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* JANUARY 30, 2015 *
MISSION STATEMENT
St. Scholastica Academy is a Catholic, all-girls, college-preparatory
high school located in Covington, Louisiana. Founded in 1903, SSA
perpetuates the Benedictine tradition of balancing prayer, work, study,
and community in developing adolescent girls into Christian women
grounded in the Gospel values of the Catholic faith.
CALENDAR
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
This coming week, February 3-4, a peer review team will be visiting
The tentative 2014-2015 School Calendar is the SSA campus for our re-accreditation process through Advanc-ED
listed on the SSA website. www.SSAcad.org (formerly SACS). This process occurs every five years. The faculty and
Please note that dates sometimes change, so it staff have been preparing for this visit since last year, by participating
in a self-study of every aspect of our school, the program, and the
is best to use the calendar listed below.
facilities. Many of you were part of our study by answering surveys
that gave us feedback on the many aspects of our school. We used this
Important February Dates:
feedback and the year-long self-analysis to create a School Improvement
2 - SIPS: 9th graders arrive at 8 am; 8th &
Plan to guide us for the next five years.
12th graders report to Gym at 9:30 am
4 - SSA Hall of Fame Ceremony and
National Signing Day at 9:30 am*
7 - Alumnae Mardi Gras Mambo at 4 pm
10 - Feast Day: Mass at 9 am followed by
8th Grade Induction at 10:20 am (Blazer
Day)
13 - Mardi Gras uniform variation
14 - 22 Mardi Gras Holidays
24 - School Assembly at 1:00 pm
27 - Sweetheart Dance 7-10 pm
We invite you to click here, or go to our website (www.SSAcad.org)
to review the School Improvement Plan. We welcome any input or
questions you may have. Please send those to Jennifer Grimley at
[email protected] or to myself at [email protected] you
to all of you who helped us to complete our self study and to develop
our School Improvement Plan.
Important March Dates:
A quick thank you, as well, to those who attended Mother/Daughter.
It was a wonderfully, fun event. The venue was beautiful and added
to the festiveness of the event. We invite all of you to make plans
to attend next year and experience an afternoon guaranteed to make
memories for both mothers and daughters.
2 - SIPS: 10th graders arrive at 8 am; Student
Ministers report at 9:30 am
3 - Dove Experience (3:30-5 pm)/Tryout
Meeting for Cheer & Dance teams (5 pm)
7 - SPS Cheerleader Tryouts 8 am & SSA
Royalettes Tryouts 1 pm
12 & 13 - Exams
14 - SPS Golden Blues Tryouts 8 am & SSA
Cheerleader Tryouts 1 pm
17 - Juniors take ACT
19 - St. Joseph’s Altar/ Mass (Blazer Day)*
21 - District Rally/ Falaya Fling at 7 pm
25 - 27 - LSU Spring Testing
30 - Recognition Assembly (Blazer Day)*
Important April Dates:
2 - Holy Thursday Prayer Service
3 - 12 - Easter Holidays
13 - Mass
16 - Field Day
17 - Grandparents Day/ Jr/Sr Prom
18 - Alumnae Luncheon
20 - SIPS/ Senior Breakfast
23 - 26 - Spring Musical “Cinderella”
* Parents are invited on campus during
school hours to attend these events.
Once the site visit is completed, the team will give us an indication of
whether we will receive a re-accreditation. It will take about a month
to receive an official report. We will give you an update as soon as we
receive our report.
I would also like to encourage all of our parents and friends of the
Academy to plan to attend Falaya Fling on March 21 for an evening of
fun. There are two raffles that you should know about: one is for $2,500
cash and the other is for a top-of-the-line MacBook Pro. There is a
drawing for an extra ticket each month ‘til the Fling for those who have
already purchased their tickets. The band is Five Finger Discount, which
should guarantee a fun evening of dancing. Many hands are needed to
help put on this event with a quality that the community has come
to expect. The Friday before and part of that Saturday, we decorate.
Sunday is, of course, clean-up and bringing everything back to school.
The more people that we have to do these tasks, the more quickly they
will get done. Setting up and taking down, believe it or not, is a fun
event in itself. Everyone is working toward a common goal, meeting
and working alongside people they perhaps did not know before this
event. We hope to see you there! If you are interested in helping, please
call Lindsay VanAs ‘95 for more details. (985) 892-2540, ext. 119.
