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From the Desk of Dr. Molly Grumich
Principal
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Dear Parents & Guardians:
Please join me in praying for our seniors and staff on Kairos. The Kairos Retreat is one of the integral pieces of our faith formation program. We are blessed to have the opportunity to have the students get this time away to focus on themselves, their faith, their lives and each other.
Monday, Oct 31st is Halloween and students are allowed to dress in costumes. This year no masks or clown costumes of any kind will be allowed. Students must either dress in costume or in uniform. There is a costume contest for every grade level too!
Tuesday, November 1st students need to be in dress uniform for our liturgy. Please make sure those jumpers are washed and that your daughter has nude pantyhose to wear that are snag free! Thank you.
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As we read in IWA's Mission Statement and Core Beliefs, we strive to follow the example of Jesus, the Incarnate Word, by promoting human dignity, thereby empowering ourselves and others to make a positive impact on our world. Some particular programs certainly provide us with opportunities to implement this mission. On Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, from 8pm - 11pm, nine girls and two staff participated in the annual High School Rally Night as part of the StL World Food Day event. We joined twenty-two other high school groups, gathered at John Burroughs School Field House, to assemble 398,736 meal packages for Tanzania and St. Louis food pantries. In September, IWA held a dress out day to raise $292. 65 to help purchase the needed food items.
On Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, IWA community will again be partnering with the Knights of Columbus to raise funds to assist persons of all ages who have developmental disabilities. Our students, wearing special yellow aprons, will be all around our campus offering you a chance to donate any amount and to receive a TOOTSIE ROLL before and after school and during all lunch mods. Thanks for helping us to serve others in our community! We deeply appreciate your being role models for your daughters and encouraging them to live the mission!
Sr. Eileen O'Keeffe, CCVI
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Retreats:
- Please keep in your prayers all those who are attending the Kairos #30 Retreat at the Pallottine Renewal Center.
Liturgy:
- We will celebrate Mass on the Feast of All Saints' Day on November 1 at 10:00 a.m. Father Anthony Gerber from St. Joseph Cottleville Parish will be our celebrant, and Kyle Huelsing will be our music minister. You are most welcome to join us for this liturgy.
- Grandparents and Special Guests are invited to join us for a special liturgy at IWA on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Invitations have already been mailed, and please RSVP to Ms. Pitti by Tuesday, November 1, 2016.
Service Opportunities:
Geri Pitti
Campus Minister
gpitti@iwacademy.org
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FROM THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT:
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Junior Parents/Guardians: PSAT testing is complete. Students can expect their scores back during the first week of December. In addition, we encourage all juniors to begin taking the ACT in the spring. The first available date is February 11th. Students must register for this test by
January 13, 2017
. Please encourage your daughters to start studying early.
Senior Parents/Guardians: Only five weeks until the college application deadline -
December 1st. All college applications must be completed by this date, and all students must have met with me by that point. Please ensure that your daughter is working hard on college applications - about half of the class has applied, now let's get the other half!
Scholarships
The newest scholarship available is the
University of Missouri - Saint Louis University Bound Scholarship. Please click
here for information.
For a complete listing of scholarships available, please remind your daughter to see Naviance under the "Colleges" tab.
College Reps Visiting This Week:
William Woods University (10/31), Bradley University (11/1), Missouri University of Science & Technology (11/2), and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (11/3)
Emma Goldberg, M.Ed, NCC, PLPC
College & Career Counselor
egoldberg@iwacademy.org
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FROM THE ATHLETIC OFFICE:
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Tennis makes Incarnate History...
Cross Country
Varsity & JV had a strong showing in the Border Wars race. Shelby McKinney, Helen
DeMarcantonio, Brooke Fredrickson, Maia Luem, Maggie Murphy, Emily Paridy, Lexy Langdon, Maris Doherty, and Grace Moeller all ran their best times of the season. Brooke, Helen, Emily, Maia, Molly Whitehead & Haley Stretch medaled this week as well.
