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APRIL
2 - Recognition Assembly, 8 a.m., Gym
2-4 - Homeroom Officer speeches given at lunch
5 - Student Minister Class visits
5 - Holy Thursday Prayer Service
5 - SADD Assembly
6-13 EASTER HOLIDAYS
16 - Classes Resume
17 - MASS, 9:15 a.m., Gym
19 - 10th Graders at Sudden Impact
19 - SSA/SPS Challenge
20 - Grandparents Day
20 - PROM - Jr./Sr., 7-10 PM, Vintage Court
21 - State Rally
21 - Alumnae Luncheon
23 - SIPS - Srs. report at 9 a.m. for Alumnae Breakfast; 8th, 9th and 10th report for IOWA testing; 11th report at 10:30 a.m.
26-29 - HAIRSPRAY
28 - Detention,
8-10 a.m.
MAY
3 - May Crowning
4 - Adoration
4 - Seniors Last Day
4 - St. Tammany Commission on Arts Film Festival, SSA Gym, 6:30 AM
5 - Detention, 8-10 AM
7 - Sr. Exams (H,F)
7 - Psychology AP Exam - Noon-4 PM
8 - Sr. Exams (G,E)
8 - Spanish AP Exam,
8 AM - Noon
8 - Art History AP Exam, Noon - 4 PM
9 - Calculus AP Exam, 8 AM - Noon
10 - Junior Leadership Day
10 - Sudden Impact for 10th Graders
10 - English Lit AP Exam - 8 AM - Noon
11 - Farewell Assembly
11 - Teacher Appreciation - 11:30 AM Dismmissal
11 - US AP Exam, 8 AM - Noon
12 - Senior Art Show Education Exhibit - SSA/SPS
13 - Mother's Day
14 - Senior Dinner
14 - Biology AP Exam, 8 AM - noon
15 - Junior Outreach
16 - Writing AP Exam,
8 AM - Noon
18 - 1 PM DISMISSAL
18 - Class Night, 7 PM, SSA Gym
18 - Detention 1-3 PM
19 - SENIOR GRADUATION
22 - Mass - BD
22 - End-of-Year Awards
22 - Senior Pinning
24 - End-Term Exams (H,F), 11:30 AM DISMISSAL
24 - Detention, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
25 - End-Term Exams
(G,E), 11:30 AM DISMISSAL
28 - Memorial Day
29 - Make-up Exams
***The weekly Edline newsletter will give more details on each calendar event and list the sports schedules.
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President's Message
FALAYA FLING -- GREAT SUCCESS!
What a great time
everyone had at the Fling and what a success it was! What a great WIN
for SSA! Thanks again to all of you who helped in any way. Your presence
makes a huge difference.
Kudos and applause to
the general chairs, Kim Hahn and Stacey Rase for generously giving of
their time and untiring efforts to make this a successful event. They,
along with the committee chairs and volunteers, have accomplished this
great benefit for our school. We are also most grateful to Elaine
Simmons and the staff of the Advancement Office as well as to our
Maintenance Staff for their many hours of hard work and physical labor
to get the job done.
A very, very special
THANKS to all the "unsung heroes" who were there long hours on Friday,
Saturday, and especially Sunday to set up, decorate, and CLEAN UP. If
you've never been there you cannot imagine what all goes into doing this
job.
We are also so blessed
to have so many parents/friends who make this event such a success! Our
volunteers are the heart and soul of our successful events. Especially
noted are quite a number of our alumnae parents whose help is invaluable
and whose presence at the Fling in deeply enjoyed and appreciated. As
someone recently said to me, "Once a Dove, always a Dove"!
I would also like to
give a deep sense of gratitude and recognition to all our donors,
without whom this event would not be successful. Item donors as well as
restaurant donors are a blessing to us, many continuing their generosity
year after year. Our student artists also deserve great recognition.
This is a wonderful opportunity for them to display their incredible
creativity. What a great job!
A
tremendous amount of work goes into the successful completion of this
event. It could not be successful without the involvement of so many.
This is a true example of carrying out one of the four Pillars,
"Community." As SSA's major fund raiser, Falaya Fling makes it possible
for us to do great things for the young women we serve. God
bless you all for your generosity and commitment to assisting us in
"Keeping the Promise" to our students to fulfill the legacy of the
Benedictine Sisters through the mission of SSA. We are all in this together!!
