First Day of School Reminders
August 2025 Lunch Menu
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August 15, 2025
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August 15, 2025
This is a test of Holy Angels School’s universal contact system. You may disregard this message. Thank you!
2025-2026 Holy Angels School Free & Reduced Lunch Public Release
With school starting next week, we wanted to provide all parents and guardians with a few reminders about attendance policies and procedures so we can start the year successfully. The school day begins at 8:15am and ends at 3:15pm. Students may not arrive earlier than 7:50am unless they are here for Before Care. Students who are dropped off at the school prior to 7:50am will be placed in Before Care and charged the drop-in rate for Before Care. Students may not stay at school past 3:15pm unless they are here with the knowledge and permission of faculty or staff for things like tutoring, student council, volunteering, etc. Students who are not picked up on time will be brought back into the school and placed into After Care and will be charged the drop-in rate for After Care.
Students who need to leave school early must be picked up and signed out in the office by their parent/guardian or by another person designated by the parent or guardian. Students who arrive at 8:15am or later need to be brought into the office and signed in by the parent/guardian and will be given a tardy slip to give to their teacher.
ANY STUDENT WHO WILL BE TARDY OR COMING IN LATE FOR ANY REASON, OR A STUDENT WHO WILL BE ABSENT FOR THE DAY MUST BE REPORTED VIA THE ATTENDANCE LINE BY 8:15AM. The attendance line is a direct-to-voicemail line that can be accessed by families 24/7 by calling the school at 937-492-9293 and dialing the extension for the attendance line. Any student absent after 8:15am with no call to the attendance line will be marked as an unexcused absence, and the parent/guardian will receive a phone call from school regarding the child's absence. Please help make the office staff's morning go as smoothly as possible by calling and leaving a voicemail on the attendance line notifying of your child's absence or late arrival before 8:15am every morning to limit the number of calls that have to be made home. Keeping your child safe is our number one priority, and without a notification from you of their intended absence or late arrival, we have no way of knowing if they are safe or if something may have happened to them on the way to school.
If you have any questions or concerns about the attendance policy, please see the section in the student handbook, which is available on our website. Hard copies will be in the back of each student's agenda that they receive at Open House. We are looking forward to seeing you next week!
Students who need to leave school early must be picked up and signed out in the office by their parent/guardian or by another person designated by the parent or guardian. Students who arrive at 8:15am or later need to be brought into the office and signed in by the parent/guardian and will be given a tardy slip to give to their teacher.
ANY STUDENT WHO WILL BE TARDY OR COMING IN LATE FOR ANY REASON, OR A STUDENT WHO WILL BE ABSENT FOR THE DAY MUST BE REPORTED VIA THE ATTENDANCE LINE BY 8:15AM. The attendance line is a direct-to-voicemail line that can be accessed by families 24/7 by calling the school at 937-492-9293 and dialing the extension for the attendance line. Any student absent after 8:15am with no call to the attendance line will be marked as an unexcused absence, and the parent/guardian will receive a phone call from school regarding the child's absence. Please help make the office staff's morning go as smoothly as possible by calling and leaving a voicemail on the attendance line notifying of your child's absence or late arrival before 8:15am every morning to limit the number of calls that have to be made home. Keeping your child safe is our number one priority, and without a notification from you of their intended absence or late arrival, we have no way of knowing if they are safe or if something may have happened to them on the way to school.
If you have any questions or concerns about the attendance policy, please see the section in the student handbook, which is available on our website. Hard copies will be in the back of each student's agenda that they receive at Open House. We are looking forward to seeing you next week!
We will have high quality garden/yard signs (made by our wonderful Holy Angels dad Andrew Nartker!) that will be available at our Open House on Monday. There is a very limited quantity of each and it is first come first serve - no holds. The recommended donation is $20 per sign for the plain signs, and $25 per sign for the class signed signs. All donations will benefit our fund for a new playground! We have:
5 plain black signs
5 plain blue signs
3 "family" blue signs
3 "family" gold signs
as well as signs signed by members of the following Holy Angels Classes - 2033, 2034, 2036, 2037, & 2039
Thank you for supporting our goal of getting a new playground set!
5 plain black signs
5 plain blue signs
3 "family" blue signs
3 "family" gold signs
as well as signs signed by members of the following Holy Angels Classes - 2033, 2034, 2036, 2037, & 2039
Thank you for supporting our goal of getting a new playground set!
