Crusader Chronicle

Just a friendly reminder that there will be No School on Friday, March 21, as it is a Staff Professional Development Day. The week of March 24-28, Lebanon City Schools will be on Spring Break, therefore there will be alternate busing all week. Lastly, the baby bottles for the Elizabeth New Life Center are due on Monday, March 25.

Every Friday during Lent, the Knights of Columbus are hosting the Fish Fry in the school cafeteria. This Friday, grades 3 and 6 are trying to win most participation! If you haven't signed up to help your child's class win the participation challenge, the link to sign-up can be found under Lent Resources.

Every morning during Lent, after we have completed morning birthdays, Crusader Shout-Outs, and announcements, I remind the students to stay strong on their Lenten promise/sacrifice. It is hard to believe we will be going into the 3rd week of Lent!

As always, thank you for all you do to support the school!

Gratefully,

Sarah Bitzer

Principal

Congratulations to all of the candidates who receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation this evening! We are so proud of their commitment to the Catholic faith and are excited to see how they will continue to grow!

During Lent, the students have competed in a Catholic Jeopardy competition. Grades 5-8 competed against each other. The School Champions were the 7th grade. All of the students did very well and should be very proud about all they know regarding their Catholic faith. Below is a picture from the Final Jeopardy competition. The picture shows the School Champions (7th grade team).

Anne, one of our 8th grade students, received 2 state titles in wrestling, in 1 weekend! We are so proud of all of your success! We wish you much success in Serbia!

The proceeds of this year’s Fish Fry will go toward our school kitchen renovations and other worthy SFDS causes. Church community volunteering is what makes this event a success! Pick the spots that best fit your schedule and interests. Remember, this is a great way for youth to get volunteer hours as well. We highly encourage those who need service hours to sign up. For the first four weeks, we’ve grouped school and Youth Faith Formation classes as indicated in the SignUp Genius to distribute the volunteering load. Feel free to organize together within those groups to fill the spots. Please also feel free to just show up anytime to help if the set shifts don't work with your schedule. We will never turn away the help! We can't do it without YOU!!

We are also asking for dessert donations to provide a sweet finish to each meal. Please bring desserts to the cafeteria before 5:00 PM each Friday.

SFDS and the SFDS Knights of Columbus Council #14408 thank you in advance for your time, talent and treasure!

Please contact Anthony or Anslie DeFalco with any questions.

Anthony - aczj@yahoo.com- 973-294-5465

Anslie - thedefalcofam@yahoo.com- 478-808-4868

Volunteer Incentives:

March 7th - School and YFF 8th / 1st / K

March 14th - School and YFF 7th / 2nd

March 21st - School and YFF 6th / 3rd

March 28th - School and YFF 5th / 4th

April 4th - Church and Welcome

April 11th - Church and Welcome

**The highest percentage of class volunteering, on the assigned Fish Fry night: those classes will receive a 1 week out of uniform pass. Students and parents are both eligible to volunteer.**

To volunteer, please sign up on the link below!