PAVILION AND GROTTO
LANDSCAPING COMPLETED - As you can see the project is almost completed. I
hope you like it as much as I do. I think the landscaping gives renewed
focus to the grotto and at the same time emphasizes our four pillars
albeit in smaller stones, but they are beautiful and impressive. The
grotto is one of the few things we have remaining on campus from the
early days of our school, built in 1903. Praise God!
HOLY WEEK AND EASTER -
In the next few weeks the liturgy of the Church will commemorate the
most significant times of Christ's life as well as His gifts to us: the
washing of the feet, the institution of the Eucharist, the suffering,
death, and resurrection of Jesus. The core of our faith and what it
means to be a Catholic Christian are entwined in these events. Christ
taught us what it means to serve others as he washed the feet of the
apostles and poured out his blood for each of us on Calvary. In his
suffering he forgave his enemies. Then he gave us His Body and Blood as
He instituted the Eucharist with the promise to be with us always, as He
instructed the apostles to "Do this in remembrance of me." His holy
sacrifice continues even down to our present time through each
celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. It is because he
conquered death through the Resurrection on that first Easter morn that
our faith is not in vain. Thus Jesus filled us with his message of
prayer, service, and community. It is when we reach out to others-those
loved ones who are closest to us, the people we associate with each
day-as well as to the poor, the oppressed, and the marginalized, that we
continue to do what Jesus did: Serve in Love.
If we live what Christ
has taught us through the gospel and through the Church we will be
prepared to face the difficulties we encounter in our lifetime. Carrying
our crosses in the little things paves the way for us to carry our
crosses in the bigger challenges of life. We are all on the "Journey of
Life." Hopefully we are all intent on living our lives as we would want
our eulogies to be written. We are truly an Easter people. Alleluia!
May Jesus' Passion,
Death, and Resurrection call us to greater love and conversion. I hope
everyone participates in the Holy Week services and Easter services of
your Church. May God's blessings fill each of you with Peace and Joy
during the Easter season.
Marguerite S. Celestin
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Pep Rally for God
St. Scholastica Academy hosted a Pep Rally for God coordinated by students and Campus Minister Colin MacIver. The theme was "How Great is our God." The event consisted of praise and worship through music, student testimonies, talks, drama, Adoration and a Eucharistic procession. Brian Butler, co-founder
and president of Dumb Ox Productions, Inc., a non-profit organization
dedicated to chastity and vocation formation for teens and young adults,
spoke on how great God is in our everyday lives and Fr. Jeffrey Jambon
presided over Adoration and the Eucharistic procession. Seniors Grace
Nader, Courtney Farnet and religion teacher Lynne Fritscher '07 gave
testimonials about how God has made an impact on their lives. The
worship band from St. Timothy's Church led the music and directed the
experience, encouraging students and faculty to get involved in the
service.
SSA students participate in a Pep Rally for God in the SSA gym
(L to R)
Campus Minister Colin
MacIver, Logan Walther, Elise Frost, Kaitlyn Perez, Taylor Stewart,
Elizabeth Scott, Kaitlin Kreminski, and Melanie Burke.
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St. Joseph Altar
In
preparation for SSA's first St. Joseph's Altar, alumnae, students and
parents gathered at the school cafeteria in February to help bake
cookies for the Altar. On
March 18, there was a 9:30 a.m. Mass in Our Mother of Perpetual Help
Chapel on SSA's campus. After Mass the Altar was blessed and open for
viewing and for serving food from 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the
cafeteria. The admission for the meal served on the 18th was by
donation. The proceeds went to the scholarship funds for Angelle Ulfers
'12 and Catherine Gensler '14 (SSA, Ben Bragg (SPS), Gabby Chiasson and
Samantha Vinturella (OLL). 
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BOWLING
Congratulations
to the Bowling team who defeated Denham Springs in a quarterfinal
playoff match on April 3 with a score of 17-10. The Doves came
back from a 10-6 deficit to win the match with great team play and
effort. The girls now advance to the final Four State Tournament on
April 14 in Baton Rouge. Game Highlights: Ashley Solek 153, Claire
Masson 136, Sarah Player 190, Amanda Meibaum 167, Christina Melancon
171, Natalie Spedale 191. Great job, Doves!
