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MSM Family Connection Newsletter
April 12, 2024
FBI Agents Participate In MSM Personal Safety Workshops
During religion classes on Thursday, April 11, Friday, April 12, and Monday, April 15, every MSM student took part in important conversations around establishing and maintaining healthy and safe boundaries in relationships. This is an annual safety training we provide at MSM to ensure that our students have good information about how to advocate for personal safety and those they care about. This year the training was guided by our local federal law enforcement with the support of our Counseling Team in each session.
We are pleased that FBI Agent Kristin Gibney (MSM alumna Class of 1998) helped coordinate these sessions. We welcomed Special Agents Bryan Scheiber, Joe Naylor, Becky Gworek, and Andy Abramowitz to the Mount. These FBI agents brought vast experience from the field. Their particular focus was on internet safety, but they also spoke about the importance of safety in all areas.
Pictured below are Special Agent Becky Gworek and Special Agent Andy Abramowitz addressing a group of MSM students. Thank you to all who participated in this important event!
MSM's 2nd Annual Giving Day Is May 9th!
Mount St. Mary Academy's 2nd Annual Giving Day is Thursday, May 9th! Giving Day is a 24-hour digital fundraiser dedicated to giving back to our school and honoring its 97 years of tradition and excellence in education.
The community support for last year's first-ever MSM Giving Day was overwhelming! We at MSM continue to be grateful for those who love our school!
Visit givingday.msmacademy.org to learn more!
Important Report Card Information
From the Desk of Ms. Anne Kohl:
Report Cards will be released on Friday, April 12th. Families with a past-due tuition balance will not have access to their daughter's academic records until the delinquency has been resolved. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Questions? Contact Ms. Anne Kohl: akohl@msmacademy.org
Blackbaud Update Coming Soon
Portal Update Coming Soon!
Your Blackbaud portal login page will have a new look coming soon. Nothing about your access, username, or password will change, but it will look a little different. This change is coming from Blackbaud and is by design.
If you have any questions or concerns about the change, please reach out to the technology department at tech@msmacademy.org
Attention Juniors Taking the SAT on May 4, or June 1, 2024!
Leading SAT/ACT tutor Brian Eldridge will be holding an SAT Workshop at MSM on April 22, 24, and May 1, from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm. To learn more about Brian Eldridge, check out his website here: https://www.couriercollegeprep.com/. The workshop will cover mental readiness, time-management techniques, establishing confident, flexible thinking, study blueprints for self-directed practice, and more.
The deadline for registration is Friday, April 19th, but don't wait, the workshop will fill up fast!
Check out the links below for more information and the workshop registration form:
"Me & My Guy" Dance Permission & Payment Due Friday, April 19th!
Go Back in Time at MSM's annual "Me and My Guy" dance on Friday, April 26th! This beloved event will be held from 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM at Banchetti by Rizzo's. For more information about attire, payment, and seating information, and to print the RSVP form, click HERE.
Form and payment are due by Friday, April 19, 2024.
Questions? Contact Mrs. Suchan-Reitz at esuchan-reitz@msmacademy.org.
RSVP For MSM's Mother-Daughter Mass & Brunch!
Please join us for our annual Mother-Daughter Mass & Brunch on Sunday, April 28, courtesy of the MSM Parents Association! Mounties are encouraged to bring a sister, an aunt, a grandmother, or any woman who is a mentor or guide in her life if her mother is not available. Please click HERE to RSVP by Wednesday, April 17.
We hope to see you at this beloved MSM event!
Counselor Connections
Counselor Connections provides the Mount St. Mary Community with a weekly communication tool from our Wellness Department. The newsletter will be published and sent to your inbox every Tuesday morning. You will also find a link here each week in the Family Connection Newsletter. Please click on the link below for this week's Counselor Connections.
Service Mission Trip To New Orleans 2024
From the Desk of Ms. Monica Saltarelli:
MSM is offering a high school game changer - a service mission trip to New Orleans, Louisiana from June 20- 26, 2024! There is no question that the NOLA experience is a meaningful way for students to meet their service hour requirement by working with kids and moms or at the Second Harvest Food Bank. We will be exploring the Whitney Plantation, the Katrina Museum, and sipping iced coffee while enjoying NOLA's world-famous beignets at the Café du Monde. A student highlight is the Jazz Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe and so much more. It is a trip of a lifetime! The cost of the trip is an all-inclusive $1200; life lessons learned on this amazing trip are priceless!
Questions? Please contact Ms. Monica Saltarelli at msaltarelli@msmacademy.org.
Check Out Our Awesome MSM Summer Camps!
Summer is coming and as our Mounties and future Mounties know, MSM Summer Camps are the best! Registration is open for girls going into grades 5 - 8 (Fall 2024) for a variety of summer fun including: Flag Football, Cooking, Photography, STEAM, Entrepreneurship, Musical Theater, Taylor Swift Camp, and SO much more!
Use the QR code below or click HERE to register and to learn more about dates, times, descriptions, and locations for our awesome offerings for Summer 2024!
Host A German Exchange Student In 2024!
Mount St. Mary is thrilled to have 9 interested German exchange students who are hoping to spend the fall semester with us! If you would like to host a student please read the attached letter from the program director, Lynn Engle. MSM has proudly participated in the Buffalo-Dortmund Student Ambassador program for over 20 years. Mrs. Elizabeth Suchan-Reitz is the program coordinator on-site at Mount St. Mary, and can answer some of your questions, as well. The 9 student bio/profiles are available if you are interested to learn more about these awesome young women hoping to join our Mountie family!
Be a Mountie for a Day!
Please contact Elizabeth Suchan-Reitz for more information esuchan-reitz@msmacademy.org
MSM Thunder Athletics Calendar
Click the link below to visit the official Mount St. Mary Academy Thunder Website for a calendar of upcoming athletic events. Come out and support our Mounties in action!
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Mount St. Mary Academy
Mount St. Mary Academy, founded by the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur, is a Catholic, private, college preparatory school for young women. Within a nurturing and academically challenging and inclusive environment, the Academy strives to develop the whole person’s gifts and potential. Guided by our Catholic tradition, and rooted in Gospel values, we empower scholars to be leaders dedicated to lifelong learning, moral integrity, social justice, and service to and inclusion of others.
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