Principal's Letter
Dear All Saints Families
It is starting to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you look! Our students are really busy preparing for the coming of the Lord. Last week students received Reconciliation, St. Nick visited the Happy Hallway and left candy canes, our fifth grade choir sang for Bishop Barbarito while decorating the Pastoral Center tree, and we participated in the Annual JTAA Holiday Parade. We are a busy school!
This past Saturday the Diocese of Palm Beach celebrated the Lumen Christi, a wonderful event to celebrate Catholic education and help raise funds for tuition assistance within our schools. It was also the first opportunity schools were able to honor special volunteers, donors or teachers from every school. It was a very difficult decision for All Saints to simply pick one nominee as we are truly blessed with so many amazing choices. We thank Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Gusmano for being this year's All Saints honorees. Charlie and Karmita Gusmano have been active at All Saints Catholic School since it opened its doors in 2003. Their generosity to the school has been, and continues to be, overwhelming. Their children, Anthony, Francine, Daniella, Kristina, Charlie, Michael and now Joe have a special place in our hearts. The Gusmanos have been a continuous sponsor for our annual auctions and sponsored our past golf tournaments. When called upon, they have also answered the needs of our families and community without hesitation. This generosity is often given in anonymity. Aside from Charlie and Karmita Gusmano's involvement at All Saints, they are also involved with Catholic Charities, St. Christopher, St. Ignatius, the seminary, Cardinal Newman, Lumen Christi, Legatus Catholic Business Leaders, and the Police Foundation Board to name a few. Their commitment to All Saints and our community simply cannot be measured. We offer them a special "thank you" for their most gracious and generous ongoing support of All Saints Catholic School.
Our school has another busy week. Our
Christmas performance is this Tuesday evening at 6:00 PM. Our students have been working hard to show their musical talents in this wonderful faith-filled hour. Please join us. Hot chocolate and cookies will follow the performance in the lobby. Wednesday is a half day to allow us to meet and prepare for January MAPs and data usage in the classroom. Middle school exams begin on Friday.
Exam schedules can be found in NEWS on our main website page. Winter sports tryouts begin at the end of the week. We wanted to postpone tryouts, but teams need to practice before leaving on Christmas to be prepared for games that begin upon our return in January. Despite our hectic lives, we truly hope that all our families are able to re-center their thoughts and find the true meaning of the season - the birth of Jesus Christ.
Gene Konrad passed away very early Friday morning surrounded by his family at home. Gene is survived by his wife, Donna, his five children and six grandchildren. His legacy will live on through them.
Gene was our beloved IT specialist from the time we opened our doors in 2003 until five years ago. He accomplished much, made many friends here, and touched the lives of many, as we are sure he will in heaven. He will be sorely missed. RIP Mr. Konrad.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Jill Broz
