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Messenger February 14, 2018 | Issue 23

2017-2018 School Calendar

February 14—Ash Wednesday

Mass, Valentines Day, Free

OUD Pink / Red, MSOE 7th /

8th grade

February 15,/16—No School

February 15—Country Springs

Day

February 19—Red,

White, & Blue Out of

Uniform to support

8th grade Legacy

Project, 7th grade DARE

February 20—Peer Mentoring

February 22—Chess Club,

Peer Mentoring

February 23—All School

Mass—7am, 8th grade t-shirts

February 24—Auction

February 26—7th Grade DARE

February 27—Peer Mentoring

March 2—Birthday Table,

Share Our Faith (1:15 Mass)

March 5—7th Grade DARE,

Out of Uniform to support Fr.

Arul’s Indian School

March 6—Peer mentoring,

Band Solo Festival (1-6pm in

Lofy), Peer Mentoring

March 7—Primary Carnival

March 8—Chess Club, Peer

Mentoring

March 9—8th grade t-shirts, All

School Mass 7:50, Fish Fry

March 11—Daylight Savings

Starts

March 12—7th Grade DARE

March 13—Peer Mentoring

March 15—Chess Club, Tuition

Due, 4K—Betty Brinn, Peer

Mentoring

Our Mission calls us to live and share the teachings of the Catholic Church by creating a compassionate atmosphere which develops faith, service, and academic excellence.

It’s time for our annual Lenten Penny Drive! For many, many years HA has supported Children Helping Children, which is a ministry of the School Sisters of St. Francis. This program promotes global awareness and social justice worldwide—check out their video! Beginning Monday, all of our students will have the opportunity to participate in a penny drive that will benefit children in need. Students can deposit pennies (or dollars) in a container in their classroom. We encourage you to have your children do something such as an extra chore to “’earn” the money they give. Thank you in advance for your encouragement and support of this Lenten project!

4th & 5th grade parents—Please save the date for the Middle School Preview Night! Wednesday, March 21th, 6-7:30pm—Check-in in the gym. This is

a must attend event for all future middle school parents. Learn what’s new for next year! Invitations with RSVP forms for current 4th & 5th grade families will be sent by March 1st. All parents are strongly encouraged to attend.

Topics include: Leadership, service, team, and faith development Academics and High School Preparation PLTW/STEM/STEAM, Science, & Math Social Studies/Literature/Language Arts Specialty Course Curriculum Prospective families considering a transfer will also be invited to hear more about our middle school program. These invitations will go out to parishioners and the community over the next several weeks.

Our NEW playground design will be revealed to all students

NEXT WEEK! More information for parents

coming soon!

Home & School Association ...

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Join us for a splashin' good time at the Country Springs Water Park on Thursday, February 15th! Holy Apostles Home and School is

organizing a fun swim day at Country Spring Water park on our next day off of school. Forms and payments need to be returned to the school office by Thursday, February 9th. See attached flyers for details.

Our Home & School Association (HSA) supports the spiritual and educational mission of Holy Apostles School. We

financially assist school needs and provide adult, student, and family

activities. For a full description of the role of the HSA, visit our website & like

us on Facebook!

President’s Day Out of Uniform—Mark your calendar for next Monday’s 8th Grade Legacy Out of Uniform Day. After a

long weekend, you can skip the uniform and return to school on Monday, February 19th in your red, white and blue attire to show your patriotism and honor President’s Day. Your contribution will go to fund the 8th Grade Legacy Project, which is remodeling both locker rooms in the Holy Apostles

Gym. Thank you in advance for your support!

Krispy Kreme BOGO Cards—The 8th grade Legacy Project is still selling Krispy Kreme BOGO cards for only $20!! No expi-

ration date!! Ideal to use for Birthday treats, 1st Communions, graduations, a Sunday treat after church. Or just buy now to use after

More school news ...

Thank you once again to Catholic Financial Life! They have rescheduled the presentation to Friday, 2/23 when they will be presenting us with a $2,500 check. Please join us for Mass on Friday, 2/23 at 7:50am and stay for the presentation!

Coming soon to our website! Look for a redesign of the Parent

Resources tab soon! When you hover over

the tab, you will be able to simply access your most-used information in a dropdown!

This summer our website will become mobile friendly! This will make it

easier for you to find the information you need from your phone!

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Clubs, activities, & student news ...

Do you have other club, service, or student news? Please share news or congratulations with messenger@hanb.org! Thank you!

Congratulations to Abraham Panichikudiyil, who was accepted to MUHS and received the President’s Magis Scholarship for being a top entrance exam tester!

Four boys in Pack 93 have earned their 2018 Religious Award! This program requires the scout and their family

to complete a guided book that is above and beyond their Den and Pack Meeting obligations. The Light of Christ program is designed to bring 1st & 2nd grade boys into a more personal relationship with Jesus.

