School News

July 2018

Greetings, St. Ignatius Loyola Regional School Families!

Important Dates:

Saturday, 8/11 - HSA School Uniform Exchange; 9am - 11am school cafeteria
Thursday, 8/23 - Back To School Bash; 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Monday, 8/27 - First day of school for grades 2nd through 8th; Kindergarten and 1st grade orientation
Tuesday, 8/28 - First day of school for kindergarten and 1st grade
Wednesday, 8/29 - Pre-Kindergarten orientation; Back to School Night and Beyond 6pm-7pm
Friday, 8/31 - Monday, 9/3 - Break for Labor Day holiday
Tuesday, 9/4 - School resumes for kindergarten through 8th grade; First day of Pre-Kindergarten; Back to School and Beyond for parents, 6pm - 8pm

Click Here for the School Calendar

School News and Announcements

Congratulations 8th grade graduates!

8th grade graduation was held on Monday, June 4th, 2018. Congratulations to our St. Ignatius Loyola Regional School graduates!

J. Logan Agostini
Madelyn Altimar
Daniel Brubaker
Katherine Buerke
Samantha Donahue
Amira Draper
Robert Dugan
Brycen Eisenbrown
Dylan Gault
Mackenzie Gordos
Matthew Gramley
Matthew Harley
Colleen Helms
Grace Hornickle
Andrew Junikiewicz
Madelyn Lago
Leah Levan
Annaka Mirabella
Dalton Moore
Chloe Palm-Rittle
Tatyana Pena-Pardo
Isaac Pichardo
Kierra Pickard
Caroline Reedy
Andrew Rhein
Griffen Rhein
Abigail Studlack
Nathan Tunnessen
Kathryn Viveiros
Ryan Ward
Jonah Watson
Alivea Weiss

Don't miss out on St. Ignatius STEM Camp - Sign Up TODAY!

For incoming 4th, 5th and 6th graders. $125 for the week

The student body of St. Ignatius Loyola Regional School said "Farewell" to the 8th graders on their last day of school. This is a great annual tradition, loved by all!

8th grade graduating class of 2018 Farewell Clapout

Awards for Graduating 8th Graders

Our 8th graders shared many smiles and a few tears on graduation night. We are proud of each of their accomplishments and wish them good luck as they head off to high school!

Good Citizenship Award sponsored by the State Senator:

Madelyn Altimar
Mackenzie Gordos
Robert Dugan

Presidential Youth Fitness Awards:

Madelyn Altimar
Daniel Brubaker
Samantha Donahue
Brycen Eisenbrown
Dylan Gault
Mackenzie Gordos
Matthew Gramley
Grace Hornickle
Andrew Junikiewicz
Madelyn Lago
Annaka Mirabella
Dalton Moore
Caroline Reedy
Andrew Rhein
Griffen Rehin
Alivea Weiss

CYO Ideal Athlete Award:

Mackenzie Gordos
Matthew Gramley

Service Award for members of Student Council:

President – Matthew Gramley
Treasurer – Dalton Moore
Representatives – Dylan Gault, Mackenzie Gordos, Andrew Junikiewicz

Service Award for members of the School Safety Patrol:

Daniel Brubaker
Katherine Buerke
Robert Dugan
Matthew Gramley
Dalton Moore
Kierra Pickard
Andrew Rhein
Griffin Rhein
Abigail Studlack
Nathan Tunnessen
Ryan Ward

Choir Awards for Noteworthy Performance in the Youth Choir:

Kathrine Buerke
Colleen Helms
Grace Hornickle
Annaka Mirabella
Chloe Palm-Tirrle
Kathryn Viveiros

Reading Musical Foundation Awards: The “Esprit de Corps” award recognizes musicians who demonstrate leadership as well as team playing within the music ministry:

Colleen Helms
Kathryn Viveiros

Reading Musical Foundation Awards: The STEAM award recognizes a contributing member of the music ministry who is also a high achiever in at least one of the STEM subjects of science, technology, engineering and math:

Katherine Buerke
Jonah Watson

Catholic Woman's Society of Berks County Award: The Catholic Woman's Society of Berks County has established a scholarship program for students entering Berks Catholic High School. They choose two elementary schools per year for this scholarship. This year, St. Ignatius of Loyola Regional School is one of those schools. The winner will receive his/her award at a luncheon later in the summer.

