St. Mary's Visitation Parish School's Mission Statement
St. Mary's Visitation Catholic Parish School exists to direct children toward God and toward Christian Service to society through Catholic religious formation, academic challenge, and continuous improvement.
Office Notes

High School Musical Jr.
Calling all Wildcats! Come out and support SMV's spring 2022 musical production, High School Musical Jr.! Performances are free of charge and will be held in the gym on Thursday, May 12th at 6:30 pm and Friday, May 13th at 1:00 and 6:30 pm. We can't wait to see you there!

8th grade Fundraiser
The 8th-grade class is confirmed to host the Sendik's Community Grill on Sunday, May 1 (this Sunday!) and Sunday, May 22.
The grill will be from 11 am to 4 pm and there will be burgers, hot dogs, brats, chips, and beverages.

Next Year School Supplies
One-stop shopping for school supplies. Here is the link to The Write Stuff. The sale ends on 7/10/2022.
Congratulations to our First Communicants!
Save the Date
May 5
May Crowning
May 6
Jr. High Morality Retreat
Mother & Son Night
May 9
MAP Testing Begins - Grades 1-5
Home & School Mtg.
May 11
Spirit Wear
May 12-13
Jr. High School Musical
GoRiteway Phone number
414-249-5048
SMV Track News!

I'm so proud of the way the kids persevered through the meet on Saturday. The weather was, well, another spring day in Wisconsin.  
 
Thanks to the volunteers and coaches:
Mitchell Henry 
Peter Henry
Charlie Kopplin
Chris Lewis
Mark Olbrantz
Colleen Zeidler
 
Let's get to the results...
 
If you didn't have a chance to make it, there were some really great performances. Results are here if you'd like to take a look.
 
 
We had 5th most overall points in the meet, which I thought was great for the size of team we brought to the meet.
 
Here is a recap of those who scored in the top 8 and scored our team points.  Top 3 in bold.
 
5th Grade Girls
Long Jump, Colleen O., 8th
100M, Colleen O. 6th, Jessica P. 7th
 
7th Grade Girls (7th overall among 7th grade girls)
100M, Tressa M. 3rd, Grace W. 6th
200M, Tressa M. 1st, Grace W. 5th
400M, Alison P. 8th
 
8th Grade Girls (3rd overall among 8th grade girls)
Long Jump, Caroline R. 3rd
Shot Put, Catherine C. 2nd 
Discus, Catherine C. 1st (by almost 12 feet, wow!)
100M, Caroline R., 2nd
Medley Relay (Sarah W., Caroline R., Tressa M. Holly H.) 6th
 
5th Grade Boys (1st overall among 5th grade boys)
Long Jump, Killian O., 3rd
100M, Eli H. 4th, Owen J., 7th, Jim S. 8th, Killian O. ran up with 6th graders, but would have placed 3rd with his time.
200M, Eli H. 1st, Killian O., 3rd, Jim S. 4th
400M Killian O. 5th
800M, Zach M. 5th
Medley Relay (Owen J., Eli H., Killian O., Jim S.) 3rd
 
6th Grade Boys
Long Jump, Micah D., 7th
200M, Micah D., 2nd
400M, Owen S. 8th
800M, Micah D., 1st, Owen S. 3rd
 
7th Grade Boys
Shot Put, Gabe J. 8th
200M, Charlie V. 5th
400M, Charlie V. 3rd
Medley Relay (Charlie V., Gabe J., Micah D., Owen S.) 4th
 
Please sign up for the meet on 5/7 as soon as possible. I need time to put our entries in the system. Click here
 
I'll also be sending out information in the coming days for the 5/14 meet.  
 
And, I'm working on information for the 5/21 meet and will get that out as soon as possible.
Parish News

Deacon Matt
Join us as we offer Deacon Matthew Kirk a Spiritual Bouquet as he prepares for his Ordination on May 21st.
Just sign up and commit to a Rosary, Novena, Holy Hour, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Day of Fasting or another offering and your 
name will be included in a card presented to the newly ordained Fr. Kirk. Call or email Mary Sue with your offering, msprotz@stmaryeg.org

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
We're looking for rising 7th/8th graders through high schoolers to assist during VBS with leading sessions, helping with crafts and running activities. Vacation Bible School 2022 - Monumental: Celebrating God's Greatness will take place from June 20-24, and volunteers will need to be at SMV from approximately 8:30 am - 12:30 pm each day. A short training will take place on Friday, June 17th, and all volunteers should plan on attending. Volunteers can apply here 
VBS is a great way to fulfill service hours requirements and should be a lot of fun! 
Seventh Graders enjoying some physical education time.
Need a gift idea for Mother’s Day? 
The SMV cookbook, “Divinely Delicious” is still available for purchase! Books are in the office and you can pay via cash, check, or through Give Central

There is a limited amount of books left, so get yours now before they’re gone! Your mom will love it! 
We are glad to offer prayers for your special intentions and consider it a privilege to pray for you and your needs. Please contact Mary Sue Protz via email with your requests, msprotz@stmaryeg.org. Confidentiality is always respected.
Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
Thank you, teachers and staff, for your hard work & dedication! We are blessed to have you in our children's lives! Thank you for inspiring, encouraging, educating & nurturing our children! We hope you felt our appreciation & love in in an extra special way this week!
Home and School Updates

Community Golf Outing
We are excited to announce the St. Mary’s Community Golf Outing. This event will support both Athletics and Home & School. The date for the event is May 22, 2022 at Western Lakes Golf Club. Registration and check-in starts at 11:00am. Practice range and lunch will be between 11:00am and 12:30pm. Golf begins at 12:30pm with a shotgun start (scramble format), followed by hors d’oeuvres and happy hour from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Finally, dinner will be served at 6:30pm. The cost for the event is $150.00 per golfer. Please use the link provided to sign-up online with your foursome. Those individuals looking for a foursome, please register online and we will partner you with other golfers to complete foursomes. The link for registration is: https://stmaryeg.golfgenius.com

Grandparents/Special Someone Day
Save the date - May 24th! This is for ALL students in K3-8th grade to invite Grandparents or Grandfriends to spend the morning at school. The day will start at 8am with Mass and end by 11am. Please return your RSVP form as soon as possible, and no later than May 11th, for a final head count. More details to come in the coming weeks. Click here for flyer.
Our art-loving First-Graders!
The Statue of Liberty appeared at our Parade of States!
It’s finally that time of year! Students entering K3-2nd grade in the fall of 2022 are eligible to participate in SMV T-ball. We play on Wednesday nights from 6-7pm at the fields north of the church parking lot. Due to increasing numbers, we are continuing to keep the program restricted to the parish and school families at this time.

Our first game night will be Wednesday, June 15th and we will conclude on Wednesday, July 20th. Sign up is officially open here! As of now, we plan to play on July 6 but that may change if enough people end up out for vacation. The cost is $25, this includes a t-shirt that is yours to keep, a popsicle after each game, and a championship medal on the final night! All proceeds go to SMV parish & school operations.

This program would not be possible without volunteer coaches, so please consider helping out! We need 2 coaches per team, and anticipate about 20 teams. You can sign up right in the online registration form. As always, to be a volunteer, you will need to complete the Archdiocese Safeguard training. It is done virtually, here is the link.

If you’re really on the ball, we will also of course need popsicle angels! Sign up genius here. 

Registration will close on May 13th to allow enough time to place the t-shirt order. Anyone who signs up after May 13 is not guaranteed a t-shirt.

Please contact Samantha Young at stmarystball@stmaryeg.org with any questions.

See you on the field!
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