Nov. 17: King’s Fair — School

and Parish Festival. Begins with

Mass at 10 am, followed by a short

parade by the lower school classes.

Nov. 18: MS Girls — Guest Choir

at 9:00 Sunday Mass

Nov. 21-23: Thanksgiving

Holidays

Nov. 30: LS student birthday

observances, PreK—5th gr. , 2:30 pm

Dec. 6, Grades 3, 4, and 5 Christ-

mas Concert, 6:30-7:30 pm

Dec. 14: Christmas Concert,

Grades 6-12 , 7-8 pm

Dec. 14: AR Deadline

Dec. 19-21: Exams (Half-days for

Lower School)

Dec. 22– January 6: Christmas

Break

Jan. 7: Classes Resume

Upcoming...

Nota Bene / Note Well GALA PLANNING CONTINUES — See page 8 for details

about our annual auction and gala.

FLAG FOOTBALL CHAMPS! Our 3rd and 4th grade boys have advanced to City Playoffs this Saturday!

SOCCER CITY CHAMPS! Just last night, another champi-onship was claimed by our Crusaders: The first and second grade soccer team brought home a first place trophy. Way to go, Little Crusaders!

Questions or Concerns? Contact info@atonementonline.com

King’s Fair Is Coming: This Weekend!

Our annual school festival promises to be a day of fun-filled medieval frolic for Atonement families and friends! Cake decorating compe-titions, costume competitions, and food booths as well as game booths make it a day of fun for the entire family. The day begins with Mass at 10 am, followed by a parade at 11 am. The lower school classes are working on their class banners and they will parade —in full costume or just festive hats with their comfortable clothing —with their class heraldry followed by the people of the “village.” For lunch, hamburgers, hot dogs, sausage, roasted corn, and the ever-popular Filipino noodles will be complemented by cold drinks, beer, and desserts. The Knights of the Guild return this year with a horse show in the afternoon. Decorated cake competitions and booths with games of skill and chance will make for an afternoon of fun for all ages. See photos of previous years, cake competition information, and additional details on the following pages!

Fides et Ratio / Faith & Reason

THE ATONEMENT ACADEMY November 13, 2012

Crusader Bulletin

Dear Parents: Back from our Fall Break and well into our second quarter, the students of The Atone-ment Academy are doing well, overall. Some Upper Scholars competed in the All-Region Choir, many Lower School CYO teams are doing exceptionally well, winning Zone titles and competing in City-wide competitions, and everyone is looking forward to the King’s Fair at the end of the week. We look forward to seeing the Lower and Middle Scholars in their costumes and enjoying the day’s events, such as the King’s Pa-rade and horse show. Please get those raffle tickets sold and turned in! The parish of Our Lady of the Atonement began a Capital Campaign on Oct. 28, with a goal of raising another $650,000 towards the expansion. Last year, the parish put aside $300,000 for the second year in a row, for our expansion. Parents of the Acad-emy are welcome and encouraged to participate in this Campaign. The sooner we have 3 million dollars in hand, the sooner we will be going to the Archdiocesan Debt Review Committee for permission to begin construction. To date, we have about 2.4 million in cash on hand. Bureaucratic hold-ups are delaying the construction of our restroom facility adjacent to the athletic field. We are hopeful it won’t be too much longer. I wish to commend and thank the teachers and students of the academy for perform-ing so well during the Accreditation Team’s visit in early October. The members of the commission gave us outstanding marks in the preliminary report and there is no doubt that we will receive an affirmative letter from the TCCED in early December, again naming us an accredited school through 2019. The team members were most im-pressed with the comportment of our students, especially at Mass. When giving her report to us, the associate superintendent of the Ft. Worth Catholic Schools said “I thought my schools were excellent.” Apparently, we excelled. Thanks to the parents, members of the School Council and the officers of the PTC for helping with many de-tails of the visit. I look forward to seeing many of you at the King’s Fair on Saturday. God bless each of you. Deacon James Orr Academy Administrator

A Message from Deacon Orr

King’s Fair 2012 is THIS WEEKEND!

Here are some scenes from previous years:

Join the fun! 10 am Mass

11 am Parade

Plenty of Food,

Fun, and Games

Congratulations, Crusader Flag Football Grades 3 &4

FLAG FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS CONTINUE! Our 3rd and 4th grade boys have advanced to City Playoffs this Saturday!

All-Saints’ Day and Grandparents’ Day

Presentations

CITY CHAMPS: Little Crusaders’ Soccer Team!

On Monday evening, November 12, our Little Crusaders (Grades 1 & 2) won the City Champion-

ship! Pictured above are the children and their families and coaches. They are the 2012 Tiny Tot

City Champs! We are very proud of you and your hard work!

This year, the lower school of The Atonement Academy pre-

sented an All Saints’ Day program for parents and grandpar-

ents. Flowers were presented to grandparents and a special

prayer for grandparents, written by Pope Benedict, was read

at the beginning of the program.

MEET OUR TEACHERS: Kristie Weems

The cross country season is wrapped up with the T-CAL State Cross Country Meet,

and senior Crusader Annie Kennedy took home first place in the 3A meet with a

time of 12 minutes and 15 seconds. Sophomore Bridget Kennedy took home second

place with a time of 12 minutes and 18 seconds. Another sophomore, Shannon

Murray, placed 15th in the event. Please congratulate these girls along with their

coach, Mrs. Tricia Crossey. (The group is pictured at left.)

ATONEMENT CROSS COUNTRY TEAM

WRAPS UP A SUCCESSFUL YEAR

X-TEAM

Junhwan Lee, Amy-

Grace Weems, Bridget

Kennedy, Shannon

Murray, Anne Kennedy,

Sebastian Barrera, and

Donghyun Seo.

