Author: Janis DeVore

On Saturday, March 24, we hosted our largest ever 5K event with a total of 500 runners participating!  It was wonderful to see so many school families, past and present, as well as individuals from the surrounding community so generously supporting the cause and rallying to honor Michael Munsell and his family.

We were delighted to welcome Vice Mayor Sheryl Bass, U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Comstock & Council Member Marc Aveni, who joined us to show their support for Michael and our school community.

Such a large-scale event would not have been possible without a strong team of volunteers.  We wish to thank our Race Co-Chairs, Mrs. Joan Coleman and Mrs. Sue Haggerty, and the following parents who served on the committee: Mrs. Kate Cooney, Mrs. Jeanine Fehrman, Mrs. Tasha Nelson, Mr. Joe Ortiz, Mrs. Chrissie Vazquez, Mrs. Caeli Volk, Mrs. Cathy Munsell, and Mrs. Rebecca Webb.  Through their efforts, they ensured a well-organized and safe event for the many who participated.  Thank you, as well, to the many volunteers who donated items and to those who helped throughout the race weekend.

We also want to extend a word of appreciation to Mr. Raf Perez who managed the sound and served as our DJ and to Mrs. Amy Godeaux who sang the National Anthem during our opening ceremony. We thank Mrs. Myra Hayde of our Maintenance Team for leading the pack on her scooter and, of course, Fr. Noah for his support and participation. From start to finish, it was a great celebration of the goodness and strength of our community and an occasion that the Munsells will long remember.

Thank you to our Running with the Saints 5K Sponsors!

Gold
Spicer Insurance Agency
Tim Mayer – Knights of Columbus Insurance
Ball-Istic
Lynn O’Neill, Remax
Most Fine Canine

Silver
Bishop J. Louis Flaherty Assembly Knights of Columbus
Summit Roofing/Joe Ortiz
American Legion Post 10
Sporting Smiles
The Running Store
Camille Karcher
Season’s Services
The Bigger the Better Canine Camp
Old Town Medical Billing
The Short Family
Rodan & Fields – Mary DeGraw
Contigo Project Management
John F. Heltzel AIA
Lake Manassas Health and Rehab Center
Conrad, Inc. Cybersecurity Consulting
Arlington Deck and Fence

Bronze
Champion Title
The Old Towne Man Cave
Marsengill Farm
Councilman Aveni
Nextek Dental Studios
Coleman Law
Smoothie King
United Sportsplex
Bounce Mania
Red and Blue Services
Manassas Gap Women’s Club
Sandia Ceramics
Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa
From Gina’s Kitchen

Friends of Michael
Dr. Flaviano Dazo
Jeanine Fehrman 21^st Century New Millenium
CK Enterprises

Congratulations to the members of the All Saints Advanced Band for their stellar performance at the Arlington Diocese Band Festival on Saturday.  The band was awarded two Superior ratings from the judges and was assessed as an outstanding band in the diocese.  These ratings mark the 40^th time that our band has been awarded the highest rating at the festival.  Both the beginner and the advanced bands are now getting ready for another exciting performance at a competition to be held at Busch Gardens in May.

Congratulations, All Saints Band, and thank you, Mr. Ward, for inspiring our students to excellence!

In conjunction with the Lenten Rice Bowl initiative, All Saints Catholic School families
are invited to participate in a food drive to assist the Bethany Food Pantry in providing
an Easter meal for less fortunate families in our community.

Grade levels are invited to donate items as listed below on Thursday morning. The
students of the National Junior Honor Society will then package the meals so that they
may be distributed by the food pantry staff on Good Friday.

• Grade 8 – 1 Can of Vegetables (Carrots, Corn, Mixed)
• Grade 7 – 1 Can of Fruit
• Grade 6 – 1 Box of Side Dish Potatoes
• Grade 5 – 1 Canned Ham
• Grade 4 – 1 Can of Pie Filling
• Grade 3 – 1 Box of Pie Crust Mix
• Grade 2 – 1 Can of Fruit
• Grade 1 – 1 Can of Vegetables (Carrots, Corn, Mixed)
• Kindergarten – 1 Can of Sweet Potatoes
• Pre-K – 2 Boxes of Biscuit or Corn Muffin Mix

See important information below about the All Saints JCYO spring sports programs:

Track & Field
The All Saints JCYO Track & Field team enjoys beautiful spring weather, highly energetic athletes, and the very best coaching staff! Running is often thought of as an individual sport, where one is competing against his/her previous best-time. Our coaches encourage each Runner to work on beating their own best time, at the same time as training with the team and cheering each other on during competition.

• Track & Field practices will begin on Sunday, March 25th, from 2-4pm, on the track at the Pennington School.
• If your athlete is not registered as of March 19th, he/she may not attend practices until registration is complete. Follow the instructions below.
• WANTED: coaching assistants – email Coach Konstanty at hkonstanty@gmail.com
• WANTED: parents to assist at the Spring Meet as timers, etc.
• WANTED: a volunteer to coordinate an end-of-season event

Volleyball
Another season is upon us and we have quite a few girls registered already! Parents and coaches are invited to attend the first organizational meeting THIS WEDNESDAY from 7-8pm in the All Saints Gym.

