AGW 12/20
“Another Great Week” Newsletter from Principal Ferguson
Dear Lancer Families,
Today, students and staff celebrated our 7th Annual Faith Rally. The whole school gathered in the gymnasium with our Buddy Classes and enjoyed a time filled with singing and dancing to some popular worship songs. Fr. Sunny processed into the gym with the Holy Eucharist as we began Adoration. This gave everyone a quiet moment to pray and reflect on the Advent Season. We ended the Faith Rally with more singing and dancing to our favorite worship songs. This was a fantastic way to bring closure to the Advent Season here at St. Michael Parish School.
Chess Tournament Results - This past Saturday, our Chess Teams competed in the Patrick G Machaj Memorial Chess Tournament. We had 26 students compete across all three divisions. Here are the results…
In the Primary Division (K-3): Our Team finished in 1st place! Trophy Winners: Alexander Carroll (1st Place, perfect score, 5 out of 5 points), Zac Gray (2 Place), Alex Verveka (8th Place)...Other Contributing Team Members: Claire Henkel, Nolan Wanzung, Keating Tagliareni, Aislyn King, Leo Stella, Benjamin Spindler, Micah Pianovski, Carter Jones, Eleanor Armbrust, Thomas Martin.
In the Elementary Division (4-5): Our Team finished in 3rd place! Trophy Winners: Joseph Stiefel (7th Place)...Other Contributors Include: Carter Sendek, Jimmy Sattler, Alexander King, Henry Predmore, Peter LaHood.
In our Middle School Division (6-8): Our Team finished in 3rd place! Trophy Winners: Patrick Mahan (18th Place), Jack Stiefel (19th Place)...Other Contributors Include: Jack Predmore, Leo Sendek, Ben Carroll, David Bessert, Lillian Hartz. Congrats to all our Chess Team Members!!!
Keeping Christ in Christmas - This past week, students participated in the Knights of Columbus Christmas Poster Contest. The theme was “Keeping Christ in Christmas.” The submissions were AMAZING…we have some truly talented artists at SMPS. The Knights awarded a cash prize for the top 3 winners. Congratulations to Lily Veverka (1st Place), Ava Joyce (2nd Place), and Ayden Wielgos (3rd Place). Great job!! Thank you to Brian Diamond (Grand Knight of council #2601) and all the other Knights who joined us at Mass to celebrate with our winners.
As we approach the holiday season, we want to take a moment to express our gratitude for each and every one of you. This has been a wonderful year so far, and we are so proud of the hard work, kindness, and growth our students have shown in and out of the classroom. We are truly blessed to have such a supportive school community.
With Christmas Break now upon us, we hope that all our students and families take this time to relax, recharge, and spend quality time together. May the Christmas season bring you peace, joy, and countless blessings. We look forward to seeing everyone return refreshed and ready to continue our journey of learning and growth in the New Year. Thank you for all the support as we continue to strive towards our School Mission of Forming Disciples of Christ.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Make it a GREAT break, Lancers!!!
Adam Ferguson
Principal, St. Michael Parish School
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Mark your calendars for January 9 at 7 PM in the Faith Center. We’re showing a special screening of the movie Screenagers. There is NO Queen of Hearts that night. More details attached.
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COMMUNITY POSTS
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"The following Mathnasium Learning centers have a special offer for your families: Mathnasium of Aurora East, Mathnasium of Carol Stream, Mathnasium of Glen Ellyn, and Mathnasium of St. Charles.
The Gift of Math packages are special seasonal end-of-year options built around 3-, 6-, 9-, 12-, or 24-month periods and offer perks for the Mathnasium of Glen Ellyn students and lower membership rates for the parents/guardians.
Last year, we saw a few families choose to use Gift of Math packages, and their students have achieved awesome rates of skill mastery. We also saw families choose to get Gift of Math packages to give to friends or family members!
We at Mathnasium love this program because we think it matches our goals well — students who work consistently make incremental gains so that they can catch up, keep up, or get ahead.
If you have questions, or are interested in getting your own Gift of Math membership, please call/email with the information provided below."
Glen Ellyn
Daniel Wilson, M.Ed.
Center Director
Mathnasium of Glen Ellyn
712 Roosevelt Rd
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 469-6284
https://www.mathnasium.com/glenellyn
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Steubenville Joliet June 27-29, 2025
Music, Prayer, Speakers, Mass with over 1,000 Catholic teens!
The Diocese expects this event will likely sell out in 15 minutes on November 20th when registration opens nationwide!
St. Michael is asking for families to indicate interest by Friday, November 15th, and they can do so by using this link. They don't have to register, but we need some kind of idea of how many spots to reserve. We will estimate a few more spots than those who respond, knowing that more will likely sign up in the spring, but we need to have some kind of idea because of the event's popularity.
Video from Fr. Mike Schmidtz: https://www.facebook.com/Steubenville/videos/416285830983488
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Returning to Catholic Heart Workcamp mission trip from June 15-20, 2025 in Montague, MI.
Last year, we took 21 teens with us to Louisville, and they received 30 service hours & a unique Catholic experience while meeting other faithful teens from across the US. Next summer could be the year when your teen joins us too!
See “Community Posts” above for more details!
See “Community Posts” above for more details!
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