MARK YOUR CALENDAR
May 20 – 6:00pm Gr. 8 Graduation
May 23 – 11:00am dismissal, last day of school
May 30-31 – Parish Festival
June 8th – Used Uniform Sale
July 12th – Cornhole Tournament
July 25th – Golf Scramble
August 13 – First Day of School
“PROUD TO BE AN ASCENSION STUDENT”, by Joanna Logsdon
I started attending Ascension School in 2013 when I was in kindergarten. I am in the graduation class of 2025. During my time, as a student at Ascension, I have been able to grow in my faith, education, and athletic abilities. Also, I have grown closer in my relationships with my teachers and peers. Ascension has prepared me for high school and has had two major influences in my life: to have a profile of a graduate and to be a Christian thought leader.
Having a profile of a graduate. What does that actually mean? This statement has puzzled students time and time again. A profile of a graduate is a person who has acquired many traits. These traits are critical thinker, self-directed learner, mindful citizen, Christ-centered, confident collaborator, wellness advocate, and effective communicator. Ascension believes that if a student can achieve these traits, then they are a profile of a graduate. Being a profile of a graduate can help students later in life, especially when they have to pursue a career. In the workforce, many of these traits such as critical thinker, confident collaborator, or effective communicator come into play. Ascension only wants the best for its students so they can work better in the real world. Being a profile of a graduate is one of the ways that Ascension helps its students.
Being a Christian Thought Leader. This is Ascension School’s moto. Ascension wants students to be able to grow in faith while still being able to lead other people. Students can fille in Jesus’ footsteps and be leaders to those who need and older person to help guide them. Ascension promotes Christian Thought Leading through academics and athletics. When students are participative in sports, Ascension wants them to have good sportsmanship and students always pray before games. This always happens no matter the sport. It could be basketball, volleyball, golf, soccer, or track. It truly doesn’t matter as long as the students are being Christian Thought Leaders.
This is why I’m proud to be a 2025 Ascension Longhorn graduate.
USED UNIFORM DONATION
Collection Date: Now – June 6
Donation Box located in church lobby
Support Ascension families by donating your used uniforms and spirit wear for the summer sale! Items donated will be sold at the used uniform sale on June 8, where families can shop great items for less! All proceeds benefit the PTO which supports the school in areas such as technology, professional development and more! Thank you for your continued support of the Ascension PTO!
SHAHEENS ANNUAL SUMMER SALE
Save 10% on all uniform items June 1-30, in store & online, www.shaheens.com, use code SAVE101025 at checkout!
BOOTH CHAIRS NEEDED FOR SUMMER FESTIVAL MAY 30 & 31
Chairing a booth is a fun way to help make Summer Festival a success. Chairing a booth means that you staff and run the game in the booth for the night, and that’s practically it!
BOOTH CHAIRS DO NOT:
Order or organize prizes
Create rules of the game
Assemble booth
To chair a booth please contact Abby Simon. Abbysimon3020@gmail.com
Please use sign up genius to volunteer in booths that aren’t staffed yet.
Ascension Summer Festival
signupgenius.com
Thank you for your support!
-Adrian
New Ascension Baby Room
We are thrilled to announce that preparations are underway for our new Ascension Baby Room, opening this fall! We’ve been truly touched by the kindness and generosity shown by so many, and we’re excited to continue building something meaningful for the families we serve.
To help get the Baby Room off to a great start, we’re hosting a Community Baby Shower and inviting you to donate gently used baby items. We’re currently looking for:
• Toys
• Board books
• Teethers
• Boppies
• Other baby essentials
Donation Drop-off Details:
📅 May 28th – June 9th
🕢 7:30 AM – 3:00 PM
If you don’t have baby items to donate, we’ve created an Amazon Wishlist for anyone who would like to contribute in another way:
👉 Ascension Baby Room Amazon Wishlist
SPONSOR THE FESTIVAL – MAY 30 & 31
Our two-day fundraising event thrives thanks to the generosity of sponsors, donors, and volunteers. We have several opportunities available for individuals or businesses to support this community celebration. Know a business that might be interested (or maybe it’s you)? To learn more about sponsor perks or to get involved, contact Bailey Hoard at bhoard@humana.com today.
FREE MEDICAL TRAINING AT ASCENSION
Help Ascension stay safe and prepared with free medical training!
Ascension will be hosting a “Stop the Bleed” class, taught by an Advanced EMT, on Wednesday, June 4th, at 6:30 PM in the AMR.
