St. Veronica Catholic School
THE VIKING VOICE
December 15, 2022
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FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK |
It’s hard to believe the Christmas liturgical season is upon us! The Christmas spirit has filled our school over these last few weeks. Our Vikings have worked hard to demonstrate the virtue of patience as they learned of the Nativity Story, Jesse Tree, St. Juan Diego, and many of the traditions founded in our church.
Tonight our band, vocal ensemble, and show choir will perform Christmas songs for our St. Veronica School community at 7:00pm. The 1st-4th graders will present their annual Christmas Show to the community on Monday, December 19, at 6:30.
We have been blessed with a faith-filled Advent and anxiously await the birth of our Savior on Christmas. I wish you and your family a blessed Christmas and joyful New Year.
God bless,
Stephanie
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Thursday, December 15
Christmas Celebration of Music | 7pm
Friday, December 16
Spirit Wear Day
Monday, December 19
Preschool Christmas Breakfast &
Show | 9:15am
Christmas Show Grades 1-4 | 6:30pm
Tuesday, December 20
Kindergarten Christmas Show &
Lunch |10:45am
Classroom Christmas Parties |2:15pm
No School for Preschoolers
December 21 - January 2
Christmas Break - No School
Tuesday, January 3
Classes Resume
Monday, January 9
Spelling Bee |1:30pm
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Registration for 2023-2024
Beginning January 12, 2023, school registration will open for current families and parishioners. Our registration process will be moving to a digital format via our OptionC logins. All current school families have an OptionC account that will be used to update student information and commit to next year’s enrollment. If you need support in activating your account, please contact the school office. We strongly encourage our families to register early, as we have had a steady interest in enrollment for next school year. Registration will open to non-parishioners on January 29.
Tuition and Fees
The 2023-2024 tuition rates have been set in an effort to achieve a balance between the rising cost of education and the needs of our school community. Additional support has been provided to our parishioners who share their time, talents, and treasures throughout the year. Please click here for the tuition rates for next school year and here to learn more about our Early Tuition Incentive.
Catholic Education Foundation Grant
Annually the Catholic Education Foundation offers a grant to support families and their tuition needs. The deadline to apply for this grant is February 3, 2023. Steps to apply for this grant can be found here.
Scholarship Giving Opportunity
The State of Ohio recently created a program called Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs), which allows individual donors and pass-through organizations to receive credit on their Ohio taxes for up to $750 per individual and $1,500 for joint filers when donating to an approved SGO. All you must do is make a qualified donation to a Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) which will benefit St. Veronica Catholic School. You may also click here for more details.
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MANY VOICES – ONE FAMILY
YOUR VOICE MATTERS
As part of the Beacons of Light, our family of parishes will be participating in a family-wide survey. The survey is about discipleship conducted by the Catholic Leadership Institute (CLI) the organization helping us navigate through the phases of Beacons of Light. We need your help!
Please help us by participating in a 10-15 minute survey online. The survey can be accessed through an online link from Saturday, January 21 thru Monday, February 27, 2023 and will ask you to reflect on your own spiritual growth and enable you to provide feedback on our parish’s efforts to help you grow. All responses will be confidential, and the parish will only receive information about the community as a whole. We will share the link with you a bit closer to the launch of the survey.
We are trying to get the highest response rate possible. This information will be invaluable to Father Del and our various ministries as we plan for the future and strive to be the best disciples we can be. We will receive the results this spring/summer at which time we will share what we have learned with the entire parish. This survey will be conducted every 2-4 years which will allow us to receive feedback and restructure as needed.
If you do not have access to the internet and prefer a paper copy you may pick up a paper copy of the survey after daily and Sunday Masses, located in the Narthex or at the Ministry Center. To submit the completed paper survey, please drop off at the parish office. To make special arrangements for getting a paper copy, please call or stop by the parish office.
Thank you for helping with this important project!
Sincerely,
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St. Veronica School Speech Team 2023
“Start by doing what is necessary, then do what is possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – St. Francis of Assisi
We are honored to announce the St. Veronica School Speech Team for 2023! These 28 seventh and eighth grade students are beginning their Speech Team journey as they prepare and practice for their many speaking presentations in February.
Congratulations to the following:
8th Grade
Aubrey Baker, Adam Bollman, Connor Bowman, Halen Buck, Carolyn Conour, Alex DeFife, Lizzy Dorn, Alli Durand, Caroline Eiser, Bradley Giuffre, Lexi Grogg, Zoe Grube, Ryan Koch, Mady Kofalt, Jacob Liter, Kaidance McHaffie, and Anna Woeber
7th Grade
Isla Baumgartner, Matthew Becker, Joseph Bell, McKenna Farmer, Katy Hill, Brock Hauck, Chloe Manderfield, Jacob Samples, Alex Schildmeyer, Rebecca Smith, and Quinn Wheeler
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Annual School Spelling Bee
We would like to congratulate the following students for earning a place in our annual school spelling bee:
5th Grade
Ruby Arnold, Ben Burdette, Audrey DeFife, Drew Hager, Kary Hill, Nick Liter, Joseph Nagel, Charlotte Olson
6th Grade
Tyler Franta, Wyatt Martin, Clara McConnell, Jillian Moning, Patrick O’Brien, Steele Peavley, Anthony Staten, Norah Widmer
7th Grade
Matthew Becker, Joseph Bell, McKenna Farmer, Kaden Horgan, Chloe Manderfield, Aubree Reinert, Kailyn Scott, Quinn Wheeler
8th Grade
Aubrey Baker, Kylie Boehm-deRoziere, Alex DeFife, Caroline Eiser, RJ Fischer, Morgan Gupton, Ryan Koch, Ashley May
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The school bee will be held on Monday, January 9, 2023 at 1:30pm in the gym. Parents are welcome to join us and watch! Congratulations spellers - let the studying begin! | |
Socks for Seniors
Our school is gifting non-slip socks to residents of SEM Haven Nursing Facility in Milford, Ohio.
Click here for more details and links to purchase socks.
Accepting donations through December 20th!
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3pm Mass Christmas Eve Children's Choir
St. Veronica will again assemble a Children’s Choir for the 3pm Christmas Eve Mass! Open to Grades 2-8 (younger with approval). The kids will need to be in church at 2pm to practice, then start singing carols at 2:30pm prior to the 3pm Mass.
Please contact Paul Bresciani at pbresciani@stveronica.org and let him know you are coming!
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VE Trip Fundraiser: Honey Baked Ham
Help support St. Veronica’s Vocal Ensemble with the purchase of a Honey Baked Ham Gift Certificate today! You can even think ahead and purchase gift cards to use at Easter. 20% of sales will go back to our VE to help defray the cost of their competition trip to Hershey, PA.
Sales end TOMORROW, December 16th!
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VE Trip Fundraiser: Mike's Carwash
Help the Vocal Ensemble fund their trip to Hershey, PA in April by purchasing car washes from Mike’s Carwash!
You can purchase either the Basic wash for $10 or Ultimate wash for $20 (includes FastWax, Wheel Bright, Underbody Wash and Tire Shine). You can also choose paper tickets or emailed tickets. The VE will earn 50% back.
Sales end January 13th!
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2023 Open Pinewood Derby
Have you ever wanted to build and race a Pinewood Derby car?
Here’s your chance!!
Open to the whole St. Veronica community!!
*****January 21st*****
Check-in: 10am – 1pm
Race: 6-8pm
St. Veronica Cafeteria
All supplies can be found at Michael’s and/or Hobby Lobby
Questions? Contact Jerry 513-374-1766 or joonbug20@gmail.com
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CATHOLIC SCHOOL
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