The Bruin Bulletin - 09/18/26

in your humility and simplicity,

you were raised up by God

and given a special gift of supernatural knowledge

about the deepest mysteries of Heaven and earth.

Please pray for me,

that I will always be open to the truths God reveals to me

and that I will use that knowledge

as the basis of all my choices in life.

Saint Hildegard of Bingen, pray for me.

Jesus, I trust in You.

Dear Bruin Family,

I would like to begin by expressing my heartfelt gratitude to all of our students and families for every message sent, dollar donated, video created, story shared, and action taken in support of our Fun Run fundraiser. In just over a week, we have surpassed $40,000 in donations! So many of our students and families are exceeding their goals and helping make this fundraiser a tremendous success.

These fundraising efforts are vital to both the current and future success of our school. Reaching our fundraising goals helps ensure our long-term sustainability while allowing us to keep tuition as affordable as possible and continue providing the outstanding staff, programs, and resources our students deserve. Thank you again for your generosity, enthusiasm, and support.

This Sunday, we will celebrate our first Family Mass of the school year. All St. Dorothy families are invited to join us at the 9:30 a.m. Mass. Students who attend in their school uniform will receive a free dress pass. We hope you can join us as we gather in faith and witness our teachers being blessed as educators and witnesses of the faith on this Catechetical Sunday.

Next week, we will kick off Spirit Week and enjoy a variety of fun activities on campus, including our first rally of the year. During the rally, our student houses will compete for house points while strengthening peer relationships, building school spirit, and fostering a positive school culture.

Wishing each and every one of you a safe, happy, and blessed weekend!

Sincerely,

Mr. Ryan Nearhoff

We are doing an incredible job in our Fun Run fundraiser and just have a little more work to do to hit our $60,000. I’m excited to say that after just over a week of fundraising we’ve raised over $40,000! That means we hit our second school wide incentive marker of $35,000 and pretty soon there will be a battle of epic proportions between Mrs. La Rocca and Mr. Nearhoff. Students still have three days to win the week two student incentives. We also have a fierce class battle going with TK in first place and yesterday we brought in donations from around the globe with our 24 hour challenge. Thank you everyone for your hard work in getting donations!

Let's keep the adventure going!

Additionally, so that all parents can be fully aware of our expectations when volunteering on campus or at school related events, we've created guidelines for all volunteers. We've included it here for your reference but this will be signed in the office should you come to volunteer.

If you have any questions, please contact the front office. Thank you.

We've created our Dress Up Days calendar so that you can be prepared ahead of time! These are subject to change but will serve as a general guide for the year.

THIS SUNDAY, 09/20 from 10:30am-12pm

• Crestview Communities
• San Dimas Community Hospital
• Munoz and Munoz Attorneys at Law
• Colorado Donuts
• Transbuy

If you are interested in supporting St. Dorothy and letting us promote your business, there is still time! Please contact fundraising@stdorothyschool.com or click the link below. Thank you for your support!

• We're going to Washington, D.C. And Williamsburg, VA from 3/29/27 to 4/2/27

• Our trip includes:

• Hotel Accommodations

• Transportation to and from our destination as well as throughout the trip

• Meals

• Attractions and Activities

• A dedicated Course Leader

• Safety and Support

• Early Bird Price: $2799 (Price shown is amount due before $100 discount for registering within 4 days of the parent meeting)

• Benefit from an additional $100 Account credit if registered by 9/19/26 (*Account credit will appear as a credit on your first statement after registering.)

• Early Bird Registration deadline: 9/19/26

• Our Trip ID is 230609. Sign up as soon as possible either online at worldstrides.com/register or by phone at 800-468-5899. You can also use this link directly to register here: Step 1 - Travelers (Password: 230609 if needed)

• Pay only a $115 deposit to sign up. The remaining balance is spread out into smaller amounts and paid monthly before the trip

These are our payment plans:

• Smaller, monthly installments ($369) over time that goes BEYOND departure date
• ($6 handling fee per payment).

Register (upon enrollment)

Our volleyball team has begun practices and football will begin this Monday for our junior high students. We are grateful to our coaches who stepped up to lead these teams. See below for the game schedule for both sports.

Altar Serving is open to students in 4th-8th grade. Please see the flier below for information!

Click below to access our sign up links for daily volunteering opportunities.

This event is targeted towards youth (12+), young adults, and the adults who care for them. Parents, educators, clinical providers and youth program staff are welcome!

See below for the VIRTUS certification and re-certification class schedule for the 2026-27 school year.

September 19-20 || Sextortion and teens

Sextortion happens when a predator threatens to share sexual images of another person to manipulate or harm that person. The American Academy of Pediatrics has classified sextortion as a form of image-based sexual abuse. Children and teens are particularly vulnerable, especially teens who have shared or been pressured into sharing explicit images. Predators will sometimes befriend or build a romantic relationship with a victim online, share and request explicit images, and then use those images to demand money or other favors. More information is available at https://www.healthychildren.org/English/tips-tools/ask-the-pediatrician/Pages/what-do-teens-need-to-know-about-online-predators-and-sextortion-scammers.aspx.

To educate TK-Eighth grade students in a Catholic environment in which the curriculum emphasizes spiritual, ethical, and social values of the Catholic faith to become responsible and moral citizens within the global community.

Supporting the belief that parents are the primary educators of their children, we as educators at St. Dorothy Catholic School, dedicate ourselves to partner with the parents in preparing children to become contributing members of the community. To achieve this, we provide holistic development in psychological, emotional, social and physical health, with an emphasis on academics, faith, and Christian service.

In collaboration with parents, we champion student achievement through the presentation, practice, and study of Catholic doctrine, a strong academic curriculum, multimedia and multi-cultural experiences, physical education, extracurricular programs, and the dedicated commitment of the teachers and staff.

Email: info@stdorothyschool.com

Website: www.stdorothyschool.com
Location: 215 South Valley Center Avenue, Glendora, CA, USA
Phone: (626) 335-0772