St. Anthony School would like to congratulate our 8th graders on their Graduation, and we want to wish them the best of luck in high school. This year’s graduates are: Zach Aurillo, Anna Isler, Aaron Burke, Josiah Jackson, Kaden Connin, Kieran Kelly, Ryan Crum, Rosie Kempf, Brennan Finnegan, Gracie Koesters, Marcus Fuson, Josh Lynch, Bastian Gaylord, Isaac Martinez, Gavin Gentry, Rylie Masters, Jeremy Gettelfinger, Monica Nokes, Josh Gettelfinger, Joseph Schansberg, Eli Grimes, Maisie Skeens, Michael Hamm, Kendall Stackhouse, Abby Hanlon, Grant Thompson, Miranda Harley, Samantha Thompson, Carson Heldman, Josh Walter, Kindle Hickey, Ashley Warren, Mara Holifield, Bradley Wolfe, and Dev Hunter-Lawrence.

This year we have several faculty and staff members who will not be returning in the fall. Thank you for the service to our school and for the great job each one of you have done. We are going to miss you and we want to wish you the best of luck in your new adventures. • Mrs. Mary Ann Jones, cafeteria employee, will be retiring • Mrs. Jessica Blythe, sixth grade teacher, will be exploring other opportunities. • Ms. Candace Offutt, first grade teacher, will be teaching fifth grade at Hazelwood. • Mrs. Jana Connin, fourth grade teacher, and her family will be moving to Africa to teach. I would like to wish all of you the best of luck in your new adventures.

I would like to thank the faculty and staff, the parents, the students, and the parish community for the love and support they have given to me over the last 47 years. I started working at St. Anthony many years ago teaching Physical Education classes while I took college classes. I then became a Junior High Science teacher for 36 years before becoming the Principal. I have enjoyed my many years, but it is time to take some time for myself. Mrs. Stephany Tucker has been the assistant principal this year and on July 1st she will become the principal for the 2017-2018 school year. I will remain as a Principal Emeritus to continue to support the transition between principals. I hope that you give Mrs. Tucker the love and support that you have given to me. I would also like to wish the best of luck to Mrs. Mary Ann Jones, Mrs. Jessica Blythe, Ms. Candace Offut, and Mrs. Jana Connin as they will not be returning to work at SAS next year. I hope everyone has a great summer. The Back to School Bash is July 25th and the first day of school is Wednesday, July 27. Relax, participate in some fun activities, and enjoy your precious children this summer.

The total SCRIP profit for the 2016-2017 school year was $992.49! I would like to thank all the people who supported this program by purchasing gift cards. The next order will be placed in August and information will be on the website and in the Bear Facts when school resumes.

The results are in for the New Albany Deanery Art Fair and we are pleased to announce the following winners from St. Anthony School: 5-6th grade 2D Art Keira Bordenkircher placed 2nd with “Waves” 5-6th grade 3D Art Tessa Holifield won 2nd place with “Art” 5-6th grade 3D Art Kara Beth Merchant won 3rd place with “That’s What Friends Are For” 7-8th grade 3D Art Emma Green won 3rd place with “Rainstorm’s Love” Congratulations to all the winners. To all those who weren’t chosen, please don’t give up. Your work was outstanding in my eyes. I just wish you all could have been recognized for your talent. Awards will be presented to the winners at the Deanery Musical on Saturday, May 13th.

Mandatory signups for Volleyball (K -8th grade), Football (1st - 8th grade), Cheer (1st - 8thgrade), Dance (5th-8th grade), Boys Tennis (6th-8th grade), Cross Country (2nd – 8th) will be held on Wednesday, May 17th from 6:00 PM-7:00 PM in the St. Anthony Social Hall. It is very important that everyone show up so we can make sure we have enough coaches and equipment on hand when practices start in the summer. If your child is playing football or cheering, they must come so they can be sized for equipment. We are still looking for coaches, team parents, and anyone else willing to help. There will also be Representatives and Coaches from the Deanery present to register players (for the 7th-8th SIC Football Team, 7th-8th SIC Cheer Team, 6th-8th SIC Boys Tennis Team and the 2nd – 8th Deanery Cross Country Team, SIC XC). Please come to the St. Anthony Social Hall from 6:00 PM-7:30 PM. We will be accepting athletic fees, football fees, uniform deposits and physicals. If you have any questions, please contact Billy Hoyland at 502-777-8493.

Our Theatre Department is in need of some volunteers to help create animal head pieces for our production of the Lion King Jr. next year. We will need every costume to have an animal headpiece and other puppet type animals created. This will be a large production and Mrs. Doerr would like to get a jump start by getting a creative committee in place before summer break. If you are interested and want to get involved in our amazing Theatre Department, please email Mrs. Doerr at s.doerr@stanthonyschool.us.

We will honor Mary, the mother of Jesus, with the crowning of Mary after Mass on Wednesday, May 3rd. As part of the ceremony, each 8th Grader will carry a bouquet of flowers in the procession and place them before the statue of Mary in the sanctuary of the church. Songs and prayers will follow, and an eighth grade student will culminate the ceremony by placing a crown of flowers on the statue of the Blessed Mother. If you have any flowers in your yard, please send them to school before the service on Monday, May 1st or Tuesday, May 2nd. Parents are welcome to attend the Mass followed by the May Crowning. In addition to the Marian Service on Wednesday, there will be a Mary altar in the first floor hallway through the month of May. In order to keep the altar adorned with fresh flowers, we ask that you send flowers in throughout the month.

Each year, the Clark County Sherriff’s Department hosts a class for fifth graders in which they learn about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Officer Joe Waters spent ten weeks with the students during which time the students learned about the harmful effects of illegal drugs, tobacco, and alcohol. They practiced using a decision model so they can be prepared to recognize the consequences of their decisions. Finally, they discussed bullying and cyber-bulling. The course ended in an essay contest. The classroom winners were Michele Cooper, Tessa Holifield and Charlotte Fisher. The overall school winner was Charlotte Fisher. Congratulations to all the essay winners and D.A.R.E. graduates!