MARK YOUR CALENDAR
May 1st – Oaks Day – School Closed
May 5th – Spring Concert for 2nd – 5th and Ascension Bands in Gym at 1:30p
May 5th – Bearnos Bowman Field Restaurant Night
May 7th – Matilda Musical in the Gym @ 6:30 pm
May 19th – 8th Grad Graduation @ 6pm
May 20th – ACE Day
May 22nd – Last Day of School – 11:00 Dismissal – PTO Tailgate
May 5th – Bearnos Bowman Field Restaurant Night
MATILDA PLAY – May 7th @ 6:30pm
The Ascension middle school is proud to present Matilda Jr. on May 7, 2026 at 6:30PM in the Ascension gym. With catchy songs, great dancing, and lots of humor and warmth, this show is family-friendly and appropriate for all ages. Admission is free, with donations accepted at the door. All proceeds will help support the theater program. All are welcome to attend.
Trinity Honor Roll
- Principal’s List
- Ryan Cassetta
- Eli Hynes
- Talin Ridge
- First Honors
- Landen Blincoc
- Samuel Gohmann
- Spencer Heitz
- Anderson Ward
- Second Honors
- Max Cornell
- Jameson Frerman
- Alexander Henson
- Aiden Lewis
- Carson Rush
Saint X Honor Roll
- Principal’s List
- Salvator DeNardo
- Quenton Horton
- Samuel Schweickhardt
- First Honors
- Miles Heilman
CHIOR
The Ascension Choir will not meet for the rest of the school year. Thank you students and parents for your dedication to this year’s choir!
2026 Summer Art’s Camp – Elementary Through Middle School – https://www.facebook.com/PaigeStettlerKidsArtLessons?
Elementary Art Camp – Ages 6-11
I am Happy to share about my 2026 Summer Art Camps! These have been so fun and such a success over the last five years! I have many returning children and also new ones from all different schools.
I can take 20 kids for my Elementary Art Camp. We will work with a different medium each day for the first two hours, and then for the last hour the campers can choose either to do games and activities or do another art project outside, that is separate from the earlier art project.
The camp will be Monday through Friday from 1:00 to 4:00pm, July 13th-17th. We will be working with colored pencils, markers, watercolors, acrylics, collage, clay, and 3-D sculptures in different mediums. We will also be making Bags and lanterns.
Along with these activities, students will learn about a different Artist each day.
The cost for the camp is $215 and this includes all supplies.
Ascension Festival
NEW RAFFLE ITEMS
Raffle Booth – New packages are constantly being added to the catalog. Check out the packages and purchase your Raffle Booth Pre-Sale chances by picking up a Raffle Booth Pre-Sale Listing and order form in the back of the gathering space (look for the yellow sign) or complete one online. Contact us with your questions: Karen Morris – 262-7064 ; Carleen Herde – 693-9697 ; Anne Ewing – 558-8435
FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS
Our Festival thrives on the joy and generosity of volunteers like you. Whether you’re free to lend a hand during set-up, serve in a booth, or help with clean-up, your time makes a big difference.
Grab a friend, choose a shift, and give back to the parish that gives us so much. Sign up today and be part of something amazing!
Interested in volunteering? Sign up for one of the shifts or contact Volunteer Coordinator, Abby Simon at abbySimon3020@gmail.com.
Please return all sold and unsold Summer Festival raffle tickets by Monday, May 4th. Families who sell all their capital/grand prize raffle tickets, quilt tickets, AND return their cake donation form will receive (2) bounce house vouchers (over $20 value) that may be used during the festival. Please place all filled out cake donations forms, money collected for tickets, and sold/unsold tickets in an envelope for return
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From the PTO
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
Service opportunity
We are looking for middle school students to help with childcare during PTO meetings! If your student is interested, please sign them up for any upcoming meeting: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4CA5A829A7F8C52-57837537-ptomeeting#/
Athletics:
Registration is now open on GameDay for CSAA Golf!
https://gameday.loucsaa.net/login
This is open to everyone in grades 3-8. Registration closes on April 20th.
The CSAA tournament is on June 1st. Practice information will be shared as soon as it is available.
Please reach out to Justin Amburgey (502-298-5507) if you have any questions, or if you are interested in assistant coaching or helping in any way!
***If any 5th-8th grader wants to sign up for the CSAA tennis tournament go to game day
If any parent would like to coach tennis for 5th-8th contact darlarad3@gmail.com.***
We are making it simple. All info is in “Band.” We have 205 members!
So join us here https://band.us/n/a3abA9T6v5Udd
All coordinators are part of the app, and you can use the chat to communicate with them, as this is the main way the board communicates.
To keep the housekeeping Band is set in a way that only coordinators can start a post, but everyone can reply to the post started. Do not hesitate to ask questions there if you have any.
I recommend reviewing your settings for notifications so it does not send you alerts all day/night if that is not your thing. Here is how to Manage your Band notification : Tutorials | BAND
If you want to be more involved in sports, the Athletic Board is currently seeking interested individuals to serve in the following open positions:
- Girls Volleyball coaches (5th/6th and 7th/8th)
- Girls volleyball coordinator- need to post through April 30th
- JK-2 basketball
- Field hockey coordinator
- Field hockey coach 3rd/4th
- Athletic Board Secretary
- JK-2 Soccer Coordinator
- Concessions Coordinator
Please reach out with interest or any questions to: AscensionLonghornAthletics@gmail.com
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
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. Matthew
The schedule for safe environment training can be found here
The PTO is transitioning from Slack to the BAND app
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/
NEWSLETTER – https://sites.google.com/view/ascensionpto/monthly-newsletter
Thank you,
Ascension PTO
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 Mrs. Passons by 8:15am. There is a 24 hour message system for you to phone in absences, 502-451-2535 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!