All parents are automatically members of the Home School
Organization. The association was founded to provide
opportunities to serve and raise much-needed funds to support
the educational ministry of our school. We strongly encourage
all parents to attend all HSA meetings and functions.
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April 2008
Hello Fellow ICS Parents and Guardians,
It has been a while and I don’t know where to begin!
We have done so much and have so much more to look forward to!
I am coming off a really feel good weekend and it is all because
of our 3rd
Annual Dinner Dance. What a team effort that led right into a
fantastic night!
Great Music! Good Food & Drink! And Wonderful People!
Who could ask for anything more? Well I can and in fact I am
because I want all this to happen
not
at Lake Isle Country Club as wonderful as that was but in
OUR GYM!
Now, don’t stop reading because I mentioned that word again and
you are tired of hearing about it. Just hear me out…..
It is time that we as school families step up and show everyone
else who we are and what we are made of. I know many families
including myself have done just that and I applaud you and give
you my whole hearted thanks for being the pace setters. As for
those of you who have yet to join the team, I ask you to please
examine your conscience as well as your budgets and try to work
something out to make that pledge. We really need the school
participation to move forward. We are so close to being able to
go to the Archdiocese and say we are ready to break ground but
we are not quite there yet. Your pledge could be the one to
allow this to happen! It is not just for our kids but for
generations to come, just as generations before us built
this
school for
our
children. Buildings don’t just appear out of nowhere. They are
built one brick at a time through hard work and sacrifice and
are these not the values that we want our children to learn?
Then I ask you what better way than to teach by example? It has
been said over and over again that a $3,000 pledge over five (5)
years comes down to about $10 a week. I know, I easily spend
that and more on coffee every week but I don’t anymore because
that is exactly how I am paying off my pledge. Let me see
coffee which I can easily make at home or a gym for my
children? If only all decisions in life could be that easy!
On behalf of our children, I thank those of you who have made
their pledge. I would also like to thank all the volunteers who
put themselves on the line and worked the campaign and made the
phone calls. And for those of you who have yet to make a
pledge, I ask you to just turn the rest of the world off for one
minute and close your eyes and envision future Dinner Dances in
our gym,
hear our children’s cheers at basketball games and hear their
laughter at Halloween and Christmas parties in
our gym.
The possibilities are endless but it can only happen if you
allow it to. I know it is a lot to ask and
all
of you have given
so
much already but I ask you.
Is it not all worth it for our young ones just starting out to
have a gym in their school?
Is it not all worth it for our teens to have a safe place to
congregate?
Is it not all worth it for ourselves to have a place to enjoy
one another’s company without having to pay exuberant prices?
Think about it! I did! And I know I made the right decision and
I know you will too.
Look for a great BIG Thank You and Upcoming Events Sheet
in the not to distant future!
Sincerely,
Judy Eberhart
HSA President
For more information send email to
icsisthebest@yahoo.com
Events sponsored by the HSA include:
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International Pot Luck Dinner and Show -- this
is an event for the parents and children of ICS as well as for
the teachers and clergy. It is held at the end of Catholic
Schools week and everyone gets together and shares a favorite
dish and dessert and the evening is ended by a talent show by
the ICS children, parents and some surprises by the staff! A
fun night is had by all!
