OLPH Friday Fanfare for Week Ending 9/22/2017

                        OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC SCHOOL FRIDAY FANFARE

September 18 - September 22, 2017 school.myolph.com

              

Virtue for the Month of September, Charity: Loving God with all your heart, mind, and strength.  Love your neighbor as yourself.

"The love of God has been poured into our hearts by his Spirit living in us, alleluia." Romans 5:5; 8:11.

Please attend Mass this weekend with your Parish Priest.

LUNCH MENU

·        Monday, September 18--Hot dog, baked beans, cole slaw, fruit, milk

·        Tuesday, September 19--Spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, applesauce, milk

·        Wednesday, September 20--Cheese pizza, corn, pineapple, salad, milk

·        Thursday, September 21--Chicken sandwich, tri-tater, fruit, pickles, cheese, tomato, milk

·        Friday, September 22--No Lunch--In-Service--No School

SCHOOL CALENDAR

·        Tuesday, September 19--Prayer Breakfast--Ministro--7:30 A.M.

·        Wednesday, September 20--Lifetouch Fall Pictures in Uniform and Sports Pictures--8:15 A.M.

·        Wednesday, September 20--Cub Scout Meeting Pack 3017--Cafeteria--6:30 P.M.

·        Friday, September 22--Teacher In-Service--No School

·        Friday, September 22--Total Lockdown for 6^th-8^th Graders--YMCA--9:15 P.M. - 6:15 A.M.

SCHOOL NEWS: #2018 Scholars, Leaders, and Saints Calendar, Ram Challenge Golf Tournament, Grand Ram Tricycle Race and Choo Choo Bowl, 5^th Grade Service Project, Youth Group Activities, Help for Harvey, St. Vincent de Paul Craft Fair, and Coke Rewards

1.      #2018 Scholars, Leaders, and Saints Calendar - You should have already received your order forms for the 2018 Scholars, Leaders, and Saints Calendar – This is an important fundraiser for our school and for the Deanery Tuition Assistance Fund and we need your help to make it a success!  If we can meet our school goal of 1,000, we will bring in $15,000 for our Annual Fund and over $20,000 for tuition Assistance in the Chattanooga Deanery. If we surpass that and reach 1,250, we will get an additional day off school in the spring! We are also offering rewards for families who meet their goal of 5, and there is a competition for the highest selling class. Please drop by the office if you need additional forms, and feel free to refer friends and relatives to the website, to purchase as well : http://bit.ly/2x1z4pR. We still need coverage after all of the Masses this weekend to stand outside the doors and sell to our parishioners. Sign up at http://signup.com/go/GZVtCFf.

2.      2017 Ram Challenge Golf Tournament - The Ram Classic Golf Tournament is fast approaching, and we are still in need of volunteers, hole sponsors, and teams to play! To sign up to help on September 25 go to http://signup.com/go/mmLXPJV. We have morning and afternoon shifts available. Please consider putting together a foursome, going in on sponsoring a hole with your class or ask your company if they would be willing. Information and forms are available on the website at http://school.myolph.com/support/golftournament.cfm.

3.       Grand Ram Tricycle Race and Choo Choo Bowl - Do you have your registration in for the Grand Ram Tricycle Race? Don't miss out on the fun! Pull out your best spirit wear and get ready to show your Ram power AND cheer on your favorite teacher, staff member or priest! It's fun for ages 3 to 93 and we will have adult tricycles available for use by the older students and adults. Trophies will be awarded to different age groups. Custom Werks, the supplier of our race shirts, has graciously given us an extension on our deadline to give you a bit more time to get it in!  All forms returned by 8am on Monday, Sept 18th, will have a guaranteed shirt size.  Go to the main page of our website at www.school.myolph.com for links to more information and the registration form.  The class with the biggest participation will win an Ice Cream Party.

4.      5^th Grade Service Project - The 5th grade class is collecting eclipse glasses to send to Astronomers without Borders, a nonprofit group. The group plans to distribute the glasses to underprivileged children in South America and Asia for the eclipse that will pass through those continents in 2019.  Please donate your glasses to the school. You may bring them to your child's homeroom teacher. We will begin collecting them after Labor Day until Sept. 29. 

5.      Youth Group Activities -  Total Lockdown at the YMCA, When: Friday, September 22^nd. Time: 9:15 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Cost: $25 includes the YMCA, Pizza at midnight and snacks all night long! What will happen: Swimming, basketball, volleyball, flashlight tag, adventure area, games and many more surprises...Friends welcome! Deadline: Monday, September 18^th Forms: Sent home with your children or in the back of Church by youth bulletin board.

6.      Help for Harvey - OLPH Junior Beta Club is collecting any loose change for the Harvey victims.  There are jars in each classroom for students to drop their change in. We will be collecting until September 19^th. The money collected will be sent to Catholic Relief Services.

7.      St. Vincent de Paul - The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is currently seeking vendors for our craft fair on Saturday, October 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Vendors can secure a booth for only $10 and a pledge to donate 10% of their proceeds to the SSVdP.  Anyone interested should please contact Becky Valadie at 423-867-9491 or 423-503-1915.

8.      Coke Rewards - The Coke rewards program is back, and it is easier than ever to help OLPH School by donating your points! If you drink any Coke products, you will find codes that are printed inside the lids of bottles or inside the cardboard carton of multi-packs of cans. You can help us earn money from Coke by creating an account at https://us.coca-cola.com. Instructions for entering the codes are on our website at http://school.myolph.com/support/partners.cfm. It’s so easy! You can even snap pictures of the codes with your phone instead of typing them in! If you are not a Coke product drinker, please feel free to drop by the office and pick up some lids. If you drink Coke products but don't want to enter codes, please set your lids or carton end panels aside and send them to the school office.Thanks for your help! Every little bit helps!

SPORTS NEWS

·        Soccer season sign ups begin this week!
We will field 3 teams:
MS GIRLS
MS BOYS
ELEM team (4-5th grade coed)
Registration forms can be found on the OLPH School
Web site, under Athletics tab.
$60 for Booster Club members
$75 for non members
Annual physical required
Practice will begin the week of Oct. 2nd (more info TBA). Games start after Fall Break!
Looking forward to a fun and exciting Rams Soccer Season!

SPORTS CALENDAR

·        Monday, September 18--Cross Country Meet--Woodland Park Baptist Church-4:00 P.M.

·        Monday, September 18--Catholic Football Grace @ OLPH--5:30 P.M.

·        Tuesday, September 19--Tennis--OLPH vs LVHS@ LVHS--4:00 P.M.

·        Tuesday, September 19--Catholic Football--JV OLPH vs Boyd @ Boyd--6:00 P.M.

·        Thursday, September 14--Tennis--OLPH vs CAMS @ Champions Club--4:30 P.M.

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