The team will run in Districts Saturday in Warrenton, MO. Golf team member Ashley Fite made MWAA All-Conference Team. Softball won Sectionals 15-0 over Rosati Kain. They lost in quarterfinals to Warrenton (last year's state champs & favored to repeat this year.) We had seven players make All-District: Jade Gates, Micah Arps, Nikki Abbott, Alex McKamely, Lexi Becker, Grace Paez, and Paige Farrell. Jade Gates made All-Region and qualifies for All-State voting next week. Varsity Tennis had the best finish at State in Incarnate History!! Maura Engelhorn and Genna Miller finished 3rd in Doubles and beat last year's State Champions from John Burroughs. Maria Brandt finished 7th in Singles. Coach Keefe said all three played their best tennis of the season at State. We had several student-athletes make the MWAA All-Conference Team: Maria Brandt and Genna Miller made first team and Maura Engelhorn & Liz Goldstein made honorable mention. We are so proud of these Red Knights. Volleyball defeated Althoff Catholic on Alumni Night and won District Championship last week. On Saturday they lost a well fought match to St. Francis Borgia.
**If your daughter is trying out for basketball or swimming & diving, remember to have her physical turned in prior to Oct. 31st (for basketball) or Nov. 1st (for swim/dive). She must have a new physical each year. If I do not have it, your daughter will NOT be permitted to tryout. Exceptions are freshmen because their physicals are already on file for this year and individuals who played a fall sport.
*** Get your tables for Trivia Knight on November 12th! Register
here
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Booster items are here. I will begin distributing them today.
Always a Great Day to be A RED KNIGHT!
Athletic Director
lorlet@iwacademy.org
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Tickets will be on sale November 1st - 4th at lunch mods
. Tickets are $40/per person. T-shirts will also be sold at this time & are $15/each.
Click
here to see the invitation & t-shirt design.
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6th Annual
"Wild Turkey" Trot Walk/Fun Run
at
Incarnate Word Academy
WHEN:
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19th
WHERE: INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY
2
788 NORMANDY DR., BEL-NOR, MO
TIME:
REGISTRATION BEGINS @ 9:00 AM
(Your registration includes a long sleeve T-shirt)
WALK BEGINS AT 10:00 AM
$25 Entry Fee - Adults
$10 Entry Fee - Children under 10 Years of age
(Long sleeve T-shirt included)
Deadline for T-shirt Order is
November 9th.
You can register up until
November 15th,
but after
this date,
a T-shirt will not be included in your registration.
ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT
THE KATIE CAMPANELLA VISUAL ARTS
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
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REMINDER
SENIOR LOCK-IN 2017 FUNDRAISER
Parents/Guardians,
The 2017 Lock-in Committee is sponsoring a fundraiser at Chesterfield Sports Fusion on
Sunday, Nov 6th for the
2017
Senior Lock-in. We have planned an
exciting night of FUN for all students and friends.
Everyone is invited! The night will include: Unlimited basketball, rock wall, dodge ball, laser maze, mini golf, inflatable obstacle course, AND 35-game arcade and laser tag. SO MUCH FUN!!! Click
here to see flyer.
Encourage your daughters to get a group of students and friends together for a fun night out. Everyone is invited, including students from different schools, preferably upper middle thru 12th grade.
The cost is $25.00 per person for two hours of unlimited activities from 6:30 - 8:30. If we sell 200 tickets, they will give us a free hour!
Let's set a goal to sell 200 tickets so all students can have an extra hour of "FUN with their Friends."
Tickets can be still be purchased at lunch mods (mostly mods 7/8.) Please pay with cash or make your check payable to: "Lock-In 2017 c/o Karen Behrens."
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Event: FUN night out with Friends
Whe
re: Chesterfield Sports Fusion
140 Long Rd, Suite 102
Chesterfield MO 63005
Activities: Unlimited basketball, rock wall, dodge ball, laser maze, mini golf, inflatable obstacle course, AND 35-game arcade and laser tag!
Date: Sunday - Nov 6th
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm
(Free hour if we meet our goal and sell 200 tickets)
Cost: $25.00 per person
Make checks payable to: Lock-in 2017 c/o Karen Behrens
SO MUCH FUN!!!
Thank you,
2017 Lock-In Committee
Chris Doherty
Shelly Gotsch
Marge Frey
Karen Behrens
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Friday, Oct. 28 - Regular day of school
- Last day of Kairos retreat
Monday, Oct. 31 - Regular day of school
- "Family" costume contest
Tuesday, Nov. 1 - Regular day of school
- Liturgy - Dress uniform required
Wednesday, Nov. 2 - Late start - HR begins at 9:00 am
- HR - Diversity Show highlights
- Diversity Show - Theater - 7:00 pm
Thursday, Nov. 3 - Regular day of school
Friday, Nov. 4 - Regular day of school
Sunday, Nov. 6 - IWA Open House - 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Monday, Nov. 7 - No classes
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