February 12, 2013
Dear SAA Friends:
Please support the St. Agnes students in grades 3-6 who are participating in the Jump Rope & Hoops for Heart during PE classes next week, February 18-22. They will be asking for pledges to help the American Heart Association to raise money to save lives. Everyone may know someone with heart disease or other heart related problems.
Any student who is involved with the Spring Musical can order a t-shirt. The money is due to Mrs. Wood by February 13, Wednesday. The cost is $15. Extra order forms are available from Mrs. Wood.
Please pray for Theresa Parker’s family. She lost her sister, Karen Ramold, to cancer last week. Her funeral was yesterday and Mrs. Parker is traveling back to Alliance today.
February calendar/lottery winners are Ben Johnson, Shelby Ackerman and Jim Cyza, all of Alliance and Cindy Boyer from Knoxville, IL. Each person won $75.
Several families have taken the opportunity to sponsor their student’s classroom page for the school’s annual – this is a new level of yearbook sponsorship for family of SAA only. For $10, names of sponsors will be placed directly on the requested student’s page. Please write the name of the sponsor and the class page that is being sponsored. For example: The Green Family – Kindergarten. These are due with payment to Mrs. Gould or Mrs. McGhehey on or before Friday, February 15! Yearbook Distribution Day will be on May 17 after the Mass and Awards Ceremony. Be watching for yearbook sales beginning in March! Thank you, as always, for your support. Mrs. Gould/8th Grade Class.
The boys basketball team is playing in the Western Conference Tournament this week. They won their first game Monday night over Torrington. Tonight they play Scottsbluff at 7:45. We continually wish them best of luck.
Through the wonder of technology, Mrs. Gould’s 7th and 8th grade Literature students were recently able to Skype with Trent Reedy, author of the book Words in the Dust. The students were given the opportunity to listen to him tell about being a writer. They especially enjoyed hearing him tell about the process he used when writing the book they read as a class. He also spoke of his newly published book, Stealing Air, and a trilogy of books that he is presently writing. Students were able to ask him questions they had prepared for this visit. He commended them on their thought provoking questions and discussion. Mrs. Gould would like to congratulate her students for this accomplishment. More about Trent Reed can be found at trentreedy.com.
A reminder to students that candy sales and money are due tomorrow, February 13.
A fund has been established at First National Bank for the benefit of Rose and Sheila Schmeits. Rose has an autoimmune disease that has damaged her liver and she is requiring a second liver transplant. She will be in the hospital at the University Medical Center in Omaha until she can get a new liver. While teaching at St. Agnes, Sheila has been traveling back and forth every week to be with her sister. Any monetary donation will be greatly appreciated. For further information you can contact the St. Agnes office at 762-2315 or the Parish Center office at 762-2009.
There is a Hot Stuff Pizza order form attached to this letter. The 5th grade students are selling pizzas to assist Mrs. Weare and her family in defraying their medical costs. Anyone who wants to order can use the attached form. The pizza sales will run through Friday, February 22, 2013. Please return your order form and money by that date. Pizza pick-up date is March 6, 2013. Thank you for taking care of our St. Agnes family.
It seems that so many extraordinary things have happened at our school this year. We are blessed that we are able to pray for all of our needs and praise God for His blessings
God Bless You! J