O F aith L earnin g L iving ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL CONNECTED THROUGH FAITH, LEARNING, & LIVING CONNECTION CONNECTION December 2012 † Volume 1, Issue 4 In This Issue: Homecoming 2012 n Friday, November 16th, the 2012-2013 homecoming court was presented before the senior basketball games against England. Each maid was escorted by her father for the presentation. The court was selected by classmates through a voting process. Hannah Chamoun, homecoming queen, is proud to attend St. Joseph School, stating that it is “a family I will always have.” Alumni News Alumni Association Gift . . . . . . . . page 6 Student News Celebrating Thanksgiving . . . . . page 3 Development News Raising the Standards . . . . . . . . . . page 5 Crown and flower bearers Maci Jordan (First Grade) and Richard Rappold (Kindergarten) escorted by Senior Nathan Davidson. Homecoming Queen Hannah Chamoun and father, Paul. Homecoming Court Beauty Queen Rachel Ross and father, Robert Senior Maid of Honor Andi Gosnell and father, Michael Senior Maid Morgan Kordsmeier and father, Tim (’77) Junior Maid Abby Kordsmeier and father, Danny Sophomore Maid Madeline Moix and father, Bo (’81) Freshman Maid Brianna Covington and father, George (’90)
In This Issue:Homecoming 2012n Friday, November 16th, the 2012-2013 homecoming
court was presented before the senior basketball gamesagainst England. Each maid was escorted by her father for thepresentation. The court was selected by classmates through avoting process. Hannah Chamoun, homecoming queen, is
proud to attendSt. Joseph School,stating that it is “afamily I will alwayshave.”
Alumni News
Alumni Association Gift. . . . . . . . page 6
Student News
Celebrating Thanksgiving . . . . . page 3
Development News
Raising the Standards . . . . . . . . . . page 5
Crown and flower bearers Maci Jordan (FirstGrade) and Richard Rappold (Kindergarten)
escorted by Senior Nathan Davidson.
Homecoming QueenHannah Chamounand father, Paul.
Homecoming Court
Beauty Queen Rachel Ross and father, Robert
Senior Maid of Honor Andi Gosnelland father, Michael
Senior Maid Morgan Kordsmeierand father, Tim (’77)
Junior Maid Abby Kordsmeierand father, Danny
Sophomore Maid Madeline Moixand father, Bo (’81)
Freshman Maid Brianna Covingtonand father, George (’90)
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Quiz Bowlhe St. Joseph High School Quiz Bowl Team played Sacred
Heart in Morrilton on November 7th for its first match of theyear. Sacred Heart won, but St. Joseph played well for its firsttime out. Seen here are (left to right) team members Connor Dean,Halley Angel, Caleb Humphrey, and Joe Batchelor. ScorekeeperJared Thielke is seen in the background. Mr. Richard Waltercoaches the team.
Kindergartner Ann-marie Welter dressed as St. TheresaOf The Child Jesus (Little Flower) who is Patroness OfThe Missions.
Kindergartner Daniel Trusty dressed as St. Joseph,the husband of Mary and stepfather of Jesus.
2nd grader Nevyn Flynn was dressed as St. George, a Martyr and thePatron Saint of England. He is generally represented as engaged in combatwith a dragon.
6th grader Lillie Tuttle (left) dressed asSt. Elizabeth, Mother of John the Baptist.6th grader Chloe Robertson was St. Teresa of Avila.
All Saints DayHoly Days are special days at SJS! All Saints Day was celebrated by a “Saints’ March” duringall-school mass and class parties. Father John Marconi led students dressed as saints through-out the church singing “When the Saints Go Marching In.” In honoring the saints, students
were encouraged to dress as saints. Many saintswere represented, such as St. Thomas the Apostle,St. Cecilia the martyr, St. Nicholas, and St. ElizabethAnn Seton. All Saints Day is always a reminder thatwe are called to a life of humility and grace, and thesaints are living testaments that a life with Christ isa life of great fortitude.
SPoster Contest
t. Joseph School 8th grader Gabby Hathaway has beenchosen as the school’s 1st Place winner in the annual Peace PosterContest sponsored by the Mayflower Lions Club. The theme forthis year’s competition is“Imagine Peace.” The con-test is open to students 11to 13 years old. A variety ofmediums can be used, butthe poster must be two-di-mensional. Hathaway’sposter will first go to Dis-trict competition, and thento State if so judged. Theartist who wins the contestat the International Levelreceives a $5,000 prize anda trip to the United Nations.
