With love and forgiveness, new beginnings are possible.
We are in the middle of our Lenten time now, and it is easy to forget our resolve to bring ourselves to the best relationship with God. This time always reminds me of when Jesus was in the garden at Gethsemane, and the apostles were to wait for his return. They all fell asleep even though they did not want to. This is the time that would be easy for us to “fall asleep” even though we don’t want to. So in the words of the song that is an ASCA favorite, “Stay awake, be ready”.
Dinner Dance Auction 2013 News
DDA Update
You still have a chance to attend the “An Evening in Paris” Dinner Dance Auction, which will be held March 9th! Reservations with payment are being accepted in the Main Office, or you can register online at www.ascadda.org. We have fabulous donations for this year’s auction including:
A condo and airfare credit to St. Maarten
Taylor Swift and Pearl Jam concert tickets
Parties at Aurelio’s, Color Me Mine and Buffalo Wild Wings
Tuition Raffle Tickets are on sale
Get them before they are gone! If you would like a chance to win a $5,000 ASCA tuition credit for the 2013-2014 school year, just purchase a raffle ticket for $100. To purchase, please contact Keith or Susan Glab at ks4glab@yahoo.com. Please note: These raffle tickets WILL NOT be sold at the auction! Don’t miss your chance, buy them now!
Financial Aid for 2013-2014 School Year
The deadline for financial aid applications for the 2013-2014 school year is this Friday, March 1. This is a firm deadline. All families who received any type of assistance, financial aid or scholarship for the 2012-2013 school year, and who wish to apply for monies for the 2013-2014 school year must reapply to be eligible for consideration. To apply, please log on to the FACTS Tuition Grant and Aid website at www.factstuitionaid.com. There is a $30 application fee for both the online or hard copy application. Please do not wait. The time to apply is NOW. We will have very limited ability to help you if you do not fill out and submit the appropriate paperwork. Please contact Patty Bajek at (630) 961-6125, or pbajek@ascacademy.org with any questions.
Book Fair Is Coming!
The Spring Book Fair will be coming soon to our school from March 18th – March 21st!!! Please come and join us in McSherry Hall, and check out the enormous incredible selection of books and also help support our school library. Stimulate your inquisitive young minds by stocking up on fabulous books. The Book sale schedule is as follows:
Monday, March 18 9:15 am - 11:30 am (Preview)
Tuesday, March 19 8:00 am - 11:30 am - 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Wednesday, March 20 9:15 am - 11:30 am, and 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm (Parents evening)
Thursday, March 21 8:00 am - 9:15 am - 1:00 pm (Closing)
We are in need of volunteers to help out with set up on the morning of the event and throughout the week. Please e-mail Cristina Ghapson at Cris_escu@hotmail.com if you are available to help.
ASCA Spring Picture Day
Don’t forget, Spring Picture Day is scheduled for Friday, March 8th for all preschool through Grade 8 students. Preschool 3 year old and Pre Kindergarten students are invited to come to ASCA to be photographed on March 8. All students will be out of uniform and photographed by Lifetouch. There will be no preorders, or retakes if you miss the day.
A Picture Day Pose Selection Form is being sent home with all students today.
Picture packages will be sent home with your student once ASCA has received them from Lifetouch. At the time you receive your photo package, you will have the option to do one of the following: 1. send the entire package back, 2. purchase selected sheets in the package, or 3. purchase the entire photo package.
New Family Mentor Program
The New Family Welcome Team is looking for some friendly faces! Over the years, this committee has successfully helped new families transition into the ASCA Community by matching veteran families with new families. Members of the team answer questions and lend a hand as needed. Now, given the current size of our school, we have decided to revamp our program to meet the needs of our current community. Our focus still remains to help facilitate our new families’ connection with one another, and to make everyone feel welcomed. But we no longer feel it is necessary to pair families together. Instead, we wish to model this committee similar to our Student Ambassador Program. The Student Ambassador Program has had great success over this past year allowing current students to reach out to our new students in a casual way but on a daily basis. Our hope is that we can take our children's lead and do the same for the parents.
When each of us attends an ASCA function throughout the year, please make an effort to approach the new faces/families and introduce yourself, be willing to offer advice if they ask, or help connect them to a staff member who can assist them. Building this parent ambassador program will truly strengthen our community for all of us.
If you would like to play a larger role on our team, we are looking for a few servant leaders to assist us. We are in need of a few representatives from each academy to help us address personal questions should they arise from our new families. Please know all help will only be done via email. No extra time commitment will be required.
Please email ascamentor@gmail.com today for more information and to pledge your interest in helping to make the 2013-2014 school year a success for our new families! We thank you in advance for your consideration.
Lenten Fish Fry & Stations of the Cross at ASCA – Friday, March 15th
The annual ASCA Lenten Fish Fry is scheduled for Friday, March 15th in the ASCA gym. We will also be hosting the Stations of the Cross in McSherry Hall at 5:30 pm prior to the Fish Fry, which will be from 6:00-7:30 pm. The meal will be catered by Belgio’s, and the menu will feature Fried Cod, Potatoes, Penne Pasta w/ Marinara Sauce, Salad, Bread, Soft Drinks and Dessert. Musical entertainment will be provided by ASCA’s very own Colleen Turner. Cost for Adults and Teens is $12, Kids (ages 5-12) are $8, and Kids under 5 eat for free. RSVP flyers can be found at the school website.
2013-2014 ASCA School Calendar
A copy of the 2013-2014 ASCA School Calendar will be going home with all oldest/only students today.
February Men's Tie Collection
ASCA is collecting men's ties through the month of February to benefit our Earth and others. SCARCE will be creating Christmas tree skirts out of the collected ties as an example of reuse. The ties will also benefit a Men's Closet in which men will be able to find professional clothes to wear for interviews and jobs. Help us help others and the Earth by sending in your gently used ties with your child to be put in our drop box in the office. Please direct any questions to kristinscrima@yahoo.com. Thank you in advance for your help!
D203 Busing Change
Please make a note on your upcoming calendars. There will be no busing all day (to and from school) on Thursday, March 14, Friday, March 15 and Friday, March 22 for District 203 bus riders. All other buses will be running on those days.