Holy Spirit Catholic School
2820 Central Avenue
Great Falls, MT 59401
Phone: (406) 761-5775
FAX: (406) 761-5887
www.holyspiritschoolgf.org
Where academics are
guided by the Spirit …
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Announcements
Rice Bowl
Catholic Relief Services’ Rice Bowls will be presented at the Morning Assembly when we return
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from Easter vacation on Wednesday, April 8 .
Honor Roll
The 3rd Quarter Honor Roll awards will be presented to middle school students following Mass on
Friday, April 10th.
Scholarship Opportunities for 2015-16 School year
If your family is a current recipient of the ACE scholarship, you should have received information
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to renew your application. Deadline is April 15 .
We have three slots open for new ACE scholarship applicants. Applications are available at the
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school office and must be in by April 15 .
For all other scholarships, new and renewal, please go to our TADS website http://www.tads.com/ and
complete your application.
Preregistration for Next School Year
Preregistration is in full swing for the 2015-16 school year. Please stop by the office and complete
your preregistration for your children.
School Staff Openings
Contact school office if interested.
 Tiny-Tot and Pre-K Teacher
 Kindergarten Teacher
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 1 Grade Teacher
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 5 Grade Teacher
 Physical Education and Health Teacher
 Middle School Math and Science Teacher
 Librarian
 Applications will be closing on April 17, 2015.
On the Calendar
Apr 8 ........................................................ School resumes
Home & School Meeting – Room 1
Apr 9 ........................................................ Toastmasters banquette
Apr 10 ...................................................... Honor Roll Presentations
Apr 15 ...................................................... Staff Google Docs’ training @ 3:30 pm
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Apr 20 - 21 .............................................. ACRE test 5 & 8 grades
Apr 22 ...................................................... Finance Committee meeting
A HUGE thank you!! to the Hibernians for continuing the tradition of cooking our
St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast! It was delicious! Our cooks were Conn McKelvey,
John, Brian Sullivan, Chewie, and Sean Sturges. Special thanks to Jerry Boland
for his help!
We also require a great amount of help to set up, clean up, serve and run the
breakfast. Without volunteers, it would be impossible for us to continue these fun
school events!
Thank you: Heather Berger, Miriam Walters, Jen Henning, Kevin Hieb, Kris
Green, Brian McKinney, Christina Nunez, Wendy Newman, Enid Stowers, Paige
Nicholson, Brookie Sullivan, Colette Longin, Stacy Van Tighem, Joan Milkovich,
Kendy Tigbao, John and Elizabeth Casselli, Donde Hayes, and Bob Wigdorski!
Thanks, too, to all who attended!
HSCS students
Soar with the Spirit
And our
GRANDFRIENDS are
our guides!!
Grandfriends Day!
Grandfriends Day 2015 was a GRAND success!
We had over 100 special guests join us.
This type of event takes many hands.
Thank you to Carrie Parker, Kris Green , Rose
Pitstick , and the Horner family for helping
with set up, and all the 5th graders who set up
tables and chairs. That was a huge blessing.
Thank you to all the bakers and others who
provided goodies. We received RAVE reviews on
the choices. Thank you to Paige Nicholson ,
Kelly Hueth , Brookie Sullivan , and any others
who helped keep the platters full and the coffee
hot! For all who helped move chairs and take
down tables...for our 8th grade runners, for
Miriam, Michelle and Andre who
worked the photos, for Kevin and all
his help. We are blessed to have you
all in our school . Your deserve a
round of applause!
Science Club
Get ready, we are going to meet Wednesday April 8th.
We will meet after school in the science lab (upstairs)
We will finish around 4:30 to 4:45
Mr. LaLiberty is very sorry about not making the last
Forensics attempt, he is going to try it again.
You are invited to join us ...
Discovery Day at GF Central
April 22, 2015
Who? Any prospective 8th grade student
What? Students begin the day at Central at 7:45,
attend classes, enjoy breakfast and lunch and
finally hear about the extra curricular and service
opportunities.
How? Call the main office at Central 216-3344 to
sign-up. Bring a buddy!
Great Falls Central Catholic High School - Founded in the finest tradition of
Roman Catholic education,
committed to fostering a Christ-centered community, encouraging academic
excellence, and nurturing the integrity of every student so that each may live
fully God’s will for his or her life.
COWPIE BINGO MAY 17 2015!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW FOR
COWPIE BINGO!
WINNING SQUARE WILL RECEIVE
$10,000!!
THE SELLER OF THE WINNING TICKET WILL RECEIVE
$1,000!
