Thursday, February 7th
3:00 PM - Cheer Practice - Routine
Friday, February 8th
9:00 AM - AYLA @ Elon Community Church UCC
Saturday, February 9th
9:30 AM - JV Girls Basketball vs OLG (A)
10:40 AM - JV Boys Basketball vs OLG (A)
11:50 AM - Varsity Girls Basketball vs OLG (A)
1:00 PM - Varsity Boys Basketball vs OLG (A)
Sunday, February 10th
5:00 PM - Cheer Practice - Routine
Wednesday, February 13th
Second Trimester Ends
3:15 PM - 4th Grade FLL Group A
Thursday, February 14th - Saturday, February 16th
PECSAA Basketball Tournament
Thursday, February 14th
Dress Down Day - K-4th: Spaghetti sauce,
MS: any type of pasta
Pizza provided by Fr. Paul
Valentines Day Parties
3:00 PM - Cheer Practice Routine
Friday, February 15th
8:45 AM - Mass
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Platinum Level Sponsors
- Venue Sponsor $5000 (FILLED!) Thank You Vailtree Event and Conference Center!
- Entertainment Sponsor $3000 (FILLED!) Thank You Troutman Family Dentistry!
Gold Level Sponsors
- Big Three Raffle Sponsor $1500 (FILLED!) Thank You Delta Contracting Inc!
- Open Bar Sponsor $1500 (2 available)
Silver Level Sponsors
- Dessert Table $500 (1 available)
- Heads or Tails Bead Game $500 (1 available)
Bronze Level Sponsors
- Teacher Table $280 (2 available)
- Priest/Church Table $280 (1 available) (FILLED!) Thank You Jennifer and Tommy Robards!
- Coffee/Tea Bar $250 (1 available)
Tickets are now on sale. Auction items will be available for on-line bidding on Wednesday, February 13th.
Click here
to order tickets.
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Our Catholic School's Week was a huge success. Thank you to all the parent volunteers who donated can goods, food for the faculty, and allowing the faculty to take a break from lunch and recess duty. You are all tremendous people!
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BSS Alumni from Bishop McGuiness Read to BSS Students
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Our Living Wax Museum featuring Dorthy Day, Saint Patrick and more was awesome and inspiring.
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Important Enrollment Information for 2019-2020 School Year
Today, February 6th: FACTS is now open for existing families to apply for scholarship dollars.
February 6th: The 2019-20 new student application for the Opportunity Scholarship Program opened on February 1, 2019. The priority deadline is March 1, 2019. The application will close June 1, 2019. (
Click here for more information)
February 7th: Due to technical issues, parents with students not requesting scholarship dollars was delayed and will be issued on Thursday, February 7th
February 15th: Contracts due with $265 enrollment fee.
February, 15th: Deadline to apply for scholarship dollars in FACTS and submit tax forms to FACTS
March 1: Contracts mailed to families requesting scholarship dollars. A letter enclosed will note if scholarship dollars were or were not allotted. Also enclosed will be a commitment to volunteer form.
March 15: Contracts due with $265 enrollment fee.
A separate communication detailing the above information will be going out to all families.
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Geography Bee Winner!
Congratulations to Sarah Palmer for her outstanding effort in winning the BSS Geography Bee!. We are so proud of you!
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Order Scrip!
A percentage of each gift card purchased through the Scrip Program is donated to BSS. If you would like to order scrip to support our school, please complete the order form (
click here) and submit to the school office with payment.
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Please remember in your prayers, Mrs. Guzi, mother of Matthew(2nd) in your prayers.
Prayers are needed for Margaret Armstrong, grandmother of David (8th) and Aidan (7th) as she recovers from a car accident.
Please keep in your prayers, Tommy Robards, longtime supporter of BSS.
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From the Principal's Desk
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Dear BSS Community,
The auction committee is hard at work planning our Auction which is a little more than four weeks away. Our "Stand Up for the Knights" evening will take place on Saturday, March 16 at the Vailtree Center. Some of you received your invitations today and others are in the mail. Please join us for a wonderful night of fun and fellowship that will benefit the students, your child/ren at BSS.
