SPX Newsletter - St. Pius X Catholic School
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SPX Newsletter - St. Pius X Catholic School
St. Pius X Catholic School “To Restore All Things in Christ” – Pope Pius X 7734 Robin Rest, San Antonio, TX 78209 (210) 824-6431 ,(210) 824-7454 FAX www.stpiusxsa.org/school March 27, 2015 Mark Your Calendar 3/27 Stations of the Cross 2:30pm in the Church Lenten Meal in the SPX Cafeteria 5:30-7:30pm support Life Teen & EDGE 3/31 Spring Picture Day 4/1 School Mass 8:15am (3-1) Honors Assembly 9am Passion Play 2:30pm in the Church 4/3 Good Friday, No School 4/6 Easter Monday No School 4/8 School Mass 8:15am (2-2) 4/13 SPX Youth Ministry Golf Scramble At Silverhorn Golf 4/15 School Mass 8;15am (2-1) 4/22 School Mass 8:15am SENIOR MASS Join us as we welcome back the SPX Class of 2011 Click for School Calendar 2015 PSIA District Contest Results Art Memory – 6-7-8 Emily S. 2nd State Qualifier Calculator -- 6-7-8 Megan D. 1st State Qualifier Roberto G. 5th Number Sense – 6 Nic C. 1st State Qualifier nd Bernadette V. 2 State Qualifier Jordan M. 4th Science – 6 Nic C. 1st Dictionary Skills – 4-5 Bernadette V. 5th nd Emilia H. 2 State Qualifier Sarah R. 6th Emma A. 3rd Science – 8 Listening Skills – 6-7-8 Matthew M. 2nd Nathaniel O. 4th Micah R. 4th Maps, Graphs, and Charts – 5 Spelling – 2 Matthew C. 2nd State Qualifier Solana R. 3rd Karolina S. 6th Maps, Graphs, and Charts – 7 Sarah L. 4th Spelling – 6 Leilani G. 5th Nathan M. 1st Bekah T. 3rd Maps, Graphs, and Charts – 8 Jordan M. 6th th Bradley W. 5 Spelling – 7-8 Math – 6 Sterling M. 6th th Sarah R. 6 Vocabulary – 5 Math – 7 Kamille O. 2nd th Megan D. 6 Cortlyn L. 4th Katherine O. 5th Music Memory – 5-6 Emma A. 5th Vocabulary – 6 Christa M. 6th Patrick G. 6th Music Memory – 7-8 Aaron L. 6th Number Sense – 4 Julianna M. 4th Eva V. 6th State Qualifier State Qualifier State Qualifier State Qualifier Vocabulary – 7-8 Matthew M. 4th See More Results on Page 2... 2015 PSIA District Contest Results continued... Creative Writing – 1 Addison V. 1st State Qualifier Ready Writing – 6 Jordan M. 2nd Sophia Z. 3rd Gina T. 4th Creative Writing – 2 Solana R. 6th On-Site Drawing – 6 Christine M. 3rd Ready Writing – 7 Alexandria W. 2nd On-Site Drawing – 7 Paul D. 5th Prose – 5 Alexi K. Ready Writing – 5 Rebecca R. 6th State Qualifier State Qualifier Ready Writing – 8 Anise N. 6th 6th Storytelling – 3 Cameron J. Jane G. Ready Writing – 3 Jane G. 4th 3rd 4th PSIA by the numbers: 18 PSIA events 80 SPX students filling 127 slots 50 SPX students placed in the top 6 12 St. Pius X Catholic School students are going to State in 13 slots As a school we came in 3rd overall, Middle school came in 1st and Elementary came in 5th. The Penny War is Back! What is a Penny War? Each homeroom will have a container and the class that collects the most “positive points” will win. Each penny equals a positive point and the silver coins (nickels, dimes, quarters) count as negative points for another class. You can bring your pennies and put them in your class jar and you can bring your silver coins or dollar bills and put them in another class’s container. Whatever class has the most points wins! That is how you have a penny war! It will be held from May 4, 2015 until May 8, 2015 1st prize: pizza party 2nd prize: ice cream The proceeds will be donated to the Divine Mercy Foundation in Reynosa and the Michael McHugh Teacher Excellence Fund. Thank you for your support! Los Padrinos-Lending a Helping Hand GUESTS OF HONOR Deacon Gene and Jeannie Townsend Gala Fun! Gala was a great night for Catholic Education. A Special THANK YOU to all of the volunteers that helped make our school's gala a success. We had many wonderful “property owners" and benefactors from friends, school parents, parishioners, and our alumni base. Many thanks to all who came and made a positive impact on our school. Our Elementary School Teachers had fun at the annual Gala! Congratulations to our Elementary Team for being named “Teacher of the Year” St. Pius X Women’s ACTS Retreat April 9-12, 2015 “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me.” – Psalm 51:12 The cost for the retreat is $160, which covers everything, including transportation, meals and lodging. No one will be denied admission to the retreat due to financial reasons. Scholarships are available for those who need them. Registration forms can be found in the back of the church and in the church office. This is a great opportunity to meet some fabulous ladies and learn more about our beautiful Catholic faith. Please come! For more information, please contact Kimberly Casillas at 274-0954 or Angie Smith at 685-9135. New to San Antonio? Curious about Fiesta? By 1890, San Antonio, Texas, was a thriving trade center with population of 38,000. In 1891 a group of citizens decided to honor the heroes of the Alamo and Battle of San Jacinto with a Battle of Flowers. The first parade had horse-drawn carriages, bicycles decorated with fresh flowers and floats carrying children dressed as flowers. The Belknap Rifles represented the military. The participants pelted each other with blossoms. The Battle of Flowers Parade is the largest parade in Fiesta. http://www.fiesta-sa.org/ Parade Tickets! Fiesta is right around the corner, and the St. Pius Men’s Club and Boy Scout Troop 444 are once again selling tickets for the Battle of Flowers parade and Fiesta Flambeau parade, April 24th and 25th. There are only a few tickets left for the night parade, but there are plenty seats available for the day parade. Pricing: All night tickets Day parade row 1 and 2 Day parade row 3 and 4 $12 $12 $10 Our block of seats are located on the west side of Broadway, just north of 3rd (Martin). If you are interested in purchasing tickets, please call the church office 210.824.0139 / ext. 202 or you can e-mail [email protected]. This is a great way to celebrate your Fiesta Friday, and proceeds benefit two great St. Pius organizations. 5th Grade trip to Camp Kappe Our 5th grade students left on Tuesday morning for Camp Kappe and the School of Environmental Education (S.E.E.) S.E.E. is an accredited school which provides a four-day outdoor experience of God's gift of nature while studying life cycles, food chains, the environment's effect on man, man's effect on the environment, conservation of resources, etc. It offers hands-on experience with farm animals and gardening along with many other exciting adventures in outdoor education . We will have more details and pictures in next week’s newsletter. Our 5th grade parents got up early to send off their students to Camp Kappe. Click here for Camp Kappe information