Crusader Connections

February 21: Field Trip (6th - 8th Grade)

February 22: Ash Wednesday Mass, 8:30 am

February 23: Field Trip (2nd - 5th Grade)

February 24: Field Trip (1st Grade) & Coffee Chat with the Principal

February 25: First Reconciliation (2nd Grade) & FLL State Competition

📣 🏀 Go Crusaders! 🏀 📣

Our Varsity Girls Basketball team beat their opponent 32-6 and the Varsity Boys won 43-39 in overtime in the quarterfinal games on Saturday!! They both advanced to the semifinals where the Varsity Girls won 42-6 and the Varsity Boys played hard but came up short by one bucket, 22-24. Join our amazing cheerleaders to cheer on the Varsity Girls in the Championship game at St. Mary’s Ryken on February 28th at 6pm! Go Crusaders!!!

Mid-quarter progress reports for students in grades 4-8 will be posted on Parent PlusPortals this Friday, February 24th. Please login to check your child’s progress. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher. To find the report, click the child’s picture, then “Classroom,” then “Progress Reports,” then "Combined Reports." Please go over the reports with your children and encourage them to keep working hard through the last half of this quarter! https://www.plusportals.com/FatherAndrewWhiteSchool

Our FIRST LEGO League Robotics Team will compete in the State Tournament this weekend! We wish them the best as they present their invention, the Electric Eagle to a team of engineer judges and execute their programming code as they navigate the robotics course.

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This quarter, some of our middle school students are operating a school store. They are learning how to take inventory, markup items for profit, and manage the ins and outs of a business. The school store will be open every Wednesday during their elective class time. Items cost anywhere from 25 cents to $10. Please encourage your children to visit the school store! Kindly send in an envelope with money, marked with your child’s name and “School Store” so the middle schoolers know who to expect this week.

FAW Destination Imagination is in full tournament mode with its showcase happening in a couple weeks and the state tournament in just over a month! Please help support our EIGHT DI teams to reach their goals of going to the State Tournament at UMBC and hopefully traveling to the Globals competition in Kansas City, MO by ordering from either Joe Corbi's or Wockenfuss Candies. Both fundraisers are with the Easter holidays in mind. Order some ready to bake pizzas or cookies for those Easter gatherings or order your favorite Easter candies! Orders and money are due by this Friday, February 24th. Both Joe Corbi's and Wockenfuss will be delivered before Easter break.

To place an order for Joe Corbi's or Wockenfuss, contact Jody Cacko at cacko@fatherandrewwhite.org OR order from a friendly FAW DIer you know!

Are you missing any FAW sweatshirts, vests, Spirit Gear or jackets, coats, or water bottles? Please remind your child to check our Lost and Found located in the gym. Also, take this time to be sure you label all belongings with your last name to help return all lost items quickly. Thank you!

Take a chance (or 2 or 3!) on being one of the 31 winners in the third FAW Lottery Fundraiser! With $2,725 in cash prizes, this is a great opportunity to support the school and have a chance to come away a WINNER!!! Be sure to ask your family and friends to see if they'd like the chance to put a little extra cash in their wallets, too! Please see the flyer below to see how you have 31 chances to win!

Admissions for prospective families opened on February 7, 2023. http://mytads.com/a/fatherandrewwhiteschool

Father Andrew White Catholic School has opened enrollment to new families for the 2023-2024 school year. We welcome you to consider becoming a part of this amazing, award winning school. Schedule a private tour to discover how our students are "Learning Today, Leading Tomorrow, Living our Faith." Call the office at (301) 475-9795 or email office@fatherandrewwhite.org.

Do you have an announcement you’d like to put in our weekly bulletin? Or perhaps you went to an FAW event, such as a basketball game, and you’d like to share some information or photos you took. We have created an email where you can send pictures, blurbs, etc. This will help us get new items in our bulletin, on our lobby TV, and on our website. Email: FAWnews@fatherandrewwhite.org Please send anything you’d like considered in the Announcements by Friday evening of the week prior.

Stress is everywhere, good and bad. We've all heard about the negative effects of stress (depression, weight gain, digestive issues, heart and blood pressure problems, headaches, etc.); but what can we do about it? The key to avoiding the negative effects of stress is proper management.

Here are some ideas that might help:

Take care of yourself: eat right, exercise, get sufficient sleep; stay connected with others; do something you enjoy each day; don't spend too much time focusing on problems; laugh; take "information breaks"; and most importantly, pray continuously.

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St. Mary's County has baseball for middle schoolers and they allow FAW students to play on the Catholic School team. This isn't school sponsored and there is no cost to the schools. Please see the flyer for more details.

Please join us in prayer for a fellow Catholic school student from St. Mary's Bryantown. You can follow his journey at Finn's Fierce Fight.

The Home & School Association is seeking a Co-Chairperson (or Chair Team) and committees to plan and organize one of our biggest and best events of the year: the Spring Social & Auction! The groundwork has already been laid for the Social & Auction this April, but we need teams in place to continue with the rest of the planning! Here are the positions that we need filled immediately:

- Spring Social & Auction Co-Chairperson

- Spring Social & Auction Planning Committee Members

Duties include soliciting sponsorships and donations, planning details, some marketing, logistics and executing the event. We’d love your outside-the-box ideas! Chairpersons of this event qualify for the complete fulfillment of the Service Scholarship/Volunteer Hours. If you’re interested in helping with this event, please email our HSA President, Jen Tennyson at jntennyson@gmail.com to get started! The Home & School Association (HSA) is grateful for any time or resources you are able to give!

❏ Send in an envelope with money for your child to shop in the School Store (tomorrow)

❏ Order pizza or candy from our DI Fundraisers

❏ Chat with the Principal (Friday)

❏ Sell/Purchase FAW Lottery Tickets (by Feb. 28th)

❏ Cheer on our Varsity Girls in the Basketball Championship (Feb. 28th)

❏ Check the Lost and Found Box

❏ Send news and pictures to FAWnews@fatherandrewwhite.org

❏ Submit Volunteer Hours

Email: office@fatherandrewwhite.org
Website: https://www.fatherandrewwhite.org
Location: 22850 Washington Street, Leonardtown, MD, USA
Phone: (301) 475-9795
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fawschool/
Twitter: @FAWcrusaders