An electronic newsletter published as needed for our parents and academy community. August 23, First Preseason Game This Friday!

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1 THE CRUSADER Times An electronic newsletter published as needed for our parents and academy community T H E A T O N E M E N T A C A D E M Y Red Robin Road, San Antonio TX Phone: o Fax: info@atonementonline.com August 23, 2010 Fides et Ratio A National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence One of America s Top 50 Catholic High Schools OUR MISSION At The Atonement Academy we strive for excellence in the physical, the intellectual, and the spiritual virtues through a challenging course of classical and Catholic education. First Preseason Game This Friday! Our six-man football team makes its kickoff official this Friday at 5 pm when they meet FEAST at 5 pm on our fields. FEAST is a homeschool cooperative that always shows up to play hard in other contests, and we are certain that six-man football will be no exception! Come support the team! Six-man football will kickoff with a preseason game this Friday, Aug. 27 at 5 pm. Errata: In our last issue, we misidentified the player with the ball in the photo above: It actually was junior Dakotah Vidal (#4) Nota Bene Note Well: Fall Trip to DC: This Is Your Last Chance! Time is running out to make plans to be a part of this trip, which is primarily for 7th and 8th graders but not limited to these grades! See pages 4 and 5 for more details. After School Car Line is running fairly smooth now, but if your child is a 3:30 dismissal, please don t come too early the line will be longer than it needs to be for all the parents in line for the 3:00 and 3:10 pick-up times. Choir Opportunities Abound! Do your children love to sing? (Do you?) See pages 7 and 8 of this newsletter for complete information on the various choirs available to the Atonement community. Orchestra Club, Anyone? The Orchestra Club will begin meeting August 20th. Currently the Intermediate Club will be meeting every other week on Fridays, 10th Period. There is an option for an Advanced Orchestra Club pending student interest. Please see Miss Johnson for more details or write ljohnson@atonementonline.com IMPORTANT DATES August 26: Upper School High Tea, 2 pm in the John Paul II Library August 31: Student Birthday Celebrations, PK-5th Grades, 2:30 pm September 6: Federal Holiday (No school) September 9: College Information Night, 7 pm (Especially for seniors; all families are welcome.) SEE PAGE 2 FOR UPCOMING SPORTS DATES AND THE WEBSITE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? Use our general info@ atonementonline.com

2 ATHLETICS NEWS CRUSADER FOOTBALL: Upcoming Games August 27: Pre-Season vs. FEAST, 5pm at Home September 3: Pre-Season vs. Lutheran High, 5 pm at Home September 17: Season Opener vs. Geneva, 5 pm at Home September 24: Game vs. New Life Christian, 5 pm Away CRUSADER VOLLEYBALL: Upcoming Games August 24: vs. John Paul II, JV 6 pm, Varsity 7pm at Home August 26: vs. FEAST, JV 6 pm, Varsity 7pm at Home August 27 & 28: Sunnybrook Academy Tournament August 31: vs. FEAST (Away) MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Upcoming Games August 31: vs. Holy Cross, A at 5:30; B at 4:30 at Home September 2: vs. St. Anthony, A at 5:00; B at 4:00 at Home September 7: vs. St. Peter Prince, A at 5:30; B at 4:30 Away Download complete sports schedules on Support YOUR Crusaders! FROM OUR CLASSROOMS from Mrs. Garant: Middle School students are busily going back into grammar, viewing vocabulary, and will soon be practicing their poetry. The AP Literature students are refreshing their research skills and remembering that research always takes longer than we think it will. The bravest of the brave British Literature students have chosen to share their short poems with the readers of the Times. The School Skirt by Megan Winfrey Always clean and nicely pleated, Its length down to the middle of the knee. To go to school, it's really needed; If you don't have it, everyone will see. A Riddle by Carla Villarreal Elegantly bound, binding pages of stories; Brown or blue, I have many titles but only one name. I am simple, I am unique, I am advanced, I am what I am. Full am I, words of wisdom, love, past or present. Open me up just to see me bound elegantly, But take care of me, unless I fall apart in time. Answer: a Bible Our Riddle by Elizabeth Surovic I'm silly and make you sneeze, And I'm constantly floating on the breeze. My cousins are constantly coming. I fly far, far away through the day. I scatter and chatter softly to caterpillars. My home is a plant that blooms and spreads. We grow and grow and wait for the next breeze. What am I? Answer: Pollen A Riddle by Mary Campbell Yearbook WE STILL NEED PHOTOS! The yearbook staff has almost finished their work! Now is the time to get your sons and daughters in the yearbook drop off a CD or flashdrive with your photos, or you can send a few at a time to info@atonementonline.com. The sun blazing down, And the sword flies around. I stay and hope to remain. I cover and protect, drenched In sweat, the mind of the man. I am always there, the threat Great when I am not. I shine In the sunshine and glitter In the moonlight. I sit and protect The mind of the man. What am I? Answer: The Crusader Helmet

3 Scene On Campus... Graduate Zach Weems (2010) presents Father Phillips with $1,000 from the Sodexo Foundation in recognition of Zach s work on behalf of the hungry in San Antonio Fourth grade boys John Powell, Luke Hivnor and Henry VanderSys enjoy recess. Mrs. Gonzales and fifth grader Grace McCumber Mrs. Elias captivates her kindergarten class during storytime.

