6/1/2021 -"The Morning Star" Weekly Newsletter Volume 5, Edition 38

The Morning Star Weekly Newsletter Vol 5, Edition 38 6/1/2021

Dear Morning Star Families,

This is our last newsletter for the 2020-2021 school year. I would like to thank you for making this year so special. It’s been a year to remember with many challenges, but we made it through with smiling faces and laughter. That is what makes Morning Star so endearing. Thank you!

Below you will see photos of our 8th Grade Graduation and our Senior Mass and Graduation Ceremony. Please click on the link provided to see more amazing photos taken by Carla Cadoura of CMC Photography. A huge thank you to Carla for her gift of photography!

Our graduating seniors have some farewell words they would like to share from their end of the year reflections...

Jacob Daughtry - Three adjectives that describe your teacher - "loving, caring, and nice”

Norman Lane - What’s your plan for the summer? “to get a job”

Madison Box - Your proudest moment this Year? “driving for the first time”

Griff Jones - What was your best writing piece this year? “Writing to my parents about graduating"

Shaun Seiler - What was your most challenging subject this year?

"Reading. We read Lord of the Flies and it had a lot of words that were new to me”

Seth Cheves - What is your proudest moment this year? “preparing for graduation“

D’andre Means - Your proudest moment this year? “Getting into FSCJ”

Maryanne Gakio - What advice would you give underclassmen? “My advice would be to be your own shining star. Don’t worry about what others think, be your own unique self”

Elayna Carandang - Your favorite subject? “Science. Because I like doing experiments”

Jesse Kent - My favorite memory this year? “Having lunch in the peace garden”

Gabriel Rodriguez - Three adjectives that describe your teachers -"Funny, wise and understanding“

Have an awesome summer! And from all of us at Morning Star School, we will see you next year!

Elaine Shott, Principal

REMINDERS

School Supplies

School supplies are on sale now for the 2021-2022 school year. You may fill out the order form (which was sent home) and send it in with payment or click HERE to order online. Once you are on the website enter the ID code, MOR017, and follow the directions to complete your order.

New Mask Policy Starting June 1st

The Diocese of St. Augustine is pleased to announce that they will be relaxing mask protocols and policies beginning with all of their summer programs and into the 2021-2022 school year. The changes will go into effect on June 1, 2021.

Click HERE to learn more

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR

8TH GRADE GRADUATES!

Morning Star 8th graders celebrate their special day at Christ the King Catholic Church.

To view ALL photos (compliments of Carla Cadoura of CMC Photography) please click HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES!

Morning Star Seniors and Bishop Snyder Seniors attended Baccalaureate Mass at Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. It was an amazing opportunity to celebrate this very special milestone together!

Our Seniors prepare and rehearse for their graduation event at Christ the King 's gym.

They are so excited!

OUR SENIOR GRADUATION...

What a beautiful ceremony as our seniors celebrated their high school graduation at Christ the King's Gym. We are so proud of our graduates and what they have accomplished. Each one takes their own unique God given gift with them on their new journey. A huge thank to our high school team for putting this awesome graduation ceremony together. Each teacher spoke from their heart and loves that they are a part of your child’s life. We so proud of them, and all our Morning Star teachers!

To view ALL photos (compliments of Carla Cadoura of CMC Photography) please click HERE

SENIOR PARENT TESTIMONIAL

Jacob, AKA JacobWD, is my son. He is ready to celebrate his graduation from Morning Star High School. Jacob has been at Morning Star since 9th grade. So far Jacob has not made many plans for his future as he feels a need to stay at home and help care for his mom. Jacob, who is a 3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo, plans to continue working towards his 4th degree belt, which will happen late this year or by mid 2022. Unfortunately, Jacob has been unable to travel to his Taekwondo events due to his mother's illnesses, thus making it harder to advance to the next belt. Morning Star has been an excellent fit for Jacob, and he has done much better than at other schools he has attended. My only regret is that I did not listen to a friend of the family, who is also a Morning Star parent, with two children enrolled. She had been recommending Morning Star ever since we pulled Jacob out of the public school system, after he finished 3rd grade. Thank you Morning Star for all you do!

Gary (Jacob’s dad)

13th ANNUAL "SHOOT FOR THE STARS"

GOLF TOURNAMENT

Morning Star School 2021 Golf Tournament

Our 13th Annual “Shoot for the Stars” Golf Tournament, this past Monday, at San Jose Country Club was our most successful tournament ever! 134 players, 30 volunteers, a beautiful day,

lots of great prizes and wonderful community support for our very special school!

Thank you to everyone who helped make this event a huge success!

To view ALL photos (compliments of Carla Cadoura of CMC Photography) please click HERE

A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR

2021 MORNING STAR GOLF TOURNAMENT SPONSORS

Walsh Investment Consulting
J-Tech Institute
Nimnicht Buick GMC
Parliment Family Foundation
MRE of Jax
Ascension St. Vincent’s Hospital
Fidelity National Financial
Auld & White Constructors
Christina Salvatore & Jorge Carillo
Maynor & Maynor CPA’s
The Mussallem Family
Knights of Columbus Blessed Trinity Council
Tito's Handmade Vodka
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
Mark & Beth Brockelman

Underwood Jewelers
Jellie Acedo
Evergreen Cemetery Funeral Home & Crematory
Knights of Columbus Archbishop Hurley Council
Melanie Love
Bishop Kenny High School
Dr. Brink & Associates
The Osanaya Family
Ray Ware Hardware
Lara and Jubeen Vaghefi
Dennis & Sondra Tucker
1910 General Store B&B
Christ the King Catholic Church
Bonos Bar-B-Q
Harps American Pub & Grill

ON CAMPUS

Project Chance Dress Down Day

Students wore their new Project Chance tie dye t-shirts for the dress down day supporting Project Chance. The school was a rainbow of color!

HELP US RAISE MONEY OVER THE SUMMER!

WHEN SHOPPING ON AMAZON SHOP ON AMAZONSMILE INSTEAD!

SELECT MORNING STAR SCHOOL AS YOUR FAVORITE CHARITY AND

A PORTION OF YOUR PURCHASE WILL BE DONATED TO OUR SCHOOL!

If you shop on Amazon, make sure you shop on AmazonSmile. It's exactly the same Amazon you love but a portion of your purchase price will be donated to our school each time you shop!

1. Visit AmazonSmile

2. Select Morning Star School of Jacksonville as your charity of choice and start shopping!

3. Bookmark the AmazonSmile link and use it each time you shop with Amazon! (Proceeds will only be donated if you are logged into AmazonSmile).

Download the Box Tops App Today!

Box Tops is a great way to earn fundraising dollars! And now there is a new phone app which makes it easier to earn points for our school! Shop as you normally would, then simply scan your store receipts to find participating products. The app will automatically credit your school's Box Tops earnings online. It's a much easier way to help us earn dollars.

Download the new Box Tops App HERE.

Watch a video about the new process HERE

You may still clip Box Tops and send them to school. Physical Box Tops clips are being phased out of production but may continue to be found on many products throughout the store.

A FEW THINGS TO REMEMBER...

Turn in your box tops weekly. They do expire.
Be sure to NOT cut the code off. We cannot use it if the code is missing even one of the digits.
Place them in a zip lock bag and send them in with your student.

Thank you for supporting our fundraising efforts! Questions? Please reach out to Jackie Rodriguez, our Home & School Box Tops Coordinator at jaco_rodriguez@yahoo.com

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Our School Mission Statement

Rooted in the Gospel and strengthened by the sacraments, the mission of Morning Star School is to provide a unique, inspiring education empowering students with learning differences to achieve their full potential.