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RONCALLI
January, 2014
Aberdeen Catholic School System
Home of the Cavaliers
1400 N DAKOTA STREET, ABERDEEN, SD 57401
ATTENDANCE
NOTICES
When your child will be
absent from school or
leaves for an
appointment, please call
the appropriate number
found at the bottom of
this page.
DONALD’S
UNIFORM SALE
Tuesday, January 14
3:00-7:00 pm
Roncalli Elementary
CATHOLIC
SCHOOLS WEEK
ALL SCHOOLS
MASS
Wednesday,
January 29, 2014
1:30 pm , RHS Gym
Central Office:
(605) 226-2100
High School Office:
(605) 225-7440
Elementary School:
(605) 229-4100
Primary School:
(605) 225-3460
ABERDEENRONCALLI.ORG
GREETING FROM ACSS PRESIDENT
Happy
New Year!
It’s hard to
believe but,
the new year
marks the
half way point of the
school year. We have
exciting things to look
forward to in 2014. We
hope you will be part of
the many happenings at
Roncalli.
January 26-February 1
is Catholic Schools
Week. The theme is
Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service. Bishop
Paul Swain will again
join us on Wednesday,
January 29 for the All
School Liturgy, beginning
at 1:30 p.m. in the RHS
gymnasium. Catholic
Schools Week will be
especially memorable for
us as we focus on the life
and legacy of our namesake, Angelo Roncalli.
On Sunday, April 27
Blessed John XXIII
(Angelo Roncalli) and
Blessed John Paul II will
be canonized in ceremonies at the Vatican. We
are planning a series of
events throughout the year
to recognize this special
event, including rededication of the RHS building
in September. The Roncalli All-School Reunion
is June 13-15, with a full
weekend of activities
planned. Bishop Swain
will again be joining us to
celebrate the Sacred Liturgy on June 15. The canonization of Blessed John
XXIII and the 50th anniversary of RHS afford us
this unique point in history
to celebrate.
In January we will be
convening our first meeting of our new Wellness
Council. The Wellness
Council is a cross section
of educators, parents,
board members, food service professionals, students, business leaders and
health professionals. As a
requirement of the federal
lunch program, we will be
updating our current Wellness Policy. Thank you to
the following individuals
who have agreed to help
update the policy. Cari
Berner, Tim Baustian, Kim
Bot, Colette Carrels, Erin
Diebert, Terry Dosch,
Rachel Haigh-Blume, Eric
Lacher, Isaac Lien, Dona
Mangan, Erika McLeod,
Samantha Serr, Mark Stone
and Angel Vermillion.
If you have not been at
Roncalli Primary School
lately, please stop in to
check out the fresh and
colorful painting job that
was completed over Christmas break. Thank you to
Brenda Mitzel and her
many volunteers who
worked on this project.
Painting will continue
during the summer.
Students at Roncalli
Elementary School will
notice new computers in
their lab.
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“Instilling Catholic values and promoting academic excellence by nurturing mind, body and soul.”
ABERDEEN CATHOLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
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President continued…..
This should minimize the connectivity problems that have
been experienced recently. We
have minimal wireless connectivity at RES, therefore, a wired
lab is the most practical and
cost effective solution.
The Buildings and Grounds
Committee of the Board has
been meeting monthly to review
the capital outlay plan and the
next phase of the Revitalizing
Roncalli Campaign. The Fine
Arts Wing, bathrooms and
changing rooms are the priorities. You will be hearing more
about this as we progress into
2014.
Thank you to everyone who
MATH COUNTS
completed the on-line satisfaction survey. We received
responses from over 100 people. The results are on page 5
of this newsletter.
Mathcounts competition
was held Wednesday, December 11 at Roncalli with eight
area schools present for 7th
and 8th grade.
Thank you to everyone who
remembered teachers and staff
during the holiday season with
gifts, food and most importantly prayers. It was all
greatly appreciated and does
not go unnoticed. This ministry would not be possible without the time, talent and treasure
of so many faithful and faithfilled people.
Our teams both took 1st
place. 8th grade team members were Colton Hellwig,
Austin Cihak, Lucas Goetz,
and Matthew Sperry. 7th
grade team members were
Joseph Goetz, Lucas
Schaefbauer, Audrey Cihak
and Allison Dix. Way to go
Cavaliers. We have been having an excellent season
placing in the top places in
every meet in which we have
competed.
