THE GOOD NEWSNewsletter of All Saints Catholic School • February 2018

“A future full of hope.” Jeremiah 29:11

Advisory Council NominationsThe All Saints Catholic School Advisory Council is seeking nominations from parents for upcoming appointments to the Advisory Council for school year 2018-19. If you know of any parent, guardian or individual who would like to be involve advising the pastor and the school administration for the next school year, then please contact the below Nominating Committee with your nominee. The School Advisory Council has nine voting members and we need to replace a minimum of three members for the upcoming year. The responsibilities of the Advisory Council are outlined in the Constitution and By-Laws which are located at the school’s website. The Nominating Committee will contact each potential candidate to request candidate’s permission to place his/her name in the nomination and to answer any questions about the Advisory Council. Potential candidates will be appointed in the March Advisory Council Meeting. Please provide your nominee to the following members of the Nominating Committee by February 23, 2018.Jenny Herman (918) 607-0281 jenny@blindambitions.biz T.D. Eureste (918) 808-6648 teureste@oneok.com Shannon Taylor (918) 629-6412 staylor@kivell.com Thank you for your support for identifying individuals for the All Saints Catholic School Advisory Council.

Dear Parents:What a great Catholic Schools Week we had! We would like to thank all of those who helped make it such a special week, including our teachers who performed at Friday night’s Talent Show! Iowa testing will take place later this month. Make sure that your children get plenty of sleep and eat well. Please check with your child’s teacher about the days their class will be testing. If at all possible, reschedule any appointments so that your child will not miss testing. It is very difficult to make up these tests. Remember, too, that the Iowa tests are just one measure of a child’s academic abilities, and there are many factors that could affect the outcome of your child’s scores.Registration forms have been sent home with your children. In order to secure a spot for next year, the forms will need to be returned with a $150 registration fee by February 14. Registrations are honored on a first-come, first-served basis, and those existing families that submit forms and the registration fee by February 14 will be given first priority. An existing family is defined as “one who is in good financial standing with at least one child attending All Saints.” We will begin open enrollment on February 15.After only a few days of enrollment, over 50% of our existing families have registered for next year. This comes as no surprise, as our students continue to place at the top in both academic and artistic competitions. Already this year we have had students excel in Mathcounts, art contests, speech and debate tournaments, Academic Bowl competitions, volleyball tournaments, cross country meets, and basketball tournaments. We also nurture their souls through the many opportunities they have to participate in Mass as altar servers, ushers, and choir members. If you know a family that might be interested in learning more about our school, please encourage them to schedule a tour soon.Jump Rope for Heart will be on February 8. All Saints, along with most of the Catholic schools in the diocese, participate each year in this activity sponsored b the American Heart Association. Our students will spend 30 minutes jumping rope, and the class schedule is listed in this newsletter. Parents are welcome to come and jump rope with their kids, and we are asking for a $5 donation to the AHA. Finally, Lent will begin soon and we will again be asking for your support of our class service projects. Thank you in advance for your generosity!In Christ,

Anne Scalet Suzette Williams Upper School Principal Lower School Principal

“Mary, Queen of All Saints, Pray for Us.”

Pray that those who have material, political or spiritual power may resist

any lure of corruption.

Pray that the Church may appreciate the urgency of formation in spiritual discernment, both on personal and

communitarian levels.

Pray for Ellen Scalet, mother of Ms. Scalet.

Pray for Martin Horn, brother of Mrs. Williams.

Pray for Mick Anderson, uncle of Aurora (K-E).

Pray for Christine Magness, mother of Emily (6-P) and Matthew (4-S).

Care and Share Opportunities• Lunch Room Volunteers—Volunteers are always needed for the

lunch room. Click here to sign up using SignUp.com or email Ryan at rclarke@allsaintsba.com.

• Debate Team Coach—The All Saints Speech & Debate Team will need a coach beginning next school year 2018-19. We need someone who is seasoned in debating. It is a volunteer position, however Care and Share Hours will be given for the year! Practice is one day a week after school (coach’s choice of day). If you are interested, please contact Beth Stafford at bstafford@allsaintba.com.

Get Your Pictures in the School YearbookAll Saints students and parents are encouraged to upload their photos of school events using the Replayit website or app. Instructions are attached to this newsletter. The school password is ‘cougars.’ Photos for the yearbook cannot include students who do not attend All Saints.

