| Virtue for Second Trimester: |
| Empathy and
Appreciation |
Partner virtues we will work on:
Gratitude, Understanding, Compassion, Courage |
Serra After School Programs:
Click each class title for more information on the exciting After School Programs we offer on campus!
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Volunteer Opportunities:
to check out a list of the most up-to-date volunteer opportunities available for exciting programs such as
Kids Art Fair,
Mother Son Bowling and Anchor Ball. | |
A Message from the Principal:
 Way to Go Bears!
The 2010 Academic Decathlon Team participated in the 14th annual Diocese of Orange Junior High Academic Decathlon this past Saturday at Santa Margarita Catholic High School. The team competed against 17 other schools in ten events during the day long celebration of Catholic education.
Our Serra Bears earned second place overall with at total score of 17,970. Please keep the winning team, St. Edward the Confessor (18,675) in your prayers as they prepare for the state competition that will take place in May. We also want to congratulate Blessed Sacrament School who placed third and St. Cecilia School who placed fourth overall.
We are proud to announce the following results for the Serra Catholic team:
Super Quiz: 3rd Place Logic Test: 2nd Place Individual Fine Arts: 2nd Place Individual Mathematics: 1st Place with a PERFECT SCORE! Individual Science: 1st Place We are happy to introduce the members of the 2010 Serra Academic Decathlon Team:
Josh Menke - Current Events Joseph Leonor - Social Studies Sebastian Reyes - Fine Arts Alex Ury - Science & Team Captain Nick Carignan - Mathematics Katie Myers - Literature Amanda Hays - Religion Justin Tran - Super Quiz and Logic Ryan Shepard - English and Spelling Ryan Ptak - Super Quiz and Logic We would like to thank the following parents and teachers who volunteered to coach the team this year:Logic - Mrs. Fiore Super Quiz - Mrs. Fiore, Mrs. Carignan, Mrs. Ptak, Mrs. Ury, Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Tran, Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Hays, Mr. Menke and Mrs. Muzzy Current Events - Mrs. Wilkinson and Mr. and Mrs. Menke English and Spelling - Mrs. Shepard Fine Arts -Mrs. Venetos, Mr. and Mrs. Reyes Literature - Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Cichocki, and Mrs. Muzzy Mathematics - Miss Jennifer Fiore Social Studies - Mr. and Mrs. Leonor Science - Mr. and Mrs. Ury Religion - Mrs. Trudell and Mr. and Mrs. Hays |
Registration - 2010-2011 Serra Catholic School Budget Presentations
As a reminder, we have scheduled two parent meeting nights to share with you the goals for the upcoming year, the implementation of our new Strategic Plan, and a budget presentation, including 2010-2011 Tuition and Fees. Please plan to attend on ONE of these evenings:
Monday, March 22nd at 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 24th at 7:00 p.m. Registration packets will be available at these meetings. We hope that at least one parent from each family will attend one of these important meetings. |
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Serving Christ's Children,
Angeline Trudell
Principal | |
2010-2011 Tuition Assistance Application Reminder
Families wishing to apply for 2010-11 Tuition Assistance may request an application by e-mail to Gloria Clifton (gclifton@serraschool.org) or by CLICKING HERE for more information regarding our Tuition Assistance Program. Please note that completed applications must be submitted directly to Private Aid Service on or before Wednesday, March 31, 2010.
For questions, please contact Gloria Clifton in the Business Office at 888-1990, ext. 147. |
 Students Recognized by Rancho Santa Margarita City Council
The City of Rancho Santa Margarita City Council continues to work with local schools in the area to recognize and honor students with their Student Recognition Program. Since 2006, Serra Catholic is proud to be one of the schools participating in this program. Recognition criteria is determined by the individual schools and Serra has chosen to honor students for various accomplishments including but not limited to, Christian Service, improvement in academic achievement, showing a positive attitude, modeling Catholic values and other qualities related to our SLEs.
