St. Agnes School has its very own groundhog for Groundhog Day.

There have been sightings near a hole by the seventh-grade window. Still, the school can't count on the groundhog to make an appearance next Wednesday, so a pupil dressed as a groundhog will show up in classrooms instead, Principal Sister Cynthia Wessel said.

It's all part of the fun for Catholic Schools Week, being celebrated Sunday through Feb. 5. There are plenty of offbeat activities and appreciation days for parents, teachers, students, staff and volunteers.

This year's theme is Faith in Every Student.

Some of the special activities are listed below.

BALDWIN BOROUGH

Bishop John B. McDowell Regional School

Sunday: There will be an open house, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the school and a spaghetti dinner from 1 to 6 p.m. in the school cafeteria.

Feb. 4: Ice cream social at 1 p.m. and pep assembly at 1:40 p.m.

BETHEL PARK

St. Germaine

Sunday: Father John Baver, the new pastor, will be installed by Bishop Donald W. Wuerl at 11:30 a.m. at the church. A reception will follow in the multipurpose room. Children will give thank-you cards to parishioners.

Feb. 3: Winter Olympics will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. in the multipurpose room. Events also include a tug-of-war between the seventh and eighth grades and a scooter race.

St. Thomas More

Feb. 4: Jazz vocalist Etta Cox will perform at 9:30 a.m. in the gym. Her performance also kicks off Black History Month.

St. Valentine

Sunday: Mass at 9 a.m. will be followed by a school fair in Frawley Hall, with displays, including tepees made by the seventh-graders, an igloo made by the kindergarten and art projects. The preschool will have an open house from 10 to 11 a.m.

Monday: As part of Disabilities Awareness Day, pupils will attend a variety of workshops dealing with blindness, deafness, physical disabilities, mental retardation and epilepsy.

BRENTWOOD

St. Sylvester

Monday: There will be a spelling bee in the library. The three top spellers in each grade will receive Dress Down Day passes.

Tuesday: Pupils will act as teachers and as principal during part of the day. Also, priests and nuns will speak to the pupils about vocations.

CASTLE SHANNON

St. Anne

Tuesday: Each pupil, accompanied by a guest, will enjoy doughnuts and juice and visit the book fair.

Times are 8:15 to 9 a.m. for grades four through eight and 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. for grades kindergarten through three.

ELIZABETH BOROUGH

St. Michael

Monday: Crazy Hair Day for grades three and four, poster contest for grades seven and eight and religion fair for grades four and five.

Next Wednesday: A grandparents' breakfast from 9:30 to 11 a.m. will be hosted by grades seven and eight.

Feb. 3: There will be open house and registration from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

GREEN TREE

St. Margaret of Scotland

Monday: Vocalist Etta Cox will perform at 10 a.m. in the cafeteria.

Tuesday: Grades six through eight will hold a Multicultural Day, featuring posters and food, from 8:40 to 11 a.m.

McKEESPORT

Serra Catholic

Tuesday: Student Government will provide a luncheon for the faculty on Faculty Appreciation Day.

MOUNT OLIVER

Bishop Leonard

Feb. 3: Winter carnival will be held in the gymnasium with games of chance and food.

Seton-LaSalle

Monday: Bryan Kemper from Stand True Ministries will address an assembly at 9 a.m. about abortion issues.

Next Wednesday: The student variety show will be presented for parents at 7 p.m.

Feb. 3: The same show will be presented to the student body at 1:30 p.m.

MUNHALL

St. Therese of Lisieux

Feb. 3: Storyteller Kim Adley, dressed as make-believe characters, will entertain grades K-two in the library.

PLEASANT HILLS

St. Elizabeth

Monday: Each pupil will get a ticket for a snack in the cafeteria.

Feb. 4: Volunteers are invited to an assembly in the gym at 1:30 p.m., where pupils will thank them and they'll receive volunteer pins. The annual assembly usually attracts 350 volunteers.

PORT VUE

St. Joseph Regional

Monday: There will be open house and registration, along with school tours while classes are in session.

Tuesday: There will be an ice cream social in the afternoon for all grades.

Feb. 4: Former pupils will judge lip sync contests that will be held from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. for middle school pupils and from 10 to 11 a.m. for elementary pupils.

SCOTT

Our Lady of Grace

Monday: A movie will be shown for grades six, seven and eight.

Feb. 3: All grades will discuss careers, followed by an early dismissal to allow for parent-teacher conferences, which will also be held Feb. 4, when there is no school.

SS. Simon & Jude

Feb. 2: Ice cream social at 12:30 p.m.

Feb. 3: Silly or Favorite Hat Day.

SOUTH PARK

St. Joan of Arc

Tuesday: A talent show dress rehearsal will be held at 1:30 p.m., before the show, which will be held at 7 p.m. in the Gathering Place, near the school.

Nativity

Tuesday: The faculty will play volleyball against the eighth grade at 1:15 p.m. Pupils will wear red to cheer for the eighth grade or white to cheer for teachers.

UPPER ST. CLAIR

St. Louise de Marillac

Tuesday: It's Bus Driver Appreciation Day, with coffee and doughnuts provided for them by Student Council.

Next Wednesday: The Gateway to the Arts String Quartet will perform in the gym at 12:25 p.m. for grades kindergarten through four and at 1:45 p.m. for grades kindergarten through three.

WEST MIFFLIN

St. Agnes

Monday: There will be pupil-designed carnival games in each classroom starting at 8:50 a.m., with donations collected to benefit tsunami victims.

Next Wednesday: Groundhog Day.

James Lavelle

Next Wednesday: The school celebrates Pajama and Bad Hair Day. Kindergartners are asked to bring their teddy bears and favorite books.

WHITEHALL

St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin

Feb. 3: Pittsburgh Catholic staff members will talk about the newspaper's operations to grades five through eight and will discuss Pope John Paul II with grades kindergarten through four.