Dear SMA Community, Yesterday and today, we celebrated Dia de los Muertos with the students in the Parish Hall. Muchas gracias to Senora Pina for all of her hard work in this cultural activity, which included fresh-baked (and delicious) pan (bread), arts and craft activities, and ofrendas! See this newsletter for photos. Tomorrow is Halloween, so please… Read more »
Dear SMA Community, First of all, I ask for your prayers for Vic Moss, husband of our retired principal, Francie Moss. He has been experiencing heart complications, but is receiving the expert medical attention he needs. Vic and Francie have been very active with the committee working on our Christmas float entry for this year’s… Read more »
Dear SMA Community, I hope y’all enjoyed this past holiday weekend. Indeed for the staff and me, it was a welcomed break, especially as we gear up for the last half of October–many events and activities before us! I mentioned in last week’s newsletter that this is the Month of the Holy Rosary. Our school-wide… Read more »
Dear SMA Community, First, an update on my mother. She is doing much better, and we have moved her into a memory care unit, where she will receive 24/7 care. Her sister and brother-in-law live about a mile away, so family is very close and visits frequently. My Mom is in Amarillo because it is… Read more »
Dear SMA Community, THANK YOU to all who attended our Family Fun Night last Friday night! Indeed it was a very fun night with our children running and playing and dancing. The pie-throwing event was especially “tasteful” and fun–I somehow managed to be the “target” of a winner from second grade with a pie pan… Read more »
Dear SMA Community, FAMILY FUN NIGHT is this Friday night, September 27th (6-9 pm)! Please plan to join the fellowship and fun on our junior yard. Pizza will be served, so please reserve your meal TODAY by clicking here. Also, the SMA Student Council will be selling raffle tickets for a chance to throw a pie… Read more »
Dear SMA Community, FAMILY FUN NIGHT is quickly approaching! Please plan to join our school community on Friday, September 27th (6-9 pm) on the junior yard for a “festival of fun for the whole fam!” Get ready to dance the night away at our DJ Dance Party! SMA Student Council will be selling raffle tickets… Read more »
Dear SMA Community, “Today is Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Today marks the 23rd anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 (2001), when nearly 3,000 women and men died in the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, in the Pentagon in Washington, DC, and in the fields of Somerset County, Pennsylvania…. Read more »
Dear SMA Community, I was saddened yesterday to hear that there was yet another school shooting during which two students and two teachers died; nine were injured. This tragedy occurred at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. Apparently, a 14-year old male student was responsible for the shooting, and he is expected to be prosecuted as an… Read more »
Dear SMA Community, How are you feeling? I’m feeling great! Last Friday afternoon, many of us gathered in a peaceful protest to the 5G tower installation by picketing in front of Dr. Miremadi’s clinic on the corner of Ivanhoe and Kline streets. Our voices were heard loud and clear! Cars passing by on Torrey Pines… Read more »