St. Andrew's News, March 14, 2025

Left - We collected over $300 for Catholic Charities through the Baby Bottle Campaign. Thank you all for your generosity!

Right - Thank you, Nurse Carol Whitehair, for teaching us more about how to stay healthy and fight germs!

Week of March 24 - 28

Monday – Enrollment Opens for New Students

Tuesday – School Mass, 2:00

Wednesday – School Mass, 2:00;

Thursday – Fifth Grade to Starbase

Friday – No Uniform Day with Item or $1 for the Food Bank; K to Village Manor for Bingo; Stations of the Cross, 2:40 led by Grade 4

Menu for March 24 - 28

Monday - Sloppy Joes, Fries, Cauliflower, Fruit, Milk

Tuesday - Beef Patty, Mashed Potatoes/Gravy, Corn, Fruit, Milk

Wednesday - Sweet & Sour Chicken, Rice, Peas, Fruit, Milk

Thursday - Lasagna, Salad, Rolls, Fruit, Milk

Friday - Sack Lunch Day

Other Notes -

Enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year has started! Please return your child's enrollment form as soon as possible. This helps us with planning for staffing.

Please help spread the word about our preschool and other new family enrollment which begins after spring break.

All kindergarten students and any new families enrolling at St. Andrew's are eligible to apply for the ACE Scholarship. Contact Principal Whitehair for more details. Deadline is April 15.

Students may begin wearing shorts after spring break, weather permitting.

FROM SUPERINTENDENT, Geoff Andrews-

As Catholic families, we are called to stand firm in our faith and defend what is sacred. It has come to our attention that a Black Mass—a direct mockery of our Holy Eucharist—is scheduled to take place at the Kansas State Capitol on March 28. This sacrilegious event is not only an attack on the Catholic faith but an offense to all people of good will.

We cannot remain silent. Let us respond with courage and faith:

1. Pray Fervently – Join in prayer and fasting for the conversion of those participating in this event. Let us ask Our Lord to transform hearts and bring light where there is darkness.

2. Speak Out – Contact state officials and respectfully express your opposition to allowing such an event in a government building meant to serve the common good. You can find your legislators by visiting the KS Legislature Page and clicking Find Your Legislator on the left side. There is also an online petition you can sign here.

3. Stand Together – Encourage fellow Catholics and Christians to unite in peaceful witness to our faith. Consider gathering in prayerful solidarity in Topeka or within your own community.

During this holy season of Lent, let us turn to Christ, deepen our commitment to the truth, and be bold in defending the faith. May our response be one of unwavering love, prayer, and conviction. -Geoff Andrews, Superintendent, Salina Catholic Schools

Calendar Items-

March–

17 – 21 Spring Break

24 – Open Enrollment for New Preschool Students

27 - Starbase, Grade 5

28 - No Uniform with Item for the Food Bank; K to Village Manor for Bingo; Stations of the Cross, 2:40

AUCTION NEWS!!

Weekly Raffle Sales Winners-

-Week 1 Winner - Molly Martin

-Week 2 Winner - Brynlee Salvato

-Week 3 Winner - Trace & Kylar Larson

-Week 4 Winner - Creyton & Brysen Berns

-Week 5 Winner - Camden & Cohen Miller

-Week 6 Winner - Sophia & Delaila Mendolia

-Week 7 Winner - Rhett & Henley Tiernan

Winning Families -

Tiernans - First, Larsons - Second, Lees - Third

Winning Grade - First Grade

THANK YOU TO ALL FOR YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT OF RUBY JUBILEE, 2025!

Add to Your Calendar-

April-

1 – Battle of the Books

2 – Dental Screenings; First Holy Communion Parent Retreat and Banner Night, 6:30 p.m.; State Assessments Begin

3 – Preschool Open House, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.; Fifth Grade to Starbase

4 – K to Village Manor for Bingo; Stations of the Cross, 2:40 led by Grade 3

8 – School Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m.; Finance Council, 6:00

10 – Little Ike Storytime; Fifth Grade to Starbase; End State Assessments

11 – Family Picnic Day, 12:00; Science Fair Projects Due, Grades 3-5

17 – AMS Band Tour; Seder Meal; FFA Visit, Grades 2 & 3, 1:00; Fifth Grade to Starbase

18 – No School, Good Friday

21 – No School, Easter Monday

22 – School Battle of the Books, 1:00

23 - 1:45 – Kindergartners Meet Senior Day; Administrative Professionals’ Day

24 – Ms. Kohman’s Field Trip; Spring Program, 7:00 p.m. at High School Auditorium

25 – Fifth Grade to Starbase; Fourth Grade Forestry Program

28 – BOB vs. St. Mary’s, 1:00, Leave at 12:15

30 – First Communion Rehearsal, 6:30 in Church

May –

1 – Kindergarten Roundup

2 – Third Grade Field Trip

4 – First Communion, 2:00

5 – Staff Appreciation Week Begins – THANK YOU!!

6 – Luncheon for Staff

8 – Mrs. Whitehair’s Preschool Field Trip

9 – Field Day & Family Picnic Day

12 – Fifth Grade Orientation at Middle School

13 – School Council Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

15 – Reading Party

16 – K & First Grade Field Trip; Mrs. Hunter’s Field Trip; Fourth & Fifth Grade Field Trip

20 – Second Grade Field Trip

21 – Preschool Program, 10:00 and Last Day, Fifth Grade Promotion Mass, 6:30 p.m.

22 – Last Day, Transitional Kindergarten through Grade 5; Dismiss 1:00

23 – No School, Workday

• Preschool End of Year Program is Wednesday, May 21, 10:00 a.m. All day students will have the option to stay following the program for the remainder of the day. This is their last day of classes. Transitional Kindergarten Students may come on Thursday, May 22, which is the last day for K - 5.

God bless your family with a GREAT weekend!

Principal Whitehair