Happy Thursday!

We had a very special mass this morning for our 8th grade graduates. Tonight is the 8th Grade Graduation at 6 pm! Our students have worked very hard over the past years to get to this big day. I know that they have mixed emotions about leaving the school. They are ready to start this new chapter and spread their wings, but they will miss the school and the friendships they have established...as well as special bonds with teachers. We wish them well on this journey and ask for your prayers and support on their behalf. The graduates are:

• Isabella Bosteder
  
• Juan Duran
  
• Miguel Garcia-Valenzuela
  
• Esmeralda Herrera
  
• Mario Mendoza
  
• Ahtziri Montes
  
• Oscar Santana
  
• Annissa Taylor
  

These kids are well-prepared to take on the challenges of life because of their own God-given gifts and the work that we have done with them at the school.

Blessings,

Katie Dempsey

Principal

Thursday:

• All School Mass at 9 am honoring our 8th grade graduates
• Graduation at 6 pm in the auditorium (Keynote Speaker: José Ramón Ortigas, Professor of Hispanic Studies at Pacific Lutheran University)

Friday:

• Principal for a Day: Caleb Chaloner

Next Week...Our Final Week:

Monday (6/12):

• New Parent Orientation

Tuesday (6/13):

• Field Day for Pre-K from 10 am - 11am (Free Dress, Summer Clothes)
• Field Day for K - 7 (Team Colors - We will send out a separate email with Field Day info!!) from 1 - 3 pm (Lunch at Noon)

Thursday (6/15):

• Pre-K Adios Amigos at 10 am, Optional Family Picnic at noon (Titlow Park)
• Used Uniform Sale from 2 - 4 pm
• Kindergarten Graduation at 6 pm

Friday (6/16):

• Last Day of School
• Thank You Pancake Breakfast for all volunteers from 8 - 10 am in the auditorium
• Noon Dismissal (NO EXTENDED CARE)

• We will need volunteers to help remove the pieces of asphalt during the week of Aug 7 - 12. I will be sending sign-up information on that in the coming weeks. You will get volunteer hours for as many "able-bodied" volunteers as you send to help us!
  
• We have gotten bids on purchasing new playground equipment. It is VERY expensive. We are looking to do one play area for the PK/K students and one for grades 1 - 8. This project is quoted at almost $50,000. We will be putting a fundraising campaign together in the next couple of weeks...stay tuned!
• We will be doing a full playfield, a wall of trees along the wall bordering I-5, and some additional planting, as well as the depaving the new play areas, which will be replaced with bark chips.

Are you starting to outgrow your uniform?

Used uniforms will be on sale on June 15th and at the Back to School BBQ on Aug 27th. Families can donate their outgrown uniforms to the office now and throughout the summer.

Jumpers, skirts, sweaters, sweatshirts will be sold for $10.00.

Shirts, pants, shorts are $3.00.

Drama Club will also be offered once per week, with audition beginning in November.

We are still reviewing other options for after-school clubs/activities, so we will keep you in touch as those are finalized.