Don't forget, this Saturday, December 10, 2011, is the Spirit Of Christmas dance.  The dance is being held at The Lodge at the Shelbyville Country Club.  Music from the 60s and 70s will be performed by The Monarchs.  Dance starts at 9pm and ends at Midnight.  If you would like to attend you can stop by the school and purchase your ticket or pay at the door.

Also, if you haven't already purchased your reverse raffle ticket, please remember to do so.  The cost is $100 per ticket.  Only 200 tickets will be sold.  The prize is $3,000.  If you would like to purchase a ticket, please contact the school office.

Looking Ahead

October 24 - End of 1st Quarter
October 25 - Spirit Wear & Crazy Accessory Day
October 28 - All Saints' Day Program - this is a change in date.  The original date was October 31.

November 1 - All Saints' Day - No School
November 23-28 - Thanksgiving Break

Welcome And Farewell

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome Leslie Genuis to our faculty. She has a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and a Bachelor of Arts (majors: Theology and French, minors: High School Education, History and English) from Franciscan University, Steubenville, Ohio. She has more than 10 years of vaired teaching experience and many talents.

We would also like to bid farewell to Mrs. Jaminet. We will miss her in the classroom, and we thank her for using her talents at our school.

Mrs. Genuis is replacing Mrs. Jaminet.

Spirit of Christmas Dance

Mark your calendars. It is almost that time of the year again to start making your plans for the annual Corpus Christi Academy Spirit of Christmas dance. Entertainment provided by the fabulous MONARCHS. The date is Saturday, December 10, 2011. Location is The Lodge at the Shelbyville Country Club. We will have the location starting at 9pm and the evening will end at midnight. Don't miss the opportunity to support the school and dance the night away. More information will be available soon.

Be sure to check back often to ensure that you are aware of the up and coming events for the school!

City Saver Coupon Book

We are currently selling the Louisville City Saver coupon savings books. The price is $20 per book. There are over $6,000 in savings for local restaurants and attractions. If you are interested in purchasing a book, please contact the school office at 502-722-8090. The final to purchase your book will be September 30, 2011. Don't miss your opportunity to help the school and to save yourself money.

Open House

This is your last chance to come and see the school before the school year begins. Sunday, August 7, 2pm-5pm. We would love to have you come see our school and register your children. It is a wonderful catholic traditional education. We hope to see you there.

2011-2012 School Calendar

August 24 First Day

Sept. 5 Labor Day No School

Sept. 27 Crazy Hat Day

Oct. 5 Parent Teacher Conferences

OCt. 24 End of 1st Grading Period

Oct. 25 Accessory Day (Spirit Wear Day)

Oct. 31 All Saints Program

Nov. 1 All Saints Day No School

Nov. 23-25 Thanksgiving No School

Dec. 3 Spirit of Christmas Dance

Dec. 8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception No School

Dec. 19-30 Christmas Break No School

Jan. 2 School Resumes

Jan. 12 End 2nd Grading Period

Jan. 16 Teacher In Service-Retreat/Prof. Day No School for Students

Jan. 24 Crazy Sock Day

Feb. 8 Parent/Teacher Conferences Noon Dismissal - Students

Feb. 14 Red Shirt/Sweater Day

Feb. 20 President's Day No School

Option reserved to make-up for snow day

Mar. 14 End 3rd Grading Period

Mar. 16 Green Shirt/Sweater Day

Mar. 17 Crusade for Education

Apr. 5 Holy Thursday No School

Option reserved to make-up for snow day

Apr. 6 Good Friday No School

Apr. 9-13 Easter Break No School

Apr. 16 School Resumes

May 3 Crazy Shoe Day

May 11 May Procession

May 28 Memorial Day No School

May 30 Graduation

May 31 Field Day - AM Last Day of School - Noon Dismissal

May 31 Teacher In-Service - PM

Mark Your Calendar

Don't forget, Thursday, May 26, 2011, the eighth graders will have their graduation. Mass will be held at 10 with graduation to follow.

Yard Sale / Golf Outting

The annual Yard Sale and Golf Outting were both great successes. Thank you to all the volunteers who came together to make the events the best possible that they could be. Without the volunteers, the events could not even be possible. Thanks again and know that you are all appreciated.

Year End

Wow, it is so hard to believe that the school year is quickly coming to an end. Our last day of classes is May 27. It is hard to believe that another year is getting ready to be laid to rest and written in the books. Thank you to everyone for a stellar year. We all came together to overcome some hurdles along the way. We couldn't ask for a better group of parents and children to make the road easy to travel. You are all great and we are so blessed to have such good people working with us. Lets finish out this year with a bang and start to prepare ourselves for the future of our school. Continue to pray your decade of the rosary. It has been a great year and lets prepare ourselves for another great year for 2011-2012.

