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We hope you and your family are enjoying Spring Break!
As a reminder, school resumes Tuesday, April 3rd.
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Fifth Graders Present Lenten Living Stations of the Cross
 St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School 5th grade students presented live performances of the Stations of the Cross to their Kindergarten-12th grade peers at St. Anne Church on March 15th and 16th. They reviewed and reflected on the Passion & Death of Jesus and anticipated the celebration of His Resurrection.
Throughout Lent, St. Anne-Pacelli students in grades 6-12 visited St. Anne Church each Friday to pray the Stations of the Cross as a group. |
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High School Student Council Plans Special Prayer Service
St. Anne-Pacelli High School students gathered with Campus Minister Fr. Brian O'Shaughnessy, school administrators, faculty and staff on Deimel Field at 10 a.m. on March 14th to pray 17 Hail Marys in honor of the 17 students and staff members killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida last month. During the prayer service, students read the names of victims and released balloons in their memory. The prayer service was organized by our High School Student Council.
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GROWING IN WISDOM & GRACE
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Read to Succeed
NEA's Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading. In cities and towns across America, teachers, teenagers, librarians, politicians, actors, athletes, parents, grandparents, and others develop NEA's Read Across America activities to bring reading excitement to children of all ages. Students in grades PK3-5 had a lot of fun ce
lebrating Read Across America throughout the month of March!
Primary students in grades PK3-2nd enjoyed visits fro
m Mystery Readers, including Miss Georgia 2017 Alyssa Beasley,
RiverCenter for the Performing Arts Education Program Manager Rick McKnight, and Diocese of Savannah Office of Catholic Schools Superintendent Michelle Kroll. They also dressed up as their favorite book characters and participated in Round Robin Reading with their peers. Each primary grade put on a special Readers' Theatre performance on March 22nd and celebrated their efforts to read 656 books in March!
St. Anne-Pacelli 3rd-5th graders and their teachers celebrated and promoted reading with a Harry Potter themed month of activities. Students were sorted into houses and worked to earn points by completing special reading activities and participating in our Outreach Item of the Month campaign. After much reading, AR test taking, and donating to Outreach we have a House Cup Winner in Mercy Hall: Gryffindor wins with 5,240 points! Hufflepuff came in 2nd place with 5,127 points; Ravenclaw earned 3rd place with 5,084 points; and
4th place went to Slytherin with 4,829 points.
This was a very tight competition!
Teachers decorated Mercy Hall with red streamers, symbolizing a Gryffindor win, to surprise students at the end of the school day on March 22nd. Students from the Gryffindor team received a homework pass from their Language Arts teacher and a pizza party!
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Lower School Talent Show
Students in grades 3-8 auditioned and participated in our Lower School Talent Show on March 22nd. From beatboxing, to synchronized swimming, to piano playing, the performances were fabulous!
Photos by Keith Hammonds, Keith's Klicks, view full gallery here |
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St. Anne-Pacelli 7th Graders Do Stellar Job at State Science Fair
Three St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School 7th graders are celebrating after participating in the 70th Annual Georgia Science and Engineering Fair in Athens March 22nd-24th! Charlotte Parker's "Child Hacker" project won an award and will be part of a special exhibit this summer at the Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville, Georgia! Charlotte will be one of 16 guest presenters at the museum. Lilly Rae Hinton's project, "Microwave Kills?", earned an alternate spot in the special Tellus Science Museum summer exhibit. Finally, Zoe Zwickey's project, "Which Disinfectant Should You Trust?", earned a 3rd place ribbon at the state level competition.
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National History Day Regional Competition Recap
St. Anne-Pacelli 8th graders Jonathan Smith, Catherine Kennedy, Mercedes Turiel, Faye Green, and Isabel Sillitto did a great job representing our school at National History Day Regionals on March 16th at LaGrange College. Catherine Kennedy earned 2nd place in the Junior Division Historical Papers portion of the competition! Catherine will represent our school at the state level National History Day Contest at Mercer University on April 21st.
