Crusader Connections

March 21: Vocations Mass (Grade 6) & World Down Syndrome Day: Wear fun socks!

March 22: Stations of the Cross & Monthly Activity (Middle School)

March 23: Middle School Social at FAW

March 25: Maryland Day

March 27: End of Third Quarter

March 28: Holy Thursday & Early Dismissal, 12:30pm

March 29: Good Friday & No School

March 29 - April 7: Easter Break

March 31: Easter

Congratulations to our incredible students at the Regional Science Fair!

Anna T.: Mathematics - 1st Place

Junior Innovations Award - 1st place

Robert L. Wisort Best Presentation Award

Society of Women’s Engineer Award

Educational System Federal Credit Union Award

Natalie S.: Microbiology - 1st Place

Robert L. Wisort Best Presentation Award

Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Award

Anna C.: Animal Sciences - 2nd Place

Madison Z.: Plant Sciences - Honorable Mention

Our three Destination Imagination teams competed against all of the top scoring teams across the state at UMBC last weekend. The DI 1ders placed 4th in the Scientific Challenge while the DI Legends placed 3rd in the Engineering Challenge. The Tic Tac Squirrels placed 2nd in their Improv category and had the highest Instant Challenge score amongst the Improv teams. Congratulations to the DI Legends and the Tic Tac Squirrels on advancing to the DI Globals where they will compete in Kansas City in May! A big high five goes to the DI 1ders for their hard work and excellent showing at the Regional competition. A special thanks goes to all the team managers who work tirelessly to provide this opportunity for our students!

Our Advanced Band students did well at the Archdiocesan Band Festival! You sounded lovely! Congratulations on your "A" Rating! A big thank you goes to our Band teacher, Ms. Etter who has taught them so much!

We are proud of our students who competed at the Maryland State MATHCOUNTS competition today. Father Andrew White School was the only Catholic School in the entire Archdiocese of Washington who had students represented. A special thank you to our coach, Mrs. Downey who has spent countless hours working with our mathletes over the past several months. Way to go!

* 8th Grade vs. Staff Basketball Game: raised $275 for Hospice of St. Mary's in honor of former staff member, Mrs. Mary Saunders

*Kids Heart Challenge: raised over $4,000 for the American Heart Association

* We had many FAW students and families attend the Special Olympics event at SMR, which raised over $1,200!

* Thank you for also buying ice cream at Salted Scoop during our DI Spirit Night!

We are delighted to report that we now have an in-ground net system where students can play volleyball, tennis, badminton, pickleball, and more! We are very grateful to Randy Guy of Guy and Guy Masonry for donating the labor for this project. His workers, Donald and George were top notch and took meticulous care to dig the holes and install the pole hole sleeves. Many, many thanks!

Our RaiseRight Gift Card Program year is coming to an end on March 31st. There is still time for you to grab gift cards for your everyday purchases, gifts for Easter baskets, Mother’s Day, etc. There are all kinds of things coming up that you can be well prepared for with gift cards! Gift cards can be purchased as e-gift cards which you receive instantly or physical gift cards, some of which are reloadable via the App or online.

Thank you so much to all the families and friends that have participated thus far this year. Not only is the school earning money back but we have multiple families earning back rebates that will offset their tuition for next year! How can you check to see if you earned extra rebates? Remember that the first $50 in rebates goes to our school. Everything raised thereafter gets a 75/25 split. To clarify, 75% goes towards your child's tuition (or the 8th grade trip if you prefer) for next year and 25% goes back to FAW. A simple way to check your rebates that you have earned thus far for the year is via the App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/raiseright-fundraising/id1

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.

Father Andrew White Catholic School has opened enrollment to new families for the 2024-2025 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.

Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now open to new students. http://mytads.com/a/fatherandrewwhiteschool

Are you looking for volunteer opportunities?

Would you like to help with the Spring Auction? If so, contact faw.social2023@gmail.com to find out what you can do!

Monday, April 8th: Faith Rally Day (find or make a Faith T-shirt)

Monday, April 15th: Purple Up Day (find a purple shirt)

Friday, April 19th: HSA Spring Social and Auction (join the fun)

Taking care of the physical bodies that God gave us is important, but it is also important to take care of our mental health as well. In a busy world of activity, stress, and anxiety, we often don't take the time to focus on the mental health of ourselves and each other. On Thursday, family calendars will be coming home with oldest/only students. Each day there is an activity listed that helps promote good mental health. We are challenging our FAW families to complete the calendar together and to return it to homeroom teachers at the end of the month! Families who complete the calendar will receive an incentive and be recognized at Morning Prayers.

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

❏ Wear fun socks - Thursday

❏ Take advantage of the Penny Logo school uniform sale - by Friday

❏ Buy Gift Cards through RaiseRight to earn towards your mandatory $50 in rebates for FAW (all families --> reminder: deadline 3/31/24)

❏ Check your RaiseRight balance 4/1/23 - 3/31/24

❏ Buy a raffle ticket for a chance to win free tuition

❏ Donate items or experiences to our Spring Social Event

❏ Participate in our Annual Giving Campaign

❏ Complete the Mental Health Calendar

❏ Send news and pictures to FAWnews@fatherandrewwhite.org

❏ Submit Volunteer Hours

Email: office@fatherandrewwhite.org

Phone: 301-475-9795