
Donna Illerbrun, Principal
May 13, 2010
Dear Parents and Guardians,
This morning we celebrated the month of Mary with a Living Rosary after
the Mass. Each student represented a rosary bead. Together we all took
part in this beautiful prayer revolving around the scriptural readings of
the Luminous Mysteries. People around the world are praying the rosary
today in conjunction with the date that Mary appeared to the children of
Fatima. Our prayer is for peace; in our hearts, in the classroom, on the
playground, in our homes and throughout the world.
Last night we honored our athletes and their coaches at our Sports
Banquet. For such a small school, we do very well competing with other
students in the parochial leagues. Ron Hensley has done another awesome
job with our sports program this year. A big “Thank You!” goes out to all
of the coaches. They are here day and night practicing with the students
and helping them to be the best that they can be. God bless our coaches!
They volunteer their time and energy to be with all of our children and
try to keep peace with all of the adults. There must be a special place in
heaven for coaches!
We are already preparing for next school year. Our budget has been turned
in and we are now looking at what went well this year and what we need to
improve on. The Home and School committee will be meeting tonight to work
out the details for next year's fund raising. We are trying to work
smarter, not harder. We have decided not to raise the amount of money
needed for fund raising next year. Next year's budget will remain at
$50,000.00 allocated for fund raising. This money is necessary to keep the
tuition cost at $4,300.00 for the first child and 85% for each child there
after. We still have one of the lowest costs of tuition in town.
The Ortiz family, Jimmy and June, have come up with a great idea to help
St. Therese School and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. They have been
working very hard to plan a Horse Shoe Tournament this summer. Proceeds
from this event will be divided by our school and St. Vincent's. They are
raffling off some wonderful prizes: 1st Prize; Night-on-the Town for 2
(local resort and dinner), 2nd Prize: a 32” TV, 3rd Prize: I Pod. We are
asking each family to sell one book of raffle tickets. Each book contains
5 raffle tickets at the cost of $5.00 each, for a total of $25.00 per
book. These will be sent home today. We are truly hoping to have 100%
participation. Please return the ticket stubs and money to the school
office by May 21st.
Dear Heavenly Father,
As the end of the school year approaches, please guide us on our journey
of faith. Give us the strength and the faith to know that you have us
where we need to be. Grant us the courage to forgive those that have hurt
us, and the presence of mind to move forward to make this a better place
on earth. Finally, grant us your peace in all that we do. We ask this in
your name. Amen.
Mrs. Donna Illerbrun, Principal