Piqua Catholic School

Attention 8th Grade Parents - Apply to LEHMAN TODAY! Applications for the 2023-24 school year are being accepted. Apply now! To apply, click here to create a CavsCorner online portal account. https://cavs.lehmancatholic.com/secur/CommunitiesSelfRegUi?locale=us If you have a current Freshman at Lehman Catholic, click here to access your existing CavsCorner account. https://cavs.lehmancatholic.com/login If you are unable to access your existing account, please contact the Admissions Office. Note, your CavsCorner username is your email address. Once logged into your CavsCorner account, click Apply Now to complete and submit an application for your child. If you have questions, please contact the Admissions Office at (937) 498-1161 or admissions@lehmancatholic.com.

FOR PARENTS OF INCOMING FRESHMEN -- If your child is interested in taking College Credit Plus (CCP) courses for the first time next year, please plan to join us on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. in the Lehman Catholic Media Center. Learn about applications, placement testing, SAFE accounts, and important deadlines from an Edison State Community College representative. For more information, contact Lehman Catholic Guidance Counselor Catie Adams at c.adams@lehmancatholic.com.

Catholic Schools Week is coming! Help us celebrate this amazing week by checking out the flier below with all of the fun activities we have planned for the week. Questions? Contact the office at 937-773-1564. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DehVQD_1HuqyerO61i2I8-tr9X4QT8cj/view?usp=share_link

*** Last week to sell!** Piqua Pizza Supply order forms went out right before Christmas break but if you did not get one or need a new one, call the office any time and we will send one home with your child. All orders forms and money will be due by Friday, January 20th. The items may be picked up in the North St. cafeteria on Wednesday, February 8th from Noon to 4:00 and Thursday and Friday, February 9th and 10th from 8:15-4:00pm during school hours. **Please note that we have limited freezer space at the school so the earlier you are able to pick up your items, the better. Thank you for supporting Piqua Catholic School.

It's time for the classrooms to battle it out once again! From Tuesday, January 17th through Friday, January 20th, the Water for South Sudan team is sponsoring a penny "war". Students 1st grade through 8th grade are encouraged to bring in as many pennies as they can throughout the week to help their class raise the most money. At the end of the week, the pennies will be counted to determine the winning class. The winning class will earn a donut 🍩party! All money raised will go toward the Water for South Sudan team's fundraising efforts. Good luck!

JR. HIGH DANCE AT PIQUA CATHOLIC Friday, January 20th from 7-10pm all Jr High students from Piqua Catholic, Holy Angels and St. Pats are invited to a Jr High Dance in the Piqua Catholic gym(503 North St) Cost is $5.00 and there will be a DJ and plenty of water to cool off from all that dancing!

It's time for the classrooms to battle it out once again! From Tuesday, January 17th through Friday, January 20th, the Water for South Sudan team is sponsoring a penny "war". Students 1st grade through 8th grade are encouraged to bring in as many pennies as they can throughout the week to help their class raise the most money. At the end of the week, the pennies will be counted to determine the winning class. The winning class will earn a donut 🍩party! All money raised will go toward the Water for South Sudan team's fundraising efforts. Good luck!

Piqua Catholic is on a 2 hour delay today, 1/12/23 due to dense fog. Our preschool is closed today. Be safe!

Our Spanish competitions have begun! Each student is given one minute to answer the question asked of them but they must answer correctly in Spanish! We will continue our competition until we only have one person left who has answered all the questions correctly and that student will get a gift card and an African bracelet from Mr. Fall. Keep studying your Spanish and good luck everyone!

Can you help? Our cafeteria is in desperate need of volunteers who are Safe Pariah trained, to come and help from 9:30am until 12:30pm. Any day you can come would be greatly appreciated! We need help with washing dishes, cleaning tables, and serving food. If you are able to help please contact the office at 937-773-1564. Thank you!

Piqua Pizza Supply order forms went out right before Christmas break but if you did not get one or need a new one, call the office any time and we will send one home with your child. All orders forms and money will be due by Friday, January 20th. The items may be picked up in the North St. cafeteria on Wednesday, February 8th from Noon to 4:00 and Thursday and Friday, February 9th and 10th from 8:15-4:00pm during school hours. **Please note that we have limited freezer space at the school so the earlier you are able to pick up your items, the better. Thank you for supporting Piqua Catholic School.