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Go2Teach Program
Four of our high school students - Zach Drexler, Elizabeth Landeche, Ian Poole, and McCartney Witsell - are participating in Columbus State University's innovative Go2Teach program. This career exploration program allows high school students who are interested in the field of education to learn more about being a teacher and the steps they would need to take to enter the teaching profession. This past week, the students participated in an experiential program at Columbus Stat
e University during which they went through mini classes led by College of Education students, discussed challenges teachers face, toured the CSU Main Campus and the College of Education at the Riverpark campus downtown, and ate lunch in the campus cafe. Through the program, the students have also been able to explore the undergraduate programs that they would pursue as education students and the classes they would take based on their area of specialization. Maybe one of these students will teach your child one day!
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Student Artwork Helps in the Effort to Eliminate Childhood Hunger
This year, the St. Anne-Pacelli High School Art Department partnered with the Columbus Parks and Recreation Department for "The Empty Bowl Brunch" benefiting the Kids Café program of Feeding the Valley Food Bank. This program provides 6,225 hot, nutritional meals and snacks every week day to low-income children at more than 12 locations in Columbus and Phenix City. In addition to providing hot meals to children, the Kids Café program also offers a safe haven, where under
the supervision of trustworthy staff, a child can get involved in educational, recreational and social activities.
This year's Empty Bowl Brunch was on March 11th at Northside Recreation Center. Those who attended were able to choose a hand painted or created bowl (to keep) from among hundreds of uniquely made pieces and enjoyed "homemade" style soups, breads, desserts and drinks during the event. One hundred percent of the proceeds went to the Kids Café.
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New School Bus Coming Our Way this Summer!
Get excited, Vikings! A brand new, large, custom wrapped Blue Bird school bus is being built for us right now and will be ready to roll in June!! The bus is being purchased with capital campaign funds. Thank you to our generous donors!
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Do You Want to Win a Mercedes-Benz?
For $100 you can purchase a chance to win a new 2018 Mercedes-Benz CLA Coupe! Raffle ticket order forms were sent home with all St. Anne-Pacelli students in March; tickets are also on sale in the main school office. The reverse raffle will take place during our April 14th Spring Event, Viking Casino Night (do not have to be present to win, but we hope you'll join us!). So far, we've sold 30 percent of the 700 tickets that can be sold.
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Help Spread the Word About Walk-In Wednesday
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 here. Please encourage prospective families to come visit St. Anne-Pacelli on our next
Walk-In Wednesday. T
hanks, in advance, for helping to spread the word about St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School!
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Meet Our March 2018 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 is named Viking of the Month. These students will be recognized at our end-of-the-school-year Masses, enjoy a special pizza lunch, and get a gift certificate for a free scoop of ice cream from Kilwins Columbus. Congratulations to our March 2018 Viking of the Month recipients: Timothy Berreth, PK3; Ryan Slusser, PK4; Lucy Schreck, Kindergarten; Tyra Wheeler, 1st Grade; Ava Voynich, 2nd Grade; Ava Payne, 3rd Grade; Charlotte Frisch, 4th Grade; Jared Klein, 5th Grade; John Michael Idell, 6th Grade; Bianca Novakowski, 7th Grade; Jenna Watson, 8th Grade; Martha Hill, 9th Grade; Walker Blevins, 10th Grade; Madison Seguin, 11th Grade; and Catherine Boyd, 12th Grade.
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Spring Sports In Season
Vikings Baseball March Recap
St. Anne-Pacelli senior Talon Shaw and freshman Will Vinyard both hit the first home runs of their careers in March; sophomore Ashton Faulk struck out 14 batters in a game against Dooly County High; sophomore Dawson Stamm leads the team in pitching with a 3.15 ERA; and Pearson Long leads the team in hitting with a .370 average.