We are very proud to announce that this year's recipients are Seventh Grade students, Marissa Reynolds and Samantha Slavin. Both girls have earned school recognition for their efforts in the areas of citizenship, service and academic excellence. Samantha and Marissa have given unselfishly of themselves to help others. Marissa has dedicated her own time and ideas to coordinate fundraising efforts to help outreach programs such as South County Outreach and Boys Town USA . Samantha organized a group of peers during the Christmas season and together they spent several hours creating beautiful note cards and gift tags which were then sold with 100% of the proceeds going to Toby's House.
Marissa and Samantha join past recipients Jeanette Delgadillo, Maggie Gunawan, Shelby Hawks, Jason Olson, Anthony Paliobagis, Nicholas Prukop, Amanda Sciulla and Zachary Waken. Congratulations girls! CLICK HERE to view Orange County Register article. |
 Grandparents and Special Friends Day RSVP's Due Tomorrow
It's going to be another great Grandparents and Special Friends Day with over 500 guests who have already RSVP'd. Please be sure your guests have sent or called in their RSVP by tomorrow. Phone RSVP's should be called into ext. 214. Please contact Pam Owens in the Development Office at ext 165 with any questions regarding the day's events. |
45 Tribute Tiles Still Available
to Benefit Tuition Assistance Thank you to all of you who ordered Tribute Tiles to benefit the Tuition Assistance Program!
We have approximately 45 more tiles available for purchase. Come see the sample tile in the School Office and order yours today! If you haven't been able to order your tile, this is your chance. Please contact Pam Owens in the Development Office at powens@serraschool.org or ext. 165 for order forms and more details. |
Serra's Miracles are Blossoming Every Day! Thank you to the many families who continue to make their commitment to The Miracle Blossoms Campaign! Families continue to make their pledges and have now raised our total pledges to over $13 million! We wish to thank you for your dedication to Serra despite these difficult financial times. Families new and old have shown amazing support knowing that we're all in this together and need 100% participation at a level that is appropriate for your family. The educational facilities we are blessed with and have worked so hard for will help our students as we prepare them for the 21st century.
Thank you to our campaign members who continue to work tirelessly to contact each family for their presentation. If you have yet to be contacted or wish to schedule your appointment, please contact Laurie Beach at ext. 171 or Gina Kerley at ext. 195.
Thank you to those who have answered the call
since our Grand Opening!
Norma & Michael Hallisy and Family
Albert and Amy Lao
Anonymous
John & Jackie Kalinski and Family
The Palmer Family
McAfee Matching Gifts Program
Michael and Lisa Sigal
Greg and Randa Memo
Cisco Systems Foundation
Henry and Denise Villasenor
John and Elizabeth Torphy
The Thomas & Naomi Murphy Family
Anonymous
Jason and Denise Uhl
The Doyle Family
Wes and Kim Iseley and Family
Celestin and Anne Reallon
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Himes
Sherry and Jim Portner
The Pellegrino Family
The Scola Family
Michele and Joseph Carey
The Rivera Family
Quest Diagnostics Matching Gift Program
David and Martha Welch
John and Kristie Peters
Denis and Laura Retoske
The Frayne Family
The McAlindin Family
Jim and Jennifer Austin
Tustin Buick-Pontiac-GMC
Mark and Michelle Banas
The Scialdone Family
CMA & Associates, Inc.
Jeff and Irma Phillips
The Burke Family
Carol and Paul Matheis
Christiansen & Fatta Family
The Boeing Company Gift Matching Program
Ryan Shepard - Eagle Scout Donation
Jim and Lara Farhadi
Mike and Deeanne Ferletic
Mr. and Mrs. Mehdi and Suzanne Moussavi
Mike and Arlene Heberle
Louie and Wendy Broccardo
Medtronic Foundation
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Garry Hines
The Melosini Family
Robert and Kristy Messer
The Dufault Family
Buccola Manufacturing, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Jorge & Lourdes Rivero
Dennis and Cheryl Devereux
The James Poth Family
Tim and Theresa Manning
James and Leslie Kalasky
The Boeing Company Gift Matching Program
Mr. and Mrs. Philip S. Sirianni, Sr.
