Saint Rita School Weekly Newsletter

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March 12, 2012

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Important Dates

*Tuesday, March 13, 7:45 arrival time Mass Dress th sponsored by the 5 grade rd th 3 and 6 grade Stations of the Cross at Mater De La Rosa L.E.A.P.S.Karate Confessions in the church 4:15-5:15 *Wednesday, March 14, $1.00 POPSICLE SALE sponsored by the eight-grade class L.E.A.P.S. Baton and Cheer *Thursday, March 15, 1:45 Dismissal Staff meeting L.E.A.P.S. Sewing and Accessories for American Girl Dolls. Chess and Dance Class *Friday, March 16, Non-Uniform dress in honor of St. nd Patricks Day End of 2 Trimester Meatless meal Mac N Cheese *Saturday, March 17, Happy St. Patricks Day Confessions in the church 4:00-5:00 *Monday, March 19 L.E.A.P.S. Knitting class Confessions in the church 4:15-5:15 *Tuesday, March 20, 7:45 arrival time Mass Dress th sponsored by the 5 grade L.E.A.P.S.Karate Confessions in the church 3:15-4:15 *Wednesday, March 21, L.E.A.P.S. Baton and Cheer *Thursday, March 22, 1:45 Dismissal Staff meeting L.E.A.P.S. Sewing and Accessories for American Girl Dolls. Chess and Dance Class *Friday, March 23, rd 3 grade GCC Planetarium Report Card Day Meatless meal Bean and Cheese Burrito

St. Rita's Hoop It Up Sunday March 25th, 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM East Side of St. Rita's School

Pledges Due in Office THIS Friday, March 16th. Rewards: 1. MVP-Scrip for most $ earned. 2. Team Award-pizza party and free dress for highest percent of participation per class. (One winner for East Campus & one winner for West Campus ) 3. St. Rita's Wrist Bands (one for each pledge solicited) Friday, March 23rd-Free Dress in your favorite basketball team t-shirt or jersey for 6 cans of Diet Coke, Sprite, or Coke for East Campus 6 to 8 bottles of water for West Campus. Volunteers needed for this event. Please sign up on Volunteer Spot.

FATHER KEN DEASEY IS GOING BACK TO HAITI ON MARCH 25!

100% of $500,000 in donations made to the Holy Childhood Association, Los Angeles, was given to over 8 Catholic religious orders who have been serving the impoverished people of Haiti. An additional $125,000 was collected and 100% of it given for the relocation, temporary establishment and permanent rebuilding underway at the Institute Montfort (aka "the Farm") for the housing and education of 300 deaf and mute Haitian children. No administration costs were deducted.

Weve sent Father Ken a check from our Lenten Lunch collection. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation please send your checks to the school office made out to: Holy Childhood Association in an envelope marked H.C.A. and we will send it to him.

Great Showing at K of C Track Meet

On a day full of school related activities, about two-thirds of our track team made it to Damien High School in La Verne for the annual Knight's of Columbus track meet. The day started with a bang as our 1600-meter runners all ran lifetime bests to dominate the medals. In fact two runners, Natalie O'Brien for Varsity Girls and Anthony Camacho for B Boys shattered school records in the event. This set the course for the day as St. Rita athletes were showered in dozens of gold, silver and bronze medals. The surprise is that the times turned in were so good for so early in the season. Sarah Troescher already bested her 200-meter record and the Varsity girls (Caroline McCreary, Sarah Perret, Mallory Campbell and Sarah Troescher) blew through the old 4 X 100 meter record with less than stellar handoffs. The successes in this meet bode well for the team when everyone is there. Next up for the track team is the St. Joseph Pomona Meet. That is the first team-scoring meet of the year. It is on Saturday March 24 and is unique in that it takes place on a grass track. It is also a meet where St. Rita has never lost and we hope to continue the streak.

*Monday, March 26 6:00 PM - D.C. Trip 2013 Meeting for 7th grade parents 7:00 PM - D.C. Departure Info Meeting for 8th grade participants

Academic Decathlon
This past Saturday, March 10, the Academic Decathlon team competed in the 23rd Academic Junior High Decathlon for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles at the historic Los Angeles Sports Arena. The event proved to be exciting with 101 schools and over 1,000 6th to 8th grade students competing. Parents, siblings, friends, principals, pastors, and many more people made up the 5,000 spectators who cheered loud and proud for their teams. The main event for St. Rita was an up and down event. They ended up scoring 28 points for this round, which was right in the middle. They had their strongest showing in this event with answering 7 out of 10 hard questions on the Gospel of John and scoring better than that for the Science portion. With the highest score being 45, this was a good showing. This team gained a lot of experience of what it takes to be prepared for the competition and could do very well in next year's competition.

Please read Important Letter from Monsignor Richard in todays Family Envelope Confession Schedule: Monday, March 12th, 19th, 26th, 4:15-5:15 Tuesday, March 20th, 27th, 3:15-4:15 Saturday, March 17th, 24th, 31st, 4:00-5:00 Tuesday, April 3rd, Communal Penance Service at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Pasadena at 7:00 p.m. Registration is not Past Due
If we have not received your Registration for the 2012-2013 School year we will begin filling the space with students on our waiting list. Please send in your signed contract and fee. $250.00+ $50.00 Late Fee $300.00 To qualify for in parish tuition rates, families must be registered in the parish attending Mass on Sunday and submitting envelopes during the collections. All others are charged as out of parish. Tuition adjustments will be made for those who are no longer active parishioners.

A Message From the Student Council

On February 24th we had a great pep rally. It started off with the St. Rita cheer squad and baton team performing their outstanding routine, which certainly got the crowd, pumped for the terrific basketball game that followed. The Varsity girls and boys basketball teams played against each other and went head to head battling it out for the victory. Did we mention that the Varsity boys had to wear oven mitts while playing? It slowed them down a little but in the end it was a close game. We want to thank everyone who supported our mighty Raiders in cheering and showing your school spirit! You Rock!!! P.S. The Student Council will continue to host the yummy and meatless Lenten hot lunches every Friday during Lent. It is not too late to order! Sincerely, The Student Council

St. Rita Used Book Sale

Do you have any unwanted books on your bookshelves? Please bring them to our library. All books that we cannot use in our library we will be selling at our upcoming Used Book Sale. Kickoff will be Sunday, April 22nd after the 10:00am Mass along with coffee and donuts sponsored by our Student Council members. The Book Sale will continue that week at our school ~ outside the office ~ in the breezeway. All books $1.00 each, any additional donations also accepted. This is another great way to clean out your bookshelves and support our school. Used book donations will be accepted for the next month. Please bring your donations to the school library while we prepare for our sale and purge some of our old books to make room for some new ones. Any questions, feel free to contact Mrs. Alvarado alvarado@st-ritaschool.org or 355-6114

Wednesday, March 13, Recess $1.00 Popsicle Sale Sponsored by the 8th Grade Class

Fingerprinting in the San Gabriel Region

Grandparents / Special Persons Day May 17, 2012

Mark you calendars Be sure to send in your forms with your Grandparents information we will be mailing the invitations next week.

Wednesday, March 14th ST. ANTHONY 1901 S. San Gabriel Blvd. 12:00pm - 3:40pm & 5:20pm - 7:20pm San Gabriel For appointment call (626) 288-5511 Wednesday, March 28th ST. JOHN VIANNEY 1345 Turnbull Canyon Rd. 12:00pm - 3:40pm & 5:20pm - 7:20pm Hacienda Heights For appointment call (626) 330-2269