Holicong Weekly Update

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WEEKLY CALENDAR

Week of October 7, 2024

Holicong MS / Holicong MS Calendar (cbsd.org)

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Monday, October 7 (B DAY) - SPIRIT WEEK - COMFY CLOTHES DAY

Faculty Meeting

Tuesday, October 8 (A DAY) - SPIRIT WEEK - COLLEGE SHIRT DAY

School Board Meeting
Soft Pretzel Sales

Wednesday, October 9 (B DAY) - SPIRIT WEEK - PINK OUT DAY

MTSS Meeting

Thursday, October 10 (A DAY) - SPIRIT WEEK - USA DAY

New Student Breakfast hosted by Student Leadership
Linden Meet & Greet hosted by Linden 9th Grade Linden Alumni

Friday, October 11 (B DAY) - SPIRIT WEEK - FALL COLORS DAY

I & E Activities - Team Activities

HOLICONG ATHLETICS

ATHLETICS CALENDAR

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Holicong Game and Practice Schedule Week of 10-7-24

Monday 10-7-24

8th grade Field Hockey & Soccer Unami away 3:15

Coed Volleyball practice 2:45 to 4:30

Girls Tennis 2:45 to 4:15

8th grade Football practice 2:45 to 4:45

Cheerleading practice 2:45 to 4:45

Tuesday 10-8-24

Coed Volleyball Tohickon away 3:15

Girls Tennis Tohickon home 3:15

7th grade Football Lenape home 3:15

Cheerleading Lenape home 3:15

8th grade Football practice 2:45 to 4:45

7th and 8th grade Field Hockey practice 2:45 to 4:30

7th grade Soccer practice 2:45 to 4:30

Wednesday 10-9-24

8th grade Football Unami home 3:15

Cheerleading Unami home 3:15

Girls Tennis Lenape away 3:15

Coed Volleyball practice 2:45 to 4:30

7th grade Football practice 2:45 to 4:45

7th and 8th grade Field Hockey practice 2:45 to 4:30

8th grade Soccer practice 2:45 to 4:30

Thursday 10-10-24

8th grade Field Hockey & Soccer Log College home 3:15

Coed Volleyball practice 2:45 to 4:30

Girls Tennis 2:45 to 4:15

7th and 8th grade Football practice 2:45 to 4:45

Cheerleading practice 2:45 to 4:45

Friday 10-11-24

7th grade Field Hockey & Soccer Tamanend home 3:15

HOLICONG ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPDATES

FALL SPIRIT WEEK - Shout Out to our Student Leadership team for planning our Fall Spirit Week. Please see the dress up days above and a special note about our PINK OUT on Wednesday as we recognize October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES FAIR - We hope everyone enjoyed our virtual Student Activities Fair and had an opportunity to watch the videos and sign up for a club/activity! A reminder that it is your responsibility to follow up and listen to announcements to attend meetings, tryouts, rehearsals, etc. Please see here if you were absent on Friday and make sure to watch the videos to learn more - Student Activities / Activities Overview (cbsd.org)

SPIRIT NIGHT - A shout out to the Power of Positive Students (POPS) club for organizing the celebration on Friday night! There was a lot of energy and fun filling the halls at Holicong. Please reach out to Mrs. Louderback or Mrs. Fox and listen to announcements if you would like to join this amazing club that supports our school & local community in many ways!

PARENT COUNCIL - Thank you to everyone who attended our 1st Parent Council meeting. The video recording and powerpoint of the presentation are now available here - Parent Resources / Parent Council 2024-2025 (cbsd.org).

STUDENT HANDBOOK REMINDER – A reminder to all students, parents, and guardians that students that the students were provided a free student handbook the first day of school. Students are required to have the handbook with them as it is used for a variety of purposes including a sign out for students leaving class, HW & assignment record, and other school activities. Please see students SMART goal completed last week in I & E so you are aware of and can assist with completing this goal.

MySchoolApps - Home Page – Application for Free & Reduced Lunch

Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (pa.gov) – Link to application and resources to learn more about this program.

COLONIAL CORES & EXPECTATIONS – It was a great first week with students as we reviewed basic overview of expectations, policies, and procedures and following up this week as noted above. We have created the Colonial Core page on our website for our community to access the overview of the Colonial Cores and what we teach and the expectations we have for students and all of us in a variety of settings. We will continue to model and revisit these throughout the year!

9th GRADE UPDATES

Student Services Department / 9th to 10th Grade Program Planning (cbsd.org)

Registration closed Friday for the Camp of America trips for Team Fire & Ice this month and we are planning next stages of the trip.

Our 1st Tour of the 20th century was awesome and we are going to be looking for student volunteers to take part in future Tours. The success of this initiative is centered on student involvement so please consider joining in some capacity and getting in the game in this tradition.

8th GRADE UPDATES

Student Services Department / 8th to 9th Grade Program Planning (cbsd.org

The 8th Grade Shady Brook Field Trip was a success! Students had fun doing teambuilding and fall activities!

7th GRADE UPDATES

Student Services Department / 7th to 8th Grade Program Planning (cbsd.org)

Team 7-2 continued their Games last Friday with an exciting round of High Hoops in the gym. Mr. Hilbert's I&E took the trophy for the day and is currently in the lead for the year! Additionally, Mr. Barno's classes kicked off their Greek Games which allows them to collaborate and compete while exploring Ancient Greek Culture. Updated scores to come next week!

7-0 started their competitions for the 7-0 Victory Cup on Friday, 9/27, with a rock/paper/scissors tournament. Mrs. Madden's I & E edged out Ms. Ambrosini's I & E for the win. Mrs. Hampstead's and Mrs. Rickert's classes tied for third place.

CBSD ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPDATES

Food Services October Newsletter, "The Feed"

Do you want to know what's cooking in our October newsletter? Our Cheesy Chorizo Enchilada Bake is coming to the school cafeteria October 14-18. Discover how we use delicious local produce in Central Bucks schools, find useful information for parents, and fun facts. Click here to read the full newsletter.

Submissions for Next Round of CBSD Lock Screen Contest Due 10/20

Congrats to Tohickon 9th grader Greidy Hernandez for winning the first round of CBSD's lock screen contest! Her original artwork will be featured on CBSD devices beginning October 7 through the rest of the month. The district now invites students to try their hand in the next round of the contest, inspired by CBSD's "Portrait of a Graduate" Effective Communicators attribute. Submissions are due Oct. 20. More details and how to submit.

Join the CBSD Team: Various Open Positions Available

CBSD welcomes qualified candidates to apply for a range of full-time career opportunities with benefits. From head and assistant coaches to a middle school Special Education teacher to a high school Biology teacher to a secondary school counselor to staff nurses to education assistants (and more!), there may be a perfect place for you to make a positive impact in CB. View available positions and apply now!