Katherine Buerke

Religious Education Religion Award:

Grace Hornickle
Daniel Brubaker

St. Ignatius Loyola Senior Group Award: This award goes to a girl and boy who will be attending Berks Catholic and exemplify outstanding generosity to fellow students and dedication to school and community:

Matthew Gramley
Mackenzie Gordos

The Bonnie L. Hoffman Award: This award is based on the commendable way with which this student has met life’s challenges with faith, courage, perseverance, optimism and good humor:

Annaka Mirabella

Mrs. Wentzel Memorial Award sponsored by St. Ignatius Loyola CYO: This award is for the 8th grade student who’s hard work and desire to continue to improve in Mathematics serves as a model for success:

Madelyn Altimar

Presidential Academic Awards presented in cooperation with the President of the United States and Secretary of Education: The criteria for this prestigious award are as follows:

A 90% of higher general average in 6th, 7th and 8th grade.
National percentile scores in the 90th percentile or higher on the Iowa test in the areas of math and reading in 6th and 7th grade –

Katherine Buerke
Annaka Mirabella
Dalton Moore

Foreign Language Award: This award goes to the student with the highest average for the year in French and Spanish:

French: Katherine Buerke
Spanish: Grace Hornickle

C.Y.O. Academic Awards: This award goes to the student who obtained the highest average of their class in the specified subject area for the school term:

Science: Katherine Buerke
English: Katherine Buerke
Algebra: Katherine Buerke
Social Studies: Katherine Buerke
Pre-Algebra: Colleen Helms

Religion Award: This award is presented on behalf of the Home And School Association to the boy and girl who have displayed an outstanding knowledge of religious content during the 2016-17 academic year:

Katherine Buerke
Dalton Moore

Highest Average:

3rd highest – Grace Hornickle
2nd highest – Annaka Mirabella
Highest – Katherine Buerke

Perfect Attendance: This award is for the student who was present, and on time, every day that school was in session:

Katherine Buerke
Robert Dugan
Grace Hornickle
Abigail Studlack

Summer Reading Assignments for 1st through 8th grade

Click here for assignments.

2018-2019 Book Challenge - click here

School Uniform Exchange Sponsored by St. Ignatius Home and School Association

When: Saturday, August 11, 2018

Time: 9am-11am

Where: School Cafeteria

Cost: The uniforms are free, but a canned good donation for our parish food pantry is requested.

See You Soon

for the Back to School Bash!

The 2018-19 Back To School Bash will be held on Thursday, August 23rd, 2018 from 5:30 pm - 7pm Join us for lots of Fun, Food & Games!

Stop Summer-Slide - Summer Tutoring Available at St. Ignatius Loyola

The "summer slide," which occurs when kids fall behind in reading and math over the summer, is well-documented. In an effort to minimize the summer slide and assist students who may need more personalized learning, tutoring is available at St. Ignatius.

Please see below for our teachers who are available for summer tutoring:

Caitlin Robinson - k - 6th - all subjects crobinson@stignatiusvikings.org

2018 Underclassman Awards

The students of St. Ignatius Loyola Regional School are blessed with diverse talents and interests. These awards recognize their excellence in a variety of disciplines.

Perfect Attendance Awards: This award is given to the student who was present, and on time, every day that school was in session.

1st: Negash Kebede, Jonathan Sauselen

2nd: Sebastian Hummel, Gabriella Jolls, Wes Levesque, Alicia Wong

3rd: Jordan Bohrn, Sophia Bradley, Melanie Diaz-Ramos, Sarah Hauser, Katherine Linderman, Lilli Mensinger

4th: Hailey Ingram, Nicholas Plaggenborg

5th: Olivia Buffa, Nancy Larkin

6th: Mary Brubaker, Arianna Clemens, Luke Herbein, Kaiden Ingram, Bryan Nguyen, Marianna Ott, Anastasia Rotkiske

7th: Ellyssa Elliott

Good Citizenship Awards:

KA: Devin Ashcroft, Paige Bradley

KB: Joseph Purfield, III, Kara Rodriguez

1A: Colin Legath, Ava Freed

1B: Joseph Lanza, Lidia Donahue

2A: Galen Miller, Molly Larkin

2B: Henry Lago, Cassidy Arentz

3A: Razvon Viteazu, Kathryn Konopelski

3B: Maxwell Marchio, Julia Cusick

4A: Carson Reali, Payton Kelly

4B: Matthew Morganti, Ana Miele

5A: Lucas Bauer, Aurora Micale

5B: Carson Alban, Angelina Shumaker

6A: Benjamin Cunningham, Abigail McNeil

6B: Saxtyn Lutz, Zachary Herman

7A: David Birmingham, Ellyssa Elliott

8A: Robert Dugan, Mackenzie Gordos

8B: Madelyn Altimar

Safety Patrol Award:

