Dear Families,

Catholic Schools Week is quickly approaching. Below you will see a schedule of events. We are looking forward to having an opportunity to celebrate with our students and show off our Husky pride. Please consider kicking-off Catholic Schools Week with us with Mass at Holy Name Church at 10:30 on 1/26. Students who attend their home parish or Holy Name Church are encouraged to wear their uniform and take a picture with their pastor. Any students who participates will be given a dress down day pass.

We will be continuing our referral program for the 2025-2026 school year. Any family who refers another family and enrolls will receive $600 in tuition credits. More information will be sent out soon.

Families who are interested in planning our winter social on March 1st to help raise funds for our updated STEM program are invited to attend the SLC meeting scheduled for Wednesday, 1/22 at 6 p.m. We hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

Megan dos Santos

Principal

January

20 - No School for MLK Jr. Day

21 - Dress down day for students who purchased coupon books

21 - Progress reports available

22 - Winter social planning meeting @ 6 pm

30 - Open house for prospective families @ 6 pm

31 - MAP testing ends

1/26-2/1 - Catholic Schools Week

February

4 - Dress down day for students who purchased coupon books

5 - SLC Meeting @ 6 pm

11 - Dress down day for students who purchased coupon books

12 - Papa Gino's fundraiser night

17-21 - No school for February break

25 - Dress down day for students who purchased coupon books

March

1 - Winter Social Event fundraiser

5 - Ash Wednesday

12 - SLC Meeting @ 6 pm

14 - Early release for professional development

18 - Trimester 2 report cards available

20 - Parent/teacher conferences

January 22nd - Winter Social planning meeting

February 5th

March 12th

April 2nd

May 7th

June 11th

Sunday, 1/26 - Celebrating your Parish

• Mass at 10:30 at Holy Name School - all families are invited
• Husky pride - Wear your uniform to Mass, take a picture with your pastor, and earn a dress down day pass

Monday, 1/27 - Celebrating your Community

• Card making activity for Fall River Police Department
• Dress down day theme - Wear your favorite sports team colors or apparel

• School-wide Bingo
• Snacks provided at lunch
• Dress down day theme - dress down and wear your favorite crazy socks

Wednesday, 1/29 - Celebrating the Nation

• School-wide STEM challenge

• Dress down day theme - dress down in red, white, and blue

Thursday, 1/30 - Celebrating Vocations

• Catholic School Challenge - 7th & 8th grade
• Mass at 8:15 am - families are invited to attend
• Dress in uniforms
• Open house for prospective families - 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Friday, 1/31 - Celebrating Faculty, Staff, and Volunteers

• Lunch for Holy Name faculty and staff
• Dress down day theme - Husky pride

For Catholic Schools Week, we would like to honor and thank the Fall River Police Department on the day that we celebrate community. Students will create cards for police officers in their classes. We are asking families for gift card donations to local places around the city in increments of $5- $10.. We hope to include a gift card inside each student's card that will be shared with the FRPD on Monday, 1/27. Thank you for your support.

Holy Name's Monthly Men's Breakfast is this Saturday, January 18. Breakfast is served at 8:30, with a short talk on growing in your relationship with God at 9, followed by additional time for fraternity and conversation. We hope you can join us!

Any Holy Name parishioners grades 3 and up are invited to become altar servers. Trainings will be on Saturday Feb. 1 & 8 from 5-6 p.m. at Holy Name Church. Questions? Please contact Fr. Williams at frwilliams@holynamefr.com or at the parish office.

Admissions Decision Letters will be sent beginning in the last week of January. Financial Aid award projections for new families (who applied by January 10) will be sent at the same time. If you have not already done so, it is not too late to apply!

To submit an admission application, log into the Bishop Stang Application Portal to get started. Applications will continue to be considered as they complete.

To submit a financial assistance application, log into the FACTS Grant and Aid Assessment Application. If you already have an application account, simply select Bishop Stang High School. If you have not applied for financial assistance previously follow the directions for applying.

Contact Mrs. Payette in the Admissions Office with any questions, cpayette@bishopstang.org.

Our virtue for the month of January is fidelity. Below are our saints our students will be studying. Attached are some ideas for carrying over these lessons at home.

Please note the new dates for math tutoring.

Homework Club: Wednesdays & Thursdays

Math tutoring: 1/22, 1/28, 1/29, 2/4, 2/5, 2/11, 2/12