Training will include tourniquets, chest seals, wound packing, wound wrapping, and other wound care. The class will be 1-2 hours and training supplies will be provided.
Spots are filling quickly and we are limited to 16 in the class. Email Donna Schabel at DSchabel@ascension-parish.com to secure your seat today.
SHAHEENS – SCHOOL UNIFORM
Shaheens has launched a new website to better serve our school and families. As a result, any existing links to our school’s uniform through Shaheens will no longer work. Here is Ascension’s updated link: https://www.shaheens.com/schools/ascension-louisville-ky
FESTIVAL RAFFLE BOOTH PRE-SALES
Charitable Gaming License #ORG0000031
Your Festival packet should have arrived last week, including a form for Raffle Booth pre-sales. You can also fill out the online order form instead. Orders must be received by Tuesday, May 27th. You don’t need to be present to win! The online form will be updated as new packages are added, so be sure to stop by the booth during the Festival to see any last-minute additions. For more information, contact: Karen Morris – 262-7064, Carleen Herde – 693-9697 or Anne Ewing – 558-8435
Easy Money Sweepstakes Winners!
All EMS winners for the 2024-2025 school year can be found by clicking the following link: https://www.ascension-parish.com/ems/
ATHLETICS
Here are the dates for the Summer Volleyball Clinic organized by Kristin (girls) and Stephen/Megan (boys) for this summer – Grades showing are for the 25/26 school year.
As school is ending, all other clinics (internal in Ascension or offered by others) will be posted in Band as well as all the Athletic information, join us here – https://band.us/n/a3abA9T6v5Udd
Girls Volleyball:
Wednesday, June 18th
5:00 – 6:00pm 1st/2nd grade
6:00 – 7:00pm 3rd/4th grade
Thursday, June 19th
5:00-6:15pm 5th/6th grade
6:30-7:45pm 7th/8th grade
Friday, June 20th
5:00 – 6:00pm 1st/2nd grade
6:00 – 7:00pm 3rd/4th grade
Tuesday, June 24th
5:00-6:15pm 5th/6th grade
6:30-7:45pm 7th/8th grade
Boys Volleyball:
Monday, June 23
1st and 2nd grade: 5:00–6:00 PM
3rd and 4th grade: 6:00–7:00 PM
Wednesday, June 25
1st and 2nd grade: 5:00–6:00 PM
3rd and 4th grade: 6:00–7:00 PM
Thursday, June 26
5th and 6th grade: 5:00–6:15 PM
Friday, June 27
5th and 6th grade: 5:00–6:15 PM
Clinics are free! Thanks!
Hello Longhorns!
Rugby Kentucky/Imagine Rugby and the Rugby community of Louisville are partnering this summer with our youth ministry, Ascension Athletics, during Pray and Play!
Here is a presentation for our community explaining what the sport of rugby is about, what the benefits are, what the opportunities are, and what to expect! Also attached is the same in PowerPoint for those for whom the link does not work well.
https://www.canva.com/design/DAGlj7SU0LA/wXnYlpKJCTExywWpLV_qFQ/edit?utm_content=DAGlj7SU0LA&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton
We will have a free 5-day clinic of flag rugby (no tackle) open for all ages! June 8,15,22, and July 13 and 20 after Sunday 10:30 Mass (Around 11:45 am)!
This is open for boys and girls from JK and Kindergarten to 8th grade. For those who played any similar sport like flag football, and for those who never played, we will separate by age groups and develop different skills. The main target is to have the families together and have a ton of fun after Sunday Mass, enjoy the weather, and build a stronger Ascension and Louisville community.
Go Longhorns!
PS: video for the PowerPoint presentation on slide 4 here Rugby, Building Character since 1823
PS2: Louisville is hosting a Rugby Tournament on May 31 with more than 20 teams coming from all over the country at Hayes Kennedy Park in Prospect, games starting at 9:30 am. A station will also be set also for kids around 11 am, for those that want to see this sport before you come out to the Summer picnic that afternoon. Free to the public.
Pray and Play days:
June 8, 15, 22 Rugby outside fields
July 13, 20 Rugby outside fields
August – off
September 7, 14, 28 Handball gym
October 5, 19, 26 Handball gym
November 2, 9, 23 indoor soccer gym
December 7, 14 indoor soccer gym
January 4, 11, 25 Voleyball gym
February 1, 8 Voleyball gym
March 1, 8, 15, 22 Hockey gym
April 12, 19 Basketball gym
As always, everyone is welcome!!!
