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The St. Boniface BLAZE Events, Updates and News from St. Boniface School
Volume V, Issue II April, 2008
Catholic Schools Light the Way! This was the theme for the 2008 Catholic Schools week celebration. As in past years, the week was full of activities for our students, staff, families and volunteers…everyone who contributes to our wonderful school and parish community. Kick-off began with weekend Masses on January 27th and 28th. Students and staff members handed out Thank You notes and tea lights to parishioners as they left Mass. This was meant as a small token of thanks for the tremendous support St. Boniface Parish provides to the school! Large cut-out candles were hung in the school windows with the theme prominently displayed across the front windows of the school. Other activities included: Family Breakfast, Movie Day (complete with popcorn), Red & White Spirit Day, Faculty Appreciation Luncheon (supplied by FTO), Catholic Schools Week Liturgy at the Cathedral attended by the Seventh Grade Leadership Scholars, staff and volunteer chaperones, the ever-popular Cake Walk, phone calls to parish shut-ins, and students taking on the roles of teachers and staff members for a day. The week ended with a prayer service, planned and led by Miss Luken and the Eighth Grade students. Family members were invited to attend and then stay for a tour of the building, highlighting all the improvements of last summer.
Quarter Awards Ceremony
The following students received the Principal’s Award for the 2nd Quarter:
Anaya Allen Ian Dunham Isabella Mercer Chrisalynn Lackey Brandy Browning Jaylin Iler Julia Allen Sephratia Stutson Sarai Ward
The Blaze Spirit Award was given to:
Primary Kayla Hill
Middle School Courtney Campbell
Once again, over 30 students received First or Second Honors this quarter!
Please see the attached Honor Roll for a complete list of recognized students or check out the school website.
The 3rd Quarter Honor Roll Assembly will be held on Friday, April 11th. Look for the list of recognized students on the website!
Congratulations! Let’s stay focused for the 4th Quarter and finish strongly!
Student Name Tags Each student receives a name tag which they wear, as part of their uniform, every day at school. The name tags are to remain at school and SHOULD NOT be taken home. If your child inadvertently takes their name tag home, we ask that you make sure that they bring it with them on the following day. A lost or purposely destroyed name tag will be replaced at your expense. Broken name tags should be turned in to the school office for repair. We thank you for your help!
Reaching out to others in service
Lent was kicked off in style…New Orleans style…as Miss Luken and the Eighth Graders organized the second annual Mardi Gras celebration. Students purchased tickets to play games and buy treats. It was quite the festivity with the students parading around in their Mardi Gras masks, which they had made themselves, in Art class. $500.00 was raised for Hurricane Katrina Relief!
Students participated in a Mathathon during the week of February 11th to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Twenty one participants raised $1630.00 by getting sponsors to pledge a monetary donation for each math problem done during that week. What a tremendous response! Our top three fundraisers were:
Gunner Halvorsen Grade 8 Michael Solomon Grade 7 Isabella Mercer Grade 2
Congratulations on a job well done and math problems well solved!
With LENT came…the annual St. Boniface Fish Frys! Thanks to all who worked and sent in desserts for the weekly Fish Frys. Other than the weekend of the Blizzard, they were well attended and a great success. Over $4000.00 was raised for direct tuition assistance! We appreciate your support of these fundraising events!
THE FAMILY TEACHER ORGANIZATION (FTO) St. Boniface School is blessed to have actively involved families! FTO is busy, as usual. During Catholic Schools Week, a fabulous luncheon was provided for faculty and staff. It was enjoyed and greatly appreciated by all! Following the Fine Arts Program, FTO will serve refreshments for family and friends attending the show. Ongoing fundraisers include the collection of Campbell’s labels and Boxtops for Education. Keep on clipping!
We can NOT do it without your help! Thank you FTO and all our VOLUNTEERS!
***Special Note*** HELP WANTED This year will be Lorri Finke’s last year as FTO Chair as her youngest son, Aaron, will be in eighth grade next year. She would like to assist someone next year with FTO duties. She will be happy to help with transition for anyone who would be willing to take on this position of leadership. Lorri has laid a wonderful foundation and has notes and guidelines for FTO sponsored events and activities. We hope you will prayerfully consider this position of service to our school community. If interested, contact Lorri @ 681-6597 or the school office.
The Fine Arts Show… featuring a sampler of vocal music selections, performed by the entire student body, will take place on Thursday, May 1st at 7:00PM. In addition, family and friends are invited to view the student artwork displayed throughout the school. Many thanks to our young performers and artists, along with Mr. Neil Stewart and Mrs. Debbie Kampel.
Be sure to stop by the cafeteria after the show. Refreshments will be provided by FTO.
What’s the BUZZZZ? This year, Eric DeLeon won our school Spelling Bee and represented St. Boniface at the Regional Scripps Spelling Bee held at the Duke Energy Center. “Bee” sure to congratulate Eric on his performance!
(Pi) DAY…was celebrated in Math classes and at Math Club on March 14th (3.14). A pi Bee was held and participants tried to memorize as many digits as possible in the value of pi. Winners were: Grade 7 Armond Harris-59, followed by Alexis Avery-51 Grade 8 Mary Wright-50 and
OVERALL WINNER Sarai Ward-75!
Now, that’s impressive!
Did you know??? Some background information on pi: Pi or π is one of the most important mathematical constants, approximately equal to 3.14159. It represents the ratio of any circle's circumference to its diameter in Euclidean geometry. Many formulas from mathematics, science, and engineering involve π. It is an irrational number, which means that it cannot be expressed as a fraction. Consequently its decimal representation never ends or repeats.
