Holy Rosary Parish School Mission Statement

Holy Rosary Parish School Community is rooted in the Word

and energized with the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

We encourage our young people to live as Jesus taught in the Catholic tradition.

We strive to build Gospel values and promote academic excellence.

Holy Rosary Catholic School

Annual Newsletter Detroit Lakes, Minnesota December 2015

We would love to hear from you!

What are you doing

Change in address

Exciting news to share

Email Terri at tpaskey@holyrosarycc.org

Get ready for a huge celebration

June 10 - 11, 2016. All are invited!

Past and present students, families,

teachers, sisters, priests, and the en-

tire community. The weekend high-

lights include: a “Welcome Back”

social on Friday night. Saturday will

be filled with a day of family activi-

ties. It will begin with brunch,

school tours, view memorabilia, a

parade which everyone can be a part

of on Washington Avenue, Mass,

followed by dinner, then dancing to

the Front Fenders. Guaranteed fun

for the whole family!

Save the date!

June 10 - 11, 2016

Holy Rosary School will be 100 years old!

Prizes will be awarded for the

best parade entrant.

The planning committee will be

mailing information and registra-

tion materials in January. It will

be quite a celebration, so be sure

to save the date!

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2 Another Reason to Choose Holy Rosary School

for Your Child’s First Education

Congratulations to these six students

who received college scholarships to-

taling $14,500 in 2015. The Stary

Family Scholarship is awarded to stu-

dents who have completed the last

three years (6-8 grades) at Holy Rosary

School and have completed at least one

year of college. Thanks to this scholar-

ship, eligible students may receive a

total of up to two annual scholarships.

Tyler Gebhart was awarded $1,000

and is enrolled in Education with a

minor in Psychology at Concordia

College. This is Tyler’s second

award. Tyler is the son of Pete and

Bonnie Gebhart.

Jacob Kempenich was awarded

$1,000 and is enrolled in Music

Education at St. John’s University.

Jacob is the son of Dennis and Car-

ol Kempenich.

Megan Lindquist was awarded

$3,500 and is enrolled in Nursing

at Concordia College. Megan is the

daughter of Jon and Jeanne Lind-

quist.

Adam Matter was awarded $1,000

and is enrolled in Organizational

Leadership at Concordia College.

Adam is the son of Jim and Terry

Matter.

Austin McCullough was awarded

$4,500 and is enrolled in Biologi-

cal Sciences at NDSU. Austin is

the son of Kevin and Carmen

McCullough.

Claire Nelmark was awarded

$3,500 and is enrolled in Chemis-

try, Applied Physics and Math at

the College of St. Benedict. Claire

is the daughter of Tad and Julia

Nelmark.

For more information log on to:

www.holyrosarycs.org. Click

Resources, and then Alumni and

Advancement or contact Terri Paskey

at 218-847-5306 or

tpaskey@holyrosarycc.org

Thank you Percy and Winifred Stary

Family for making this

possible!

Left to right: 2009 - 8th grade graduates: Tyler Gebhart, Adam Matter, and Megan Lindquist. 2010 - 8th grade graduates: Claire

Nelmark, Austin McCullough and Jacob Kempenich. Please note the above pictures were taken during their 8th grade year.

Middle School Team Wins Knowledge Bowl

Hyacinth, one of four Holy Rosary School Teams, was the

first place winner at the November 23, 2015 Middle School

Knowledge Bowl competition in Fergus Falls. Sixteen

teams participated in the event which is comprised of one

written round of questions and four oral rounds. They were

coached by Ross Wilson, teacher.

Top picture left to right: Abby Jasken, Freddie Robin,

Sophie Nelson, Jacob Bergstrom, and Anna Jones.

Right picture, front row, left to right: Shaylee Hughes,

Sophie Nelson, Madison Bowers, Abby Jasken, and

Nicole Dahring. Middle row, left: Maci Bellefeuille,

Trisha Gebhart, Nick Larson, Cadee Henderson,

Matthew Tobkin, and Anna Jones. Back row, left:

Isabella Steffl, Abbie Mercil, Katie Steffl, Freddy Robin,

Grace Jaroszewski, Jon Stone, Spencer Hagen and

Jacob Bergstrom.

Interested in Setting up a Scholarship? If you are interested in learning more about how you can add to an existing fund or start a scholarship or endowment fund, please contact Terri Paskey at 218-847-5306

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ENDOWMENT GROWTH

DONATIONS & FUND RAISING

SCHOOL REVENUE

July 1, 2014—June 30, 2015

Current School Endowments: $ 11,000 Special Gifts: $ 7,698 School Memorials: $ 290 PTO Fundraiser $ 8,000 Fundraising Revenue Month of Money $ 7,710 Cash paid to winners: $ 2,025 Raffle Calendar $ 19,103 Cash paid to winners: $11,700 Spring Interlude $ 70,125 Marathon $ 30,885 Other Fundraising: $ 8,574

