Tuscarawas Central Catholic Elementary School is dedicated to building disciples of Christ, providing an excellent academic program integrated with Catholic teaching, and promoting life long service to church and community.

Tuscarawas Central Catholic Elementary School is now accepting applications from new families for the 2021-22 school year.   New families who wish to apply for admission can complete this on-line application form: 

2021-22 Application

Once your application is completed, you will receive an automatic email from Digital Academy to confirm your submission was successful.   

We will review your application and contact all new families to complete the application process.  When your child is accepted, you will be asked to pay a $50 registration fee (per family), and provide a copy of your child's birth certificate and Baptismal Certificate (if Catholic).  All families accepted for enrollment will also receive additional forms required to complete registration.  Once accepted, families must also establish an account with FACTS for the payment of tuition. 

Please contact the school office at 330-343-9134 with any questions.  We look forward to assisting you with the admissions process!

Families currently enrolled at Tuscarawas Central Catholic Elementary School can register current and new students by completing the "2021-22 Registration Form" in your Digital Academy account.  When completing the registration form, we will ask that you check the information in your parent and student profiles and make any necessary corrections or additions.  Currently enrolled families should use the Registration form to add new students. 

To learn more about TCCES, watch our virtual tour video and call us to arrange an in-person visit to meet our students and staff.  We invite you to Be A Saint!

We offer a variety of tuition assistance programs.   Please go to the Admissions page of this website for more information.  

Catholic Schools Week
Faith. Excellence. Service.
Sunday, January 31 – Saturday, February 6

We celebrated Catholic Schools Week with activities centered around our faith, excellence, and service.  Here are some of the highlights:





Fr. Jimmy Hatfield for visited the classes and provided the traidtional St. Blase blessing of the throats and a special Catholic Schools Week blessing for the students.









Thanks to the generosity of the TCCES commmunity, we distributed more than 150 bags of toiletries and personal hygiene items at the Dover-Phila Food Pantry.   Thank you!




























Congratulations to Geography Bee Champion Angel Gonzalez and runner-up Abigail Angelini.   The bee was held February 3 as part of our Catholic Schools Week celebration.





Our spelling bee champion is Sophia Cronebaugh (right).   The runner-up is Emma Makepeace.

















Other activities included a staff luncheon provided by the Home and School Association, Catholic trivia contest, and dodgeball matches.   The students also made cards of prayer and thanks for our area health care workers.  

Mark your calendars -  THERE WILL BE NO IN-PERSON OR ON-LINE CLASSES TUESDAY, MARCH 9.   Many classes, however, will have assignments for the students to work on that day.   This day off school is to accommodate many of our staff members who are receiving the COVID vaccine.  

We will have a dress down day Friday, February 26 to benefit the Rainbow Connection.   The Rainbow Connection has generously supported TCCES in the past with several grants for intervention materials and computer equipment.   We want to repay that generosity as the group prepares for its annual fund-raising telethon.

All classes were successful in our Catholic Schools Week trivia contest.   That means everyone will be rewarded with a free dress down day on Friday, March 12.

Students in grades 3, 4, and 6 will attend Stations of the Cross February 26 and March 19.   Students in grades K, 1, 2, and 5 will participate in Stations on March 5 and March 26.   Stations will be at 10:00 am in St. Joseph Church.

During the 40 days of Lent, parishes throughout the diocese are hosting exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for prayer and adoration. Bishop Robert Brennan invites everyone in the diocese to visit one, more or all of these churches as a special Lenten discipline of prayer. The official announcement of the 40 Days of Adoration campaign mentions two reasons for this diocesan time of prayer. The first is to pray for the diocesan Church as we plan for our presence and needs. The second reason is to celebrate and rejoice in the gift of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist as society emerges slowly from the COVID pandemic.    The Tuscarawas County Catholic Schools invite all of our families to  participate in Adoration at Sacred Heart Church in New Philadelphia from 9:00 to 10:00 am Saturday, March 13 and St. Joseph Church in Dover from Noon to 1:00 pm on Sunday, March 14.  This is a great opportunity to pray together as a family and school community during this season of Lent.   Please make plans to join us either day or both days!

The third quarter will end Friday, March 12.    Report Cards will be published in Digital Academy the following week.   

March 4 is the deadline to place your order for the Home and School Association Candy Sale.   You can download an order form in your Digital Academy account.   

The Tuscarawas County Catholic Schools Board of Trustees would like to thank all of those who have taken their time to vote in the recent election of trustees.   Elected to the board is Justine Fredericks.   Re-elected to a second term is Lisa Douglass.   We would also like to thank all our nominees for their willingness to serve on the board.   In addition to Lisa and Justine, other elected board members are Dave Garbrandt, Frank Bachman, Karen Dick, and Shelagh Pruni.   The board also includes the local pastors and works with the school administrations to govern our local schools.

As of February 18, the number of COVID cases confirmed or diagnosed at TCCES:

Students: 2    Staff: 5   Volunteers/Support: 0

Procedures we will follow when someone reports COVID symptoms are described HERE.   The COVID Reporting Plan was updated February 24 to reflect the latest guidance from Ohio, rhe CDC, and Diocese of Columbus.

The procedures in Spanish:   COVID PLAN IN SPANISH.

Our school reopening plan is described  HERE.

Tuscarawas Central Catholic Elementary School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

Tuscarawas Central Catholic Elementary School offers programs from pre-school through grade six.  Our mission is to provide all students with opportunities to become life long learners by integrating Catholic teaching with academic excellence.  We are affordable.  We are open to all.  We inhervite you to be a Saint.

TCCES is one of three Catholic Schools in Tuscarawas County.

Tuscarawas Central Catholic Junior/Senior High School in New Philadelphia houses grades seven thorugh 12.  The website is 
www.tccsaints.com
Immaculate Conception School in Dennison offers programs from pre-school through grade six.  The website is www.icsdennison.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.

 

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