March 2, 2018

Basketball:

Jr. A teams are wrapping up their season with

playoffs beginning on Feb. 27 and March 1. So

far both the boys and girls have had stellar

seasons . We wish them all the best during this

playoff week!

Jr. B teams have completed their seasons with

the girls winning the first place plaques and

the boys winning the second place plaque.

Congratulations to all our

teams who represented STA

so well.

Lenten Projects

As we continue through this Lenten season, we are remind-

ed that Lent is a time for almsgiving or giving to others who

are less fortunate than ourselves. Last year’s donations of

packaged underwear were very much appreciated. Catholic

Social Services distributed them to families in the archdio-

cese at their Uplift: Day of Mercy event. This year we are

once again holding a variety of activities throughout the

month of February including collecting packaged underwear

to support the good works done by Catholic

Social Services. Boxes will be located in each

classroom for these donations. Thank you for

your ongoing support for these very worthwhile

initiatives.

Report Cards and Parent Teacher Interviews:

Report cards will be distributed on Friday, March 16th at the end of the day. Parent/Teacher interviews will take place on Mon-

day, March 19 and Tuesday, March 20 from 4-7 p.m.

Gr. 5-6 parents can set up an appointment online using the School Appointments online website found in the Feature Links sec-

tion on the front page of the STA website.

Gr. 7 –8 parents can see teachers in the gym on a first come first served basis.

STA TALENT SHOW

THURSDAY, MARCH 22 - 12:45-3 P.M.

All Talent Show participants are asked to take part in two of the

practices that are scheduled over the next three weeks; Tuesday,

March 6, Thursday, March 15, and Monday, March 19. Each re-

hearsal will start at 3:10 pm and go until approximately 4:15 pm.

The dress and technical rehearsal will be held during

the afternoon of Wednesday, March 22.

All parents are welcome to attend the final show on

Thursday, March 22 at 12:45 p.m.!

Grade 7-8 Jasper Ski Trip:

On February 20, those students who were interested

in attending a ski trip to Marmot Basin Ski Resort met

with the ski club coordinators to be briefed on the trip expectations and learn

about this opportunity to ski in the mountains.

On Friday, March 16 they will be going to Marmot Basin Ski Resort in Jasper.

The coach bus will leave the school at 5:30 a.m. and return at approximately

8:00 p.m. the same day.

Have a wonderful day in that fresh mountain air!!

March Athletes of the Month

Nicolle "Coco" is a student athlete of the St. Thomas Aquinas Basket-ball Team. This is his third year playing for the Junior A Team. I am proud to honor Nicolle of Feb-ruary Athlete of the Month, as he is someone who works hard and has made tremendous strides in his game. If you come to St. Thomas Aquinas at any point of the school year, you will see him shooting hoops before, during lunch hour, and after school out-side. His mindset is to always get better and strive for great-ness! Congratulations Nicolle and keep up the hard work!

Liora has been a quiet, but strong leader on the Jr. A bas-ketball team this year. Liora consistently strives to improve in practice and in games. She is extremely coachable and always tries to incorporate new skills into her game. Liora is a great teammate. She strives to build up her team through her actions and words. It has been wonder-ful to see Liora’s growth as an individual and player over this basketball season.

Thunder Badminton:

You know spring has sprung when the badminton season ar-

rives! STA’s badminton team is anxious to hone their skills

and start competing. Try-outs for grade 6, 7, or 8 students

will take place in March. The team is being coached by Mr.

Boyko, Mrs. Darby, Mr. O’Donovan and Mrs. St. Amand. Bad-

minton has a short season with games and practices held

throughout April culminating in the final tournament in the

beginning of May. Watch for STA Thunder to make some

noise on the badminton court in 2018!

Try Out Schedule

Tuesday, March 6– Grade 6

Wednesday, March 7—Grade 7/8 girls

Monday, March 12—Grade 7/8 boys

Callback Dates

Wednesday, March 14—Girls

Thursday, March 15– Boys

**Try-Outs will end around 4:30-5:00 pm

Running Room Games:

On February 20st, four teams represented the elementary students at the Running Room Indoor Games (former Journal Games).

Two girls and two boys teams, for a total of 36 students, had a great experience at the U of A Butterdome, in Edmonton.

The Girls B and Boys A teams have made it through the qualifying rounds of the relay competition and they are moving on to the

quarter finals on March 17. In addition, on March 13th three teams (one mixed, one boys and one girls) will compete in the Run-

ning Room Games. This time they will represent our Jr. High students, who will hopefully join the elementary students at the finals

on Saturday, March 17h.

Best of luck to all our talented STA athletes!

Girls

Abby K

Azure R

Sarah D

Kalyna M

Emma Y

Shaina S

Emma D

Mya B

Boys

Taylor B

Joshua H

Dakota L

Grayson N

Cole O

Easton Z

Andrew K

Lucas D

Mixed

Makenna M

Kiera L

Hannah C

Maddie G

Finn C

Tysean C

Liam F

Jarret R

Alternates

Mason O

Gage B

Dela C

Debora M

Coaches

Mr. Hrebien

Mr. Miller

Jr. High Running Room Teams

Nicolle B. Liora L.

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