are sold separately. (See story above.)
Click here to register
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DARE TO CARE RESCHEDULED
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| Due to last week's weather, the Dare to Care sorting event featuring alumni and students has been postponed until tomorrow, March 12. There is still room for more volunteers, and any alumni interested in attending should email alumni@providencehigh.net. |
PROVIDENCE EASTER EGG HUNT
COMING SOON
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|  Deanery school children and children of PHS Alumni ages 3 to 9 are invited to take part in the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Providence on Saturday, April 4. Activities include photos with the Easter Bunny starting at 9:30 a.m. in the Activity Center and an Easter egg hunt on the baseball field at 10:15 a.m. In the event of light rain or drizzle, the egg hunt will go on. In the event of steady or heavy rain, the event will be cancelled. Please refer to the Providence website (IN THE NEWS) for weather-related updates. Sponsored by the Girls Soccer team. |
REUNION UPDATE
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| Providence has been notified of the following reunions:
- 1955 - (60 years) July 23, 2015, at Buckhead's Mountain Grill. More information to follow in coming months.
- 1960 - (55 years) Sept. 19, 2015. More information to follow in coming months. Also, check out the class website
- 1965 - (50 years) Golden Diploma Ceremony & Dinner at Providence April 23, 2015 (invitations have been mailed), and the 50th Reunion Celebration on July 11, 2015 (save-the-date information has been sent).
- 1970 - (45 years) Sept. 5, 2015, at Dave Young's party barn. For more information, email kathy.kull70@gmail.com or call (812) 948-9356 or (502) 558-0173.
- 2000 - (15 years) Nov. 7, 2015. Location TBD. Save the date has been sent.
- 2010 - (5 years) Sept. 19, 2015, at Big Four Burgers in Jeffersonville. Save the date has been sent.
Reunion planning for classes with years ending in 5 or 0 has begun. If you are interested in helping plan your class reunion, email alumni@providencehigh.net. The Office of Alumni Relations has yet to hear from the class of 1990. |
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FUTURE PHS MOM'S CAREER CHANGE
FOR THE BETTER
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 It's not unusual for parents to work in our cafeteria. In fact, most of our cafeteria workers are parents, former parents or grandparents of students here. What's unusual about
Debbie (Popp) Miller '87 is that she gave up a 20-year career as a nuclear medicine technologist - a job she enjoyed - to serve lunch in the PHS Cafeteria - before her older son is even a student here.
Click here to read more.
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BLUE NEWS OF OLD: Four Big Changes - 20 Years Ago This Month
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By Ray Day '57, school archivist
 Few can deny that "change" is indeed ever-present in our society today. As I looked back in past issues of the former BluePrints student newspaper, I found in the March 3, 1995, issue four significant changes at Providence.
Click here to read excerpts from four articles and a follow-up to how those changes still impact Providence 20 years later.
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COMING EVENTS
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March 10-13 - Fourth Senior Retreat
March 13 - Application Deadline for Alumni Scholarship for Incoming Freshmen
March 13 - Football team's Mulch Sale order deadline
March 16-27 - Spring Break
March 27 - RSVP Deadline for Senior/Mother Lunch
March 29 - Palm Sunday
April 2 - Holy Thursday
April 3 - Good Friday - Dismissal at 1:30 p.m.
April 4 - Holy Saturday
April 4 - Easter Egg Hunt - 9:30 a.m.
April 5 - Easter Sunday
April 8 - Next edition of e-VISION
April 12 - Senior/Mother Lunch 1:00 p.m.
April 17 - Spring Musical
Seussical Premiere Opening
April 19 - Children's Spring Musical
Seussical Pre-Show Event - Noon - 1:30 p.m. - Activity Center
April 19 - Spring Musical
Seussical - 2:00 p.m.
April 23 - 25 - Spring Musical
Seussical - 7:00 p.m.
April 26 - Spring Musical
Seussical - 2:00 p.m.
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May all our students, teachers and staff return rested and well on March 30, ready to successfully complete the final quarter of the school year. We wish you an enjoyable Spring Break!
For Safe Travel
God's Angels guard and keep you
All the way that you must travel
Till earth's day are past
When blossoms fade and
Time is fleeting fast
in times of purest joy
Or pain and fear
God's Angels guard
And keep you safe.
From Catholic Online
Due to Spring Break, our next e-VISION issue will be April 8.
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Christa Hoyland
Director of Communications & Alumni Relations
Principal e-VISION reporter/writer
Debbie Marshall
Director of Special Events & Constituency Management
Ray Day
Website Coordinator / Archivist
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