EACH FAMILY RECEIVED 5 TICKETS TO SELL. EACH
TICKET REPRESENTS A SQUARE ON THE
FOOTBALL FIELD. TICKETS WERE SENT HOME LASTWEEK. HELP US MAKE THIS A SUCCESS FOR ALL 3
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS!! IF YOU NEED MORE TICKETS
TO SELL, COME SEE MARY!
2013 lucky winner of $10,000!
Maybe this will be YOU!
All School Volunteers!
The Diocese of Great Falls-Billings has
implemented a program to
replace VIRTUS.
This new program is called
SAFE AND SACRED.
Anyone volunteering at the school needs to
complete this program!
Coaches
Room parents
Kitchen volunteers
Substitute teachers
Chaperones
Anyone else with direct access to students
Log in directions are included on a separate page
Thank you for all you do
for our school and our students!
5 Great
Presentations
FREE
Refreshments &
Question/Answer time
at each event
Here’s Your Chance…
- Got a bone to pick?
- Looking for a boost?
- Want to hear a great
Catholic speaker here?
APRIL 24-25, 2015
TIM STAPLES LIVE
EWTN/Catholic Answers at its finest
Tim Staples is Director of Apologetics and Evangelization at Catholic Answers, but
he was not always Catholic. Tim was raised a Southern Baptist. Although he fell
away from the faith of his childhood, Tim came back to faith in Christ during his late
teen years through the witness of Christian televangelists. Soon after, Tim joined
the Marine Corps.
During his four-year tour, he became involved in ministry with various Assemblies
of God communities. Immediately after his tour of duty, Tim enrolled in Jimmy
Swaggart Bible College and became a youth minister in an Assembly of God
community. During his final year in the Marines, however, Tim met a Marine who
really knew his faith and challenged Tim to study Catholicism from Catholic and
historical sources. That encounter sparked a two-year search for the truth. Tim was
determined to prove Catholicism wrong, but he ended up studying his way to the
last place he thought he would ever end up: the Catholic Church!
He converted to Catholicism in 1988 and spent the following six years in formation
for the priesthood, earning a degree in philosophy from St. Charles Borromeo
Seminary in Overbrook, Pennsylvania. He then studied theology on a graduate
level at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland, for two years.
Realizing that his calling was not to the priesthood, Tim left the seminary in 1994
and has been working in Catholic apologetics and evangelization ever since.
Friday, April 24
1-2 PM
Teen Apologetics
Central Catholic High
School - 2800 18th Ave S
7-8 PM
Catholics and the
Culture War
UGF Providence
Forum – 1301 20th St S
Saturday, April 25
Conrad
10-11 AM
Behold Your
Mother
Corpus Christi Church,
410 22nd Ave NE
3-4 PM
Black and White-Moral Clarity in a
World of Gray
St. Michael Church,
106 S Maryland, Conrad
Conrad
7-8 PM
God is Looking for
a Few Good Men
Celtic Cowboy,
116 1st Ave S
SPONSORED BY
Catholics For Life
Questions? 868-2656
Visit TimStaplesInMT.com for event descriptions
Awareness Conference
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Benefis South Tower
1101 26th St S Great Falls, MT
Cameron Auditorium
E.L. Wiegand Room
9-11am ABA-Evidence Base Therapy 9-11am Understanding Autism
Erin Faulkner,BCBA
Brett Gilleo,BCBA, LCPC
11am-12pm P.L.U.K- Parent
11am-12pm Help Getting a Job
Advocates
Rebecca Richards
12-1pm LUNCH (on your own)
1-3pm Verbal Behavior (Helping
Your Child Communicate)
Erin Faulkner, BCBA
3-4pm Simple Strategies
Brett Gilleo, BCBA, LCPC
(Vocational Rehabilitation)
Misti Hofland,
MA CRC
12-1pm LUNCH (on your own)
1-2pm Adult Care Easter Seals Goodwill
Diane Nelson
2-3pm Adult Autism Challenges
Matt Donnelly
3-4pm Building Strong Families
Kim Monroe
Child Care is available from 9am-12pm and 2pm-4pm at Peace Place Respite (they
specialize in care for kids with special needs).
Reservations with meet & greet must be scheduled by April 15th at 10AM.
For more information about child care only- call Peace Place Respite 453-1411.
No registration required. Choose any lecture. Information about local autism services will be available.
For more information: friendsofautismgf.blogspot.com
Facebook group: Friends of Autism Great Falls
email:[email protected]
Big Sky
Therapeutic
Services, PLLC
Ages and Stages
Occupational
Therapy
Peace
Place Respite