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“Your presence is a precious gift to us.”

Those heartfelt words from the residents of Cottonwood Manor Assisted Living beautifully captured the impact of a recent visit from students of Holy Family Catholic School.

In the spirit of the Christmas season, members of the Holy Family Leadership Club partnered with students across all grades to create handmade Christmas cards for the residents of Cottonwood Manor. Once completed, the Leadership Club personally delivered the cards, turning a simple project into a meaningful encounter for students and residents alike.

During their visit, students had the opportunity to spend time with residents sharing smiles, conversation, and genuine connection. The visit concluded with students and residents joining together to sing familiar Christmas tunes, filling the space with warmth, joy, and the sounds of the season.

Through this experience, our students lived out Christ’s call to reach out to those in need. They learned that even small acts like a homemade card or a short visit can make a profound difference in the life of someone who may be feeling lonely, particularly during the Christmas season. It was a powerful reminder that presence, kindness, and compassion are some of the greatest gifts we can share.

We are grateful to our Leadership Club, our students, and the residents of Cottonwood Manor for making this visit such a meaningful celebration of faith, service, and community during the Christmas season.

Holy Family Catholic School is part of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. It is a private Catholic school serving preschool through eighth grade (PK-8) with open enrollment. Holy Family provides an individualized education in a faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. The best way to learn more about Holy Family is to visit! Schedule a tour here.

The Holy Family community witnessed a heartwarming tradition during today’s All School Mass that continues to shape our school culture. Our Eighth Grade Leadership students sat with their first-grade buddies, offering steady guidance, warm support, and a shared experience of faith and prayer.

The entire student body gathered today at St. Agnes Parish to worship together. Pairing older and younger students creates opportunities for meaningful connection while helping our first graders feel comfortable and included, and giving our eighth graders a chance to model leadership, kindness, and responsibility.

Strenghthening relationships across grade levels helps our students live our faith in practical, heartfelt ways. Seeing our oldest students accompany our youngest reminds us why we value community so deeply at Holy Family.

Holy Family Catholic School is part of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. It is a private Catholic school serving preschool through eighth grade (PK-8) with open enrollment. Holy Family provides an individualized education in a faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. The best way to learn more about Holy Family is to visit! Schedule a tour here.

Mrs. Phillips’ seventh grade scientists put their curiosity to work this week during a Pumpkin in a Jar lab. Each student carved a pumpkin and then sealed it in a glass jar to create a miniature ecosystem. Students will have the opportunity to observe the transformation as the pumpkins move through the stages of decay and eventually new growth.

Holy Family Catholic School is part of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. It is a private Catholic school serving preschool through eighth grade (PK-8) with open enrollment. Holy Family provides an individualized education in a faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. The best way to learn more about Holy Family is to visit! Schedule a tour here.

We spy some familiar faces at Camp Tekakwitha! It’s a delight to see Holy Family students out and about, growing in faith and friendship while having fun. We’re so proud of the light they shine wherever they go.

Camp Tekakwitha, a ministry of the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay, offers young people meaningful opportunities to grow closer to Jesus while surrounded by the wonder of God’s creation.

Holy Family Catholic School is part of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. It is a private Catholic school serving preschool through eighth grade (PK-8) with open enrollment. Holy Family provides an individualized education in a faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. The best way to learn more about Holy Family is to visit! Schedule a tour here.

Deacon Dan’s sixth grade religion class treated Holy Family students, staff, and community to a moving presentation of the Living Stations of the Cross. Each step along the path of Jesus’ final hours was portrayed with reverence and sincerity. The event was a solemn precursor to Holy Week and it left a lasting impression on all in attendance.

According to Sister Jan Jan Villemure, presenting the Living Stations has been part of the fabric of Holy Family for over forty years. It was originally directed by middle school English teacher, Mrs. Bobbi Weir.

Holy Family Catholic School is part of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. It is a private Catholic school serving preschool through eighth grade (PK3-8) with open enrollment. Holy Family provides an individualized education in a faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. The best way to learn more about Holy Family is to visit! Schedule a tour here.

