January 2023: ASC Middle/High School Monthly Newsletter

High School, Middle / High School, Middle School

All Saints Catholic nurtures academic and personal excellence in all students while emphasizing Catholic values and service to others in Christ’s name.

Volume 4, Issue 5

Dear Families,

This newsletter was prepared for you with much care. We are sorry for the late publishing date. We were waiting on a few changes and updates! Thank you for your patience and for the support you give to our students, staff, and community!

A Note from Sister Maria José, RSM…

Dear All Saints Families,

Blessed New Year! I pray that you were able to enter into the peace and joy that Christ’s birth brought to our world. It is amazing to think that we are still in the Christmas Season. So much has happened in the last month: students sat their Semester Exams, our students participated in the Christmas Concert, Ms. Levack, Ms. Goik finished up with us and Mr. Wetters has moved into a new role. We thank them for their service to our school. I know that All Saints Catholic has good friends in them and although we will miss them dearly we hope to see them around.

As we begin our new Semester, I want to thank the Middle School Students, the Arts students and Biology students for their help in making Christmas gifts for our Parishes. Many in our School Community might not know it, but our parishes are our biggest supporters of All Saints. The generosity of Corpus Christi, Our Lady of Czestochowa, St Catherine of Sienna, Our Lady of Peace, St Jude Thaddeus and All Saints’ parishioners enable us to provide affordable Catholic Education. As a small token of our gratitude, students made Christmas ornaments and trees that can be used to teach Catechism classes about how the 12 Days of Christmas was used to teach children the treasures of the faith during times of persecution. We had a great time singing the carol and learning the hidden meaning of the symbols. It was a precious reminder that the good news of Jesus Christ begins with the love that has been given to us by God. And to discover that we are not only supported by our local Churches but that we can contribute to their good through our gifts and talents. Thank you, students and teachers, I look forward to discovering new ways in which we can build relationships between our school and our parishes.

In Christ Jesus,

Sister Maria José, RSM

Things to Know…

Bishop Gruss is inviting you to celebrate the National Eucharistic Revival by joining him for the four-part “Teaching Mass” series. Below is the registration link for
Part 2: The Liturgy of the Word, on Saturday, January 28, hosted by Blessed Trinity Parish, Frankenmuth. Please see the flyer for more information. The deadline to register is Friday, January 20, in order to make preparations for lunch. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/diocese-of-saginawteaching-mass-series-part-2-the-liturgy-of-the-wordtickets-471369126747

Also, the local March for Life in Saginaw is coming up! Join Bishop Gruss and several area Pastors for a Rally at the Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption, followed by a peaceful march to Holy Family Parish where we will conclude with an Ecumenical Prayer Service. The event will run from 9 a.m. to noon. The theme for this event is “Changing Hearts & Saving Lives” with the focus of spreading awareness and education of the many options available for women to choose life for their child. We will be sending a group of Students from All Saints for the Happy New Year From January 2023 Rally. If you are free, please join the Rally or pray for
these efforts.

We need substitute teachers & lunch aids!! If you are interested or know someone who is, please call the office!

Do you have used flowerpots?

If anyone would like to donate new or used flower pots, the Botany Class is growing flowers and we need pots to plant them in as they get bigger. Four-inch pots or larger can be used. We hope to donate them to the Pot of Gold in February.

LOST & FOUND: Our lost and found is overflowing! Please stop in and double check for missing items!

NHS Blood drive is January 12!

Class Dues, Fees, & Supplies: Middle school students are assessed a $20.00 fee for their student assignment planner and yearbook. All high school students are assessed a $35.00 fee for class dues. Seniors are also assessed a $65.00 graduation fee. Checks should be made payable to BACS/All Saints and to the first hour teacher or the main office.

Home & School…

Bake Sale: January 13, 2023, at the basketball games!

News from the Counseling Office…

Seniors: ACT/SAT RETAKE: The ACT, please Register at www.aststudent.org. The upcoming test date is February 11th, register by January 6th, with late registration January 20th. The next test date is April 15th, to register by March 10th, with late registration March 24th.

The SAT, register at collegereadiness.collegeboard.org, the upcoming test date is March 11th, and deadline to register is February 10th. The next test date is May 6th, and the deadline to register is April 7th.

Keep your grades up, take the ACT and/or SAT, Apply for Admissions, Revisit Colleges/Universities that most interest you, attend financial aid workshops, Complete FAFSA, Complete Parchment, and send in any required deposits.

Juniors: Maintain good grades, take academic courses (English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Foreign Language), Narrow College Search, Compare Colleges/Universities (Summer Visits), Establish a main Email Account, Visit as many Colleges/Universities as you can, and Search for Potential Scholarships (fastweb.com, finaid.com, collegeanswer.com).

