ICS Newsletter: Thursday April 30, 2015

Upcoming Events

4/30 - Irish Cup Activity

5/1 - First Friday Morning Assembly, 8:30 a.m., St. Michael Hall; Irish Incarnation Spirit Day (any ICS spirit shirt, jeans / PE shorts / uniform bottoms, sneakers); 8th Grade and Kindergarten lunch
5/2 - 5/3 - First Communion Weekend

5/6 - Celebration of the Eucharist, 8:30 a.m., ICC

5/8 - 1/2 day of school; Mid-point of Quarter 4; Middle School Dance, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.

5/13 - Household Mass; Confirmation, 7:00 p.m., ICC

5/14 - ICS Easter Concert, 7:00 p.m., St. Michael Hall

5/15 - 2nd Annual Irish Cup Championship

5/18 - 5/23 - 8th Grade trip to Washington DC
5/18 - ICS Chick-fil-A Spirit Night, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., W. Waters Ave. location

5/20 - Celebration of the Eucharist, 8:30 a.m., ICC

5/25 - No School, Memorial Day

5/26 - 8th Grade graduation practice and retreat

5/27 - School Mass, Class of 2015 Awards; 8th Grade luncheon with Fr. Michael Suszynski

5/28 - Family Supper

5/30 - Class of 2015 Graduation, 10:00 a.m., ICC

6/4 - Honor Roll Breakfast (Grades 5 - 7); School Clean-up

6/5 - 1/2 day of school, last day of school; Celebration of the Eucharist, 8:30 a.m., ICC; Awards; Class Parties; NO AFTERCARE AVAILABLE





Prayers
We pray for the repose of the soul of Beatriz Isabel Ruiz and all her family and friends. Ms. Ruiz was a close friend of Yanneris Perez, mother of Oscar De Los Rios (Grade 1). May God offer strength and comfort to Oscar's family during this difficult time.

We pray for the grandfather of Mrs. Sabella (Jaclyn and Anna, Grades K and 3), Mr. Charles Bell, Jr., who passed into eternal life. May God be with Mrs. Sabella and her family and may they take comfort in the hope and peace of the Resurrection. 

We also pray for 7th grader Matt Covington and his family as they mourn the loss of his grandfather, Gene Bulso. May God surround the Covington family with His love, peace and strength.

We pray once again for all of our students who will be receiving the Sacrament of the Eucharist this weekend! May God be with these students (mostly 2nd graders) and their families and may they serve as wonderful reminders and examples of reverence for the Eucharist.

We pray for Analia Diaz (K) who will be baptized this weekend! May God bless you, Analia!

Finally, we continue to pray for all of our students (8th graders) who will be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation in two weeks. We pray that through the gifts of the Holy Spirit - Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety and Fear of the Lord - our newly confirmed will live with renewed vigor for Jesus Christ! 

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





Thank You

Thank you, parents and families, for your commitment to ICS. The faculty, staff and administration of Incarnation Catholic School is blessed to minister to you and your children every day. Please know of our continued prayers and our unwavering commitment to give our ICS students the best Catholic education possible! 

ICS Athletics

Boys' Flag Football and Girls' Softball and Track and Field are in full swing - the final Irish athletic seasons of the school year.

Irish Flag Football:

-4/30 @ ICS vs. St. Peter Claver, 4:00 p.m.
-5/1 @ ICS vs. Christ the King, 4:00 p.m.

-5/4 @ ICS vs. Corpus Christi, 4:00 p.m.
-5/5 @ ICS vs. St. Stephen, 4:00 p.m.

Congratulations to the Irish Girls Softball team who wrapped up competition yesterday. Go Irish!

Also, the Irish Athletic Department will be selling concessions at the final home games of the season as a way to make a donation to St. Peter Claver Catholic School as well as our own ICS Early Childhood playground. Come out to support our team and help with this worthy cause!


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




ICS Family Challenge

Today's ICS Family Challenge quote comes to us from the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis I. Pope Francis challenges our young people to strive for excellence.

