October School News

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

October was Respect Life Month and Christ the King School did its part on raising student awareness on this important topic. Junior High students wrote essays on this year's theme "The babe in my womb leaped for joy" (Luke 1:40), while grades K-5 designed posters based on other Respect Life subjects.

October is also test- taking time and our students earnestly completed the nationwide ITBS (Iowa Test of Basic Skills) tests. The school has enjoyed strong and consistent improvement in standardized test scores over the last several years. We are confident that this year's results will continue that trend.

Our High School Night was a huge success. We hosted representatives from eight neighboring high schools to help our students make informed decisions about prospective high schools. Our auditorium was filled to capacity with Junior High students and their parents who had the opportunity to hear individual presentations from schools of their choice.

We were very proud of our contribution to the Larchmont Fair last weekend. I would like to thank our parent board president, LAPD Capt. Beatrice Girmala, and our energetic board members, volunteers and students for making the event so successful. The festively decorated Halloween themed booth and creative art activities were a credit to the school.

We wrapped up the month of October with our annual Halloween costume parade organized by our student council. Students competed for the most original, funniest and scariest costume in each class. On all Saints Day, the students joined together for the celebration of Mass, recognizing the true meaning of Halloween.

We are now looking forward to the upcoming Dinner Dance and Auction which will be held in the Wilshire Country Club on Saturday, November 10th. Many thanks to all the parents and parishioners for donating items which will be auctioned that evening. We are honored to have Mario Martinolli, an alumnus of our school to serve as auctioneer and emcee the event. I look forward to seeing many of you there!