Richard and Diane Reynolds
Anonymous
Scott and Rachel Puepke
PepsiCo Foundation
Adam and Patricia Krolikowski
Demetrio and Roselle Fernandez
Cars 4 Causes
Bryan and Deborah Wilson
Jack and Fiona Mayes
Steven and Laurie Johnston
Charles and Selina Ko
Christopher Taber
Michael Cassidy and Family
James and Lillette Young
The Michael J. Muzzy Family
John and Victoria Higgins
Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Santos & Family
The Callahan Family
Michael & Heather McClure and Family
Don and Debbie Woods
Steve and Stephanie Wagner
Scot and Judy Scialpi
The Santander Family
The Boeing Company Gift Matching Program
Vince and Carla Ramirez
Kevin and Robin Ruyle
William C. Hitchcock of Bottom Line Financial, LLC
Kim Edward Gebrosky, D.C.
Leslie J. Hiebert
Bernard Sjauta and Grace Hung
Raphael Jasin and Hari Arbijanto
Lepie and Angela Pranata
SCHGO Engineered Products Inc.
Richard and Natalia Soesilo
Ignatius and Mimi Teo
Jerry Waliry and Dewilita Putrali
John & Suzanne Tyler
Christopher and Monica Furman
The Giardini Family
Kent and Karen Hayden
Alberto and Karen Reyes
Bob and Teri Heisler
Shawn and Colette McGuill
The Reutiman Family
Anibel Nacpil
Mr. and Mrs. Norris Rudon
Richard and Paula Griego
Santiago de Compostela Parish Appeal Donors
William & Janice Hays
Karen Lotz
Melinda Aquino
Mary McGreal
Mr. Chuck Severino
Eugene & Iva Ganley
Peter and Mary Kellen
Halina Osinski
Arnel & Vivien Tagatac
Jeffrey & Theresa Carta
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bullogg
Ms. Robyn Russell
Kevin & Sondra Ballinger
V. & R. Caschetta
Jerome & Erica Sheehy
Anthony & Louise Van Coutren
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Andrew
Tony and Kay Relvas
In Memory of Laura Buccola
Buccola Manufacturing, Inc.
Jeanne Coughlin
Jeff Friedman
Susan K. Kubota
The McCarron Family
The Merrill Family
Mariam and Jon Mott
The Tim Owens Family
Phil Palbaum
Jeff and Carol Reiss
Ronald G. Sanchez of San-Pri Interiors, Inc.
Kyle and Kathy Tonokawa |
Scrip News
Family and Friends Scrip Agreement Reminder If any of your family or friends choose to buy scrip to support your family, they must also have a completed Scrip Program Agreement on file. Additional forms may be picked up at the School Office or requested through the Scrip Office.
Weekly Order Form Updates - effective immediately
Marie Callender's is NO longer available.
Please contact Dana Hardenburgh, Scrip Coordinator with any questions at dhardenburgh@serraschool.org or (949) 888-1990, ext. 121. |
Operation Rice Bowl Continues at Serra
Serra students are being encouraged to fill their cardboard rice bowls, a concrete symbol of hunger, as part of their Lenten sacrificial contribution to those in need. With contributions made through Operation Rice Bowl, Catholic Relief Services works to alleviate human suffering and foster charity and justice in countries around the world. A little bit of change can go a long way, especially when a lot of people are collecting it. Please support and join our Serra students in this Lenten project.
Final collection will take place March 19th. |
Reporting Student Service Hours to go Green!
Beginning in the third trimester this year, we will no longer accept student service hours on the printed NCR forms. All reporting will be required to be submitted online.
If you have any student service hours which have been verified on the current form, please submit them to the School Office by March 12th. After March 12th, the paper forms will no longer be accepted. |
 Celebrate the Journey...