4 LAST CHANCE: Fall Break in DC! The Atonement Academy 7 th and 8 th Grade Trip to Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland November 6-11, 2010 Jefferson Memorial Smithsonian Institution Basilica of the Assumption, America s First Cathedral This unique travel experience is open to all Atonement Academy students and their families but is designed especially for our 7th and 8th grade classes. Museums * Monuments * Historic Sites * Daily Mass * Priceless Memories All transportation, hotels and meals included. Enroll with the travel agent by phone: or online at (Trip ID # 51203) See additional detail on next page!

5 The Atonement Academy 7 th and 8 th Grade Trip to Washington, D.C. The itinerary and prospective sites are still in development, but may include: The U.S. Capitol and U.S. Supreme Court Building. The U.S. Capitol The museums of the Smithsonian Institution including the original Castle building, the National Museum of Natural History, the National Museum of American History, and the National Air and Space Museum. The National Gallery of Art. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the sweeping view from its rooftop deck. The Lincoln Memorial, Tidal Basin, Jefferson Memorial and other nearby monuments. Arlington National Cemetery, the Tomb of the Unknowns, and Arlington House, the ancestral home of Robert E. Lee. The National Shrine of the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, one of the ten largest church buildings in the world. The Lincoln Memorial St. Matthew s Cathedral, a magnificent Romanesque basilica that is the cathedral church of the Washington Archdiocese. Beyond the boundaries of the national capital, we may visit lesser known but historically important sites including: Baltimore, seat of the first diocese in the United States. We will visit the National Shrine of the Basilica of the Assumption of the BVM. This magnificent building, the first metropolitan cathedral in our country, was designed by Benjamin Latrobe in close collaboration with America s first Bishop, John Carroll. It remained the cathedral of Baltimore until the 1950s, and was restored to a high standard for its 200 th anniversary in Tomb of the Unknowns Annapolis. We will walk the streets of this beautiful 17th century English colonial port city which was, for a time, the seat of government of the United States under the Articles of Confederation. Annapolis is also the home of the U.S. Naval Academy and the 18 th century State House, the oldest state capitol. Mount Vernon, Gunston Hall, and the Pohick Church. Mount Vernon, on the banks of the Potomac River, was the home of George Washington, nearby Gunston Hall was the home of George Mason, perhaps the most underappreciated of the founding fathers. Mason was the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the precursor to the Declaration of Independence. Virginia was a royal colony where the Church of England was the established religion. The Pohick Church was the first church in Northern Virginia, and was the principal church in the Truro Diocese. George Washington, George Mason and George William Fairfax all served as vestrymen. Old Town Alexandria. Another 17 th century English colonial city, Alexandria predates by 200 years the founding of the nearby national capital of Washington, D.C., which was not created until the Federal period. Many colonial era buildings remain intact. We will visit and perhaps have Mass at Old Saint Mary s, the oldest Catholic church in Virginia, dating from the 18 th century. The Vietnam Memorial

6 THE ATONEMENT ACADEMY 3rd Annual Gala &Auction The Gala is coming! Mark your calendars now for a wonderful benefit evening! Our school s annual major fundraiser includes silent and live auctions, dinner and dancing and we need your help! Our tuition and fees help go a long way to cover the costs involved with running our school. But it does not cover all of our needs and wants for the development of our school and its programs, so we continue several annual fundraisers, including the Gala and Auction. October 9, 2010 The Club at Sonterra The purpose of this flyer is to ask you to think about purchasing tickets, sponsoring a table, underwriting some of the costs, or donating an auction item. Please let us know if you or your company would be interested in participating in this event. And know that all donations, of every amount, are greatly appreciated. With your help, we can continue to offer an excellent education in a safe, structured environment where our children to know, love, and serve the Lord. Parent Name: Daytime Phone: Please contact me regarding: An auction item (I may be able to help with ) Ticket purchase ($100 each) Event Underwriting (from $500 and up) Table Sponsor possibility ($1,000) Company / Family Sponsor Name: (As you wish to be listed in the program) (Invitations will be mailed the first week of September.) PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO THE PTC BY HANDING IN TO MRS. ADAME AT THE FRONT DESK.

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