Mrs. Kristie Weems is one of our 2nd grade teachers. This is her fifth year of teaching at The Atonement Academy after being a stay-at-home mom for 17 years. Prior to this, she taught for six years in Austin, TX. She loves teaching 2nd grade, and says that, “By the time I was in 2nd grade I knew I was called to be a teacher. I would watch my teachers as I was growing up, and note which teaching methods I should use.” She is married to John and has 6 children as well as one surro-gate son and one adorable grandson. She enjoys reading, power-walking, hiking, and cheering for the football teams of Notre Dame (Go Fighting Irish) and UT (Hook ‘Em Horns). She was born in California but has lived in Texas for over 30 years. Mrs. Weems is a graduate of UT Austin where she earned a degree in Elementary Education with a Math Specialization. Her children have been attending The Atonement Academy for 11 years, and with several graduated, there are now the three youngest Weems daughters at The Atonement. “I thank God for all the blessings He has given my family and me. I couldn’t ask for a better place to work, a better parish to be a part of, or a better place for my children to attend school.”

King’s Fair

is THIS SATURDAY —

and We Need Your Help!

Our annual King’s Fair will be held on November 17, 2012. The King’s Fair is one of our two major fundraisers at the Atonement Academy, and we need your help!

WAYS YOU CAN STILL HELP

Raffle Prize Underwriting

The King’s Fair Committee has been analyzing ways to maximize out income and mini-mize our expenses. We realized that our major expense for the event is the $5,000 raffle prize. We have to deduct $5,000 from our raffle ticket proceeds or other pro-ceeds from the Fair just to pay for the raffle prize.

We are asking for your help in trying to reduce this major expense. Please consider donating $250 or $500 to offset this expense. In return, we will publicly thank your family and/or your company for your generosity with signs at King’s Fair. You will also be given raffle tickets for the King’s Fair drawing (5 tickets for $250, 10 for $500), and those tickets will be credited to your child’s classroom.

If you would like to donate, please call Brenda Garza (210-413-0051) or Dolores Som-mer (210-838-2154), or drop off your donation at the school office. Thank you in ad-vance, and God bless you!

Food/Beverages Underwriting

Please take a look at the list below of items we need for a successful King’s Fair. If you can donate money to purchase any of these items, please do so by placing your donation in an envelope marked “King’s Fair Donation,” and send it to school with your child. Thank you!

Brisket $225 Hamburger patties $200 Beef franks $ 88 Buns for brisket, burgers and hot dogs $131 Bags of chips $ 96 Nacho chips/cheese/jalapenos $137 Aluminum sheets and napkins $ 50 Bottled water $100 Candy bars $65

Sell Those

Raffle Tickets!

Class Prizes

Every classroom (lower school)

or class (middle/upper school) that

sells $1,250 in raffle tickets

will be treated to a pizza party!

Start selling now!

Deadline for ticket proceeds

to be included in the contest

will be November 16th at 5:00 pm.

—JUST THREE MORE DAYS!—

Costume Contest! Fair maidens and knights,

don’t forget to wear your best

medieval costume to the

King’s Fair! Prizes will be

awarded for the top costumes.

King's Fair

Decorated Cake Contest

Dust off those cake pans and prepare for the annual King's Fair 'Decorated Cake

Contest'! Please drop off your decorated cake at St. Anthony’s Hall on the day of the King’s Fair between the hours of 9:00-11:15 a.m. Ribbons to be awarded for child, youth, and adult categories for the following themes: Religious, Me-dieval, Holiday, Gingerbread, and “Other”. Be creative! All cakes become property of the 'Cake Walk' booth. Please call Sandra Czech, 687-1149, with any questions. Thank you for your contribution and partici-pation!

Remember, 100% of all King’s Fair proceeds go to our school!

JOUST DO IT!

Connor Fitzgerald’s

winning design looks great on our

King’s Fair 2012 t-shirt! Purchase one during carline in front of the Church or at the Fair: child's $15, adult $17. Pre-ordered t-shirts are in — see Mrs. Skokan in front of the Church during car line or con-tact her at Nskokan@satx.rr.com

Excitement is filling the air as preparations are being made for the annual Gala. This year’s theme is “Glitz and Glamour on the Silver Screen”. Several options are available for atten-dance. Individual tickets may be pur-chased for $100. Table packages range from $1,500 to $3,000. Tables purchased by February 1st will have the opportunity to choose, with school approval, their table theme. There are only twenty tables available, so act early! Mrs. Reilly has generously offered to help decorate the first Oscar Winner Level table purchased with a Willie Wonka theme that includes an edible chocolate spiraled centerpiece! While not exactly “Silver Screen,” it sounds yummy! A sneak peak at some of the silent and live auction items include: A signed Bob Mackie fashion sketch Silver Lab Retriever puppy Dinner with the Poor Claire Nuns

If you have items or ideas for auc-tion items, kindly let us know as soon as possible!

Tickets available by contacting Dolores Sommer at (210) 838-2154 or dolores.sommer @gmail.com

Table Sponsorships

There are three levels of tables available: Oscar Winner Cost: $3,000 Sponsor gift bag Best locations Complimentary bottle of champagne at table Full page ad in gala program Listing on sponsor page Supporting Actor

Cost: $2,000 Sponsor gift bag Recognition at event, including signage Complimentary bottle of wine at table ½ page ad in in gala program Listing on sponsor page of page

Rising Star

Cost: $1,500 Sponsor gift bag Recognition at the event, including signage Complimentary bottle of wine at table Listing on sponsor page

Glitz and Glamour

on the Silver Screen

The Atonement Academy

Annual Gala and Auction

April 13, 2013

Oak Hills Country Club