Are you thinking about volunteering at Holy Angels School this year? Holy Angels School and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati are committed to keeping your children safe and healthy in our school. All adults who wish to volunteer at any school event with minors present, such as on a field trip, as a classroom aide, volunteer, or party planner, for field day, etc., MUST be in compliance with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati's Safe Environment Policy. This includes several steps such as online training, and online background check, and more. All of this can be completed easily online at https://www.aocsafeenvironment.org/. All parents who think they will want to volunteer at some point this year are encouraged to complete these steps now before school starts so that all you have to do during the year is keep up with the training bulletins, which you have 30 days to complete each quarter. If you already have an account, please login and ensure that your account is compliant and that Holy Angels School is listed as one of your locations.
Meet our new 2025-2026 Faculty and Staff!
Today we want to introduce our new Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Courtney Witt. Mrs. Witt has served for several years at Holy Angels School as a classroom aide and we are so pleased that she is taking on this new role. Please give her a warm welcome and come visit her at Open House next week!
Hello! My name is Courtney Witt, and I am excited to teach Kindergarten at Holy Angels. I feel so blessed to be part of the Holy Angels community. I am happily married to my husband, Kent, and together we have four wonderful children, a lovely daughter-in-law, and a son-in-law. Our two youngest daughters currently attend Holy Angels, and we love being part of this faith-filled school family.
Today we want to introduce our new Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Courtney Witt. Mrs. Witt has served for several years at Holy Angels School as a classroom aide and we are so pleased that she is taking on this new role. Please give her a warm welcome and come visit her at Open House next week!
Hello! My name is Courtney Witt, and I am excited to teach Kindergarten at Holy Angels. I feel so blessed to be part of the Holy Angels community. I am happily married to my husband, Kent, and together we have four wonderful children, a lovely daughter-in-law, and a son-in-law. Our two youngest daughters currently attend Holy Angels, and we love being part of this faith-filled school family.
We are pleased to be able to offer Before and After Care services at Holy Angels School again this year. Days and times offered have not changed from last year, but location has.
Good Morning Parents/Guardians,
We will be offering an optional but highly recommended Parent Meeting during Open House on Monday, August 18th, at 6:30 PM in the Computer Lab. If this is your first child entering Junior High, this meeting will help you prepare for all of the changes your student will experience as they begin this new chapter in their lives.
This meeting will primarily discuss topics that affect the 7th and 8th-grade students, but 6th-grade parents are still encouraged to attend.
Topics on the Agenda
Academic Programs
Jr. High Athletic Eligibility
State Testing
Grading Scale and Honors
Code of Conduct- Discipline Policy
Homework Policy
Dress Code
If you are unable to attend, a recording of this meeting will be made available at a later date.
We look forward to welcoming all of our students back to school! Enjoy your final days of Summer break.
God Bless,
Carrie O'Leary
Assistant Principal
We will be offering an optional but highly recommended Parent Meeting during Open House on Monday, August 18th, at 6:30 PM in the Computer Lab. If this is your first child entering Junior High, this meeting will help you prepare for all of the changes your student will experience as they begin this new chapter in their lives.
This meeting will primarily discuss topics that affect the 7th and 8th-grade students, but 6th-grade parents are still encouraged to attend.
Topics on the Agenda
Academic Programs
Jr. High Athletic Eligibility
State Testing
Grading Scale and Honors
Code of Conduct- Discipline Policy
Homework Policy
Dress Code
If you are unable to attend, a recording of this meeting will be made available at a later date.
We look forward to welcoming all of our students back to school! Enjoy your final days of Summer break.
God Bless,
Carrie O'Leary
Assistant Principal
Silver Cross Catholic Store has author, Dr. John Wood, coming on Saturday August 9, 2025 from 10:00AM to Noon! The "7 Deadly Dragons" is his book series for kids, parents and schools. Please join for Story Time & Book Signing with Dr. John Wood. Silver Cross Catholic Store is located at 18 South Main Street, Fort Loramie, OH 45845.
Lehman's Alumni Group is selling flags for the fall sports season! Their goal this year for flags is to give out 10 scholarships of $750 to deserving incoming freshmen. With replacement costs of the flags going up and cost of the scholarships, they need to reach 90 flags sold. Your donation is $100 per flag and you will receive a Lehman flag proudly waiving in your front yard for the Fall Sports season. They will not take down the flag until the last team or individual has finished their fall playoff season. For Sidney, Piqua, and Troy residents only.
Families, our first day of school is in two weeks! Please plan on attending our Open House on Monday, August 18th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. This will be the school year kickoff and is the best time for families to drop off school supplies, pick up start-of-year forms and paperwork, get student agendas and handbooks, drop off medication, and meet your teachers. Although attendance at Open House is not required, it is HIGHLY recommended. We can't wait to see all of our Wings for the start of another great year at Holy Angels School!
