End of the year school news 2008

Sunday, June 15, 2008

As the school year draws to a close, we look back at all we have accomplished throughout the year and thank God for the many blessings we have received. We are very grateful to all those who contributed to a successful academic year.

Active parent participation made possible a number of rewarding field trips. Thank you to all the generous and willing parents who served as chaperones and provided logistical support for class field trips to the Museum of Tolerance, the Natural History Museum, the San Gabriel Mission and other cultural resources. Our end of year field trip to the El Capitan Theater proved to be a very successful and appealing outing. Our students thoroughly enjoyed C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, especially those who had already read the book.

A team of our seventh grade students traveled to Notre Dame Academy to compete against a number of other schools in a Spelling Bee competition. We congratulate our seventh grader, Stephanie Kim, who placed first in the event! We were very happy to welcome a number of alumni and parishioners to our International Festival - a weekend of good food, music, games and dance. We thank all those who worked so hard to make it a success. We were very proud of our spirited students who danced so impressively to the music of the seventies and eighties.

We are all looking forward to our annual Sports Night on June 4, when many of our student athletes will receive well-deserved recognition for their achievement in sports throughout the year - volleyball, basketball, football, track and field.

It is now time to say good bye to our eighth grade class as they prepare for graduation on June 7. We are very proud of their many accomplishments. They concluded the year with a Retreat at St. Andrew's Abbey, Valyermo. We wish these students continued success in their high schools and God's blessing in the future.

We hope everyone has a safe, happy and constructive vacation. Our summer school classes begin on June 16. We would like to remind all our students to turn off their television sets, computers and video games and spend more time reading and enjoying the great outdoors. We thank our pastor, Father Antonio, who is currently on sabbatical leave in Italy for the continued love and commitment he has given to our school. We welcome Father Patrick Tuffy, who is here from Ireland to take Father Antonio's place. We thank our parent board, under the leadership of Captain Beatrice Girmala, all our families and parishioners for their generosity and support throughout the year.

May God bless you all.