JoEllen Lindner
ACSS President
“Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.”
2014 marks the 40th Anniversary of this annual event
Highlights of the week at ACSS:
Kindergarten Open House, Tuesday, January 28 @ 5:30 pm, RPS
All Schools Mass, Wednesday, January 29 @ 1:30 pm
Most Reverend Bishop Paul Swain presiding
Sock Hop, Friday, January 31 @ 6:30 pm, RES Gym
There will be other special activities throughout the week in your child’s school.
Keep alert for details to come.
Like us on facebook @
Aberdeen Roncalli
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ABERDEEN CATHOLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM
A great way to start the New Year
at school!
SIGN UP FOR MYSCHOOLBUCKS
If you haven’t already done it.
This link will get you started right away
https://www.myschoolbucks.com/login/getmain.do?action=home
CALLING THE CLASS OF 2027!
On January 28, Roncalli will host an Open House at 5:30pm at Roncalli Primary School for parents of children who will be ready for kindergarten this fall. The open house will describe our program and answer questions parents may have about their child’s readiness for kindergarten. Childcare
will be provided.
If you know someone we should invite to the open house, please give us their name and address,
and we'll invite them. If you want, we will tell them you recommended them. Remember that we offer
a "bounty" for students that our current families bring to Roncalli. If a family enrolls with Roncalli
and indicates on their registration form that you referred them, we'll credit your tuition account $100
for each student enrolled.
CAVALIER CAMPAIGN SUPPORTS RONCALLI & TUITION
Please support the Cavalier Campaign Annual Fund, which helps fund key operational needs at
Roncalli: teacher salaries, tuition assistance, and educational technology.
We need the Cavalier Campaign as well as our other fundraising resources—including Home and
School, Booster Club, the Roncalli Ball, the Roncalli Foundation, Nearly New, Cavalier Gift Cards,
and others—because tuition revenue does not cover the cost of education. The simple average cost per
student at Roncalli is $6,700 (dividing budget by enrollment). On average, tuition accounts for a little
under 50%. We receive significant support from Sacred Heart and St. Mary’s parishes and from the
other fundraising sources mentioned.
Because of all this fundraising support, tuition at Roncalli is less than tuition at other private schools
in Aberdeen and South Dakota. Average tuition at Roncalli is $550 less than Sioux Falls Catholic
Schools and $1,350 less than Rapid City Catholic Schools.
Please make a gift to the Cavalier Campaign. Your support helps us make up the funding gap, and it
is a tax-deductible way to keep tuition more affordable. Thanks for your support!
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ABERDEEN CATHOLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
BOOSTER CLUB
SPIRIT STORE HOURS
JANUARY
Green and Gold Cards:
5PM-7PM on Home Games!
Remember that when you purchase a Green and
Gold card, you are not only supporting Roncalli
athletics but all fine arts programs as well. The
cards will gain you entry to all regular season
home sporting events as well as fine art events.
Tickets are available in the Central Office and at
the ticket booth at all home games.
Tom Wanttie, President
Tues. 1/7
Fri. 1/10
Fri. 1/17
Thurs. 1/30
Michele Titus (Manager)
Melissa Barnett (Co-Manager)
Lisa Berbos (Assistant Manager)
Helen Torrence (Assistant)
HOME AND SCHOOL ORG.
CASH or CHECKS accepted Now accepting credit
cards w/$100.00 purchase minimum!
SCHWAN’S FROZEN FOOD FUNDRAISER- EXTENDED
Wishing you and your families a beautiful Christmas Season and a blessed New Year!
We will be extending our Schwan's Fundraiser to February 20th. Please take time to visit the website and
place an order. It is delivered directly to your house on the day of your choosing. Roncalli Home and
School receives 20% of your order. And 40% of all e-certificates. If you currently order through the
phone or a regular driver, use our school Campaign Code of #4705 and our Fundraiser ID is #10534. Join
us in supporting Home and School!
https://schwans.flipgive.com/ "Find a Campaign". Type in Roncalli. This takes you directly to our page
for you to order.
