Family Focus 4/6/23
04/10/2023
Kris Sauer
April 2023, 2022-23
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"Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you."
1 Peter 5:7 (Peer Ministry-selected Bible verse for 2022-2023)
April 6, 2023
Dear BA Families:
Blessed Holy Week! Our scholars gathered during Holy Week for Stations of the Cross, the BA Red Cross Blood Drive, and a joint Mass with DMCS. I pray as you take part in the Triduum that you will experience the joy of Easter!
BABS 2023: It's not too late to support BABS! This is our most important fundraiser of the year and we need every family's support!
- Order raffle tickets HERE.
- Turn in final auction items/donate a bottle of wine. Classes are also collecting grade level items for a Silent Auction Class Basket - contact your student's homeroom teacher for more information.
- Auction Items are available to preview on our auction site! Items are being added daily, so keep checking back. The BABS Silent auction goes live Wednesday, April 12 @ 4pm, with bids accepted through Sunday, April 16 @ 2pm. Preview & bid on auction items HERE.
- Parent volunteers needed! This is a service hour event. Sign up HERE.
FUNDRAISER UPDATES:
- The BA Annual Fund drive is at $224,241+ with a goal of $265,000 for this academic year! Gifts accepted through June 30, 2023.
NEXT WEEK'S SCHEDULE: HOLY WEEK/EASTER!
UPCOMING EVENTS: Click HERE for a copy of the 2023-2024 BA School Calendar
- April 7 & 10: No School - Good Friday/Easter Monday
- April 11:
- Senior grad cord applications due. Click HERE for info and applications (deadline extended).
- Post Prom meeting, 6pm, BA Cafeteria
- April 11-25: Prom tickets for sale during Cardinal B, C lunch
- April 12: Student of the Month, 7:30am BA Cafeteria
- April 14:
- Senior yearbook survey and graduation/baby/senior slideshow photos due
- Tuition assistance deadline, TADS application HERE
- Campus Ministry Trip: Winona Cotter & Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine
- Rome $ Dress Down Day
- April 15: BABS Red & Black Gala - BA's BIGGEST event of the year.
- April 18: Hoban Scholarship applications, a merit-based scholarship for students entering grades 9-12 next year, due. Click HERE for info
- April 20: Afternoon WIN schedule/Club yearbook photos taken. *National Tornado Drill
- April 26: Grade 11 College Fair/Twins Game
- April 27: Grade 6-7 retreat (@ BA)
- April 28-30: Spring Play @ BA: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Please reach out at any time so that we can partner with you and support your scholar - mreeder@bacards.org.
- Scholars are allowed in the building between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. If you are not able to meet this time, please let us know.
BA/DMCS JOB OPENINGS:
- We will be hiring a new Kitchen Manager and Maintenance Supervisor as Julie Trnka and Steve Zabel retire this spring - call if you wish to learn more: 507-334-3948 and ask for Mindy.
- We also need an adult summer work supervisor, working with student workers 30 hours/week from 8am-2:30pm June 6-August 11. Click HERE for more information.
- DMCS is hiring a full-time admissions, marketing and fundraising director. Contact Gina Ashley @ gashley@dmcs.cc for info.
Please join me in prayers this Spring as we wrap up our school year.
Blessings, Mindy Reeder - President/Principal
mreeder@bacards.org
ALL BA UPDATE
Order your 2022-2023 BA Yearbook! Click HERE to order online or use the form found here and return to the front office with your payment. Orders due May 31. Contact Mr. Zabel at bzabel@bacards.org with questions.
Summer Camps @ BA: Check out our great summer camp offerings for students elementary through high school. Click HERE for information and registration forms.
Tuition Tax Statements: Click HERE for instructions on how to find and print your 2022 tuition tax statement in FACTS but use this link to get to your account; our District Code is FCS-MN.
DMCC Summer Programs: Great opportunities this summer through the Divine Mercy Catholic Church youth groups, including Totus Tuus and the high school Steubenville Conference. See the flyer below; learn more and sign up at this link.
