ST. COLUMBA SHEPHERD
GUIDANCE FOR THE WEEK AHEAD
EACH WEEK THE ST. COLUMBA SHEPHERD
provides all the information you need to know and links to things that you might need to cross off your list. Stay organized by reading it every week and making sure that you add events and deadlines to your calendar!
LET'S DO IT!
DATES TO REMEMBER
2/22 - Preschool Open House - 11-1
2/26- School Mass - 1st Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15
3/3-3/7 - ITBS Testing
3/4 - Burning of the Palms - 2:15
3/5 - School Mass - Ash Wednesday - 6th Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15
3/6 - Prayer & Praise Assembly - 8:15
3/10-3/14 - ITBS Retakes
3/11 - Stations of the Cross - 2:15
3/12 - School Mass - 5th Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15
3/17-3/21 - No School - Spring Break
3/25 - Stations of the Cross - 2:15
3/26 - School Mass - Staff Leading Liturgy - 8:15
3/28 - Middle School Dance - 6:30
4/1 - Stations of the Cross - 2:15
4/2 - School Mass - 3rd Grade Leading Liturgy - 8:15
4/3 - Prayer & Praise Assembly - 8:15
4/4 - Early Dismissal K-8 - Teacher Workday - 11:30
4/4 - No School - Pre-8 - End of 3rd QtrTeacher Professional Development
4/8 - Stations of the Cross - 2:15
4/9 - School Mass - Kindergarten Leading Liturgy - 8:15
4/10 - Lenten Penance Service - 8:15
Congratulations to our Middle School History Day Winners!
6th Grade Winners:
First Place:
Mabel Frazier & Ruby LivermorePerrformance
James Manulik - Website
Zaria Smith - Website
Ivy Nakamoto - Exhibits
Avonlea Albrrecht - Exhibits
Second Place:
Reece Bird - Exhibits
Aria Milke - Exhibits
Elly Krier - Exhibits
Third Place:
Ava Penny - Exhibits
Rowan Eckstein - Documentary
Honorable Mention:
Jackson Siggins, Jaya Holland, Jack Kleva, Milan Hernandez - Solis
7th & 8th Grade Winners:
First Place:
Luke Martyn - Paper
Ava Krier & Lauren BestDocumentary
Second Place:
Gwyneth Eley - Paper
Samara Cowan & Claire HuangPerformance
Third Place:
Madeleine Hadrick - Paper
Maddie Eley & Ruby GallavanPerformance
Honorable Mention:
Elliot McGuinness - Exhibits
Thank you very much to our volunteer History Day judges!! We couldn’t do it without you!
This year’s judges were: Andrea Berghoff, Mandi Carpenter, Joy Ehlers, Maryanne Felkins, Michele Hilberth, Paul Kosnik, Per Larson, Lisa Mastny, and April Zion.
A member of our community rrecently shared the following article with Mr. Chick and he felt there was value in sharing it with our school families. The article can also be found HERE. Enjoy!
PRESCHOOL OPEN HOUSE
All current and incoming preschool families are invited to join us. Please share the info below with any potential families that you may know that are interested in joining our St. Columba Preschool Community.
Preschool Open House
Saturday, February 22nd, 11:00-1:00 1840 E 2nd Ave
Meet the director and learn more about our program before registration opens up. If you are unable to attend, please reach out to office@stcolumbaschooldurango.org to schedule a tour.
Watch for summer 2025 and school year 2025-2026 registration to come your way in early March!
Theater Props
Thank you for all of the props that have come in to support our theater department!
We are still in need of a few items: Green plastic bottles like 7up or mountain dew of any size
Old climbing ropes in any shade of green
None of these items will make it back to you. Items can be dropped off outside the office. We hope you will come see the show on May 9th and 10th!
“High
Water” Swap
We are bursting at the seams with used uniforms and you probably have many at home you are ready to exchange plus you likely are in need of a few bigger sizes to help your students get through the end of the school year.
We are currently looking for a few volunteers to help us organize an almost spring “high water” uniform swap. This would entail helping us pick a date to hold the swap, sorting the items we have and whatever new items come in, and overseeing the day of the swap. More info to come once a date is chosen, but we are hoping to have the swap March 1113 if it works out.
Please reach out to Heidi at office@stcolumbaschooldurango.org if you would like to help. We probably only need the first 5 volunteers that reach out.
Thank You for Making Giving Day a Success!
Nearly three weeks have passed since our Day of Giving, but our gratitude is endless. For your donations, sponsorships, and helping to spread the word, we are so grateful. Thank you for being part of this incredible effort - we couldn’t have done it without you!
We’re excited to celebrate our success together. Please keep an eye out next week for the announcement of dates for classroom prizes and our school-wide lunch celebration!
THE PARISH CONNECTION
THE PARISH CONNECTION
