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2014 FALL-WINTER NEWSLETTER

Community

is at the heart

of

Catholic

Education

Taste Of The Town

From Our Principal

Principal’s Message:

As we approach Catholic Schools Week 2015, it is an opportune time to thank all of those

who support St. Andrew Catholic School. Our existence and unique mission are inextricably tied to

the Catholic Church, and St. Andrew Church, in particular. We receive both financial and spiritual

support from our Church and clergy. That backing is continual and non-wavering. It is the kind of

support that Catholic schools have enjoyed across the United States for so many years. Our pastor, parochial vicar, and parish-

ioners all play a valuable part and we are most grateful.

What can we say about our parents? Many sacrifice to keep their children in this school because they believe in the val-

ue of a Catholic education. They donate money, prayers, volunteer time, and their expertise. Fundraising through the Taste of

the Town is a prime example of parental dedication. These efforts are noted and deeply appreciated.

The fine teachers and support staff of our school deserve our gratitude. Their work is mission driven, and they provide a

rigorous instructional program. Although their pay is not as high as their public school counterparts, they are well qualified and

have a level of workplace satisfaction that has resulted in very low employee turnover. We are pleased to count each of them as

a member of the St. Andrew School Family, and thank them for their service and care of our students.

Finally we thank our students. You are the reason for the existence of this school! We appreciate your hard work, en-

thusiasm, faithfulness, and school spirit.

To each of our constituents, a sincere thank you! Sincerely, Molly Halasz

Taste of the Town 2014…

Thank you to everyone who helped out to make the 2014 Taste of the Town a success! A fun

time was had by all!

Our new floor plan received great reviews, some of the comments were "it was much easier to

move around" ..."I liked having the band closer to the beer and wine garden; it was nice to be

able to enjoy the music" and loved that there were more food ticket lines, it didn't take me as

long to get food tickets"!

This event would not be possible without the tasty food that our local restaurants provide; it's a

big commitment on their part. With that said, the past chairs and committee members have laid

such a strong foundation for future chair's, it's up to us to make sure that we continue to recog-

nize our local restaurants and those who volunteer to be a part of our school's biggest fundrais-

er. We raise enough money each year to provide many needed improvements to our school. The

playground, new windows, smart boards and this year new bathrooms and water fountain sta-

tions!

I feel blessed to have worked with such a hardworking and dedicated committee. I wish Meg

Shavitz, the 2015 Chairperson much success!

Lisa Monticello

Getting Settled at St. Andrews

Senora Sanford

St. Andrew School has a new Spanish teacher, Mrs. Claudia Sanford. A na-tive of Bogota, Columbia, Mrs. Sanford has been in the U.S. for many years. Her education degree and teaching experience were both obtained in Ohio. She taught at St. Bridgid Catholic School near Columbus and then relocated to SC with her family. Senora Sanford offers a varied curriculum for St. Andrew students beginning with Kindergarteners at the conversa-tional level, then working up to academic preparation for high school in the middle school grades. Successful 8th graders have the opportunity to earn one high school credit in Spanish I before leaving our school.

Ms. JoLynn Prochaska

Ms. Prochaska teaches middle school science and math, plus 8th grade homeroom. As a former St. Andrew School student, she understands very well the mission and philosophy of our school. Her 7th

and 8th grade students have begun preparations for Science Fair which will be held in March. Ms. Prochaska and Ms. Sauvageau are teaming up to make the written research portion of the project an English/ Science collaboration. She is also arranging a spring-time 8th grade class trip to Charleston. St. Andrew middle school students are responding well to their sci-ence and math lessons with Ms. Prochaska.

What a wonderful new job I have! I cannot express how fun it is to come to work every day and be the new secretary here at St. An-drew School. I have enjoyed meeting all the new students and fami-lies, seeing all the old familiar faces, and settling into my new posi-tion. I have learned so much about our great school and I have got-ten to know so many of the students. I must say we have such a wonderful, polite, and energetic student body they keep me laugh-ing and smiling. Many of you know that my husband, Thomas “T” , and I have two boys here at school, Charlie in 6th grade and Tommy in 5th. Although “T” is a teacher at MBHS, this is my first time working in a school. I have a degree in Psychology from UNC Wilmington, and have worked for UsAirways and Frontier Airlines. I have even taught some classes at HGTC here in Conway. With all of the many things I have done, nothing compares to working at St. Andrew School. I have felt so welcomed not only by the fabulous teachers and staff but also by the parents. I know I have big shoes to fill and I promise to do my best to make your St. Andrew School experience as wonderful as mine.

