Dear Parents and Guardians, Yesterday we celebrated Mothers’ Day, and we hope all our moms felt special this weekend! It was heartwarming to see so many families last Friday at Muffins with Moms, after sitting together and celebrating Mass as a school community. Thank you to our Dads for serving our mothers in the Hall. Many thanks to our wonderful parent … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 5/6/2019
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Dear Parents and Guardians, Thank you for coming to our final General Parent meeting last week. Our slideshow is uploaded to our school website if you want to refer back to it. We thank Mrs. Navia and her 8th graders for leading our Rosary, and honoring our Blessed Mother at our school’s beautiful May Crowning on Friday, 5/3. We appreciate all those who brought flowers. We … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 4/29/2019
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Dear Parents and Guardians, I hope you all had a blessed Easter break with your families. Jesus is truly Risen! We have MANY fun and exciting events coming up, now that spring is in full swing–including our Parish Fiesta, Spring Musicals and of course – graduation. Before the break, we had our Holy Week Lenten retreats in grade levels, and ended our day with LIVE “Stations of … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 4/15/2019
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Dear Parents and Guardians, The ALL-SCHOOL Spelling Bee that took place last Wednesday was very exciting! I’d like to thank Ms. Evangelista for coordinating this event. Congratulations to all our classroom representatives and to our Top 3 winners: FIRST PLACE Steven Santos, 5th grade ($100 cash/Scrip), SECOND PLACE Isaiah Grey, 8th grade ($50 cash/Scrip) and THIRD PLACE … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 4/8/2019
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Dear Parents and Guardians, Our Jog-A-Thon was last Thursday and it was a great success. Special thanks to PLC Fundraising Chair Leah Nakayama, Mr. Pablo Flores, and all our parent volunteers. Congratulations to all our winners! An email was sent with all the names of the top runners in each class. This Monday, work will begin in replacing our basketball court backboards. We … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 4/1/2019
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Dear Parents and Guardians, First off, I want to thank Sr. Tina Dinh and Mrs. Lourdes Islas for preparing our school students for the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion! It was so beautiful to see our children on fire with the Holy Spirit and with such an innocence and love of Christ! Thank you, Sr. Tina for helping to form our students every day … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 3/25/2019
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Dear Parents and Guardians, A reminder that starting this week we will be selling Presale Fiesta tickets in the office. All Families are welcomed to purchase Fiesta Raffle tickets to win big prizes! Please note that purchases of these Parish Fiesta Raffle tickets are not mandatory, and DO NOT COUNT towards our school $500 fundraising fee per family. We do thank you for … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 3/18/2019
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Dear Parents and Guardians, Last week I was grateful to be on a WCEA/WASC Visiting Committee with Ms. Mahar, to help another Catholic school earn accreditation status. Next year, around this time, our school will also welcome a Visiting Committee for our own school accreditation. Our last visit was in 2014, right before I became principal here. We received the maximum 6-year … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 3/11/2019
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Dear Parents and Guardians, It was great seeing many of you at our Special Persons’ Family Social this Saturday, 3/9. What a memorable experience for all who attended! Many thanks to our faculty and staff who were there, and also to our PLC Co-Chair, Gricel Guzman, for spearheading the beautiful event. Thank you also to Pattie Padilla and Lorena Lakey for helping to organize … [Read more...]
Principal’s Message – 3/4/2019
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Dear Parents and Guardians, Last Thursday, we had our Talent Show, led by Mr. Perry and the Student Government, I was stunned at the courage and gifts of our student performers, and even more impressed at the way our audience sat respectfully and cheered on every act. Your children are a reflection of you and you should be proud. Our teachers also came strong with their … [Read more...]