Patty Bajek / Thursday, March 12, 2020

Saints Speak - 3/12/2020 - Thank You

From Mrs. Santos

This past weekend, we celebrated our 15^th Annual Dinner Dance Auction – The Crystal Gala on Friday evening, returning once again to the beautiful Chicago Marriott Naperville. It was a truly fun filled night of friendship; and I thank everyone who was able to attend. Whether it was your very first auction, or you were one of our alumni parents coming home, or even one of our ASCA graduates in attendance, I sincerely hope that you enjoyed the event. A few of our parents who had never attended our dinner dance auction before shared with me that they wish that they had not missed prior DDA’s.

This being my last DDA as your principal, I want you to know how grateful I am for your celebration of my tenure as principal of All Saints Catholic Academy at this year’s Crystal Gala. The champagne toast, kind words, and gift shared by our School Board President, Christi Kluzak, the recognition in the auction catalog and Saintly Spots, all of you who stopped to say hello – thank you so much.

It was all the more special to have my husband and my adult children at the Gala to share these very special moments together. My feet still are aching from dancing the night away; and when the food truck showed up for late night snacks – WOW, what fun! I would also like to extend congratulations to the winner of this year’s Tuition Credit Raffle – Divine Hedriana. The Hedriana’s are a longtime school family. Their daughter Isabel graduated in 2016; and son Vincent will be graduating next year. Thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket for this year’s raffle; and a special thank you to this year’s raffle sponsors, Paul and Karen Weinewuth (proud parents of ASCA graduates Elizabeth ’09, Hannah ’11, Rebekah ’13, and Mark ’16)

Months of hard work went into planning and executing this evening. I would like to recognize and thank our 5^th grade parents, who were our hosts for the evening, and in particular, the auction co-chairs, Dino Abbott, Bill Gilmore, Gina Gilmore, Heather Glynn, Kristen Johanneson, Mike McMahon, and Kristy Wagester. Many additional parents and volunteers spent countless hours to make this evening such a great success. The online and live bidding was robust and spirited. I hope that everyone was able to be the winning bidder on their item(s) of interest. We are truly grateful for everyone’s generosity in support of the auction which is All Saints’ largest fundraiser that directly supports our students at All Saints.

We still have a few items available for purchase (click here), but hurry, they’re going fast (Look for the Buy Now):

Classroom Parties
Junior High Open Gym
Out of Uniform Passes
Break A Rule Day Passes
Camps and more!

This year’s call to cash for our Fund a Need was in support of Security and Safety Initiatives at ASCA which include the following:

Purchase and install new security cameras with improved monitoring capabilities
Purchase and install 3M Shatter Proof Security Film on our windows
Purchase and install a Panic Button System
Install improved lighting in our parking lots
Purchase safety bags for all classrooms.

These additions to our security at All Saints are ones that, prayerfully, we hope we never have to use or employ. We know that we cannot rest, and we can never be complacent, unless we are doing all that we are able to be confident that our children and future students at All Saints are safe and secure, and that we know, trust and have peace of mind that our school is a safe place to be.

If you would like to make a contribution to this year’s Fund a Need, it is not too late - simply click here to make your donation online; or send in a check (checks made out to ASCA), and note Fund a Need 2020 in the memo line. No contribution is too small. Thank you to everyone for your support of this year's Fund a Need.

I would also like to recognize our generous Cornerstone and Patron Sponsors of this year’s DDA 2020 – The Crystal Gala. You can find links to their respective businesses at the end of Saints Speak today, and each week throughout the remainder of 2020 and 2021 until next years’ DDA. I respectfully ask that you consider supporting them with your business, as they have supported our children’s school, All Saints Catholic Academy. Please let them know that you are an All Saints family, and thank them.

April 2020 Lunch Orders

The deadline for April hot lunch orders is Tuesday, March 17. Please note that no late orders will be taken, so please do not be disappointed. Questions? Contact Cristine Shaw at cshaw@ascacademy.org.

Click here for the preschool only menu
Click here for the K – 8 menu

Please remember to

Make a copy of your order form (photo on your phone works great)
Include your payment (checks should be made out to ASCA)
Please note, we do not offer credits or refunds due to absences or illness.

Congratulations to our Girls 6A Basketball team

Congratulations to our 6A girls on their DPL championship; and to all of our teams on a very successful season on the courts

Add Something Green to Your Uniform – Tuesday, March 17

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, students are invited to add something green to their uniform on Tuesday, March 17.

DDA Luminary Fundraiser

Tomorrow, Friday, March 13 is the deadline to donate to this year’s Crystal Gala Luminary Fundraiser, and receive your child’s luminary, each unique and beautiful. Click here for the flyer. All donations are much appreciated.