Mathcounts CompetitionCongratulations to the Mathcounts team. The team competed in the Diocesan Mathcounts tournament on January 19 at St. Pius. All Saints won 1st place in the team competition, 1st place in 8th grade (Josh W.), 1st place in seventh grade (Justin W.) and 1st place in sixth grade (Will D.). The members of the All Saints Mathcounts team are 8th graders: Justin W., Drew D., Emma W., Ella E., Alex B., Aurora B., Marissa W., Vivian V., and Tyler B.; 7th graders: Justin W., Georgia B., Nick F., Seth T., Grace N., El S., Kimberly K., Aryn M., Kamden T., and Megan R.; and 6th graders: Drew P., Joe A., Will D., Connor W., Ryan B., Curry K. and Olivia M. Congratulations to all the students on the team!The winning team of Josh W., Justin W., Drew D. and Emma W. competed in the Oklahoma Northeast Regional on February 3 at Tulsa University and won 3rd place. They will compete in the state competition.

Busy Art Season!The Young People’s Art Exhibit is underway in Oklahoma City. We have 6 students representing our school among over 200 students from around the state. Hailey S., Anna S., Canaan S., Andrea U., Bianca E., and Ava H. will receive awards on February 24 in Oklahoma City. All Saints students did amazingly well in the Statewide Youth Art Month flag competition! If you include our alumna, All Saints swept all three age categories! Carson L. won the Elementary level, Meredith S. won the Middle School level, and Lana N. (now at Bishop Kelley) won the High School level. There were hundreds of entries from several Oklahoma schools. The Purim Mask Competition will be hung at the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art. We have 40 masks that will be on display. If your 5th-8th grade child took Art 1st or 2nd Quarter, their work is headed that way. The Opening Awards Reception will be on February 22 at 5:00 p.m. The show will run through April 15. The Diocese of Tulsa Annual Art Exhibit will be held at Gilcrease Museum. The show will run February 6 through March 4. Congratulations to the following students who will be representing All Saints: Chloe S., Kennedy R., Martin H., Kaitlyn H., Ian B., Gage H., Jack J. and Kardin N. Beautiful work!

Jump Rope for HeartJump Rope for Heart will be Thursday, February 8. Students are encouraged to bring in a donation to support the American Heart Association, and parents are welcome to join the children in the gym during their jump time. Students who make a minimum $5 donation may dress in red on this day.

2017-18 HSA Officers

Co-Presidents Valerie Holleman 405-245-5544 Kelly VanBuskirk 918-740-0383

Co-Vice-Presidents Kristin Colombin 918-697-8968 Jessica Pipal 918-361-9466

Co-Secretaries John Bell 918-688-9107 AJ McKean 918-629-3611

Co-Treasurers Kim Judge 918-693-6270 Jamie Nix 918-406-6177

Teacher Liaison Maggie Oberste 918-251-3000

Good News Prayer RequestsIt is important that our school community join together in prayer. If you have prayer requests, please email Jeanne at jkrawczyk@allsaintsba.com. Please let Jeanne know when the appropriate time comes to remove someone from the prayer list.

Trivia Night UpdatesDo you have your beads, mask and hats?? Yes, it’s time to have some MARDI GRAS FUN! Friday night, February 9 in the Parish Hall will be the place to be. Mr. Mann will have his tunes, Mr. Liedl will keep us in line, and White River Fish Market and Perfect Touch Catering will have great food for us to enjoy! Looking forward to seeing you there for lots of Trivia and Fun!

Tuition AidTuition aid applications are now being accepted. You need to be registered before applying for aid. To apply, log into your FACTS account ($30 non-refundable fee is charged when applying). This application will be reviewed for St. Francis of Assisi (Catholics & Kindergarten to 8th grade) and GO aid (everyone). Any questions with the online process can be answered by FACTS at 1-866-441-4637. Additionally, print off a copy of the application and submit to the office in a sealed envelope to be considered for All Saints aid.

Speech & Debate Team Continues Winning TraditionOn December 15 at the Bixby High School Green Corn Classic, we had two debate teams earn medals! Congratulations to Marissa W. and Ariana C. for winning 1st place and Dylan H. and Joel C. for winning 2nd place!