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Recyclingngie Howard, the Recycling Coordinator for the Conway
Sanitation Department, talks to 5th graders from St. JosephMiddle School about the Department’s Styrofoam recyclingmachine which is the only one of its kind in Arkansas. Mrs. DiannaBrown’s and Mrs. Lindsey Thompson’s classes visited the ConwayRecycling Center on October 19th.
Fairy Tales: Remixixth graders at St. Joseph Middle School visited the
Elementary School on October 8 to read fairy tales to theyounger students. These were "fairy tale remixes" like"Cinderella," "Jack and the Beanstalk," etc. which the 6thgraders revised with new story lines. They were published asbooks complete with hand-drawn illustrations. Sixth graderMary Pham readher version of"Cinderella" toKindergartnerKeirsten Nutt.
Lois Coney and Charlotte Moix’s Kinder-garten classes at St. Joseph ElementarySchool held a Thanksgiving feast thatcombined a Native American pow-wowand a seasonal meal. First, the childrengathered around a tee pee while playingtom-toms, dancing, and singing suchsongs as “We Are Indians.”
Each child made decorated paper vestsand gave themselves names like “BrightStar” or “Running Bear.” After the pow-wow, they dined on cranberry muffins,buttered corn, trail mix, and apple juice.The muffins were made from a recipe theyfound in a book read to them entitled “ACranberry Thanksgiving.” The children alsoshucked ears or corn and churned thebutter they put on their corn.
Kindergartners Kayden Kordsmeier, Lily Vaughn, OwenImboden, and Brooklyn Scherrey pound on their tom-toms.
Kindergartners Cherokee Jones, Richard Rappold, Daniel Trusty, and Kate Nabholz cel-ebrated friendship during the Kindergarten Thanksgiving Pow-Wow.
Elementary Students Celebrate Thanksgiving
Elementary Secretary Shannon Harrison gathers the students around the teepee to begin the pow-wow.
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St Joseph School held its annual SpellingBee for the 3rd-6th grades on November28th. The top spellers in the 3rd and 4thgrades were Caleb Mallett, Ashleigh Mal-lett, and Adam Leicht. As the 1st Place fin-isher, Caleb received a trophy and $40. Hewon by correctly spelling the word “char-acter.” Ashleigh was 2nd and won $20.Adam was 3rd and will be the alternate ifeither Caleb or Ashleigh cannot partici-pate in the Faulkner County Spelling Beeon February 9th at Conway High School.The trophies and prize money were pro-vided by the St. Joseph School graduatingClass of 1967.
The top three spellers in the 5th and 6thgrades at St. Joseph Middle School areCaleb Strack, Carolyn Woodson, and AbbieFlake. Caleb won 1st Place by correctlyspelling “tragic”. He also received a trophy
and $40. Carolyn was 2nd and earned $20.Abbie will serve as the alternate to theFaulkner County Spelling Bee.
Spelling Bee
(Left to right): Caleb Mallet, Ashleigh Mallett, andAdam Leicht are top spellers in the 3rd and 4th grades.
5th and 6th grade top spellers (left to right): Caleb Strack,Carolyn Woodson, and Abbie Flake
THistory Lessons
he 8th grade Arkansas History students went to the FortSmith National Historic Site on October 12th. They were there tosee the courtroom and jail presided over by Judge Isaac Parkerduring the late 1800s. Parker became known as “The HangingJudge” because of the number of persons who suffered the deathpenalty during his tenure.In fact, Parker was not infavor of capital punish-ment but simply saw to itthat the law of the timewas carried out. HereHunter Trussell sits at thejudge’s desk where Parkerhad presided for just over20 years.
Ms Sharlene Richardson,a “History Helper” withthe Arkansas LivingHistory Association, showsSt. Joseph School 8thgrader Brad Vandiverehow to grind corn witha mortar and pestle.She visited the class totalk about how womenhad to protect thehome front during theCivil War.
