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NEWS FROM THE ATONEMENT ACADEMY Volume 2017-2018, Issue 36 Apr. 25th, 2018
Headmaster’s Highlights
15415 Red Robin Road San Antonio TX 78255 210-695-2240 www.AtonementOnline.com [email protected]
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Congratulations to all of our students who participated in the TCAL Fine Arts and Academic Competition Friday and Saturday. The Atonement Academy placed 3rd overall and we had several 1st place finishes, including the choir. Please see the TCAL results in this issue of the newsletter for all the details, and thank you to Mrs. Mefrige and all the faculty who helped prepare our students for this event.
The Honors Choir had a successful weekend as well, placing 1st at their competition in Houston.
On Saturday, May 5 at 7:00 pm, and Sunday, May 6 at 3:00 pm, our Drama Club will present the Wizard of Oz in the St. Anthony Hall. The students have an excellent performance prepared for us, and we hope you can make plans to attend.
Dear Atonement Families,
Thank you, Mr. John Markovetz
Wed. Apr. 25 Evensong: Feast of St. Mark
Thur. Apr. 26 Pre-k & KG Fiesta Parade
Thur. Apr. 26 LS Birthday Celebrations
Fri. Apr. 27 City Holiday (No Classes)
Wed. May 2 May Crowning
Fri. May 4 MS Athletic Banquet
Upcoming EventsUpcoming EventsUpcoming Events
Have you re-enrolled for the next school year?
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TUITION FREE MONTH: If you are on a 11 month payment plan, the month of May is tuition free. Don’t forget to re-enroll your children and pay the enrollment fee for next year. **Enrollment fee goes up to $700 on May 6th. **
DRAMA PERFORMANCE: The Atonement Academy Drama Club presents The Wizard of Oz on May 5th and 6th! Tickets are on sale now at the front office for $10. Children 12 & under for $5 dollars. Get your tickets while they last.
Nota Bene / Note Well:
CATHOLIC EDUCATION CATHOLIC EDUCATION CATHOLIC EDUCATION AT THE ATONEMENT ACADEMY
TCAL Fine Arts & Academic State Competition
This past Friday and Saturday some of our high school students
participated in the TCAL Fine Arts and Academic State
Competition. With many students in Houston for another
competition, we had a small group of 31 participants who made us
proud and contributed to an overall 3rd-place win for The Atonement
Academy! Students took written tests, gave speeches, sang, played
instruments, and entered artwork. We had almost 3 dozen places in
the top 7, including four 1st-place wins.
CONGRATULATIONS and THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR
COMPETITORS! Thank you also to their parents, as well as all of
the teacher and parent volunteers!
Atonement AthleticsAtonement Athletics www.Atonement Sports.Org
Coaches’ CornersCoaches’ Corners On April 18th, seventh grader, Micah Rabey won the Girls Individual Par Championship ISAL Tournament with a score of 38 at Alamo Golf Club. Micah has been an avid golfer at a very young age and we are proud she represented as a Crusader this year. Athletic Director, Estevan Vasquez
Upcoming GamesUpcoming Games
Thur. Apr. 26 Men’s Varsity Baseball (5:00pm) (Home)
Tues. May 1 Middle School Varsity Baseball playoffs
Fri. May 4 Men & Women’s Track & Field
Sat. May 5 Men & Women’s Track & Field
Thur. May 10 Men’s Varsity Baseball State Tournament
Upper School Corner
Subject: AQR (Math)
Grade: Upper School
Teacher: Sister Mary Margaret
Advanced Quantitative Reasoning
Students taking Advanced Quantitative Reasoning (AQR)
develop and apply skills necessary for college, careers,
and life. Course content consists primarily of applications
of high school mathematics concepts to prepare students to
become well educated and highly informed 21st century
citizens. Throughout the course, students apply reasoning,
planning, and communication skills to make decisions and
solve problems in applied situations involving numerical
reasoning, probability, statistical analysis, finance,
mathematical selection, and modeling with algebra,
geometry, trigonometry, and discrete mathematics.
American Heritage Girls would like to thank our parish and school for all of your support this school year. We have had a great year and look forward to seeing all of you again in August! We invite all girls to join our troop. We are especially eager to recruit MS and US young ladies who want an opportunity to create new friendships, serve the community and mentor to younger girls. You do not have to be in NJHS or NHS to participate. If you would like to join AHG please be sure to contact Deborah Wendtland via email:
Please be sure to check out our latest AHG troop newsletter.
Middle School Corner
Subject: Algebra I
Grade: 7th & 8th
Teacher: Mrs. Melisa Walters Learning Algebra is an important life skill beneficial for upward mobility. Students will develop the understanding they need to resolve more complex problems and functions with this step-by-step course.
