St. Mary's Catholic School

Congratulations to the 7A's who won the Pink Shirt Day Kindness Trivia and the nutty reward that went with it. Thank you to Mrs. Brophy for organizing this as a part of the MHCB program that we have in our school that highlights systemic wellness in our building at St. Mary's!

EICS is excited to announce that we have received a grant that will empower each of our schools to further elevate their holistic mental health supports for students! #bettertogether Check out more here: HERE COMES THE SUN

Students attending EICS schools in Vegreville are now eligible to participate in a new hot lunch program thanks to two community partners and Alberta Education.

Through a School Nutrition Non-Profit Pilot Program Grant obtained by Community Association for Lasting Success (CALS) in February, all students who attend St. Mary’s Catholic School and St. Martin’s Catholic School are now eligible to enjoy access to hot lunches multiple times a week. The grant is provided courtesy of Alberta Education, and meals are being prepared by the local Baba’s Best Cooking Co.

Thanks to this grant, both schools’ hot lunch programs will run three times a week at no cost to families for the duration of this school year. This program also complements the Breakfast Club program at each school to ensure students receive nutritious food to help stimulate their learning.

Systemic Wellness is one of the four pillars of our Division Education Assurance Plan. Through this pillar, EICS is committed to providing holistic support for each of our students’ wellbeing in mind, body, and spirit – and nutrition is a vital component of student wellness. Having free access to nutritious food will further enable all students at both EICS schools in Vegreville to stay engaged and ready to learn in the classroom.

Families who are interested in utilizing the hot lunch program for their children can do so through PowerSchool. Note that food must be pre-ordered in advance.

St. Mary’s Education Society will be hosting their annual Ham Bingo on Friday, March 17, 2023.

Along with the Bingo we will also be having a silent auction, door prizes, and a concession. We

invite you to attend this fun family event.

In the past the proceeds of the Bingo have gone towards purchasing items and services to help enhance the learning experiences of the students of St. Mary’s. The proceeds from the silent auction items go directly to the Student Council to use in ways they feel will benefit the

students. These opportunities would not be possible without the generosity of our local

community.

It is our hope that you would consider donating to our event. We are currently looking for any

items you can donate to the silent auction and cash donations for ham purchases. Please note, the average cost of a ham is approximately $40.00. If you would like to donate to our event please contact Carmen Heisler at 780-603-0911 or 780-632-3673 to arrange pick up.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

St. Mary’s Education Society

• Mar 1: Early Dismissal
  
• Mar 3: EICS Faith and Wellness PD - No School for Students
• March 7: 2nd Jr. High Ski Trip (Gr 7A's and Grade 8's)
• March 10-11: Sr. High Basketball Zones
• March 12: Daylight Savings Time
• March 24-April 2: Spring Break
• April 5: Early Dismissal
• April 7: Good Friday - No School for Students
• April 12-13: Parent-Teacher Interviews

Both of our Jr. High and Sr. High Basketball teams have been busy preparing for the upcoming week of basketball. Our Jr. teams play their win-or-go-home playoff game this Monday with the boys heading to New Horizons school in Sherwood Park and the Girls taking on the Vegreville Cougars at the Veg Comp gymnasium.

The Sr. Boys and girls head off to Zones to begin their quest for a provincials bid this coming weekend March 10-11th. The girls are heading to Marwayne ranked #4 in the zone while the boys take on the NE Zone in Glendon ranked #1.

Good luck to all of our athletes and coaches as they compete this coming week!

Our Purdys EASTER Fundraiser begins....NOW! Go get your Easter treats: https://fundraising.purdys.com/1593084-104540

This past Christmas we sold over $5000 worth of chocolate which raised $1600 profit for the Athletics Club!

This time around, our goal is to raise $2000 in profit so we need your help—but don’t worry, all the work you're doing is choosing which chocolates to order.

Stock up on beautiful Easter gift boxes, fun chocolate bunnies, Sweet Georgia Browns and more. All profits will go directly to the STMY Athletics Club that supports ALL athetes at St. Mary's. So satisfy those cravings, get all your Easter gift-shopping done while supporting a great cause.

The deadline to order is March 21st, and pick up at the school will be April 5th. Simply click on the link, enter an email address to sign up for our campaign, and get out that credit card to order away. Please be advised that only orders paid through the Purdy's site will be available... any unpaid orders will not be processed.

Once orders close, we’ll notify everyone when and where you can collect your treats.

Please share with anyone you know who might be interested. It would help us so much.

Thank you!

Every 2 years EICS has been sending students from each of their high schools to the NCYC event held in Indianapolis, Indiana. NCYC (National Catholic Youth Conference) is a powerfully unique three-day experience of prayer, community, evangelization, catechesis, service, and empowerment for Catholic teenagers (of high school age) and their adult chaperones.

NCYC is the premiere Catholic youth event on a national scale that gathers people from all across America for a life-changing encounter with Christ. Please speak to Miss. Y or Mr. Murphy if this interests you. It is AMAZING and we hope to send a small group and start planning asap.

WHAT TO EXPECT AT NCYC:

INSPIRING SPEAKERS

Some of the best speakers in the Catholic space.

MASS & ADORATION

Celebrate liturgy and the Eucharist with tens of thousands, led by our American bishops.

MUSIC & WORSHIP

Praise and entertainment led by award-winning artists.

INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS

Countless games, crafts, obstacle courses, meetups, live radio shows, challenges, and so much more.

Email: stmy@eics.ab.ca
Website: https://stmy.eics.ab.ca/
Location: St Mary's Catholic School, Vegreville, AB, Canada
Phone: (780)632-3934
Twitter: @stmarys_veg