WEEKLY NEWSLETTERJanuary 26, 2018

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S . MatthewCATHOLIC SCHOOL

History Fair“Every year National History Day® frames students’ research within a historical theme. The theme is chosen for the broad application to world, national, or state history and its relevance to ancient history or to the more recent past. This year’s theme is Conflict and Compromise in History. The intentional se-lection of the theme for NHD is to provide an opportunity for students to push past the antiquated view of history as mere facts and dates and drill down into historical content to develop perspective and understanding.” (from www.nhd.org) Our 7th & 8th grade students participated, choosing topics of in-terest that fit this year’s theme and presenting either as a group or individually. Please see the complete list of winners on the following page...

SMCS alumni came home to judge this year’s History Fair entries. Back row: Michael Zuazua, Anwar Gar-cia, Carlo-Alfonso Garza, Korbin SanMiguel, Front Row: Roberto Rodriguez, Jack Payne, Jorge Cantu, Regan Sides, Kaylee Czarnecki.

History FairWINNERS 2018

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HONORABLE MENTIONINDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT: Charlize Cosmas "The Bly Line" GROUP EXHIBIT: Juliana DeLuna, Emma Ramon, Kylie Smith “The Cuban Missile Crisis”INDIVIDUAL WEBSITES: Daniel Garza “BLOOD DIAMONDS”GROUP DDOCUMENTARY: James Cosgrove, Nathan Zavala “ Rocking and rolling through the 50s”PERFORMANCE: Alejandro Galvan-Macias, Prince Madrigal, Gregory Roth “The Civil War”

THIRD PLACEINDIVIDUAL EXHIBITS: Joshua Ruedas “The Compromise of 1850”GROUP EXHIBITS Zachary Joch, Brandon Zamora “The Six Days That Changed the Middle East” INDIVIDUAL WEBSITES Faustin Leonard “UNFADED GLORY”GROUP DOCUMENTARY Demarco Avila, Elijah Camacho, Diego Zambrano, “Galileo vs. The Catholic Church”

SECOND PLACEINDIVIDUAL EXHIBITS Matthew Fernandez “Ronald Reagan and the Berlin Wall” GROUP EXHIBITS Citlali Benavides, Ava Gonzales, Hally Lopez “ One Song at a Time –Marian Anderson Fought Racism” INDIVIDUAL WEBSITES Afren Rajendra “The Partition of India: An Unending Conflict with Countless Compromises”GROUP WEBSITES Fernanda Castillo, Alexa Flores “Queen Mary I of England: The War Between Religions” INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY Avalouisa Newman-Caro “Whistleblower: The Exposure of the Goliath Tobacco Company”GROUP DOCUMENTARY Steven Gomez and Jordan Sanchez “State of Emergency: The Los Angeles Riots”

FIRST PLACE

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITS Logan Williams “The Battle of Blair Mountain -The Deadly Fight to Unionize”GROUP EXHIBITS Kendall Clauss, Matthew Clauss “The Unbroken Treaty: Conflicts and Compromise”INDIVIDUAL WEBSITES Natalie DeGerolami “The Bread and Roses Strike of 1912”GROUP WEBSITES Maya Crane, Isobella Shannon “The 19th Amendment “ INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY Andres Garcia “The Cuban Missile Crisis”GROUP DOCUMENTARY Laura Reilly, Paula Reilly “Mediating Human Trafficking in the 17th Century by Changing of HeartsPAPER Dante McLauchlan “Tax to the Max: The Point of a Revolution”

SMCS Spelling Bee

The Wings of Fury Robotics A-Team competed in their qualifier round at the First Lego League, Alamo West Official Qualifying Tournament at Central Catholic High School on Saturday and did an excellent job! They won the 2nd Champion Award (2nd Place) trophy which allows them to advance to the March 3rd regional competition. The A-Team members are Danny Garza and Elle Reede as captains with Maya Crane, Luke Hospen-thal, Daniel Peña, and Aidan Olguin.

WINGS OF FURY

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4th GradeAnna MartinezGabriella CollinsJoaquin Tanjuatco

5th GradeHernandez- Erica ReyesBloom- Jack HeeneyCollins- Kaitlyn Ebner

6th GradeTabitha Campbell Isabella CollinsJacob Tschirhart

7th GradeKyan OcampoJoshua RuedasKaden FaktorKaelyn Garcia

8th GradeFaustin LeonardAfren RajendraAshley Arriola Charlize Cosmas

WINNERS! 1st - Faustin Leonard, 8th2nd - Joaquin Tanjuatco, 4th 3rd - Afren Rajendra, 8th

Faustin will represent our school in the San Antonio Express News competition. We especially thank our 4th-8th English teachers for pre-paring our students and conducting their own classroom Spelling Bees to determine the participants!

Upcoming EventsFebruary 9 SMCS GALA: A Night in Wonderland

February 13 Colonial Day, 8th grade students

February 14 Ash Wednesday, Lent begins

February 19 Presidents’ Day Golf Tournament

February 19 Presidents’ Day Holiday-No School

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Catholic Schools Week 2018: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.Sunday, Jan. 28 Catholic Schools Week Mass at 11:00 am

Social Sunday hosted by SMCS after all Masses in Parish Hall

Monday, Jan. 29 Staff Appreciation Day, Faculty Breakfast at 8:00 am

Tuesday, Jan. 30 Student Appreciation Day

Optional spirit dress: SILVER DAY in celebration of our 25 year Silver Anniversary! Wear a “silver” shirt (Spurs OK) or SMCS spirit shirt in accordance with Handbook requirements. Uniform bottoms or jeans and closed toed shoes please.

BASKETBALL: All teams at Home vs. Holy Spirit starting at 4:30

Wednesday, Jan. 31 Open House tours from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Talent Show: Part 1, beginning at 1:30 pm

BASKETBALL: Winter Weather make-up games @ OLPH

Thursday, Feb. 1 Talent Show: Part 2

Friday, Feb. 2 Mass at 8:15 am. Please wear dress uniforms.

Class assisting with the Liturgy: Vallot, 1st grade

Grandparents Day, Early Release at NOON.*The Grandparents’ Day Performance Schedule will be sent out in a separate email.

Celebrate Catholic Schools WeekJanuary 28 - February 3, 2018

#CSW2018

Tuition Raff le tickets NOW ON SALE

Tuition raffle tickets are $20 each. Win Tuition Credit for the 2019-2020 school year! Total sales of the tuition raffle will be split (50/50) between the winner and St. Matthew Catholic School. The value can be up to $5,000 depending on the number of tickets sold.

https://one.bidpal.net/2018smcsgala

As we have done every year in the recent past, we reserved a block of hotel rooms nearby to the Gala venue for your safety and convenience if you wish to enjoy a mini “Staycation” following the event. This year, the Marriott Residence in Alamo Plaza has given us a rate of $129. The Residence Inn is a short drive down Broadway from the Witte. It is a three star hotel with a pool and breakfast is inlcuded! (210) 212-5555The deadline to reserve your room is Wednesday, January 31st.