Parent Connection

Our DeSales Trunk or Treat Event is scheduled for Friday, October 21st from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This event allows for our students to trick or treat in a safe environment from trunk to trunk in the secured DeSales parking lot. This event is free. We only ask that each family provides one bag of candy per participating child.

A few important notes for Friday:

If you are decorating a trunk, please plan on arriving no later than 5:45.

To ensure the safety of our trunk or treaters, the DeSales Parking lot will be closed for this event. If you are not decorating your trunk, please plan to park along the street.

Allergy Free: We will have teal pumpkins at 10 designated trunks with allergy friendly treats.

The Halloween Committee is looking for help! If you can help, please sign up using the Sign Up Genius below or contact Marnie Morello at marmo623@yahoo.com.

Sign Up to Help

There will be a Middle School Dance on Friday, October 21st from 7:30pm until 9:00pm in the DeSales Cafeteria. Students in grades 6-8th are welcome to attend, admission is $5 at the door.

Students may dress in Halloween Costumes (no masks or toy weapons).

We will celebrate Halloween in school, Monday, October 31st. All students may dress down in their Halloween Costumes. Students will still be expected to learn before/after their classroom parties, costumes should be comfortable and adhere to dress code. Please no Halloween masks/covered faces or weapons.

We are pleased to share that this year’s school musical will be Seussical Jr. Auditions will be held in the DeSales Music Room on Wednesday, October 26th during the following time:

Grades 4th-8th: After school from 3-4:30 (4th & 5th grade students will be done at 4, 6th-8th grade students will be done at 4:30)

• Seussical Jr. Audition Form
• "It's Possible" Score
• Seussical Character Info
• "It's Possible" YouTube Link

7th & 8th Grade Varsity Boys & Girls Basketball Registrations:

• Girls Varsity Basketball
• Boys Varsity Basketball
• Parent-Athlete Concussion Form
• Parent-Athlete Code of Ethics

If your child is interested in playing on the 7th & 8th grade DeSales Boys or Girls Basketball Team, please complete and return the forms above by Wednesday, November 2nd.

We are still looking for volunteers to help coach JV Girls and Boys Basketball (grades 5 &6): please contact Mrs. Hornquist if you are able to help coach, hornquistc@desalescatholicschool.org. You will need to be Virtus trained and have first aid and CPR certifications.

We will celebrate our 2022 DeSales Distinguished Hall of Fame Inductees at a school- mass on Friday, October 21st at 9:40am. Father Dumphrey will be saying mass for our students and special guests. All are welcome to attend. Students are allowed to sit with family members who attend.

On Thursday, October 20th we will celebrate five graduates at our DeSales Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Dinner. This year's dinner will be held at the Lockport Town & Country Club.

Please join us in congratulating our 2022 DeSales Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees. These Distinguished Alumni have achieved distinction in their personal and professional lives, we look forward to celebrating their notable accomplishments.

Msgr. Walter O. Kern, St. Mary's Elementary School ‘44

William J. Speck, DHS ‘68

Richard E. Abbott, DHS ‘70

Kathleen Geier Jackson, DHS ‘74

Paul W. Murphy, DHS ‘81

To purchase tickets ($60 each) to this year's Induction Dinner, please call (716)433-6422.

Applications for the Janet M. Federspiel Swim Team Scholarship are now available. This $500 tuition scholarship at DeSales was established by the family of Janet M. Federspiel who passed away in July 2021.

This scholarship will be awarded to a deserving DeSales Catholic School Swim Team member in December 2022.

If you are a current member of the DeSales Swim Team you are encouraged to apply for this tuition scholarship by completing the form linked below and returning it to Mrs. Knuutila at DeSales Catholic School. A committee comprised of Coach Janet's family will select the scholarship recipient.

Scholarship Application

Thank you to Janet Federspiel's family for choosing to honor her significant contributions to the DeSales Swim Team! She left a wonderful legacy!

The 2022 HSA Annual Cash Raffle will be held virtually on Friday, November 4th. Don't forget to get your LUCKY tickets! Tickets are $50 each or 3 for $125! If you purchase 3 tickets for $125 you will get a free bottle of wine. You may also purchase your tickets online here.

Early Bird! Buy your ticket by Tuesday, October 25th to be entered into a BONUS drawing for $100 Tops gift card!

Join us for the October HSA Meeting on Tuesday, November 1st at 7:00pm in the DeSales Cafeteria. All parents, grandparents and caregivers are invited and encouraged to attend.

Just for attending, your name will be put in a drawing to win a great prize! Your student will also earn a free dress down day.

Ski Season will be here before we know it! Did you know DeSales offers a Ski Club for our students and families. To learn more, reach out to Kevin Miller at kmm@takeform.net.

Breakfast Menu October 2022

Lunch Menu October 2022

We have received a number of free Covid-19 tests from NYS. If you need Covid-19 test, please stop by the Main Office.

The Start of Something Great!

Email: Knuutilak@desalescatholicschool.org
Website: http://www.desalescatholicschool.org/
Location: 6914 Chestnut Ridge Road, Lockport, NY, USA
Phone: (716)433-6422
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeSalesCatholicSchool

The Cardinal O’Hara Hawk Pride Players will present “The Legend of Robin Hood …Sort Of”, in the Performing Arts Center at Cardinal O’Hara High School as one of its Fall plays. The comedy, with a cast of students from all grade levels, will be fun for all ages. Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18 and 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19. Tickets are $5, sold at the door. For more information, call the O’Hara advancement office at 716-695-2600.