LACROSSE
LAX came in second place in the Emerald Coast Lax Blast....We lost a heartbreak game in the finals, in triple overtime (8-7).
SOFTBALL
Doves ruled the game and are finishing with an 8 to 3 victory
TRACK
JV/V Meet at Dutchtown - Results:
*St. Scholastica was second overall.
Girls Discus Throw
1st Despeaux, Victoria
2nd Despeaux, Lauren
Girls Long Jump
3rd Moreno, Marisol
Girls High Jump 1st Gitz, Mary
3rd LeBourgeois, MiMi
Girls 1600 Meter Run 2nd Boyce, Carley
Girls 100 Meter Hurdles 2nd LeBourgeois, MiMi
Girls 4x400 Meter Relay 1st St. Scholastica
1) Boyce, Carley
2) Moreno, Marisol
3) Regard, Gabby
4) Salles, Mandy
Girls 800 Meter Run 2nd Boyce, Carley
Eighth grade track meet at Ponchatoula High on March 28, 20l2
Girls Javelin: 2nd place Gabby Chaix
Girls High Jump: 3rd place Gabby Chaix
Girls Long Jump: 1st place Samantha Vercher
Girls 1600 Meters: 3rd place Allyson Seals
Girls 3200 Meters: Allyson Seals
100 Meter Hurdles: 4th place Jaela Driver, 5th place Katherine Stolin
100 Meters: 1st place Samantha Vercher, 6th place Jaela Driver
400 Meter Relay: 1st place team (relay team consisted of Allison Naquin, Jaela Driver, Samantha Vercher, and Gabby Chaix)
200 Meters: 1st place Samantha Vercher, 5th place Gabby Chaix
400 Meters: 4th place Katherine Stolin
SPORTS AWARDS
Indoor Track
Receiving participation pins:
Hailey Amato
Monica Guillot
Isabella Healy
Mimi LeBourgeois
Elizabeth Lyon
Kayla McClain
Madison McDaniel
Christina Ramon
Gabriella Regard
Madison Robert
Reagan Robert
Sarah Roberts
Rachel Rovira
Mandy Salles
Allyson Seals
Gabrielle Giambelluca
Amanda Seals
Aneisha Tyson - Most Improved
Manager - Megan Haydel
The following participants have lettered for indoor track:
Carley Boyce - MVP Track
Lauren Despeaux
Brooke Doyle
Mary Grace Gitz - MVP Field, State Runner Up in the High Jump
8th Grade Basketball
Ana Giarrusso
Jaela Driver - Hustle Award
Lizzie Lagarde - Coach's Award
Tyler Martin
Alidia Blocker
Mikayla Richard - Most Improved Player
Brianna Wale
Alanna Arceneaux
Kristen Barcia
Varsity Basketball
The following players have lettered:
Alexandra Hontas - All District Honorable Mention, MVP
Morgan Gast
Erika Moore
Megan Harmon - Most Improved Player
Izzi Saux
Megan Feringa - All District Honorable Mention, Coach's Award
Emma Hodgins
Caroline Stafford
Emma Estapa
Samantha Zelden
Robin Collins
8th Grade Soccer
Remie Arena
Alexandra Amadeo
Rennam Bourgeois
Morgan Ducorbier - Defensive MVP
Savannah Ennis
Reese Ingram
Madeline Lacroix
Taylor Lambert
Alex Licht
Allsion Naquin
Courtney Meyer
Annie Schwartz
Sidnea Sharp - Midfielder MVP
Samantha Vercher - Offensive MVP
JV Soccer
Abbey Oser
Madison Goff
Emily Daigle
Madeline Morgan
Emilia Perera
Torie Pittari
Sarah Schellan
Camille Amadeo
Kaitlin Childress - MVP
Mary Duet - Offensive MVP
Maddie Grimley
Nicole Harrison
Molly Lynch
Caroline Marks
Megan Moser
Maggie Otillio
Maggie Picone
Anna Shepherd
Megan Whittmore - Defensive MVP
Varsity Soccer - The following players have lettered in soccer:
Elena Naccari - All District
Maggie Otillio
Kate Gutterman - All District, All Metro
Maegan Due - 2nd Team All District
Kaitlin Childress
Abby Rester
Lindsay Achary- All District Defensive MVP, SSA Defensive MVP, Academic All State
Abby Childress - 2nd Team All District
Brooke Doyle Rebecca Beatty - All District, All State
Amy Bavido- All District Honorable Mention
Courtney Robicheax- 2nd Team All District, Freshman All State
Kim Moreau - SSA MVP, All District, All Metro, All State
Brittany Bosarge - 2nd Team All District, SSA Offensive MVP, Academic All State
Mary Duet
Lucy Duet - All District Honorable Mention
Madeline Morgan
Megan Whittmore
Torie Pitari
Megan Moser
Drew Kinchen
Maddie Blenk -
Natalie Helm
Managers- Kristen Stuckey Victoria Quiroz
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Falaya Fling 2012
March 24, 2012, Castine Center
Patron Party, 6 PM
Fling - 7 - 11:30 PM
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 Thank You
Corporate Sponsors
Gold
B&K Construction Company
Brown Morris Pharmacy
The Compounding Corner
Friends of the Class of 2012
The Paretti Family of Dealerships
Premier Pain Center
Rainbow Northshore Buick GMC LLC
Shawn C. Reed Attorney
Stone Creek Club & Spa
Silver
Covington Body Shop/Magee & Associates
Covington Orthopaedic & Sports
Crescent Ford Truck Sales, Inc.