Anchor Ball ~May 15, 2010
Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim
Win a Disneyland Adventure for a family of four!
The Anchor Ball Grand Prize Raffle Tickets are being sent home today in your Weekly Envelope. A reminder that each Serra family must sell/pay for 12 tickets ($5 each/$60 total) as stated in the 2009-10 Serra Fundraising and Service Hour Agreement. CLICK HERE for all the details on our Serra website. Tuition Opportunity Raffle
Don't miss out on this great opportunity! Tuition Opportunity Raffle tickets were sent home last week in the Weekly Envelope. There are two ways to win this year. CLICK HERE for all the information on our Serra website. Thank you to all who participated in the Art Contest!
All Serra students who entered by March 5th will receive a non-uniform dress pass for Monday, March 15th Please see the Parents>Parents Only>Anchor Ball Art Contest Dress Pass List for participating students who may have non-uniform dress on Monday, March 15th! Sponsorship Agreement
The Anchor Ball Evening Program Sponsorship Agreement was previously sent home in the Weekly Envelope or CLICK HERE for more details. Consider promoting your business or give this flyer to a friend or associate that might consider exposure in our beautiful Anchor Ball Evening Program. Your color or black and white page could be viewed by hundreds of guests. Family tributes can be submitted as well. For questions, contact Sarah Doyle at ABSponsorship@gmail.com Consider supporting Anchor Ball with an Underwriting Donation? CLICK HERE to go to directly to a secured online credit card option to fulfill your Cargo Round Up donation. Corporate Matching
Does your employer have a corporate matching program? If so, consider having your employer match your underwriting contribution to Anchor Ball. What a great way to benefit the children of Serra Catholic School. A Tisket A Tasket...
Do you have any baskets? The Anchor Ball Gift Wrap Committee would love to have any new or gently used baskets you would be willing to donate for our Silent Auction. Please drop baskets at the School Office. Planning on staying at Disneyland the night of Anchor Ball?
Reserve your room now! The Disneyland Hotel has blocked a limited number of rooms at the Disneyland Hotel for the Anchor Ball Event. The room rate is $216 per night and reservations can be made by calling 714-520-5005. Mention Serra Catholic School Anchor Ball when you call to get the special rate. Want to Help?
If you are interested in joining the Anchor Ball Team as a volunteer before or on the date of Anchor Ball, please email Karin Hendrick, the Anchor Ball Volunteer Coordinator at karinhen@cox.net Questions? CLICK HERE to visit the Anchor Ball Homepage at www.serraschool.org > parents > fundraising-Anchor Ball. Look for more information in the upcoming weeks.
Questions? Anchor Ball Advisory Team:
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 Order Juice it Up for March
Juice It Up will be Thursday, March 18th. Please CLICK HERE for more information and to access the order form. Attach payment and return to the School Office by Friday, March 12th. |
 See's Easter Candy Sales... Orders Due Tomorrow! |
PTO Spotlight Nominate a Volunteer!
The Junipero Serra Awards help us honor volunteers that gift our community with their time, talents, and love as representatives of "Stewardship in Action"! All Serra Parents, teachers and staff are asked to nominate individuals they believe are deserving of this heartfelt acknowledgement. Please take a moment to CLICK HERE and complete an online nomination form. |
 JSerra Catholic High School
Information Night and Campus Tour
Tuesday, March 16th from 6:30-8:30pm
JSerra Center Room on the Academic Side of Campus
Find out why JSerra is ranked as one of the top 50 Catholic High Schools in the United States for the last three years.
Have your questions answered about JSerra's:
· College Preparatory Curriculum
· World-Class Academic and Athletic Campuses
· Focus on Technology in Education
· Outstanding Extracurricular Programs
· Trinity League Athletics
· Exceptional Music Program
26351 Junipero Serra Road· San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Phone: (949) 493-9307, extension 2 · Fax: (949) 493-9308
Website: www.jserra.org | |
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