HIGH SCHOOL UPDATES
HOBAN Merit-Based Scholarships for BA 9-12 Scholars: Looking for a scholarship opportunity to support your tuition costs at BA? Please have your scholar apply for the John E. and Lucille M. Hoban scholarship. Scholars must write a short essay due by April 18. (Apply Here)
Senior Parents: Open Campus Information- Find BA's Open Campus Policy and parent permission form HERE. Please contact Mr. Wollersheim at jwollersheim@bacards.org or 507-334-3948 with questions.
High School Reminders:
After school support is available for students in the library Tuesday - Thursday until 3:30 (link to info)
Senior Scholarships: Click HERE for a list of college and community scholarship opportunities, requirements and deadlines!
Senior Service Cord: Click here for the senior service cord guidelines. Applications are due April 11, 2023 (new deadline!).
MIDDLE SCHOOL UPDATES
DIVINE MERCY CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOL UPDATES
Learn more about these summer programs at DMCC and sign up at this link.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Online BA School Calendar:
https://gopherconference.org/public/genie/7/school/7/
Online Faribault Falcons Calendar:
https://big9conference.org/public/genie/4/school/7/
Family Focus 3/24/23
04/04/2023
Kris Sauer
March 2023, 2022-23
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"Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7 (Peer Ministry-selected Bible verse for 2022-2023)
March 24, 2023
Dear BA Families:
Happy Spring Break! I hope every family, every scholar has time planned to renew and refresh in body, mind and spirit during spring break. Although I'm staying in town and plan to catch up here at BA, I know the quieter schedule and additional time in prayer will be a welcome mini retreat for me. I will keep BA scholars in my prayers.
2023-24 RE-ENROLLMENT AND TUITION ASSISTANCE OPEN! Please be sure to re-enroll and complete your financial aid application (click HERE to apply) by April 14 for BA aid and scholarship consideration. Remember, you can fill out the TADS form with your 2021 or 2022 tax documents, but 2022 W2s and current pay stubs are needed. Contact Kris Sauer with questions or to set up an appointment if you help with this.
FUNDRAISER UPDATES:
- The BA Annual Fund drive is at $213,991+ with a goal of $265,000 for this academic year! Gifts accepted through June 30, 2023.
BABS - A Red & Black Gala Event on April 15: Reserve your seat by April 4 HERE!
- Raffle Tickets: Cash, Gift Card & Cooler Raffles: Click HERE for the raffle ticket order form and get in on the action!
- Class Silent Auction Baskets: Each class is being asked to create a basket for our online silent auction. Students who contribute will get a dress-down pass that can be used any day this spring other than a Mass Day. Turn in your items by Mon, April 3. Click HERE for more information.
- BABS Volunteers Needed! Volunteers are needed to work at BABS April 15: registration table, bartenders, food service, raffle sales, and more. This is a parent service hour event! Click HERE to volunteer.
NEXT WEEK'S SCHEDULE: SPRING BREAK!
UPCOMING EVENTS: Click HERE for a copy of the 2023-2024 BA School Calendar
- March 27-31st: SPRING BREAK - No School
- April 2: Rescheduled Equal Rights Institute Prolife speaker following 5pm Mass at DMCC- see info below
- April 3: AM WIN Schedule
- Stations of the Cross
- 11th grade college fair/Twins game permission slip due; see info below
- April 4:
- April 5: 60 Min Joint Mass, 8:30am
- April 6: Student Council Dress Down Day!
- Senior Graduation Service Cord application due, find info HERE
- PreACT Test 10th Grade
- April 7 & 10: No School - Holy Week/Easter
- April 14:
- Senior yearbook survey and photos due; see senior parent email sent 3/10/23
- Rome Dress Down Day
- April 15: BABS Red & Black Gala - BA's BIGGEST event of the year. You don't want to miss this great night out in support of our Cardinals! All info, including event & raffle tickets, found HERE.
