The Weekly Witness

Parents, for additional details on these announcements, upcoming events, and volunteer opportunities, please visit the official SMMS MAC Website.

Together, our Maverick community raised an incredible $47,450 during The Big Give!

We are so grateful for the generosity of our families, friends, and supporters. Every donation, share, and show of support helped make this achievement possible. Thank you for supporting our students and our school!

• Donut Party Raffle: 7th Grade — Monica Sepulveda

• La Cima Champs: 3rd Grade — 293 donations

• Copa de Maverick: 5th Grade — $6,380 raised

• Los Líderes — Most Donations during Main Giving Period: 2nd Grade (87 donations)

• Los Líderes — Most Money Raised during Main Giving Period: 5th Grade ($4,725 raised)

Saturday Raffle Winner: Primero

• Curbside for a Week: Bianca Bernal

Saturday Raffle Winner: Segundo

• Lunch Delivery for 4: Laura Peña

Sunday Raffle: UTSA Tickets

• Winner: Gabe Cuellar

We have one more win to celebrate: EVERYONE earned Free Dress Mondays in October for reaching our total participation goal (Juntos a la Cima)!

Prizes will be awarded soon, so stay tuned for more information. Thank you again for your incredible generosity and for helping our Mavericks go Over the Top!

We would love to provide each student with a rosary bracelet at next week’s Mass. Throughout October, students will use their bracelets as our school community comes together to pray one decade of the Rosary each school day.

We are asking for donations to help purchase a bracelet for every student and teacher. Your support will help make this special month of prayer meaningful for our students and give them a rosary they can continue to use throughout the year.

Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, pray for us!

Reminder: Each $25 donation = 1 service hour

Cheddar Up Link: https://smms-october-rosary-challenge.cheddarup.com

We look forward to seeing all of our families there!

It’s time to say goodbye to the wooden playground at Primero and make way for a safer play space for our students!

We’re looking for volunteers to help demolish and remove the existing playground equipment and leave the area safe and ready for what’s next. We’re taking advantage of the school holiday on Friday, Oct. 9, to get the job done.

• When: Friday, Oct. 9, starting at 7:00 a.m.

• Where: Primero wooden playground (between the school and gym)

• Who: Adult volunteers only — for safety reasons, no children will be allowed at the work site.

• What to bring: If you have a reciprocating saw, circular saw, and/or extension cords, we’d love for you to bring them!

• Service hours: Available for all volunteer time.

We’ll start bright and early and keep going until the job is finished. Any time you can give is greatly appreciated!

Interested in helping? Please fill out the volunteer form here: https://playground-demo-day.cheddarup.com

Questions? Contact specialprojects.smms@gmail.com.

Volunteer Sign Up Link: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/noncyo-volunteers

There are lots of ways to get involved and join in on the fun leading up to this incredible event! We need your help to make the magic happen — whether you have a little time or a lot, there’s a committee for you! Come be part of the fun, meet other families, and help make the 2027 Gala one to remember!

Sign up here: 2027 Mavericks y Santos Gala Committee Sign-Ups

¡Que empiece la fiesta!

Let's show our appreciation for our amazing teachers by helping fulfill items on their classroom wish lists.

Teacher Wish Lists: https://sites.google.com/stmmsa.org/mac/home/teacher-wishlists

Every contribution, big or small, helps support our classrooms and students.

Thank you!

Our 8th-grade class is raising funds to help cover the costs of their retreat, graduation activities, and other special events during their final year at SMMS.

One fun way to support them is by purchasing a Crazy 8 Free Dress Pass. Your donation confirmation serves as your student's pass. Please remember that all students must continue to follow the school's free dress guidelines.

Support the Crazy 8 Fundraiser: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/25-26-8th-grade-fundraising-copy/items

Thank you for helping create memorable experiences for our graduating Mavericks!

Submit your favorite family photos by Sunday, Oct. 31st through the SMMS MAC Website submission form. Photos should feature students wearing one of the following:

• SMMS uniform

• Spirit shirt

• CYO uniform

• SMMS athletics apparel

Students whose photos are submitted and featured will receive a Free Dress Day on Tuesday, November 10th.

Featured photos will be showcased on the MAC website beginning Friday, November 6th.

Submit Your October Adventures Photos:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIu91H4SbSH-iDAvFZ_J2gBuutzAAcqONLhWdAnZ-AthLTmQ/viewform?pli=1

Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate our Maverick spirit and community!

This isn’t just any 5K! It is an event planned and led by our students, who are excited to give back and make a difference. Every registration helps provide tuition assistance.

Run it, jog it, or WALK it! There’s no need to be a runner to join the fun.

This is a family-friendly event, and we would love to see families of all ages come out and enjoy the morning together. Bring the little ones, dress up in your favorite Halloween costumes, and join us for a costume contest and plenty of fun along the way!

Come for the 5K, stay for the fun, and help our students make a difference!

Register today at: Nightmare On N. St Mary's Street 5k Run/Walk - News & Events - Central Catholic High School

School will resume on Monday, 10/12.

Check out the great deal from UIW below!

SMMS is a Catholic, dual language, co-educational school of empowerment. Students engage in a dynamic academic experience preparing them for college and heaven. SMMS cultivates a growth mindset, biliteracy and strong virtue inspired by the Gospel and Church Tradition. SMMS offers opportunities to grow in excellence through myriad faith experiences, including mass multiple times per week, weekly adoration, daily Religion classes and hourly prayer, Christian service programs, as well as diverse extracurricular programs, including Athletics, Clubs, and academic excellence programs. SMMS embraces and supports students with highly diverse abilities and needs through our Counseling and Academic Intervention programs. The student learning experience is infused with the latest in outdoor learning as well as educational technology, including a 1:1 Chromebook program, Imagine Español, Accelerated Reader, MYON and SuccessMaker academic software. SMMS prepares and supports Pre-K3 through 8th grade students to excel in high school and college through the Graduate Support Program.

St. Mary Magdalen Dual Language Catholic School aims to form lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ, who is its foundation and center. Our education, therefore, works in concert with the Church’s mission of salvation and evangelization to offer robust opportunities to experience personal encounter with Jesus Christ. Ours is a counter-cultural education that prioritizes absolute truth and community, imbuing students with the physical, moral, intellectual and spiritual gifts necessary to build the Kingdom of God. These gifts are strengthened through abundant and myriad experiences of prayer, Sacred Scripture and liturgical and sacramental tradition. Our school prioritizes partnership with parents and families. We recognize and support parents as the primary educators, who have the responsibility to raise their children in a loving, moral and faithful manner. As educators, we seek to extend and deepen this upbringing through our witness and sharing of encounters with Christ. These relationships are rooted in and guided by Trinitarian love, whereby the students learn to trust in Jesus Christ through personal and communal prayer experiences, of which the most important is the mass, the source and summit of our faith. At St. Mary Magdalen Dual Language Catholic School, we develop each student in virtue, educating students to recognize and celebrate their own Dignity as children of God, as well as others. This education in virtue is part of a cultural heritage that cultivates a Christian worldview. In transmitting this heritage, we strive to ensure that our students can think critically and grow in human and divine wisdom, going on to lead lives rooted in virtue and commitment to building the Kingdom of God.