Saints Speak
From Mrs. Santos
September 21, 2016
This morning, Father Bill O’Shea’s homily at mass spoke about our wonderful God who is a God of Second Chances. Think of a time that you made a bad choice or voiced a hurtful comment. Have you ever lied or misrepresented the truth? Have you ever failed at something like Father Bill’s story about his freshman year of seminary? Reflect on a time that you disappointed someone you love. Our gracious and forgiving God never turns his back on us. He is a God of love, and second chances.
For our students who received midterm reports – you have a second chance to make a positive impact on your grade. Grades are only a snapshot in time. Believe in yourself, and take advantage of this second chance to do better.
I have been very pleased with our students who have used their second chances from a discipline perspective to check and correct their own behavior. Students are taking ownership of and responsibility for their actions. Second chances can transform. I am seeing the success that second chances have brought to our students.
Saints News
A Grateful Goodbye
This week, we said goodbye to our Director of Development, Tim Traynor. We are grateful for his many contributions to the school over the past three years, and wish him well as he moves on from ASCA. As we go forward, we are looking to form a committee of talented school parents who are interested in working on fundraising ideas. Please contact Mrs. Santos at msantos@ascacademy.org if you are interested in being a part of this team.
School Directory
Our online school directory is coming soon. Stay tuned for how to add or update this app on your phone.
Saints In Action
Pop Tab Collection for Ronald McDonald House
We will be collecting pop tabs from aluminum cans this year to support the Ronald McDonald House and Edward Hospital. Pop tab donations can be brought in throughout the school year to your student’s classroom. Last school year ASCA collected 33.7 pounds of tabs. Let/s try to increase that number this year. Thank you in advance for your help.
Saints Having Fun
Halloween Parties and Parade
With approval from the School Board, our students will be sharing the fun of dressing up in costumes for Halloween at school, along with having a class party. Preschool through grade 5 will be able to wear a costume and participate in a Halloween Parade. Grade 6 through Grade 8 will have more age appropriate activities to enjoy on this day. Please look for additional information and guidelines to come.
Trunk or Treat
All Saints will be hosting Trunk or Treat in the ASCA parking lot on Friday, October 28 with fun for all! Save the date on your calendar, and look for more information to come.
Trivia Night
HAVE YOU PURCHASED YOUR TICKET FOR TRIVIA NIGHT? This fun-filled ADULTS ONLY night sponsored by ASAA (All Saints Athletic Association) will be held Saturday, October 22nd! Please look for the Trivia order form to order your tickets. Be sure to grab your friends, family and colleagues for a night out! Come for the prizes or come for the fun! For questions or to order tickets, contact Jim Juhas at jjuhas65@gmail.com
Saints In Competition
Saints Attack the Courts
All Saints volleyball continues to see success on the courts with nearly all our teams bringing home wins this past weekend! Congratulations to the following teams who celebrated wins: Girls: 6A, 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B and Boys 5A and Boys 8A. Remember that all team standings and future games can be found at http://www.dplvba.org/.
Be sure to come out and catch the action and cheer your Saints on to a victory!
Cross Country News
Congratulations to our All Saints Cross Country runners who competed in Saturday’s Co-Ed meet at Marmion Academy. The team 
did very well despite the hot weather. Congratulations to the following runners who won a ribbon in flight 1 races: Ashley Donovan (8th), Brendan Fenlon (22nd), Ellie Glab (24th), Ella Davis (16th), Sophie Scrima (23), Andrew Donovan (12th), Ben Snyder (21st) and Aaron Munson (20th). Congratulations to the following runners who won a ribbon in flight 2 races: Alex Brown (13th), Jordan DelaCruz (27th), Liam Hannemann (22nd), Justin Klein (28th), Mactzil Lopez (2nd); Eddie Muller (32nd), Peter Hepburn (1st), Abbi Dannheim (9th), Sophie Kash (12th), Ella Kim (33rd), Jaclyn Mehring (19th), and KJ Glab (14th).
Additional congratulations to Ashley Donovan for winning a 5th place metal in the 5th/6th grade girl division in the Marmion/Rosary Invitational on 9/13/16.
Important News
NEW Car Decals have arrived! Be sure to check the concession stand at our home games this weekend where you can purchase a new All Saints sport decal for your car. Not playing on home court? No worries, decals can also be purchased through Keith Glab, Athletic Director.
“BLUE OUT” has been scheduled for Friday, October 28th. Get all your friends and family together, stack the stands, and come out to show our 8th grade athletes support as they play their final matches on home court! If you are interested in helping plan this exciting night, contact Erika Baka at jnebaka@gmail.com
Mark your calendars for the 2016 Fall Sports Banquet scheduled for Friday, November 18th.
Does your child have an interest in Lacrosse? Check out the TRYLax events at Saints Lacrosse Club. For more information on these FREE events for boys and girls in K-8th grades, designed to introduce the game of lacrosse in a fun and informative setting. For more information contact Blair Bartlett (bbartlett102@gmail.com) Beth Bartlett (elizabartlett@yahoo.com) or Cezar Camba (cezar@1223lacrosse.com) or visit 1223lacrosse.com .
Basketball evaluations have been set and the schedule is as follows:
Saturday October 1st
1:30pm - 2:45pm 5th grade BOYS
2:45pm - 4:00pm 7th grade GIRLS
4:00pm - 5:15pm 7th grade BOYS
5:15pm - 6:30pm 8th grade GIRLS
Sunday October 2nd
12:00pm - 1:15pm 6th grade BOYS
1:15pm - 2:30pm 8th grade BOYS
GO SAINTS!!