- April 18: Hoban Scholarship applications, a merit-based scholarship for students entering grades 9-12 next year, due. Click HERE for info
- Please reach out at any time so that we can partner with you and support your scholar - .
- Scholars are allowed in the building between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. If you are not able to meet this time, please let us know.
BA/DMCS JOB OPENINGS:
- We will be hiring a new Kitchen Manager and Maintenance Supervisor as Julie Trnka and Steve Zabel retire this spring - call if you wish to learn more: 334-3948 and ask for Mindy.
- We also need an adult summer work supervisor, working with student workers 30 hours/week from 8am-2:30pm June 6-August 11. Click HERE for more information.
- DMCS is hiring a full-time admissions, marketing and fundraising director. Contact Gina Ashley @ gashley@dmcs.cc for info.
Please join me in praying the DMCS Miraculous Medals prayer each Monday and praying for scholars during Lent.
Blessings, Mindy Reeder - President/Principal
mreeder@bacards.org
ALL BA UPDATE
Register for the April 4 blood drive here: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=Bethlehem%20Academy
Summer Camps @ BA: Girls and boys basketball registration just added! Check out our great summer camp offerings for students elementary through high school. Click HERE for information and registration forms.
Student Summer Work Program: Register by April 4: Great News! BA is again looking for summer workers to help clean and prepare BA and DMCS for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. Students selected will be under the direction of Mr. Steve Zabel and will work a week in both schools. High School students (Grades 9-12 in 2023-24) who receive tuition assistance will have first priority, but everyone is encouraged to apply. Students are guaranteed two (2) weeks at 30 hours per week earning $8.63 per hour. Please call the BA office @ 334-3948 or email Barb Johnson @ bjohnson@bacards.org by Tuesday, April 4 if interested. All student earnings will be credited to their tuition account in August.
Tuition Tax Statements: Click HERE for instructions on how to find and print your 2022 tuition tax statement in FACTS but use this link to get to your account; our District Code is FCS-MN.
DMCC Summer Programs: Great opportunities this summer through the Divine Mercy Catholic Church youth groups, including Totus Tuus and the high school Steubenville Conference. See the flyer below; learn more and sign up at this link.
HIGH SCHOOL UPDATES
11th Grade! April 26th College Fair and Twins Game Outing: Permission slips were emailed to students today about an opportunity to attend a college fair and Twins game on Wednesday, April 26th. Click HERE for the permission slip, due to the BA front office by Monday, April 3.
Senior Parents: Open Campus Information: Find BA's Open Campus Policy and parent permission form HERE. Please note that for accountability reasons, seniors today were given an excused absence for their open campus study hall. This does not count against them and is cross-referenced with the front office open campus sign out sheet. Starting next week, students will be marked OC (Open Campus) for those class periods. Please contact Mr. Wollersheim at jwollersheim@bacards.org or 507-334-3948 with questions.
High School Reminders:
After school support is available for students in the library Tuesday - Thursday until 3:30 (link to info)
Senior Scholarships: Click HERE for a list of college and community scholarship opportunities, requirements and deadlines!
Senior Service Cord: Click here for the senior service cord guidelines. Applications are due April 6, 2023.
MIDDLE SCHOOL UPDATES
DIVINE MERCY CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOL UPDATES
Learn more about these summer programs at DMCC and sign up at this link.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Online BA School Calendar:
https://gopherconference.org/public/genie/7/school/7/
Online Faribault Falcons Calendar:
https://big9conference.org/public/genie/4/school/7/
Family Focus 3/17/23
03/21/2023
Kris Sauer
2022-23, March 2023
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"Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7 (Peer Ministry-selected Bible verse for 2022-2023)
March 17, 2023
Dear BA Families:
The 4th Quarter of the school year begins! This week we turned the page to the last quarter of the school year. We are blessed by every scholar, every family in our school and value your partnership throughout this journey. Thank you for sharing your joys and struggles and helping us support your scholar's needs. Please always reach out if you have questions or concerns.