EmbroidMe Mandeville
First Bank and Trust
Pan American Power/ Eddie - Sue Boudreau
Pelican Energy Consultants
Silva Gurtner & Abney, CPAs, LLC
Subterranean Construction, LLC
White
The Bizette Family
Capital One Bank
Chris and Lisa Carey
Daigle Fisse & Kessenich
Florida Marine
The North Institute
Go Doves! The O'Krepki Family
Dan and Elaine Simmons
Smith, Trexler and Ryan
Blue
Bevolo Gas & Electric Lights, Inc.
C. J. Ladner State Farm Insurance
Fairway Medical Surgical Hospital
Morgan Keegan
Mossy Motors, LLC
Rehab Dynamics Outpatient Physical Therapy
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Russell L. Westfall DDS APC
Black
Eddie and Rose Beau
Stacy and Brent Brown
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
E. J. Fielding Funeral Home, Inc.
Mike and Jackie Goff
Dunbar and Liz Healy
Dr. Robert V. V. Hurst
Garrison and Mary Ellen Jordan
Michele and Frank Lopiccolo
Peter and Zoila Lu
Harold and Kelli Miller & Cynthia Cuccia
Bob and Suzanne Myers
Pajares & Schexnaydre, LLC
Greg and Lisa Pellegrini
Perlis, Inc.
Rosana and Dennis Preau
R & R Home Care, Inc. and R & R Care Solutions
Rodrigue & Rodrigue Attorneys at Law
Robert and Laure Rooney
St. Anselm Catholic Church
Jeff and Melita St. Romain
Steve and Rhonda Sceroler
Rick and Lisa Springer
Honorable Elizabeth Timothy and Edward Cangelosi
Richard and Patricia Timothy
June and Harry Warner
Patrick M. Weimer, D.D.S.
Restaurants...
Please consider using the folling restaurants for your dining out or catering events.
We could not do the Falaya Fling without their support.
Acme Oyster & Seafood
Annadele's Plantation Restaurant
Back Porch Pantry
Beck-N-Call Cafe
Benedict's Restaurant
Bistro Byronz
Bosco's Italian Cafe'
The Broken Egg Cafe
Catering by Don
Champagne Beverage Company, Inc.
The Cheesesteak Bistro
Chez Bubba's
Chick-fil-A
Coffee Rani
Copeland's
Cupcake Concept
Dakota's
DiCristina's Restaurant
Dr. Gumbo's New Orleans Cuisine, Inc.
English Tea room
Great Harvest Bread Company
Impastato's Restaurant
Jerks Restaurant
Keith Young's Steakhouse
Los Sombrero's Mexican Restaurant
The Louisiana Coca-Cola Company, Ltd.
Menchie's Frozen Yogurt
The Nutrition Company
Pigeon's Caterers
Ramsey Grill and Cafe
Sal and Judy's
Santa Fe Cattle Company
Smoothie King
SSA Cafe
Sweet Daddy's Barbeque Restaurant
Tchefuncta Country Club
The Triple Nickel Grill
Vintage Court...