Father Patrick Beno invited Ukrainian artist Olga Halaburda Hietpas to lead a pysanka class for Holy Family’s eighth grade students. Patterns are drawn on the egg with wax to protects the covered areas from absorbing dye. An intricate pattern is built up by repeating this process with different colors of dye. Pysanky are usually created to be given to family members or highly respected family friends. The egg is a symbolic gift of life which is why the egg must remain whole. This was a challenge for some of our eighth grade artists! Holy Family Art teacher Mrs. Renee Zirbel said pysanka reminds her of batik art.

Holy Family Catholic School is part of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. It is a private Catholic school serving preschool through eighth grade (PK3-8) with open enrollment. Holy Family provides an individualized education in a faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. The best way to learn more about Holy Family is to visit! Schedule a tour here.

As a grand finale to Ms. Halbach’s Native American social studies unit, Holy Family fourth graders met with Harvard’s Matt Liebmann, Professor of American Archaeology and Ethnology Department Chair. He visited the students via Zoom from his office in Boston. Professor Liebmann discussed his expertise on Native American history and culture, emphasizing that Native peoples are still thriving throughout America today, with eleven tribes residing in Wisconsin alone.

During his presentation, Professor Liebmann recounted his involvement in an excavation in New Mexico, where they discovered what was likely the first Catholic church built by Native Americans around 1620, over 400 years ago.

Additionally, Professor Liebmann shared a fun pop-culture fact with the class: Star Wars creator George Lucas was inspired by hairstyles worn by unmarried Pueblo girls’when designing Princess Leia’s now-iconic hair.

Halbach’s students thoroughly enjoyed their experience with Professor Liebmann and enthusiastically participated in his question and answer session at the end of the presentation.

Holy Family Catholic School is part of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. It is a private Catholic school serving preschool through eighth grade (PK3-8) with open enrollment. Holy Family provides an individualized education in a faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. The best way to learn more about Holy Family is to visit! Schedule a tour here.

Mrs. Kottwitz’s middle school science class spent the afternoon decoding secret messages hidden in DNA, mRNA, and tRNA. Students were engaged and excited as they pieced together the puzzle of how our genetic code is translated into the proteins that make up our bodies. They had a newfound respect for the intricacies of life at the molecular level.

Holy Family Catholic School is part of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. It is a private Catholic school serving Preschool through eighth grade (PK3-8) with open enrollment. Holy Family provides an individualized education in a faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. The best way to learn more about Holy Family is to visit! Schedule a tour here.

Holy Family’s Comet Clubs dedicated a sunny Thursday afternoon to raking leaves for neighbors. Students were tired but happy knowing that they had done something helpful to the people in our community.

Comet Clubs are unique to Holy Family; they are four groups of students in fifth throught eighth grades under the advisement of teams of middle school teachers. The clubs focus on team building, friendship, and service. Students are together daily for homeroom and study halls, but they also meet weekly to review the IB learner profile of the month, study skills, trust building activities, and even friendly compettions between clubs! The clubs were designed to get students out of their comfort zones and give them the opportunity to build connections beyond the classroom.

Holy Family Catholic School is part of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. It is a private Catholic school serving Preschool through eighth grade (PK3-8) with open enrollment. Holy Family provides an individualized education in a faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. The best way to learn more about Holy Family is to visit! Schedule a tour here.

The Holy Family Catholic School community celebrated the Feast of St. Francis on October 4 with our annual Pet Blessing. All creatures great and small from goats to bunnies to cats and dogs gathered at school to receive a special blessing from St. Agnes pastor and fellow animal lover Father Patrick Beno.

Holy Family Catholic School is part of the Green Bay Area Catholic Education (GRACE) School System. It is a private Catholic school serving Preschool through eighth grade (PK3-8) with open enrollment. Holy Family provides an individualized education in a faith-based environment. Each child is supported not only academically, but spiritually. The best way to learn more about Holy Family is to visit! Schedule a tour here.