MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Sept. 14 – 6:00pm Oktoberfest (more info below)
Sept. 23-27 – Student’s may be out-of-uniform, $1/per day, $5/for the week (Gr. 8 trip fundraiser)
Oct. 8-9 – P/T/S Conferences
Oct. 10-14 – Fall break
Oct. 29 – 9:00am-6:00pm Open House for prospective families
Nov. 8 – Picture retakes (students may be out-of-uniform for picture only and are to bring a uniform to change into after their picture)
Nov. 8 – End of first trimester

ASCENSION SCHOOL CHOIR
Gr’s. 3-8 students only, Wednesdays from 1:45pm to 2:45pm beginning September 11.
For more information contact Ascension’s Music Director, Dawn Wright at dwright@ascension-parish.com

ASCENSION CANTOR CLUB
Gr’s. 6-8 students only, learn how to cantor for school mass. Practice will be on Wednesdays from 2:45pm to 3:15pm beginning September 11.
For more information contact Dawn Wright at dwright@ascension-parish.com

ATHLETICS
BASKETBALL SIGN-UPS
We are excited to announce that Basketball Registration is open on GameDay! Girls and Boys in grades JK-8 are invited to sign up – registration closes 10/11. Please click the link  to access GameDay: https://gameday.loucsaa.net/login

JK-2 Basketball Fees are $25, with evaluations on 10/20 – reach out to Chris Neichter with questions (neichterc@yahoo.com)
3-8 Basketball Fees are $75, with evaluations on 10/21 – reach out to Dink Horstman with questions (dink622@aol.com)

More details on evaluations, uniforms, and coaches to come!

Please also remember that all students, regardless of participation in Ascension Athletics, are required to complete and return the Ascension Sportsmanship Contract. Please return those to your children’s teachers as soon as possible if you have not already done so.

As always, feel free to reach out with any athletics questions to the Athletics Board – our email is AscensionLonghornAthletics@gmail.com.

CROSS COUNTRY MEET RESULTS
We had a fantastic meet on Friday! Here are the results.  Also here is the link to the Meet Schedule with results links as well. Results are updated weekly.

Congratulations to Kate Baines on her win, Sam Neichter on his runner up finish, and Jack Back on his top 15 Performance! Looking at times from last year we had several improvements from kids who ran the same distance:
Sam Neichter – 39s
Colton Mullin – 32s
Isaac Heimbrock – 1:17
Henry Merrell – 23s
Annmarie Mullin – 1:00
Maddie Yee – 38s

I’m also so proud of how well our team supports each other. I see kids out cheering on their teammates after their races, as well as, kids helping the younger kids out with warmups before their races. Go Longhorns!

Alumni Update
I’d like to include updates on our Ascension Alums who are competing in HS. If you know of any I missed, please pass the information along to me, Kris Horton at khoton208@gmail.com!

Sam Schweickhardt (Ascension class of 22, St. Xavier HS) was the Tiger’s first finisher in 16th place at the Rumble Through the Jungle. Sam covered the hilly 5k course in 16:40.
Jackson Ungar (’21, Eastern HS) finished 118 at the Rumble Through the Jungle in 19:00
At the Mason Cross Country Invitational in OH Eli McCoy (’21, Trinity HS) ran 20:25 and Spencer Heitz (’23, Trinity HS) ran 20:26 for 5k.
Quenton Horton (’24, St. Xavier HS) will compete in the JV 4k at the Champions Meet this Wednesday.

On the run,
Kris

HELP NEEDED
The athletic board is seeking a boys basketball coordinator, a cross country coordinator and a fish fry coordinator.
If interested, please email AscensionLonghornAthletics@gmail.com by 9/16.
Jessica Shaw,
Ascension Athletics Secretary (And Mom to Two Middle School Boys)

FROM THE PTO
Join us for the PTO meeting tonight (9/10) at 6:30 PM in the library. We’ll be discussing upcoming events and outlining our plans for the school year. Childcare will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there!

Service hour opportunity: If you have a student interested in volunteering to offer childcare during PTO meetings, please sign them up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4CA5A829A7F8C52-51176614-ptomeeting

EMS TICKET SALES!
We will be selling EMS tickets after each mass from 9/07 – 10/06.
All ticket sales from masses will be divided amongst all of the students who sell after mass once sales are completed.
Please click the following link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409054DA4A72DA5F94-51081280-emsmass

Online tickets can be bought at the following link. Make sure to include your students name and grade to make sure they get credited properly! https://tinyurl.com/ascensionems

Be sure to turn in any sold EMS tickets each Tuesday in order to have your student entered into a drawing for an Ascension item!

Oktoberfest – Sept. 14th @ 6 p.m.
Be sure to join us for a night of fun, food & festivities at our first Oktoberfest celebration! Get ready to enjoy traditional German beer, delicious food, live music, and exciting games. This event is the perfect way to celebrate the start of a successful new school year!

Get your tickets here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ascension-oktoberfest-tickets-956697406697?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Volunteer for the event here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DAEA62BABFCCF8-50506536-ascension?fbclid=IwY2xjawE0IbhleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHX8O2sflmO13S0aFRsdyVWQ8sePiqi0-pHyWff7vIDyzxuySLgNlj0zpYA_aem_ei0bd2IeNJ3qbn92k1P95Q#/

**We are looking for raffle donations. If you or someone you know would like to support the event please reach out to Kasey Eblen (kaseyy95@gmail.com) or Brandi Miller (bgmiller187@gmail.com). Thank you for your help in making this event a success!!

PTO WEBSITEhttps://sites.google.com/view/ascensionpto/home
PTO FACEBOOKhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/421480501922288/
PTO NEWSLETTERhttps://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

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

INCLEMENT WEATHER NOTICE
As winter approaches, there is always the chance we will need to close, delay or dismiss early. Here is what you will need to know in each event:
INCLEMENT WEATHER: The decision to close schools due to weather conditions is announced by radio, TV, and social media for Catholic schools in Jefferson County. One of the following announcements will be made:
1. All Catholic elementary and high schools in Jefferson County are OPEN.
2. Catholic elementary and high schools in Jefferson County will be OPEN BUT ON A DELAYED SCHEDULE.
3. All Catholic elementary and high schools in Jefferson County are CLOSED.
Ascension will also send closure announcement via email and text to all Ascension families.
DELAYED SCHEDULE- two hour delay: Café doors will open at 9:10am. Carpool begins at 9:40am. Classes begin at 9:55am.
EARLY DISMISSAL-ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: No public announcement is made about system-wide early dismissal in Jefferson County Catholic elementary schools except in the case of extreme emergency. Ascension will notify parents via email and text of an early dismissal.

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!

Online Sales Extended for EMS!

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