Author: Janis DeVore

2024-2025 BOYS & GIRLS BASKETBALL

CYO registration for 2024-2025 Boys and Girls Basketball! Registration will be open from September 15 through October 15.  Boys and Girls from both the Parish and the School in 3rd-8th Grade are eligible to participate. 

Practices are one weeknight a week in the All Saints Gym and start November 4. Games are on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the Diocese. There will be 2-3 preseason games in December. Regular season games take place in January and February 2025.

Cost is $75 per player.

There will be a preseason skills clinic for boys on Sunday, October 20, afternoon times to be announced. There will be a preseason skills clinic for girls on Sunday, October 27, afternoon times to be announced.

We are still seeking head and assistant coaches for some grades, especially for 3rd grade. Please email Laurie Short, Assistant Basketball Commissioner, at glshort1@comcast.net, if you are interested in coaching. You must be certified for Diocesan child protection (including VIRTUS™) before working with participants. If you are not, we can help you get the process started. 

The mission of the Arlington Diocesan Junior Catholic Youth Organization (JCYO) is to organize sports programs through its member parishes for youth to reinforce Catholic values taught in parish schools and religious education programs. In addition to encouraging healthy physical activity, JCYO sports are designed to foster cooperation, respect, sportsmanship, responsibility, leadership, competitiveness, fairness, and courtesy.

If you have a general question, you can email jcyosports@allsaintsva.org or to connect directly with Chi Young, CYO Sports Director and Basketball Commissioner, you can email sportsdirector.cyo@allsaintsva.org. No child will be denied participation due to financial need. Please email sportsdirector.cyo@allsaintsva.org if you would like to discuss options for financial aid.

CYO Sports Registration Link: https://reg.sportspilot.com/106526/leagues

Registration will be open from September 15 through October 15.

• Bay 2 –All cars will begin in Bay 2 and the car line will continue to either Bay 1 and 3 depending on where you exit.
• Bay 1 – Park in Bay, 1 if you will exit the school to Stonewall Road
• Bay 3 – Park in Bay 3, if you will exit the school to Route 28/Center Street
  

• Bay 16 – All families will park in the back lot and exit to Stonewall Road
• Carpool – Families who share carpool responsibilities will park in the back lot of the school regardless of last name
  

All Saints Catholic School – Carpool Procedures

We are pleased to announce that Track It Forward is now available to register for the 2024-2025 school year! Through your volunteer dashboard you can sign up for volunteering opportunities to complete your points for the upcoming school year.

As a reminder, each family is expected to fulfill 25 points per year according to our Family Stewardship Program.

Please see the instructions to complete registration here. It is a quick form that will take you less than 2 minutes to complete. There are also some tips for navigating the site and finding volunteer opportunities.

• The registration step must be completed through a web browser.
• Please only complete one registration per family.
• Once registration is complete, please feel free to download the app by searching “Track It Forward” in your app store.

We have some events already in need of volunteers, including the Back to School Barbecue and assistants for the cafeteria and recess.

If you have any questions or need any assistance, please contact Mrs. Jen Sweiderk at schoolvolunteers@allsaintsva.org.

Information about the All Saints Summer Learning Program is listed below. All assignments and activities will be posted by grade level and available in digital format for ease of access. There will be both reading and math assignments. In an effort to more effectively target the learning levels of each student, the reading assignments are differentiated by level with corresponding follow up activities. Please see the directions page in the reading folder which explains all assignments.

After reviewing, should you have any questions or wish to discuss, please do not hesitate to contact the front office 703-368-4400.

Summer Learning 2024

Rising Kindergarten

• Primary Grade (K-2) Reading Log
• Rising Kindergarten Summer Learning Packet

Rising 1st Grade

• Primary Grade (K-2) Reading Log
• Rising Grade 1 Summer Learning Packet

Rising 2nd Grade

• Primary Grade (K-2) Reading Log
• Rising Grade 2 Summer Learning Packet

Rising 3rd Grade

• Reading Game Board
• Rising Grade 3 Math Summer Learning Packet
• Rising Grade 3 Reading Summer Learning Packet

Rising 4th Grade

• Rising Grade 4 Math Summer Learning Packet
• Rising Grades 4-5 Reading Summer Learning Packet

Rising 5th Grade

• Rising Grade 5 Math Summer Learning Packet
• Rising Grades 4-5 Reading Summer Learning Packet

Rising 6th Grade

• Middle School Summer Reading Packet
• Rising Grade 6 Regular Math Packet
• Middle School Summer Religion Bingo

Rising 7th Grade

• Middle School Summer Reading Packet
• Rising 7th Grade Regular Math Packet
• Rising 7th Grade Advanced Math Packet
• Middle School Summer Religion Bingo

Rising 8th Grade

• Middle School Summer Reading Packet
• Rising 8th Grade Regular Math Packet
• Rising 8th Grade Advanced Math Packet
• Middle School Summer Religion Bingo

The All Saints Catholic School office will be closed during the month of July. The office will reopen on Thursday, August 1 and will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, until the start of the school year.