Mrs. Michelle Glenn

3rd and 7th graders working together to

create Christmas picture books using

iPads. They can't wait to present their finished

books on the Smart-

Board!

We are very excited to report that our new program

to help strengthen our school community - Family, Fun,

& Fellowship, has been well received. We have had

great participation for each event. To date, we enjoyed

the movie “Frozen” under the stars with popcorn and

drinks. In November we made scarecrows and fall

crafts while feasting on chili and hot dogs. At

Christmastime we sang carols around the St. Andrew

neighborhood and warmed up with hot chocolate and

cookies. We enjoyed seeing everyone at our potluck

game night in January. The events have been scheduled

around a Mass time to make it convenient for

all. Remaining events include International dance

lessons at the end of March, and wrapping it up with a

family picnic, May 31st at Myrtle Beach State

Park. Please join us to connect and get to know your

St. Andrew families. If you would like to volunteer or

have any questions, please call Mary Hollingsworth (997

-6673, Rina Klein (267-5624), or Meg Shavitz (602-

2412).

The 3rd graders really

enjoyed studying rocks

with the Children's

Museum of South

Carolina!

OUR CHRISTMAS RECITAL

On Oct. 9, the fifth graders took their annual field trip to Ingram Planetarium in Sun-

set Beach, NC. They watched the show Oasis in Space which was about where in

space we might find planets that may have or had water. This concept gave them a

different view of ‘life in space’.

Next, they saw a live star movie that featured planets that could be seen at night

during the fall. They had a great time in the Science Hall which included a

hurricane simulator and interactive learning games. After a busy morning

of learning and fun, our trip ended with lunch at Golden Corral where, of

course, the chocolate fountain was the biggest hit!

Pumpkin

Pandemonium

with our

Kindergarteners

Fifth Graders go to the Ingram Planetarium

Pirate Day at the beach with

our Second Graders

AHOY!

Middle School

Halloween Dance

Ed Piotrowski from

WPDE News

Visits our 4th

grade class to talk

about the weather

2nd, 3rd

and 6

graders

with

Help 4 Kids

Mrs. Hancheck’s First grade had a baby shower for

Mary in December. Each child brought in a request-

ed item such as a blanket, rattle, clothes, bible, etc.

Attached to each item was a special quote along with a

Bible verse. We created 4 baskets for needy moms.

The children were excited to know that they were

helping babies get a wonderful start in life!

Winner : Brady

Roberts

Mrs. Tucker

Runner up : Eva

Patenaude

Meet This Years

South Carolina Jr. Scholars

Danny Saad, Sophie Pellicci,

Samantha Fanning, Lucas Licaj

OUR THANKSGIVING COLLECTION

Winner : Amy Leak,

Ms. Sauvageau,

Runner up :

Christine Leak

Geography Bee Spelling Bee

Qualifiers: Amy Leak, Christine Leak, Lucas Licaj,

Harrison Hamilton, Taylor Pirttima, Natalie

Andrews, Samantha Fanning, Eva Patenaude

Qualifiers: Anna Phillips, Julia DeSalvo, Eva

Patenaude, Nick Andrews, Brady Roberts,

Tommy Riga ,Nathan Klein, Molly Rion, Lucas

Licaj, Sophie Pellicci

Student Council helps the needy

VOLLEYBALL

SOCCER

Spring and Fall SPORTS

GOLF

St. Andrew Catholic School Honor Code

As a student of St. Andrew Catholic School:

I pledge to be an example of Christ to all those around

me through both my words and actions.

I pledge to respect and show kindness and consideration

to my fellow students and teachers.

I pledge to use honesty in all situations.

I pledge to always work to the best of my ability.

I will put God and honor above all.

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