People to pray for : Abigail Boudreaux, especially on Monday for a
successful surgery
Alana Arceneaux’s continued recovery
Mrs. Yazbeck’s husband continued recovery
Megan Guilliot’s (2004) dad, for his recovery
In the spirit of St. Scholastica, who could do more because she loved
more...
Mary Kathryn Villere
122 S. Massachusetts Street, Covington, LA 70433 Phone (985) 892-2540 www.SSAcad.org
REGISTRATION FOR 2015-2016:
Registration packets will be emailed by early February.
SSA STANDOUTS
Do you know a student
or teacher that has done
something awesome? Have
they won an award or been
recognized in some way?
If so, we want to hear about it!
Please send any news
Registration for new students starting in August is due March 6:
and/or photos to:
• 8th graders - $500 ($200 Commitment Fee already paid with
application)
[email protected]
Registration for returning students is due February 13:
• 9-11th graders - $700 ($400 registration fee, $300 tuition deposit)
• 12th graders - $1050 ($400 registration fee, $300 tuition deposit,
$150 graduation fee, $200 Senior Retreat fee)
Don’t forget to “Like” our
SSA Facebook Page!
St. Scholastica Academy Covington, Louisiana
Please make sure to follow us on Twitter!
@SSADoves
* CAMPUS NOTES *
* SIPS FEBRUARY 2: The acronym SIPS stands for School Improvement Plan Sessions.
8th Graders report to Gym at 9:30 am for induction practice
9th Graders will report to school at 8 am, per the email that was sent on Monday, January 26.
10th Graders report to school at 10:30 am
11th Graders report to school at 10:30 am
12th graders report to Gym at 9:30 am for induction practice
* SSA HALL OF FAME CEREMONY & NATIONAL SIGNING DAY: There will be a school-wide assembly
in the Gym at 9:30 am. Three former students (Tori Powers ‘09, Emily Johns Sicard ‘03 and Brittany Prator Weaver
‘04) will be inducted into the SSA Hall of Fame and three current students (Madison McDaniel, Maggie Otillio and
Courtney Robicheaux) will sign to play sports at college.
* FEAST DAY MASS/8th GRADE INDUCTION: (Blazer Day) Parents are invited to attend the school Mass at
9:00 am honoring St. Scholastica’s Feast Day. Following Mass, the seniors will share their experiences from their years
at SSA and offer words of wisdom to the 8th Graders before they (8th graders) are formally inducted into the SSA
Family. Later in the day, all students and faculty members are served a special lunch by Parent Club members.
* FOOD BANKS ARE IN DIRE NEED: For FEBRUARY let’s do a “Box of Food Over a Box of Chocolate” as
we will be collecting BOXED ITEMS (Tuna and Tuna Helper, Spaghetti kits, Rice-a-Roni, etc). Class spirit points will
be given. Please write grade level on top of items. Your support will help those who are in need in our community.
Items are to be turned into the Front Office and will be split between both the Covington and Samaritan Center Food
Banks.
* SSA ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION’S MARDI GRAS MAMBO: The SSA Alumnae Association invites everyone
to campus to watch the Krewe of Olympia parade on Saturday, February 7 from 4-9 pm. Food and beverages will
be available for purchase, as well as reserved parking spaces and bathroom wristbands. For more information, please
contact Mrs. Yvette Cardinale in the Advancement Office (grey house) at 985-892-2540 ext. 130.
SSA STUDENT STANDOUTS
• SSA Juniors Lexie Gutierrez, Genna Jordan and
Margaret Mena are all ballet dancers that perform
with Ballet Apetrei - dancing 5 days per week in
classes and rehersals. Although their free time is
limited, the girls still go teach dance to the children
at the Boys and Girls Club every other Friday.
122 S. Massachusetts Street, Covington, LA 70433 • Congratulations to SSA Juniors Gabby Chaix
and Mackenzie Denaburg who received Honorable
Mention Awards for the 2015 Youth Art Month
flag contest, sponsored by LAEA (Louisiana Art
Education Association.) Only 6 students in the
whole state were selected to be recognized in the
High School Division!