Should you need to contact school personnel during the summer months, please leave a voicemail (703-368-4400) or contact us via email (schooloffice@allsaintsva.org) and we will return your message.

Congratulations to members of the All Saints Band on their performance at the Music in the Parks Festival this past Friday at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA. The All Saints Advanced Band performed in competition at Jamestown High School. The judges in the competition were professors from Virginia Commonwealth University and Old Dominion University.  

As a result of their performance, the students attended an awards ceremony in Busch Gardens, where they were awarded two trophies: 1st Place in their Division and the Esprit de Corp Trophy, the “spirit of the festival” award. This award recognizes the participating organization that displays an exemplary attitude of positive support and outstanding personal behavior throughout the festival weekend.

Performance recap scores revealed that our band had been awarded the highest scores at the festival, 93/95 points from each judge. The students and chaperones then enjoyed fun time and lunch at Busch Gardens. Mr. Sokolowski and Mrs. Croson, two lead band parents, organized a wonderful band trip for our students.  

Our band will be performing its Spring Concert tomorrow (Tuesday, May 14) at 2:00 and 7:00 PM in the Parish Activities Center. Come out and support our talented beginner and advanced bands. Our thanks to all of the chaperones for their assistance on the trip, and a special thanks to Mr. Barry Ward for his continued outstanding leadership of the All Saints Band Program.

Thank you, again, for your tremendous support of the 19^thAnnual Race for Education! We are so appreciative of your support.

Here is a summary of the results from the event.

Goal: $45,000 | Received to date: $51,550

School-Wide Rewards

• Dress Down Day for All Students & Mr. Conroy will wear the School Uniform (Tuesday, May 21)
• Extra Recess for All Students (Date/Time to be Determined by Each Teacher)

Class Level Awards

• 1^stPlace Class with the Most Sponsorships – K1.
  This class will have the honor of “dunking” Father Daniel in a Dunk Tank at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 24.  All students, faculty, staff, and parents are invited to the Dunk Tank Event.
  
• Runner-Up Class for the Most Sponsorships – PK1 & 3B (Tie)
  Both classes will get to play a game of kickball with Father Daniel!

Race Winners:

The following students were awarded medals for completing the most laps on race day. Medals were awarded to the winners from each race session (Pre-K/K-2nd/3rd-5th/6th-8th).

Pre-K: 

Brooklyn F. (PK1) 

Sebastian G. (PK1)

K-2nd:

Kili S.(1B)

Leigham B. (1A) and Rocco M. (2A)

3rd-5th

Kayden T. (4A) and Carolina B. (4A)

Luke B. (4A)

6th – 8th

Lara M. (6A) and Olivia S. (8A)

Connor P. (7B)

Faculty Winners

Mrs. Starrs (6^thGrade Homeroom/Middle School Science Teacher)

Dr. Gross (6^thGrade Religion Teacher)

High Flier Raffle

The following raffle winners received a $100 VISA gift card.

Erin C. (2B)

Valarie A. (5A)

Addison T. (8B). 

Award for Most Sponsorships

The following students received a $100 VISA gift card.

Martha M. (K1) and Hector M. (PK1)

VIP Carpool Raffle

Congratulations to the Harvill and Reynolds Families.  Look for them at the front of the line during dismissal!

Thank you, Mrs. Ballard and Mrs. Burroughs, for serving as Race Coordinators and for all that you did to make this event such a wonderful success!

All Saints students tested their knowledge of the Catholic faith in the 13th Annual Catholic Cup on Monday, January 29. The event kicked off the start of Catholic Schools Week. Winners of previous classroom competitions from grades 4-8 advanced to this final round of the Catholic Cup, an academic-style competition with questions related to Catholic theology and teaching.

Congratulations to our 2024 Catholic Cup winner Quinton V. and to our runner-up, Charlie M. It was a return feat for Quinton, who also won our 2023 competition.

We thank Fr. Daniel Ruewer, Mr. Safian, and Mr. Tessier for serving as judges, Dr. Gross for serving as competition host, and to Mr. Tessier and Dr. Gross for coordinating the event. The Catholic Cup provides a wonderful way for all of our students, those directly participating and those in the audience, to expand and celebrate their knowledge of the faith.