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So, do you know how to play euchre? Do you want to learn? Have you ever played bunco? What about other games? Come have fun with your parish community and meet our St. Anthony High School Leadership Team in the Social Hall for Family Game Night, on Saturday, August 31st, from 6-7:30pm. We look forward to seeing you there!

School Pictures will be taken on Thursday, August 22nd and Friday, August 23rd. Preschool, kindergarten and grades 1-4 will have pictures taken on Thursday, August 22nd. Grades 5-6-7-8 will be Friday, August 23rd. Money is due on or before the pictures are taken. Students may be out of uniform on the day that their picture is taken. Guidelines for out of uniform days are in the school handbook. Order forms were sent home last week or you can order online at mylifetouch.com with your picture day ID: EVTNKRQSV

Our theme for the school year is “F.R.I.E.N.D.S” I’ll Be There For You. As a Catholic School, we want to show that we are all friends and we should always be there for each other just like Jesus is always there for us. As we go throughout the year, we will discuss what qualities make a good friend. We used an acronym to come up with qualities of a good friend: Friends are: Faithful Respectful Have Integrity Encouraging Noble Dependable Supportive

We are very excited to announce that we received $1,000 from the Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County. With this funding, we will be adding a WiFi access point to improve and expand classroom connectivity. This will allow faster and more effective use of devices in the classroom. I want to thank the Horseshoe Foundation for supporting St. Anthony School. Also, thanks to Cindy Collins and Jenny Harrington for writing and submitting the grant.

During the Back to School Bash, parents were able to sign up for a Gift Basket from Paragon. The winner of the basket is Chris Copeland. Congratulations, Chris! You can pick up the basket from the front office.

School Pictures will be taken on Thursday, August 22nd and Friday, August 23rd. Preschool, kindergarten and grades 1-4 will have pictures taken on Thursday, August 22nd. Grades 5-6-7-8 will be Friday, August 23rd. Money is due on or before the pictures are taken. Students may be out of uniform on the day that their picture is taken. Guidelines for out of uniform days are in the school handbook. Picture order forms are going home today.

The Archdiocese of Indianapolis Office of Catholic Schools has made a change to the grading scale. This was done to make our Archdiocesan elementary schools more aligned with our high school grading scales. The grading scale will be put into effect for the 2019-2020 school year. The new scale is as follows: 93-100 A 85-92 B 76-84 C 70-75 D 69 and Below F

Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year! I am excited to begin this new school year. I am looking forward to a wonderful year filled with lots of learning, growing, and fun. I hope you have enjoyed a summer vacation filled with fun and exciting memories with your loved ones. The summer gave us time to rest and relax; now we are ready to start the year with positive energy and enthusiasm. As we start this new year, I would like to welcome new teachers to our school community: Ms. Jessica Neumann (2nd Grade) Ms. Jessica Pinnick (4th Grade) Mrs. Kelly Duggins (Art Teacher) Ms. Katherine Alberts (Music Teacher) As always we ask for God’s blessing for a safe, healthy, and successful school year for the entire St. Anthony Community.

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: Brayan Barrera Gonzalez Henary Moe Jackson Bettler Summer Morgan Ana Cabezas Carlye Nixe Julien Caffee Mark Nokes Emily Davis Olivia Rundall Jaden Davis Daniel Schansberg Tanner Davis Emma Scharre Skyler Deaver Jacob Schonard Noah Gettelfinger Sarah Self Bailey Heavrin Aidan Singleton Maci Hoskins Deja Smallwood Lily Isler Alcindor Smith Malachi Jackson Erica Voelker Cade Jeffries Jeff Wagner Benjamin Kelly Camila Webber Ronaldo Lawrence Lillie Weber Mason McGuire Presleigh Yates Kara Merchant

I would like to take this opportunity to thank several of our faculty members who will not be returning in the Fall. I want to thank them for their passion, dedication, and commitment they have given to the St. Anthony School Community. • Mrs. Janice Roehm, Art Teacher for 21 years, will be retiring and enjoying some rest and relaxation, and will also enjoy spending time with her family. • Mrs. Chelsie Whittaker, 4th Grade Teacher, will be exploring other opportunities • Mrs. Morgan Yunker, 4th Grade Teacher, will be exploring other opportunities • Mr. Keaton Webb, Music Teacher, will be joining the Army Reserves and exploring other opportunities • We are going to miss each of you and we want to wish you the best of luck in your new adventures.

Tonight is our Zesto School Spirit Night, where the school will receive 20% of the proceeds from each order. All you have to do is present the coupon. Help support SAS and enjoy a yummy treat!

The Donna Wilkinson Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society recently inducted new members into their chapter. The NJHS is a national honor society that honors middle school students who show scholarship, service, leadership, citizenship, and character. New Members: Tessa Holifield Morgan Tyler Drew Kelly Jackson Proctor Current Members: Maci Hoskins Ben Kelly Emma Scharre Jackson Bettler Jacob Schonard Deja Smallwood Jeff Wagner Charlotte Fisher Carter Lannan Jeremy Lopez Maddie Mullis Congratulations to all the NJHS members!

Birthday parties will be Friday, May 17th, for all February, March, April, and May birthdays. Students with a birthday during those months may be out of uniform on Friday. Please make sure to follow the out of uniform guidelines in the school handbook.

I would like to thank Emily Fisher and Lori Miller for being co-head Room Parents and to the many other room parents who provided snack, drinks, etc. for the classroom parties. The students enjoyed all the parties throughout the year.

The Student Council held elections to find officers for the 2019-2020 school year. The candidates who ran for offices worked hard and campaigned by making posters and wrote speeches trying to sway the student voters to elect them. Great job to everyone who ran for an office and congratulations to our new Student Council for the 2019-2020 school year! President – Thomas Lynch Vice President – Presley Gaylord Secretary – Paige Flispart School Spirit Commissioner – Nolan Finnegan Religious Affairs – Tessa Holifield

An order form was sent home several weeks ago for you to order yearbooks for this school year. You may still send in your yearbook order form or you may order online at ybpay.lifetouch.com with our code 9277319. These yearbooks will not be delivered until the beginning of next school year.

At the Kinder Derby we collected $605 for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. In 8 years, we have earned over $4,800. St. Anthony School has truly made a difference in the efforts to research pediatric cancer. In the Bible it says: How can I repay the LORD for all the good done for me? Psalm 116:12

I want to give a shout out to our Kindergartners and their 8th grade big buddies for a great KinderDerby. All of the horses, jockeys, and trainers did an excellent job.

Congratulations to our Track & Field Participants! St. Anthony’s had another successful year. 6th, 7th, 8th Boys – Deanery Champs for the 12th straight year 3rd, 4th, 5th Boys – Deanery Runner Up 6th, 7th, 8th Girls – 3rd Place in the Deanery with only 7 girls 3rd, 4th, 5th Girls – Our SAS team consisted of 4 girls and they improved throughout the year and always stayed positive.

An unique donation has been made to the St. Anthony Library in memory of Mr. Dan Bullington, a former teacher at St. Anthony School, by Mr. Dennis Kruer, an alumnae of SAS (Class of 1967). The 793.8 (Magic) Section of the St. Anthony library has been increased with a variety of new books on magic for elementary students. Mr. Kruer, a magician, was introduced to magic by Mr.Bullington who used magic in his classroom. Mr. Kruer believes all students should have the opportunity to learn and use magic. The books he donated are filled with tricks and how to master them. Just ask Mrs. McGarvey how to find the magic books in the library.