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No Bones About It,Chemistry is Fun!
n the spirit of Halloween, some St. Joseph High Schoolstudents recently dealt hands of “chemistry poker” with acouple of players they dug up. Teacher Jim Belote’s chemistryclasses periodically engage in this unique game to learn aboutcertain compounds. There are 50 cards in each deck which pic-ture ions with their positive and negative charges. The object isto match these ions to form ionic compounds. Each card has apoint value, and the player who accumulates the most hasbonus points added to their grade.
Seen here (left toright) are seniorsDrew Bates,Andrew Beck,Jack Marrow,Joe Batchelor,and Num Skull(Jared Thielke).
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elp our school earn FREE supplies! Our school will earncredits of 5% of your purchases to use for FREE supplies. You cancredit the school year round!
Every time you shop at Office Depot, remember to give ourschool ID#: 70002523 or tell them to credit St. Joseph School!Every store in the U.S. and Canada will give us credit, so remem-ber St. Joseph School when you shop at Office Depot!
OKeeping St. Joseph Rolling
ur goal is to raise $125,000 for a new bus. We’ve reached 38% ($47,000) of that goal and inviteyou to consider an investment to our campaign and help make our new bus a reality.
• You may donate on-line using PayPal: go to www.stjosephconway.org/support
• You may donate by check, made payable toSt. Joseph School Annual Fund, and mail it to
St. Joseph School502 Front StreetConway, AR 72032
• You may donate by bank draft bycontacting Cathy in the school businessoffice at 501-327-5528 to set up amonthly draft
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The "buscot" Royal Gold is on a race to the$125,000 goal. Goal
Catholic Schools Raise the StandardsCatholic Schools Week celebrates what makes Catholic education distinctive and exceptional. During the week, we focus on the valueCatholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation. We also honor thosewho contribute to the success of our schools—students, families, faculty and staff, volunteers,community supporters, and local and national leaders. The theme for Catholic Schools Week 2013is “Catholic Schools Raise the Standards.” At St. Joseph School, we raise the standards of Faith,Learning, and Living!
We invite you to join us in a celebration of St. Joseph School January 27 – February 2, 2013!
Here are some of the highlights of the week:Sunday, January 27th – Open House 1:00-3:00 pmWednesday, January 30th – School Mass 8:20 am
Thursday, January 31st – Grandparent’s Lunch (4th-12th grades)
Changes in Kroger Rewards The Kroger Rewards Program is new and improved! Rewards are now earned by simply swiping yourred Kroger Plus Card (or phone number entered at check-out)! No more reloading Kroger gift cards!Every time you swipe your card or enter your phone number to receive discounts from Kroger,SJS receives a portion in cash rewards.
BUT, everyone must follow the directions below to register your Kroger Plus Card!
Kroger Instructions:1. Register online at www.kroger.com.
2. To register your Kroger Plus Card, click “Create an account”and follow the steps. After a few steps, you will have to checkyour email to complete the activation process. Once you openthe email from Kroger, click the link provided and it will returnyou to Kroger’s website. Click “Log in to Your Account” (it is inblue). You will be prompted to log in to your account.
3. Once you log in, you will have a list of options. Choose“Community Rewards” at the bottom.
4. Click “Edit Community Rewards ProgramInformation”.
5. Provide your information and then click “Save changes”.
6. Enter our Organization Number (80189) or St. Joseph Schooland click “Search”.
7. Under “Select Your Organization”, select St. Joseph School -Conway and then click “Save changes”.
Then let us know you signed up by registering your card with SJS by sending an email that includes your name and Kroger Card numberto [email protected]. Be sure to register with SJS to receive prizes and incentives from the school!
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Jerry Hiegel (’79) gives Principal JoeMallett a check for $13,000 during apresentation at the November 16thHomecoming basketball game. Themoney was raised through theAssociation’s Distinguished AlumniToast and Roast for Charles Nabholz(‘54) held last spring. $8,000 will gotowards tuition assistance for thosein need, and the remainder will beunrestricted funds for school improvements.
Honorary AlumnusEach year at the St. Joseph School Home-coming Basketball game individuals whohave supported the school but did notgraduate from it are named HonoraryAlumnus. At the game on November 16thGenie Moore and Jim Briggler were sohonored. Ms. Moore has been connectedwith the St. Joseph Pre-School, both as ateacher and Director, for more than adecade. Mr. Briggler has five children whograduated from St. Joseph and his grand-children are attending now. He’s alsobeen president of the school’s athleticBooster Club.