Do you want more??? We are always looking for volunteers for multiple areas! Getting lost??? No worries, all the information for athletics such as events, game locations, game time, Athletics and CSAA policies, picture day and pictures links, Board agendas and minutes, practice plans…it is in the Band App, where we have 182 members, and that you can go ahead and join us here: https://band.us/n/a3abA9T6v5Udd
Do you still have questions, are we missing something, did you miss a deadline?… No worries. Contact us via email AscensionLonghornAthletics@gmail.com
Go Longhorns!!!
FROM THE PTO
🗣️All EMS winners for the 2024-2025 school year can be found by clicking the link 👇
https://www.ascension-parish.com/ems/
Next PTO meeting – Tonight!
We are having our final PTO meeting of the school year tonight at 6:30 in the library. Please join us as we wrap up this year, discuss summer events, and plan for next year! Feel free to bring any feedback to share for our previous events of the year.
Used Uniform Donations
The PTO is collecting your used/too small uniforms and spirit wear for the summer Used Uniform sale! Drop off your donations in the church lobby now until June 6th. All proceeds from the sale go directly back to the PTO to benefit the school.
Last Day of School Tailgate!!
Decorate your trunk and celebrate the last day of school with a tailgate party following dismissal on May 23rd! Free Kona Ice will be provided for the students.
Save the Date for Summer Events
June 8th – Used Uniform Sale
July 12th – Cornhole Tournament
July 25th – Golf Scramble
The PTO is transitioning from Slack to the BAND app to help streamline communications. Join the “Ascension PTO” group on the BAND app by clicking the link below so you don’t miss any important updates!
https://band.us/n/aba4A1A1R49fX
PTO WEBSITE – https://sites.google.com/view/ascensionpto/home
PTO FACEBOOK – https://www.facebook.com/groups/421480501922288/
PTO NEWSLETTER – https://sites.google.com/view/ascensionpto/monthly-newsletter
Thank you,
Ascension PTO
SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING
The Archdiocese requires all who volunteer or work with minors to have a background check done every five years (processed for free by the parish office). Also, an initial in-person Safe Environment Training must be completed (dates and locations available at www.archlou.org/safe). This training must be renewed every five years by doing a one-hour online course (ask parish office for the website).
If you volunteer or work around children at all, you must be up-to-date on these requirements. Please call the parish office if you have any questions.
If you are currently not up-to-date, you may continue in your work only if there are two other adults present who are up to date AND you are currently in the process of renewing your training and background check.
Anyone who is not currently volunteering but who might possibly volunteer in the future is welcome to go ahead and receive the initial in-person training. That way you wouldn’t have to scramble to do the training if you suddenly decided to volunteer for a youth event. Please submit the certificate you receive there to our parish secretary for her records.
Thank you so much for your service to our community and for your diligence in helping our parish be a responsible and safe place for our kids.
Sincerely,
Fr. Robert
BOX TOPS COLLECTION
Did you know that Ascension is a Box Tops school? During this challenging time, our teachers and students need more help than ever. No matter what school looks like, Box Tops for Education is a fast and easy way for you to help out from home.
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: Buy participating products and use the Box Tops mobile app to scan your store receipt. The app identifies eligible products and automatically adds Box Tops to your school’s earnings online. Even if you’re shopping online or doing grocery pickup, you can still submit your e-receipts and earn Box Tops. Twice a year, our school gets a check!
The PTO uses money earned from Box Tops to fund our iPad program and other classroom needs for our students!
Here’s how YOU can help earn money for our school!
• DOWNLOAD the Box Tops app and select our school to support. This ensures that your Box Tops purchases count toward our school’s earnings.
• SHOP for Box Tops products and use the app to scan your receipt to add to our school’s earnings online.
• LOOK for any remaining Box Tops clips on packages. If you find some, clip them and send them to school!
• SPREAD THE WORD about Box Tops!
FUN TIP: You can also use the “Invite Friends” feature in the app to ask friends and family to help support our school!
Your earnings may seem small, but they really do add up. The more people that participate, the bigger the impact we can make. So let’s give our teachers the support they need and help give more kids the opportunity to dream. Little by little, we can help make a BIG difference.
LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW BOX TOPS WORKS AT BTFE.COM
REMINDER
Student’s who are absent should be phoned in or emailed to Ms. Thomas by 8:15am. There is a 24 hour message system for you to phone in absences, 451-2535 ext. 22.
Also, it is very important that your child/ren arrive at school on time daily! Students should be in their class and chair by 7:55am. If your child is late, you must come in to sign them in. Thank you!