Continuing activities during the Discover Catholic Schools week at St. Columba: Students celebrated Veterans Day with a visit by a World War II armored jeep. The students were given a tour of the jeep and the important role it played for our soldiers during the war. This particular jeep had field modifications made by the men for extra protection. They added armor and dual...

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Father Leo Goodman's Magical Revelations show was a big hit with the students. He combined stories from the Bible and magic to create delightful illusions from bending a quarter to levitating a student. His tricks were amazing but they also taught a lesson about God's love for us all. 

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During our celebration of Discover Catholic Schools week, our school hosted a special Family Thanksgiving Mass where all families came to sit with their children to celebrate this special student mass. At the end of mass, the school presented Father Mowery, our pastor, with a portrait of St. Columba. Father did not have a picture of St. Columba as of yet, and the student body thought he neede...

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St. Columba had a special visitor as part of our Discover Catholic Schools week and Veterans Day celebration. Eileen Chapman spoke with our students about her experiences in the United States Marine Corps and beyond. While in the Marines, Ms. Chapman rose to the rank of colonel and was a judge advocate for over 30 years. She retired only to find herself director of Agape in Bloomsburg. This non-pr...

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As part of St. Columba's Discover Catholic Schools week, our students visited the Bloomsburg Firehall on Market Street. The students had the opportunity to examine their firetrucks, see what equipment is used to fight fires, and learn about how they can be more aware in their own homes about fire prevention. The firefighters also discussed with our students what to do if there ever was a fire....

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St. Columba School visited a very special place right in our school's backyard. The place is The Exchange. Since it is the Thanksgiving season The Exchange featured art created locally with a focus on foods. Oren Helbok toured the students around the gallery and encoureged them to enter their own works of art. The Exchange does sell the pieces on display which helps keep this wonderful art exh...

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Bloomsburg's local Rotary Club visited St. Columba School's 3rd grade. And with this visit they brought all the students a donation of dictionaries. These students now have their own personal dictionaries that they can use in school and out for the rest of the year. Pictured here from left to right are Mrs. Howe, school principal, Max Lombard, Jonathan Ervin, ...

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Halloween at SCS is always a funtastic day. The students dressed in their whimsical costumes as part of the days festivities. And what festivities there were. The students did some pumpkin painting, Halloween puzzle solving, candy gathering, and a Halloween parade with parents there to see the Halloween sights. Plus tons and tons of snacks for all. What a fun way to celebrate. Here are our classes...

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St. Columba School hosted a Trunk or Treat event on October 27th. The school had tons of trunks and tons of candy to give out to the community. Parents, teachers, and our parish priest Father Mowery all decorated their trunks for the kids. Pictured here in front of a Coco themed trunk are from left to right Calista Willimas, Rebekah Anderson, and Katie Ervin. 

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St Columba School had a visit from the Pumpkin Lady Jane Kasenchak. She came and read stories of pumpkins and other Halloween themed tales.Her stories included audience participation too as students clapped, stomped, and shook about to bring the stories alive. 

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Our 3rd and 4th grades were thrilled by the music of the Bloomsburg University Orchestra. The orchestra brought to our students the music from famous Hollywood movies. Movie themes included Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, and Star Wars. The students were thoroughly entertained and enjoyed learning how these pieces of music were created. 

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St. Columba School had the first annual Hall-O-Fun day at Knoebels Amusement Park. Families brought a wonderful wide variety of foods for everyone for lunch. Then the kids and their families went out into the park for some Halloweenie frightful fun. Thanks to Father Mowery, Mrs. Howe, the H.S.A., and our school families for making this a wonderful event. It was a great chilly day, and has become a...

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St. Columba School's kindergarten students built their own haunted houses. These students, using their classroom Smart Boards, picked what they wanted their haunted house to look like then they placed their choices on their houses to make a spooky fun Halloween house. Pictured here from left to right are Oliver Kishbaugh and Max Caligiuri.  

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St. Columba School's Kindergarten class celebrates the fall with an apple tasting lesson. Mrs. Benscoter diced up the apples for her students. The students removed the seeds and counted how many each apple had. They then counted their slices of apples and matched them to the seeds. Finally, the best part was the eating. Mrs. Benscoter gave the students a little caramel dip to add to this ...

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St. Columba School's 3rd grade investigated bridge construction. The students had to create their own bridge designs then build their bridges using toothpicks and marshmallows. These tasty bridges taught these students about the tensions bridges must endure in order to be safe for us to travel across. 

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