October 09, 2025

MARY... OUR HOPE AND OUR HELP

October Title of Mary: Our Lady of Charity

The fire drill scheduled for October 15th will include the students walking to our off-campus rally point. If you DO NOT want your child to participate, email Brooke Bilz (bbilz@sjscrescent.org) with the subject "October fire drill" and put "(insert name here) will not be participating in the walk to the rally point during the October fire drill" in the body of the email.

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE!

Help us celebrate the accomplishments of our students by sending in updates on the great things that they're doing.

• Congrats to the 3rd grade girls volleyball team (Shearer) and 4th grade girls volleyball team (Barczak) for getting 2nd place at the Spooky Spike tournament last weekend
• Congrats to both 5th grade girls volleyball teams which came in 1st (Hammersmith) and 2nd (Wesseling) in their league tournament.
• Congrats to the 8th grade girls volleyball team (Applegate) for getting 1st in their league.
• NKAL Academic team match:

Varsity SJS 23 Tichenor 32

6th Grade SJS 31 Tichenor 11

Employment Opportunities

We’re Hiring!

After School Program

The After Care team is responsible for supervising students during the after-school program, both in designated indoor spaces and on the playground. This position ensures the safety and well-being of all students, assists with snack distribution, provided homework support, and helps with check-in and dismissal procedures in accordance with after care policies. For more information, please contact Timothy Mains (tmains@sjscrescent.org).

CAVS on the RUN UPDATE

SOCKTOBER

TRUNK-OR-TREAT

Register your trick or treaters and help make this a spooky good time by signing up to decorate a trunk and pass out candy at the signup genius linked. Prize awarded for Best Decorated Trunk!

Blossom donuts food truck will have donuts and drinks available for purchase.

Holy Name Society has generously offered to provide burgers and hotdogs in Noll Hall. Please make a comment if you plan to eat. 

School Lunch Accounts

Don't forget to put money into your child's school lunch account through the My School Bucks website. A maximum of $20 can be charged.

Cafeteria Volunteers

Please review the link below to volunteer in the cafeteria for the month of September. Check in at the school office by 10:30am. Make sure to wear athletic shoes or rubber soled shoes. No open toed shoes or flip flops. Also no younger siblings please. All volunteers must be VIRTUS trained. New this year: students will be using regular silverware instead of disposable. Please watch students so the silverware is not thrown in the trash. Thank you!

First Shift: lunch for grades K and 6-8

Second Shift: lunch for grades 1-5

October to December cafeteria volunteer sign-ups

SJS Junior High Halloween Mixer

Event Details:

Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025

Time: 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Location: Noll Hall

Costumes are welcome – school dress code applies.

Ticket Information:

Tickets are $10 each. Please see the attached Ticket Order Form for details on purchasing tickets for your student. Tickets must be purchased in advance by Monday, October 13th. Admission is only $10, which helps cover the basics, but to really make this mixer special, we need your support.

Help Make This Event a Hit!

We’re working hard to make this a memorable and safe experience for all our junior high students. To do that, we need your support! 

We’re asking for monetary donations to help cover the costs of:

• DJ & lighting equipment
• Photo booth & props
• Prizes & games
• Food and drinks
• Decorations & supplies

Monetary donations can be sent via cash, check, or Venmo included with your ticket order form. 

Prefer to donate items instead?

We’re also collecting in-kind donations. You can sign up to donate items via our Sign Up Genius here:

https://signup.com/mobileweb/2.0/vspot.html?activitykey=69952892069#anonymous_invite_page

Speaker Spotlight Series: Eucharistic Miracles

Safety Update

During Parent Orientation Night, it was announced that a Villa Hills/Crescent Springs police officer would be at school for all Masses where students were in attendance. This has been extended so an officer will be on campus during lunch every day. We would like to thank Holy Name Society, PTO, Cav Call, and generous anonymous parent donors for covering the cost of this until the end of December.

No Photograph List

If you would like your child to be included on the no photograph list, email Brooke Bilz (bbilz@sjscrescent.org) with the subject "No photograph" and the first and last names of the students.

Ski Club

We are excited to announce that we will have a ski club with Perfect North again this year. By using the link and login information below you can receive a 30% discount on all memberships. This is open to anyone (kids, friends, family) so please pass along information to anyone interested. We need a minimum of 15 passes sold to have a "club" and receive the discounted pricing.

Website: www.perfectnorth.com/clubs  (Please click on "S" to find St. Joseph Crescent Springs).

Username: sjcs

Password: deception

Deadline: November 3rd

Equipment: Ski/Snowboard rentals can be added see pricing below. 

Passes: Will be mailed to you after you purchase them. In the mail you will receive a RFID card that will serve as your lift ticket. No need to get a sticker anymore. Please place RFID card in jacket (arm, shoulder, waist). You will have to place the RFID near the scanner to get on lift. RFID cards will also be used for ski rentals and can be used to put money on them for food. 

