Catholic Schools Week Happenings
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By Haley Pereyo
info@longislandergroup.com
National Catholic Schools Week starts Sunday, Jan. 28 and wraps up Saturday, Feb. 3. This year’s theme is “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.” Schools from all over the Town of Huntington will participate in a week of events aimed at both students and faculty, and open their doors to community members interested in registering.
Holy Family Regional School
2 Indian Head Road, Commack
631-543-0202
Holyfamilyregional.com
Holy Family will begin its Catholic School Week celebration with an open house on Sunday, Jan. 28, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. to share with the community its mission.
Principal Brian Caltabiano said Holy Family hopes “the communities surrounding us see how our school provides a bright, vibrant and safe community for children.”
During the open house, members of different parts of the school, including students, alumni, faculty, administrators and parent association members, will be available to meet and chat about the Holy Family community.
As throughout Catholic Schools Week, students will have the opportunity to participate in events like Pajama Donation Day on Monday, Jan. 29, during which students are encouraged to wear pajamas to school, and bring a new pair for donation to a child in need.
On Tuesday, Jan. 30, there will be an anti-bullying presentation, “The Power of One Anti Bullying Show.”
On Wednesday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m. Holy Family will hold Junior National Honor Society inductions.
Meteorologist John Marshall will be visit the school on Thursday, Feb. 1 to talk with students about his job.
And finally on Friday, Feb. 2, a special Catholic Schools Week Mass will be held at 1 p.m.
Trinity Regional School
1025 Fifth Ave., East Northport
631-261-5130
Trintyregional.org
Trinity Regional School kicks off Catholic Schools Week with an open house on Sunday, Jan. 28, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., and again on Wednesday Jan. 31, 9-11 a.m.
“We will be welcoming prospective school families from our six parishes, as well as our current school families, to see our school,” Principal Jeanne Morcone said.
Students will be act as tour guides, and teachers will be available to answer any questions.
On Monday, Jan. 29, the school will gather for Mass at 11:30 a.m. Fourth graders will prepare the Mass readings; fifth-, sixth- and seventh-grade cantors will lead the congregation in song; and eighth graders will lead younger children at Mass.
Parent visitations will be held Monday, Jan. 29 for pre-K and nursery, and on Tuesday, Jan. 30 for K-8.
On Thursday, Feb. 1, eighth graders will become teachers, guiding younger children for two periods in the morning. Later in the day, K-4 students will participate in a read-a-thon.
Then, on Friday, Trinity will be celebrate “Appreciation Day.”
Morcone said the day will be all about the school. “We will celebrate ourselves and have some fun,” she said.
Participating in Catholic Schools Week, for Trinity Regional School, is a way to share ideals.
Morcone added, “For those prospective families, our hope is that they see that out school is a place where our Catholic faith, character formation and values are at the heart of all that we do.”
St. Patrick’s School
360 Main St., Huntington
631-385-3311
Stpathunt.org
St. Patrick’s School has been a part of the town of Huntington since its establishment in 1922. It provides Catholic education for over 700 children, ranging from pre-K to eighth grade.
Its goal is to instill in all students the ideas of “faith, academics and service.”
To begin its Catholic Schools Week celebration, St. Patrick’s will host an open house for prospective students and their families on Thursday, Jan. 25, 3-7 p.m.
The school asks all to visitors begin their visit in the parish center, where tours around the school will begin
Families will also have an opportunity to learn about different programs offered at St. Patrick’s, such as early childhood, elementary and middle school; as well as the technology and extracurricular activities it provides.
Earlier this month, St. Patrick’s was filmed for a segment on Telecare, the Diocesan broadcast network, that focused on the ways technology has been implemented at the school.
Open registration will be held Jan. 29-31, 8:30-10:30 a.m. in the school cafeteria.
To wrap up Catholic Schools Week, there will be a special Mass on Thursday, Feb. 1, 9-10 a.m.
S.s. Cyril and Methodius School
105 Half Hollow Hills Road, Deer Park
631-667-6229
Sscmweb.org
S.s Cyril and Methodius School will start off its Catholic Schools Week with a special family Mass at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 28, welcoming all visitors.
Immediately after the Mass at 10:30 a.m., an open house will begin and run through 1 p.m. The open house will provide an opportunity for prospective families to learn what SSCM has to offer, including through talks with alumni and tours of the school.
SSCM offers many different programs and extracurricular activities for students, such as a STEM program, foreign language classes, band, choir and student government. There is also before and aftercare, and a sports programs.
The school’s website describes it as a “Catholic elementary school educating children of all faith from nursery through eighth grade.”