Congratulations to: Nicholas Leising and Luke Mascari for earning this award!! The Parvuli Dei (Children of God) program for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade boys focuses on service and it's value to others and yourself. This program not only requires the scout and family to complete the book, but the scout and their parent must also meet with Fr. Don and make a banner symbolizing what they learned in the program.

Congratulations to: Alexander Thomas and Thomas Smith for earning this award!! The medals will be blessed at the 9:15 am mass on Sunday, March 4. Great job boys!

Thank you to the middle school families who served Monday night at the St. Vincent DePaul Meal Program! We appreciate all of the families who have supported this great program over the years.

Congratulations to Katrina Hubacek and Naomi Nitka who won third place in the St. Dominick's Forensics meet in Group Interpretation!

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Athletics news ...

Holy Apostles 5th Grade Girls Basketball Team finished in 2nd place at the 2018 St. Thomas Aquinas Basketball Tournament.! Team members are Sofia Gaulke, Molly Burke, Marin Kosidowski, Megan Gilpin, Alexis Kwiatkowski, Payton Kutmas, Ariana Kukec, Lucy Gratz, Jasmin Nguyen, Maria Sundararajan, and Annabelle Shaw. The 5th grade Chargers are coached by Reene Gratz, Lisa Kukec, Jessica Akin, and Rebekah Gratz. Great job team!

Athlete of the Week—Katie Stomma! 8th Grade Katie shoots 3-pointers better than anyone on the 8th grade girls team and already has over ten 3-pointers this season. However, Katie is the Athlete of the Week due to her outright hustle. She gives 110% on every play and pushes as hard as she can in every drill, practice, and every play of every game. Katie does this all with a big smile that just came free of her braces! Parents or coaches - know an athlete that works hard? Every week, we would like to showcase an athlete who consistently com-petes with great work ethic, team work, goal setting, and a commitment toward individual responsibility and team growth. Share their story with us (messenger@hanb.org) using the subject line, “Athlete of the Week Submission”!

Track Registration—It's time to start thinking about the next HA sports season! Track registration (http://www.hanbschool.org/

athletics) is now open for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. The early registration deadline is March 31st and the final registration deadline is April 30th (extra $10 fee will be assessed for registrations received after March 31st). The track season will begin in mid- to late-March and run through the end of the school year. Please contact our Track Coordinator Jim Ganzer with any questions (jim@iwbmarketing.com) about the track season or Chris Ques-nell (chris.quesnell@lakesideengineers.com) with any registration-related questions.

Athletic Board Membership—We are looking for new members to add to the Athletic Board as we will be losing some fami-

lies with 8th grade graduates. We welcome any parish families, but we especially want to invite current 4th grade families who will have children entering 5th grade next school year. We would like to get about 8 incoming 5th grade families on the board as we enter next year. Please consider coming to one of our monthly meetings this spring (March 12, April 9, May 14, June 11 - Room 155 at 6:45 pm) to learn more, or contact Adam Roder (acroder@sbcglobal.net) to ask any questions or to discuss. When on the Athletic Board, you do get the added benefits of (1) your family gets free admission to home volleyball and basketball games, and (2) no concessions / ad-missions duty during volleyball or basketball season!

Upcoming Games—We invite families with younger students to come to a home game and see what HA basketball is all

about. Please come out to cheer on the following HA teams in our gym: Thursday Feb 15th: 7th grade girls tournament games at 5:15, 6:15, 7:15 and 8:15 Saturday Feb 17th: League games at 9:00 (5th grade girls), 10:00 (5th grade boys), and 11:00 (6th grade boys) Sunday Feb. 18th: League games at 12:00 noon (7th grade girls), 1:00 (6th grade girls), and 2:00 (6th grade boys) 4th grade families - this is a great way to learn more about HA basketball and get ready for your soon-to-be 5th graders!

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Parish News ...

There is still time to get tickets for the 2018 Dinner Auction on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the Marriott Milwaukee West! Join us for a fun evening to support both the parish and our school! Register now on myhanb.org!

We are in need of gift cards (value $10 and up) for our raffles and games! Earn a UNIFORM FREE DAY for your kids and the first 30 families will also receive a mini Monopoly toy by donating a gift card of $20 or more! Certificates will be distributed for each gift card received. Send gift card to the school office, attention Auction Raffle by Tuesday, February 20th. Please contact haauction2018@gmail.com with questions.

Introducing: Family Discipleship! For the past year, our parish and school have been working on ways to collaborate and assist all of our children, youth, and families as they continue to grow in their faith and relationship with Jesus Christ. Next year, we will be offering an amazing opportunity to focus on family discipleship. Each month, families will have the opportunity to come together to participate in activities that assist in developing the habits of discipleship. Parents will also be provided tools to help their family to continue to practice our Catholic faith at home. In preparation for this change, we would like to invite you to experience this new look at Family Discipleship on Sunday, March 4th, 2018. The attached a flyer includes more information and a link that will allow you to RSVP for the event. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Teresa Tobin, Rachel Madden, or Melissa Trepte.