Perspective on Luck

I was moved by this YouTube video by a favorite Western Poet of mine and thought I would share his perspective. Baxter Black's cowboy philosophy, country living and humor often tell a tale of truth. His poetry is as addictive as his sense of humor is funny. If you're unfamiliar with Baxter's work, give his name a Goolge. In the mean time, enjoy his view on what it means to be lucky.

Have a great day! Remember: People don't care what you know until they know that you care!

Construction Around the Corner

by Superintendent Robert "Bob" Lewandowski

School construction is getting ready to get underway this Spring. The project is made possible by the Quality School Grant that Superintendent Bob Lewandowski made application for in behalf of the district. Lewandowski first made application for the Quality Schools Planning Grant that provided the foundation for assessment and planning needed to successfully win the Quality Schools Project Grant. Total grant appropriations total $550,000.

CALENDAR SURVEY INFORMATION

First of all, I want to encourage everyone to complete the Calendar Survey as sent out to parents and made available to the public. Go to Calendar Survey and provide valuable input on the 2014-2015 Calendar selection.

The survey closes at midnight April 10, 2014.


With that in mind, several people have asked: What are the "Culminating Events" on the Calendar choices; specifically, February 20 and 27. (Its a good question and I promised Penny Kipp I would send out an explanation on Facebook and my blog). Therefore, here it is:  these are days that district and regional basketball are taking place. These events are scheduled by the State Activities Association. Our school not only sends girls and boys basketball teams, but pep band members in grades 6-12 as well as cheerleaders. A significant number of children attend these activities and are not at school. On calendars 1, 3, and 4 there is no school on these days.

If there are any other question you are having with the calendar survey, please don't hesitate to give us a call at the district office. We look forward to your calendar responses.

THANK YOU CORNERSTONE PIZZA!

 by Superintendent Robert "Bob" Lewandowski 

 Special thanks from all of the kids here at Mission Schools to Cornerstone Pizza and their "Pizza Making Crew." Lynn Lapka and Craig Waldron presented a check for $3,404.00 in pizza sales along with $338.26 in donations to me on March 21, 2014 following a long day of hard work raising money for Mission Possible Playground. That is a lot of Pizza!

I can't begin to express how much it means to our kids. The people at the Cornerstone Faith Center really made a difference.

Thank you for raising $3,742.26 for our playground equipment initiative. Even more important, thank you for mobilizing our community for our kids!

Lynn Lapka and Craig Waldron presenting a check from Cornerstone Pizza

2014-2015 School Calendar Survey

The St. Ignatius School District #28 Calendar Committee would like to invite all of its stakeholders/constituents to to provide feedback on four different calendars for the 2014-2015 school year. 

NOTE: We are utilizing several collectors to categorize responses: Social Media (Facebook); Website (stignatiusschools.org); and Email. The most reliable is Email, followed by Website (one response per IP address) and then the Social Media (open forum response). If you would like to participate in other forums, to maximize your voice, please email the district at info@stignatiusschools.org. 

THIS SURVEY WILL CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT APRIL 10, 2014.

To take the Survey click on the collector below.

WEBSITE Collector 2014-2015 CALENDAR SURVEY 

PIZZA FOR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT

Don't miss the opportunity to support our playground equipment needs and eat pizza at the same time. This coming FRIDAY, March 21, 2014 from 11:00 AM until 8:00 PM Cornerstone Pizza will be donating 100% of the cost and profits of all of it's menu items to MISSION POSSIBLE PLAYGROUND!

Technology Director, Matt Lyon and I were able to get the Cornerstone management in to do our first Pod Cast here at St. Ignatius. I talked both Matt and Lynn into being the star presenters of the cast and well...click on the icon below to find out more information about this important initiative.

BUY A PIZZA, BUILD A PLAYGROUND!

DELAYED START

Due to weather conditions St. Ignatius Schools will have a delayed start tomorrow, Monday, March 3, 2014. School will begin at 10:00 AM. There will not be a Community Breakfast. Buses will run one hour and forty-five minutes later than regularly scheduled.