Our MissIOn:
Centered in Christ and rooted in historical Catholic tradition, St. Cecilia strives to form missionary disciples and foster academic excellence in a culture of family.
May 5th, 2024
THIS WEEK
- May 8th - School Mass (Missionary Disciple of the Year)
- May 9th - illumin8 (8th grade girls)
- May 9th - Bluejay Bash EPIC Field Trip
- May 9th - Athletic Banquet (5th-8th Grade Student Athletes)
- May 10th - Student Prayer Service
LOOKING AHEAD
- May 15th - Candle Mass
- May 17th - PreK & Kindergarten Closing Ceremonies
- May 17th - Incoming Prek & Kindergarten Orientation
- May 22nd - 8th Grade Promotion
- May 24th - Last Day of School
FROM THE Principal’s Desk
Dear Bluejay Family,
Teaching is not an easy profession. The faculty and staff at St. Cecilia pour a tremendous amount of creativity, time, and energy into crafting engaging lessons that will help your children grow in faith and reason. Witnessing the fruits of those efforts truly is a great reward, and it is the one that makes all the toil worth it.
While you make them feel loved year-round, Teacher Appreciation Week is always a special treat. This past week was filled with amazing surprises spearheaded by our amazing PTC. I am filled with gratitude for the love and support shown to our faculty and staff as we kick off the last month of the school year. I would just like to say thank you to all who gave of their time, talent, and treasure to show they truly treasure our teachers.
Grace & Peace,
Erin B. Henry
Principal
“Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you.”
- Luke 6:38
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Girouard’s Nursery is holding a two day spirit event for St. Cecilia. Perfect Mother’s Day present for those special ladies in your life. Stop in on May 8th or 9th and mention St. Cecilia for a portion of the proceeds to go back to the school.
Thank you to everyone who attended Rockin’ with the Bluejays. It was a great night of connecting with other parents. A HUGE thank you to Alise Frederick and Shani Merchant for all of their hard work putting this event together.
SCHOOL UNIFORMS
Please note the changes in our uniform policy!
Beginning May 2024 uniform vendors will apply the new branded logos, crest, and patch to all uniforms purchased. We will have a 3 year "phase out" period to eliminate the current uniforms. During this time, the older patch/crest/logo may be worn. Effective August 2027 ALL uniforms MUST have the new branded approved crest/logos.
QUICK LINKS
SCS Mass
Mass is on Wednesday at 8:30 and will be hosted by Mrs. Attales’ first grade class. This is our Missionary Disciple of the Year Mass. Guests may join us for limited seating in church, choir loft, Narthex and PLC. Mass is also streamed online at shbroussard.org/live or the St. Cecilia Facebook page.
SCS Mass Music
- Processional: “Here I Am to Worship”
- Offertory: “God So Loved”
- Communion: “Graves into Gardens”, “God With Us”
- Recessional: “Lord I Lift Your Name on High”
Student Prayer Service
Friday, 7:30 a.m. in the gym for grades PreK-2nd
Adoration
Friday, 8:10-2:30 in the SCS Chapel. We hope you can join us for our last Adoration of the year!
Looking Ahead
- May 14 Service Hours Due
- May 15 Candle Mass (7th & 8th grade host)
- May 24 Last School Mass
Curriculum and Instruction
It’s time for a checkpoint! As we enter into the back half of the quarter, don’t forget those AR points and Service Hours! Finish strong, Bluejays!
Tagged on Tuesday
As we enter the 4th quarter, please remember that the Friday before a Tagged on Tuesday is the cutoff to earn points for that week's tag. The final day to earn points for the year will be Friday, May 10. The pizza party for students only will be on Wednesday, May 15 at 12:15-1 in the Library.
Summer AR Testing Sessions
Our summer AR testing sessions have been added to our SCS school calendar. Please note the times and dates. Further information about summer criteria and summer reading books will be released from teachers and in the Bluejay Bulletin soon. Stay tuned!
FINANCE OFFIce
OUTSTANDING CAFETERIA FEES:
Incidental bills have been sent to the FACTS account of students that have an outstanding balance of more than $50 due to the cafeteria as of May 2, 2024. The fees are due NO LATER than Monday, May 13, 2024. If you are enrolled in autopay, FACTS will automatically deduct the fee on the due date. If you are not enrolled in autopay, you will need to log into your FACTS account and initiate payment by the due date to avoid late charges. If you have a myschoolbucks account and prefer to pay the fee using their website, just submit your payment receipt to the finance department and the charges will be removed from your account. The deadline to remove charges from FACTS is Wednesday, May 8, 2024. If you have questions regarding the cafeteria charges themselves, please contact Mrs. Dorothy Trahan, SCS Cafeteria Manager, at 337-837-6250 or stcecilia@fns-dol.org.
OUTSTANDING/DELINQUENT FACTS ACCOUNTS:
Attention Parents: If you have a past due or delinquent account balance in FACTS, you must arrange payment with Marsha Granger no later than Monday, May 13, 2024. This includes balances for tuition payment plans, incidental charges, cafeteria balances, and any late fees. All accounts must be PAID IN FULL before any official records/transcripts or final report cards are released at the end of the school year.
