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Entries for March 2022

PI = PIE
St. Columba's Middle School celebrated 3-14 with actual pie. After Mrs. Troiani's math class was finished working the ins and outs of the number PI they celebrated by having some pie. Here her 8th grade class shared pizza pie and some regular apple pie, blueberry pie, and chocolate mousse pi...

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Write Like an Egyptian
Saint Columba School's 5th-grade Social Studies class is learning about the culture of ancient Egypt. as part of their studies, they have created their own names using ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. The students painted paper with diluted coffee to give the paper the "ancient look&quo...

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Leprechaun Loop is Back and Better Than Ever!
A St. Columba School tradition continues with our annual Leprechaun Loop. Yes, the pandemic interrupted the Loop for two years but now it's back and better than ever. This fundraiser for the school gathered over 200 runners and this crowd did push hard as they competed for the best times in...

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Mrs. Smiley We Will Miss You!
St. Columba School recently lost one of its greatest volunteers, Mrs. Alicia Smiley. Mrs. Smiley dedicated a big chunk of her life to St. Columba School. She volunteered in the school cafeteria and spent much time with the students as well. Her family requested that our school observe her passing no...

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Preschool Does Dental Care
St. Columba's preschoolers are learning about the importance of dental care. One of the more important dental care lessons they learned was flossing. Mrs. John, our preschool teacher, brought in ice cube trays for the students. In between the ice cube mold, she placed black play-doh. The student...

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SCS Forensics Wins Again
St. Columba School's Forensics team wins again. This year's competition was a little different as it had to be done virtually. Each piece was recorded by the two schools, St. Columba and St. Joseph School in Danville. The individual pieces were posted online then the judges viewed ...

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