"You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your
generosity will result in thanksgiving to God." -2 Cor. 9:11
Sock Hop
A Family Fun Event
January 3 1 s t 6:30 -9:00 pm
RES gymnasium
It’s a family event sponsored by Home and School to bring Roncalli families together
for fun and laughter! Dress up in your poodle skirt or leather jacket!
More information to come!
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1400 N. DAKOTA ST.
SATISFACTION SURVEY
Thank you to everyone who
completed the satisfaction survey during the months of November and December. While
it is too lengthy to list all the
responses, here are the highlights from the first half of the
survey. Check the newsletter
next month for results from the
second half of the survey. Over
the coming months, Administration will be working on the
areas you have indicated need
improvement.
1. What school (s) does (do)
your child (ren) attend?
RJHS/RHS 52.5%
RPS
40.6%
RES
39.6%
SonShine Patch 18.8%
2. What is the Aberdeen
Catholic School System doing
well?
Many of you cited the welcoming, Catholic, friendly,
safe, small school environment, with caring teachers
and staff. Community service, academic preparation,
religious education and several improvements from last
year were also acknowledged.
3. What could the Aberdeen
Catholic School System be
doing better?
These are the most common
responses:
The parking lot system at
RES; snow removal at
RPS; over use of the
SchoolReach system;
approachability of some
teachers; amount of
fundraisers; more
advanced placement
classes; consistency in
the classrooms; communication; recruitment;
get more parents
involved in Home and
School; classroom discipline; better communication with parents and
students about youth
opportunities provided
by the Diocese and the
local parishes; knowing
what it means to be
Catholic and how to live
as a Catholic when they
graduate; the website;
put more money towards
the primary and elementary schools so younger
children don’t have to do
as much fundraising;
improve math and science programs; provide
more assistance to children with special needs
or steer them toward
public programs that
have resources available; less paper; scheduling of conferences;
daily announcements
should be updated in a
timely manner; expanding class options; career
planning and exploration; we need to continue
working on being kind to
each other at all levels.
4. How do you want to receive
information from the ACSS?
Email
89%
SchoolReach 60%
Text
43%
Website
24%
Paper newsletters 19%
Facebook
8%
5. Please rate the use of our
website.
Extremely user friendly
6.9%
Very user friendly
48.5%
Somewhat user friendly
32.7%
Not user friendly
5.0%
Don’t know
5.0%
No opinion
2.0%
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ABERDEEN CATHOLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
WINTER FUNDRAISER
In January, the Roncalli
schools will participate in
Catholic United Financial’s
Catholic Schools Raffle. Catholic schools in South Dakota,
North Dakota, and Minnesota
participate in the raffle. Prizes
for the 2014 raffle include a
grand prize of $25,000 cash or a
car with many other prizes as
well. A complete list of prizes
can be found at facebook.com/
catholicschoolsraffle.
Roncalli students will each
receive one book of 10 tickets to
sell. Tickets are $5 each. ALL
PROCEEDS OF THE TICKET
SALES STAY WITH RONCALLI. Proceeds will be directed to needs in our buildings
and to instructional expenses.
https://
www.catholicunitedfinancial.org/
Page.aspx?ID=5311
Winners will be drawn in
March. More information on the
details of the raffle will be forthcoming. You can learn more at
This raffle is in addition to the
Roncalli Ball $10,000 Cash Raffle, for which we ask parents to
sell tickets. Both activities provided needed financial support
for Roncalli and help make up
the difference between tuition
and the cost of education. Thanks
for participating!
HUGE THANK YOU!!
to the following volunteers who
helped with the painting/
restructuring of the RPS building
over Christmas Break: Sandy
Andera, Pat Buechler, Erin
Deibert, Deb Dix, Tina Dosch,
Camille Fischer, Pauline Fischer,
Ryan Hanson, Fr. Joe Holzhauser, Dona Mangan, Anita
Miller, Brenda Mitzel, Steve Mitzel, Rita Pettigrew, Kelsey
Sather, Mary Schwab, Connie
Solberg, Bob Strom and Laurie
Strom. The building looks great!
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2014
3:00-7:00 PM
RONCALLI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Order by Phone or Online before the school sale
date to have your items brought to the school sale
or shipped to the school after the sale for Free!
Use Coupon Code: RoncalliSTS114
NEW STAFF
We are happy to
introduce our new
Facilities Caretaker at
RHS/RPS. Dale
Truebenbach joined
the Roncalli family on
December 23, 2013.
