Providence art students prepare for Empty Bowls Event on Sunday PROVIDENCE e-vision NEWS January 15, 2014 News for Parents, Alumni and Friends of Providence Support PHS At a Night Of Fun STUDENTS IN ACTION Empty Bowls Event This Weekend Catholic Schools Week PHS Mentioned on CNN Student News Athletic News Seniors Recognized PARENT CONNECTION Support After-Prom Current Student Registration Scholarships for Incoming Freshmen IHSAA Tip of the Week ALUMNI IN ACTION... Gathering For College-Age Alumni Reunion Updates Reunion Updates SUPPORT PROVIDENCE AT A NIGHT OF FUN STUDENTS IN ACTION The Providence Gala Dinner and Auction is a fun evening as well as an important fundraiser for Providence. Come enjoy an evening of "Happy Days" on Saturday, Jan. 18, at Huber Orchard, Winery & Vineyards' Plantation Hall. Click to read more. EMPTY BOWLS EVENT THIS WEEKEND The fifth annual Empty Bowls soup dinner aims to raise awareness of - and money to feed - those who are hungry in our community and will be held on Sunday, Jan. 19, in the Activity Center from 5-7 p.m. Sponsored by the Art Club, the event features a simple meal of bread and soup served in a ceramic bowl for a minimum donation of $15. Click to read
BLUE PRIDE ON DISPLAY Mrs. Golembeski Receives St. Theodora Award BLUE NEWS - OF OLD COMING EVENTS And Lastly... Quick Links more. School Calendar ipad Information PHS Jr-Sr High School On Facebook Providence Alumni On Facebook PHS Prayer Line Alumni Association House Leadership System PHS In Memoriam Visit Globe Mechanical Visit The Koetter Group Two students (left) and art teacher Mrs. Donna Burden (right), appeared on WHAS 11's "Great Day Live" with Terry Meiners and Rachael Platt to promote their annual fund-raising event to benefit community service organizations. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK TO INCLUDE CANNED FOOD DRIVE Catholic School Week is Jan. 26 - Feb. 1 with the theme of "Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge, and Service." Providence will celebrate the week in various ways, including with an all-school liturgy and two competitions to help others. Click to read more PROVIDENCE MENTIONED ON CNNN STUDENT NEWS Visit MAC Construction
Visit River Valley Financial By senior Katie Chrisco After trying for years, Mr. Todd Read finally met his goal of having his school mentioned on "CNN Student News." Two students were instrumental in landing the school's mention during the 'Roll Call' segment. Click to read more. ATHLETIC NEWS Several student-athletes and teams were recognized recently, including a senior football player and the Girls Basketball team. In addition, two sports teams are accepting registrations for upcoming events. Click to read more.
SENIORS RECOGNIZED IN BUSINESS FIRST Two seniors were the latest to be recognized in the First Honors supplement of "Business First" for being among the top students in the class academically and for extracurricular involvement, as nominated by the Providence Guidance Department. This month's honorees are Chase Koetter and Scott Hoyland. Additional seniors will be recognized in future issues. PARENT CONNECTION SUPPORT NEEDED FOR AFTER-PROM The After-Prom Committee is selling peelers with coupons to various local restaurants for $10 each as well as accepting donations for the After- Prom. Click to read more. CURRENT STUDENT REGISTRATION NEXT WEEK Next week is registration for our freshmen, sophomores and juniors for the 2014-2015 school year. Click to read more. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INCOMING FRESHMEN The deadline for applications for the Ritter Scholarship for incoming freshmen has passed, but two scholarship opportunities are still available.click to read more. IHSAA STUDENT/ATHLETIC TIP OF THE WEEK Every Monday, the IHSAA offers a Tip of the Week on its website to encourage students to do their best. Last week, student-athletes were encouraged to follow the rules to keep from jeopardizing their status with the team. This week, players are encouraged to continue playing their best because a comeback is always possible. To read the full Tip of the Week, click below: Tip of the Week - Jan. 8 Tip of the Week - Jan. 13 ALUMNI IN ACTION ASSISTANT GIRLS TENNIS COACH NEEDED Providence is in need of a Girls Tennis Assistant Coach for the 2014 spring season. Interested candidates should contact Head Coach Vince
DiNoto at vince.dinoto@kctcs.edu or 502-213-7280 during the day. REUNION UPDATES Planning is just beginning for graduation years ending in 4 and 9. Reunion committee chairpersons should contact Christa (Payne) Hoyland '84 at alumni@providencehigh.net. Click to read more. DARE TO CARE SORTING EVENT Alumni are welcome to join in the annual Alumni vs. Student Sorting Event at Dare to Care Food Bank, 5803 Fern Valley Road, Louisville on Jan. 29 from 5-7:30 p.m. Alumni and students will enjoy pizza and then spend two hours sorting canned goods. Interested alumni should bring a donation of canned goods. Email alumni@providencehigh.net to reserve your spot. BLUE PRIDE ON DISPLAY MATH TEACHERS TRY NEW METHODS The Math Department faculty is enjoying applying teaching methods and tips learned at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) regional conference in October. Teachers have been implementing ways to transition away from the traditional lecturestudent practice model to more project-based learning as they prepare for the move toward Common Core Standards tentatively scheduled for the 2014-2015 school year. Click to read more. BLUE NEWS - OF OLD By Ray Day '57 THROUGH COLD AND SNOW, THE SHOW MUST GO ON! Recent bitter cold weather and the resulting two-day extension of Christmas break brought to mind another very cold January from the past. The cast of the spring musical coped with weeks of snow days and an energy cutback - and still the show went on. Click to read more.
COMING EVENTS Jan. 18 - Gala Dinner & Auction Jan. 20 - Faculty/Staff In-Service - NO STUDENTS Jan. 21-24 - 2014-2015 Course Selection/Registration Days Jan. 24 - Winter Homecoming Ceremony - Special Schedule Jan. 27-31 - Catholic Schools' Week Jan. 29 - Catholic Schools' Week Liturgy - Liturgy Schedule Feb. 2 - St. Anthony Grade School Open House - 10:30-1:30 p.m. Feb. 3-4 - Incoming 9th Grade Registration - 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 5 - FAFSA Follow-Up & Questions - 3:15-7:00 p.m. - Library * * PROVIDENCE WAY * PROVIDENCE WAY * * And lastly... As mentioned in the last e-vision, we are testing a new format for the e- VISION. The email portion is shorter and easier to read on mobile devices, and this week, we have designed the newsletter with the majority of the stories listed as a brief description in the email and continuing in full on the school website. You can choose the story you wish to read and click to continue to the website. You can click back to the email to select another story, or click Next to read the following story. Or you can start with the first story and click Next to continue through all the stories without having to go back to the original email. In the coming weeks, we will be sending you a brief survey regarding the new format. We encourage you to take a moment to respond to the survey when it arrives. We value your comments and your input. Many thanks in advance. Your e-vision Staff Christa Hoyland Director of Communications & Alumni Relations Principal e-vision reporter/writer choyland@providencehigh.net Debbie Marshall Director of Special Events & Constituency Management dmarshall@providencehigh.net Ray Day Coordinator / Archivist rday@providencehigh.net