MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Apr. 9 – Grandparents day for Grades 6-8, arrive between 8:00am and 8:10am
Apr. 10 – 8:15am-2:00pm Gr. 5 to Big Bone Lick State Historic Site
Apr. 18 – No school – Good Friday
Apr. 21 – 9:30am – 2:00pm Gr’s. 1 & 2 to the Louisville Zoo
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ALUMS WHO MADE THE HONOR ROLL – YOU MAKE US PROUD!
MERCY ACADEMY – 1ST SEMESTER
Principal’s List – Samantha Bowling, Madeline Hartlage, Jacklyn Krebs & Savannah Smith
First Honors – Juliet Church, Sierra Molnar & Elizabeth Phelps
Second Honors – Gabriella Graves
ST. XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL – THIRD QUARTER
Principal’s List – Salvator DeNardo & Quenton Horton
First Honors – Jack Burns, Braden Baker & Miles Heilman
THE REALITIES OF IMMIGRATION & CITIZENSHIP
Ascension will host “The Realities of Immigration & Citizenship,” presented by Catholic Charities on Tuesday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Ave Maria Room. The event will address the realities of immigration and citizenship and explain the process of legal entry into the U.S., as well as the terminology surrounding immigration. For more information, contact Patrick Parris at pparris@ascension-parish.com.
SERVICE HOURS OPPORTUNITY FOR GR’S. 3-8
There is a service hours opportunity this Sunday, April 13th. Ascension is hosting a Track and Field meet for 1st-4th grade at The Assumption Green (4500 Champions Trace Lane, Louisville, KY 40218).
Help needed from 12:30~3PM (or any portion of that time) doing easy tasks like helping mark long jump, raking the sand pit, helping with the throwing events, and ushering kids to the appropriate starting location. Food and drinks will also be provided to all volunteers.
Please contact Brian Soverns at briansoverns@gmail.com with interest.
Thank You and Go Longhorns!
LEGO NIGHT
Tuesday, April 22
5:30 – 7:00pm
Ascension Cafeteria
Come for some friendly creative fun with coordinated activities by our own Dr. Shell!
Anyone 6+ years can come and enjoy creative build with standard original legos.
If you have smaller children or siblings that would like to join from age 18 months – 5 years, we will have a couple of tables with duplo legos or some sort of activity pending resources.
HAVE LEGOS YOU DON’T WANT?
We are seeking legos that need a new home. Regular Bricks and Duplo.
With some planning and good luck, we hope to reuse these over and over!
If you have any you would like to donate, please email me at jaclyn.mullin@gmail.com.
FREE MEDICAL TRAINING AT ASCENSION
Help Ascension stay safe and prepared with free medical training!
Ascension will be hosting a “Stop the Bleed” class, taught by an Advanced EMT, on Wednesday, June 4th, at 6:30 PM in the AMR.
Training will include tourniquets, chest seals, wound packing, wound wrapping, and other wound care. The class will be 1-2 hours and training supplies will be provided.
Spots are filling quickly and we are limited to 16 in the class. Email Donna Schabel at DSchabel@ascension-parish.com to secure your seat today.
SHAHEENS – SCHOOL UNIFORM
Shaheens has launched a new website to better serve our school and families. As a result, any existing links to our school’s uniform through Shaheens will no longer work. Here is Ascension’s updated link: https://www.shaheens.com/schools/ascension-louisville-ky
FESTIVAL RAFFLE BOOTH PRE-SALES
Charitable Gaming License #ORG0000031
Your Festival packet should have arrived last week, including a form for Raffle Booth pre-sales. You can also fill out the online order form instead. Orders must be received by Tuesday, May 27th. You don’t need to be present to win! The online form will be updated as new packages are added, so be sure to stop by the booth during the Festival to see any last-minute additions. For more information, contact: Karen Morris – 262-7064, Carleen Herde – 693-9697 or Anne Ewing – 558-8435
Easy Money Sweepstakes Winners!
All EMS winners for the 2024-2025 school year can be found by clicking the following link: https://www.ascension-parish.com/ems/
SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING
Do you need to receive your first (in-person) Safe Environment Training? St. Martha will host a training on April 28th. This training is required for anyone who volunteers with children in the Archdiocese of Louisville. All school parents are highly encouraged to attend this training, since then you would be able to serve as a 2nd adult if needed at a youth event (such as a sports practice) which otherwise would need to be cancelled due to lack of trained adults. More information is available at www.archlou.org/about-the-archdiocese/archdiocesan-policies-guidelines-and-handbooks/restoringtrust/safe/
NO SNOW MAKE-UP DAYS
Superintendent, Mary Beth Bowling, made the decision to forgive two days, meaning we would not need to be in school Good Friday and Oaks. She informed us that the General Assembly is still voting on forgiving up to four days, which we don’t need, but MAY mean if we have any other days out we would, likely, be granted additional.
Ascension School will be closed on April 18 (Good Friday) and May 2 (Oaks Day).
FISH FRY FRIDAYS
Ascension to host six-Fish Fries during the Lenten season.
Note—There is NOT a Fish Fry scheduled during Spring Break.
New Traffic Flow – Enter through Gathering Space for Dine-In
Friday, April 11
We can’t do it without you! Volunteer for a shift here: Sign Up Genius
Note—Each week is designated by grade level, however, you are welcome to sign up for whatever shift(s) work for you. Questions? Contact Fish Fry Volunteer Coordinator, Abby Simon (abbysimon3020@gmail.com)
ATHLETICS
SPORT AFTER MASS SUNDAY, APRIL 13!
University of Louisville Rugby Team APRIL 13!!! I will give you more information when back from spring break about the players coming. The main coach of the University of Rugby, together with the president of Rugby in KY will be with us with multiple players of UofL and looking also for some local men and women’s team to come and play with us. BIO to come.