Maria Gomez
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Congratulations to all our Winter Athletic Teams who were recognized at our Pep Rally, and especially to our 8th-Grade athletes who received special recognition during Saturday's Basketball Games! Way to go Knights!
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Messages from our Head Class Captain
Want to learn more about the teachers and staff at BSS? The link below shows responses to a questionnaire they were given. Feel free to use this information to spoil any of these amazing employees!
Scroll across the bottom to see all responses! These will be updated throughout the year!
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Parents, grandparents, and friends of BSS the sign up links for class parties are below. Thank you for your support!
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From the Admissions & Advancement Office
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Tuition Assistance
Tuition Assistance
is available to families who wish to provide a Blessed Sacrament School education to their children but are unable to afford the full cost of the education. All assistance is offered on the basis of demonstrated need, and all assistance recipients must complete a Grant & Aid Application through FACTS Management Services to be eligible for tuition assistance.
We strongly encourage Pre Kindergarten families to apply for the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship in addition to their FACTS application.
The transition from Pre Kindergarten to Kindergarten is the one time an existing school family may apply and be considered for the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship.
Blessed Sacrament Tuition Assistance Application is open and accepting applications for new and returning students.
North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Application opens by early February, 2019.
If you need help or have questions about Kindergarten enrollment or tuition assistance, please contact David Lynch, Admissions Director at 336.570.0019
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Spread the word to prospective students! Visit BSS!
Winter Open House
Wednesday, March 14th
Drop in between 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m
Prospective families with children rising Preschool through rising 7th grade are invited to attend our Winter Open House
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Each school year VIC cards must be "re-linked in order for Blessed Sacrament School to receive the benefits of your shopping. Visit
www.harristeeter.com and look for the Together in Education section to link your card. Every dollar helps our school
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With Cart to Class, Lowes Foods will give up to a quarter of a million dollars to local schools this year. To participate, just enroll Blessed Sacrament School on your Fresh Rewards card, and start earning for our school.
Click Here
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Altar Server Training
Altar Server training is open to all students who have received first Reconciliation and first Holy Communion. For those interested, training will be held on February 17th at 2:30 PM at the Church. Parents can sign up at
https://cc.blessedsacramentnc.org/servers
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PECSAA Tournament Varsity Basketball Championships Broadcast Live on Bishop McGuinness Sports Radio
Once again Bishop McGuinness Sports Radio will be broadcasting live radio coverage of the PECSAA Varsity Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball Championship Games. The broadcasts can be accessed from anywhere in the world so family and friends from outside of the area can tune in to listen to the games. In addition to being able to catch the games via a laptop or desktop computer, fans will have access to the broadcasts via ANY mobile device (cell phone, tablet, etc) through the free app 'Mixlr'. The app is free to install and use. There is no registration required and it is available on all Android or Apple powered platforms, including iPad. For information on listening to the games via a mobile device, including direct links to download the free app, you can also check out our Mobile FAQ page at:
http://www.bmhsathletics.com/mobile-listener-faq.html
". The broadcasts will also be archived within a couple of days after the tournament. In addition to the games, we hope to have pre-game interviews with the coaches of all four teams that advance to the PECSAA Championship Game. If you have any questions, please contact Jeff Stoller at
jstoller@bmhs.us
or Dave Shook at
dave.shook@hotmail.com
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Inviting all 6th, 7th and 8th graders to join
"The Edge" Junior Youth Ministry (JYM). Get to know other youth of our Parish community while having fun participating in social and service activities and learning about our faith. Meetings are at the school on Fridays of the second week of the month from 5:30 - 8 pm (includes pizza supper) and on the 1st Sunday of each month from 6 - 8pm.
Our next time together is Sunday, January 6th from 6-8:00 at the church.
Meeting dates & locations for the year are as follows:
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Fridays
February 15, BS School
March 15, BS Church
April 12 BS School
May 10 BS Church
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Sundays at BS Church
February 3rd
March 3rd
April 7th
May 5th
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