Welcome

We would like to welcome our most recent new additions to our school. We would like to welcome the Hogan and the Hoy family. We look forward to getting to know you. Welcome to our family and we hope that you enjoy being an intrical part of our small school.

7th and 8th grade Year End Field Trip

The 7th and 8th grade students are preparing for their big school end field trip. They are visiting Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, IN.

Last Chance

Final call: Anyone interested in participating in our annual golf scramble at the Shelbyville Country Club, please contact the school office, 502-722-8090. Registration starts at 12:00 noon with a shotgun start at 1:30. Famous Barrel Smoked Bar-B-Q dinner included with payment. Cost is $65.00 per person. Come one, come all. We would love to have you there.

School Wide Yard Sale

Please come out and support our local school. We are having a school wide yard sale this Saturday, May 21, 2011. Lots of nice items available for purchase.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Miss Christine Albrecht, now Mrs. Daniel Hardin. Their nuptials were performed on Friday, May 13th, 2011, at Saint Louis Bertrand Church. May God's blessings rain down on your marriage.

Congratulations

Congratulations to our school children who had their first Holy Communion this weekend. Therese Bohnlein, Skylar Flores, Shelby Cooley and Lily Jaminet all participated in Holy Communion for the first time.

Upcoming Events

Here are some upcoming events at Corpus Christi Academy:

April 30 and May 1 - Second Grade First Communions at various churches
May 6 - First Friday mass at Annunciation
May 6 - Teacher Appreciation Luncheon, 11:30 t0 1:00
May 6 - Ice Cream Social for First Communicants
May 6 - Derby Festivities, 1:30 to 3:00
May 13 - May Procession
May 16 or 17 - possible 7th & 8th grade field trip to Holiday World
May 20 - 5th through 8th graders field trip to Indianapolis Children's Museum
May 21 - Golf Scramble at Shelbyville Country Club
May 21 - School Wide Yard Sale
May 24-29 - Fundraising at Valhalla Golf Course
May 26 - Lunch Cookout
May 27 - Field Day
May 27 - Last Day of school, noon dismissal

OPEN HOUSE

Our next open house is scheduled for May 1, 2011, from 2pm to 5pm. Come by and see the school, pick up information and join our growing school. We would love to see you there!

WELCOME

We are pleased to announce the addition of the Crawford family to our school for next year. Ava will be in our Pre-K class. We also welcome the Poole family to our school. Therese, John Paul and Anne are high school students.

We also welcome the new addition from current families, Graceann Rock will be in Kindergarten and B.J. Flores will be in Pre-Kindergarten.

For regristration information, please contact the school office, 502-722-8090, for more information.

Welcome to all the new students and families. We look forward to getting know each and everyone of you.

DO YOU NEED A VAN?

The school van is for sale and the price has been reduced. It is a 2002 Chevy Venture in good condition with many new parts. It runs beautifully. Priced reduced to $4,000. Please call the school office for more information, 502-722-8090.

Latin Test Results

Wow! National Latin test results have been received and are impressive! Scoring well above the national average, Paul Cozzens finished Magna Cum Laude and James Zoeller finished Cum Laude. Congratulations to Paul and James!

Golf Scramble

It is that time of year, our annual Golf Scramble. It will be held on May 21, 2011, at the Shelbyville Country Club. Registration is at 12:00 noon, shotgun start at 1:30pm. Cost is $65 per person or $260 for a foursome. Includes greens fees, cart and Famous Barrel Smoked BBQ dinner. Refreshments provided on course. Contact Mike Lambert (502-633-2490) or Kent Herold (502-647-1479) for more information. Come out and enjoy a great day with your golf friends.

State Geographic Bee

Congratulations, Paul Cozzens! He has been notified by the National Geographic Society that he is one of the semifinialists eligible to compete in the 2011 Kentucky Geographic bee, which will be held in Bowling Green On April 1.

Crusade for Education - Huge Success

A big thank you goes out to all that attended and bid, which made the night a great success. Thank you also to all the school families that had parents who helped by securing items for the silent and live auction, working to get everything ready to be transported to Claudia Sanders from the school, and working on Saturday afternoon to help set up for the event . Also thank you to all that worked the event. Without our great school families, we would not have had such an easy transition for the evening.

