With love and forgiveness, new beginnings are possible.
As we spend our Lent trying for new beginnings through love and forgiveness, our church is also embarking on a new beginning with a new pope. Our students have been learning about the Papacy and the processes surrounding it this past week. Some of the Junior High religion classes led by Mrs. Moore created a conclave for our students so that they could experience the selection process themselves. After learning about the possible candidates, the students voted for their choice, recited the prayer just as the Cardinals do, and threaded their vote on the string to be burned. It was quite an experience. For the students of ASCA, Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley of Boston was the choice for Pope. We do pray for the wisdom of the conclave to select the right man for the right time as we move forward in our church history.
Thank you to River Road Mobil!
River Road Mobil, located at 1280 W Ogden Ave in Naperville has again earned a $500 scholarship donation for All Saints Catholic Academy. We are so grateful for their support and I encourage you to support this station whenever you can.
Drivers who Enter our Campus - Please Read This
I am not sure what it will take for people to consider the safety of our children over the need to move quickly. This week, the bus company wants me to warn our families that there are parents who are ignoring the flashing lights and bus extended stop sign as the children are boarding the buses at the end of the day. Legally, drivers should be taking the offender’s license plate number, and reporting these violators to the police, which would result in a very hefty fine. So consider this as your warning, as drivers will report you from now on. There should never be cars in that drive lane at the end of the day when buses are present, so these cars and drivers are wrong on so many levels!
For two years, our School Board worked very hard on the issues of drivers on our property; and then this year, SHPP again tackled this issue. The procedures are good and they work. The problem is that, unless we have a cadre of people out there patrolling, there are some of you who park wherever you want, encourage your children to meet you in unsupervised places, disregard rules, and generally create a very unsafe situation for all of the children. Will it require that a child be harmed before some of you stop??? I pray not. So, please don’t talk on your phone while on school grounds, and take another look at what the rules are and follow them. If you send someone else to pick up your children you let them know what they must do. Sometimes these are the folks that go the wrong way, turn around in crosswalks when the kids are trying to cross, speed quickly and try to turn left out of the driveway because they do not know the system.
Dinner Dance
Our “An Evening in Paris” auction was a wonderful success and a great night for the All Saints community. I would like to say “thank you” to a terrific team of parents, led by Chairperson, Allison Davis, who shared their time and talent to create a night to remember. In addition, thanks to all who came out to the auction and supported our biggest fundraiser of the year.
One of the highlights of the evening was the “Home” DVD which featured all of our students and staff. We are extremely grateful to ASCA parent, Young Shin, who created and produced this video. Copies of the DVD are available for purchase in the Main Office for $20.
$5,000 Tuition Credit Winners!
Congratulations to the Tamburino Family for winning the $5,000 ASCA tuition credit for the 2013-2014 school year. Patrick and Martha Tamburino have two daughters, Gina (2nd grade) and Anna (1st grade) and a son, Nicholas (Pre K).
Market Day
Our next Market Day will be this coming Wednesday, March 20th. The online order deadline is this Saturday, March 16th at 11:00 pm.
ASCA New Family Welcome Team
Do you love ASCA? Do you have an email address? Do you want to volunteer, but don’t have a lot of spare time? Then the New Family Welcome Team is looking for you!
Over the last few years, the New Family Mentor Program has helped transition new families into the ASCA Community by matching current families with new families. ASCA has been blessed and has grown so much, that we have decided to revamp the program to make it more efficient for all of the volunteers and new families. We are now the New Family Welcome Team. Our goal remains the same: to facilitate new families’ connections to one another and make them feel like they are part of ASCA.
We have been successful due to the support of our wonderful volunteers, and we still need your help! Instead of pairing current and new families together, we will provide new families with names of people who have kindly offered to be points of contact for any questions or concerns. All communication will be done through email (or in person if you run into them in the parking lot). No extra time commitment is required.
We are in need of volunteers from all different grade levels. Whether you may have been a volunteer in the past, or whether you are new to the group, we would love to have you on board. Please email ascamentor@gmail.com today for more information. Thank you in advance for helping to make the 2013-2014 school year a success for our new families!
ASCA Lenten Fish Fry
The Lenten Fish Fry will be held this Friday, March 15th, and will be preceded by the celebration of the Stations of the Cross in McSherry Hall at 5:30 pm. The Fish Fry 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 – all you can eat, something delicious for everyone. 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. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Please invite your extended family, neighbors and friends to join us, as ALL are welcome! We hope to see you there.
