Immaculate Conception School

Welcome to Immaculate Conception School.  In the proud tradition of the St. Mary Blue Wave, Immaculate Conception offers classes from pre-school to grade six in a safe, family oriented, and Christ centered atmosphere.  

The mission of Immaculate Conception School is to continue the tradition of providing a challenging academic program integrated with Catholic teaching, empowering students to nurture their God-given abilities to follow Jesus' example of prayer, faith, service, and love.

Immaculate Conception is one of three Catholic Schools in Tuscarawas County.

Tuscarawas Central Catholic Junior/Senior High School in New Philadelphia houses grades seven through 12.  The website is www.tccsaints.com.

Tuscarawas Central Catholic Elementary School in Dover offers programs from pre-school through grade six.  The website is www.tccesdover.org.

The Tuscarawas County Catholic Schools operate as a unified school system dedicated to providing an excellent, faith-filled education at an affordable price.  Click here to see our Code of Regulations.

Immaculate Conception Church
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Church of the Holy Trinity

Save the Date!
Immaculate Conception Open House
Sunday, January 27, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Building Tours
Spaghetti Dinner
Registration Information

On-line registration for the 2019-20 school year will begin January 27.   Current families should register by using their SchoolSpeak account.   The registration link "Registration 2019-20" is on the left-hand side of your SchoolSpeak home page.

New Families can register by clicking to the registration link HERE. 

You can find more information about registration on the Admissions page of our web site.

Registration for next school year will begin January 27, the day of our open house.  We will be using an on-line system through SchoolSpeak.    There is a flyer with instructions included in this week’s envelope. 
 
Please make plans now to join us for our annual Open House Celebration and Spaghetti Dinner on Sunday, January 27 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.   That Sunday marks the start of Catholic Schools Week.   All current families are invited to join us for the open house and dinner.  This is a great time to invite a friend who might be interested in joining our Immaculate Conception family.  The support and encouragement of our current families can have a great positive impact as we continue our efforts to welcome new families and build enrollment!
 
We are asking for donations of desserts for the spaghetti dinner.  Please drop-off a dessert at school on Friday or Sunday morning before the dinner.   Thank you!
 
We will have a dress down day Friday, January 18, to support St. Jude’s Hospital.  We are participating in the St. Jude Math-A-Thon.   Your support is greatly appreciated.
 
There is no school Monday, January 21 and Tuesday, January 22.   Monday the 21^st is Martin Luther King Day and the teachers will attend an in-service program that Tuesday. 
 
The Art Club will meet after school this Wednesday, January 23. 
 
The school Geography Bee will be Thursday, January 24 at 12:30 pm
 
The week of January 27^th is Catholic Schools Week.   We will have a schedule of the special activities in next week’s envelope. 
 


We did it!   Thanks to a very generous community, we surpassed our goals in this year's Food and Toy Drive Challenge.   We collected more than 300 toys and more than 1,300 food items.   The toys were distributed through the Share-A-Christmas program and the food was donated to the Dennison Fire Department food drive.   Because we beat our goals, the students earned the chance to "slime" Mr. Ritzert. 













On the final day before Christmas break, the students enjoyed a visit from Santa Claus and classroom celebrations.   Thank you Jacqueline Peters for the great pictures!














The Blue Wave Service Team spent some time at Marko's Market packing cookies for passengers on the Polar Express.




What we have called the “school” mass in the past is now our weekly “family” mass.   Families are invited to join us each week for mass and to sit with your children.   You may sit with the class or directly behind the students.   The family that prays together stays together.   This small change is one way we want to work together as a family to promote faith development.

Thank you Jacqueline Peters for sharing with us beautiful pictures from our Christmas Show.   And thank you Mrs. Fouts for organizing a wonderful show!

The Tuscarawas County Catholic Schools Board of Trustees met December 3 to organize for the comiing year.   The board elected officers and apppoined committee chairpersons:
            President-Dave Garbrandt
            Vice President- Karen Dick
            Secretary-Lisa Douglass
            Treasurer-John Sciarretti
Chairpersons Designated for Committees:
            Enrollment/Marketing-Shelagh Pruni
            Fundraising-Karen Dick
            Finance- John Sciarretti
            Nomination-Lisa Douglass
            Building & Grounds-Frank Bachman

If you would like to serve on one of the board committees, contact the school or the committee chairperson.   The Building and Grounds committee is a new group to help us identify and prioritize our building needs at all three schools.   Click HERE for the meeting minutes.

Organizations in the community offer summer nutrition and activity programs to promote healthy eating and wellness.  A flyer with more information is attached HERE.


Immaculate Conception School participates in the free and reduced-price lunch program.  The Federal Income Eligibility Guidelines will be used for determining eligibility.  Children from families whose annual income is at or below the Federal Guidelines are eligible for free and reduced-price lunches.  Application forms are available in the school office.
 
As part of our participation in the national lunch program, we have adopted a wellness policy to promote student health and well-being.  The wellness policy is included in the student-parent handbook distributed to all parents at the start of the year.   If you would like to participate in wellness activities or help us review the policy, please contact Mindi Oberholzer at the school.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.