Academic Bowl AchievementsOur Academic Bowl teams have been very busy since December. The 5th Grade Beta team was runner-up in their tournament on January 16. Also on January 16, the UEL teams competed at Regionals with Team 1 advancing to AREA. Congratulations to all!Our Mid-Level 7th and 8th grade team will be in an AREA Tournament on February 8. They also competed in Regional Science Bowl in OKC on January 27 and tied for runner-up! While at the Science Bowl, students attended breakout sessions on Magnetism, Weather, and Water Purification. Finally, the Academic Bowl ABLE team has gone undefeated so far after three competitions versus Claremore, Centennial, and Holland Hall. Go Cougars!

Free Throw ContestThe Knights of Columbus #6606 is sponsoring a Free Throw Contest for all 9-14 year olds. The contest will be in the All Saints Gym on February 17 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. There is no registration fee—just show up on the day of the contest.

BoxTops ContestIt’s time to kick off our Spring Boxtops Contest. Our contest will run from February 1-28. Please send in all boxtops in to your homeroom teachers. The winning class will be treated to a pizza lunch party.Our Fall contest was a great success. We collected $563 in boxtops. That’s 5,630 individual boxtops! Mrs. Vonnahme’s class was our contest winner.Remember to check expiration dates, as we cannot accept or count towards contest results any expired boxtops. Please submit all boxtops no later than Wednesday February 28. Happy Clipping!

Our Mission:All Saints Catholic School provides a total educational

experience emphasizing academic excellence

and personal responsibility within a Catholic faith community.

Academic Excellence ShowcaseThe Academic Excellence Showcase is a feature of The Good News that allows us to recognize students for their exemplary work in academics. Congratulations to the class spelling bee champions: Jacob C.,

Jack L., Ariana C., Sam H., Drew P., Jaelee C., Olivia B., Gavin D., Andrew N., and Isabella M. Our school champion was Olivia B., who will represent All Saints at the Diocesan Spelling Bee and the SCRIPPS Spelling Bee.

Congratulations to the participants in the school Geography Bee: Jacob C. (winner); Grace W., Josh W., Tyler B., Aurora B., Trey M., Sam H., Connor M., Georgia B., and Steven B.

Catholic Schools Week Thank YouThank you to the many volunteers, staff, faculty, families, parishes and community members for making Catholic Schools Week a success. We hosted over 275 Grandparents Day during our annual Grandparents Day celebration. The National Day of Giving was a huge success! During the Many Gifts, One Nation 24-hour social media campaign on January 30 we raised $10,390 to be used for tuition assistance. Thank you for helping us to share the wonderful blessings of Catholic education and All Saints Catholic School.

A Night for All SaintsSave the Date! The 2018 A Night for All Saints Dinner and Live Auction will be held on Saturday, October 13, at the Stoney Creek Hotel and Convention Center in Broken Arrow. Auction Co-Chairs Denise Wondra and Elizabeth King, along with a committee of parent volunteers, are actively making plans to make this year’s event a success. If you have interest in helping with the auction, please contact Director of Advancement, Dana Funk.

Community EventsLooking to for something to do in Broken Arrow? Check out these community activities:The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare presented by the Broken Arrow Community Playhouse on February 9-11 and 16-18. Check out http://www.bacptheatre.com for more details. Guided Hikes at Ray Harral Nature Center on Saturday, February 17 from 12:00-2:00 p.m. Free and open to the public.

Go For Catholic Schools GO for Catholic Schools Inc. (GO) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization established in 2012 and qualified as a Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) under a new Oklahoma law known as the “Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Scholarship Act” to provide scholarships for students attending a Catholic school in the Diocese of Tulsa. GO is a tool designed to take advantage of this new tax credit scholarship law in Oklahoma and help make a Catholic school education more affordable and accessible for all children. What makes GO such an attractive tool for you is that individuals, married couples and businesses receive a state income tax credit worth up to 75 percent of the amount of their contribution to GO! That tax credit, especially when combined with the charitable contribution deduction, dramatically lowers the net cost of your contribution to GO. To earn the maximum annual tax credit, married couples can give up to $2,667 (and earn a $2,000 tax credit), single people can give up to $1,333 (and earn a $1,000 tax credit), and companies can give up to $133,333 (and earn a $100,000 tax credit). By taking advantage of this program, we can substantially increase funding for All Saints Catholic School. Please visit www.goforcatholicschools.com for more information.

