ICS Newsletter: January 15, 2015

Upcoming Events

1/16 - End of Quarter 2 / Semester 1

1/19 - NO SCHOOL, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

1/21 - School Mass, 8:30 a.m., ICC

1/22 - ICS Family Supper

1/23 - Friday Morning Assembly in SMH - Kick off to Catholic Schools Week 2015!

Ms. Noto speaks to ICS students about her mission work in Africa.

1/26 - 1/30 - Catholic Schools Week 2015 - Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service

1/27 - ICS Spelling Bee, a.m. activity schedule

1/28 - School Mass, 8:30 a.m., ICC

1/30 - Irish Cup Activity

2/4 - School Mass with ICS Households, 8:30 a.m., ICC; Class Pictures

2/5 - NO SCHOOL, DOSP In-Service for all teachers (*please note that this is a Thursday and that we do have school on Friday)

2/6 - First Friday Morning Assembly, a.m. activity schedule; Irish Incarnation Spirit Day (any ICS shirt, jeans or PE shorts, sneakers)

2/6 - 2/13 - ICS Spring Book Fair
2/10 - Club pictures

2/11 - School Mass, 8:30 a.m., ICC; Grade 6 Focus 11 Retreat at St. Lawrence

2/12 - 1/2 day of school; Irish Cup Activity; Conferences 1:00 - 4:30 and 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

2/13 - 1/2 day of school; Grandparents' Day

2/14 - Incarnation Catholic Church Valentine's Day Dinner-Dance

2/16 - NO SCHOOL, Presidents' Day

2/18 - Ash Wednesday, School Mass, 8:30 a.m., ICC

2/19 - ICS Speech Contest, a.m. activity schedule

2/21 - ICS Scrapbooking Day

2/24 - Individual Spring Picture Day

2/25 - School Mass, 8:30 a.m., ICC

2/26 - ICS Family Supper

2/27 - 1/2 day of school, Mid-Point of Quarter 3

3/2 - 3/6 - Iowa Assessment, Grades 2 - 8


Prayers

We lift up our 2nd graders in prayer as they prepare to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time this Saturday. May they feel the transformative love, peace and grace bestowed upon recipients of this Sacrament of Healing.  

We pray for ICS Students, Ana Hernandez, Leah Hernandez-Benitez, Kamila Muraharisetti (3rd graders), who will be attending a retreat this weekend for Girl Scouts. The theme this year is "Make A Difference For Jesus". The retreat is sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting for Girls, Diocese of St. Petersburg. May God bless the volunteers putting this together and all attendees this weekend. 

We continue to pray for ICS 1st Grade and PreK students, Liam and Kian Diaz, and their younger brother, Levin, as they were baptized last weekend! May God continue to bless you!

We pray for the Baker family. 

Have a prayer request? Send it to: icsmzele@icstampa.org. Prayers will run for two weeks unless otherwise specified.


Thank You
Thank you to Coach Garofolo for all of his efforts with the ICS Fall Sports' Banquet this past Friday. Special thanks as well to Mrs. Owens for her help with coordinating the night. Please see below for a list of all of the students who received special honors during for their efforts throughout the first half of our Irish Athletics year. 

Congrats!
Congratulations to our National Geographic Geography Bee contestants (listed below), and to our school champion, Isabella Edbrooke (Grade 7)!

4th: Olivia Cimorelli and John Trinh

5th: Alejandro Osorio and Mateo Vera

6A: Sam Persach

6B: Max Al-Ali

7A: Carlos Rueda

7B: Isabella Edbrooke

8A: Marc Martin-Romero

8B: Steven Sergeant

ICS Athletics

Congratulations to the ICS Boys' Basketball teams. Varsity is 2-0 to start the season! JV is also doing well! GO Irish!

ICS Girls' Flag Football recently started practicing and looks forward to another successful season.

