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A Message From Mr. Stoops
Congratulations to Holly Leach and all of the students involved in Singing in the Rain Jr.! Performances on Thursday and Friday were exceptional! Many months of preparation go into a show of this caliber and all of the hard work paid off in two engaging shows! Thank you to all of the show's attendees, as well!
You can find photos of the Friday evening performance here
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Thank you to Mas Ionna, volunteers, and participants who braved the cold and snowy weather at the GA 5K. Your time, dedication, and commitment to our school is highly commendable! It was exciting to see so much GA pride.
I wish everyone a blessed Holy Week as we look forward to Easter Sunday! Enjoy your time on Spring Break and I look forward to everyone returning on April 9. Students may begin wearing shorts when we return.
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Parish Survey Closes April 3rd
Our parish survey was emailed to parishioners earlier this month. If you did not receive an email, you can
access the survey here.
We ask each parishioner/parish family to complete the survey by April 3rd.
The Q Group put together this survey as a way to gather parishioners' input on how to grow our parish in the future. Last year, we celebrated our 125th anniversary and used this milestone as a way to focus on how to keep our parish prospering for the next century. T
he Q Group is made up of longtime parishioners, new parishioners, school families, and non-school families. They greatly appreciate your time in this effort.
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Wednesday Herald
There will be no Wednesday Herald next week since the school is closed for Spring Break. Please make sure any information you would like included for the April 11th Wednesday Herald is sent to
Tiffany Strah by April 6th, the typical Friday deadline.
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GA Artists In The Community
Congratulations to 8th grade artist Maddy Beerman!
Maddy's bookmark was selected by Joseph-Beth Bookstore as a winner in their annual Bookmark Contest. She will receive a gift card to Joseph-Beth and her own book signing at the Rookwood store in April! We'll keep you posted on the date so you can visit Maddy at her artist signing table.
The following 7th grade artists spent the morning at Experience the Arts Day at McNicholas High School. They were able to choose two mediums to create projects, including Drawing & Painting, Photography and Ceramics. Enjoying the day with other 7th graders in the area were Charlotte Ackerman, Emily Bolan, Anne Broxterman, Gia Guessford, Lauren Johnson, Cate Rothring, and Kristina Romp.
We're also very proud of the following artists from GA whose art work will be exhibited at the National Catholic Education Association Convention the week of Easter break. Teachers from all over the United States are invited to view the art exhibit and Guardian Angels is well represented! Congratulations to: Gr. 1--Claire Helton; Gr. 2--Sophie Busse, Henry Froehlich, Vivian Moschandreas, and Evelyn Smith; Gr. 3--Norah Barber, Maya Diederich, and Molly Dornheggan; Gr. 4--Sean Bursk and Freddie Kinney; Gr. 5--Elizabeth Cheevers & Lexey Schmidt; Gr. 6--Grace Fechtel & Kelsea Haas; Gr. 7--Kelly Carville, Will Green, Margo Kelley, Kristina Salava-Romp; Gr. 8--Maddy Beerman & Nicole Bell.
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GA PTA Presents Discussion On Teen Substance Abuse
Parents with children of all ages and students in 6th through 8th grades are invited to come listen to Dr. Graham share insightful information about the new trends in teen substance abuse. The presentation will take place Monday, April 9th. A meet and greet will begin at 6:00pm in the undercroft. The presentation begins at 6:30pm. Food and drink will be provided.
We ask that anyone attending please RSVP to Bridget Fesenmeier by April 4th. A flyer is attached.
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7th Grade Holding Used Shoe Drive
WaterStep is a nonprofit organization that helps all the people in the world who need safe, clean drinking water. WaterStep's dream is to have all people in the world have fresh usable water. WaterStep helped a school in Kenya by giving them a Waterball. A Waterball is a ball that holds 12 gallons of water and it is very easy to move around. The school used to have to get water from buckets, but now they have a Waterball.
We are having a GA Shoe Drive for WaterStep so they may sell the shoes that we donate and use the profits to benefit people who do not have water.
Our Shoe Drive will be happening from Tuesday April 10th to Friday April 13th. You can bring in any type, size, or condition of shoe. Donate a pair of shoes, get water for someone who has no clean, safe water to drink. Our goal is 1,000 shoes.
More people die from diseases caused by unclean water than from armed conflict. One in every 10 people don't have clean accessible water. That's about 660 million people. In African cultures, the women must go collect water, they will carry the water on their head using gourds and water jugs. The water jugs are heavy, and they will suffer from health issues later in life. If you donate shoes to give them safe water, then these women will not have to suffer from health issues because of a spinal contraction. We can make a difference by helping the poor and vulnerable.