The Algebra I class of 7th and 8th grade boys and girls understand that Algebra is the first building block that leads to geometry, trigonometry and calculus which are most likely their next courses of study before they graduate from high school, so this should motivate them to aim for 100% on their math tests. I am so very proud of the Algebra I students!
Math in ActionMath in ActionMath in Action
5K Nutrition Guide 5K Training Program
Atonement Academy’s Date: Saturday, May 26, 2018
Start Time: 8:00AM
The race will be hosted by The Atonement
Academy Athletic Department, The
Atonement Mayor's Fitness Council Team, &
PTC. Registration Information, Sponsorship
Information, & Race details will be posted
this week!! Happy training!!
Start your Training today, so you will be ready to cross the
finish line. Thank you to Mr. & Mrs. Menchaca from Usana
for creating our 5K Training Program & Nutrition Guide and
being a sponsor. Our very own Mrs. Melissa Walters will be
hosting Group Training for anyone interested. Please contact
her at [email protected] for training times.
Run for the Roses 5K Run/Walk!
The run will be in honor of Mrs.
Alice K. Rosa, and proceeds will
benefit the scholarship in her name.
Lower School Corner
Subject: TX History & Science
Grade: Kindergarten
Teacher: Mrs. Louise Christianson
Our Lady of the Atonement Catholic Church
Kindergarten has been very busy learning all about Texas. We have learned about the Texas Flag, the Alamo, and several Texas symbols, such as the State Seal, Texas Bluebonnets, the pecan tree, and the Mocking Bird. Our focus then went to our great city of San Antonio and all the wonderful things one could do in the city. We visited Sea World, and the children had a wonderful experience learning all about the different animals that live there. Some of us even got splashed by the Orcas. Our Kindergarten class has also learned that San Antonio is having a special celebration this year…It’s Tricentennial. The celebration will make this year’s San Antonio Fiesta extra special. We will close out the unit this week with our Fiesta Shoebox Parade. Our Kindergartener’s have been very busy making their parade floats to show off at our Fiesta Shoebox Parade. We hope to see you all there!!
Parish Life
Learning, playing & having fun !!!
Featured Teacher of the Week
Mr. Nicholas Mataya
Latin Teacher
Christus Ressurexit!
My name is Nicholas Mataya (pronounced 'mat-E-yay'), your friendly, neighborhood Latin teacher, and this is my first year at The Atonement Academy, and it is also my first year as a Texan. I hold a B.A. from Louisiana State University, an M.A. from Villanova University, and, God-willing, will hold a doctorate from Swansea University in the coming months. I have a wife, Rebecca, and a ten-month old daughter, Teresa, and we are very grateful for the welcome that we have received from the Atonement community and from San Antonio as a whole.
I am a member of the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church (a sui iuris Byzantine-Rite Church in communion with Rome), and as someone who lived in Wales for a number of years, I jumped at the chance to work for an Ordinariate institution. One of the joys I have had working at Atonement has been helping my students rediscover their patrimony, including the tradition of Christian greetings for the liturgical seasons.
Mother/ Son DinnerMother/ Son DinnerMother/ Son Dinner
7th Grade 6th Grade
5th Grade 4th Grade
3rd Grade 2nd Grade
These past two weekends The Atonement Academy Department of Music has been very busy. Last Friday on April 13th, the Advanced MS Girls’ Choir and the Changed Voice Boy’s Choir competed in the Director’s Choice Music Competition and Festival. Both choirs earned Superior Ratings from their judges, and were awarded Outstanding in Class, earning first place amongst schools similar in size. This past weekend, the Honors Choir traveled to Houston to take part in their Director’s Choice Music Festival and Competition.
The students visited the boardwalk where they ate at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company on the Houston Boardwalk and then visited NASA at the Johnson Space Center. The competition lasted two days with the Honors Choir being the first ones to sing on Saturday morning on the second day of the competition. The Honors Choir also earned Superior Ratings from the judges, were awarded Outstanding in Class, as well as being awarded Outstanding Overall, competing against multiple high schools who’s students population far exceeds our own. Thank you to all who support our school and music program, and congratulations to all students who participated!
Director’s Choice Music Competition
PSIA State Qualifiers competing this Saturday!PSIA State Qualifiers competing this Saturday!PSIA State Qualifiers competing this Saturday!
23 Students !23 Students !23 Students !
34 Contests !34 Contests !34 Contests !
Go Crusaders !Go Crusaders !Go Crusaders !
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Crusader Scene
Daniel Barron
Dancing at Prom
Christian Sanchez & Merrick Skeens Joaquin Robles & Mrs. Robles at Dinner
Nicolai Goff &
Isabella
Christianson at
Prom 2018
Jaylen Daniels at recess
Heather Xu lining up
5th Grade
Girls at
Gym Class
