St. Brigid of Kildare recently received a letter from Julia Simmerer, director of the Educator Standards Board of Ohio thanking Cindy Lombardo for her service on the board. As the letter reads:

"On behalf of the State Board of Education and the state superintendent of public instruction, I give my sincere thanks to you and your school for your support of Cindy Lombardo during her tenure of service on the Educator Standards Board of Ohio. 

Cindy is a valued and active participant in our meetings and subsequent discussions. During the past academic year, Cindy and her standards board colleagues were actively engaged in several statewide projects and activities. In addition to keeping apprised of state initiatives including the Resident Educator Program and the new Ohio Teacher and Principal Evaluation Systems, they have reviewed and developed new state professional development standards for educators, and they have reviewed, discussed and recommended new assessments for educator licensure."

Educator Standards Board Members represent several Ohio educational stakeholder groups. The board collectively possesses knowledge and experience that is both broad and deep, allowing board members to understand the diversity and complexity of education in Ohio.

Thanks to Cindy for all her time and contributions she made to participate in this work!

If you'd like to be on the Volunteers at Large list (a part of Home and School), please make sure you have filled out the Home & School Application Form. This includes those that were registered last year -- the committee would like all to sign up again this year. 

Volunteers at Large receive occasional emails requesting help with various volunteer activities during the school year.

The link to sign up can be found here: https://docs.google.com/a/stbrigid-school.org/forms/d/1ZkcYEdInex3NvDg1rg6NvOUtdUwIWPU56gvaFvum8kk/viewform

To view the calendar of the Bishop Watterson Feeder School Dances, click this link: 

https://docs.google.com/a/stbrigid-school.org/spreadsheets/d/1d9ZCU3NuUFbnmKzd0TIK6EGgVA2cplYjpNmQye5CHVU/edit#gid=0 

All children in 4th through 8th grade enrolled at St. Brigid of Kildare School or St. Brigid Religious Education are eligible to play for St. Brigid in the Diocesan league.  

Please go to the gowolfhounds.org website to register.

Fees for basketball are $150 per student ($300 max per family for basketball), which includes a practice jersey. Practices begin in early November and games begin in December. The season ends in late Feb.

The deadline is October 17th, 2014. All fees and applications must be received by this date.  Late applications may be placed on a waiting list.

All 4th grade parents will also need to take Parent Like a Champion, a 1-2 hour course required by the Diocese of Columbus. More information on upcoming dates will be available soon. 

Coaches are needed for all grade levels.  All coaches and assistant coaches must have taken Protecting God's Children (PGC) training and be fingerprinted, as well as have taken the Play Like a Champion course.  If you need PGC training, please check www.virtus.org for a local session or check the bulletin for more information.

Please contact Jim Dixon, girls basketball commissioner at [email protected] or 561-8923 or Scott Laufenberg, boys basketball commissioner [email protected] or 582-5715 if you have any questions. 

The St. Brigid Girls Tennis team kicked off their season on Friday, August 22, 2014 with a big win over Granville.  The varsity girls defeated Granville by the score of 5-0.  Junior varsity girls won their exhibition matches 4-1.  Congratulations to the following players on their wins:

Isabelle Seikel, Emily Hohlefelder, Samantha Vogel, Elisa Magalang, Jacqueline McCully, Jenna Mar, Lauren Markert, Abbey Giesler, Claire Pavell, Regan Abahazie, Nicole Funge, Margaret Baur, Jamie Coss, Ella Myers and Claire Hohlefelder. 

This week the girls take on Wellington and Village Academy.  Go Wolfhounds!