No Cookin’ In the Kitchen - Aurelio's
March’s No Cookin’ in the Kitchen fundraiser to benefit the Class of 2014 will be on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at Aurelio's Pizza located in Naperville, Villa Park, and Woodridge. Valid on dine-in, carry-out, and delivery all day from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm. Think dinner out or lunch for the office! A flyer will be going home today with all oldest/only students, and will also be available on the school website. If you have any questions, please contact Alison Pechnik at asabug78@aol.com, or Andrea Howard at nucvet@sbcglobal.net.
Out of Uniform Reminder
Just a reminder that Friday, March 15 is an out of uniform day (the theme is Wearin’ O’ the Green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day) for students who prepaid to participate in the Class of 2014 fundraiser. If you did not prepay in the beginning of the school year and wish to be out of uniform, your child should bring in $5 on Friday. We are all Irish on St. Patrick's Day so wear your green and show your St. Patrick's Day spirit. The Class of 2014 thanks you.
D203 Busing Changes
Please make a note on your upcoming calendars. There will be no busing all day (to and from school) this week on Thursday, March 14 and Friday, March 15, and the following week on Friday, March 22 for District 203 bus riders. All other buses will be running on those days. Please make alternative transportation arrangements on these days.
Hot Lunch Ordering Deadline
The deadline to place your April hot lunch order online is this Friday, March 15. Please visit https://fspro.orderlunches.com. All Saints’ school password is allsaints136.
ASCA Spring Book Fair
The Spring Book Fair will start next week. All are invited to join us in McSherry Hall during the upcoming book fair. The book sale schedule will be as follows:
Monday, March 18 9:15 am - 11:30 am (Preview)
Tuesday, March 19 8:00 am - 11:30 am, and 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 (Book Sales), and 9:15 am - 1:00 pm (Closing)
You may also go online and purchase your books from now through March 29th only at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/allsaints. All online purchases will be automatically shipped to the school. The Scholastic team will contact you via email to inform you that your order has arrived; and it will be given to your older child to take home.
We are still 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.
Crescendo – a Short Film Showing Sponsored by Waterleaf Women's Center
Tomorrow, Thursday, March 14, the short film Crescendo will be shown from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at the Regal Cantera Theatre, 28250 Diehl Road in Warrenville. Please go to www.waterleafwc.org for tickets. Admission will be free for all students who register their reservation at www.waterleafwc.org (students will be reimbursed at the door). Tickets for all others are $5. Don’t miss the Chicago premier of Crescendo, a powerful short film that has been globally heralded and has won over eleven international awards. Based on a true story, Crescendo takes place in the 18th century Holy Roman Empire, where a series of events turn an ordinary day into an extraordinary experience for a woman whose life will never be the same. This film was made by the producers of Bella, and executive produced by Pattie Mallette, mother of Justin Bieber.
Attention ASCA Basketball Fans
We are in the heat of tournament season, and our teams are moving into the semi-final and final rounds of the DPL basketball tournament.
We have two teams playing in the semi-finals: 8A Boys and 6B-#2 Girls.
We are also very proud to announce that our 7B Girls are in the FINALS! Congratulations to the girls and their coaches!
Below are the times and locations of the games. The times and locations for the 6B-#2 Girls and 8A Boys finals are also listed, should these teams advance. We will keep you posted on the outcome of the semi-final games.
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MARCH 15-17, 2013 TOURNAMENT GAMES & FINALS
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Time
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Home
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Visitor
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3/15/2013
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7:00 PM
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St. James
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All Saints-8A-Boys
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St. Michael
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314 W. Willow Ave.
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Wheaton
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3/16/2013
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9:00 AM
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St. Mary of Gostyn
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All Saints-7B-Girls
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Montini HS
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19W070 16th Street
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Lombard
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3/16/2013
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12:00 PM
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St. Joan of Arc #2
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All Saints-6B-#2-Girls
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St. Raphael
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1215 Modaff Rd.
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Naperville
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IF 8A Boys win on Friday & 6B-#2 Girls win on Saturday - Below are the times and locations of the FINALS
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3/17/2013
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2:00 PM
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All Saints-6B-#2-Girls
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Winner Game L
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St. Raphael
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1215 Modaff Rd.
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Naperville
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3/17/2013
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5:00 PM
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All Saints-8A-Boys
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Winner Game F
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Benet HS
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2200 Maple Ave
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Lisle
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GO SAINTS!
Basketball Skills Camp
Save the dates – On Saturday, May 4th and Saturday, May 11th - from noon to 2 pm, ASCA Coach Dana Menendez will be holding a basketball skills camp for grades 3 thru 8. Stay tuned for more details to come.