Welcome Ann Meillier '79 to the Lunch Lady Team: Hello Bethlehem Academy Family! My name is Ann Meillier. I am a born and raised Faribault native, a BA alum (Class of 1979), and a past parent of two BA alums. I attended two years at St. Kate's, then two years at a trade school for a Sign Lettering and Design certificate. In 1988, along with my husband, Dave Correll, I opened Brushwork Signs in Faribault. After 30 years we downsized and reformatted the business. Now, it is my pleasure to work in a totally different capacity, in this prayerful environment serving our students and the BA community. Although I have a long history with BA and have many BA friends and associates, most of your faces will be new to me, and I look forward to meeting you!
2023-24 RE-ENROLLMENT AND TUITION ASSISTANCE OPEN! Please be sure to re-enroll and complete your financial aid application (click HERE to apply) by April 14 for BA aid and scholarship consideration. Remember, you can fill out the TADS form with your 2021 or 2022 tax documents, but 2022 W2s and current pay stubs are needed. Contact Kris Sauer with questions or to set up an appointment if you help with this.
FUNDRAISER UPDATES:
- The BA Annual Fund drive is at $213,500+ with a goal of $265,000 for this academic year! Gifts accepted through June 30, 2023.
BABS - A Red & Black Gala Event on April 15: Reserve your seat by April 4 HERE!
- Raffle & Event Tickets: Visit the BABS site at babsnight.weebly.com to order your event or raffle tickets.
- Class Silent Auction Baskets: Each class is being asked to create a basket for our online silent auction. Students who contribute will get a dress-down pass that can be used any day this spring other than a Mass Day. Click HERE for more information.
- BABS Volunteers Needed! Volunteers are needed to work at BABS April 15: registration table, bartenders, food service, raffle sales, and more. This is a parent service hour event! Click HERE for more information and to sign up to volunteer.
NEXT WEEK'S SCHEDULE:
UPCOMING EVENTS: Click HERE for a copy of the 2023-2024 BA School Calendar
- March 20: 1st Scrub Club for HS students, 6pm. See below for info.
- March 21: Reconciliation
- March 23: 9th & 10th Grade Class Retreat
- March 24: WIN Day
- Prom $ Dress Down Day
- Yearbook Club photos taken during WIN
- March 27-31st: SPRING BREAK - No School
- April 2: Rescheduled Equal Rights Institute Prolife speaker following 5pm Mass at DMCC- see info below
- April 3: 11th grade college fair/Twins game permission slip due; see info below
- April 4:
- April 6: Senior Graduation Service Cord application due, find info HERE
- April 14: Senior yearbook survey and photos due; see senior parent email sent 3/10/23
- April 15: BABS Gala - BA's BIGGEST event of the year. You don't want to miss this great night out in support of our Cardinals! All info, including event & raffle tickets, found HERE.
REMINDERS:
- BA/DMCS JOB OPENINGS:
- We will be hiring a new Kitchen Manager and Maintenance Supervisor as Julie Trnka and Steve Zabel retire this spring - call if you wish to learn more: 334-3948 and ask for Mindy.
- We also need an adult summer work supervisor, working with student workers 30 hours/week from 8am-2:30pm June 6-August 11. Click HERE for more information.
- DMCS is hiring a full-time admissions, marketing and fundraising director. Contact Gina Ashley @ gashley@dmcs.cc for info.
Please join me in praying the DMCS Miraculous Medals prayer each Monday and praying for scholars during Lent.
Blessings, Mindy Reeder - President/Principal
mreeder@bacards.org
ALL BA UPDATE
Summer Camps @ BA! Sports camps, robotics, and choir lessons are among the summer offerings at BA. Football camp and choir lesson registration is open; click HERE for information and registration forms.
