Weekly Newsletter

Thank you to all families, community members, and alumni who have contributed to this year's Tiger Fund. Your dedication to our school's mission and your investment in our students' future is truly appreciated. Because of donors like you, we can continue to provide excellent education and enriching experiences for our Tiger community.

For those who have not yet had the opportunity to contribute, we kindly encourage you to consider donating today. Every contribution, no matter the size, makes a significant impact.

~The Kuder Family

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the families, individuals, and alumni who generously contributed to the Annual Tiger Fund this school year.

A special thank you to our alumni who rallied together to help us achieve our matching goal, generously sponsored by Carpet Liquidators. Your support made this campaign a success!

Thank you, Carpet Liquidators & the Fleming Family!

The following donor roll reflects gifts and pledges received:

July 1, 2024 - November 20th, 2024

St. Catherine of Siena Circle $10,000 +

Barbara Schnellar Family

Principal Circle $5,000 - $9,999

Carpet Liquidators & Fleming Family *

Tiger Circle $1,000-$4,999

Steven Amend

Rebecca Francis & Mark Austin

Lisa & Ryan Brennan

Katie & Andrew Brewer

Marc & Katie Cote

Maria Mercedes Cantisano & Martin Fernunson

David & Caitlin Dill

Devin Fitzpatrick & Scot Eckley

Natalia Fior

Lauren & Evan Gordon

Fr. Bill Heric

Courtney & Nick Juhl

Beth & Dylan Kilpatric

Marjorie & David Korkowski

Richard Kreisberg & Jennifer Cullimore

Tom & Cyndi Kuder

Sarah Korkowski & Matt Schemmel

Adam Omidpanah & Bernadette Thomas

Scott & Heidi Stender

Nicole Pattamanuch & Roger Lederman

Francine Shammami & George Murray

Kariss & Aaron Peterson

Brad Vieau & Madelyn Sheldon

Paul & Gail Wham

Gold Circle $500-$999

Leslie Barich

Huston & Mary Bradley *

Nathan & Emily Brauer

Robert Murray & Josie Briggs

Joy Chatterjee & Thomas Waisanen

Jaclyn & Todd Christianson

Tiberiu Doiciu

Bridgid Driscoll

Rachelle & Jason Ford

Sean Flynn

Sri & Justin Grevich

Steve & Betsy Hill

Ann & Trenton Lipscomb

Amanda & Vincent Lucero

Michael Lufkin & Erin Hawkinson

The Manca Family *

Joseph Matthew & Gale Sebastian

Lauen & Joshua McCaffrey

Mary & Kerry Person

Rabiatu Abdulai Baba & Justice Quame-Amaglo

Michael & Jill Richmond

Sarah & Walker Robb

Rocky & Molly Ruddy *

Carl & Kelly Sens *

The Schell Family *

Adam & Tanya Smith

Clare & Nick Spano *

Maroon Circle $250 - $499

Steve & Lisa Anacker *

Brian & Jodie Anderson

Matt & Melissa Anderson

Keely & Michael Bell

Jeff & Mariana Boden

Lily Silva & Nick Bolthouse

Mary Bradley *

Anna & Steven Calcagno

Erica & Caleb Cates *

Mary Beth Celio

Brian Cheung & Alice Kim

Kate & Jamie Clark

Christian Cox *

Stella Cox *

Paige Cox *

Ray & Barb Donaldson *

Angela & Peter Doyle

Caitlin Elsner

Mike & Jody Elsner

Nicole & Lee Fine

Christine Grogg

Yvonne & Luke Hamilton

Heather Heinzen

Christine & Aaron Henningsgaard

Cristobal Garib Herrera & Bernardita Juez

Tanya Zagumenov & Chris Hollis

Julia & Alain Huynh

Kari Tomosada Kratz

Grace & Garrett Kaiser

Boksoon Pattamanuch

Dave & Siobhan Piechowski

Michele & Aaron Rimmer

Rachel Borsini & Santigo Rodriguez

Sarah & Juan Rubio

Elizabeth & Neal Rudd

Andy & Tara Simons

Christine Soriano & Stimson Munasque