Advancement Good News

Outdoor Recess GuidelinesOur students will continue to have outdoor recess unless the wind chill is below 32 degrees. Please make sure your children bring a coat to school if you think they will need it.

School Closings for WeatherWhen weather conditions are serious and may jeopardize the safety of our students, parents will be notified via text. All Saints DOES NOT follow the decision of Broken Arrow Public Schools. If school is in session and weather conditions worsen, school will not dismiss early; however, parents are welcome to pick up children according to their individual circumstances. In such cases, normal sign-out procedures must be followed. Students will be marked absent for the portion of the day missed. Also, if weather conditions become severe, extended day care may be cancelled and you may be called to pick up your child early.

Lunch Duty RequirementsAll families must volunteer at least 2 hours in the lunch room. These 2 hours do not count toward the required 25 Care and Share hours, but can be worked any time throughout the school year. The school, the diocese, and the state Department of Health have safety standards that must be met in order to volunteer. Please visit our website for complete details and instructions including a link to the SignUp.com calendar to pick your date(s) for volunteering in the lunch room.

Box Tops for EducationOur school collects Box Tops for Education in order to earn rewards for items for our classrooms. Each homeroom has their own collection box, and there are contests throughout the school year with prizes for the classes that collect the most. Encourage grandparents to save them as well and support our school!

Living Our Mission...

The 3rd graders wrapped gifts for the Angel Tree during the Advent season.

Our Christmas Musical showcased many of the talented singers and actors we have at All Saints.

Our grandparents enjoyed visiting the classrooms during Catholic Schools Week.

The school’s Chess Club has proved to be very popular on Friday afternoons.

FACTSmgt.com

Grant & Aid Assessment

FACTS Management makes quality education affordable for families by assisting schools in awarding financial aid. We work with schools to create a custom application and collect financial data so schools can make accurate award decisions based on financial need.

After completing the online application, you will need to upload or fax all required supporting documentation. Uploaded documents must be in PDF format and the size of each document must be less than 20 MB. If you are unable to upload, fax the required documents to 866.315.9264. Please DO NOT use your mobile device to photo copy required documents due to problems with legibility.

The following supporting documents are required to complete the application process:• Copy of the most recent IRS Federal Form 1040, 1040A or 1040-EZ U.S. Individual Income Tax Return

(the year of the tax return depends on the tax requirements of the school). If applicant and co-applicant file separately, we require both tax returns for the same tax year. We do not require State Tax Returns.

• Copies of all the current year W-2 Wage and Tax Statements for both the applicant and co-applicant. NOTE: If you are applying before you have received all the current year W-2 Wage and Tax Statements, please submit them as soon as they become available.

• Copies of all supporting tax documents if you have business income/loss from any of the following: Business - send Schedule C or C-EZ and Form 4562 Depreciation and Amortization Farm - send Schedule F and Form 4562 Depreciation and Amortization Rental Property - send Schedule E (page 1) S-Corporation - send Schedule E (page 2), Form 1120S (5 pages), Schedule K-1 and Form 8825 Partnership - send Schedule E (page 2), Form 1065 (5 pages), Schedule K-1 and Form 8825 Estates and Trusts - send Schedule E (page 2), Form 1041 and Schedule K-1

*IMPORTANT: If you file a tax return but do not have W-2 wages because you are self-employed, you will be required to submit a copy of your current year Federal Form 1040 Tax Return.

• Copies of all supporting documentation for household Non-Taxable Income such as: Social Security Income, Welfare, Child Support, Food Stamps, Workers’ Compensation, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). If you do not file a tax return, you are required to provide documentation of all income received.

*All documentation received is imaged upon receipt and then destroyed.

You may login to your FACTS user account to review the status of your application. Please allow 2 weeks processing time from the date you provided the supporting documents before inquiring further about receipt and/or status of the uploaded or faxed documents. Application deadlines are set by the institution awarding the scholarships. If you are applying after the deadline, please contact your school to ensure that your application will be accepted.

*A non-refundable application fee may be required before your application will be submitted.

NOTE: Award decisions are made by the institution providing the scholarship, not FACTS.

For more information, visit FACTSmgt.com/grant-and-aid

Library News

Congratulations to the following students who met their 2nd quarter AR goals and went bowling with us in December!