FACES IN THE CROWD We have been blessed all year to have students from LaSalle High School Religion Classes here several days a week to perform service. They assist in the classrooms and work with the students, do chores for Sister Ann and offer help wherever needed. We thank these young men for their service to our school! GO LANCERS!
2007-2008 Clubs and Activities THE WINTER SPORTS SEASON GO BLAZERS!!!
Boys’ basketball The boys faced some very tough competition this season. They posted a 2-7 record, despite their hard work under the direction of Coach Ken Gohs.
Girls’ volleyball The girls, led by Coach Lakisha Taylor, finished with a winning 17-13 record.
Don’t forget…you can always check out team schedules and standings on the CYO website at www.cyosports.org!
As always, we wish to thank our wonderful coaches who volunteer theirtime and talents for our student athletes!
THE SOCIAL ACTION, made up of students in Grades 7 & 8, have been busy with a number of projects this year. They made posters, displayed in the Gym, that were used for the 2nd FAMILIES meeting this year. They have also made and hung decorations in the cafeteria, prepared art supplies for classes and have made gifts of appreciation for the 8th Graders. Thanks to all for their service to others!
MATH CLUB continues to meet on the second Thursday of each month. On March 14th (3-14), Math Club and classes celebrated pi Day with a pi bee, pi chain, and other circle related activities.
THE URSULINE BIG SISTERS Due to the bad weather, the Christmas Carnival, scheduled for Saturday, December 15th was cancelled. In it’s place, a Winter Carnival was held on Saturday, February 9th . Little Sisters went to Ursuline Academy by bus for an afternoon of activities, games and refreshments. Regular meetings will end at the end of April and one final outing is scheduled for Saturday, April 26th. Students will travel by bus to the Newport Aquarium with their Big Sisters for a morning of fun and adventure. We are grateful to the Ursuline Big Sisters and the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Cincinnati Organization!
Leadership Scholars Seventh Grade students meet every Tuesday afternoon, after school, with high school students from Roger Bacon. This program encourages academic diligence and promotes young leadership skills. On Tuesday, February 26th, our students spent the day visiting Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy and Elder(boys) or Seton(girls) High Schools. They attended classes and got a taste of what High School life will be like.
We’re off to see the Wizard…on Thursday, April 10th, Middle School students were invited to attend McAuley High School’s production of The Wizard of Oz. We are grateful to everyone at McAuley for making this opportunity available to us!
The Sacrament of confirmation...will be received by eight students in Grades 7 & 8 on Sunday, April 13th at the Noon Liturgy.
Grade 8 Courtney Campbell Eric Poore Mary Wright Grade 7 Olivia Browning Aaron Finke Kenny Gohs Leah Houchens Angel Messinger
Congratulations and blessings as these young people take this step of further commitment to their faith.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Arbor Foundation April 11 Seedling distribution for planting Sacrament of Confirmation April 13 12:00PM Liturgy Kindergarten Screening April 15 Next FTO Meeting April 15 6:30PM Everybody Counts Program April 17 All Grades Earth day Celebrations April 18 & April 21 Musical/Fine Arts Program May 1 7:00PM Zoo Overnight April 24 Grades 4 & 5 FTO Skate Party April 30 6:30-9:00PM First Communion May 4 9:00AM Mass May Crowning May 9 8:30AM D.A.R.E. Graduation May 23 Eighth Grade Graduation May 28 7:00PM Liturgy Last Day of School May 30 4th Quarter Awards Ceremony May 30 1:00PM
Don’t forget…you can always find information you need and activity schedules in the Weekly Family Letters and other school communications that come home every week in the Thursday Folders. School calendars and lunch menus are also sent home. You can also check the school link on the Parish website @ www.stbonifacecincinnati.com. Many of these same items are posted.
Important changes for the MEIJER COMMUNITY REWARDS Program…
Meijer has changed their reward program. Everyone must re-register on-line at www.Meijer.com/MCRmember or by phone at 1-800-962-7011. Our organization code is: 480330 You will receive new keychain and wallet cards in the mail. Remember to give these to the cashier at check-out.
To enroll for the first time, visit www.Meijer.com/rewards and click on “Sign Up Online”. Then choose option #3, “I Prefer to Use a Meijer 1 Card”. Use Organization code 480330. You can also sign-up by calling 1-800-962-7011. You will receive keychain and wallet cards in the mail in a few weeks. Present these cards to the cashier at the time of your purchases.
St. Boniface School earns cash whenever you make Meijer purchases using cash, a Meijer credit card or debit card with pin.
Keep on clipping campbell’s labels, boxtops for education and cancelled postage stamps! There are collection bins in the school lobby and a basket in the back of church labeled “School Stuff”. Boxtops and Labels is an easy way to earn cash for our school at no extra expense to anyone. Just clip the appropriate label from Campbell’s and General Mills products and send them in to school. Cancelled postage stamps are sent to a Mission organization that receives money for the stamps. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
Don’t forget to check the school link on the parish website…Visit www.stbonifacecincinnati.com to find school communications, the school calendar, honor roll, lunch menus, registration information and SO MUCH MORE! Perhaps you have neighbors, family and friends who might be interested in our school. Please refer them to our website.
While online, search the web with www.goodsearch.com. Money from advertisers on this site will go to St. Boniface every time you search.
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