Falcons Pride

September 23, 2022 Hello Falcon Fams!   No School on Friday September 30th for Teacher Professional Development Day. CYO Basketball registration is now open (until October 2) for boys and girls in grades 3-8. For more information, please contact Brian Frey (brian13@gmail.com). We completed our campus security assessment and are reviewing the 33 page report with our consultant.  We have also submitted our Ohio […]

September 16, 2022 Hello Falcons!   Short letter this week.  No news is good news!  Please remember our School Gala is coming up…. The School’s Annual Gala is an important fundraiser for our school and pre-school, second only to our parish subsidy. This year, all Gala proceeds will go towards our security upgrades. If you cannot attend in person, please […]

September 15, 2022 Hello Falcon Fams! Today was picture day and it gave me reason to move the dress code topic from the bottom of my list to the top, at least briefly.  I was recently able to discuss dress code with our entire faculty and I also received some feedback from our parent focus group.  It would be difficult […]

September 2, 2022 Hello Falcons! Important Dates: Mon Sept 5: Labor Day – No School Thur Sept 15: Fall Picture Day – order forms were given to students yesterday. Fri Sept 30: Teacher PDD – No School Lunch Accounts Please remember to keep your lunch account funded.  A student without funds is allowed to make only two purchases on credit […]

August 26, 2022 Hello Falcon Faithful! Happy Feast of St. Monica!  What a trouper she was.  We prayed for her intercession today to help us become saints like she helped her son, Augustine, become a Saint. St. Christopher School Strategic Growth Plan I want to extend a huge thank you to the 11 families who helped us reach the $24,000 […]

August 25, 2022 Hello Falcon Fam! Dress code enforcement has been discussed by our School Leadership Team on and off for the last two years.  While dress code is not at the top of my list, I am reminded at every school Mass, including this week’s Mass, that we push, and sometimes exceed, the limits of what is appropriate for […]

August 19, 2022 Hello Falcon Family! What an amazing first week of school!  Minus the bus issues. Our ’22-23 School Theme is from St. Paul’s first letter to the the Thessalonians, Chapter 5, Verse 11: “Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up, as indeed you do.”  It’s a timeless exhortation, but it seems especially important for our world in 2022. […]

August 16, 2022 Good Morning, I understand there is confusion about our dismissal times and bus transportation for Vandalia Butler bus riders.  Here’s what I know: St. Christopher School and I have a strong working relationship with Vandalia Butler School District.  I believe in their leadership and I appreciate all they do for us.  They do a lot for us […]

August 15, 2022 Hello & Happy Solemnity of the Assumption! In case you missed the handout this weekend, we wanted to provide some information on our ’22-23 lunch program. Unfortunately, the temporary all-student, federal, free lunch program is not longer being offered. St. Christopher School will, once again, outsource our lunch program to St. Albert Nutrition Service (sansvs.com).  Menu, pricing, account setup, […]

August 11, 2022 Hello Falcon Family! You should probably expect to hear from me every day for the next week or so.  Much is happening that we want to share, but I am not a fan of long emails.  Having said that, here comes a long email. 🙂 New Teachers!  YAY!!!  In the spring, I mentioned the departure of several […]