March 30, 2015 - St. Albert the Great Catholic School

The Stag Scene
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Volume 2, Issue 28
March 30, 2015
Important Dates
April 1st - Early
Dismissal 1:00 PM
April 2nd - April
10th - Spring Break
April 13th - 1st day back
from Spring Break
Inside this Issue:
PTO - pg 2
Nurse News - pg 2
Save the Date - pg 2
Tuition Assistance - pg
2
Alter Girls Soccer - pg 2
Alter HS - pg 3
PTO - pg 3
Lancerettes - pg 4
Summer Laureate - pg
4
Teacher’s Corner
Mary Brown - Music Upper Grades
We are approaching 4th quarter and in the music room, the students are buzzing
with activity.
The 5th graders are learning their first instrument - the recorder. Working hard and
having fun, they are mastering their first song. Next, the 6th graders are getting
their violins. This is such a thrilling time for the kids. The excitement the students
have about taking home a violin and returning to show their progress...all are invited to come see the happy faces! The 7th & 8th graders are learning about classical
composers and Jazz musicians. As you walk down the hall, you may hear Bach,
Beethoven, Louis Armstrong or Ella Fitzgerald playing in the classroom. It's rewarding when students come into class, excited about progress on their instrument,
or about hearing a Jazz song online.
It is with great pleasure, as well, to announce that we have once again won the
NAMM "Support Music Merit Award" for 2015. This is our second year in a row,
where comprehensive surveys were conducted on funding, music class participation, instruction time, technological resources, facilities and support for the music
program. It is a credit to the administration, the PTO and fellow teachers who support the music program. Thank you again.
Wishes for a blessed Easter to all!
Mrs. Mary T. Brown
Easter Egg Hunt - pg 4
SAYM - pg 4
2015-2016 School Registration
Volleyball Clinic - pg 5
School registration forms for next school year went home with the students
last week. Please fill them out and send back in as soon as possible. If you
didn’t get yours please contact the school office for them.
Author Visit - pg 6
Alter HS - pg 6
CYO Soccer - pg 6
Mondays for Marthapg
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Athletic Board - pg 7
2015-2016 Kindergarten Registration
We are now accepting registrations for kindergarten for the 2015-2016
school year. Please pick up the information at the school office.
Art Show - pg 7
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PTO Corner
The PTO fundraiser scheduled for Tuesday, March 31st at Chipotle has been CANCELLED! We may
try to reschedule for a later date. Stay tuned for further details!
From the Nurse
Immunization reminder to 6th grade parents:
Ohio School Immunization Requirements are such that before a student enters seventh grade they are to
have a documented Tdap vaccine. This dose is intended to be administered as a booster dose for students
who have completed the required doses of the initial series of DTaP/DT/Td. Therefore, your current 6th
grader will need to show proof of having received this booster dose before they can return to school in
the fall.
Please provide the Nurse the date that the Tdap was received with a copy of updated immunizations from
your pediatrician. This reminder is sent out now to provide you with ample time to have your child immunized before the 2015-2016 school year begins. Please contact your physician or health department if
your child still needs this vaccine.
Save the Date
7th and 8th graders save the date for Saturday, May 23. St Albert PTO will be hosting a Jr. High dance
from 7-10.
Tuition Assistance
Incoming kindergarten, first and second grade students whose family income meets the established
guidelines under Ohio’s Educational Choice Expansion Scholarship Program may attend Saint Albert the
Great free of charge. To see if your family qualifies, visit the website of the Ohio Department of Education at http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Other-Resources/Scholarships/EdChoice-Scholarship-Program.
Parent/Player meeting for the Alter Girls Soccer Team
At this meeting, we will talk about the summer calendar, tryouts, what to expect this fall and some important
changes to the program.
The meeting will take place on Sunday. April 19th at 7pm in the school cafeteria. Anyone interested in playing
girls soccer this fall is encouraged to attend. Questions can be directed to girls soccer booster president Bob Trick
at btrick@thinkpath.com.
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Alter High School Cheer Try-outs
Monday, April 13th, 2015
6:00 PM- Pre-tryout meeting in the Cafeteria
Tuesday, April 14th - Friday, April 17th, 2015- **TRYOUTS**
3:30-5:30 PM- April 14th & 15th: Tryout clinics in the Aux Gym
3:30-5:30 PM- April 16th: MOCK Tryout and final review in the Aux Gym
3:30-8:00 PM*- April 17th: ACTUAL TRYOUT DAY in the Aux Gym
*Aux gym booked for extra time. Tryouts will end when the last group goes, which
should be before 8:00PM.