Sincerely,
The 7th Grade students
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The Art Show Is Coming
Mark your home calendar and clear the date to come to our annual GA Student Art Exhibit the
last weekend in April. Families and parishioners will be able to view beautiful works of art from Saturday at 4:00pm-6:30pm, and from 9:00am-1:30pm on Sunday, then Monday morning from 8:00am-12:00pm. This year, families will have the opportunity to purchase their child's artwork double-matted and framed for $25. (Otherwise, all artwork will be returned unframed.) This is a perfect gift for Mother's Day & Father's Day for parents and grandparents!
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Ordination of Christian Cone-Lombarte to the Order of Deacon
Cincinnati's diaconate ordination will take place on
Saturday, April 28th at 11:00 am at the cathedral of St. Peter in Chains. All are welcome to attend the ordination. In the evening of April 28th, at 8:00, Christian will offer a Holy Hour at Guardian Angels Church in thanksgiving and in prayer for all the newly-ordained deacons. On the following morning,
April 29th, Christian will serve his first Masses as deacon at the 8:00 and 10:00 Masses. Please join him in prayer on this important weekend!
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Girls Fall Volleyball Registration Is Open
Girls Volleyball registration is now open for girls who will be in grades 3-8 next Fall. You can register today
online.
Tentative Evaluation dates will be the week of May 28th.
Volleyball Season Dates:
Mid-Late May: Volleyball Evaluations - Exact Dates TBD
July 31st: Practices Begin
August 25th: League Matches Begin
October 22nd: Regular season ends
Oct 26-29: Post Season Tourney for 3/4th grade
Nov 2-5: Post Season Tourney for 5-8th grade
UC Volleyball Camp:
Tentative Dates for UC/GA VB camp is July 23-25. More information will be released at a later date.
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Save The Date: AngelsFest Is June 8, 9, 10
The Bid-N-Buy Festival Wish Cart and Amazon Wish List Are Up!
We are back and requesting all parishioners' support for the BNB!
The
BNB Festival Cart is in the Gathering Space! It is loaded with donation request items. Please consider taking one or more tags. The donated items can be dropped off in the rectory. Please attach your name to your donation so we can get a donation tax form to you.
Or, you can check out our
Amazon Wish List. Anything you order off our list will ship directly to the rectory.
THANK YOU for supporting the BNB booth and another successful festival!
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Upcoming School Masses
Students will attend grade-level Masses during the week of April 9th.
The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday: Grades 4-6
Wednesday: Grades 7-8
Thursday: Grades K-3
For a calendar of upcoming Mass times, log into your parent portal in
Rediker. Click on the Calendar, the box with the arrow, found on the right side of your home page. School Masses are shown in the light blue color. Or you can make a selection in the filter drop down, to the right above the calendar dates, to just show School Masses.
Parents and other family members are invited to attend any Mass your child will be attending. You are also welcome to bring any younger siblings with you.
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Other News & Announcements
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Cookie Ministry
Guardian Angels School Cookie Ministry teams up with the Parish Parish Peanut Butter group to feed families in need. The Peanut Butter group makes 1,500 peanut butter and bologna sandwiches. GA students donate cookies. St. Francis Seraph Church in Over-the-Rhine gives the food to families in need. Students are asked to bring in two dozen cookies, brownies, or rice krispie bars on their classroom's designated day. They do need to be bagged, two treats per bag. All 7th grade classes classes are responsible for the next donation on Monday, April 9th
. A
complete schedule
for the school year is attached.
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Boy Scout Mulch Sale
The Annual Boy Scout Troop 445 Mulch Sale has begun. This is our 5th year for selling mulch. The scouts earn money for troop campouts and summer camp. This is our only fundraiser of the year. Our delivery dates for this year are
April 13 & 14.
The order form is attached, or you can come see us at Guardian Angels Fish Fry. Orders must be postmarked before
April 6th.
If you have any questions, please contact
Michael Bursk
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2018 Family Mission Trip: June 14-17
Guardian Angels Parish is gearing up for its 4th annual Family Mission Trip to Frenchburg, KY on June 14 - 17. This family-friendly mission trip will include service projects for all ages and skill levels. Projects may include construction, landscaping, painting, crafting, and visiting the sick or elderly. See the
attached flyer for more information. Registration deadline is May 1.
You can register online.
Questions? Email
Anne Jones.
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Guardian Angels Named A Communication All Star
Guardian Angels has been named a 2017 All Star Award winner by Constant Contact.
This is our third year in a row of being recognized!
The annual award recognizes the most successful 10% of Constant Contact's customer base, based on their significant achievements leveraging online marketing tools to engage their customer base and drive results for their organization. More than 650,000 small businesses and organizations use Constant Contact.
We use Constant Contact to send the Wednesday Herald and parish-wide emails, as well as to conduct surveys and registration for events including Open House and Camp GAudeo. The company uses several measures to determine its All Stars including:
- Higher average open rates (>25%)
- Our School open rate is 60%
- Parish open rate is 43%
- Youth Ministry open rate is 36%
- Low Bounce Rates
- Communicate regularly with audience
- School: Weekly Emails
- Parish: Monthly emails since the fall; quarterly before the dissolution of the GA Press
- Youth Ministry: Monthly
School families are signed up for emails at the start of each school year. Parishioners can register by clicking the sign-up button on the homepage of the parish website or through the office when they register at the parish.