You’re Invited! The next Cavaliers in Action PTO meeting will be this Wednesday evening beginning at 6:30pm in the school library. Come and bring some great ideas or just come and hear the great things going on at Piqua Catholic School. See you there!

Congratulations to our Cavalier of the Quarter, 1st and 2nd Honor winners and those that were selected as Most Improved for the Quarter! Students chosen for Cavalier of the Quarter exemplify great work habits, respect for themselves and others, and most importantly, are a true example of Jesus' love. Those receiving the Most Improved Student award have shown the greatest amount of improvement from 1st to 2nd quarter in one or more of the following areas: effort, academics, and respectful behavior. Congratulations to all our students!

Our first Dine to Donate of 2023 is TOMORROW! Dine In or To Go! Cavaliers in Actions next Dine to Donate will be held Tuesday, January 10th at the Texas Road House in Troy from 3:00-9:30pm! So plan an early dinner or place an order to go but plan to come out for this great Dine to Donate at Texas RoadHouse! Thank you for supporting Piqua Catholic School!

You’re Invited! The next Cavaliers in Action PTO meeting will be this Wednesday evening beginning at 6:30pm in the school library. Come and bring some great ideas or just come and hear the great things going on at Piqua Catholic School. See you there!

Help! Sister Ginny is in need of empty 2 Liter bottles with the caps to be brought in to school so they may be used for the upcoming Science Olympiad at Lehman Catholic High School. If you're able to help, please bag them and drop them off at either the North St. or Downing St. campus front office by January 20. Thank you so much for helping.

Piqua Catholic will be hosting the 2023 Science Fair for St. Patrick School and Piqua Catholic School. This year the Science Fair will be held on Wednesday, February 15th, at 6:30 pm in the Piqua Catholic (North Street Campus) gymnasium. There will be a judges’ meeting prior to the Fair, beginning at 6:00. The Science Fair is an opportunity for students in grades 6 through 8 to demonstrate their interest, hard work, and research about a particular science topic. Students have been researching, testing, and analyzing data from their individual projects since the Fall. We are looking for volunteers to help us judge the Science Fair projects. If you have any sort of scientific background, we would greatly appreciate your help. Any and all background knowledge in the scientific field is valuable. Please consider giving your time to help judge the science projects of our hard-working students. If you are interested in volunteering as a judge, please email Mrs. Theresa Davis (davist@piquacatholic.org) with the following information: Your name (Title, First & Last) Occupation Area of interest in regards to judging Science Fair projects Phone number Email Thank you in advance for your consideration and help in making our Science Fair a success!

LAST CALL… Our Lost and Found is overflowing! We have lots of items in our lost and found with no names on them. If any of these belong to your child please stop in during school hours (7:30a-4:00p) to pick up, or send us a message and we'll send it home with your child. All items not claimed by Friday, January 6, 2023 will be donated or added to the Used Uniform Sale. As a reminder, please add your child's initials or name to their clothing items and other belongings (lunch boxes, water bottles, etc.) so that we can get them back to you if lost and found. Thank you!

Don’t forget, Kona Ice comes TOMORROW! Kona Ice is coming! This Friday, January 6th from 1:00-3:00 the Kona Ice truck is coming to help us celebrate the end of the 2nd Quarter. Students may bring in money or you can order ahead online, just follow the steps on the attached flier. Let’s celebrate the beginning of a great 3rd Quarter!

Lil’ Cavs Cheer Camp for ages K-6th grades is coming up on January 21st in the Lehman gymnasium from 1-4pm. Your cheerleader will receive a bow, and a t-shirt when they sign up by January 15th. Cost is $35.00 for one cheerleader or if multiple girls in one family the cost for one is $35.00 and the additional girls would only be $7.00 each. Any girls signed up for the camp will have the chance to perform at the at the half time show of the Lehman High School Varsity Basketball game on January 27th! Question? Contact Emily Reinhart at e.reinhart@lehmancatholic.com