Karen & Jordan Talge

Shannon & Edward Thompson

Geoffrey & Ashley Van Dragt

Manlio Vecchiet & Gail Lee

Mary & Guy Welch

Robert & Verna West

Clay & Elena White

Friends of STC up to $249

Chris & Jill Acker

Monique & Stephen Alkire *

Jennifer Arthur

Debi & Mark Backstrom

Allie & Chris Bailey

Hannah Beighle

Kelly & Ricky Brackett

Ariel & Craig Bradley*

Mark Braseth & Jessica Bratrude *

Sarah Burr In Memory of Chris & Fred Burr *

Miruna Buta

Annie & James Bell

Mark & Katie Caldwell *

Brian Carlson

Megan Castello

Clara Cimino

Katie & Jason Clack

Sean & Adeline Chang

Emma & Brent Conley

Kathy Cox

Samual Djunaedi & Della Tosin

Tom Doggett

Laurie Eldredge

Jana & Brian Ellingwood

Beth & Martyn Ellis

Aaron Pederson & Stephanie Euzebio

Christopher & Courtney Farah

Priscilla & Jeremy Fellows

David Figueroa

Troy & Maria Finlayson

Lauren & Jason Garfield

Kosta Gennaios *

Casey & Blake Golden

Molly Grant*

Matthew & Anna Gross

Megha & Shivaas Gulati

Dan & Ash Gunderson

Samantha Lee Hallock

Karin & Dave Herman

George Hsieh & Olha Bilobran

Hank & Jennifer Jacky

Constance Katsandres & Larry Spyridis

Hadley Kelly

Tim & Bethany King

Adrienne & Matt Kortas

Toni Kuder

Latife Lacin & David Notario

Tali Malott & Peter Barbee *

Merrill & Dorian Manza

Liz & John Mares

Julia & David Marks

Tammy & John Matusak

Jack Matusak *

Nick Merola & Taylor Dugan

Aline & Marcus Milanez

Irisi & Renato Millo

Blair & Brian Mills

Frank & Shawna Molitor

Alex & Malia Morrison

Ryan & Victoria McAllister

Nicole & Casey McCoy

Brianna & Nathan McDonald

Elyse Nakajima & Mike Clarke

Sean O'Neill & Elizabeth Krawczyk

Erin O'Donnell

Raymon & Christie Pinney

Katherine & Ryan Pletzke

Sergey & Stacy Rabotyagov

Aaron & Michael Rimmer

Phyllis Schemmel

Eric Berge & Katie Seltzer

Sarah & Joe Schultheis

Michael Schwager & Maria Agapova

Erica & Josh Snow

Andrea & Trevor Sparks

Matias Sieber & Bernardita Rios

Bryanne & Reed Rushing

Joe Binder & Katie Steffl

Paige & Charles St-Pierre

Josh & Maureen Talge In Memory of Sharon Scheeler

Lilla C Talge In Memory of Sharon Scheeler

Teresa Thornton*

Kathleen Thorgerson

Charlotte & Chris Van Hollebeke

Lizbeth Sanchez Vallejos

Jenna Buchanan

Cathy Wagner

Yvonne & Carlos Walker

Tracy & Mark Waterman

Darcie & Alex Wells

Katie & Jake Wham

Margaret & Steve White

Mary White

Megan & Andrew Williamson*

Tiffany Lundeen & Michael Wilson

Jim Hochstein & Ivy Wong

Nolan & Alexis Wood

Gloria Youngblood & Thomas Nemeth

Thank YOU from the St. Catherine School Family!

*Indicates St. Catherine Alumni

If you have made your donation to the STC Tiger Fund and you do not see your name,

please contact the Development Office.

If you have not had the chance, please take this opportunity to make a tax

deductible gift to this year's Tiger Fund to support all the students of St. Catherine School.

Using the button below, place your order and join the holiday hoopla! Youth S-L & Adult XS-XL are available in limited quantities.

T-shirts will arrive to the school office the week of December 9th. The order form does ask for a delivery address but t-shirts will not be delivered to that address. The office will notify you once the t-shirts have arrived for pick-up.

Note: The youth sizes run small. And with the limited quantities available, no exchanges or refunds. All sales are final!

