ALUMNI NEWSLETTER
FALL, 2019
Dear Alumni and Friends of SAS,
NEW AT SAS
Saint Andrew Catholic School is 65 years old! Since 1954 Saint Andrew Catholic School (SAS) has been an anchor and a beacon of light in the TCU area of Fort Worth. SAS has been a premier elementary school known for spiritual, academic, and athletic excellence. Consider looking into your alma mater for your child or grandchild. We offer all day and half day 3 and 4 year old preschool and 4 sections of Kindergarten feeding into 3 sections of 1st - 8th grade. For a personal tour or questions please call me.
God bless and keep you all. Remember YOU are always SAS Wildcats!
Rose Hall Welborn, SAS Development Director, 817-292-4355 rhall@standrewsch.org
FRONT ENTRANCE/RECEPTION AREA/SPIRIT SHOP Thank you to our parishioners and school families who generously donated to the 2017 Saint Andrew Capital Campaign. We now have a beautiful and safer front entrance, a new reception area, and a new SAS Spirit Shop. We would love for you to stop by and take a look!
21ST CENTURY CLASSROOMS Every year school administrators choose a special initiative as the Auction Fund-AProject to benefit our student's educational environment. The 2019 Fund-A-Project focused on creating 21st Century classrooms. This summer SAS outfitted classrooms with new tables, chairs and other equipment that promotes multiple modes of student learning. Teachers are being trained to effectively utilize the new workspaces. SAS is leading the way in preparing our students for a future of innovation and transformation.
MEET OUR NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Mr. Paul Vanasse attended college at St. John’s University in Minnesota where he studied Biology and Theology. After a year abroad working as a volunteer in the Holy Land, he returned to study Theology in a master’s program at Marquette University. Paul was then accepted into the Alliance for Catholic Education Teaching Fellows program at the University of Notre Dame. During the ACE program he was placed in Fort Worth as a teacher at St. George Catholic School. He is now embarking on the next chapter of his life here at Saint Andrew as Assistant Principal!
SAVE THE DATE Our drama club recently held tryouts for their December production of Beauty and the Beast, Jr. The cast has been announced and rehearsals have begun. Come out and see our talented 6th, 7th & 8th students in their production of Beauty and the Beast, Jr. on December 12th & 13th in the Nolan Catholic High Auditorium.
FALL FESTIVAL SPONSORSHIP Support from businesses, parents, teachers and alumni is key to continuing the 65 year success of Saint Andrew Catholic School. The Fall Festival is the largest fall fundraiser for the school. The school utilizes funds from the Fall Festival to provide tuition assistance to financially challenged families, improve and advance technology, and provide security and facility upgrades. If you would like to contribute to the success of this event, please consider these support options:
Gold Sponsor : $1200 Silver Sponsor : $600 Wildcat Sponsor : $250 www.standrewsch.org
Give back to SAS and say thanks for your Catholic school education by buying Fall
SAS
Festival Drawing Tickets (3 for $35 or 6 for $70) for a chance to win $1500 in prizes and receive FREE Los Vaqueros Mexican lunches in the gym at the Fall Festival. Tickets have been mailed and are also available in the school office.
HAVE YOU CONSIDERED? Supporting SAS with a bequest in your will?
Dinner & Auction Saturday, March 28, 2020 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Ridglea Country Club Fort Worth
Collecting an Alumni Class Gift at your next reunion to benefit the SAS Tuition Assistance Fund?
Naming Saint Andrew Catholic School as your charity of choice when a loved one dies?
Auction 2020 Organize a table of alumni and have a wonderful time together bidding on great items and services, while enjoying a delicious dinner and complimentary wine and beer. Invitations will be
Honoring a special person or occasion with a gift to SAS?
Planning a reunion? We can help! Please give us a call at 817-924-8917 and ask for Rose Hall, or email her at rosehall048@yahoo.com
mailed in the Spring. facebook.com/SaintAndrewCatholicSchoolFortWorthTX
THE NEW YOU CLASS OF 1977
CLASS OF 2008
Joseph Dalton has published another book. His new
Austin Perotti was awarded the Rotary Global
book is titled Washington`s Golden Age. Booklist
Grant to attend the University of Reading in
called it a heady insider`s view of the capital`s
England for 1 year. He will pursue his Master's
political and social swirl from 1930-80s, well documented, engaging, and loving. Joseph has been nominated as Music Journalist of the Year in the
Degree in Research and Philosophy. The University of Reading is ranked 3rd in Philosophy
CLASS OF 1988
gold medal in the 2019 USA Judo Junior Olympic National Championships. He is nationally ranked #1 in his division. He is aiming to
in the world.
compete in the 2024
inaugural year of the Eddie Awards.
Wes Hall is the manager of Mama`s Pizza on Camp Bowie
CLASS OF 2018 Benjamin Dyer took home the
Olympic Games.
CLASS OF 2009 Kathleenn Keoughan Spack is in her
OUR NEWEST SAS ALUMS!
in FW and co-owner of Creamistry Ice Cream Shop off
2nd year of the Doctor of Physical
CLASS OF 2019
7th Street in FW. Wes and wife, Patrice, have 4 children
Therapy Program at the Texas Tech
Patrick (2019 graduate of NCHS), Julia (11th grade at
Odessa campus. She lives in
NCHS), Marianne (7th grade at SAS) & Elizabeth (5th
Midland with her husband Travis.
grade at SAS).
