Parent Connection

March 30, 2022

Thank you Russell Salvatore!

Russell Salvatore has donated 60 SMART TVs for all Catholic Diocesan Elementary and High Schools throughout WNY! DeSales has installed our 70 inch flat-screen in the Cafeteria. This screen will be used for many special meetings and presentations. During lunch our monitors are putting animals on the screen for students to enjoy! We heard so many conversations about sharks on our last lunchroom visit. Thank you Mr. Salvatore!

HSA Meeting

The next HSA Meeting will be held in the DeSales Cafeteria on Wednesday, April 6th at 6:30pm.

HSA Easter Candy Pick Up

Thank you to everyone who supported this year's Easter Candy Sale. If you have not picked up your candy, you can stop by the Main Office between 8:00am and 3:30am to pick it up.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR DESALES SPRING ATHLETICS!

Spring sports registrations are now available! Due to quick league roster deadlines, registrations are due by back to school by Thursday, March 31st.*

Spring Sports Teams

Soccer Co-ed (Grades 1 through 8)

Boys Volleyball (Grades 5-8)

Track & Field Co-ed (Grades K-8) (*due April 1st)

Additional Forms Required for sports participation:

Parent-Athlete Concusion Form
Parent-Athlete Code of Ethics
Physical with Sports Participation - Please make sure if your child has an up to date physical on file that medically releases them for sports participation.

Me & My Guy Dance

The Me & My Guy Dance is back on Friday, April 29th. Save the date! more details to come.

If you would to volunteer to help with this event, please email Jen Farmer at farmerj@desalescatholicschool.org.

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Congratulations to DeSales 8th grader, Ryann Morris!

Ryann is the 2022 recipient of the Tim Russert Creative Writing Scholarship! Long before he was a nationally recognized journalist, known for his 16-year tenure hosting NBC’s Meet the Press, Tim Russert had a humble beginning in WNY Catholic schools. The family of Tim Russert established this scholarship to encourage young people to pursue creative writing and/or journalism. As this year’s winner, Ryann will be presented with a $2,500 tuition voucher to a Catholic high school.

DeSales English Teacher, Mrs. Amanda Souliske nominated Ryann for this award saying; “Ryann is exemplary in her academics. Her work is of superior quality. She contributes to class discussions in a thoughtful way and writes beautifully. Ryann is intelligent and demonstrates strong leadership, she is most deserving of this award."

Ryan’s essay was titled “Home” and reflected on her journey at DeSales from Kindergarten through 8th grade. As Ryann wrote of her experiences in kindergarten she described a day with esteemed teacher, Mrs. Candy Chase saying; “Kindergarten was a dream. The year when playtime was all the time, and the world was made of rainbows, surprisingly taught me a lot, a lot more than just my ABCs. My kindergarten teacher’s name is Mrs. Chase. Now what you have to understand is that Mrs. Chase is not a boring woman. If there were an award for “Most Fabulous Teacher,” she’d be the reigning champ. Her daughter owns a fashion accessory store in Lockport. I always loved her sparkle. My most valuable lesson I learned from her, I learned on the first day. I learned that every day you wake up with God should be marvelous."

Ryan will attend Mount Saint Mary Academy for high school in the Fall. She is pictured with Middle School English Teacher, Mrs. Amanda Souliske and her once Kindergarten Teacher, Mrs. Chase.

The Roman Catholic Foundation will announce Ryann’s award during a televised segment to support Catholic Education on Sunday, April 3rd, from 8:00-9:00 PM on WBBZ-TV.

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Dress Down Day 4/22

On Friday, April 22nd we will hold a $1 dress down day to benefit the people of the Ukraine.

Students may dress down for a donation of $1 or more. Regular uniform is also fine.

Reading Raffle Tickets due Monday

Thank you to all who have sold Reading Raffle tickets. If you need extra tickets, please email Mrs. Knuutila or stop by the Main Office.

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2022 Bid for Quality Education Auction

Auction starts in 9 days!!

The Annual HSA Bid for Quality Education, 'The Auction' will be held virtually on April 8th, 9th and 10th. Join the Auction Facebook group to get in on the fun!

Last call for Auction donations! If you have something you would like to donate, please send it into the Main Office as soon as possible.

Join the Online Auction Group

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