Saint Mary's School
Avoca, PA
1919 - June 4, 2004
Forever in our hearts...
Announcements
Sponsored by: Saint Mary's Parents Guild
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St. Mary's "TRIBUTE DVD" Information
The St Mary's Tribute Video is now completed.
The main DVD contains the
Tribute Movie that was shown for the Family Gathering, the complete
closing
mass, and the balloon release.
A "St Mary's Highlights" Compact Disc is
included that contains pictures of the final year of school and video
footage that was donated to me by our parents. The video is encoded in
Windows Media 9 and can be played on your computer. The Video's are
currently being mailed and should arrive by the end of August. If you
ordered one and did not receive it by Sept 1st, please email me at
khoovertech@adelphia.net and I will assist you. All Faculty of St
Mary's
will receive a complimentary copy
khoovertech@adelphia.net
Thankyou
Kenneth Hoover
(Tech administrator St Mary's School Avoca)
St. Mary's Family Gathering
The Parents Guild of Saint Mary's School, Avoca held a gathering of our Saint Mary's Family.
WHEN: Friday, June 4, 2004.
TIME: 5:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
WHAT: DJ, pizza, party subs, and more.
AND: Games for our children to play.
Thank you for coming and helping to create a wonderful time for our children and family to remember.
The Scott Kryeski Scholarship to Seton Catholic was awarded to Shaylyn Berlew and Alana Donnelly during our Class Night activities on Tuesday, May 25th.
The Kryeski's have met with Seton officials and have decided to continue to annual scholarship and award it to an incoming Seton student from St. Mary's Avoca parish each year.
One of St. Mary's eighth grade girls basketball players played first in the 3 point shooting contest and placed second in the foul shooting contest at Seton Catholic - Scott Kryeski Tournamnent in March of this year. Her name is Aubre Mayorowski.
Not only due we have students from both schools, SJB and SMA, that excell academically- but we have students who excell in sports. This seems to speak for itself that both SMA & SJB are great schools in this area...
A special Mass for St. Mary's students, family nad friends was held on Friday, June 4th at 10 AM.
Immediately following the Mass, the students had balloon release on the school grounds. 85 blue and white balloons were released in recognition of the school's 85-year operation.
St. Mary's Night at the Red Barons Saturday, June 19th.
Anyone from St. Mary's that is interested in attending should contact Wally Dorosky for tickets as soon as possible.
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St. Mary's School in Avoca held a number of exciting events for the end of the school year.
May 19, 2004 - Wednesday:
Teachers Appreciation Day
Teachers were honored with a special luncheon with special surprises to make the event most memorable.
May 24, 2004 - Monday:
Student Appreciation/SMA Spirit Week
SMA SPIRIT WEEK
PURPOSE: To provide the students with some activities that will help the children to have fun with their class and create memories they can take with them.
Students were allowed to dress-down (no gym clothes) on their day.
During Spirit Week, each class had a special day that will be "their" day for the week.
Monday - May 24th - Kindergarten & 4th Grade
Tuesday - May 25th - 1st Grade & 5th Grade
Wednesday - May 26th - 2nd Grade & 6th Grade
Thursday - May 27th - 3rd Grade & 7th Grade
Friday - May 28th - 8th Grade
Guild planned activities for this week:
Grades 4 through 8 were given autographs from the Guild.
They used the books to create some memories that are theirs to keep.
The students asked their classmates sign the books and perhaps share other information such as address, phone numbers or e-mail address.
Grades Kindergarten thru 3 were given white pillow cases and permanent
markers from the Guild.
The children used their own creativity to draw pictures, etc. on one side
and then had each classmate and teacher sign each other's pillowcase on the other.
Posters with class pictures were also featured.
for spirit week.
These were distributed and signed and kept by each
student.
A special teacher poster had also been made to capture student autographs.
Grandparents Day for the 8th Grade Class was Monday
afternoon May 24, 2004.
Class Night for the 8th Grade Class and their parents was Tuesday
evening May 25, 2004
The 7th Grade celebrated a very special night with their classmates on
Wednesday night May 26, 2004
Graduation for our 8th Grade class will be on Wednesday June 2, 2004
at 7:00 P.M. in the church.
May 26, 2004 - Wednesday:
Pep Rally at which we retired our girls and boys basketball and cheerleading uniforms.
June 4th - Friday:
St. Mary's Family Gathering
The Parents Guild of Saint Mary's School, Avoca has decided to have a gathering of our Saint Mary's Family.
WHEN: Friday, June 4, 2004.
TIME: 5:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
WHAT: DJ, pizza, party subs, and more.
PLUS: Games for our children to play.
Thank you!
FINAL NOTE
St. John the Baptist Elementary School in Pittston (1917- June 4,2004) and Saint Mary's Grade School in Avoca, PA (1919 - June 4,2004), closed on June 4, 2004 despite a long battle, which included a lawsuit filed by parents of SJB, to keep them opened.
The loss of this beloved school was a GREAT loss to not only the Catholic community in Avoca, PA, but the the Diocese of Scranton as well. The children are the future of the Catholic Church. We pray that Bishop Joseph Martino will not close any more of our schools while there is still a dollar in the coffers of the Diocese of Scranton.
The 127 smiling, hopeful faces of St. Mary's School, Avoca, PA students
Photo taken Spring 2004 by Mr. Kenneth Hoover
Copyright 2004 by Committee to Save (Pittston Area) Region 7 Catholic Schools (of the Diocese of Scranton) - All rights reserved
Photo of St. Mary's Avoca students copyright 2004 by Kenneth Hoover, Avoca, PA
All Rights Reserved
