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Presidential Visit
St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School students in grades 5-12 and their teachers had the opportunity to hear from Liberian President and St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School Grand Viking Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Wednesday, September 27th. During her speech, the Nobel Peace Prize recipient talked about the importance of education. "The pursuit of education is the best thing a young person can do," she told the 400 students gathered in St. Anne Church's Visitation Hall. She noted she was especially excited to
visit the school where her grandchildren, 12-year-old Samira and 10-year-old Ebreem, are studying. In taking questions from students, she spoke about the importance of her faith and prayer life; how terrifying the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Liberia was; her plans after her presidency; and the importance of reaching out to others and cultivating relationships. When asked if she liked pizza, she laughed and said, "I like pizza...but I'm afraid of pizza, because it's got too many calories!" Before she departed, Madame President was presented an honorary diploma from St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School, making her both a Grand Viking and alumna.
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Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf with her grandchildren, St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School students 10-year-old Ebreem and 12-year-old Samira. Each of President Sirleaf's grandchildren took turns introducing their grandmother to their peers.
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Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf with her grandchildren, St. Anne Church Pastor Fr. Jeremiah McCarthy, Lower School Assistant Principal Angel Cash, Lower School Principal Jocelyn Smith and High School Principal Ronie Collins.
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Before leaving our campus, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf noticed some of our 4th grade students at recess. She called them and their teacher over from the playground and spent time answering each of their questions.
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re-K4 students take a walking field trip to St. Anne Church to learn about the Sacrament of Baptism and holy water.
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Rowdy the Viking visits 4th graders in Lower School Art to give them inspiration for their next masterpieces - Viking ships!
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Fifth graders are having fun learning about subjects and predicates using lightsabers and interactive smart boards.
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Discovering Density
Eighth graders enjoyed determining and comparing the density of two sets of pennies in Science. Penny Set A was minted before 1983. Penny Set B was minted after 1983. Before 1983, pennies were made entirely of copper. After 1983, pennies were made of zinc with a copper coating. During this exercise, students had to draw conclusions about the composition of pre- and post-1983 pennies, determining which metal was added based on pennies' densities.
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Our freshmen are learning to type the old fashioned way...with a cereal box! Although it can be frustrating at first, our 9th graders are learning to type without looking at the keyboard.
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Puppy Week at Pacelli focused on fostering relationships. Each freshman was paired with a senior and participated in themed days, lunchtime competitions, and traditions which root our Viking spirit.
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High School Art Teacher Mrs. Allison Wilbanks launched several after-school opportunities for high school students who love art, including Open Art Studio and Culinary Art Club.
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AP Scholars
We are proud to announce that nine of our students have been honored with a 2017
AP
Scholar Award!
AP
Scholars
are honored for earning high scores on at least three or more
AP
exams. Congratulations to our 2017
AP
Scholars
!
2017 AP SCHOLAR with Distinction
Received an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams:
Justin Bates, Class of 2018
2017 AP SCHOLAR with Honor
Received an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams:
Hope Adams, Class of 2018
2017 AP Scholars
Received scores of 3 or higher on three or more
AP
exams:
Justus Armstrong (currently attending Auburn University)
Joseph Land (currently attending Mercer University)
Eric Mendez (currently attending the University of Georgia)
Matthew Oliver (currently attending GA Tech)
Antonio Ayerdi
Matthew Dawahare
Mara McKenna
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Meet Our September 2017 Awardees
St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School's
Viking of the Month Program celebrates individual academic successes, as well as student contributions to the school community at large. Each month, one student from each grade level in PK3-12 will be named Viking of the Month. These students will be recognized after a school Mass and enjoy a special pizza lunch. At St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School, we value our students' awesome accomplishments, and look forward to recognizing them on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis. Congratulations to our September 2017 Viking of the Month recipients: Chelsea Roth, PK3; Gordon Davenport, PK4; Ellie Bassett, Kindergarten; Emma Kate Turner, 1st Grade; Bridger Arceneaux, 2nd Grade; Scott Kramer, 3rd Grade; David Ellison, 4th Grade; Georgia Waddell, 5th Grade; Alexa Fontanez-Virella, 6th Grade; Maria Ewers, 7th Grade; Lucas Lesh, 8th Grade; Palmer Dykes, 9th Grade; Jasmine Derushe, 10th Grade; Josh Cecalupo, 11th Grade; and Shane Hester, 12th Grade.
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Go Vikings!
Did you know that over 88 percent of our middle and high school students play on one or more of our 12 sports teams? There's so much to celebrate this fall in Viking Athletics!
- The JV/Varsity Vikings Football theme this year is "No Shortcuts," which means our players are focused on getting back to the basics and doing the little things right. "They are a very young team with several freshmen starting on both sides of the ball," says Vikings Football Head Coach Mark LeGree. "The goal is to always improve each week. The Vikings have already scored more touchdowns than they did last year with eight and still have four football games left." Coached by John Pierce, the Middle School Vikings Football Team has won one game against the Cougars at Brookstone and another against The Heritage School. The Middle School Vikings Football Team's last game is October 10th at home versus The Heritage School.