Vikings Golf March Recap
Middle School Vikings Golf is off to a solid start this season with a record of 1-1. All players have carded some great scores for a collective team effort. We have six players ranked in the top 15 out of 48 players led by Sydney Himes (3rd) and Jessie Isaacs (4th). The team has four matches left in the season and with the team trending we should close out strong in route to the City Championship on April 28th at Godwin Creek.
Congratulations to High School Vikings Golf Team junior Maddy Zimmermann for earning 4th place at the Northside Invitational, held March 12th and 13th at Bull Creek Golf Course!
Vikings Soccer March Recap
The month of March started off slow for our Varsity Boys Vikings Soccer Team with a couple of injuries to key players but has finished strong with three straight region wins against Tattnall Square Academy, Mount De Sales, and First Presbyterian Day School. The boys have not allowed a single goal in region play and are currently tied for 1st in the region. They are currently ranked in the top 10 high school soccer teams in the state by Eurosport Scoreboard. Meanwhile, our Varsity Lady Vikings Soccer Team is enjoying back-to-back wins! After double overtime, the Lady Vikings won on penalty kicks during a
March 21st away game against Tattnall Square Academy (final score 3-2). The team then beat Manchester High School 9-0 at home on March 22nd.
The Middle School Boys' Vikings Soccer Team remains undefeated for the 4th year in a ro
w!
Our Middle School Girls' Vikings Soccer Team has enjoyed two wins against
The Heritage School so far this season and is looking forward to continuing that success in future games.
Vikings Tennis March Recap
The Boys' Vikings Tennis Team has a current record of 3-5 and the Lady Vikings Tennis Team has a record of 0-8. Marcel Dawson remains undefeated this season as the Vikings number one single. Jordyn Dawson made her debut back onto the courts after an injury, winning her match against Mount De Sales.The Vikings Tennis Team still has two matches left this season - one on Tuesday, April 2nd at Cooper Creek vs. Tattnall Square, and another on Thursday, April 5th at Cooper Creek vs. Columbus High School's JV Team.
2018-19 Vikings Cheerleading Tryouts
Workshops for cheer tryouts for St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School's 2018-19 Middle and High School Competition and Spirit Cheer Squads will be Wednesday, April 11th and Thursday, April 12th from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School's Gym. During these two workshops, students will learn the cheer and dance they need to perform at tryouts, to be held Friday, April 13th from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Gym. These workshops are for any rising 2018-19 6th-12th grade female interested in cheering during the 2018-19 school year. For more information, please email St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School Head Cheer Coach Mrs. Jenna Poole:
jpoole@sasphs.net.
2018-19 Middle School Football Interest Meeting
St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School students who will be in 6th-8th grades in 2018-19 and are are interested in participating in Middle School Football at St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School and their parents are invited to attend an informational meeting on Sunday, April 15th at 6 p.m. in the High School Media Center. If you have any questions, please contact Head Vikings Football Coach Mark LeGree:
mlegree@sasphs.net.
Be sure to visit
BeAViking.com/calendar
to find details about upcoming games and matches. Our student-athletes would love your support at the games!
Special thanks to Marc Spano,
Spano's Big Picture Photography, and Keith Hammonds,
Keith's Klicks, for taking pictures at our sporting events. Be sure to click on their links to check out and shop for pictures in their photo galleries.
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April 3rd: Lower School Art Show
Please make plans to attend our Lower School Art Show, to be held Tuesday, April 3rd from 6 to 8 p.m. in the High School Auditorium. Each student in Kindergarten-8th grades will have a piece of his/her art framed and on display. You will have an opportunity to purchase your child's artwork for $30 (cash or check) during the show. A portion of each sale will support St. Anne-Pacelli's Lower School Art Department. Can't attend, but interested in purchasing your child's artwork? You may send a check for $30, made payable to St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School, to the school's main office prior to the Art Show. Please mark "LS Art Show Purchase" in the memo line of your check.