Booster Club RaffleThe last presentation of the eveninginvolved the St. Joseph Booster Club.Ronda Schrekenhofer (wife of BrianSchrekenhofer ‘83) created twocolorful decorations to benefit theClub through a raffle.
Linda (Hoelzeman, ’84) Kordsmeier isseen here accepting her Christmaswreath from Booster Club PresidentBrent Breeding.
The Importanceof Teamwork andSportsmanship
t. Joseph High School basketballcoach and science teacher Brent Bruich('91) visited with 1st grade students onNovember 6 to talk with them about theimportance of teamwork and sportsman-ship. He read from a book entitled "To BeA Good Sport"and also had thechildren assemblea puzzle. Aftercompleting hispresentation,Coach Bruichjoined the kids forrecess.
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College Nightt. Joseph High School held a
college night on October 8 at whichrepresentatives from more than adozen colleges and universities fromwithin and outside the state came tomake students and parents aware ofthe opportunities their institutionsprovide. Those in attendance also gotto hear SJS alumni Cole Rodgers ('02), who subsequently earned adegree at the University of Central Arkansas, talk about “How ToMaximize Your College Experience and Create a Foundation ForYour Future.” Rodgers is seen here (above, right).
Alumni Participate inBook Fair with Children
t. Joseph Elementary School’s annual Book Fair was heldNovember 5-8. Its purpose was to promote reading and toprovide additional funds for the K-3 library. November 5th wasParent Night and November 8th was Grandparents Lunch.
Above: First grader, Kaitlyn Kordsmeier enjoysthe book fair with her grandmother, SJSalumni Pat (Nahlen, '60) Hoelzeman.
SJS alumni, Joel Seiter ('95) accompanied his son, second grader Matthew Seiter, as SchoolVolunteer Coordinator Mary Beth Gunther rang up their purchases.
Al Hiegel (‘44) visitswith his great-grandson
Jacob Williams duringGrandparents Lunch.
Below: Robbie (Elsinger ‘68) Davisenjoys lunch with her grandson, Bo,during the book fair.
Rosie Nabholz ('81) Elsinger (left) and Gary Walter ('74) (center back) accompanied theirdaughters, SJS seniors Alyssa Walter and Hannah Elsinger, at College Night while theybrowsed the University of Central Arkansas table, where UCA Assistant Director of Admis-sions Chris Riggins (far right) talks with students and parents from St. Joseph School aboutwhat UCA has to offer.
Welcome Samuel Snyder!ongratulations to Tony (’95) and Tiffanie Snyder on the birth
of their fourth child, Samuel Duane! Samuel was born June 3, 2012at 10:16 am, weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz. and was 20 inches long! Samuelwas baptized on August 18th by Father John Marconi. He is thegrandson of SJS Alum Patsy (Dussex, ’70) Snyder and the great-grandson of Fabian (’46) and Bernice (Hamling, ’47) Dussex. Bigbrother Anthony is currently a 4th grader at SJS, big sisters Caro-line and Hailey are in the 2nd grade and Pre-K. Congratulations tothe Snyder family!
Anthony, Duane Naccarato,Catherine Naccarato(Tiffanie’s parents and long-term friends of Father John),Caroline, Tiffanie, Tony(holding Samuel), Samuel,Father John, Fabian, Hailey,Patsy, Hollie Morgan(daughter of Godparents)
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St. Joseph School’s senior girls andboys basketball teams are again demon-strating support for good causes by wear-ing special accessories with theiruniforms. The girls are wearing pink socks
and the boys are wearingpink shoe laces to promotebreast cancer awareness.They’re also doing this tohonor the late StephanieShachmut, a high schoolreligion teacher who beatbreast cancer but passedaway from another illnessearlier this year.
This basketball tradition at St. Joseph goesback a few years when two studentsbattling cancer, Sarah Beth Briggler andTrey Hickey, were similarly supported. “Wedo this to show support and appreciationtowards cancer survivors and to help themfight what they’re going through,” seniorAndrew Beck said. Senior Drew Bates
expressed his thoughts on the teams’ tra-ditions. “When we’re on the court, we feellike they are with us,” he said. “St. Joseph isone big family, and everyone is here tosupport each other.” Sophomore HollyRega spoke for the girls. “We were inspiredby Mrs. Shachmut, and all women battlingbreast cancer,” she said.
