Dear St. Rita Families,
We hope your summer is off to a great start. Thank you to all our Ritamen, faculty, staff, and parents for making the 2021-22 School Year so successful, especially in the classroom. We look forward to posting our Second Semester Honor Roll and list of Heeney Award Recipients later this week.
Congratulations to all our student athletes who excelled this Spring, including EJ Nwagwu ’22 who won the State Championship for Track in the IHSA 2A 200m Dash. Please check out our website and social media to view the many accomplishments of our Mustang athletes.
Congratulations as well to all our students who were involved in clubs and organizations this year. We are proud of everyone’s extracurricular achievements. Thank you to all our Ritamen who served in leadership roles, including those who stepped forth to lead next school year by running for 2022-23 Student Government. We congratulate our newly elected officers:
President
Joey Kuska ’23
Vice President
Owen Manning ’23
Secretary
Noah Robinson ’23
Class of 2023 Officers
Charlie Armrbuster
Collin Gerger
Joe Larkin
Class of 2024 Officers
Owen Cooney
Sean Larkin
Richie Lippert
Liam Nolan
Dom Polselli
Raymone Saffold
Class of 2025 Officers
Thomas Healy
Francisco Juarez
Marty McMullin
Aidan O'Brien
Tommy Perry
We want extend a special welcome to our Class of 2026 families who are also receiving this email. Congratulations on your graduation from 8th Grade and welcome to the St. Rita Family.
We wish everyone well this summer and hope these next months will be filled with warm weather, fun, and relaxation. Please be sure to check your email and text messages throughout the summer. In the coming months we will continue to send out information regarding the 2022-23 School Year as it becomes available. Below are items that we ask you to please review at this time.
2021-22 Second Semester Report Cards
Report cards for the Second Semester were posted last week to each student’s PlusPortals account. Please make sure to log in and view the report card. If you wish to print or save a copy of the report card, please do so by June 30. We are currently in the process of transitioning from our current web-based learning management system, PlusPortals, to a new system called Schoology. Therefore, access to PlusPortals accounts will be terminated during the summer. Students and parents will be provided access and instructions on how to use Schoology as we begin the new school year.
2022-23 FACTS Tuition Accounts
2022-23 FACTS Tuition Accounts are in the process of being activated and should be activated by Monday, June 13. We are asking every family to review their account. All charges, with the exception of transportation have been added to the accounts. MOST credits (credits from the 2021-22 School Year, scholarships, and financial aid) have been added to each account. Please be advised that final confirmation may not have been received yet from various scholarship and/or some financial aid sources, therefore those monies may not be reflected in your account. Once the information has been confirmed, the monies will be entered into the tuition account.
If you have any questions or wish to change your due date or payment plan, you must direct your request in writing to the Tuition Office by emailing Mrs. Reina Andrade at randrade@stritahs.com. Mrs. Andrade will then be in touch with your family.
If you do not have a tuition account with FACTS, it is imperative that you visit the FACTS website and set up an account, so the Tuition Office can finalize the account. Directions can be found under the tuition section on the school website or by clicking here. ALL families must have a tuition account with FACTS.
2022-23 Transportation
Registration for St. Rita Bus Transportation for the 2022-23 School Year will begin later this week, please pay attention for additional information that will be sent via email and/or text message.
2022-23 School Calendar
The 2022-23 School Calendar is now available and can be found at stritahs.com/calendars. Once on the page, scroll down to the middle calendar and advance to July to begin to viewing items associated with the next school year. Please note the start of the school year and our school break dates when planning family vacations. Students should not miss any class time for vacations. Also, events are still being added, so if a specific event is not currently listed, it may be forthcoming.
2022-23 Bell Schedule
When school resumes in August we will follow a slightly revised bell schedule. Our regular school days will still begin at 8:20 AM and end at 2:35 PM. However, we have simplified the rotation. We will simply reverse the order of our class periods each day. For example, on Mondays we will begin with A Period and go alphabetically through the rotation to end with H Period, and on Tuesdays we will begin with H Period and go in reverse alphabetical order to end the day with A Period. This rotation will alternate Monday through Friday. This is a simplified rotation, but it still allows students to benefit from having each of their classes at a different part of the day each day.
Our new bell schedule for regular school days will also include the return of an Activities Period, which will be called “Unitas” Period. Each day following the second period and morning prayer, there will be 15 minutes during which time extracurricular and informational meetings can occur, students can meet with their teachers and counselors, students can work on assignments and use the VLC computers/printer, students can grab a morning snack and use the restroom, etc. This daily period will provide our school community the opportunity to better engage with one another and for students to become more involved outside the classroom, thus living out our Augustinian core value of Unitas.
Please click here to view a copy of the 2022-23 Regular Bell Schedule. In the coming months we will post additional schedule versions that will be used for Mass Days, Late Arrival Days and Afternoon Assembly/Early Dismissal Days.
2022-23 Student Class Schedules
Student class schedules for the 2022-23 School Year are currently being finalized. Please pay attention for additional details and these schedules in the coming month.
Summer Reading
Each student is expected to complete a summer reading assignment for his upcoming English course, and each student is expected to have completed the reading by the first day his English class meets. The reading is not optional, and the student will be given a formal assessment of the reading for a grade by his English teacher at the start of the school year. The texts for summer reading are listed below based on the course for which each student registered.
Freshmen - Class of 2026
English 1: To Kill a Mockingbird
English 1 Honors: Catcher in the Rye
Sophomores - Class of 2025
All: Cry! The Beloved Country
Juniors - Class of 2024
English III: House on Mango Street
English III Honors: The Things They Carried
AP Language and Composition: 1984
Seniors - Class of 2023
English IV Honors: Frankenstein
AP Literature and Composition: A Lesson Before Dying
2022-23 Mothers' Club
We are currently seeking St. Rita moms to volunteer as leaders in the planning of our Mothers' Club meetings and events for the coming year. Any mom who is interested in being a part of the leadership of the Mothers' Club is asked to email me at jblaszak@stritahs.com.
Summer Camps
Our 2022 Summer Camp offerings for grade school students and incoming freshmen are about to kick-off. Don’t forget to register and help us spread the word to prospective families. Information can be found on our website at stritahs.com/summercamps.
Summer Hours
This school offices begin summer hours this Monday, June 13. Throughout the summer, offices will only be open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM until 1:00 PM. Offices will also all be closed the week of July 25-29. Regular office hours will resume on Monday, August 8.
Enjoy the Summer!