- Our Middle and High School Vikings Spirit Cheerleading Teams are doing a great job pumping up the crowds at our football games and pep rallies! On September 30th, our Vikings Competition Cheerleading Team will compete at Columbus State University.
- With seven seniors leaving last year, JV and Varsity Volleyball started rebuilding from the ground up. Each player came out with a positive attitude every time they hit the court. "This year the Lady Vikings will lose four amazing seniors - Mara McKenna, Scout Hadley, Catherine Boyd and Olivia Morgan," says Vikings Volleyball Coach Evelyn Chester. "As the season ends, the rising class looks forward to growing and becoming better volleyball players than when they first started." The Middle School Lady Vikings Volleyball Team is celebrating a super season! Under the direction of Coach Lenora Clark, the team won matches against St. Luke, Brookstone, Baker Middle School, The Heritage School, Lee County Middle School, Wynnbrook Christian School and Glenwood School this year.
- Under the direction of Coach Brian Robinson, the Middle School Golf Team is celebrating two victories so far this season - one against St. Luke, the other against Independents/Harris County. The team's next match is Monday, October 2nd at Godwin Creek Golf Course against St. Luke.
- It has been a great month to be a Cross Country Viking! High School Cross Country Coach Noreen Rodriguez says, "We are proud of our team's progress thus far, improving in strength, knowledge, and appreciation of the sport of Cross Country." Middle School Cross Country Coach Maggi Horton says the 5th-8th grade runners have been working hard weekly, and achieving their goals left and right. St. Anne-Pacelli 7th grader Ann-Marie Robinson placed 8th in the St. Luke Girls Cross Country Meet, with a 15:20 minute 2 mile run.
- The Elementary and Middle School Tennis Teams are off to a great start! So far, our Elementary Teams have won a few singles matches against Clubview and St. Luke; our U12 Red Team won three of four lines in a match versus St. Luke; our U12 Blue Team won all four lines played versus both Club View and Harris County; and our U14 team won by one game against Richards!
Please come out and support our student-athletes! Visit
BeAViking.com/calendar for game and match dates and locations.
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Boston Butts on Sale Until October 15th
The Vikings Booster Club is selling Boston Butts until October 15th to raise funds to support the effort to purchase a new school bus. You may order your BBQ
online
or purchase tickets from our main school office. Each Boston Butt costs $30. You may pick up your BBQ Center Cut Boston Butt on Deimel Field on Friday, October 20th from 3 to 7 p.m. or Saturday, October 21st from 9 a.m. until Noon. The St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School family that sells the most Boston Butts will earn a $250 gift card to Dick's Sporting Goods; the family who earns 2nd place seller will earn $100 in school Spiritwear. Thanks, in advance, for your support!
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New Student Referral Program
Many families hear about St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School through a personal referral from an existing school family. You are our best cheerleaders and we want to reward you for promoting our school! The New Student Referral Program awards a referring St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School family with a $500 tuition credit for each new family that enrolls. For more information about the program and/or to make a referral, please click
Our next Open House is Thursday, November 2nd from 6 to 8 p.m. and is for prospective 2018-2019 middle and high school students. Our Open House for prospective 2018-2019 Preschool-5th grade students is Tuesday, December 5th from 8:30 to 10 a.m. More details about these Open Houses can be found online at www.BeAViking.com/Open-House.Thanks, in advance, for helping to spread the word about St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School!
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Homecoming Week
Roll out the red carpet...Homecoming Week begins Monday, October 2nd! This year's theme is Pacelli Premiere! Homecoming is a time for us to celebrate those who came before us...the Vikings who had a role in making our school the wonderful place it is today. Please visit BeAViking.com/Homecoming to learn about all of the festivities planned for Homecoming Week.
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Blessing of the Animals
St. Anne Catholic Church will hold a Blessing of the Animals on Wednesday, October 4th from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m., in front of the church and near the flagpole in the main parish parking lot.
St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School families, St. Anne Church parishioners and the general public are invited to bring their pets as St. Anne Catholic Church Pastor Fr. Jeremiah McCarthy and Parochial Vicar Fr. Brian O'Shaughnessy will offer a special blessing for each animal and the family who brings the pet.
The tradition of blessing animals is conducted in remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi's love for all creatures and is customarily celebrated on St. Francis' Feast Day, October 4th.
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Other October Events
Looking ahead, there's a lot happening at St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School in October 2017. Here are
some of our many upcoming events:
- October 3rd: Used Uniform Sale, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
- October 11th: Noon Dismissal
- October 12th, 13th & 16th: Fall Break, No School
- October 18th: Grades 6-12 Grandparents' Mass
- October 19th: Grades PK3-5 Grade Grandparents' Mass
- October 25th: Uniform Source On Campus Fitting/Sale
- October 26th: Fall Carnival
As always, please visit
BeAViking.com/calendar for more details about what's happening at St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School!
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STAY CONNECTED!
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706.561.8232
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