ASCA NOW News

Click here for this week’s 3/11/2020 edition of the ASCA NOW News, produced by our junior high academy students.

Ongoing Faith Opportunities at ASCA

Throughout Lent, we will be praying the Rosary each Wednesday morning before mass in the gym, beginning at 7:50 am. All are welcome to join us. To maintain a prayerful atmosphere, lights will be lowered, and we respectfully request that there be no other conversation during the prayer.

Looking for something new to do during Lent? The Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be prayed school days at 7:50 am in the Chapel through Lent. Join us for eight minutes of mercy! All are welcome!

Any questions email Christi Kluzak at dkluzak@gmail.com.

It’s Tax Time - Tuition and Fees Paid in Calendar Year 2019

For those of you who are preparing your taxes: to access and print out this information that you may need for tax purposes, please see the following instructions (please note that the school will not be sending these documents home in hard copy. Parents are responsible for printing out their own copy):

Log into your FACTS account.
Click on View Details in the Payment Plan and Billing box.
Next - click on the View Payment Summary Box.
Next - Select the year 2019 from the pull down menu. This will give you all of your payments via FACTS for calendar year 2019.
Print document.

Questions? Please contact Maryanne Higdon at mhigdon@ascacademy.org.

Spirit Wear Order Update from Jemhedz

We expect to be receiving these outstanding orders next week, and tentatively plan to distribute them on Wednesday, March 18.

Things to Do and Upcoming Events

New Spirit Wear Store

All Saints is now pleased to be partnering with Deb's Embroidery to be able to offer spirit wear year round!

All of the great brands that you know and love are represented: Under Armour, Champion, Holloway , and Gilden. You will find hoodies, t-shirts, pants, jackets, and headbands. Show your All Saints school and athletics spirit. Orders will be delivered to your student at school within 1- 3 weeks of order.

Click here to order your All Saints Spirit Wear
Click here to order your All Saints Athletics Spirit Wear

Please note that the Access Code is: saints

Plunge into Fitness – Just a Few Weeks to Go

Would you like to earn a free or discounted admission to Raging Waves Waterpark in June??? Of course you would! Information has been sent home with all K – 8 students about Plunge into Fitness. Once you have completed the 25 hours of exercise, all you have to do is turn in your log (no later than the Monday, April 6, 2020 deadline). Click here for the information and the fitness log.

Fundraising Corner

Scrip (counts toward FFO)

Spring is coming! Get your gear for outdoor activities with gift cards, Nike, Umbro, Dicks Sporting goods and many other vendors can get you ready for spring sports season!

Interested in getting started earning toward your 2020-2021 FFO with Scrip? Sign up now, and you will have until the end of February 2021 to earn toward next school year’s FFO (AND potentially earn some tuition credit). Now is the time to enroll!!!!

Click here to enroll. Please contact the Scrip coordinators for the school’s enrollment code. Need more information or have questions??? Contact scrip@ascacademy.org.

Next No Cookin’ in the Kitchen Night – Portillo’s - Wednesday, April 22

Save the date for our next No Cookin’ night at Portillos! Thank you to everyone for your continued support of our No Cookin’ nights. It is always a lot of fun to get together with our ASCA friends.

News from All Saints Athletic Association

CONGRATULATIONS to our Girls 6A team - 2020 DPL CHAMPIONS!

We are so proud of ALL our teams and the hard work and good sportsmanship all players displayed this season! Great job Saints!

Winter Sports Banquet invitations/RSVPs can be downloaded at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KsxwCkJFVNpKk_6UByixttL0HokIEgi6/view?usp=sharing Be sure to come out and celebrate your team successes with us on Thursday, March 19^th from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. RSVPs are due TOMORROW - Friday, March 13^th.

It is not to late to join Track & Field! Registration is still open at

https://allsaintsathletics.sportngin.com/register/form/480300249 Be sure to tell all your friends who might be interested!

Practices for T&F are set to begin next Wednesday, March 18^th. Contact Kathy Kokkinos at kkokkinos@ascacademy.org with questions.

ASAA Looking for Secretary/Communications Coordinator…Interested in getting involved in the Athletic Association? We are currently looking for a parent to join us on the Board. The primary responsibility of the secretary is to manage annual sports registrations and rosters and keep/publish meeting minutes. The secretary will also be responsible for communicating concession schedules, creating/updating the Athletic calendar, coordinating athletic team photo sessions and creating the weekly sports report for inclusion in the weekly school newsletter. Additionally, this position is responsible for communications via the sports website.

The person chosen for this position will shadow the current Secretary/Communications Coordinator for the next several months to learn the role before taking over. Individuals interested should contact Erika Baka (jnebaka@gmail.com) or Keith Glab (kglab@ascacademy.org)