Catholic Schools Week begins
All Saints Regional School of Masontown and Geibel Catholic Middle School will celebrate the upcoming Catholic Schools Week. At All Saints, the week will start with a special Mass held at noon Sunday. Students from the school will help prepare and participate in the liturgy. Immediately following the Mass, students and staff will host an open house at school. Both events are open to the public.
“Spirit Day” will be held at school Monday. Students will dress in school colors and a school-wide pep rally, planned for the afternoon, will cap off the activities.
Casual dress will be permitted on Tuesday and students are not required to wear uniforms. As part of a special reading program, students in grades three through six will read stories to children in preschool through second grade. Students will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m. Parent/teacher conferences will be held in the evening.
“Ethnic Heritage Day” will be held Wednesday. Activities will include reports, presentations and discussions relating to the history, culture and contributions of various ethnic groups. The day will be capped off with an ethnic foods luncheon prepared by parents and staff members.
“Volunteer Appreciation Day” will be held Thursday. Parents, grandparents and friends who volunteer service to the school will be recognized during morning Mass at All Saints Church. The Mass will be followed by a reception in the school cafeteria. A students awards program honoring students for their academic performance and school attendance will be held in the afternoon.
“Grandparents’ Day” will be held Friday. Students will be served a spaghetti luncheon donated and prepared by volunteers from the school community with their grandparents in the school cafeteria.
At Geibel Catholic Middle School, “Parish Appreciation Day” will be held Monday, when students will be writing letters to parishes in appreciation for their support. Students can wear a crazy hat, socks or tie that day.
A Mass will be held at 12:50 p.m. Tuesday in which grandparents and family members are invited to attend in honor of “Family Celebration Day.” Family members will join for a social in the cafeteria following Mass.
“Simply Souper Dress Down Day” will be held Wednesday. Students wishing to dress out of uniform must bring in Campbell soup labels for education and canned goods for the food bank. The Natural Museum of History will present two sessions of the program “Recognizing Reptiles” at 8:46 and 9:29 a.m. in the cafeteria. Games and competitions will be held in the gymnasium between 12:21 and 1:44 p.m.
Family members are welcome to Thursday’s “Celebrating Academics Day” when a spelling bee will be held at 1 p.m. in the cafeteria. The celebration ends Friday with “Divito Park Fun Day” from 10:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.