This activity is open to all ages and families, and it will be very similar to a flag football practice ( different is instead of downs when we pull the flag, the person has to pass the ball back to another player and have 6 pulls to optain a try!!! It is fan for all the kids age, like a big Freeze Tag competition with flags !!! There is no contact )
This is a fast growing sport thanks to the new MRL in America with multiple college scholarships, UofL will explain more that day!
All materials will be provided!!! Also, we will have DJ taking pictures as in previous events!
Planning to be on outside field but start in the gym!
Hope to see you all!!!
Registration is now open on GameDay for CSAA Golf!
https://gameday.loucsaa.net/login
This is open to everyone in grades 3-8. Registration closes on April 11.
The CSAA tournament is on June 2. Practice information will be shared as soon as it is available.
Please reach out to Justin Amburgey (502-298-5507) if you have any questions, or if you are interested in assistant coaching or helping in any way!
Hello Ascension families!
We have a few changes and confirmations on our guest schedule with new surprises!
Apil 13 We have the University of Louisville Rugby team (we will start at the gym and then play outside)
April 20 We are off (Easter)
April 27 We have the University of Louisville Ice hockey team(we will be in the gym)
As always, everyone is welcome!!!
Do you want more??? We are always looking for volunteers for multiple areas! Getting lost??? No worries, all the information for athletics such as events, game locations, game time, Athletics and CSAA policies, picture day and pictures links, Board agendas and minutes, practice plans…it is in the Band App, where we have 182 members, and that you can go ahead and join us here: https://band.us/n/a3abA9T6v5Udd
Do you still have questions, are we missing something, did you miss a deadline?… No worries. Contact us via email AscensionLonghornAthletics@gmail.com
Go Longhorns!!!
FROM THE PTO
Our next PTO meeting is Tonight @ 6:30 in the Ascension library!
Service hour opportunity: If you have a student interested in volunteering to offer childcare during PTO meetings, please sign them up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4CA5A829A7F8C52-51176614-ptomeeting
Family Night – April 10th, 6-8 PM
All Ascension families are invited to Family Night at Roben’s Roost on April 10th! Stay tuned for more details!
Ascension Night at LouCity – May 10th @ 7:30 PM
Click the link below to purchase your discounted tickets to Louisville City FC vs Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC on May 10th. Students will be able to participate in the “energy tunnel” if we sell 75 tickets for the game. We look forward to seeing you at Lynn Family Stadium! https://tinyurl.com/Ascensionloucity
🗣️All EMS winners for the 2024-2025 school year can be found by clicking the link 👇
https://www.ascension-parish.com/ems/
The PTO is transitioning from Slack to the BAND app to help streamline communications. Join the “Ascension PTO” group on the BAND app by clicking the link below so you don’t miss any important updates!
https://band.us/n/aba4A1A1R49fX
PTO WEBSITE – https://sites.google.com/view/ascensionpto/home
PTO FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/groups/421480501922288/
PTO NEWSLETTER – https://sites.google.com/view/ascensionpto/monthly-newsletter
Thank you,
Ascension PTO
SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING
The Archdiocese requires all who volunteer or work with minors to have a background check done every five years (processed for free by the parish office). Also, an initial in-person Safe Environment Training must be completed (dates and locations available at www.archlou.org/safe). This training must be renewed every five years by doing a one-hour online course (ask parish office for the website).
If you volunteer or work around children at all, you must be up-to-date on these requirements. Please call the parish office if you have any questions.
If you are currently not up-to-date, you may continue in your work only if there are two other adults present who are up to date AND you are currently in the process of renewing your training and background check.
Anyone who is not currently volunteering but who might possibly volunteer in the future is welcome to go ahead and receive the initial in-person training. That way you wouldn’t have to scramble to do the training if you suddenly decided to volunteer for a youth event. Please submit the certificate you receive there to our parish secretary for her records.
Thank you so much for your service to our community and for your diligence in helping our parish be a responsible and safe place for our kids.
Sincerely,
Fr. Robert
BOX TOPS COLLECTION
Did you know that Ascension is a Box Tops school? During this challenging time, our teachers and students need more help than ever. No matter what school looks like, Box Tops for Education is a fast and easy way for you to help out from home.
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: Buy participating products and use the Box Tops mobile app to scan your store receipt. The app identifies eligible products and automatically adds Box Tops to your school’s earnings online. Even if you’re shopping online or doing grocery pickup, you can still submit your e-receipts and earn Box Tops. Twice a year, our school gets a check!
The PTO uses money earned from Box Tops to fund our iPad program and other classroom needs for our students!
Here’s how YOU can help earn money for our school!
• DOWNLOAD the Box Tops app and select our school to support. This ensures that your Box Tops purchases count toward our school’s earnings.
• SHOP for Box Tops products and use the app to scan your receipt to add to our school’s earnings online.
• LOOK for any remaining Box Tops clips on packages. If you find some, clip them and send them to school!
• SPREAD THE WORD about Box Tops!
FUN TIP: You can also use the “Invite Friends” feature in the app to ask friends and family to help support our school!
Your earnings may seem small, but they really do add up. The more people that participate, the bigger the impact we can make. So let’s give our teachers the support they need and help give more kids the opportunity to dream. Little by little, we can help make a BIG difference.
LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW BOX TOPS WORKS AT BTFE.COM
REMINDER
Student’s who are absent should be phoned in or emailed to Ms. Thomas by 8:15am. There is a 24 hour message system for you to phone in absences, 451-2535 ext. 22.
Also, it is very important that your child/ren arrive at school on time daily! Students should be in their class and chair by 7:55am. If your child is late, you must come in to sign them in. Thank you!