CLASS OF 1990 Kevin Hall is the Director of Risk Management at Petco in San Antonio, Texas. Kevin and wife, Shelley have 2 daughters, Madison (14 years old) and Ashley (11 years old).
CLASS OF 2009 Adam Horton graduated from Nolan Catholic High School and Texas A&M University. He lives and works in San Antonio and is a Field Engineer for The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company.
CLASS OF 1995 Joe Hall is the Division Manager for Fort Worth & Dallas at Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery. Joe and wife, Jaime, welcomed a little baby girl, Samantha, in May, 2019. She joins big brother Luke (8 years) & big sister Emma (6 years).
CLASS OF 2019 CLASS OF 2010
The Michael Byrne Memorial Scholarship was
Jeremy LaGroue was commissioned into the Army
instituted in 2015 and is given to an SAS 8th grade
as a 2nd Lieutenant after graduating from Texas
boy and girl who are going to Nolan Catholic High
A&M University. He is training to be a helicopter
school. The criteria, in Michael`s memory, is for
pilot and is currently stationed at Ft. Rucker in
the student to be humble, kind, generous and
Alabama.
thoughtful. The 2019 awardees are: Alexis Novoa and Stephanie LaGroue.
CLASS OF 1995 & 1996 Janet Camarillo, former SAS Assistant Principal, became the proud grandmother of 3 girls this past February. Matt Camarillo (1995) and his wife are the proud parents of daughter Ensley. Julie Camarillo (1996) and her husband welcomed twins Taylor and Kylie.
CLASS OF 2010 Haley Harrington graduated from the University of
CLASS OF 2006
Oklahoma in December, 2017 and from Texas
Christopher Sullivan married Catherine Tran
Christian University in May, 2019 with a Master's
October 6, 2018 at Vietnamese Martyrs
Degree in Accounting. She is currently working as a
Catholic Church.
CPA at KPMG in Dallas.
Sally O'Neil McKendry Sally O`Neil McKendry, longtime SAS teacher, passed away March 6, 2019 at 87 years old. Sally
CLASS OF 2007 John Ratliff recently traveled to
Class of 2015
was an inspirational teacher and mentor to many
Guatamala on a Dental Mission
Coleman Meadows is attending
SAS students.
trip. John graduated from Texas
the United States Naval
A&M Baylor College of
Academy. He was the recipient
Michael J. Lucignani
Dentistry in 2019. He will now
of the Chaminade and the Don
Michael J. Lucignani died on September 6, 2018
begin Oral Surgery Residency
Thompson Awards and was
suddenly from a heart attack. Michael is survived by
in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Homecoming King 2018 at
his son Julian (SAS Alum). He owned Luca Coffee
NCHS.
Company in Fort Worth.
Kevin Hightower Kevin Hightower, 1993 SAS alumnus, died of sudden heart attack February 26, 2019 in Benton, Arkansas. Kevin is survived by his son, Sawyer.
Melissa Riley Bernard Melissa Riley Bernard, SAS Class of 1984 passed away on January 8, 2019. She is survived by her husband
CLASS OF 2007
Tom Bernard and her children Ryan (age 9) and
Trey Harrington married Christine Jacoub on
Madeleine (age 8) of Frisco, TX. Melissa was diagnosed
September 1, 2018 at TCU's Robert Carr Chapel. Trey and Christine welcomed Maya Grace on July 6, 2019. Trey is currenty attending medical school at UNTHSC in Fort Worth.
Alumni from the Class of 2015 visited SAS to play games with Sandy Townsend (4K teacher) before heading off to college.
with metastatic breast cancer in Aug 2016. She fought her disease for two and a half years. Her message to all her classmates and their loved ones “ get a mammogram!”
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SAS Facts 597 students in 3K - 8th grades – largest elementary Diocesan school All day and half day 3 & 4 year old preschool (3K & 4K) Four sections of Kindergarten (5K) feeding into 3 sections of 1st - 8th grade 85% of students are Catholic, 40% minority Tuition is $650 per month for one Catholic student. 100% are accepted to Nolan Catholic High School. 40% to 70% of SAS 8th graders go to Nolan Catholic High School. 40% to 70% of SAS 7th graders are Duke Scholars, scoring 95% or higher on certain subtest of the Iowa Assessments. Diocesan Sports in 5th - 8th grade (volleyball, soccer, basketball, football, track, softball & baseball). Cheer Squad, Student Council, National Junior Honor Society, Drama Club, Run Club, Math Club, Robotics Club & Band Weekly Art, Music, Computer, Physical Education and Library Daily Spanish in 6th - 8th grades, weekly Spanish in 4K-5th grade Iowa Assessments taken in September - No STAAR testing SAS students, faculty, and parents donated 7,000+ pounds of food for the Food Pantry of Saint Andrew Parish at our weekly school Masses. Accelerated Reader Program for 1st - 8th grades Gifted and Talented/Ignite Program Academic Specialist - 4K - 3rd grade 1:1 iPad initiative in 4th – 8th Grades – iPads available in all classrooms
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