Congratulations to Joseph Zoeller, the winner of the reverse raffle. We were doubly blessed this year in that our raffle winner, Joseph Zoeller, issued on the spot, a challenge to return his raffle winnings to the school if it is matched by contributions within the next four weeks. If you are interested in participating in the matching funds, please send your donation to P.O. Box 395, Simpsonville, KY 40067. Be sure to denote on the memo line that it is for the matching funds.

Thank you again so much for all that you have done for school!

Open House

Corpus Christi Academy will have an open house, Sunday, March 20, 2011, from 2pm to 5pm. Come out and see what makes our small school such a diamond in the rough. The small teacher to student ratio is wonderful. The education that your child will receive, both spiritually and intellectually, is hard to beat. For more information, please call, 502-722-8090. You do not want to miss this opportunity.

Last Chance

Don't forget, the Crusade for Education is this Saturday, March 19, 2011, at Claudia Saunders Dinner House in Simpsonville, KY. For reservations, please call 502-722-8090. Walk-ins are welcome the night of the event. We have many great silent and live auction items for bidding. The more the merrier the evening. Come and help us to make the event a huge success.

Crusade for Education, Auction and Dinner

If you are planning on attending the Crusade for Education, here is a sneak peek at some of the companies that have donated items for either the silent auction or the live auction:

Walt Disney World

Hometown Pizza - Shelbyville

Build-A-Bear

Meijers

Printing Emporium

Subway - Simpsonville

Doug's Tire Center - Shelbyville

Thompson & Nash

Shelbyville Animal Clinic

Howard Steamboat Museum

Frazier Museum

Family Activity Center - Shelbyville

Glassworks

Muhammad Ali Center

Holiday World

Louisville Bats

Kentucky Derby Museum

Shuck Fence

Actor's Theatre

O'Brien Ford

Louisville Science Ctenter

Shelby Horse Supply

Original "King" German Beer Stein

Salon 722

Therapeutic Touch Massage

Bowersox Vision Center

Sleep Outfitters

Smith McKinney

Dairy Queen

Papa Murphy's - Shelbyville

Panera Bread

Glamour Shots

Kresin Vet Clinic

Bailey's Service

Bob Hook of Shelbyville

Sentinel News

Domino's Pizza - Shelbyville

Andriot's of Shelbyville

Great Clips - Shelbyville

Inspirations

Big O Tires - Shelbyville

Half Price BOoks

P.F. Chang's Restaurant

If any of these companies are of interest to you, we would love to have you at the dinner and have you bidding on the items. For more information, please call 502-722-8090. It is going to be a great night!

Spelling Bee

Congratulations to Theresa Jaminet, our school representative in the Shelby County Spelling Bee, held Tuesday, February 22 at the Shelby County Board of Education. Theresa tied for 2nd place out of the 12 school winners competing. Great job, Theresa!

2002 Chevy Venture Van For Sale

If you are in need of a van in very good condition, we have one that you will definitely want to come and see. The price is $4,500.00. For more information, please call 502-722-8090. Won't last long. Great find!

Crusade for Education

Our annual Crusade for Education is scheduled for Saturday, March 19, 2011. The event will be held at Claudia Sanders' Dinner House, 3202 Shelbyville Road, US Hwy 60, Shelbyville, KY. The event will start at 5:30 and the cost is $40 per person or $75 per couple which includes dinner. For reservations please call, 502-722-8090. All proceeds benefit Corpus Christi Academy. There will be a silent auction, live auction and a reverse raffle. Raffle tickets are $100 each, only 200 will be sold, and the prize is $3,000. Come out for a fun evening and do some bidding. We would love to see you there.

Now Enrolling

Corpus Christi Academy is now enrolling, grades Pre K - High School for the 2011 - 2012 school year. If interested in a tour, please feel free to stop by any time Monday through Friday between the hours 8:00am and 3:00pm, address 7010 US Highway 60, Simpsonville, KY 40067, or call 502-722-8090 to set up an appointment. If you are interested in a small student to teacher ratio come and see us today.

Remainder of Year 2011 School Calendar

March 15 End 3rd Grading Period
March 17 Green Shirt/Sweater Day
March 18 Crusade for Education
April 21 Holy Thursday No School (Optional for make-up snow day)
April 22 Good Friday No School
April 25-29 Easter Break No School
May 2 School Resumes
May 13 Accessory Day
May 26 Graduation
May 27 Field Day - Am
May 27 Last Day of School - Noon Dismissal
May 27 Teacher In-Service - Afternoon