....more to come:
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SSA Benedictine Players
present the musical performance
HAIRSPRAY
April 26, 27, 28, 2012 7:30 p.m.
and
April 29, 2012
2 p.m. Matinee St. Joseph Abbey, Benet Hall Tickets available in the Advancement Office. on March 17, 2012
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SSA SUMMER CAMPS
Starting
May 31, SSA is offering Summer Camps in Lacrosse, Volleyball (3
Sessions), Royalettes Dance Camp, SSA/SPS Cheer Camp, Green Kids, Guitar
Camp, Movie Making (4 Sessions), Science (2 Sessions), Student Council
and Writing with the Beatles. Call Kristen Blackburn (ext. 108) or email kblackburn@ssacad.com for more information and to register. The Summer Camp brochure will be posted on the website and on Edline.
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| Dove Highlights - 2011-12 | |
Congratulations and Thank You to...
...Shelly Wells, Robin Gutierrez, and Mary Ellen Jordan for chairing the New Parent Dove Experience ...Louise Farrell Ingram '83 for helping with the St. Joseph Altar ....Mary-Brent
Brown and incoming 2012-13 8th grader, Annie Noel (OLL) for being named
Louisiana's top two youth volunteers for 2012 by The Prudential Spirit
of Community Awards, which is based solely on volunteer service ....the
students who attended the Mu Alpha Theta State Convention in Baton
Rouge: Carley Boyce, Morgan Gast, Emily Kuebel, Emma Larmann, Madison
O'Neill, Elizabeth Scott, and Macey Shirah ...Foreign
Language Festival - French: Won third place for Music, third place for
Play and Raeann Boynton won third place Prose French I. Spanish: Won
second place for Play and Isabel Cano - third place Prose Native
Speaking. ...our
mothers who helped with our mailings: Tracey Clements, Rhonda Maduell,
Joan Montreuil, Sally Morgan, Sue Ohler, Sharon Regard, Ana Scheuermann,
Stacey Scott, Niki Todaro, and Diane Zimmer ...2012-2013
Color Guard are Amanda Achary, Maria Amaya, Laine Arnold, Ana Bellini,
Victoria Bourgeois, Shelby Bryan-Lieutenant, Katherine Carey, Caroline
Carruth, Lauren Despeaux, Emma Elliot, Elise Frost, Mia Genova, Mary
Grace Gitz, Zoe Guidry, Isabella Healy, Lauren Lilly, Alex McDaniel,
Christina Melancon, Kate Papallatoc, Madison Robert-Lieutenant, Sidney
Sceroler, Lauren Sherar, Rose Simoneaux- Lieutenant, Ashley Solek, and
Rachel Zeringue. ...2012-13
STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS: Exec. President - Lauren Lilly, Exec. VP -
Lauren Despeaux, Exec. Secretary - Carley Boyce, Exec. Treasurer - Emily
Kuebel, Exec. PR - Julia Scheuermann, Exec. Parliamentarian - Virginia
Stewart; SENIOR CLASS: President - Isabella Healy, VP - Elizabeth
Woodard, Secretary - Amanda Seals, Treasurer - Madison Robert, Public
Relations - Emma Elliott; JUNIOR CLASS: President - Meghan McNeely, VP -
Mallory Guillot, Secretary - Ellen Thomas, Treasurer - Monica Guillot,
Public Relations - Sarah Prather, Homeroom Officers - Elizabeth Carter
and Haley Thorson; SOPHOMORE CLASS: President - Emma Hodgins, VP -
Victoria Despeaux, Secretary - Abbey Hollingsworth, Treasurer - Michelle
Chatry, Public Relations - Molly Stalter, Homeroom Officers - Madi
Burke, Allyson Lacoste, Connor Murphy, Olivia Priola, Reagan Robert;
FRESHMAN CLASS: President - Allyson Seals, VP - Jacqueline Lavin,
Secretary - Annie Schwartz, Treasurer - Amelia Hoffeld, Public Relations
- Grace Galeziewski, Homeroom Officer - Savannah Ennis. ...to Katherine Carey, Ali Blasiar, Elise Frost, who performed in the SPS Passion Play ...Hospitality
Chairs: Marcelle Almeida and Karen Magee and volunteers Rose Beau and
Yvette O'Krepki for the Recognition Assembly reception
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