**Tryouts will begin at 4:30 PM on Friday. Cheerleaders need to be there 3:30 PM to review and warm
up!!**
Sunday, April 19th, 2015
4:00 PM- Post-tryout meeting in the Cafeteria
**All payments are due at this time!**
PTO and Anytime Fitness
Anytime Fitness, located at 3137 Far Hills Ave. Kettering, is offering a wellness partnership to all parishioners that will support the St. Albert the Great PTO plus they are giving you some great benefits:
•
10% of monthly dues will go to support the PTO
•
No enrollment fees
•
1 FREE personal training session
•
FREE 7-day guest pass
•
Plus MORE
Questions? Call 937-813-1828 or email brent.strayer@anytimefitness.com
Alter HS Girls Varsity Basketball
Congratulations to the Alter Girls Basketball Team for winning State this year. St. Albert the Great Alumni who
are members of the team include: Libby Bazelak and Maddie Bazelak.
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Morning with the Lancerettes
If you are interested in being on the dance team at Alter this year or in the next few years this is a perfect
start. The clinic will include learning technique, learning an actual routine and performing with the current Lancerettes Dance Team. Come learn the famous kick line! Perfect start to gaining experience before the actual tryout!
Special Bonus!
In addition, the junior high participants will be invited to perform with the Lancerettes and band at an
Alter High School Football game during the 2015 football season.
WHO: Open to all current 6th, 7th, and 8th graders and high school students.
WHEN: Saturday, April 25 - Alter Main Gym
TIME: Registration begins at 8:30 AM Clinic is from 9:00 - 1:00.
FINAL PERFORMANCE: Show for the parents begins at 12:30
PRICE: $40.00 includes t-shirt to be worn at final performance, send check with registration to: Danell
Bonanno, 1000 Brittany Hills Drive, Dayton, OH 45459. Make check payable to Alter Lancerettes.
You can pay day of the event if needed ($45.00 day of event). Fee is nonrefundable. MUST BE
SIGNED UP NO LATER THAN April 6, 2015.
WHAT TO WEAR: Dark shorts and white top
The Summer Laureate for Promising Young Scholars 2015
June 29 through July 3 at the University of Dayton Kennedy Union
For students who are high academic achievers in grades three through eight. They will have the opportunity to expand their knowledge within a university setting.
The cost of the one-week program is $295 which includes all activities, instructional materials, recreation, noon meal and snacks, plus the Sundae Social on Friday afternoon.
For more information or questions please contact Christine Evans.
Family Easter Egg Hunt
All are welcome to attend Carroll High School’s Family Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Alumni Association. Join us Saturday, April 4, 2015 from 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM. Come and enjoy breakfast, games, crafts,
pictures with the Easter Bunny, and an egg hunt for ages 12 and under. This event is rain or shine; the hunt will be
held indoors if the weather is bad. Cost: $5 per adult and FREE for participating children. Please RSVP before
April 1st at www.carrollhs.org/2015egghunt. Advanced reservations are required.
SAYM
Attention students and parents
Just checking in on the cousin vinny fundraiser! We handed 10 cousin vinnys cards to all students going on the
mission trip. Each card is $10. Some parents have turned in 100.00. I have not heard from most of you. If you do
not sell your cards you need to turn them back in for cousin vinnys to buy back. If you sell the cards we make 6.50
per card! This will come off the price of the trip. We have more cards for those of you that want to sell more than
10 cards. Please turn in your money or the unsold cards by April 18th! The sooner the better! We hope everyone
can do there part and fundraise for our trip coming up in June! The card pays for itself because you get one free
pizza without any purchase! Anyone interested in buying cards??? Want to turn in your money?? Want to pick up
more cards to sell??
Please call Renee Woodie at 937-299-3924. Thank you for all your continued support!!
Saint Albert Youth Ministry SAYM
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Youth Volleyball Spring Clinics
due to such a great response following our winter clinic series, AiR CiTY CHiCKS volleyball club is pleased to announce the addition of our newly-formed
YOUTH VOLLEYBALL SPRING CLINICS which will be held on various weekends in march, april & may!!
like our winter series, these clinics are open to girls and boys who are in grades 1-8 – current club players are welcome, but you do NOT have to be a club player to
participate – ALL LEVELS are welcome!! details and registration information is below!
