PreK 3/4, K through Grade 8
Email: enrollment@olg1.org
Phone: 215-757-5287
About Home & School
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Board Members of the Home & School Association
PRESIDENT Wendy Romano (wsromano@gmail.com)
VICE PRESIDENT Nicholas J. Luchko (eastbanks@yahoo.com)
TREASURER Kelly Goodwin (kgoodwin929@gmail.com)
SECRETARY Kathleen Carmona (carmonamax23@gmail.com)
SPECIAL EVENTS
Melanie Curry (melrosecurry@gmail.com)
Colleen Mallon (colleenmallon920@gmail.com)
FUNDRAISING
Karla McBeth (kcr.mcbeth@gmail.com)
Michelle Beck (lawrukm@yahoo.com)
Betsy Scafidi (nlchamps93@hotmail.com)
What is the Home & School Association?
The Home & School Association is an essential part of Our Lady of Grace. We work with the administration, staff, and parents to enhance your child’s learning environment and school experience.
What are Home & School Membership Dues/Fundraisers?
The HSA relies on each family’s membership fee of $20, at the start of each school year, to help jumpstart our efforts. The fee can be sent to the school office or can be paid on "Back to School Night".We also bring in money through successful fundraising efforts.
Annual fundraisers may include, but are not limited to the following:- Kids’ Stuff book (coupon books which are typically distributed at the start of school)
- Tuition Raffle (raffle takes place at "Back-to-School Night" - can be worth up to $1,000)
- Seasonally appropriate catalog fundraisers
- World’s Finest Chocolate Bars or Gertrude Hawk fundraisers (candy sale)
- Adult Bowling Night (Adult night for bowling, food, and fun)
- Family Bingo (A night out for the family to have fun playing Bingo)
Ongoing fundraisers:
- Lucky Draw Raffle (Based on the PA lottery drawing "Evening Pick-3" ONLY. Envelopes are mailed with church envelopes.
- Box Tops (Our school earns $.10 for each Box Top submitted. Continue to send in any paper clips you have that are NOT expired. We have switched over to using the Box Tops app, so please scan your receipts.)
What Does the Home & School Do With the Money Raised?
The HSA has provided funds for the following recurring events:- Amazing programs to promote cultural awareness and diversity, musical enrichment and fun ways to approach traditional subjects like Science & Math.
- Snacks and drinks for special events like Spirit Day, the Walk-a-thon, dances, HSA meetings and during Catholic Schools Week, our popular Grandparent’s Bingo and the Student’s Luncheon.
- Two $1,000 Catholic high school scholarships to the winners of our 8th-grade essay contest (families must be HSA Members for their children to participate).
- A tuition raffle at "Back to School Night" (you must be present to win; good for one month tuition for one student)
The HSA has provided funds for the following special considerations/requests:- Installation of carpeting in the school chapel.
- School yard games painted on the new blacktop parking lot.
- Security cameras throughout the school and parking lots.
- Spelling City and IXL Learning Programs
- Reading carts
- Reading Olympics books and t-shirts
- DARE graduation t-shirts
- Gowns for 8th Grade Graduation.
The HSA has provided funds to the teachers for the following considerations:- Teacher of the Month gift cards.
- Four dollars of every membership supports our teachers in workshops that keep the faculty fully accredited in accordance with PA standards.
- Start-up money for the teachers to outfit their classrooms each September.
- Funds for “Wish List” items at the end of each school year.
Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns at homeandschool@olg1.org. -