4A: Colin Baker, Dahlia Brant, Audrey Cunningham, Payton Kelly, Addison Kehres, Helen Ott, Caroline Reimels, Alexandra Stauffer, Lily Stirr, Zachary Tomlinson, Trace Unger, Nathan Wickersham, Mallory Yoder

4B: Payton Dugan, Hailey Ingram, Aiden McKeon, Ana Miele, Matthew Morganti, Patrick Plasha, Ryan Sobota, Matthew Thomas

5A: Emmalin Kresse, Caitlyn Reali, Nicholas Vojtasek, Aurora Micale

5B: Aiden Acevedo, Grace Buerke, Sofia Burkman, Sofia Burkman, Evan Firing, Jackson Lago, Madison Langdon, Taylor Lisa, Kenidee Moore, Noah Newswanger, Angelina Shumaker,Samantha Spencer, Meghan Wickersham

6A: Benjamin Cunningham, Kaiden Ingram, Caylyn Hauser, Jenna Krawizik, Caroline Matz, Gianna Robers, Sabrina Roberts, Emily Towle, Samantha Unger

6B: Annalee Brant, Mary Brubaker, Luke Herbein, Mackenzie Langdon, Saxtyn Lutz, Nicole Morganti, Joseph Polinsky, Alexa Thomas

7A: David Birmingham, Estella Burkman, Jamilah Kebbay, Hannah Painton, Shannon Plasha, Scott Sauselen, Emily Ward

National Fitness Award Recipients:

3A: Jim Abouseif, Sofia Bradley, Gabriella Frey, Giovanni Giesa, Sarah Hauser, Katherine Linderman

3B: Victoria Agostini, Julia Cusick, Maxwell Marchio, Payton Newswanger, Matthew Sauselen, Emily Sebastian

4A: Trace Unger, Nate Wickersham

4B: Parker Krajsa, Aiden McKeone, Anna Miele, Matthew Morganti, Nicholas Plaggenborg, Patrick Plasha, Camdyn Smith, Michael Ward

5A: Lucas Bauer, Olivia Buffa, Madelyn Gordos, Emmalin Kresse, Isabella Logozzo, Caitlyn Reali

5B: Grace Buerke, Sofia Burkman, Evan Firing, Jackson Lago, Madison Langdon, Braedon Miller, Julian Pichardo

6A: Michael Bradley, Alexis Eisenbrown, Zachary Herman, Trey Keating, Mackenzie Langdon, Caroline Matz, Emmalee Mirabella, Bryan Nguyen, Sabrina Roberts

6B: Mariana Ott, Gianna Roberts

7A: David Birmingham, Jamilah Kebbary, Hannah Painton, Shannon Plasha, Victoria Reali, Scott Sauselen, Nicholas Stewart

Student Council:

4A: Trace Unger, Nathan Wickersham

4B: Aiden McKeon, Matthew Thomas

5A: Jack Krajsa, Caitlyn Reali

5B: Sofia Burkman, Aiden Acevedo

6A: Sabrina Roberts, Nicola Polinski

6B: Ryan Adam, Saxtyn Lutz

7A: Ellyssa Elliott, Hannah Painton

8A: Dylan Gault and Mackenzie Gordos

8B: Bella Giorgio, Andrew Junikiewicz

Student Council Executive Board:

President: Matthew Gramley

Vice President: David Birmingham

Secretary: Shannon Plasha

Treasurer: Dalton Moore

CYO Religion Award:

3rd: Benjamin Bansner, Jayden Bohrn, Jordan Bohrn, Sophia Bradley, Julia Cusick, Gariella Frey, Sarah Hauser, Ava Legath, Katy Linderman, Lilli Mensinger, Emily Sebastian, Ryan Spatz

4th: Peyton Kelly, David Kopinsky, Izzy Stauffer

5th: Grace Buerke, Sofia Burkman

6th: Luke Herbein, Zachary Herman

7th: Helen Andreyo, David Birmingham, Estella Burkman, Ellyssa Elliott, Angelina Fasig, Jamilah Kebbay, Abby Lenker, Hannah Painton, Shannon Plasha, Tori Reali

Religious Education Office Award - selected and presented by the Religious Education Office:

Boylan 1A: Anthony Hauser

Johns 1B: Cassidy Okonski

Campbell 2A: Elliott Roffer

Williams 2B: Katelyn Cusick

Lytz 3A: Kathryn Konopelski

Ryder 3B: Peyton Newswanger

Robinson 4A: Dahlia Brant

Burke 4B: Aiden McKeone

Stoicheff 5A: An Nguyen

Pfeiffenberger 5B: Meghan Wickersham

Towle 6A: Caroline Matz

Larkin 6B: Mary Brubaker

Ward 7A: Scott Sauselen

8th Boy: Daniel Brubaker

8th Girl: Grace Hornickle

Field Day Fun

Mrs. Boylan's 1st Graders host kindergartner classes - students give classroom tours & demonstrate what they learned in 1st grade

Mrs. Boylan's awesome 1st graders showing the kindergartners all the fun they may have next year and giving them a tour of a 1st grade classroom! There were a lot of excited students today - the older kids demonstrating what they learned this school year, and the younger kids looking forward to continuing to learn a lot when they are in 1st grade next year! The kindergartners departed with a letter written by their 1st grade host about his/her favorite thing about 1st grade!

Kindergartener's stepping up with Mrs Boylan's first grade

Summer is a great time for prospective families to tour our school!

Do you know a family who is looking for a school for their children that offers excellent academics, small class sizes and a history of tradition and Christian morals and values? If so, please invite them to TOUR OUR SCHOOL this summer!

To tour our school, please click HERE.

HERE are details on the Bishop Transfer Tuition Grants.

6th grade science class dresses up for science career day

Home and School Association

SCHOOL UNIFORM EXCHANGE

Our Back-to-School Uniform Exchange will be held on Saturday, August 11th from 9-11. Bring in your used uniforms and exchange them for what you need to start the new school year. There is no cost, simply bring in canned goods for our Parish Pantry. A limited amount of Spirit Wear will also be available for purchase!

SCHOOL TOOL BOX

Want to make school supply shopping easy for next school year? HSA will be partnering with School Tool Box to provide the convenience of ordering online and having school supplies shipped directly to your home! Supply lists for each grade have been uploaded to the site, so there’s no need to search for each supply individually. You will also have the ability to customize your order by adding or removing items based on your needs/preferences.

Please visit the following website to place your order: http://www.schooltoolbox.com/

Search for St. Ignatius Loyola Regional School. Enter your child’s upcoming grade and the list will be presented for review. All orders are customizable. Orders over $50 ship free!

ST. IGNATIUS SPIRIT WEAR

Purchase St. Ignatius spirit wear year round by visiting the on-line store: https://tinyurl.com/y9wx58u3 . Items will be shipped directly to your home. Check out the variety of available good-quality items!

To read May's HSA newsletter, click HERE .

2nd Grade students dressed up and ready for "Famous American" Day!

2018-2019 School Supply List

Please visit the following website to place your order: http://www.schooltoolbox.com/

Search for St. Ignatius Loyola Regional School. Enter your child’s upcoming grade and the list will be presented for review. All orders are customizable. Orders over $50 ship free!

St. Ignatius Honor Roll

Congratulations to the Honor Roll students! Keep up the good work!

4A First Honors:

Nate Wickersham
Dahlia Brant
Audrey Cunninigham

4A Second Honors:

Carson Reali

4B First Honors:

Payton Dugan
Maddie Klinger
David Kopinski
Aiden McKeone
Matthew Morganti
Camdyn Smith
Ryan Sobota

4B Second Honors:

Ryan Chambers
Ava Junikiewicz
Parker Krajsa
Nick Plaggenborg
Tatum Ribiero
Cecelia Snyder
Michael Ward
Matthew Thomas

5A First Honors:

Olivia Buffa
Brianna Frey
Madelyn Gordos
Nancy Larkin
Angel Nieto Tena
Caitlyn Reali
Clayton Smith
Lily Wloczewski

5A Second Honors:

Lucas Bauer
Jack Krajsa
Emmalin Kresse
Isabella Logozzo
Aurora Micale
Jayden Tran

5B First Honors:

Jonathan Bennett
Grace Buerke
Kenidee Moore
Noah Newswanger
Meghan Wickersham

5B Second Honors:

Carson Alban
Sofia Burkman
Jackson Lago
Taylor Lisa
Braedon Miller
Angelina Shumaker

6A First Honors:

Ben Cunningham
Caroline Matz
Abby McNeil
Bryan Nguyen
Nicola Polinsky
Sabrina Roberts

6A Second Honors:

Alexis Eisenbrown
Caylan Hauser
Kaden Maier
Gianna Robets
Samantha Unger

6B First Honors:

Maureen Arentz
Annalee Brant
Mary Brubaker
Zachary Herman
Saxtyn Lutz
Emmalee Mirabella
Anastasia Rotkiske
Alexa Thomas

6B Second Honors:

Michael Bradley
Trey Keaating
Nicole Morganti
Joseph Polinsky
Alexi Viteazu

7A First Honors:

Helen Andryo
David Birmingham
Estella Burkman
Ellyssa Elliott
Abby Lanier
Hannah Painton
Shannon Plasha

7A Second Honors:

Angelina Fasig
Jamilah Kebbay
Tori Reali

8A First Honors:

Katherine Buerke
Mackenzie Gordos
Annaka Mirabella
Chloe Palm-Rittle
Kierra Pickard
Caroline Reedy
Katy Viveiros

8A Second Honors:

Leah Levan

8B First Honors:

Grace Hornickle
Alivea Weiss

8B Second Honors:

Madelyn Altimar
Daniel Brubaker
Brycen Eisenbrown
Dalton Moore
Tatyanna Pena-Pardo
Abigail Studlack

Mrs. Lytz 3rd Graders use the school's 3D Printer to record the sound of their first name and then watched as the 3D printer prints it out.

Congratulations to our Kindergarten Graduates! And special thanks to

Mrs. Baumert and Mrs. Towle's years of dedication and commitment to our students! Enjoy your well-deserved retirement years!

Summer Library Hours

Tuesdays / Wednesdays / Thursdays

9am - 1pm

through August 13, 2018

*Library Closed 7/2 through 7/6

Congratulations to the 7th and 8th grade

Junior National Honor Society Inductees!

Permanent Members:

Katherine Buerke
Mackenzie Gordos
Grace Hornickle
Annaka Mirabella
Chloe Palm-Rittle
Keirra Pickard
Caroline Reedy
Kathryn Viveiros

Candidates:

Helen Andreyo
David Birmingham
Estella Burkman
Ellyssa Elliott
Angelina Fasig
Jamilah Kebbay
Abigail Lenker
Hannah Painton
Shannon Plasha
Victoria Reali

Two Options for Ordering Your School Uniforms -

McGinn School Apparel and Flynn and O'Hara

A favorite tradition at St. Ignatius Loyola Regional School -

the kindergarten and 8th grade tree planting ceremony.

Everytime our students drive by our school, they will remember the tree

they planted in the honor of their class!

Our St. Ignatius Loyola Regional School Instrumental Concert,

grades 5th - 8th. Great job on all our students hard work!

Congratulations to the St. Ignatius Loyola Student Alumni

Who Attained Honor Roll Status at Berks Catholic High School

Distinguished Honors – students must have a minimum of general average of 94% and receive a grade of 92% or above in every major subject. All minor subjects and discipline must be passing.

Luke Andreyo, Class 2018
Ann Birmingham, Class 2020
Kyra Birmingham, Class 2021
Andrew Gordos, Class 2020
Margaret Helms, Class of 2020
James Hornickle, Class of 2019
Francesca Logozzo, Class of 2020
Kathy Nguyen, Class 2021
Paige Reali, Class of 2021
Bella Schlouch, Class of 2021
Anya Smith, Class of 2018

First Honors – students must have a minimum of general average of 90% or above with no grades lower than 86% in any major subject. All minor subjects and discipline must be passing.

Bridget Allen, Class 2021
David Babiarz, Class of 2020
Colin Balash, Class of 2020
Nicole Balistrere, Class of 2018
Mary Banco, Class of 2018
Austin Bortz, Class of 2021
Theodore Cebulski, Class of 2018
Sophia Ceccola, Class of 2018
Nathan Cinelli, Class of 2021
Edward Cole, Class of 2018
Felicity Firestone, Class of 2020
Patrick Goldschmidt, Class of 2021
Connor Gundersen, Class of 2021
Alexa Herbein, Class of 2021
Michael Kenny, Class of 2020
Ethan Marx, Class of 2020
Emily Matos, Class of 2019
Stephanie Munroe, Class of 2018
Stephen Neidert, Class of 2019
Sara Nguyen, Class of 2019
Lucille Ott, Class of 2019
Luke Painton, Class of 2019
Sarah Painton, Class of 2021
Julia Pickard, Class 2020
Kayla Rugh, Class of 2020
Brianna Sauselen, Class of 2020
Penelope Schreffler, Class of 2021
Benjamin Stewart, Class of 2020
Ian Viveiros, Class of 2020

Second Honors - students must have a minimum of general average of 85% or above with no grades lower than 82% in any major subject. All minor subjects and discipline must be passing.