May we, as parents and teachers, join together in helping our most valuable resource, our children, develop into life-long, faith-filled and passionate Christians! Let us lead our students in the Christian life so that they may attain these high ideals mentioned by the Pope!

Please pray for Pope Francis that he may continue his blessed ministry of our Church and world.

Please pray for all families that they may grow closer to Christ and in doing so draw their children into deeper relationship with Him as well.

ICS: A Tradition of Excellence

*Congratulations to ICS 8th grader Carter Campbell who has been awarded one of two Ignatian Scholar awards to Jesuit High School for next school year. Please see this transcript from Mr. Steve Matesich, Jesuit High School Director of Admissions:

Carter Campbell, has been selected as one of the two Ignatian Scholar award winners for the Jesuit High School admission class of 2015. Carter was chosen out of a pool of prospective Jesuit freshmen whose scholastic capability, as indicated by their score on the High School Placement Test (HSPT), was in the top 1-2% nationwide. In addition, candidates for an Ignatian Scholarship were evaluated on the basis of character, faith, service, and financial need.

Congratulations, Carter! ICS is so proud of you!

*Congratulations to ICS graduate (Class of 2012) Andrew Vendrone (older sibling of Elise, Class of 2013, and Emilie, ICS 5th grader). Andrew (a junior at Sickles High School) qualified for the Florida High School Athletic Association's State Championships in the 400 m dash. Andrew ran a personal best of 49.7 seconds in the Regional final to qualify. Andrew will compete in the Class 4A race (the state's classification for the largest high schools) as one of only 16 runners. The meet is this Saturday in Jacksonville at the University of North Florida.

Congratulations, Andrew, and good luck! ICS is honored to call you one of its own!

*On Friday, May 22, we will induct our 3rd class of honorees into our ICS Hall of Honors. This year, Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Kate Caballero will be inducted! The Caballero family supported the ICS education of all 10 of their children and now can claim granddaughter Molly (ICS 7th grader), as another member of the Caballero legacy at ICS! We are excited to honor them for this longstanding and exemplary commitment to Incarnation Church and School.

Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Caballero! We cannot wait to award you. More details about this Hall of Honors celebration will be coming soon!

Incarnation Catholic School - a tradition of excellence for over 50 years! GO IRISH!

Re-registration
We hope you will re-register with us in 2015 - 16 and continue your partnership with us in forming your son or daughter academically, spiritually, emotionally, spiritually, and physically. 

Incarnation Catholic School: Strong hearts. Strong minds. Strong tradition. Strong Catholics. 

If you have questions, please contact the Front Office: 813.884.4502.

ICS Middle School Dance
Members of our ICS Student Council, along with some other student leaders, have organized a Middle School Dance for next Friday, May 8, from 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. Cost is $10.00 and includes dancing, food and soda.

Forms will be sent next week. Drop-off and pick-up for the event will be in the Pavilion, as that's where it will take place!


Home and School Association

Any family / parent who is interested in helping ICS to reorganize Home and School should contact Mr. Zelenka: icsmzele@icstampa.org. Many thanks to the parents who have already volunteered to help with this endeavor. A date will be set soon. Thanks for your consideration, patience and help! 

ICS Pavilion and 5/4 Pick-Up
The final clean-up session from the ICS Spring Funfest 2015 is this Saturday May 2 from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Anyone interested and available to help should report to the Pavilion at that time. Commitment hours will be given to those who volunteer.

As such, we are slated to return to normal pick-up procedures next Monday May 4! Thank you for your patience!


Early Childhood at ICS

Incarnation Catholic School is currently working toward the establishment of a three-year-old program to continue to enhance our school community. If you have any questions about this exciting phase of our ICS education, please contact Miss Noto: notor@icstampa.org. 

Box Tops for Education

The final collection of the school year ends on May 27. Many common items have Box Tops. Please submit to the Main Office.



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.