Today is the start of Ohio's annual Sales Tax Holiday, which runs from August 1st to an amazing August 14th this year. Now is the time to get your school supplies! Supplies should be brought with families to Open House to allow less stress on the first day of school. Holy Angels School's school supply list is also available at Walmart.
The 2025-2026 school year is just a few weeks away! Make sure to check out our academic calendar so you don't miss anything. Families will be provided with a hard copy in their paperwork folder at the start of the year and should put it somewhere safe and visible for the entire year, such as on a fridge, home bulletin board, or in an office.
Congratulations to our July 2025 1000 Club winners, Pat Luthman & Diana Kleinfelder! Thanks so much to everyone who has supported Holy Angels Catholic School in 2025 so far by purchasing tickets! There are still 5 drawings/10 chances left to win $500 this year! If you would like additional tickets, they can be purchased in the school office during regular hours for $20 a piece.
We are looking to add to our substitute teachers at Holy Angels School for the 2025-2026 school year! This is the perfect position for those who are retired, older children home for break from college, stay-at-home parents, or who are just looking for occasional part-time work. The pay is $100 per day. Interested in being put on our list of substitute teachers? Call Principal Denise Stauffer at (937) 492-9293.
Archbishop Casey to Throw Out First Pitch at Reds Game
Archbishop Casey on the Mound
Archbishop Robert Casey will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Cincinnati Reds game on Saturday, Aug. 30, at Great American Ballpark. Bring your family and friends to the game between the Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, and come early to see Archbishop Casey’s pitch around 6:25 p.m. The ballgame will begin at 6:40 p.m.
Celebrating Catholic Education
The first pitch will be part of a special night at Great American Ballpark with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati! In addition to Archbishop Casey’s participation, the evening will include a celebration of Catholic schools across the archdiocese who educate 42,000 students annually. Catholic school principals from all 87 grade schools and 24 high schools will be invited onto the field around 6:20 p.m. to be recognized before the game.
Get Tickets and Support Catholic Education Foundation
You are invited to come join us at the ballpark by purchasing discounted tickets for the Aug. 30 game. For each discounted ticket purchased through the website below, $5 will be donated to the Catholic Education Foundation of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
Please purchase your tickets through Reds ticketing below:
https://www.gofevo.com/event/Archdiocesecincinnati2
Archbishop Casey on the Mound
Archbishop Robert Casey will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Cincinnati Reds game on Saturday, Aug. 30, at Great American Ballpark. Bring your family and friends to the game between the Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, and come early to see Archbishop Casey’s pitch around 6:25 p.m. The ballgame will begin at 6:40 p.m.
Celebrating Catholic Education
The first pitch will be part of a special night at Great American Ballpark with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati! In addition to Archbishop Casey’s participation, the evening will include a celebration of Catholic schools across the archdiocese who educate 42,000 students annually. Catholic school principals from all 87 grade schools and 24 high schools will be invited onto the field around 6:20 p.m. to be recognized before the game.
Get Tickets and Support Catholic Education Foundation
You are invited to come join us at the ballpark by purchasing discounted tickets for the Aug. 30 game. For each discounted ticket purchased through the website below, $5 will be donated to the Catholic Education Foundation of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
Please purchase your tickets through Reds ticketing below:
https://www.gofevo.com/event/Archdiocesecincinnati2
We’re all ready for our used uniform sale today! Join us in our cafeteria from 4:30-6pm to stock up for the year with prices that can’t be beat.
NO EARLY BIRDS!
NO EARLY BIRDS!
Interested in becoming Catholic or know someone who is?
OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation for Adults) is a process designed to share the Catholic faith and prepare adults to receive the Sacraments. St. Joseph Pillar of Families Family of Parishes would love to walk beside you as you explore the Catholic faith. Please reach out to Rose Meyer at 937-498-2307 or email rosem@nflregion.org to learn more or to register. Sessions begin Tuesday, August 26 at 7:00PM and will be held at the St. Michael’s Parish Office Center Conference room downstairs.
OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation for Adults) is a process designed to share the Catholic faith and prepare adults to receive the Sacraments. St. Joseph Pillar of Families Family of Parishes would love to walk beside you as you explore the Catholic faith. Please reach out to Rose Meyer at 937-498-2307 or email rosem@nflregion.org to learn more or to register. Sessions begin Tuesday, August 26 at 7:00PM and will be held at the St. Michael’s Parish Office Center Conference room downstairs.
