Crusader Connections

Father Andrew White S.J. School Newsletter

March 22, 2022

Growing in faith, wisdom, and love!

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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.

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Spring Auction Details

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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.

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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

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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!

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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


Natalie Stevens - Grade 6

2nd Place in Materials Science

Award from the American Nuclear Society

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New Sign!

Thank you so much to the Knights of Columbus Council 1470 for our gorgeous new road sign! We are very appreciative!
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Quarterly Volunteer Hour Reports

Third quarter volunteer reports will be sent home today. If you notice any hours are missing, kindly log them via our online recording form. Please be on the lookout for ways to help with any upcoming events to stay on track to meet your 35 hours/year goal. Thank you for volunteering over 3,000 hours to support Father Andrew White School!

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.

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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.

Once you have earned $50 in rebates, 75% of any additional rebates earned can be credited to next year's tuition or this year's 8th grade class fund. Please click on this link to direct where your proceeds should go.

Save the Date - Fine Arts Show: April 7th 5:30 - 7:30pm

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More details coming soon!

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Save the Date!

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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!

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BOOST Scholarship Information

Families that are not currently receiving a BOOST Scholarship but would like to apply, the instructions are available on the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) website. This is the link to the application information: http://marylandpublicschools.org/Pages/boost/index.aspx.

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

Father Andrew White School has an Annual Giving Campaign, where we reach out to families, alumni, and local parishioners to raise funds for the school. This year, we are raising funds to "Pave the Way for Kids to Play" as we transition the rear parking lot into an enjoyable recess area for our students. Thank you for prayerfully considering donating to this important fund that directly benefits our children.

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!

Recently our Santa Shop coordinator was able to find an amazing sale for next year's Santa Shop and is now in need of storage containers to store the gifts. Please consider buying a storage tote off the Amazon Santa Shop Wish List. Did you know that over 3,000 gifts are bought and donated all throughout the year? Thank you for considering supporting this beloved event in this way.
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Volunteers Needed for Upcoming Art Show!

We will be having an Art Show from 5:30 - 7:30pm on April 7, 2022. Help is needed with checkout during the event. If you would like to volunteer with this task, please contact Mrs. Gavin: fawsart@fatherandrewwhite.org. Thanks for considering!

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

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FAW Crusaders Spirit Store

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

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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

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