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The contest is designed to encourage young people to research life issues and develop pro-life convictions. Right to Life is one of the most important issues of our time. We would like to congratulate and recognize our 7th and 8th grade winners. 7th Grade The third place winner and recipient of $10.00 is Michael Morra. The second place winner and recipient of $25.00 is Brandon Barron. The first place winner and recipient of $50.00 is Nicholas Freville. 8th Grade The third place winner and recipient of $10.00 is Rose Montfort. The second place winner and recipient of $25.00 is Alex Cox. The first place winner and recipient of $50.00 is Matthew Nokes. Congratulations!

The 7th and 8th grades participated in the annual history essay contest sponsored by our local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The essay this year centered on the importance of Ellis Island. Each student researched the history and purpose of Ellis Island and wrote an essay on their findings. Some of our students were able to include personal family memories of their grandparents and great-grandparents’ experiences on Ellis Island. We are pleased to announce that St. Anthony’s has two first place winners who in addition to their awards will receive a monetary gift of $50.00 each. The 7th grade first place winner is Claire Reyes. The 8th grade first place winner is Rose Montfort.

Looking for an opportunity to send your kids to college? Ivy Tech Community College in Sellersburg is offering a unique program over Summer Break that is geared for students in Kindergarten through 5th grade. This exciting educational adventure features classes such as Lego Robotics, Cooking Fun, Space Explorations and more! The class times are from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on June 18th and 19th with extended care available. Click this title for more details. We are eager to open new horizons for your child!

I am happy to announce that the school made $3,887.90 on the recent production of Peter Pan, Junior. With this money we will offset the cost of the costumes, the cost of the scenery, play rights, and any other items that needed to be made or purchased for the play. The remaining funds go back into the Drama/Music Department to be used to purchase items for future performances to enhance the quality of our shows. Recently, we purchased new risers and four body microphones and 2 two standing microphones. This year we are looking into purchasing overhead hanging Microphones, new speakers and a monitor sound system.

On Good Friday, April 3rd, we will dismiss at 1:30 PM. We think this would be an excellent opportunity for all parents and students to attend Good Friday Services which will begin at 3:00 PM.

I am happy to announce that our school winner, Monica Nokes, participated in the Regional Bee and of the 30 winners, Monica finished in the top ten spellers. Congratulations, Monica, we are very proud of you!

Back in November, we held a school Geography Bee where classroom winners competed and Claire Reyes was named our school winner. Claire then had to take a test to determine if she would be eligible to compete at the state level. We found out this week that Claire scored high enough on this test to compete in the State Competition held in Indianapolis on March 27th. This is a huge accomplishment since only the top 100 school winners in the state of Indiana tested high enough to compete at the state level. If Claire wins at the state level, she will then advance on the National Competition held in Washington D.C. Good Luck, Claire!!

A huge “Thank You” to the “Reverse Raffle” crew for organizing and hosting the Reverse Raffle and Silent Auction for our school. It was a huge success. The evening was so much fun. Special thanks to Mr. Dino and his staff for preparing the delicious meal. Also, thanks to Marabeth Thomas for baking and decorating the delicious cupcakes. A huge thanks goes to Brian Fisher for being the MC at the event and to Cash Fisher for the sound system. Special thanks also to Mr. Whitworth for all of the computer work. Thank you to all of the teachers and staff for being such great hostesses, waitresses, and clean-up crew. Thanks to Tom Bettler, Joe Howlett, and Tony Singleton for helping us to sell the 50-50 drawings. A thanks also goes to all the parents who donated items for the Silent Auction. If you missed this year’s Reverse Raffle, maybe you can try and come next year. Special Thanks to Jason and Heather Benjamin, and Mike and Charlene Caufield for all their hard work with the Reverse Raffle. Your decorations were amazing and the event was fabulous! Thanks for all the hours that you have put into this event.

We will add an extra day to our week of March 16th-19th to make up the last snow day. Therefore, we will be in school Monday, March 16th through Friday, March 20th. Spring Break will be observed the week of March 23rd-27th. School will resume on Monday, March 30th.

We would like to thank all of the Corporate Sponsors who donated to the Reverse Raffle as well as all of those who donated items for our Silent Auction. Click this title to see a list of all of the sponsors. Thanks again for making this night a great success!

Last week I sent out a survey to decide when we will make up our 4 snow days. Click this title for the results.

The Academic Olympic Competition was held at Providence High on Friday, February 27th. Deanery schools select students from 6th, 7th, and 8th grade for the competition. Academic Olympics is a quick recall competition, where students must answer questions in a certain time frame. Our teams did a wonderful job at the competition this year. The students truly represented SAS! Please click this title to see how each of the grades did.

I would like to give special thanks to Mrs. Doerr, Ms. Futter, Mrs. Minnick, and the many other teachers, parents and students who put on such a wonderful production of “Peter Pan, Jr.” It was amazing. I was so very proud of each and every one of you. Thanks for all your hard work. It was a huge success!

Silhouette Stations of the Cross returns on Friday, March 6th at 1:45 PM. The 7th & 8th grade will perform the stations out for the whole school and parish community. The Silhouette Stations was a MAJOR hit last year. All are welcomed!!

Mark your calendars for March 7, 2015 to attend the SAS Reverse Raffle & Silent Auction. There will be lots of food, fun, bidding & winning. This year, we will be partying Vegas style. The evening starts at 6 PM. Click this title for more information and order forms. If you have any questions, please call Sheila Noon @ 282-2144.