• WANTED:  a volunteer to manage the gym schedule for practices
• WANTED:  a volunteer to coordinate uniform purchases
• WANTED:  a volunteer to coordinate an end-of-season event

REGISTRATION LINK: https://reg.sportspilot.com/106526/login

Michael Munsell selected the following winners for the 5K Running with the Saints Poster Design contest. Thanks to everyone who submitted an entry!

• 1st place – Emma Coleman
• 2nd place – Mike Short
• 3rd place – Camden Short

Link to first place poster: 5K Running with the Saints Winning Poster

Students in grades four through eight recently participated in the school-wide round
of the National Geography Bee. Congratulations to our school champion, Patrick
McCurdy, who will complete an online assessment to determine whether he will qualify to advance to the state level competition.

Congratulations to Andrew Horgan who won second place and to all of the students who represented their classes in this academic event.

Zachary Kreitzer (8A)
Patrick McCurdy (8B)
Krysta Drone (7A)
Patrick Dickson (7B)
Esther Paz (6A)
Alex Iskenderoglu (6B)
John Karcher (5A)
Orla Haggerty (5B)
Anthony Williams (4A)
Andrew Horgan (4B)

Congratulations to the following winners of the annual middle school science
fair. Thank you, Mrs. Cottingham and Mrs. Woolfrey, for your dedication and for all that you did to guide the students through the process.

Science Fair Winners – 2018

Overall Winners

• 3rd Runner Up: Varun Varma
• 2nd Runner Up: Michael Caturano
• 1st Runner Up: Tim Mills
• Grand Champion: Mike Short

Category Winners

Category: Behavioral & Social Science

• 1st place: Chloe Davies  – “Work to the Beat”
• 2nd place: Ashleigh Sorbet  – “The Sound of Music”
• 3rd place: Sabrina Yap – “Mmmm … Mnemonics”

Category: Botany

• 1st place: Vlad Rapolti – “And the Best Fertilizer Is…”

Category: Chemistry

• 1st place: Beverley Appiatse – “Shaking for Suds” & Isabelle Tate “Balloon Morphing”
• 3rd place: Alexa Brophy – “Fantastic Flour Formula”

Category: Computer Science

• 1st place: Varun Varma – “Focusing Signals for Better Wifi”
• 2nd place: Mehek Jamil – “Where’s My Wifi?”
• 3rd place: Paul Swaray – “Don’t Get Blocked!”

Category: Earth & Space Science

• 1st place: Dan Coleman – “Putting the Solar in Solar Panels”

Category: Engineering

• 1st place: Kevin Balagtas – “Stolen?  I think not!”
• 2nd place: Anthony Suppers – “Oils Well that Ends Well”
• 3rd place: Ian King – “Aluminum Foil Boat Buoyancy”

Category: Environmental Science

• 1st place: Michael Caturano – “Keeping Earth’s Waters Clean”
• 2nd place: Skyler Yann – “Devastating Tsunami”
• 3rd place: Isabella Ortiz – “How Do Plants Affect Soil Erosion?”

Category: Mathematics

• 1st place: Zack Kreitzer – “Projecting Your Fantasy”
• 2nd place: Christina Santiago – “How the Golden Ratio Affects People’s Aesthetic Opinion”
• 3rd place: Ryan Crocker – “Going Going Statistics”

Category: Medicine & Health

• 1st place: Mike Short – “Can Blood Pressure Take the Heat?”
• 2nd place: Alyssa Neuman – “Inherited… Not Inherited?”
• 3rd place: Kiera Egan – “Which Sunscreen?”

Category: Microbiology

• 1st place: Brian Varghese – “Spicing Up Your Diet”

Category: Physics

• 1st place: Timothy Mills – “May the Force Be With You”
• 2nd place: Maggie Horan – “Chillin’ With Batteries”
• 3rd place: Mary Collins – “How High Does it Take to Launch a Rocket?”

Representing All Saints at the Diocesan Science Fair

• Kevin Balagtas
• Michael Caturano
• Chloe Davies
• Zack Kreitzer
• Timothy Mills
• Mike Short
• Ashleigh Sorbet
• Varun Varma
• Skyler Yann
• Sabrina Yap

Recently the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus introduced a Keep Christ in
Christmas Poster Contest for children ages five to fourteen, providing students the
opportunity to showcase their artistic gifts while highlighting the true meaning of the
season.

At last Friday’s school Mass, Grand Knight John Masarick and two of his Brother
Knights presented awards to the following students who participated.

Ages 5-7
First Place – Avila Mantooth
Second Place – Jennifer Baughman
Third Place – Cecilia Duran

Ages 8-10
First Place – Amelia Webb
Second Place – Orla Haggerty
Third Place – Sarah Rennolds

Ages 11 – 14
First Place – Chloe Davies
Second Place – Margaret Horan
Third Place – Christina Santiago

Congratulations to all of these students! We wish the three first-place winners every
continued success as their posters advance to the next level of competition.

Thank you to the members of the George Brent Council of the Knights of Columbus for
sharing this opportunity with our school and for their continued partnership.

On Friday, January 19th the students of All Saints will join their prayers with the
thousands who will gather in Washington, D.C. at the annual March for Life.

As a school community we will pray for an increase in respect for the sanctity of life at all stages in our society. While children who wish to attend the March for Life with their
parents or the Youth Ministry Program will be marked as absent, please know that this
absence will not affect a child who otherwise would earn “Perfect Attendance” at the
close of the year.

If your child will be attending the March, please notify his or her teacher via a note by Thursday, January 18th.