The deadline to sign up for Flag Football, grades 1-4, is Friday, September 6. A copy of the sign up is here if needed.

The deadline to sign up for Cheer Camp, grades PK-5, is Monday, September 9. A copy of the sign up is here if needed.

On Wednesday, September 11 there will be an NCYC interest meeting in Saint Mary Center at 6 PM. This meeting is for any student currently in grades 8-11 who are interested in attending NCYC in November of 2025. If you are interested in attending and are unable to, please email Mrs. Rohret.

Steubenville Youth Conference: Each summer, the University of Steubenville hosts Catholic Youth Conferences across the US. There are conference locations in Minnesota and Illinois. If you would like more information, please fill out the interest form by October 31. Once I have a list of interested students, I will plan a parent/student information meeting.

Below is a promotional video to give you an idea of what the conference will be like.

Families will meet at 7:30 AM in Saint Mary Center and walk to mass together. Refreshments and photo booth fun will follow Mass in Saint Mary Center. Thank you to PTO for sponsoring this annual event to celebrate those who make an impact on our students. Parents please RSVP your family by emailing your student's teacher.

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! There are two changes for me this year. First, I am teaching third grade again! I am so excited! I have a great group of children that I look forward to teaching and getting to know this year. Second, the windows and blinds are new in all the classrooms in Immaculate Conception School! They are beautiful! Thank you to everyone that made this possible!

Mrs. Amy Gutierrez

Please fill out the form if you plan to attend!

Habit 2 is Begin with the End in Mind. A big part of Habit 2 is goal setting. All students will be working on goal setting this year. All students in grades K-12 have a shared WIG (Wildly Important Goal). The BCSS WIG this year is: Increase reading scores by reading more books. The first quarter goal is for students in K-12 to read 1000 books. Pictured is the WIG plan and all the details. You can watch the student progress on the bulletin board in the entrance by the Bosco gym.

If interested in joining 4H contact the Extension Office in Waterloo at 319-234-6811 or Patti Nie by email or at 319-231-8800.

When sending money/checks to the office, please put it in an envelope marked with a first & last name and what it is for.

Anyone can use Scrip. Parents, students, teachers, administrators, grandparents, neighbors, and businesses. Anyone who is interested in supporting our school system or in reducing their tuition for themselves or for their family members can do so by purchasing Scrip. Ask your parents, brothers, and sisters to purchase Scrip and apply the tuition credit to your account. Anyone who purchases Scrip and does not have any students in school and wants to give their rebate credit to another family can do so by filling out a form to indicate who the credit should go to. You can also split your credit among more than one family.

Don Bosco is thankful for the supporting parishes and communities we work with and live in. Visit the parish links for Reconciliation and Adoration times.

Parish Mass Times

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

Sat 4 PM, Sun 8 & 10 AM, M-W-F 7:45 AM

ST JOSEPH

Sat 5:30 PM, Tue 6 PM, Thur 8 AM

ST ATHANASIUS

Sat 5 PM, Sun 8:30 AM, Tue 5:30 PM, Thur 8:30 AM, Fri 8 AM

ST FRANCIS-BARCLAY

Sun 10:30 AM, Wed 8 AM

ST MARY OF MT CARMEL

Sun 10 AM

6- Picture Day at St. Joseph

6- K-2 Family Tailgate Night

8- Catholic Order of Foresters Youth Members Miniature Golf Outing 4:30 PM

9- Booster Club Meeting 6 PM

13- Grandparent/Grand-Friend Day after Mass -9:40

18- Youth Group

20- Professional Development (No School)

MISSION STATEMENT

With support from families, we respect and encourage students to reach their potential

• Spiritually by developing a strong relationship with Jesus and knowledge of His church,
• Academically by igniting learning, leadership and life skills,
• Physically by learning about and living healthy habits and
• Socially by becoming active members of the community who serve others as stewards of the Gospel so they are the light of Christ in the world.

Preparing students to be the Light of Christ in the World!

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Mailing Address: P.O. Box 256, Gilbertville, IA 50634

Don Bosco High School

405 16th Ave

Gilbertville, Iowa 50634

319-296-1092

dbhssecretary@boscocatholi.org

Immaculate Conception K-8

311 16th Ave

Gilbertville, Iowa 50634

319-296-1089

icsecretary@boscocatholic.org

St Joseph Center PS/PK

6916 Lafayette Rd

Raymond, Iowa 50667

319-233-5980