Grand Total Income $163,161

The marathon goal was $32,000

and for the second consecutive

year we surpassed it. Our grand

total was a record break-

ing $36,384. The third grade

class earned the most money so

they will get the free day and the

traveling trophy. Congratula-

tions to these top three students

who earned the most pledges in

the school:

Samantha Close, 3rd gr,

earned $2,119 and won a

Smart Watch

Kobe Braukmann, 8th gr,

$1,360 and won a Bose

Speaker

Ella Bowers, 5th gr, $1,030

and won a bowling ball and

pin set

They, along with Grace

Jaroszewski, Julia Steffl, Katie

Steffl, Spencer Hagen and

Brooke Geerdes, made the

$1,000 Club. Samantha Close

was also the lucky winner of the

Detroit Mountain season pass.

Lillian Maruska joined in our

efforts and raised a total of

$1,730. What a blessing she is

to our school! A special thank

you goes to our alumni Daniel

Bellows, Marvin Rinehart, and

Joe Campion for special contri-

butions. Thank you, too, to eve-

ryone who donated and helped

with this awesome fundrais-

er. Finally, a huge thank you

goes to the many sponsors who

helped pay for expenses, prizes,

and marathon t-shirts:

Foltz Trucking, Lakeshirts,

Leighton Broadcasting, Arvig,

Al Clark Construction,

Catholic United Financial,

Creamy Creations,

Don Tietz Construction,

Foltz Buildings,

Lakes Sport Shop,

Knights of Columbus,

Record Breaking Year for the 43rd Annual Marathon

All school picture with our 43rd Annual Marathon t-shirts which were white with black lettering. Not pictured are AM and PM

Preschool Classes.

Left Picture: Marathoners heading out of school parking lot on Washington Avenue towards the lake. Right picture: Msgr.

Tim McGee giving the send off prayer. Cardinal Curly, mascot, is in the float

Marathon Sponsors Continued:

Midwest Bank, Northland Chiropractic,

Precision Printing and Shooting Star Casino

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Holy Rosary School is again selling gift cards.

Retailers donate a percentage of the dollar amount.

Shop all year long and purchase gift cards online.

Go to shopwithscip.com register and enter the school

enrollment code: C74B96FA534L

Recipes Wanted for the

Holy Rosary School

CENTENNIAL COOKBOOK Coming Spring 2016 Cookbooks are $20 each

Recipe deadline is January 15, 2016

Submit up to 5 recipes:

Online at www.typensave.com

Click ‘Login’

Enter the User Name: HRPTO

Enter the Password: lettuce096

Enter your name and click ‘Continue’

Click ‘Add Recipes’ to begin

Or email to slarson@28@hotmail.com or mail to 1043

Lake Avenue, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

Updating our Church in 2015

This year a long overdue partial remodeling of the

church was completed. A building campaign held a

year ago allowed us to fund the project. The organ and

choir section were moved to the north side of the al-

tar. We have a new organ and new music section with

elevated seats for the choir. There is a new video

screen and monitors that that allow parishioners to view

the words of the music or prayers without using

books. The screen and monitors can also be used for

videos and power point presentations. The next phase

of the remodeling project should begin in the

spring. The baptismal area in the Lake Avenue en-

trance will be filled in to make the space more usea-

ble. We are looking forward to our Christmas services

with these new additions. We are very proud of our

church.

Middle School singing at the Children’s Mass. The huge video screen

is on the upper right of the picture.

Sample

New Technology and Organ in the Church

Left picture: Brady Borslien, Youth Minister, making new recordings on the computer for the video screens. Right

picture: The new organ

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In Memory Of During the month of November we remember in prayer those who have been called home to God.

The names inscribed in the book were remembered in our prayers all month long.

God has ENDOWED us with the Gifts of Life and

Salvation. One of the ways we can express our

gratitude is by INSURING the future of our School.

W hat is an endowment? An endowment is a gift of cash, investment securities, life insurance, real estate, personal

property, charitable trusts, bequests (gifts by terms of a will), or anything of value that can be sold and the pro-

ceeds reinvested. An endowment can memorialize an individual or family or the giver can remain anonymous. Funds are

conservatively invested to generate current income. The principle amount is never spent and continually provides annual

income to support your charity. Please think about Holy Rosary School for your charitable gift.