The Yearbook staff needs your help. Please send any pictures you take throughout the school year to yearbook@stcatherineschool.net to be included in the yearbook. As always, we need your help documenting out of school events like CYO Sports, Harvest Festival, and eventually things like Ski Bus and the Christmas Program. Thank you for your help!

Disney’s Newsies JR. is playing at St. Catherine School from [27, March 2025] through [29, March 2025] at 7pm, 7pm, 11am, and 7pm. The inspiring 60-minute musical, designed for middle school-aged performers, is based on the 1992 Disney film Newsies and the 2012 Broadway production of the same name. The program is open to 4th - 8th grade students led by Miss Clara and Ms. Jones!

It’s time to carry the banner with Disney’s Newsies JR.! You’ll be doing flips for the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of young newsies in Manhattan. When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsies’ expense, Jack rallies young workers from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what's right! Adapted especially for young performers, this musical features a Tony Award®-winning score by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman and a book by Tony Award® winner Harvey Fierstein, and includes rousing songs like “Carrying the Banner,” “Seize the Day,” and “King of New York.” Newsies JR. is packed with nonstop thrills and a timeless message perfect for the whole family and every audience.

Auditions: Thursday, December 12th & Friday, December 13th

ON STAGE: $180* for Cast T-Shirt and Theater program support

*1/2 price for 2nd/3rd child in a family

CREW: $100 for Cast T-Shirt and Theater program support:

Payment Plans Available! Please reach out to Kathy Cox or Amanda Lucero for more information.

Disney’s Newsies JR. is presented through special arrangement with and all materials are provided by Music Theatre International. For more information about licensing Newsies JR. or other Disney shows, please visit www.DisneyMusicals.com.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email Miss Clara Cimino (ccimino@stcatherineschool.net) or Ms. Ava Jones (ajones@stcatherineschool.net) for more information. Now is the time to Seize the Day!

The tuition assistance process for the 2025-2026 school year opened on October 1st. If you think that your family may be in need of financial aid for next school year, please complete an application. Tuition assistance is available for Kindergarten-8th Grade students only.

The entire process is completed online through FACTS. All applications are first reviewed by the Fulcrum Foundation, a fundraising arm of the Archdiocese. Once Fulcrum determines their assistance awards, then the St. Catherine Tuition Assistance Committee will review the applications and distribute financial aid for the 2025-2026 school year. Some families may qualify for assistance from both the Fulcrum Foundation and the St. Catherine program, but only one application is submitted.

The application deadline is December 31st, 2024. This is a firm deadline - all completed applications AND required tax documentation must be submitted by this date for consideration. You can access the application here. And FACTS charges a $35 application fee.

If you have any questions about the process or application, feel free to email Kathy Cox or you can access the FAQ page on the Fulcrum Foundation website here.

The St. Vincent de Paul Conference at St Catherine Parish has committed to help 23 neighborhood families during the Thanksgiving season. Our goal is to raise $2,100 to fund this effort. Approximately half of these families are headed by mothers who are deaf and have suffered abuse. We plan to provide each family with a voucher to purchase food for a meal that they plan,

shop for and prepare. The voucher is to a local grocery store in the amount of $30 per

person in the family.

Please help us by:

1. Writing a check, making sure it is clearly marked for the SVDP Holiday Program and placing it in the collection basket or mailing it to the parish office.

2. Going to here and following the directions to make a donation online.

You have been very generous supporting us throughout the year and we cannot thank you enough. If you are able, we will really appreciate your help with the Thanksgiving Program. Thank you!

Mission & Philosophy

St. Catherine of Siena Parish School is a welcoming, Christ-centered community, rooted in the Catholic faith and inspired by Gospel values. As an extension of the parish and with Jesus as our model, we are dedicated to lifelong growth in faith, love, and learning.

We recognize that the care and education of the child begins with the family and that parents are the primary educators of their children. In partnership with parents, we work to promote our students’ achievement and spiritual growth. Together we are committed to developing responsible, ethical leaders who think critically, act justly, communicate effectively, and serve willingly.

Vision

We are committed to providing a faith-filled, inclusive, and welcoming learning environment for all our students. Through our rigorous academic programs, our students will gain the cognitive, technological, and social skills necessary to become ethical, innovative leaders who successfully navigate the complex challenges of today’s world.