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April 6th: PK3-5th Grade Mother-Son Dance
St. Anne-Pacelli PK3-5th grade boys and their moms are invited to our 3rd Annual Mother-Son Dance on Friday, April 6th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the High School Auditorium. The $20 per family pre-registration fee includes an out-of-this-world evening featuring a DJ, digital picture, food & fun!
Registration forms are due, with payment, by Thursday, April 5th to the main school office (there won't be any pay-at-the-door admissions). Questions? Email 1st Grade Teacher and Mother-Son Dance Coordinator Mrs. Katie Robinson:
krobinson@sasphs.net.
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April 14th: Spring Event
St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School's Spring Event,
Viking Casino Night, will be held, Saturday, April 14th from 7 to 10 p.m. in St. Anne Church's Visitation Hall. The event is our Home & School Association's biggest fundraiser of the year. Proceeds from this year's event will be used to help purchase new seating for our High School Auditorium. All of our students use the auditorium for many activities and they will all benefit from new seating.
Event attendees, who must be at least 21 years old, will enjoy an evening of fabulous food & drinks, silent & live auctions, and maybe a friendly "wager" or two! Each attendee will receive $25,000 in "funny money," two drink tickets and will enjoy heavy hors d'oeuvres from Buckhead Steak and Wine the evening of the event.
Pre-sale event reservations cost $35 per person and may be made
online through April 9th. Evening-of-the-event, at-the-door admissions will be $50 per person. Event attire is dressy casual.
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April 16th-20th: Book Fair
The Book Fair is coming to St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School's Lower School Media Center April 16th-20th! Lower School students' teachers will communicate classroom-specific shopping dates/times, and you can find Book Fair hours on our school calendar:
www.BeAViking.com/calendar. Can't make it to the Lower School Media Center for our Book Fair? You can shop the Book Fair
online from April 9th-29th!
VIRTUS trained volunteers are needed to help with our Book Fair! Opportunities are available to set up the event, help children shop, handle check out, or clean up at the end of the week. More details about how to sign up to volunteer are coming soon.
New this year! Give students a secure, cash-free way to shop the Book Fair. Simply create a Scholastic eWallet and authorize a spending limit on their credit card. More details about eWallet can be found
here.
Thank you for supporting our Scholastic Book Fair! Over 50 percent of sales are donated back to our school in the form of new books and other materials for our Lower School Media Center. For more information, email Lower School Media Specialist Susan Ray:
sray@sasphs.net.
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April 18th: Chick-fil-A Spirit Night
St. Anne-Pacelli's next Spirit Night is Wednesday, April 18th from 5 to 8 p.m. at Chick-fil-A at 2421 Wynnton Road OR 2730 Manchester Expressway. Enjoy your favorite Chick-fil-A meal while helping our Home & School Association raise money to help fund new seating for our High School Auditorium. Make sure you tell Chick-fil-A team members you're from St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School when you place your order.
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April 21st: Junior/Senior Prom
St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School's Junior/Senior Prom will be Saturday, April 21st from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Columbus Botanical Garden, 3603 Weems Road in Columbus, GA. This year's theme is
Southern Nights. New this year, we have developed a webpage -
www.BeAViking.com/prom - where students can purchase tickets to the dance as well as download non-student guest forms, submit music requests, and more. We hope you find this one-stop Prom resource user friendly! Note: The deadline to purchase Prom tickets is April 16th at 4 p.m.
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April 23rd-26th: Grades 2-5 Mighty Vikings Wrestling Camp
St. Anne-Pacelli students in grades 2-5 are invited to participate in the first-ever Mighty Vikings Wrestling Camp, to be held April 23rd-26th from 2:40 until 5 p.m. in our gym. The cost to participate in the program is $40 per student if registered by April 18th. Click
here for more info/to download the camp registration form.
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April 27th: Field Day/Noon Dismissal
St. Anne-Pacelli students in grades PK3-12 will participate in Field Day activities on Friday, April 27th. As a reminder, this is a Noon dismissal day.
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STAY CONNECTED!
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