2nd grade: Madilyn B., Lulu B., Dillon B., Owen C., Laura K., Taylor H., Dylan R., Porter H., Jack J., Kade K., Wanina K., Jaylee P., Kenneth N., Viet N., Andrea S., Anstyn W., Ben B., Olivia L., Luke G., Mia C., Bianca E., Will N., Luke P., Basil T., and Caleb W. 3rd grade: Kate B., Mia C., Grant B., Carson L., Madison H., Hayden T., Harrison M., Tommy M., Austin B., Max B., Emma C., Martin H., Nicole M., Laney P., Andrew P., Brianna D., Andrea U., Lauren D., Maggie P., Karsyn W., Scout M., and Katie R. 4th grade: Jaelin B., Ian B., Reagan F., Nathan J., Isabella M., Andrew N., Abbey O., Canaan S., Claire G., Issie H., Seamus L., Joseph M., Jace H., Maddox M., Ava H., and Owen G. 5th grade: Maddy L., Ivy B., Andrei G., Michael K., Emmie H., Natalie C., David M., Nicholas M., Clare K., Faith C., David L., Anthony P., Shania B., Reagan D., Jonah R., Joel C., Cloe B., Karelis O., Gage H., Dylan H., Malana E., Addy H., Olivia B., Kailey W., Kennedy W., Mason T., James S., Natalia E., Shelby A., and Sean M. 6th grade: Curry K., Jillian F., Anna S., Ella C., Izzy M., Emily M., Adam C., Adam P., Olivia M., Will D., Ryan B., Elise R., Lauren H., Halle A., Peyton C., Billy H., Drew P., Kiley M., Claire R., Grace W., and Josh G. 7th grade: Georgia B., Nick F., Connor M., Bella A., Kate D., Samantha K., Garrett S., Justin W., Elle S., Austin H., Carter M., Megan R., Aryn M., Elle S., Seth T., Sam H., Alyssa G., Grace N., Bryce G., and Ariana C. 8th grade: Grant C., Gracey H., Harrison L., Alex B., Max W., Jack L., Tyler B., Joshua W., Aurora B., Cat L., Anna K., Emma W., Allison A., Ella S., Skyla D., Vivian V., Ella E., Marissa W., Bailey H., Keira L., Maddy K., Brenna S., Alex J., Olivia M., Jeana F., Lily S., Cami P., and Hayden O.

The 3rd quarter AR deadline is Wednesday, March 7th. We will be going roller skating on Monday, March 12th. Congratulations to those who have already reached their goals! Students who haven’t yet have plenty of more time!

What a fabulous time we have had during Catholic Schools Week! Mrs. McCloud came to visit and shared a wonderful short story: "The Affair at 7 rue de M" by John Steinbeck. The 5th grades and Mr. Power’s class enjoyed listening to how a boy's obsession with chewing gum, turned into the gum's obsession with chewing the boy!

As part of Community on Monday of Catholic Schools Week, we had the Director of the Broken Arrow Museum, Lori Lewis, share the story, “Marmie, A Mouse on Main Street.” The author, Lynn Palmer is from Broken Arrow, and her children attended All Saints for a brief time several years ago. This book was written to benefit the Broken Arrow Museum and is dedicated to Marmie Apsley. First and second graders enjoyed hearing the story and seeing how much Broken Arrow has changed over the years.

It was wonderful to have Fr. Sean come in and tell the story of his Faith journey. We were reminded of how we all have a story or journey and God is helping us find out what it is. Our Faith Community at All Saints is a great place for our story to begin!

Jump Rope for Heart

February 8, 2018

All Saints, along with many schools in the Diocese, participates each year in the American Heart Association sponsored activity Jump Rope for Heart. All of our students spend 25 minutes participating in jumping activities. Students are encouraged to bring a $25 donation for the American Heart Association to help us meet our school goal of $10,000. Larger donations are accepted! Envelopes went home in late January - please bring your donation envelopes the day of the event or complete it online at www.heart.org/jump. Parents are welcome to come and jump with their children. Students are allowed to wear as much red shirt as possible this day if they have raised a minimum of $5. 8:45-9:10 6th PE students only & Pre-K I 9:30-9:55 3T & KA 10-10:25 Pre-K O & 6th students that don’t have PE 10:30-10:55 1P & 7th students that don’t have PE 11-11:25 2C & 8th students that don’t have PE 1-1:25 KE & 4S 1:30-2:00 4P & 1E 2:15-2:45 2H & 5th students 2:50-3:15 7th/8th PE students only & 3B