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 15415 Red Robin Road, San Antonio TX 78255 Phone: 210-695-224o Fax: 210-695-9679 www.atonementonline.com info@atonementonline.com A National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence October 29, 2010 Select 8th Graders Receive Scholarships Fides et Ratio IMPORTANT DATES Oct. 29: October Birthdays Observed, PK to Gr. 5 only, 2:30 pm Nov. 1: Sweaters required from now until March 1 for LS and MS students. 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. Maria Vergara receives her Crusader Scholarship award from middle and upper school administrator Mr. Andrew Shivone. Before October s end, The Atonement Academy marks the first semester with a special awards ceremony for select members of the 8th grade class. At this ceremony the administration honors students who have accepted scholarship awards to attend The Atonement Academy College Preparatory School. This year, 40 students were selected for their academic achievement as well Nota Bene ( Note Well) as comportment and extracurricular activities. On October 27, a record 37 students accepted the scholarships and were acknowledged after Mass in a ceremony that included all middle school students as well as parents of the 8th graders. Congratulations to the Class of 2015! See p. 4 for more photos and a complete listing of our 37 scholars! from the PTC GOT TICKETS? Our King s Fair raffle tickets were sent home with the youngest child in your family. Please send an e-mail to PTC@atonementonline.com if you did receive them, or if you would like additional tickets to sell or purchase. New Car Decals for sale! See Mrs. Benzaquen in the business office for the new car decals: $12 each or two for $20. BOX TOPS: What great response we ve had! Keep clipping and saving for a new contest soon! October s winner will be selected at the end of the day today. Nov. 1: All Saints Day programs, PK through Gr. 5, 2 pm Nov. 2: All Soul s Day. Requiem Music Program, 7 pm (Upper School choirs required attendance) Nov. 3 & 4: School Photos Nov. 6-14: Fall Break Nov. 15: School Resumes Nov. 20: The King s Fair (Begins with 10 am Mass until 5 pm) CHECK THE WEBSITE WWW.ATONEMENTONLINE.COM FOR COMPLETE CALENDAR DETAILS QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? Use our general e-mail : info@ atonementonline.com
ATHLETICS NEWS 8th Grade Flag Football SOCCER The following soccer teams have advanced to playoffs: PreK, 1st Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade FLAG FOOTBALL Last night our MS boy s CYO team made us proud by winning the championship game and earning the title of ZONE 6 Champions.Please congratulate the following students: Cole Hivnor, Bryce Connolly, George Knodell, Luke Hivnor, Jacob Phinizy, BJ Garza, John McHugh, Gustavo Garza, Bobby Voorhees, Lorenzo De La Cruz, and Jolo Cabria. The boys, coached by parent Dr. Chad Hivnor, won 33-6. Three LS teams are still in the running. This week, the 8th Grade Flag winningest season. Congratulations to the team and parent coach Fitz Fitzgerald on their best season ever. A special thank-you to the parents and coaches (volunteer and staff) who made possible such a rewarding season. Next Varsity Football Game: Tonight, Oct. 29 vs. Castle Hills Baptist, 7pm at River City Christian School Field: 5810 Blanco (at Rector) MS basketball boys and girls tryouts November 15 th 4:15-5:45 girl s session and 5:50-7:50 boy s session Download complete sports schedules on www.edline.net
Scene on Campus... King s Fair Saturday, Nov. 20 Our annual festival is always a day of fun and frolic! The day begins with 10 am Mass, then a parade around campus by the LS grades with their class banners. Merriment (and food and drink) continue until 5 pm. Here are some scenes from last year. FLAT STANLEY BEGINS HIS TRAVELS A few freshmen and sophomores enjoy a picnic lunch! Did juniors Josh Rodriguez and Mitch Crossey do very well on a test or are they pledging to Gig Em Aggies in two years? Thanks to Natalie Pecha and Cassiana Mefrige (Mrs. Kennedy s class), Flat Stanley has been to Canada twice! Next week we ll see where Mrs. Weems class has sent Flat Stanley as he travels around the world!
Presenting The Class of 2015! Accepting scholarships for the Class of 2015 are the following students: Skylar Black Julianna Burrus Andrea Casillas Brigid Cruser Jonathan Dubois Benjamin Escobar Adam Gallegos Paulina Garcia Isabella Garza Victoria Hasette Shelby Hilliard Garrett Holden Bridget Kennedy Veronica Kluver Gabriel Kulla Melody Logsdon Shannon Murray Sherylyn Norton Nicholas Orta Christopher Otten River Parsell Yovanna Perez Gerald Potter Veronika Prochko Lauren Rangel Gabriel Reiber Joseph Schumacher Stuti Singh Sarah Spalding Diane Squire Daniel Surovic Maria Vergara Andre Viera Valeria Villarreal Rachel Weems Matthew Wiessing Lauren Winfrey Congratulations! Winter Clothing Drive St. Vincent de Paul Youth Group at The Atonement Academy November 1-4 Coats Sweaters Scarves Gloves Caps Blankets Please bring to school clean, gently used articles of winter clothing. We will have boxes around campus as well as the narthex of the Church.
