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March 2008
St. Charles Celebrates Catholic Schools Week
A grandparents' tea, career day, an open house, a spirited kickball tournament and pep rally capped a whirl of activities as St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School observed national Catholics Schools Week.

The pre-K to 8th-grade school started the week's activities with a Jan. 27 open house for more than 50 prospective families, who were greeted by enthusiastic parent ambassadors, school staff, cheerleaders and a fifth-grade chorus.
The opening ceremony Jan. 28 was directed by members of the school's chapter of the National Junior Honor Society, followed by a grandparents' tea and tour of the College Park school's campus.

"The smiles on the grandparents' faces lit up the church and Bishop Grady Hall,” said Principal Mary Agnew. "It was great fun!”

Prospective and current families had a chance to visit classrooms for a curriculum open house and learn more about what the school offers.


During career day, a pastry chef, a surgeon and a SWAT team member were among more than 50 parents and guests who shared with students what their jobs were like. Preschool through fourth-grade students dressed as what they would like to be when they grow up, while fifth- through eighth-grade students wore "twins” outfits.
On the following day, students and teachers donned their favorite college sports apparel during a daylong kickball tournament that pitted class against class in good-natured fun.

Parents also had the opportunity to share lunch with their children during a family picnic, and students dressed in the school's red-and-black Bulldogs colors for a spirited pep rally.


The 34th annual Catholic Schools Week is sponsored by the National Catholic Educational Association and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. It is an annual national celebration of the important role that Catholic elementary and secondary schools across the country play in providing a values-added education for America's young people. Catholic schools are proud of their educational network that emphasizes intellectual, spiritual, moral, physical and social values in their students.

February 2008
Gleaming Computer Lab Brings Smiles to All

A state-of-the-art computer lab has given St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School students the chance to soar to new heights in technology as they learn to how to conduct Internet research, develop eye-catching presentations and create digital art and music. A classroom now is outfitted with rows of gleaming Apple iMac computers with dual-core Intel processors, 17-inch monitors and CD/DVD players. The teacher's iMac is little more powerful in order to monitor all of the student computers and control the programs being used. The lab now allows every child and the teacher to have their own computer during class. A projector enables the teacher to demonstrate new programs and techniques in regular K-8 computer classes. Other St. Charles teachers have used the lab for demonstrations of core academic material, said Joe Potter, who instructs computer classes at the school. "We teach the full office suite of programs such as word processing, spreadsheets, electronic presentations and database creation," Potter said. "We can also do online research using the Internet on any topic that we need; we even have an account to use the school edition of Britannica online, as well as other resources. "We also can teach digital image manipulation, digital art, video editing, podcast creation, music creation, and a host of other tasks that might be called electronic communications." Once an Apple OS X server is in service, the school will be able to use the Mac lab to demonstrate network navigation, Potter said.

"It will also facilitate software management and promote good organizational habits on the part of the students," he said. St. Charles, located at 4005 Edgewater Dr., Orlando, has a 50-year tradition of excellence in education. Its mission, "Cultivating Mind and Spirit,” comes directly from the teaching of St. Charles Borromeo. St. Charles has been designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a Blue Ribbon School for academic excellence and gains in student achievement, one of only 287 in the nation to receive this honor in 2007.

St. Charles wins "Blue Ribbon School" Award ~ more

There are still opportunities for enrollment at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School
St. Charles has been Cultivating the Mind and Spirit in the College Park area for over 50 years! Strong State and Diocesan Curriculum Standards coupled with opportunities in art, drama, music and athletics, etc. ensures our students receive excellent multiple intelligence education. It is the faith filled, family friendly, fun atmosphere and quality, affordable education that motivates parents as far as Lake Mary, Oviedo, Groveland and Windermere to drive the distance for their children's future. Nestled behind St. Charles Catholic Church and adjacent to Bishop Moore High School, located right off Edgewater Drive in College Park, St. Charles is also convenient to Winter Park, Downtown Orlando, Baldwin Park, Maitland and Apopka. Parents with children Pre-K3 through 8th grade interested in learning more about the educational opportunities are welcome to call Mary Barbosa at 407.293.7691 ext. 221 or visit our website at www.stcharles-orlando.org for additional information. Hurry, space is limited!
St. Charles is located at 4005 Edgewater Drive, Orlando, FL 32804.

BISHOP MOORE GIRLS SOCCER TEAM

When the Bishop Moore girls soccer team won the Class 4A State Championship in February 2007, it was a particularly sweet reunion and victory for seven of the 11 players -- all graduates of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School. The seven players -- Jessica Deese, Melissa Biber, Lauren Sanchez, Sandy Durfee, Deanna Dempsey, Mallory Meads and Lauren Reen -- last played together four years ago when St. Charles lost in the CMAC (Catholic Middle School Athletic Conference) championship game.

For most of the Final Four tournament games, the majority of the 11 players that Bishop Moore fielded were the St. Charles grads. "So this year it was sweet to see all seven on the field together during the final minutes of their high school state championship," said Tom Reen, father of Lauren Reen, who was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Lauren and another St. Charles grad, Jessica Deese, were also team captains and were named first team All-Orange County and All-State. Jessica also was named Orange County Player of the Year. "The entire St. Charles school community can take pride in this achievement," Tom Reen said. "Each of these girls played for and learned from great coaches at St. Charles in Vic Uvalle, Peter Tresnan and Joe Biber, but they also learned valuable lessons from all of their teachers, staff and all of the other people, such as the Athletic Association, who make St. Charles such a special place." The fact that all seven players were together in that final game is even more remarkable considering that Mallory Meads had started high school at Winter Park, moved with her family to Las Vegas more than a year ago and returned to Orlando in the fall of 2006, this time attending Bishop Moore Catholic High School. Mallory scored one of the goals in a semi-final game that Bishop Moore won 2-0. Bishop Moore's Lady Hornets won the Class 4A State Championship on Feb. 10 in Fort Lauderdale in a fierce 2-1 victory over Gulf Breeze. The team ended the season with a17-7-3 record as they captured the school's fifth state championship and its first since 1998.

FORMER BISHOP MOORE SOCCER STANDOUT AMANDA WALLACE HELPS KEY UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA VICTORY ~more~