**SPRING CLINIC DATES & TIMES**
Saturday, March 28 - 9 am-12 pm
Sunday, March 29 - 5-8 pm
Saturday, April 11 - 9 am-12 pm
Sunday, April 12 - 5-8 pm
Saturday, May 9 - 9 am-12 pm
Sunday, May 10 - 5-8 pm
Saturday, May 16 - 9 am-12 pm
Sunday, May 17 - 5-8 pm
ALL CLINICS will be held at: south metro sports (10561 success lane; centerville, oh 45458)
**YOUTH CLINIC FORMAT**
these clinics are open to any/all girls & boys who are in grades 1-8 – prior experience is not required (players DO NOT need to be members of a club volleyball
program)
these clinics will feature individual volleyball skill instruction in overhand serving, passing, hitting, setting, blocking, defense, serve receive and some elements of
game play
the clinics are directed by alter varsity coach and CHiCKS club director, tina jasinowski, along with coaches from the AiR CiTY CHiCKS staff, and assistance
from CHiCKS’ high school age group players
we will have 3-4 coaches per court, who are working with a maximum of 20 players per court (a 1:5 coach/player ratio)
players will be grouped in the clinic by grade and will receive instruction from ALL coaches who are working the clinic
each day of the clinics are open to a max of 80 players – space is limited, so please register today!
players may register for as few or as many sessions as desired... PRE-REGISTRATION BY EMAIL (instructions below) IS REQUIRED!
**SPRING CLINIC COSTS**
Any 1 Session = $35
Any 2 Sessions = $65
Any 3 Sessions = $95
Any 4 Sessions = $125
Any 5 Sessions = $150
Any 6 Sessions = $175
Any 7 Sessions = $190
All 8 Sessions = $200
NOTE: The multi-session price breaks listed above are only available when PAID IN ADVANCED following email pre-registration.
REFUNDS WILL NOT BE ISSUED for any multi-session payment, although you can contact us to send a replacement if your child
is unable to make a pre-paid session.
**YOUTH CLINIC REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS – YOU MUST REPLY TO THIS EMAIL TO RESERVE A SPOT!**
1) REPLY TO THIS EMAIL with the following info:
2) a) player name:
3) player school
4) player grade:
5) PARENT email address:
6) PARENT cell phone #:
7) indicate which clinic(s) you are registering for:
8) ____sat, MAR 28 ____sun, MAR 29
9) ____sat, APR 11 ____sun, APR 12
10) ____sat, MAY 9
____sun, MAY 10
11) ____sat, MAY 16 ____sun, MAY 17
2) once you pre-register via email, you will receive an email confirmation with payment instructions!
**YOUTH CLINIC REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY**
1) FOR SINGLE SESSION REGISTRATION: Cancellation must be received via email (tjvolley@earthlink.net) ONE WEEK prior to session in order to receive full refund.
2) FOR MULTIPLE SESSION REGISTRATION: Cancellation must be received via email (tjvolley@earthlink.net) ONE WEEK prior to your FIRST session
in order to receive a full refund. PLEASE NOTE: Once you attend your first session, NO REFUND will be issued if you cancel any future sessions. You
may send a replacement to those sessions – please EMAIL a notification of replacement to tjvolley@earthlink.net
3) Refunds will be mailed out after all clinics have been completed.
**QUESTIONS???**
1) if you have any questions, reply to this email (tjvolley@earthlink.net)
2) or call tina at 937.609.9456
3) this information is also available on our website: www.aircitychicks.com
we look forward to seeing you at some of our spring clinics!
tina jasinowski, director
AiR CiTY CHiCKS
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Author Visit
Ridley Pearson, author of the popular Kingdom Keepers series, will be at Books & Co. at The Greene
to introduce THE RETURN: DISNEY LANDS, Book 1 in his new series on Wednesday, April 8 at
7 pm.. It starts where the Kingdom Keepers series left off.
Alter High School
Here is the link for the March Knight Times from Alter HS.
https://alterhs.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Knight-Times-Mar-15-rev.pdf
CYO Soccer Sign Ups
Registration for CYO Soccer is now open! All St. Albert the Great School and Religious Education students
who will be in grades 4-8 in the 2014-2015 school year can participate. To register, go to the St. Albert the
Great Athletics site powered by Blue Sombrero, http://sports.bluesombrero.com/Default.aspx?
tabid=414241, or follow the link on the school website, http://school.stalbertthegreat.net/athleticassociation/. Registration closes Friday, May 15th.
