Last week we celebrated Catholic Schools Week, which is an annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. We started the week off with a living rosary and ended the week with the entire school on the back lawn saying the Chaplet. It was so beautiful watching all the students participate. The theme of this past Catholic Schools Week was, "Faith. Excellence. Service.", Coach Bryan, Adriana Giles, Rebecca Militante, and Coach Whitson did not disappoint this year with all the fun activities that supported this theme. I am also proud to say, we brought in over 200 cans of Ravioli or SpaghettiOs among other items for Catholic Charities’ Food Drive.
Our 2022-23 school year re-enrollment began last week on February 2 for students currently enrolled at Morning Star. Last week an email was sent giving directions for signing up on the Parent Portal. Parents/guardians must create a username and password through the Parent Portal before being able to begin the re-enrollment process. Please email me or the front office for any guidance.
We look forward to welcoming a Florida Catholic Conference visiting team March 28-29 to conduct our school’s re-accreditation. This visit is the culmination of more than one year of preparation and self-study aligned with the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools. Visiting team members will meet with various stakeholders in our school community, observe classrooms, and ascertain the ways in which we fulfill our mission at Morning Star. Upon completion of this process, Morning Star School will be accredited with the Florida Catholic Conference. As stakeholders of Morning Star School, I will be reaching out to ask for your help in this process.
Our Visiting Team will consist of:
Eileen Odom, Principal Morning Star Catholic School Tampa
Rebecca Reynolds, Saint Mary Academy
Alicia Abbey, Morning Star Catholic School, Orlando
