November 2021
Holy Cross Grows in Community
Holy Cross students harvest lettuce from school garden
From Holy Cross Principal, Cara Swinefurth
Holy Cross Central School is grateful to be the recipient of a mini-grant from the Archdiocesan Creation Care Ministry. This grant is allowing HCC School to maximize students’ experience in the outdoor space during the school day. The grant application was written by Holy Cross 8th Grade students as part of their Language Arts writing instruction. The students requested funds to help enhance the learning garden at the school. The garden is an active area already, featuring a thriving garden and the Stations of the Cross. Lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, jalapenos, basil and cilantro were planted and harvested in the central garden beds. These vegetables have been used in salads that were served to the students and staff during lunch. Marigolds from the garden were used in classroom Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) offerings.
As a result of the mini-grant, the garden will now include a Rosary Walk. The junior high students will create this prayer path using stones and additional plantings this spring. We look forward to all HCC students being able to pray the Rosary using the Rosary Walk prayer path!
To learn more about what is happening at Holy Cross, please visit our website: www.holycrossschoolindy.org or contact the main office at (317) 638-9068.
School Updates
Central Catholic
Central Catholic students recently celebrated their Fall Fun Day. The day was full of games and activities and included the annual pumpkin drop off the top of the school building.
Holy Angels
Holy Angels offers a program where 4th, 5th, and 6th grade scholars staying after school can be tutored by former HA scholars. This allows students to learn from their peers and helps the prepare for future grade levels.
Holy Cross
Third grade students recently went down to St. Vincent DePaul to see how volunteers can help our community. The Third grade Tigers helped by individually bagging nearly 1,000 masks to be given to those in need.
St. Philip Neri
Students at St. Philip Neri have the opportunity to earn “golden tickets” for being examples of the Core Values. Each Friday, students can use their golden tickets to purchase small rewards, or keep saving for bigger items! Students who get “caught” being good examples of the Core Values also get a shout out during the afternoon announcements. We are so proud of how hard our Chargers are working to demonstrate the Core Values every day!
MTCA and NDAA Logos
When you donate to support the scholars at Central Catholic*, Holy Angels*, Holy Cross and St. Philip Neri*, we want it to be clear where your dollars go. Over time our branding and logos have changed to reflect our organizational structure and partnerships. The Mother Theodore Catholic Academies continues to be our legal name with the Notre Dame ACE Academies providing support to three (designated with an * above) of the four schools. Both logos will be used to illustrate our organizational structure which is designed to provide students with the best Catholic and academic experience.
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For more information
- To inquire about admissions or to arrange a tour of one of our schools, contact Rose Springman, at rspringman@archindy.org or call (317) 236-7324.
- To inquire about donating to MTCA/NDAA, please contact Ellen Sanders at esanders@archindy.org or call 317-236-1501.
- To inquire about the strategic direction of our schools, please contact Interim Director, Peggy Elson at pelson@archindy.org or call 317-236-7322.
