Weekly Newsletter – February 21, 2025
Dear Parents,
While January seemed to take forever, February is flying by. It has been a busy, but great month.
During Mass, Fr. John has been encouraging each of us to let our light shine. Today, Fr. John shared with us the power in praying for others. It was an important and meaningful lesson.
Our enrollment numbers are looking strong for the upcoming year. If you have not had a chance to enroll for next year, please take a few minutes to complete the process.
If you have questions, please reach out to Mandy. She is a wealth of knowledge and is always willing to help out.
There is a buzz in the area about St. Mary’s and the great educational experience it is for our students and families. We urge you to please continue to share with your friends, neighbors and strangers.
We are scheduling tours and shadow days weekly. We have a wide range of interests in the school. If you know of anyone possibly looking to make a change, please encourage them to schedule a visit.
Kindergarten Screening is happening, February 26th from 2:00-3:00. Kindergarten is exciting and new. We want to make our kindergarteners feel welcome, ready, and encouraged.
If you know of anyone entering kindergarten, please encourage them to come to St. Mary’s screening to find out all about our exceptional program. Please contact the office for more information.
During the first 18 days of February, our St. Mary’s billboards have run 134,197 times and have generated a total of 985,319 impressions. This is 150% of what was anticipated. Go Spartans!
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St. Mary’s & Niche – Many of our recent tours have referenced the wonderful reviews they have read online through websites such as Niche. We can always use more reviews. If you are willing to leave a review, you can add to the 36 five-star reviews already published. Thank you for your ongoing encouragement to let the area know what a fantastic school St. Mary’s is.
Altar Server Training
One very important way our students can give back to the parish is by altar serving. We are slowly rebuilding the number of servers from the school. There will be training:
Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 10:00 am in the church. No need to sign up in advance.
NEW – After School Program – Young Rembrandts
St. Mary’s is excited to be offering another after school program for our aspiring artists. Beginning Monday, March 31 from 3:30-4:30, we will be offering an art class through Young Rembrandts. The course focuses on the Power of Drawing. Our very own Miss Heffner is going to be heading up the class to mold and shape our future creators. More information including registration will be coming in next week’s newsletter. The course is designed for students in Grade 1-5.
Hallissey – Volunteer Opportunities
The annual Hallissey basketball tournament is scheduled for February 28, March 1-2. The games are scheduled at St. Joe’s, St. Ignatius and Holy Apostles, and Bishop Kelly. If you have the time and would like to dedicate some hours to helping the tournament be successful, please insert your name in a time slot on the linked form.
Go Spartans!
PI Day Information
It may seem far away to you right now, but Pi Day is on the horizon and Mrs. Russell is beginning to get prepared. OpenTable Boise has agreed to prepare their signature Pi Day Meal for St. Mary’s again! This is a unique, local and LIMITED opportunity.
Please click on the link below for more dates and to order one of these incredible meals (serves 6 with leftovers, in my experience.) Meals will be available for pickup at St. Mary’s parking lot on Wednesday, March 12 from 3 -3:30 pm. They’ll keep in the fridge for up to 5 days but also freeze for up to three months (all except the salad!) All proceeds will go to help fund STEM equipment, supplies and experiences for our treasured St. Mary’s students!
Order now – meals are limited!
St. Mary’s Pi-themed dinner Order form
Please forward this email on to anyone you know who might want to order a Pi-Themed dinner and support St. Mary’s Students!
Bishop Kelly Events
Good luck to the Bishop Kelly sports teams that are either beginning districts or heading to the state tournament. Please check out the BK calendar to see what’s happening. This week includes Boys basketball Districts, Wrestling districts, Girls state basketball, district debate and more….
Come join the Knights of Columbus this Sunday to celebrate Festa Italiana
Sunday, February 23 from 4:00-7:00 pm in the School Gym
Please mark your calendars for important dates:
- February 22 – Altar Server training – 10:00 am at St. Mary’s
- February 23 – Festa Italiana – 4:00-7:00 in the School Gym
- February 26 – Kindergarten Screening
- February 29- March 2 – Hallissey Tournament
- March 4 – Shrove Tuesday
- March 5 – Ash Wednesday
Other Important Announcements and Events:
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Youth Baseball – North Boise Little League is proud to announce the North Boise Boltz – a select team for competitive baseball players ages 9 through 12. Spring Tryouts are February 21st at Hillcrest Elementary School. Details are attached, we welcome all players ages 9, 10, 11 and 12 to tryout.
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Nurse News – This is an article from the nursing staff for December.
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Partnership Page – St. Mary’s community is full of many terrific individuals who contribute to our greater community and St. Mary’s through their businesses and careers. It is our objective to provide support and awareness to the families that support us. If you are shopping for products or services, I encourage you to check our partnership page first. I would recommend you to mark the page as a favorite and check back often. If you are interested in having your business highlighted, please submit your information to Ms. Mandy @ amcampanella@stmarys-boise.org
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Calling all Alumni – We want to keep our alumni invited and informed of all happenings around St. Mary’s. If you are an alumni or know any alumni, please fill out the form – St. Mary’s Alumni Information
God bless.
Kevan Grant
St. Mary’s Catholic School- Principal
Other Items of Interest
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Bishop Kelly Athletics – Bishop Kelly has a plethora of athletics happening throughout the year. The BK website has a link to team pages with game schedules.
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