On Feb. 4, our 7th & 8th grade Religion Bowl teams competed in the small schools Relgion Bowl held at Christ the King School. Both St. Anne teams took 1st place. The 8th grade team participants were Gaby Martinez, Kayla Truong, Micayla Orth, Cordel Gallagher, and Dominic Borboa. Participants for the 7th grade team were Megan Goetz, Aspen Lungwitz, Sami Bailly, Dane DeRee, and Kenny Ho.  St. Anne School is proud of the accomplishments of both teams. The students' extra effort helped them achieve their goal and also learn more about their faith.

We are excited to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Sr. Margaret Nugent, CSJ Scholarship. Sr. Margaret has been in education for over 50 years.  She was the principal at St.Anne School for 20 of those years.  Establishing a scholarship in her honor was so fitting because of her infectious love of education. She encouraged, mentored and supported many teachers to complete their degrees and many have gone on to receive prestigious awards for their service in education and many have also come back to teach in our Diocese.

The nominee for the scholarship must be an active young member of their parish. They must have attended 12 years of catholic education including attending St. Anne Catholic School for 4 years. The nominee must be a 2010 or earlier Bishop Carroll Catholic High School graduate, who is continuing their education either at a trade school, junior college or university. Applications can be obtained from the School Documents to the right of this article or by calling 522-2383 or stopping by the parish office at 2801 S Seneca.

We are still accepting donations on behalf of the scholarship fund. If you would like to donate, you may put it in the collection basket on Sunday, mail or bring to the church office, or if you have children in school you can have your child give it to his/her teacher.  Please be sure to mark the envelope, Sr. Margaret Nugent, CSJ Scholarship Fund.

At St. Anne Catholic School, it is always easy to praise the positive results and behaviors we see on a daily basis, for there are so many positives that come out of our school.  Unfortunately, when a rare problem arises, we must show equal concern and address the negative also.  One of the negatives we must address is tardiness.  We are becoming increasingly alarmed at the number of times some of our students have been late for school, and we have only just finished one semester.  A recently generated computer report indicates that more than thirty (30) St. Anne students have been late for school on at least ten (10) separate occasions.

We are here to help.  We certainly understand that everyone might experience hardships from time to time which make it difficult to be on time for the occasional meeting or appointment.  But school, like work or attending Mass, is one commitment that requires us to be prompt and diligent with few exceptions.   If there is something that the administration or faculty can do to assist parents in getting children to school on time, please don't hesitate to ask.  But the bottom line is, those who are habitually late for school are establishing a pattern of behavior which will only lead to more problems if we don't do something to break the cycle now.  Please, help us before more drastic measures become necessary.

In Christ,

Winston Kenton-Principal