Phone (985) 892-2540 www.SSAcad.org
* SSA CAFETERIA MENU *
There will be a soup and salad bar offered every day.
Baked potatoes are offered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Please make sure to bring your School ID when you purchase lunch in the cafeteria.
The staff will scan your barcode, which makes the lunch line process go much faster.
Monday, February 2
Beef Pot Roast/Stew
over Fluffly Blended Rice
Black Eyed Peas or Red/White Beans
Chilled Mixed Fruit/Fresh Fruit
Cornbread or French Bread
Milk
-ORBeef Sliders on Bun
-ORMuffaletta
Tuesday, February 3
Crispy or Soft Pork Taco
Shredded Cheese Cup
Shredded Lettuce & Chopped Tomato
Golden Corn
Chilled Peaches/Fresh Fruit
King Cake
Milk
-ORChicken Smackers with King Cake
-ORMuffaletta
Wednesday, February 4
Thursday, February 5
Italian Bake
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
Crisp Italian Salad
Over Fluffy Blended Rice
Chilled Tropical Fruit/Fresh Fruit
Potato Salad
Italian Bread
Chilled Pineapple/Fresh Fruit
Cookie
Sesame Wheat Roll
Milk
Milk
-OR-ORBreaded or Grilled Chicken Patty on Bun
Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza
-OR-ORMuffaletta
Muffaletta
Friday, February 6
Chicken & Sausage Jambalaya
Seasoned Green Beans
Buttered Carrots
Chilled Applesauce/Fresh Fruit
Garlic Wheat Roll
Milk
-ORHot Dog on Bun
-ORMuffaletta
* FEBRUARY COUNSELORS’ CORNER *
Senior TOPS Final Reviews:
Carol Pool
Interim Grades Sessions:
Counselors will meet with all students
(individually) who have Ds or Fs going in to
finals
8th Grade Lifeskills:
Weekly class for students currently taking
film-making or music
9th Grade SIPS:
Bullying Prevention
Katherine Taylor
ACT Prep Classes:
Every Saturday morning 6 weeks prior to ACT
test (unless specified); 8 - 10 a.m. in the Library
122 S. Massachusetts Street, Covington, LA 70433 Universities Visiting SSA Campus at
Lunch in the Library:
ULL will be in the front room of the
library during lunch on Jan. 26th
Open Houses at Colleges:
Virginia Military Institute: 2/6-7, 2/20-21
Register at http://admissions.vmi.edu/visit/
Loyola University Maryland: 2/14
Register at www.loyola.edu/saturday
SSA College Tour Information:
Colleges Tours are open to all current
9-11th graders. The dates for next year’s
tour are June 22 - 26, 2015. Each year
includes visiting eight different colleges or
universities, and fun things, such as a day at
Six Flags. Students may pick up a College
Tour form on Edline, under the College
Tour link, or from Ms. Capps. You may also
click here to download the form.
Phone (985) 892-2540 Caroline Capps
Toni Pettavino
www.SSAcad.org
* COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS *
* PROJECT PROM: The Junior League of
Greater Covington will be collecting gently used
floor length or cocktail dresses, evening shoes,
purses, sashes, shawls and costume jewelry.
These items will then be offered free-of-charge
on February 28 from 9 am - Noon at Dogwood
Cottage. For more information, please contact
Lauren Menier at (504) 427-3663 or Lauren.
[email protected].
* Magnolia Trace Elementary will be having
their SUPERBOWL CARNIVAL on Friday,
January 30 from 6-9 pm. They are in need of
volunteers for service hours.Volunteers check in
is at 5:45 pm. For more information, please call
Sally Gerstner at 504-710-1804.
* FRIENDLY REMINDERS *
* MAKE-UP TESTS will take place in the
cafeteria from this point forward.
* STUDENTS: If you plan on checking out of
school during the day for a doctor’s appointment,
etc. you MUST bring a note to the front office
before 8:00 a.m. on the day of check out.
* IN THE SPIRIT OF ST. SCHOLASTICA *
School Prayer- Loving God, accept our humble
offerings of prayer and work this day. St.
Scholastica, teach us love. Our Lady of Wisdom,
teach us truth.
Amen.