Questions? Contact PJ Wagner at (937) 672-6779.
Mondays with Martha for a Cure
teamHOPE
THANK YOU for your support for
and for our fundraising campaign for the Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society. YOU are making a difference. We are in to the 4th week of this 10 week campaign! Your continued support
through the remainder of this 10 week fundraising campaign is so appreciated!!!
I want to invite you to our next family friendly activity to continue to give you the opportunity to participate in our quest
for a cure!!!
“Mondays with Martha” for a Cure continues! – Restaurants Nights on Mondays for the family to enjoy! We had a wonderful turn out at Marion’s last Monday. Thank you for joining in and participating in fighting for a
CURE!
Please join us for our next one on Monday, March 30th – ALL DAY at Big Sky Bread Company. Come for breakfast,
lunch dinner or all 3! Mari and Philip Gallenstein’s St. Albert parishioners and owners of Big Sky are generously donating a portion of their proceeds directly to LLS!! Click on coupon below or print the attachment!
March 30
Big Sky Bread Company
3070 Far Hills Avenue, Kettering, OH 45429
(937) 643-0300
Big Sky Fund raiser Coupon on the next page
With Thanks and Much Gratitude for Your Support,
Martha
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Monday, March 30, 2015, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Valid only at Big Sky Bread Company
3070 Far Hills Ave. Keering, Ohio 45429
Please join team HOPE for a special fundraising event to benefit the
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Come support Martha Shaker and
her campaign for 2015 LLS Woman of the Year.
Bring this ticket to Big Sky Bread Company on the designated date, and a portion of the
proceeds will be donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on behalf of Martha
Shaker, 2015 LLS Woman of the Year candidate.
Call ahead orders accepted, or stop by and pick up dinner for the evening.
Athletic Board News
The St Albert Athletic Board would like to Congratulate all the students who played CYO
Volleyball this year. It was a FUN and EXCITING season.
This year had three teams win trophies . The 6th grade boys team played hard and took 2nd
place in the tournament. On the team: Liam Armstrong, Noah Boehringer, Max Gallenstein,
Sam Grossmann, Josh Slocumb, Zack Spears, Tommy Liebold, and Craig Rimkus.
We had TWO teams that had the best record for the regular season in their division and have
been crowned League Champs . Girls 7th grade second division team made of: Lyndsey
Carter, Libby Kohls, Kathleen Conrath, Sally Glavic, Meyah Haywood, Emily Bermick, Lucy Schuermann, Juliana Yoss, Caroline Chaulk, and Ellen Seifert. The 5th grade boys team
went undefeated in the regular season. On the team: Benjamin Blaumeiser, Andrew Draugelis, Gregory Engler, Jacob Feucht, Becker Kash, Andy Kohnen, Daniel Remhof, Ryan Stefan, Sam Wittmann, Cole Yunger.
A
BIG round of applause for ALL of our volleyball teams.
Munchkin Track Information
Saturday April 11th: Practice 12:00-1:00 (**PRACTICE AT ST.
ALBERT)
Saturday April 18th: 1st MEET! 9:00 am start time!! This will be a
quad meet that we are hosting!!
Friday April 24th: MEET at Centerville High School vs. Incarnation, 6:00 pm START TIME
Saturday April 25th: Practice 12:00-1:00
Saturday May 2nd: Practice 12:00-1:00 (**PRACTICE AT ST.
ALBERT)
Friday May 8th: MEET at Centerville High School vs. both Incarnation and Holy Angels
Friday May 15th: MEET at Alter High School vs. St. Charles
Saturday May 16th: FUN DAY – Details to come!
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St. Albert the Great Spring Art Show
Plans are in the works for our annual art show,
this year in a new location! Final date and time
is in the works, but it will be the first full week
of May. Watch for updates! Due to the gallery
at Town & Country closing and relocating to a
smaller space, this year’s school show will be at
the Art Frame Gallery on Brown Street, just
north of Milano’s and near the UD campus. I
am in the process of selecting art for the
show. Notes will be sent home in late April to
let your student know which piece of their artwork is selected. Space will be more of an issue
this year, but I am working to do the best I can
to include as much as possible. The kids are
very excited about it! Thanks to gallery owner
Susie Danis Grossmann for offering us the
space for our show. It is a fantastic opportunity
for our students to have their art in a real gallery.