He was in farming before coming to ACSS.
He and his wife Robin have 3 children and
reside in Columbia, SD. Welcome Dale!
PARENT/
GRANDPARENT
VOLUNTEERS
We are so grateful for all you do! WE ARE STILL IN
GREAT NEED OF VOLUNTEER DRIVERS.
Please consider helping. All you need to do is complete
the Safe Environment requirements and return to your
school secretary. If you have any questions, call Michala
Heller at 226-2100.
Background check —- Volunteer Driver Form
SE online Training —- Misconduct Questionnaire
Find all these at
https://safeandsacred-sfcatholic.org
or at each of
the school sites
REMINDER:
RONCALLI CATHOLIC
SCHOOLS
Fundraiser
Tuition is due the
first of each month
for all those who
pay by check.
Automatic withdrawal is
deducted on the
10th of each
month. Thank you.
"As believers, how can
we fail to see that abortion, euthanasia and assisted suicide are a terrible rejection of God's gift
of life and love? And as
believers, how can we fail
to feel the duty to surround the sick and those
in distress with the
warmth of our affection
and the support that will
help them always to embrace life?”
-Blessed Pope John Paul II
Roncalli Can-Do
Wednesday, January 29th
Present this ticket to your server
and 20% of your lunch, dinner and
Carryout sales will benefit the
Roncalli Catholic Schools
Want to help the environment and
raise funds for the Aberdeen Catholic School
System? You “CAN-DO” both by participating in
the Roncalli Boosters can recycling program. When
your home or work recycling bin is full of aluminum
cans, please bring your bagged items to the trailer
parked in the RHS parking lot at 1400 North Dakota
Street. We also have portable recycling bins for use
at your community events, family picnics and school
functions. Contact Curt Hilzendeger at 226-3356
(work) or 380-1046 (home).
RONCALLI GIFT CARD HELPERS!
St. Mary's Church
Sacred Heart Church
Father Joe Holzhauser
Father Steve Jones
Sandy Andera
Margaret Artz
Miko and Mariah Brandner
Jim and Laurie Campbell
Carol Dormady
Shelly Garvin
Angie Hanson and daughters
Janet Hoellein
Sherry McNulty
Barb Michlitsch
Bernie Moran
Janeen Outka
Cathy Papke
Rita Pettigrew
Donna Rahm
Becky Randall
Theresa Russell
Jan Schochenmaier
Keith and Marie Schumacher
Mary Schwab
Pam Smid
Evie Smith
Russ and Marilyn Stone
Bob and Laurie Strom
Helen Torrence
Carrie Van Orman
Sheri Weig
Father Shane Stevens
Father Jonathan Venner
Judy Albl
Brenda Artz
Anne Buttolph and daughters
Alison Byrd
Mary Byrd
Joe and Lisa Dudley
Judy Ewart and daughters
Pam Fahrni
Barb Forred
Pat and Roberta Gallagher
Emma Gallagher
Peg Goetz and Joseph
Robert and Jennifer Goscicki and sons
Vickie Haiar
Cheri Heinz
Michala Heller
Michelle Hengel and Jack
Lois Joseph
Cate Knapp
Ike Kvasnicka
Ann Lacher
Jodi Martinez
Edie Mattern
Cathy McNeary
Bonny Merxbauer
Corliss Morris
Cindy Ostrander
Ellen Renner
Barb Stone
Tom and Janet Wanttie
Jackie Witlock
Niki Zikmund
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Your name can be added! Call 226-2100 to volunteer!
Make plans to attend the
35th annual Roncalli Ball
‘Sequins and Spurs’
Red Carpet Style
Saturday, March 29, 2014
at the
Best Western Ramkota
Ball chairs:
Rosemary Duch &
Janis Heier
Please support Roncalli and buy/sell chances for the
$10,000 CASH RAFFLE
1 chance for $10
10 chances for $50
25 chances (full book) for $100
Turn your tickets into any Roncalli school by January 10 to be entered into a
drawing for one FREE Roncalli Ball ticket and a one-night stay at the Ramkota Hotel in Aberdeen!
Turn your tickets into any Roncalli school by February 5 or March 14
to be entered into a drawing for one free Roncalli Ball ticket.
Thanks for your continued support to Roncalli !