Pray the Rosary - This year we are doing something
different with praying the rosary. All students,
faculty, staff and parents are asked to take 5
minutes out of their week to say a special prayer
on a designated day. Please contact Melanie Arnold
at 504-421-5848 to schedule your day and prayer.
Mary and Muffins -Every Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. in the
Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel. Students
pray the rosary and enjoy a muffin before school.
Adoration - Every first Friday from 8:00 am – 3:00
pm in the Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel.
Sign up for your hour by calling Tammy Campo
at 886-3011. Communion Service - Every Friday
at 7:30 am in the Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Chapel.
Chaplet of the Divine Mercy - Every Friday at 3:00
pm in the Our Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel.
* AFTER-SCHOOL HOURS: Students can stay on campus - in the library under supervision- until 5 pm!
Please make other arrangements for your daughter if you cannot pick her up by 5 pm.
* HELP DESK NOTES: Students are reminded that iPads should be charged at home every night. Particular
care should be taken when the devices are plugged into the charging cord. Replacement chargers and cords
may be purchased at Best Buy.
* DMV INFO: If you are planning to go the DMV to get your Driver’s Permit, Driver’s License, or a
Replacement License, you will need a school enrollment verification form from Mrs. Heather Klechak. This
is a DMV policy and you can only get this form from school. Please email Mrs. Klechak at hklechak@ssacad.
org before going to the DMV. You must give Mrs. Klechak at least 24 hours notice to receive this form.
Important Note: Students going to take the road test for their driver’s license must now schedule a time with
the DMV as opposed to just showing up and taking a number. Appointments for road tests will be scheduled
for the following time frame: Monday - Friday from 8:30-10:30 a.m.
Get to Know the SSA Family!
Anne Arbo has been an Art teacher at SSA for 14 years. She is married
with two sons; the younger one was recently married.
In her spare time, Mrs. Arbo loves being with family, reading and painting.
122 S. Massachusetts Street, Covington, LA 70433 Phone (985) 892-2540 www.SSAcad.org
Did You Know that SSA Offers FREE Tutoring Labs During Lunch?
- Math tutoring is held M - F during lunch in Room 93
- Science tutoring is held M - F during lunch in Room 281
- English and Social Studies tutoring is held every Tuesday during lunch in Room 92
* SPORTS *
* 8th GRADE SOFTBALL: Any 8th grader interested in playing softball must attend an informational meeting in
the Gym on Thursday, Feb. 5 at 2nd lunch.
* The SSA Bowling team was defeated by Central (20-7) on January 21 at All Star Lanes in Baton Rouge.
* Congratulations to the SSA Bowling team for defeating Holden (20-7) on January 26 at Tangi Lanes in Hammond.
Highlights:
Megan Bounds 217
Meghan Kreeger 203
Sara Breaux 182
Lauren Schneida 171
High Series: Meghan Kreeger 541
RECORD:
SSA 1-1
* The SSA Soccer team tied with the FHS Soccer team (1-1) on Tuesday, January 27.
SSA
#20 Megan Moser assisted
#17 Gabbi Anderson score
* Congratulations to the SSA Basketball team for defeating Pearl River (41-19) on January 28.
SSA Scorers:
Megan Feringa 14 pts
Britney Madona 2 pts Claire Schmitt 6 pts Lizzie Lagarde 5 pts
Victoria Penn 4 pts
Samantha Zelden 10 pts
Current record 18-3
District record 3-1
* We’d like to wish the SSA Royalettes “Good Luck” as they
compete in Nationals this weekend at Disney World!
Upcoming Soccer Games:
Jan. 30: at Slidell; 5:30 pm V
Upcoming Basketball Games:
Jan. 30: at Franklinton; 6:00 pm
Feb. 3: at Salmen; 6:00 pm
Feb. 10: at Lakeshore; 5:00 pm JV 6:00 pm V
Feb. 13: at Pearl River; 5:00 pm JV 6:00 pm V
122 S. Massachusetts Street, Covington, LA 70433 Phone (985) 892-2540 www.SSAcad.org
* SSA LIFE *
Thank you to the Mother/Daughter
Chairs: Janine Hundley, Erin Berrigan,
Kelly Slimming and Kerri Peace
Thank you to everyone that participated in the
the Mother/Daughter Fashion Show.
