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Home and School Newsletter Our St. Thomas Spirit St. Thomas the Apostle School March 23, 2015 Issue 27 CALLING ALL GARDENERS Spring Gardening Day is Saturday, March 28, 9am. Please come out to volunteer to clean up the beds, spread mulch and make the grounds look beautiful for Easter. Bring shovels, gloves and gardening tools and stay for an hour or two! Thanks in advance for your help and please pass this along to anyone else who may be interested in helping out. It is a great way for teenagers to get service hours too. Please rsvp to Lori Celluci at [email protected] History Comes Alive!!!!! A St.Thomas favorite! The 4 th grade recreating a scene from the Revolutionary War at the Brandywine Battlefield followed by a tour of the Brandywine Museum and, of course, lunch at McDonalds! Reminders: Scrip orders due in the office March 23rd and will be delivered on Friday March 27 th . Inventory will be sold on Friday morning from 8:30-11am STA’s Cub Scout Pack 154 held their annual Pinewood Derby in the school gym last week. Each scout gets a chance to race their pinewood car they constructed down the huge 3 lane electronic wooden track to see whose car is fastest. It is a timeless event and one of the many highlights of the scouting year. Clockwise: 3 rd place winner Christopher Fazio, 2 nd place winner Brady Walsh and 1 st place winner Nolan Price! Congratulations boys!!!

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Home and School Newsletter

Our St. Thomas Spirit

St. Thomas the Apostle School

March 23, 2015 Issue 27

STA Happenings…..

CALLING ALL GARDENERS Spring Gardening Day is Saturday, March 28, 9am. Please come out to volunteer to clean up the beds, spread mulch and make the grounds look beautiful for Easter. Bring shovels, gloves and gardening tools and stay for an hour or two! Thanks in advance for your help and please pass this along to anyone else who may be interested in helping out. It is a great way for teenagers to get service hours too. Please rsvp to Lori Celluci at [email protected]

History Comes Alive!!!!!

A St.Thomas favorite! The 4th grade recreating a scene from the Revolutionary War at the Brandywine Battlefield followed by a tour of the Brandywine Museum and, of course, lunch at McDonalds!

Reminders: Scrip orders due in the office March 23rd and will be delivered on Friday March 27th. Inventory will be sold on Friday morning from 8:30-11am

STA’s Cub Scout Pack 154 held their annual Pinewood Derby in the school gym last week. Each scout gets a chance to race their pinewood car they constructed down the huge 3 lane electronic wooden track to see whose car is fastest. It is a timeless event and one of the many highlights of the scouting year.

Clockwise: 3rd place winner Christopher Fazio, 2nd place winner Brady Walsh and 1st place winner Nolan Price! Congratulations boys!!!

Pres: Jen Anthony [email protected]

VP: Jen Hartman, [email protected]

Secretary: Jen Medici, [email protected]

PreSchool/K Jen Colvin, [email protected] 1

st/2

nd Alicia Murphy [email protected]

3rd

/4th

Kim Dougherty [email protected] 5

th/6

th Diane Quercetti [email protected]

7th

/8th

Michele Louden [email protected]

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Officers/Contacts: SKYZONE!!!!

The 3rd and 4th graders had a bouncing good time at Skyzone on March 13th! We had 78 kids and had the run of the entire place and they loved every minute of it!

Alumni Corner:

Upcoming Events March 23-27: Terra Nova Testing March 27: 7th/8th Grade Dance 7pm-9 March 29: Billy Mock 5K Walk/Run 1:00pm

STA Sports:

Some of our 8th grade athletes won their Volleyball Tournament at the Baldwin School last week. Way to go girls!

Congratulations Boys!!!

St. Thomas JV Boys B Team are regular season champs with an undefeated record!!

STA Alumni are doing amazing things…… Brittany Pham STA 2011

Brittany Pham, STA ’11, is a senior at Padua Academy.

Her brother Matthew is in 7th grade at STA. She’s a

National Honor Society officer and was recently named

Salutatorian of her class at Padua with a GPA of 4.33.

She’s been part of the Music Ministry at Padua since her

freshman year. She ranked nationally in the National

French exam. Her other extra-curricular activities

include Math League, Robotics, and the Students in

Action service program. She’s also a pianist and cantor

at St John Fisher church and a member of their Youth

Choir and Contemporary Choir. In addition, she

volunteers as an aid for the St John Fisher Parish

Religious Education Program (PREP). She plans to pursue

a Computer Science major in college. Congratulations

Brittany on your amazing accomplishments!