Sophomores/Freshmen: Work hard, Start compiling a notebook of Colleges/Universities, Visit Colleges/Universities, Develop Good Study Habits, Look
into Scholarships, identify areas of academic strength, Participate in Meaningful Activities (Community Programs, Enrichment Programs, Job Shadow), and
Explore College/University Websites.

If you have questions or concerns, or would like to meet me, please contact me at your earliest convenience at kevin.clemons@ascbaycity.org or (989)892-2533 x117.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, STAY SAFE, and BE BLESSED!!!

Kevin Clemons, Guidance Counselor

News from Miss Zoe…

Dear ASC Families,

A primary aspect of being part of a Catholic school is the daily opportunities to pray together. The middle/high school daily prayers and the elementary school prayer of the week are now posted each day on the desktop version of our website homepage. We invite you to pray the prayers yourselves or with your families, so we as a community are all closely united in prayer each day.

Many of you know Miss Penny Turk, who worked in the counseling office for a number of years until this school year. She has continued to take photos and post on our Facebook pages, doing a beautiful job sharing with you everything that is going on in both the middle/high and elementary schools. We are sad to say that as of January 2023, she has officially retired from running our Facebook pages. We are so blessed and thankful for her years of sharing her talents and heart with us in both buildings and on Facebook. Thank you, Penny!

Do you ever take photos at ASC events? If you have photos from elementary, middle, or high school events or activities, and you are open to them potentially being used on our Facebook page or website, please email them to zoe.robinson@ascbaycity.org! Thank you!

God bless,

Zoe Robinson

News From Ms. Wisniewski…

Yearbook: If anyone has any great pictures, now or throughout the year, that they deem worthy of the yearbook, please email them to amy.wisniewski@ascbaycity.org.

Sports News and Notes…

Happy New Year to all of our wonderful All Saints families and friends. The excitement and anticipation to make the upcoming year our best ever is always an
exciting time. Our boys’ and girls’ basketball teams are already off to a thrilling start to the season. The boys and girls bowling teams also had their first contest just before Christmas.

Some of our hardest working student athletes are members of the Dance and Pom teams. This talented group of wonderful young ladies have entertained our
crowds at halftime for years. I always enjoy watching the visiting crowd’s reaction to our girls’ routines. Amy Dishaw, Sara, and Jill Anderson do a tremendous job with our girls.

Just a quick reminder to players and parents:
If you play 30 minutes, Go All Out.
If you play 15 minutes, Go All Out.
If you play 5 minutes, Go All Out.
If you play 1 minute, Go All Out.
If you didn’t get in, Go All Out. Being the most vocal person, outworking everyone, at practice, and cheering on your teammates is what gets a coach’s attention.
Go Make a Difference, because nothing in life is handed to you. Earn It.

God bless Cougar Nation

Greg Wagner

Cougar Corp News…

I want to thank all the All-Saints Catholic families who helped make our K-8 Christmas program fun and exciting. I am so grateful for the support of over 500
people at St Stans. This was an excellent reward for the effort and work our ASC student musicians have put into their practice and studies over the semester. Keep an eye out for our Cougar Corp musicians as they will prepare music to play at some upcoming basketball games. Enjoy your Christmas holiday and may the peace and light of Christ always guide your way.

Musically in Christ,

Todd Bethune
ASC band and music director

Notes from Dinah…

Thanks to everyone for helping with our Christmas families.

Please return all sold and unsold raffle tickets! Thanks for selling/buying the tickets. It’s our school’s largest fundraiser.

Have a blessed Christmas and the best in 2023.

Stay safe.

Dinah

Local Weekend Mass Opportunities

All Saints Parish– St. James Site

710 Columbus Ave. Bay City, MI 48708

Mass Times: Saturday: 5:00pm

Sunday: 8:30am

(989) 893-4693

All Saints Parish– St. Boniface Site

510 N. Lincoln Bay City, MI 48708

Mass Times: Sunday: 10:30am

12:30pm (Bilingual Mass)

(989) 893-4693

Corpus Christi Parish

1000 S. Wenona St. Bay City, MI 48706

Mass Times: Saturday: 4:30pm

Sunday: 8:00am & 10:30am

(989) 893-4073

Our Lady of Peace

607 E. South Union

Mass Times: Saturday: 4:00pm

Sunday: 8:30am & 10:30am

(989) 892-6031

Our Lady of Czestochowa– St. Stan’s Site

1503 Kosciuszko Ave, Bay City, MI 48708

Mass Times: Sunday: 9:00am & 11:30am

(989) 893-6421

Our Lady of Czestochowa– St. Hyacinth Site

1515 Cass Avenue Bay City, MI 48708

Mass Times: Saturday: 4:30pm, Sunday: 6:00pm

(989) 893-6421

St. Catherine of Sienna

2956 E. North Union Bay City, MI 48706