Note to the Keystone Community: We will continue to publish the Communiqué every two weeks during the summer. Look for the next issue on June 5.

Drop-off Day wraps up school year

With Friday afternoon's Drop-off Day and 8th Grade Parade, a crazy fourth quarter and an unforgettable school year is pretty much wrapped up.   Families in grades K-7 returned the iPads that the school issued in March, while 8th graders celebrated the end of Middle School with a parade in front of the school. Click here for some photos from the day.

Rising 5th grader featured on KENS-TV Rising 5th grader Caroline and her Cartons of Color project were featured on KENS-TV. Her project provides flower seeds in recycled egg cartons to be given to people who request them. Her mission is to make San Antonio more beautiful by spreading flowers all around the city. Read more here.

NHS inducts new members Congratulations to the 36 new members of Keystone's National Honor Society. This year's inductees demonstrate both academic achievement along with demonstrated leadership and commitment to community service. The president of Keystone's NHS chapter, rising senior Ali, led the efforts to create a video to welcome and salute the new NHS members. Click here to watch the virtual induction.

Sip Snack Give Back cancelled

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty that it brings for the coming months, the Sip Snack Give Back event is cancelled. The fundraiser was originally planned in April and it was going to offer a chance for Keystone parents and supporters to come together over great food from the Empty Stomach hospitality group along with samples from San Antonio-area wineries, breweries and nonalcoholic beverage producers. Once we are able to gather again safely, we'll look at figuring out ways to bring our community together to benefit Keystone.

Yearbook deadline approaching June 1

Guarantee your copy of the 2019-20 yearbook by ordering before June 1. The yearbooks will be delivered to school for pickup on campus next school year. Click on the picture above or click here to purchase:  https://wpcgo.yearbookforever.com/wIYRX If you have any questions, please contact Yearbook Sponsor Maggie Arnold:  marnold@keystoneschool.org .

Keystone community responding to pandemic Members of the Keystone community are living out the school's pillars of Community Involvement and Responsible Leadership by launching or supporting fundraisers to help organizations involved in the pandemic. We'll include them on the Keystone website at: https://www.keystoneschool.org/covid-19-resources . Click on the "fundraising efforts" tab.

Important Events and Notes

Summer Online at Keystone Keystone proudly announces a lineup of online summer programs and are presenting:  NHS Study Buddies: Keystone National Honor Society members are available to work with rising 3rd-9th graders at Keystone and other schools. Program runs from May 26-July 31. Sign up here:  https://forms.gle/iqSiqyzLjKqcwgRA8 Math Enrichment: For rising Keystone 5th and 6th graders with Middle School Math Teacher Mr. Mustafa. Experience fun and challenging activities that prepare students for the coming school year and beyond. Spaces are limited and the sessions are filling up. Program runs from June 22-July 3. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/pNMQwqSJMTFSLQw78 Young Writers’ Workshop: For rising Keystone 1st through 4th graders with new 2nd Grade Teacher Mrs. Trivizo. Students will have an opportunity to elevate their fluency and confidence with the written word. Spaces are limited and the sessions are filling up. Program runs from June 22-July 3. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/2LBbN3Q1ARBzmHaF6 "Meet My Friends," - a free online educational television program for grades PK-6. Theatre teacher Ms. Gypsy has created a show that will run weekdays from June 1-19 . Her characters and special guests will present fun activities that students can do at home. Keystone families will receive an email with the link to that day's show.

Keystone part of Big Give Emergency Relief fundraiser In this unprecedented time, many of you have asked how you can help. All members of the faculty and staff have been working with the goal of helping our students be successful despite the unforeseen circumstances of COVID-19. If you are in position to give back at this time, please consider honoring all of Keystone’s faculty and staff with a generous gift that is most comfortable for you. Your support will go towards Keystone’s operating budget and the school's commitment to academic excellence in this fluid and rapidly-changing situation. Here's Keystone's page

Keystone apparel available online Get your Keystone clothing through Vivroux Sports. Go to https://vivrouxsports2020.itemorder.com and order items. Or visit the company's store at 2222 Breezewood Blvd. in Alamo Heights to shop in person.

Support Keystone while you shop

If you're getting school supplies or adding to your home office from either Office Max or Office Depot , please mention Keystone. As part of the Give Back to Schools program , the stores give 5% of the purchase price of qualifying school supplies in credits to Keystone for office supplies. Be sure to include the school's ID number when you make your purchase. Keystone's school number is: 70100727.

If you're purchasing items from Amazon, please consider supporting Keystone with your purchases and use AmazonSmile. Just designate Keystone as the beneficiary and a portion of your purchases will go to the school. Make sure to install the Smilematic browser extension. It works with Firefox, Chrome and Safari and automatically redirects users to AmazonSmile when they visit Amazon. Here's the tool: https://couponfollow.com/smilematic.

We want to hear from you! If you have news to share about the students, alumni, faculty or staff at Keystone School, please send it to: etijerina@keystoneschool.org .

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