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An exciting celebration will be happening soon at St. Thomas the Apostle…

St. Thomas the Apostle 60th Diamond Jubilee

1956-2016

60 years of Educating the Mind, Enriching the Soul

If you are interested in joining the

STA 60th Jubilee Committee

please come to our inaugural meeting

Monday April 27th, 2015 7PM STA Library Please bring your enthusiasm, ideas and memories

If you are unable to make the meeting but are interested in joining this committee please contact Andrea Hane at [email protected] so you can be added to the email list or if you have

any questions & to rsvp

As always THANK YOU for your support!

Mark your calendars &

call your girlfriends!!!

Designer Bag Bingo Is Back!!!!

Friday,

May 15th

Ticket info and table reservations will be

available in March – keep an eye out because

the last one sold out in 2 days!! Don’t miss out!!!

*** This is not your Grandma’s bingo, but bring her along anyway ♥ all guests must be 21+***

Hi Saint Thomas Families, Attached is the information for the upcoming Billy Mock Foundation 5K walk and 1mile walk. Also, a hard copy of the registration was sent home with all children today. Please consider joining us, this is an amazing and fun filled day! Please send you registration through school to: Andrea Sheller C/O Stephen Sheller (7B Mr. Gricco) or Ava Sheller 5B Mrs. Heywood)

Thank you for the continual support though the years

THEBILLYMOCK

FOUNDATION

“ S i m p l y He l p i n g O t h e r s ”

9TH ANNUAL

5K RUN1 MILEWALK

Sunday, March 29, 20152:00 p.m.

Ridley Creek State Park

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Acme Markets

Allstate Insurance - Jack Ruane

Amelia Paris Salon & Spa

American Floor Systems, Inc.

B & T Sportswear

Barnaby’s

Boomersfamilyfun.com

Brother’s Pizza & Pasta

Cajun Kate’s

Carolina Rice

Cassidy Vending

Certainty Settlement Services

Concord One Financial, LLC

Concordville Subaru / Nissan

Chester County Running Store

Comcast

EDSI

Glen Eagle Square

hy-point dairy

Indendance Fire Sprinkle Compamy, LLC

IMC Contractors

Jeff George Masonry Construction, Inc.

LAX JAM

Media Smiles

OK Builders and Remodelers

PNC Investments

Prestige Packaging

Riggtown Oven

Stella & Dot

Stroehmann

St. Thomas the Apostle School

St. Thomas the Apostle Parish

TD Bank

Verone’s Collision, Inc.

WAWA

William J. Judd D.M.D., P.A. & John D. Savon D.M.D., P.A.

Williamsburg Dental

The Billy Mock Foundation5K Run/1 Mile Walk

Sunday, March 29, 2015Ridley Creek State Park

Media, Pennsylvania

SAVE THE DATE:8 t h A n n u a l

B i l l y M o c k Fo u n d a t i o n G o l f O u t i n gE d g m o n t C o u n t r y C l u b

O c t o b e r 1 , 2 0 1 5

Name:Address:City:State: Zip:email:Age: Sex: M FShirt size: Adult S M L XL

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5K race 1mile walk

Make checks payable to: Billy Mock Foundation

and mail to:

Chester County Running Store24B South High StreetWest Chester, PA 19382

Or Register online @ www.runccrs.com

Waiver . In consideration of this entry, I waive & release allrights and claims for damages against the CCRS and The BillyMock Foundation and its officials and volunteers. I grant permissionfor The Billy Mock Foundation to use any pictures and/or videos ofme for promotional purposes. If I am registering others for thisevent, I have obtained their express permission for The Billy MockFoundation to use any pictures and/or videos of them forpromotional purposes as well.(Parents sign if under 18)Must be s igned in order to part ic ipate.

For multiple entries please list name, age, gender, andshirt size on separate sheet of paper.

Registration Form

Registration1:00 - 1:45 p.m.

Start of 5K run - 2:00 p.m.Start of walk - 2:30 p.m.

FeesPre-Registration by March 23rd

5K run: $20.001 mile walk: $15.00

Register online at: www.runccrs.com

Race Day Registration and after March 23rd

5k: $25.001 mile walk: $20.00

Billy Mock was a loving Christian with adynamic enthusiasm for life. His infectiouslypositive attitude, ever-present smile and vibrantpersonality literally impacted the lives ofthousands of people. Billy began fighting braincancer in 2005 and touched thousands more untilhis death in 2007 at the age of 13.