Reagan, Kelli and Kennedy
Robert enjoy the SSA
Mother/Daughter Fashion
Show and Tea.
The 2015 SSA Sweetheart Court was announced during Recognition Assembly on Jan. 26.
8th Grade: Savannah Carr 9th Grade: Peyton Conlin, Mary Rapp
10th Grade: Gabrielle Anderson, Isabelle Nguyen, Allison Weimer
11th Grade: Beverly Brown, Grace Galeziewski, Elizabeth Lagarde, Brianna Wale
12th Grade: Murphy Conlin, Ellen Ferringa, Abby Hollingsworth
Kirsten Jackson, Kate Zenor
Madeleine Rawls received several swim
awards and was recognized for being
undefeated as a high school swimmer
Lindsey Parkins was
State Champion in 200
Individual Medley and
2nd in Backstroke.
Anna Rawls placed 2nd in
the 100 Backstroke.
Allyson Lacoste received the
Ancient Order of Hibernians’
Academic Scholarship for the
Florida Parishes Catholic High
Schools
Alyssa Kelly displays the
Mega Bucks award SSA
received for our school
donation to LASC
Beverly Brown was
recognized as one of
two Louisiana delegates
in the US Senate Youth
Program
Grace Galeziewski
received the 1st place
award in the oratory
contest at LASC
122 S. Massachusetts Street, Covington, LA 70433 Phone (985) 892-2540 www.SSAcad.org
* FALAYA FLING 2015 is looking for volunteers! Please contact Beth Chascin at 985-778-0824, Lynda
Baldwin at 985-502-1626, or Lindsay Coutrado VanAs ‘95 at 985-892-2540 ext. 119 for more information.
We are asking our families to donate, if they can, a $25 gift card of your choice to SSA’s Falaya Fling.
These gift cards will be used in either gift baskets or in the Dove Draw. Please bring the gift cards to the
Advancement Office (grey house) by 3:15 pm on January 30 to be entered into a drawing for 2 tickets to the
Fling! We will announce the winner on Monday, February 2.
This year we will be having TWO RAFFLES AT THE FLING: one for $2500 cash and one for a MacBook
Pro 13”! Please make sure you visit our website (www.SSAcad.org), or stop by the Advancement Office if
you would like to purchase a raffle ticket, as we can not mail them.
Thank You to our 2015 Falaya Fling Sponsors:
* Gold
* Silver
Premier Pain Center/ Dr. Allan Parr
Capital One Bank
Stone Creek Club & Spa Crescent Ford Truck Sales, Inc.
Surgical Specialist of LA
Tab and Lourdes Damiens
* Blue
* Black
Stephanie and Troy Hornbeck
Susan Heintz Blanchard, P.T.
Raymond James
Stacy and Brent Brown
St. Anselm Catholic Church
Mike and Gail Sitarz
Michael and Carol Willis
* White
Mark and Linda Bodin
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
C. J. Ladner State Farm Insurance
Stephen and Laurel Crosby
Daigle Fisse & Kessenich
Latter & Blum
Thank you to the following restaurants that have agreed to participate in the 2015 Falaya Fling:
Acme Oyster House
Annadele’s Plantation
Restaurant
Back Porch Pantry
Beck-N-Call Cafe &
Catering
Catering by Don
Copelands of New Orleans
Cupcake Concept
DiCristina’s Restaurant
Dr. Gumbo’s New Orleans
Cuisine, Inc.
Garcia’s Famous Mexican
Food
Honey Baked Ham Northshore
Impastato Cellars
Isabella’s Pizzeria
Keith Young’s Steakhouse
LongHorn Steakhouse
McAlister’s Deli
Mellow Mushroom
PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans
Ramsey Grill and Café
Sombrero’s Mexican
Restaurant
Sweet Daddy’s Barbeque
Restaurant
Tchefuncta Country Club
The English Tea Room
Vintage Court
FALAYA FLING SOLICITATIONS
Please use the attached link to sign up and get involved in the 31st Annual Falaya Fling!
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F094FADA829A75-sign/24899794
122 S. Massachusetts Street, Covington, LA 70433 Phone (985) 892-2540 www.SSAcad.org