January 29, 2025

Dear Father Allouez Catholic School Families,

A very happy Catholic Schools Week to you all! This whole week has been an absolute blast for our students – a few of the highlights so far have included a Disney-themed trivia game (with a dance party included, of course!) at St. Matt's Campus. While our older students at Resurrection Campus had a very inspirational guest speaker join them for the afternoon yesterday. It all comes together today with our all-campus day of mass, group picture, and CP Carnival which is being headed up by our wonderful 8th grade class! On Thursday night this week, our families and students will be taking part in a dodgeball tournament before rounding out the week with some time celebrating with one another while bowling! Thank you to everyone who has helped to make this a wonderful week for the staff, faculty, and students!

Enrollment has also begun for FACS! You should have already received information on how to complete this process. If you have not received it or have any questions on how to do so, please reach out to the school office and we will be able to assist you with this process. We look forward to another great school year in 2025-26 with you all!

A Prayer to Our Lady of Champion

January 30th marks the birthday of Adele Brise. Given that she experienced multiple visions of the Blessed Mother, I have decided to keep this prayer to Our Lady of Champion in our newsletter for this week. I hope that you are able to find time to pray it on your own and to make a pilgrimage out to the Shrine sometime soon as well!

O Dear Lady of Champion, you revealed yourself as the Queen of Heaven to your servant Adele. You gave her a mission to pray for the conversion of sinners, to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to others and to prepare the children for the reception of the sacraments.

I trust that as you called Adele to holiness, you are calling me, in my station in life, to live a holy life, devoted to Jesus Christ with the help of your maternal love.

I bring before you now my worries and anxieties. I abandon my attachments to them and place them at your feet. I ask you to hear the deepest longings of my heart as I pray most earnestly for: ____________ (your intention).

Dear Lady, you told Adele and you say to all of us “Do not be afraid; I will help you.” Help me now as I place this intention with complete confidence and trust.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be

Our Lady of Champion, pray for us.

Upcoming Important Dates

1/30/25 – Dodgeball Tournament @ RES (6PM)

2/7/25 – NO SCHOOL – Grace In-service Day

2/21/25 – Early Dismissal (11:15AM SMS/11:30AM RES)

Peace,

Mr. Francis Dempsey

Principal, Father Allouez Catholic School

Stay in the loop by following our Father Allouez Facebook pages! Make sure to check out the FACS Fundraiser page for updates on school events and here, and join our private FACS Parents group  here for community news and conversations. You'll find lots of great updates on both pages, so don't miss out!

January Lunch Menu (RES Campus) Click here.

January Lunch Menu (SMS Campus) Click here.

February Lunch Menu (RES Campus) Click here.

February Lunch Menu (SMS Campus) Click here.

Make Lunch Payments Online

You are now able to make lunch payments online through PowerSchool! 

Directions on how to do this are located below

English Click Here.

Spanish Click Here.

If you have any questions, please contact Wendy Gierczak, Food Service Administrative Assistant.

Resurrection Students are eligible to take hot lunch for $3.85/day and an extra entrée for $2.65/day! If the entrée is not to their liking, they can always sub a turkey and cheese sandwich for it. 

Any Middle School Student that is feeling extra hungry can always purchase an extra entrée in addition to their lunch, just let your Teacher know in the morning to mark it on the lunch sheet.

Enroll today! Don’t miss out on the reduced enrollment fee of only $50 when you enroll before Feb. 3. If you have any questions about the upcoming school year, or need support in completing the enrollment process, contact Principal Francis Dempsey today.

GRACE Enrollment for the 2025-26 Academic Year will begin with 

Catholic Schools Week on January 26, 2025

Details regarding 2025-26 admissions and enrollment are available at the following GRACE school system web pages:  gracesystem.org 

GRACE Re-Enrollment for 2025-26



RETURNING GRACE FAMILIES

On January 24, 2025 current families will receive an email from School Name via support@tads.com with a link specific to each current student at his/her GRACE school.  This link will direct you to the TADS enrollment website to complete the online enrollment process which involves answering registration questions for each child, paying the enrollment fee and setting up the required tuition agreement and payment plan. The process in its entirety must be completed to reserve your child’s seat at the GRACE school for fall 2025.

Details are available at gracesystem.org | Admissions | Re-enrollment

Tuition and Fees Policy Reminder

Gratitude is extended to GRACE families who are current with their tuition, fees and lunch accounts. 

In case of accounts that are not up to date, 

• re-enrollment (or admission/enrollment of siblings new to GRACE) for 2025-26 will not be permitted
• 8th and 12th grade students will not be eligible to participate in class trips, parties and graduation events. The only exception is the eighth grade retreat as long as the retreat fee (if required) is paid.

Please contact finance staff at the GRACE Riverside Office if you have any questions or to make a payment to update your account: 920-499-7330 option 3.

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Tuition Tax Credit Information

Tuition tax credit information is available to GRACE families online via GRACE’s enrollment management system, TADS. 

• The TADS Household Paid Tuition Tax Report will provide a breakdown of payments made for the specified household’s tuition account during the tax year. 
• When gathering information for tax preparation, GRACE families are to access their online TADS account | select Billing | Billing Account Number | Reports | Household Paid Tuition Tax Report | enter the tax year (i.e. 2024) and submit. A quick link also appears at the Billing Accounts – Tuition & Fees screen to access the Household Paid Tuition Tax Report. 

If you have questions or require assistance, please call TADS Family Support at 800-477-8237 or GRACE at 920-499-7330, option 2.

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Academic Calendar 2025-26

We are pleased to share the Board-approved GRACE academic calendar for the 2025-26 school year which is available at gracesystem.org | About GRACE | Calendar (direct link to the one-page summary).  

Please note that Christmas break will be extended to two full weeks due to the timing of Christmas and New Year’s Day. To ensure the school year does not extend further, schools are open and classes will be held on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and on Easter Monday.



Looking ahead, we anticipate returning to our traditional schedule with these days off in the following school year, along with a shorter Christmas break.

Thank you for your understanding and support as we adjust to this unique calendar.

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GRACE Academic Calendar 2024-2025

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