The Bloomsburg High School Theater Department invited SCS for a preview of their musical production of The Phantom of the Opera. As a preview, we did not see the entire show, which left us wanting more. These high school performers have amazing talent and their singing abilities impressed all our st...

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Our 1st grade created their very own "self-controller boxes", inspired by the book 'But It's Just a Game' in Mr. Drumm's class. This book teaches kids to gain a balance between tech and real life in the form of the self-controller box. Inside these boxes students placed rem...

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St. Columba School's continued dedication to service had a canned food drive during the month of January. Students brought in specific canned goods like soups and vegetables that were then donated to the Bloomsburg Food Cupboard. Once the drive ended, our 4th graders carried ...

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St. Columba School began the solemn season of Lent with Ash Wednesday. This first day of Lent is meant to remind us of our devotion to God. We had a special Student Mass for St. Columba School. There was a 2 hour delay which meant the 8:30 Student Mass was cancelled, but Father Mowery want...

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St. Columba School's 3rd graders were studying the fascinating world of fossils. The class was interested in how they were made so their teacher Mrs. Coombe created a fossil pit of sorts. The students picked an object such as a seashell or a plastic dinosaur. They then mixed plaster of Pari...

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Officer Ryan Edgar and Miso are part of the K9 Unit here in Bloomsburg and visited St. Columba School. He with his partner Miso demonstrated their vital role in law enforcement. With Miso's keen sense of smell, they demonstrate the effectiveness of drug detection. Edgar explained ...

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St. Columba's kindergarten celebrated the 100th day of school by dressing up as hundred year olds. They granniy'ed and grandpa'ed it up with grey wigs and old timey clothes. Mrs. Benescoter jumped right in with her class and even donned a pair of old timey glasses. 

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Our Catholic Schools Week ended with HSA's Family Movie Fun Night. Students and their families came with their comfiest of clothes along with their blankets and pillows. They sprawled out on the gym floor to watch Monsters Inc. The crowd was treated to hot popcorn courtesy of Mrs. Humphrey and c...

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Our Catholic Schools Week celebration was coming to an end, but we went out with a hop! Matt Aldinger of Aldinger Farms visited our students with two special friends, Emma, and Gemma, baby kangaroos. He discussed with our students the care and life of a kangaroo. Thne, the best part, he placed Emma ...

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During Catholic Schools Week, Mrs. Humphrey, prior to February 2, decided our students were as good at predicting the weather as Punxsutawney Phil. Students picked whether Phil would see his shadow or not. They placed their decisions in the appropriate column on the wall then all of SCS waited for P...

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Father Mowery blessed the throats of St. Columba School students in honor of St. Blaise. We did get the blessing a day ahead of time (Friday instead of Saturday) but that just made it even more special. This saint is known for his healing powers especially for illnesses of the throat.  Two...

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During our Catholic Schools Week celebration, we took the time to have a special luncheon. Our school families and parishioners were invited to have lunch with Bishop Timothy Senior. Students and their families enjoyed a wonderful lunch provided by Mrs. Chapin then they had the opportunity to take p...

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St. Columba had a special visitor during Catholic Schools Week. Bishop Timothy Senior our new bishop for the Diocese of Harrisburg came to our school to celebrate this special week. He blessed the new crucifix in our church then he stayed for a luncheon with our students and their families. Thank yo...

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