Student Summer Work Program: Register by April 4: Great News! BA is again looking for summer workers to help clean and prepare BA and DMCS for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. Students selected will be under the direction of Mr. Steve Zabel and will work a week in both schools. High School students (Grades 9-12 in 2023-24) who receive tuition assistance will have first priority, but everyone is encouraged to apply. Students are guaranteed two (2) weeks at 30 hours per week earning $8.63 per hour. Please call the BA office @ 334-3948 or email Barb Johnson @ bjohnson@bacards.org by Tuesday, April 4 if interested. All student earnings will be credited to their tuition account in August.
RaiseRight/SCRIP Spring Break Update: Order by March 22 to have your gift cards delivered in time for Spring Break! The DMCS Office also has a large number of special order gift cards on hand. Find the list and other updates HERE.
Tuition Tax Statements: Click HERE for instructions on how to find and print your 2022 tuition tax statement in FACTS but use this link to get to your account; our District Code is FCS-MN.
Spring Sports Registration
Bethlehem Academy sponsors its own girls fastpitch softball program. Girls in grades 6-12 may participate. High school practices for girls softball may March 13. Middle school practices for girls softball will begin March 20. Participants must complete the online registration form, have a valid sports physical clearance on file at the school and pay the $140 participation fee.
Bethlehem Academy has cooperative programs with Faribault Public Schools for baseball, track & field, golf and boys tennis. Please visit faribaultfalcons.com for more information and to go to the Faribault Falcons registration page . Payment of activity fees is done online through the Faribault Public Schools InfiniteCampus portal. Please click here for an Infinite Campus account request form.
Please contact Shawn Behrens in the Faribault Activities Office (sbehrens@faribault.k12.mn.us or 507-333-6210) with questions. For middle school sports questions, contact Brent Hawkins (bhawkins@faribault.k12.mn.us or 507-333-6351).
Note: Select the activity fee for your child's age (not team level)
Please complete registration before beginning practice.
DMCC Summer Programs: Great opportunities this summer through the Divine Mercy Catholic Church youth groups, including Totus Tuus and the high school Steubenville Conference. See the flyer below; learn more and sign up at this link.
HIGH SCHOOL UPDATES
Senior Parents: Open Campus Information: Find BA's Open Campus Policy and parent permission form HERE. Please note that for accountability reasons, seniors today were given an excused absence for their open campus study hall. This does not count against them and is cross-referenced with the front office open campus sign out sheet. Starting next week, students will be marked OC (Open Campus) for those class periods. Please contact Mr. Wollersheim at jwollersheim@bacards.org or 507-334-3948 with questions.
11th Grade! April 26th College Fair and Twins Game Outing: Permission slips were emailed to students today about an opportunity to attend a college fair and Twins game on Wednesday, April 26th. Click HERE for the permission slip, due to the BA front office by Monday, April 3.
High School Reminders:
After school support is available for students in the library Tuesday - Thursday until 3:30 (link to info)
Senior Scholarships: Click HERE for a list of college and community scholarship opportunities, requirements and deadlines!
Senior Service Cord: Click here for the senior service cord guidelines. Applications are due April 6, 2023.
Please remind your high school student to check their email and class Schoology on a regular basis! (Thank you for your support with this!)
Juniors & Seniors: ACT Exams: Find ACT college test dates and registration deadlines at this LINK. SAT Testing: Find SAT college test dates and registration deadlines HERE.
DIVINE MERCY CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOL UPDATES
Register at https://forms.gle/DCbiXH3uqNUGHjii6 by March 17 for the Lifeline DMCC Youth Ministry event:
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Learn more about these summer programs at DMCC and sign up at this link.
COMMUNITY NEWS
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Job Opportunity: Simple and Grand, owners of the Faribault Growers Greenhouse, has a temporary employment opportunity mid-April (approximately April 10 through April 21 Monday through Friday, depending on weather). They are looking for 4-6 students to help with truck loading/unloading after school. Pay is $18 per hour. Contact is Angie Burns at 612-839-8814.
Online BA School Calendar:
https://gopherconference.org/public/genie/7/school/7/
Online Faribault Falcons Calendar:
https://big9conference.org/public/genie/4/school/7/