Rentals: Please purchase rentals if needed when buying the passes.

By purchasing through the club you will get a free beginner lesson (just show up at the lesson location at the top of the hour and tell them you are part of the ski club). 

By using the club you can also purchase 4 or 5 visit passes that allow you to show up 4 or 5 separate times throughout the year.

Please pay attention to what days you select for these passes. Rentals for the 4 or 5 visits are also at a discount rate. 

The ski club is the only way to purchase these 4 or 5 visit passes. 

The more people registered the more rewards we will get. We will have a St. Joe's day at Perfect North one day in January where we will have a drawing for some prizes.

Please reach out to me if you have any questions or issues with the system. 

Eric and Katie Kiely (KatieAKiely@gmail.com 859-992-2218). 

Eric's cell: 859-801-1014

Parish Stewardship Forms

In August, Stewardship forms and brochures were mailed to all Parish families. Please remember to send yours by placing it in the collection basket, or dropping it off at the Parish Office.

Covington Catholic High School News

Experience the Brotherhood. Join the Future Colonel Club.

The Future Colonel Club is your ticket to the CovCath brotherhood in action. From the chants of the Colonel Crazies to the roar of the Friday night lights, this is your chance to be part of it all.

Membership includes:

• Free admission to select CovCath events—including this Friday’s football game and next Thursday’s soccer game
• An exclusive Future Colonel Club t-shirt
• A front-row look at what makes CovCath more than just a school—it’s a brotherhood

Don’t just hear about the Colonel Crazies. Stand with them. Don’t just visit CovCath. Live it.

Sign up now: www.covcath.org/fcc

Colonels Youth Lacrosse

Colonels Youth Lacrosse, the official youth lacrosse program of Covington Catholic High School, is hosting a New Player Clinic for students who want to learn lacrosse. The clinic consists of 1-hour sessions spread over 4 Sundays in October, starting October 5 and ending October 26. For more information and to register click here. 

Colonels Youth Lacrosse is also hosting a Parent Information Meeting about the 2026 spring season on Wednesday, September 17 from 6:00 – 7:00 PM at the Covington Catholic STEM Auditorium. All parents and students interested in playing lacrosse this spring are encouraged to attend.

Colonel Youth Wrestling

Colonel Youth Wresting is accepting sign up for boys in grades 3-8, now through October 31st. Practice starts October 15th for 6th-8th grades and on October 20th for 3rd - 5th grades. For more information visit Colonel Youth Wrestling Club (CYW) - Covington Catholic High School, or contact CYW Director Hummeldorf at James.hummeldorf@gamil.com.

Shop Local, Support SJS Families

Did you know many of our St. Joseph School families own local businesses? By choosing to support them, you’re giving back to the people who make our community so strong. It’s a simple way to shop small and show big love for SJS! Check out and share this year's SJS Business Directory, which is also available under the Current Families tab on our website.

Sacred Art Pilgrimage

Office Reminders

• If you are dropping off an item your child has forgotten, please put the item on or in the blue bin by the front door. Your child’s name should be on the item. Please email the office and the child’s teacher to let them know that an item has been dropped off for the child. The office staff will retrieve the item and your child will pick it up from the office. 

• If you need to make an appointment for your child during the school day, please refrain from picking your child up after 1:30 p.m. The office is very busy at the end of the day, and reducing early pick ups at this time will allow our office staff to focus on making sure everything is ready for our school dismissal at 1:55 p.m. 

• If your student is going to be absent, please email their teacher and the office at bbilz@sjscrescent.org and aborchers@sjscrescent.org

• If there is a transportation change for dismissal, please email your students teacher and Mrs. Bilz in the office at bbilz@sjscrescent by 12:00 p.m.

Newsletter Calendar – October 13 – October 24

October 13 No School

October 14 Elementary Academic Team Practice 2:00-3:45

October 14 Mozart Strings 2:00-3:15

October 14 Dewey's Restaurant Night 4-9

October 15 Mass Grade 4-8 9:00

October 15 Robotics 2:00-3:30

October 16 Mass Grade K-3 9:00

October 16 Art Club 2:00-3:30

October 17 Spiritwear Day

October 18 Junior High Mixer 7:30-9:30

October 20 Middle School Academic Team Practice 2:00-4:00

October 21 Elementary Academic Team Practice 2:00-3:30

October 21 Mozart Strings 2:00-3:15

October 22 Mass Grade 4-8 9:00

October 22 Robotics 2:00-3:30

October 22 Villa Mocha Day 7:00-2:00

October 24 Trunk or Treat 6:00-9:00

If you have any information that you would like included in the newsletter or sent out, please email the information to one of the addresses below.

tmains@sjscrescent.org

ebeiersdorfer@sjscrescent.org

aborchers@sjscrescent.org

bbilz@sjscrescent.org

St. Joseph School

(859) 578-2742

www.sjscrescent.com

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