DeSales Parent Connection
November 21, 2023
Thanksgiving Message from Principal Rahill
As we celebrate the blessings of the upcoming holiday, I’d like to express my gratitude on behalf of DeSales’ faculty and staff. We are thankful for the opportunity to teach your children and help them successfully meet the challenges of today’s society with faith, dignity and integrity.
Wishing you and your families a blessed Thanksgiving!
Karen Judge Rahill, DHS '87
Principal
Congratulations to our HSA Cash Raffle Winners
Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets, to our HSA President Amy Scapelliti for Chairing the Raffle, to Mrs. Jen Cottrell whose attention to detail kept this event running smoothly and to Briar Brothers for partnering with us this year!
This years winners:
Gift Card Winners:
Lock 34 $100- Howard Morgan
Penalty Box $100- Jim Anderson
Shamus $100 - Jody Rolih
Niagara County Produce $100 - Diane Sullivan
ReJuvenere $100- Dr. Al Cavallari
Village Eatery $200- Mary Anne Bucolo
Danny Sheehans $200- Candy Chase
Grand Prize Winners:
$500 - John Zilgme
$1,000 - Cynthia Bonnville
$5,000 - Diane Surdel
Thanksgiving Recess
No school on Wednesday, November 22nd through Friday, November 24th for Thanksgiving Recess. School will resume on Monday, November 27th.
DeSales Turkey Trot
2023 DeSales Turkey Trot!
A special thank you to Mrs. Hornquist for planning this fun event for us, to our friends at CCE for bringing the Veggie Truck filled with apples, cider and cheese sticks and to our many wonderful volunteers!
Congratulations to our 2023 Turkey Trot winners:
Grades K-2
1st- Cameron Grabowski & Isla McDonald
2nd- Maxwell Reetz & Adalynn Kerr
3rd- Atreyu Goff & Charlotte Harrer
Grades 3-5
1st- Arianna Haseley & Eli Fritz
2nd- Vivianne Bonville & Cameron Queeno
3rd- London Young & Kingston Kelly
Grades 6-8
1st- Trenton Kaminski & Emma Haseley
2nd- Lucas McCabe & Lucy Gaskill
3rd- Weston Henning & Lyric Starks
Scholastic Book Fair : November 27th - December 1st
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to DeSales from November 27th through December 1st! Preview this year's Book Fair by visiting this link.
All purchases through the Book Fair benefit our school. Thanks for supporting our kids! Happy reading!
Let Village Eatery do the Cooking!
Dine In at the Village Eatery on Monday, November 27th between 4pm - 8pm and a portion of your dinner cost will go toward the 8th grade trip to Boston. More details to come.
Election Day Dress Down Winner
The DeSales Election Day ballots have been counted and the winner was Favorite T-Shirt Day!
The students voted on this fun dress out of uniform day which will be held on Friday, December 1st.
DeSales Playground Update
Please click here to see the update on the DeSales Playground Project.