Crusader Connections
Father Andrew White S.J. School Newsletter
March 22, 2022
Growing in faith, wisdom, and love!

Important Dates
March 23: School Retreat
March 23 - 26: Spring Social/Auction Events
March 25: Maryland Day Celebration
March 26: Spring Social/Auction (virtual) Ends
March 29: Report Cards Posted on Portal
April 7: Grandparents' Day, Art Show & Music Showcase
Retreat Reminders
School Retreat
Our staff and students in grades K-8 will go to Camp Maria tomorrow Wednesday, March 23rd, for our annual school retreat. Students are to wear their P.E. uniforms and tennis shoes. Everyone will need to bring a bag lunch and a drink (no soda or glass bottles please). It will be helpful to send in a rain jacket (just in case) as well.

Spring Auction Details


Order your Yearbook!
You can now order your student's Father Andrew White School yearbook! The Remember Me Yearbooks online store will be open from now through 4/12/2022. Each book costs $25.00.
To order your yearbook, follow these steps:
1. Go to https://order.remembermeyearbooks.com/.
2. Enter your access key: W9PPL3FPLF
3. Enter your student's details and choose your quantity.
4. Proceed with checkout and place your order.
5. After placing your order, you will receive an email confirmation.


KofC Basketball Championship
These FAW students who won at the District Level participated in the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship at the State Level over the weekend at St. Vincent Pallotti High School in Laurel, MD.
Congratulations to our student athletes!
Ava Chadwick - 1st Place - age 14 girls
Oliver Stevens - 2nd Place - age 14 boys
Collin George - 2nd Place - age 13 boys

Local Superhero Award - Mrs. Cusic
Congratulations to Mrs. Jane Cusic for receiving a Local School Superhero Award in the "Southern Maryland News" newspaper. She is certainly a deserving recipient and we are so thankful for all that she does for Father Andrew White School!

PG Area Science Fair Awards
The 74th Annual Prince George’s Area Science Fair was held this past weekend. This year’s theme was "Innovating a Better World Through STEMM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine." Over 400 student projects were judged from schools in three counties: Calvert, St. Mary’s, and Prince George’s, including several Prince George’s County charter and private schools. Father Andrew White School is the only Catholic school from St. Mary's County to have students that won! Congratulations to all of our winners!
Ava Chadwick - Grade 8
1st Place in Engineering Technology Statics and Dynamics
Award from the Central Intelligence Agency
Award from the Office of Naval Research
Broadcom MASTERS Eligible
Evan Chadwick - Grade 6
Honorable Mention Award from the Central Intelligence Agency
Emmie Hanks - Grade 6
2nd Place in Sustainable Materials and Design
Honorable Mention Award from Bowie Green
Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Award from the Society of Women Engineers
Broadcom MASTERS Eligible
2nd Place in Materials Science
Award from the American Nuclear Society

New Sign!


Quarterly Volunteer Hour Reports
Uniform Survey
Father Andrew White is looking into updating our uniform and we would like your feedback! Please complete the short survey below so we can get a better understanding of the needs and wants of our students and their families. Please note that if there is a change in uniform, there will be two transition years, when students have the option to wear the current uniform or the new uniform. Thank you so much for your time!
Click HERE to complete this short uniform survey.

SCRIP Gift Card Program
IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Each family who accepts reduced tuition in exchange for service hours must also earn $50 in REBATES for the school through the SCRIP gift card program. The deadline for service scholarship families to earn the required $50 in rebates is March 31, 2022. Please reach out to faw.scrip@gmail.com if you would like to inquire about your balance. Families will be billed for their rebate shortages accordingly.
Save the Date - Fine Arts Show: April 7th 5:30 - 7:30pm

More details coming soon!

Save the Date!

Fun Run
Get ready for the FAW Crusader Fun Run!!! We are so excited to host this event in person this year! We'll be on the St. Mary's Ryken campus on Saturday, April 9th. The Fun Run will kick off at 8am - gates open at 7:30am and warm-ups by our very own Mrs. Stewart will begin at 7:45am! We will have music, food, and a fun COLOR RUN for the whole family to enjoy, with both 1 mile and 5k options!
We are once again holding a school-wide contest to design the logo for our run, and the winning logo will be printed on the t-shirt everyone receives for participation, as well as a special Fun Run spirit sticker. The winner will also receive a $25 Dick's Sporting Goods gift card! Contest submissions are due today, March 22nd.
Online registration is now available; sign up at www.fatherandrewwhite.org/funrun. Registration fees are $20 per participant for the first five members of a family, and then $10 per participant after that. By signing up for the run, you’ll get a goody bag with all the Fun Run essentials- a Fun Run t-shirt, special Fun Run spirit sticker, and other goodies. Everyone who signs up will have a free tag day on Friday, April 8th, the day before the run, to wear your shirt to school. If you sign up after March 31st, we cannot guarantee your t-shirt size request.
Prizes to the class with the highest percentage of students that register, to the class with the highest percentage of students that participate in the run, and to the winner of a raffle for all the students who register!''
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact us at FAWCrusaderFunRun@gmail.com or consider signing up to help us out the day of the run at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E45A4AB22ABF49-fawcrusader
Please reach out with any questions! We can't wait to see you at the starting line on April 9th!

BOOST Scholarship Information
2022-2023 Registration
Registration for the 2022-2023 school year is now open. Thank you to the families who have completed the re-enrollment process through the TADS website. Admissions are now open to the public. If you haven’t re-enrolled through tads.com, you will need to do so ASAP to secure your child’s spot for next year. If you are not returning, please contact Mrs. Szoch so we know what openings there may be. Families can complete re-enrollment forms through their TADS account online at http://mytads.com/a/fatherandrewwhiteschool. The easiest way to complete the process, is to click on the link that will be included in your email.
FAW Annual Giving Campaign
Let’s “Pave the Way for Kids to Play!” at Father Andrew White School! Find out details here https://fatherandrewwhite.org/annual-giving-campaign Thank you!!
We "HO-HO-HO"PE you will consider donating Santa Shop storage containers!








Volunteers Needed for Upcoming Art Show!
Playground Volunteers
We have open time slots available for recess monitors during the fourth quarter. If you are available, please consider signing up. Your child will love to have you here!! Access the sign-up here.
Community Event

Great news! We can now place FAW Spirit Gear orders throughout the year! Click on the link to shop today!



Weekly Reminders:
❏ Order Spirit Gear while it's on sale (today)
❏ Pack a Bagged Lunch for tomorrow (Wednesday)
❏ Continue bidding on our Auction items
❏ Tune in to Facebook Live for our Auction events (Wednesday - Saturday)
❏ Attend Slice House Spirit Night (Thursday)
❏ Order a Yearbook
❏ Complete Uniform Survey
❏ Service Scholarship Families --> Complete Rebate Form
❏ Send in clean cans for Grandparents' Day project
❏ Sign up to help at our Fun Run and Art Show
❏ Register for the Fun Run
❏ Re-register through your TADS account online
❏ Donate to our Annual Giving Campaign
❏ Volunteer to be a Recess Monitor




