Category: Announcements

Thank you to Mrs. Tuttle for creating this beautiful look back at our 2013-2014 Virtue Program including photos of all of this year’s award recipients. Established over a decade ago at All Saints, the purpose of the Virtues Program is to instill in each child a desire to practice virtues both at home and at school.

Although specific, structured lessons are presented on a regular basis, the core of the program is the recognition of the many “teachable moments” that arise each day. The goal is to make the practice of Catholic virtues not just another subject, but a way of life for each student.

Mrs. Coyle and many members of our faculty and administration spent their Easter break a little differently this year. After traveling to Pittsburgh, they attended the National Catholic Educational Association’s (NCEA) national convention where Mrs. Coyle was presented with a 2014 Distinguished Teacher Award for her dedication and commitment to teaching excellence.

Mrs. Coyle was chosen from the more than 100,000 teachers who teach in the nation’s Catholic elementary schools and was recognized during a ceremony at the NCEA annual convention on April 22 in Pittsburgh, PA. The annual award honors teachers who have demonstrated a strong Catholic educational philosophy as well as exceptional ability and dedication.

“Each of these outstanding educators embodies the very best of Catholic education,” said Kathy Mears, executive director of the NCEA Department of Elementary Schools. “Their commitment to academic excellence and dedication to young people are the reasons parents choose Catholic schools.”

Congratulations, Mrs. Coyle and thank you for sharing  your gifts and talents with us at All Saints!

Related Story:

Manassas Library Opens Books to Open Minds – Katie Collins, The Catholic Herald

 

 

This week’s edition of the Gainesville Times included a front page photo story featuring All Saints students hard at work mulching trails, clearing brush and picking up litter at Bristoe Battlefield on April 5th in Bristow, VA. Their efforts were in support of National Park Day, an annual event that invites volunteers from around the country to help maintain and preserve Civil War battlefield sites. This marks the 9th year that All Saints students have participated in Park Day under the direction of middle school social studies teacher Mrs. Slovenkay. Previous years, students have helped maintain trails and cleared debris and trash at the Liberia Mansion and Signal Hill historic sites.

“The preservation of the Civil War sites is very relevant to our 7th grade history curriculum,” shares Mrs. Slovenkay. “It also reinforces the importance of good citizenship learned in 7th and 8th government lessons.” Being an environmental steward also ties into All Saints active virtue program as it provides students with a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate their civic virtues.

Adds Mrs. Slovenkay, “When I take students to this annual event, it is my fervent wish that children experience the great satisfaction and feelings of accomplishment when they give back to their community and that they will continue to responsibly participate in their communities. Just as we live our faith at All Saints, we live good citizenship as well.”

Congratulations on a successful race this morning for our third annual Running with the Saints 5K Race on Saturday, March 22nd! We want to thank our sponsors, volunteers and everyone who helped make this event possible, including all of our 5K participants. We hope to see you all again next year!

See our 2014 Running with the Saints 5K Race and Award Results 

Details about the Running with the Saints 5K Race

All Saints wrapped up its 2013-14 CYO basketball and cheerleading seasons with tournament games in early March.

Congratulations to all of the coaches and students who participated in the CYO sponsored basketball program this year.  The following is a list of the standings at the end of the diocesan-wide tournament.

Thank you to all of the players and coaches for representing our school so well, both on and off of the court.

8th Grade Boys (Coaches: Mr. Magee and Mr. Waddy) Tournament Champion	8th Grade Girls (Coaches: Mr. and Mrs. Kreitzer) 3rd Place
7th Grade Boys (Coaches: Mr. Lewandowski/Mr. Waddy)  Tournament Champion	Photo Coming Soon    7th Grade Girls (Coaches: Mr. Carter and Mr. Orsi) Tournament Champion

6^th Grade Boys (Coaches: Mr. Dupree and Mr. Ramos)
4^th Place in Regular Season

6^th Grade Boys (Coaches: Mr. Mills and Mr. Short)
 2^nd Place in Regular Season

6^th Grade Girls (Coaches: Mr. and Mrs. Seigel)
4^th Place in Regular Season

5^th Grade Boys (Coaches: Mr. Hogan and Mr. Malone)
3^rd Place in Regular Season

After weeks of preparation, the All Saints Drama Club delighted student and parent audiences with two presentations of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland on Thursday, February 27th. Wonderfully acted, the shows captured the mad-cap quality of this classic tale.

A group of enthusiastic  students and their parents joined Mr. Redman and family on Saturday morning to take on an HGTV inspired facelift of the All Saints boys and girls locker rooms.  Walls were scrubbed, prepped and painted, lockers were removed, primed and transformed with “All Saints” blue paint. Later this week, members of our parish maintenance team will be hanging large white boards (donated by the All Saints Religious Education Program), the perfect touch for mapping out the winning play.

It’s a project that Mr. Redman was excited to make a reality with the help of student and parent volunteers working together. A few more finishing touches may be in the works so stay tuned!

In December 2013, the National Catholic Education Association announced that Mrs. Vickie Coyle, our librarian, had been selected to receive the Distinguished Teacher Award.

The following is a link to an article in the Arlington Catholic Herald highlighting Mrs. Coyle’s great work and the recognition she is now receiving…. Wonderful reading as we celebrate Catholic Schools Week!

http://catholicherald.com/stories/Librarian-opens-books-to-open-minds,25157