The Billy Mock Foundation (a 501(c) 3charitable organization) is a tribute to him and hiscompassion for people, love for life, and passion forsports. Our mission is

“SIMPLY HELPING OTHERS”which we do through the awardof educationalgrants, the support of families in need and our Pay it Forward program.

Chester County Running Store24B South High Street

West Chester, PA 19382(610)696-0115

14 and under

15-19 50-59

20-29 60-69

30-39 70 and above

40-49

Awards

Amenities:

Prizes will be awarded to top finishers in eachage group as well as the top male and femalefinishers overall.

C O M E V I S I T O U R F A M O U S

C O N C E S S I O N S T A N D ,B R I N G T H E F A M I L Y

B R I N G Y O U R A P P E T T I T E

ALL PROCEEDS GO DIRECTLY TO THE FOUNDATION

T-shirt (1st 500 registered)Great prizes!

Directions:352 N to right @ Gradyville Rd. Picnic area 11. Signs

will be posted.

P.O. Box 845 Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania 19317 www.billymockfoundation.org

9th Annual 5K Run/ 1 Mile Walk Sunday, March 29, 2015 Ridley Creek State Park Media, Pennsylvania

Sponsorship Opportunities Event Sponsors- $1,000

Printing of your company’s name in 5,000+ brochures to be distributed in the Greater Philadelphia Area o Provided sponsor contract is received by February 28, 2015 to meet printing deadline

Printing of your company’s logo on sleeve of race day t-shirt (premium position) Listing of your sponsorship on Billy Mock Foundation Website (over 500 hits per month) with a link to

your company’s website Opportunity to place your company’s promotional gift/information into race day giveaway bags

Platinum Sponsors- $500 Printing of your company’s name in 5,000+ brochures to be distributed in the Greater Philadelphia Area

o Provided sponsor contract is received by February 28, 2015 to meet printing deadline

Printing of your company’s logo on top section on the back of our race day t-shirt (premium position) Listing of your sponsorship on Billy Mock Foundation Website (over 500 hits per month) with a link to

your company/organization’s website Opportunity to place your company/organization’s promotional gift/information into our race day

giveaway bags

Gold Sponsors- $300 Printing of your company’s name in 5,000+ brochures to be distributed in the Greater Philadelphia Area

o Provided sponsor contract is received by February 28, 2015 to meet printing deadline

Printing of your company’s logo on middle section on the back of our race day t-shirt Listing of your sponsorship on Billy Mock Foundation Website (over 500 hits per month) Opportunity to place your company/organization’s promotional gift/information into our race day

giveaway bags

Silver Sponsors- $200 Printing of your company name in 5,000+ brochures to be distributed in the Greater Philadelphia Area

o Provided sponsor contract is received by February 28, 2015 to meet printing deadline

Printing of your company’s name on bottom section of the back of our race day t-shirt Listing of your sponsorship on Billy Mock Foundation Website (over 500 hits per month) Opportunity to place your company/organization’s promotional gift/information into our race day

giveaway bags

Billy’s Buddy - $100 Listing of your sponsorship on Billy Mock Foundation Website (over 500 hits per month) Printing of your company’s name in our upcoming golf outing program. The 8th annual Billy Mock

Foundation Golf Outing will be held October 1, 2015

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Children's and Maternity Consignment Sales Event March 26th to 29th

Brandywine Youth Club

41 s.Thornton Rd ,., Glen Mills, PA 19342

Save 50-90% off retail and make money for your school at the same time! Simply present this coupon and your school will earn 5% cash back on your entire purchase!

Please loin Us:

Thursday, March 26th - 9:00am - 7:00pm

Friday, March 27th - 10:00am - 7:00pm

Saturday, March 28th - 8:00am - 4:00pm

Sunday, March 29th -8:00am - 1:00pm

School: Total Purchase (excluding tax):

Fundraiser for St Thomas: Just Between Friends Consignment Event

March 26-29 Brandywine Youth Club ~ 41 S. Thornton Road ~ Glen Mills, PA

Shop and help St Thomas! Use the fundraiser passes and get in free post cards will come home soon with the children.

When you shop at The Just Between Friends event please give your Event Savings pass at the check out and STA will receive %5 back on your purchase.