As was mentioned above, congratulations to the following student-athletes who took home Most Valuable Player, Most Improved Player and Coach's Award honors this past Friday:

*2014-15 ICS Most Valuable Players

J.V. Soccer- Nick Do

Varsity Soccer- Tyler Field

J.V. Girls Volleyball- Maddie Maroney
Varsity Girls Volleyball- Maureen Tanner

J.V. Girls Basketball- Ashlyn Straughn 
Varsity Girls Basketball- Maureen Tanner

Boys Track & Field- Gentry Burks

Boys Cross Country- Alex Mazza

Tennis- Max Al-Ali

*2014-15 ICS Irish Coaches Award

J.V. Soccer- Ryan Stewart
Varsity Soccer- Zac Cayon

J.V. Girls Volleyball- Kaela Sanchez
Varsity Girls Volleyball- Jennifer Lopez

J.V. Girls Basketball- Kayla Kramer
Varsity Girls Basketball- Lia Morrissey

Boys Track & Field- Adam Reciniello

Boys Cross Country- Jackson Coulman 

Bowling- Maria Paula Owens, Malio Mayo

Billiards- Sam Persach, Maureen Tanner

Golf- Maureen Tanner, Jarred Arnold 

Tennis- Maddie Maroney

Boys Volleyball- Carson Phillipp

*2014-15 ICS Most Improved Players

J.V. Soccer- John Coulman
Varsity Soccer- Marc Martin-Romero

J.V. Girls Volleyball- Jessica Anastasia
Varsity Girls Volleyball- Natalie Robles 

J.V. Girls Basketball- Sophia Torres
Varsity Girls Basketball- Keyarra Henderson

Boys Track & Field- Carter Campbell

Boys Cross Country- Ethan Ostrander

Tennis- Amanda Lockhart 

For more information about the Irish Athletics Program, especially for a list of the upcoming schedule, please visit Coach Garofolo's Coach's Corner website.

ICS Family Challenge

It is through an unbroken chain of witnesses that we come to see the face of Jesus. But how is this possible? . . . Persons always live in relationship. We come from others, we belong to others, and our lives are enlarged by our encounter with others. Even our own knowledge and self-awareness are relational; they are linked to others who have gone before us.

-Pope Francis I

We thank God for the gift of family! Be sure to let your family members know how much they mean to you and how thankful you are for the gift of faith! 

Early Childhood Playground, Phase 2
Thank you to the many donors for Phase 2 of our Early Childhood Playground project. Rubberized mulch has been ordered and will be delivered and installed by the end of next week! Thank you to all who helped make this a reality!


Run for Love Shoe Drive
In conjunction with the Academy of Holy Names and a mission trip AHN seniors take to the Dominican Republic, ICS will be collecting closed-toe shoes. All types, styles and wear of shoes (used is fine) are accepted. The drive will "run" from January 12 - February 13 as the Academy students travel on their mission trip in March. 

If you have any questions, please contact the Main Office. Run for Love - bring in shoe donations today!


Box Tops for Education
The deadline for the next period of turning in Box Tops is February 26. 


Altar Server Training

Altar Sever Training  will take place this coming  Wednesday, January 21st at 3:30 p.m. All interested and as well as current altar server will meet Mr. Woodward at the picnic tables outside of the middle school wing at 3:30 p.m. 

Altar Server training will take place in the Church and will last until 5:00 p.m. Pick up at 5:00 p.m. will take place outside of St. Michael Hall. It is important for both new and returning Altar Servers to attend practice since many small details regarding the way we serve Mass have changed. Coach Garofolo has given all athletic participants permission to attend Altar Serving training for approximately 30 minutes, prior to attending their scheduled practices. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Woodward. 

Family Supper

Our next ICS Family Supper event with Households will be next Thursday January 22. So that we can adequately prepare for lunch on that day, please be sure to return your order form next Tuesday January 20. Please make a note so that you're sure not to forget because we don't have school on Monday in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. See the form in today's packet for details. 

Help Needed
As we move into the 2nd semester, please take advantage of the many opportunities to complete your service and fundraising commitment obligations. 

Specifically, Fr. Michael would like for ICS to host a collection of funds next weekend (January 24 and 25) for the replacement of teacher and student computers. Volunteers are needed for all masses that weekend (4:30 p.m. on 1/24; 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. on 1/25). If you are able to help after any of the masses (for a commitment hour), please contact the Front Office (813.884.4502).

Similarly, we are hoping to have school representation at the upcoming Church fundraiser, the St. Valentine's Day Dance. If you are interested in attending yourself or sponsoring a table for faculty and staff to attend, please contact Mr. Zelenka (icsmzele@icstampa.org). 

Other upcoming opportunities to serve include: Scrapbooking Day, Grandparents' Day, Carnival, Payday Sweepstakes Raffle. Consult your ICS Newsletter for updates!

Be blessed. Be bold. Fight for JOY!

IN KEEPING WITH OUR TRADITION, WE AT INCARNATION CATHOLIC SCHOOL:

Inspire life-long learners,

Challenge each individual to be a disciple of Christ, and

Strive to live our Catholic faith through service to each other and the community.