Saint Andrew Families,

We are very excited about the progress of the capital campaign so far.  As a reminder, phase one of construction will add space to our cafeteria allowing for less time spent at lunches and more time for instruction and enrichment for our school. 

We have $3.1 million in pledges of the $5.3 million that we're looking for in phase one of the campaign.  Thank you for your contributions thus far.

  

7th Grade students will be sponsoring a bake sale to raise money for a Franciscan missionary in Bolivia.  The bake sale will take place on  Friday, February 24th.   

Cupcakes, brownies, cookies and more... Everything costs $1!  Thank you for your support.  

It is not too late to contribute to our 7th grade Catholic Charities Hygiene Kit drive.  These items will be distributed by the CCFW Street Outreach Services (SOS) team to help these most vulnerable persons with items that they frequently do without - items that are so easily taken for granted in our everyday living.  One hygiene kit consists of the following items:

Thank you and God bless you for supporting this drive. 

Monday, February 27 - Saturday, March 11

Every year Saint Andrew Catholic School sponsors the Stephen Breen Wildcat Challenge Basketball Tournament for 6th & 7th grade students from around the Diocese. All proceeds from the tournament benefit the Stephen Breen Memorial Foundation. 

 This Foundation is committed to offering financial aid to local children who seek the strength and values of a Catholic education and to those courageous children and their 

fa m ilies whose lives are afflicted with cancer. To date, this tournament has raised over $75,000 for Catholic Education.

Come out and support this wonderful foundation!

If you are interested in sharing your time and talents with our school, please complete the  Advisory Council Nomination Questionnaire. If you would like more information about the responsibilities of an advisory council member, please email Barbara Clark or  Kiesha Shelton-Harvey.

Please read this short testimonial from current Advisory Council member Kiesha Shelton-Harvey.

If your child (2nd - 6th grade) needs help with homework, studying or organization, the National Junior Honor Society Junior Ments can help! Tutoring will take place in Mrs. Reed's classroom until   3:45pm* . Please click here  t o sign up your student for tutoring on  Monday, February 20th.

*Your child may be picked up in Mrs. Reed's classroom until 3:45pm. Any students still in her room after 3:45pm will be walked down to the front of the school to be picked up. If your child is not picked up by 4:00pm, they will be taken to aftercare in the school's cafeteria. 

Thank you Larry Kardaras for you $2500 Panther Island Sponsorship!!

T he 90% SAS students who dressed in dress uniform on CSW Sunday

The SAS parents and 8th grade students who were tour guides, lectors, and speakers at all the Masses asking so eloquently for tuition assistance for SAS

ECI and Maria Gonzalez, SAS cafeteria manager, for the cookies for CSW Sunday

and Grandparents Day.

525 Grandparents/Grandfriends who attended GP Day

IN N OUT Burger for serving 600 hamburgers that made SAS $2300( we paid $1.25 for each burger and charged $5)

SAS parent Sabrina Renter who coordinated the meals and treats for the faculty and staff. 

Thank you to all the students, parents, grandparents, and teachers who purchased books during our Scholastic Book Fair.  The school earned $3,410.40 in cash.  In addition, 150 books were donated to classrooms, and the Scholastic Customer Rewards program will enable us to add approximately $4,000.00 worth of books to the school library shelves.  We appreciate your generous support.

Thank you to Kelley Vieth for setting up the volunteer sign-up and making the Teacher Wish List board.  A huge thank you goes out to the many parents, grandparents, and Specials Teachers who volunteered their time to work a shift (or two or three) during the fair.  We could not do it without you!

Janet Clarson

Librarian

Calling all Saint Andrew School and Parish  6th, 7th and 8th Grade Middle School Teens!   

We are going back to basics!  Come over for an evening of Fun! 

Basketball, Volleyball, Flashlight Tag, Dinner, Praise & Worship Music, Videos, Peer Talks, and so much more!  $5 fee collected at door.

When:  Friday, March 24

Time:  5:00pm - 9:00pm

Where:  SAS Gym

Why:  Just Because!  

Besides, do you really need a reason to have fun!

Sign up here.  

Questions:   [email protected]

We are proud of our SAS Alum and their accomplishments at Nolan Catholic . The American Association of Teachers of  German  recognized the following students for their success on the National German Exam.  Achievement Awards were given

to those who scored in the 50-69th percentile nationally.

German 4 - Maggie Alves - Achievement Award

German 4 - Hannah Hughes - Achievement Award

German 2 - Coleman Meadows - Achievement Award

(German 1 students will not take the exam until April.)

 

"JAPAN, JESUS, AND JESUITS:

APPROACHING MARTIN SCORSESE'S 'SILENCE'"

Join Dr. Darren Middleton, co-editor and contributor of Approaching Silence: New Perspectives on Shusaku Endo's Classic Novel, as he shares his insights and expertise on the novel and Scorsese's latest film.Thursday, Feb 23rd 7pm, upstairs parish hall. Contact Sylvia Artiles for more detail at  817-927-5383 or [email protected]

 

SANCTUS RETREAT

Isn't it time to take just one day to make your faith life a priority? Sign up for the March 11 Sanctus Retreat and receive from God an experience of peace and joy and the love of the Lord. A Sanctus Retreat is a one day, small group retreat to spend time with Christ and other parishioners. It's FREE and meals are provided. Space is limited to the first 35. Call the Parish Office, 817-927-5383 or email  [email protected]