Parents -- We Need YOU!

All sessions will be held at PMHS from 6-7:30. Enter on Hackberry Street. Topics covered will include:

Application process, Scholarship and Financial Aid, High School Placement Testing (HSPT), summary of academic programs & expectations, sports,

arts and student activities at Purcell Marian High School.

Parents are invited on: 

 

Wednesday, October 4 from 6-7:30 pm

Wednesday, October 18 from 6-7:30 pm

 

Please consider sharing this link with any families who are considering their high school options!  You can also visit the website, or Purcell Marian pages on both Facebook & Twitter to share, retweet or message the information via social media.  Thanks in advance for your support! 

 

A big thank you goes out to the entire Cavalier Community for helping make our walk a success this year! The money raised will help support our religious retreat programs here at The Castle. Below is the ranking of our families by how much money they raised:

 

1 ^st place - Politi Family

2^nd place - Chaminade Family

3^rd place - Hackberry Family

4^th place - Abel Family

5^th place - Fahrig Family

6^th place - Gardner Family

7^th place - Hart Family

8^th place - Eveslage Family

9^th/10^th place - Powers and Regina Families  

 

 

Beginning of the year forms need to be returned as soon as p ossible. If you have any questions contact Mrs. Spencer in the Main Office.

Lunch Menu

Wednesday - Chick-Fil-A

$3.75 a sandwich  

 

Thursday - Ms. Whitney Special

$5.00 a plate

 

Friday - LaRosa's Pizza

$1.50 a slice  

 

Mr. Pucke, the new director of our drama club the Queen's Men, will be at all lunches to promote the program and give out information about upcoming events. Any student interested should talk with Mr. Pucke at lunch.

 

Hurricane Relief Project Brings in Nearly 1,200 Items!

Purcell Marian, in conjunction with other schools in the Greater Catholic League, participated in a Hurricane  Relief Project. We collected various toiletry items for two weeks. We're very happy to report that Purcell Marian collected nearly 1,200 toiletry items for the victims of hurricane Harvey. Thank you to all who donated items to this drive. The top families that brought in items are below:

 

First place family - Politi Family, 231 items

Second place family - Abel Family, 227 items

Third place family - Regina Family, 164 items

 

Click here to view Family Points Standings

 

Our library is in full swing and as busy as ever! Over the summer, we received wonderful collection of new books to offer students, many of them non-fiction and historical fiction works; and the students have been borrowing them regularly. And if they request a book we don't have, we make sure they get it by partnering with the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library. We maintain a very liberal borrowing policy-no deadlines for returns other than the end of the school year and no late fees. However, if a student loses a book, they must replace it with a like copy or pay for it. Encourage them to stop by and READ!!!

 

Our Words for Wisdom vocabulary-building game is off to a great start! In just one month of school, we already have over 200 submissions.   Every day we post an ACT/SAT recommended vocabulary word. Students must pronounce it, give their own definition of it and use it in a sentence. The immediate reward: Candy. The end-of-the-year reward: Cash prizes.   The REAL reward: An increased vocabulary that will serve the individual for life.   Fun Fact: Two of our Seniors, Ryan Lamb and Sam Schultheis, play every day during 7 ^th Bell and find a way to use the word of the day to insult each other--in a friendly way. Please encourage your sons and daughters to play.

 

Coming Soon to a Library Near You! Plans are in the works for a school-wide public library card drive. The goal: That every student in the school owns a public library card, which is their ticket to all the knowledge in the world. We will be coordinating this drive through our English Department. We will also be introducing them to Overdrive, a public library app which will allow them to download e-books and free music.

 

The Library is looking forward to hosting our first Cavalier Book Club meeting in the next month. Ms. Barret Bell, Senior English Teacher Extraordinaire, is the book club moderator. The first book selection, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, has already been distributed to most members-26 students from all grade levels. We will advise of our first discussion/ meeting as soon as the date is set. If your son or daughter would like to join, it's never too late. Have them speak with Ms. Bell in Room 27 or Mrs. Flick in the Library.