MUSIC NOTES Middle School Students Excel Please congratulate our TPSMEA Middle School Honors Choir winners! They will be travelling to Houston for their clinic/concert on November 12 th and 13 th. Congratulations!! Sopranos: Shannon Murray, Veronika Prochko and Skylar Black Altos: Brielle Divis, Melody Logsdon, River Parsell and Mary Henriquez Tenors: Jean Ray Frane, Thomas Saldana and Gabriel Reiber Basses: Jon Dubois, Daniel Surovic, Samuel Koch and Aaron Bell Parish Music Series The next event of our parish Music Series will be held on Tuesday evening November 2nd at 7 o'clock. The program will feature a service of Solemn Evensong for All Souls' Day and will include a presentation of the Requiem by John Rutter. The program will feature members of the Upper School Honor Choir, the Parish Festival Choir, and a chamber ensemble comprised of musicians from the San Antonio Symphony. It is a wonderful opportunity to come together and pray for our departed loved ones. A free-will offering will be received for the support of the Music Series. We invite you to become a supporting member of our Music Series. It represents an important apostolate of Our Lady of the Atonement Parish. By featuring the finest musicians of local, national and international distinction, our parish engages in what has been for centuries one of the Church's most celebrated roles - that of promoting and preserving art which lifts the soul in praise of the Triune God. Please see the last page of this issue or request a brochure by mail contact music@atonementonline.com. Science News The Science Fair Club will meet next week on Wednesday instead of Tuesday (due to a faculty meeting). Mark your calendars for Wed Nov 3, 4:15-5:15, Rm. 205 Dr. Vallor will be a guest next week in the second grade classrooms. Matter with Dr. Vallor is just one of the units that brings Dr. Vallor into the LS classrooms to share his love of science and his enthusiasm for learning and all this on his own time. Thank you, Dr. Vallor! All Souls Day It is our tradition to pray for the souls of the departed at Holy Mass on November 2. Please list the names of your departed loved ones so that we may place them on the altar. Turn in by Monday, November 1
ADULT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR PSIA MEET IN MARCH By Laura Hubert Surovic Adults interested in supporting PSIA should contact me about volunteering for the District Meet to be held at the Atonement Academy on Saturday, March 12, 2011. Last year the Atonement Academy had approximately 150 entries and we expect more this year. If we have 200 entries, we will need at least 90 volunteers and probably more than that! Please consider helping, especially if you have a special expertise in writing/english or speech. We are hoping to recruit some college speech students to help judge our numerous speech contests but we will still need adult volunteers from the schools. I can furnish a script for each contest for those willing to be contest directors. Graders are also needed for written tests (Art Memory, Music Memory, etc.) and multiple choice tests. Lastly, hall monitors will also be needed. I am hopeful that a number of parents will assist with the grading of multiple choice tests. Some of our high school students can also grade the multiple choice tests or be hall monitors for us. What a great way to earn community service hours and be a super advertisement for the school! If you know of a parishioner whom you feel would be helpful, please invite them to contact me. I know we have a wealth of talented people that would make excellent judges for a variety of events in our midst. Please consider volunteering a couple of hours on that Saturday to make our school s academic meet a great experience for all the students involved. Please contact me with questions/suggestions: Laura Hubert Surovic PSIA District 9AA Director (210) 452-3443 (cell)
ANNOUNCING THE 2010-2011 MUSIC SERIES Plan now to attend these exciting events! Saturday, September 18 th 7:30 PM* Copperleaf Quintet A performance by one of the area s newest vocal ensembles. Founded by Artistic Director Ruth Moreland, this marks the inaugural season for this exciting new group whose concerts are specially programmed to reflect the art and architecture of each unique venue. The program will include music of Byrd, Lassus and Tallis. Tuesday, November 2 nd 7:00 PM Solemn Evensong for All Souls Day An opportunity to pray for all the faithful departed, especially those parishioners and benefactors of Our Lady of the Atonement Parish. The service will feature a performance of the Requiem by John Rutter, sung by the Parish Festival Choir, with soloists and chamber orchestra. Sunday, December 19 th 4:00 PM* Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Originating in 1918 at the famed King s College in Cambridge, England, this beautiful service features the unfolding of the mystery of the Incarnation as told through scripture and sacred song. Featuring the Parish Festival Choir, St. Cecilia Youth Choir and St. Nicholas Children s Choir in works by Handel, Howells, Lauridsen, Rutter, Willcocks and others. Sunday, February 27 th 4:00 PM* Organ Recital Featuring guest artist James O Donnell, Organist and Master of Choristers at Westminster Abbey in London, in a program of organ works to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the dedication of our Casavant organ. Co-sponsored by the Alamo Chapter AGO Sunday, April 17 th 4:00 PM Palm Sunday Concert A program of scripture and sacred music which provides a meditation on the passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ. Presented by the Parish Festival Choir, with works of Byrd, Casals, Stainer, Tallis and others Sunday, May 15 th 4:00 PM* Monte Vista Strings After a very successful appearance as part of our 2009-2010 season, the area s premier chamber ensemble returns to present an afternoon of inspiring classical music. * Reception following in Pope John Paul II Library Celebrating our Fourth Season of presenting an impressive roster of artists of local, national and international acclaim! Announcing the formation of Musica Sacra San Antonio a new choral ensemble in residence at Our Lady of the Atonement Church Under the direction of Dr. Robert M. Finster, Artistic Director, the mission of Musica Sacra San Antonio will be to offer choral music to the glory and praise of the Triune God: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, through the prayers of the Mother of God, the Theotokos, Our Lady of the Atonement. Its purpose will be the preparation of sacred liturgical music, offered within the context of occasional Sunday afternoon services of Solemn Evensong (Vespers). Although not officially part of the parish Music Series, Musica Sacra provides an extension of the richly diverse music program at Our Lady of the Atonement Church. Our Lady of the Atonement Catholic Church Music Series 2010-2011 Benefactor: $1000 and above Donor: $500-$999 Patron: $250-$499 Sponsor: $100-$249 Associate: $50-$99 Friend: $ Name (as you wish it to appear in future programs): I wish to remain anonymous. Address: E-mail: Please accept my donation (check if appropriate) In memory of In honor of I would like to receive announcements regarding upcoming events. Please detach this form and remit with your check payable to: Our Lady of the Atonement Music Series (15415 Red Robin Rd., San Antonio, TX 78255) All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.