Fred Hayes † November 18, 2014 Virginia Lagather † November 26, 2014 Georgiana Jorgensen † November 26, 2014 Raymond Windschitl † December 12. 2014 Fayth Littler † December 15, 2014 Ole “Red” Elton † December 22, 2014 Eileen Steinmetz † December 27, 2014 Norma Misson † January 2, 2015 Marjorie Johnson † January 2, 2015 Julius Schmit † January 8, 2015 Inez Clark † January 9, 2015 Kathryn Walz † January 23, 2015 Maurice Normandin † February 18, 2015 Rebecca Jasch † February 21, 2015 Robert Leitheiser † March 3, 2015 Daniel Dougherty † March 4, 2015 Isaac Thomas Jr. † March 9, 2015

Kenneth Moe † March 15, 2015 Jeane Utecht † March 24, 2015 Darvin Piche † March 26, 2015 Jean Mercil †April 13, 2015 Gail Bucholz † April 17, 2015 LaVonne Caulfield † May, 11, 2015 Alice Mathern † June 8, 2015 Jerrilyn Baker † June 12, 2015 Jane Piechowski † June 16, 2015 Bernice Robe † July 20, 2015 Arthur Komarek † July 23, 2015 Loretta Frank † August 4, 2015 Joseph Bosch † September 3, 2015 Deloris Kenner† September 15, 2015 Floyd Solmon † September 26, 2015 Georgiane Como † October 29, 2015 Helen Knopf † November 30, 2015

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SPRING INTERLUDE WAS AT DETROIT MOUNTAIN

We were one of the first to have an

event at the newly reopened Detroit

Mountain Lodge on April 17, 2015.

The majestic setting was filled with

over 225 guests as we held our 14th

annual fundraiser. The Florence

Hutchinson Legacy recipient was

Carol Foltz, a past teacher of 17 years,

mother and grandmother alumni and

present students, and school advisory

council member. This event raised a

total of over $70,000 for our school

and also funds the music and art pro-

gram. We are grateful for the many

businesses that sponsored this event:

Knuttila Financial Services,

Lakeshirts, Foltz Trucking, Foltz

Buildings, BTD Manufacturing,

Morrison Eye Care, Midwest Bank,

Midwest Printing, Lakes Sport Shop,

and Speak Easy Restaurant. Also,

thank you to the many who donated

and supported this fundraiser. You are

all very much appreciated! Save the

date for the next Spring Interlude, The

Black and White Gala, which will be

held on Friday, April 15, 2016, at the

Holmes Ballroom. The black and

white attired evening will feature

raffles, live and silent auction items,

formal dinner catered by the Speak

Easy and entertainment and dancing to

the Front Fenders.

Photo Gallery

Above: Ella Larson, kindergar-

tener, showing her work in

computer class Above: During morning praise, students were following along to the motions which

were portrayed on the new video screen

Above: Students in second through third grade entertaining on Grandparent’s Day

Above: Grandparent’s Day activi-

ties; Bob and Irene Braukmann,

Abby, Jaden, and Max Mercil,

Kobe Braukmann, and teacher,

Mr. Ross Wilson

Left picture: Middle School field trip to the Twins Stadium in September.

Students were allowed to sit in the dugout. What an experience!

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The Christmas Musical

was held on December

16th. Terri Hutchinson,

music and band teacher,

directed the entire pro-

duction. The performance

by preschool and kinder-

garten was “Christmas

All Around.”

1—8th grade “The Night

Before Christmas Caper”

and 5—8th grade stu-

dents in the band played

Christmas pieces. Once

again the performances

were spectacular and we

are grateful for Terri’s

expertise and dedication.

Thanks Terri!

The Night Before Christmas Caper

The 5th

through

8th graders

had a visit

from

members

of the De-

troit

Lakes

Newspa-

per and were presented

with information about

bullying. Students were

then asked to create a

poster to promote anti-

bullying. Winners of the

contest were 1st place,

Maci Bellefeuille (8th

grade); 2nd place,

Shaylee Hughes (6th

grade); 3rd place, Julia

Steffl (5th grade).

Maci’s poster was print-

ed and laminated to be

hung throughout the

school and each winner

received gift cards to

local businesses.

Middle School students

entered the Patriot’s Pen

Essay Contest, organized

by the local VFW. Stu-

dents wrote an essay with

the theme, “What Free-

dom Means to Me” and

presented their essays to

panel of judges.

8th Grade winners: Anna

Jones (1st place) Isabella

Steffl (tie for 2nd place)

Jacob Bergstrom (tie for

2nd place) Katie Steffl

(3rd place) 7th Grade

winners: Matthew Tobkin

(1st place) Danielle Clark

(2nd place) Freddie Robin

(3rd place) 6th grade win-

ners: Shaylee Hughes

(1st place) Clint Andresen

(2nd place) Emma Coley

(3rd place). Winning

essays were sent to the

district level for competi-

tion. Winners were hon-

ored at the VFW banquet

on December 8th.

Left to right: Julia Steffl, Maci Bellefeuille and Shaylee Hughes

VFW Patriot’s Pen Contest

Make Bullying Extinct

Bottom picture: Left to right: Leatrice Wirtz, VFW, and Anna Jones,.

Above picture left to right: Cathy Larson, teacher, Jacob Bergstrom,

Matthew Tobkin, Katie Steffl, Isabelle Steffl, Freddy Robin, Anna

Jones, Shaylee Hughes, Clint Andresen, Danielle Clark, not pictured:

Emma Coley

Cast to “The Night Before Christmas Caper” including first through eighth grade. Picture taken during

rehearsal

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