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Have News To Share?
If you have information you would like to be included in the Wednesday Herald, please email it to
Tiffany Strah
. Information must be received by Friday to be included in the next Wednesday Herald.
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School Events Calendar
Looking for more information about upcoming events at GA? You can find a calendar in your Rediker Parent Portal. Log into your account, then click on the Calendar on the blue navigation bar. The calendar shows school events, parish events, and much more.
Just a reminder, events posted on the school website,
www.gaschool.org
, only include those open to the public or new families who may not have activated a Rediker account yet. All other event information is posted in Rediker, which is password protected.
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Find GA News On Facebook
This time of year gets incredibly busy and Facebook is a great way to stay-up-to-date on everything happening in our school and parish. Guardian Angels uses our Facebook page to keep families informed about upcoming events, news, and other information regarding our school and parish.
Facebook has changed how you see information from the pages you follow. These changes mean you will see fewer posts from Pages you like, including Guardian Angels. That means you have to do more than just Like our page to see our updates in the future. If you want to make sure you continue to see information posted through the Guardian Angels page, please make sure you
go to our page, click Following (just under the cover photo), and then choose See First. This way anything we share will still be seen in your newsfeed.
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Support GA While You Shop On Amazon
You can now support Guardian Angels Parish when you shop at Amazon.com! GA is a newly registered participant in the AmazonSmile Program. You can sign-up to have a portion of your purchase sales come back to Guardian Angels. When you make purchases through the AmazonSmile page, and have GA selected as your beneficiary, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products back to GA. You have to be shopping from smile.amazon.com page of the site for us to receive the benefit.
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Kroger Community Rewards
Have you signed up for Kroger Community Rewards and designated GA as your beneficiary? The more families who register, the more money our school receives through the program.
Kroger Community Rewards offers a great way for you to support our school's technology fund...and you don't have to spend a penny. Register your rewards card online and select Guardian Angels as your beneficiary. You can search for GA or use our NPO number, 80200. The amount Guardian Angels receives depends on the points our supporters rack up while grocery shopping. Enrolling does NOT impact the points you use to redeem for discounts at the pump.
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Have You Checked Out Formed.org
Guardian Angels invites you to explore all of the resources offered through
Formed.org
by registering with the parish code 4EVXRB. Registration is complimentary to all parishioners and residents of our parish area, so be sure to tell your friends. Great programs, videos, books and more are added every month. There are also a number of resources now available for children!
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Other Opportunities For GA Families
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Summer Camps At McNick
McNicholas High School is offering a number of summer camps for students entering grades 1-9. Camps are a week long and run from June 4th through June 21st. Morning and afternoon sessions are offered.
Click here for more information.
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Summer Camps At Ursuline Academy
Ursuline is offering several camps this summer for girls entering grades 1-8. We have athletic camps in six different sports, as well as several academic and art camps. Camps start in early June and run through July.
Click here to learn more.
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St Ursula Academy Events
Saint Ursula Academy would like to invite current 6th and 7th grade girls to our
Girls Night on Friday, May 4 from 5:00pm-9:00pm. There will be many fun activities to help you get acquainted with Saint Ursula Academy. Try Zumba, tie-dye a t-shirt, participate in a cool DIY project, play games, win prizes, meet girls from around the city and MORE! This free event is open to current 6th and 7th grade girls.
Learn more here; families are asked to RSVP by April 27th.
There is something for everyone at Saint Ursula Academy this summer. We will be hosting camps for art, drama, design, guitar, HSPT review, robotics, writing, basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, volleyball and track & field. To learn more,
click here. Spaces are available on a first come-first served basis so please register early!
If you have questions about either of these events, please contact Admissions Director
Michelle Dellecave.
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Goddard School Summer Camps
Active and S.T.E.A.M. powered summer camps for toddlers-12-years-old are available at Goddard School on Nagel Road. Goddard offers different options for children under 5, 5-6, 6-8, and 8-12 years old.
Campers enjoy an expanded summer campus, which includes neighboring Comboni's west facilities and grounds, large indoor gym, crafts, projects, gymnastics, acting, dance, sports, science, engaging visitors, and plenty of age-appropriate field trips. Summer day camps run 9:00am-4:00pm, include morning/afternoon snack and include before and after care from 7:00am-6:00pm. Campers can attend for a few weeks or all 13 weeks of summer (June 4 - August 30, 2018).
Click here
for more information or
call the school at (513)474-5292.
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Have news to share? Send news or upcoming event information to Tiffany Strah.
The deadline to be published in next week's Wednesday Herald is Friday. |
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Contact
Corey Stoops, Principal
Katie Durstock, Assistant Principal
6539 Beechmont Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45230
513.624.3141
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