FACTS TUITION MANAGEMENT / INCIDENTAL BILLING:
ALL tuition payment plans for the 24-25 school year have been finalized. If you need to change or modify your payment plan, please contact Marsha Granger as soon as possible. Please do NOT add a payment plan to your FACTS account before contacting Marsha. You may email mgranger@scsbluejays.org or call 337-837-1864, ext. 222.
24-25 PAYMENT PLAN SCHEDULE:
June 2024 (due date varies depending on the due date chosen at time of enrollment)
- ALL room mom and class fees are deducted by FACTS in June
- If you selected a monthly payment plan then ALL additional fees (technology and/or family fee) not part of your monthly plan will be deducted in June
- ALL “pay in full” tuition payments will be deducted no later than June 30, 2024 (again, check the due date selected on your FACTS account)
July 2024
- Monthly tuition payment plans begin for the 24-25 school year
Dear Bluejay Family,
We are the champions! The SCS 5/6th Grade Girls Track Team are your Division II Champions. They won in dominating fashion this week at the championship meet at Teurlings. The 7/8th Grade Boys were named runner up in their Division. They fought hard, but came up short against Sts. Leo Seton. Tennis was in action this week on Tuesday against Ascension. Swimming competed in their last regular season meet of the year on Wednesday. Golf got rained out in their final regular season set of matches on Thursday. We now turn our eyes to championship week for golf, tennis, and swimming. We wish all of the coaches and players the best of luck as they represent SCS. Registration is still open for volleyball, cross country, and football for the fall for upcoming 5th through 8th graders. We will host our student athletes and guests this week in the annual SCS Athletic Banquet.
Registration is ongoing for our fall sports for next year for 5th through 8th grade. Tryouts for volleyball for 7th and 8th grade are set for Tuesday, May 14th for 8th grade and Wednesday, May 15th for 7th grade.
We are happy to have a wrestling coach as part of our Bluejay Family. Coach Kerry Boumans is the wrestling coach at STM. He will be hosting a camp for our 2nd through 12th graders at STM. I can personally attest to the benefits of wrestling as it lends strengths to other sports. Coach Kerry is a fantastic coach and ambassador for the sport. We are happy to have him as one of ours. Please see the flier below for more information.
Our St. Cecilia Tennis Team once again had an impressive victory on Tuesday against Ascension. We played 19 matches total and the Bluejays were dominant with a 14-5 victory! This team continues to excel being led by the twelve 8th graders that will represent The Bluejays at the end of the year tournament next Wednesday and Thursday. Our 2024 Blue Jay Tennis team is undefeated on the season and is definitely one of the strong teams to look out for next week!! Many of these select twelve have been playing tennis for the past four years and we're excited for our chances next week!! A big congratulations goes out to our outstanding student athletes selected for the tournament to represent St. Cecilia. Good luck next week to our boys: Seth Gallagher, Nicholas Soprano, Henry Lorio, Walker Montz, Landon Bertrand and Lucas Bourgeois and our girls: Ahna Dubroc, Heidi Derge, Anna Luneau, Lilah Boudreaux, Addison Spears and Isabella Prince. Come cheer these kids on next week to what should be some great competition!
Our swim team competed in the final meet of their regular season on Wednesday. Once again, the Bluejays did not disappoint! They are led by a group of younger swimmers that show promise as they continue to compete with the larger schools and teams. We will definitely be hearing some of these names in the high school swim circuit. Best of luck to our swimming Bluejays this week!
As mentioned above, our 5/6th grade girls track team are the champions, and the 7/8th grade boys are the runner up in their respective divisions. The coaches explained to the kids that it is not about trophies or banners. It is about experiencing something new and giving it all you have. Almost the entire team did events this year that they had never done. It was the coaches philosophy to expose them to something different with the hopes that it may give them another avenue for sports. That was the true success of the track season, as we build on the successes and experiences and look to the next year. The coaches are beyond proud of the kids and support that the parents have shown with the largest track team ever fielded at SCS. Special thanks go to coaches Dustin Arnaud, Scott Boudreaux, Anthony McAtee, Jason Maynard, Brittany Broussard, Chris Gilmore, Ross Stevens, and Wade Boudreaux. We would also like to thank Melanie Morgan for the record-keeping and clerical duties she performed this year! Congratulations to the 5/6th Grade Girls Champions of Division II Track and Field:
- Macie Armentor
- Harper Harris
- Bella Arnaud
- Claire Landy
- Hope Broussard
- Madison LeBlanc
- Caroline Christ
- Ella Maynard
- Lilian Fisher
- Poppy Mekash
- Vivian Fortier
- Mallory Migues
- Korbin Frederick
- Lydia Morgan
- Lauren Froehlich
- Emmeline Ware
- Vivienne Girouard
- Amelia Williams
- Brielle Hagle
- Sophia Williams
We are happy to have a wrestling coach as part of our Bluejay Family. Coach Kerry Boumans is the wrestling coach at STM. He will be hosting a camp for our 2nd through 12th graders at STM. I can personally attest to the benefits of wrestling as it lends strengths to other sports. Coach Kerry is a fantastic coach and ambassador for the sport. We are happy to have him as one of ours. Please see the flier below for more information.
In an effort to improve our athletic programs at St. Cecilia, it was felt that a comprehensive athletic handbook was needed. This handbook affects players, coaches, parents, and fans. Parent/guardian completion of this form and adherence to the rules and regulations outlined in the handbook are requirements for participation in athletic programs at St. Cecilia School. The link below will take you to the handbook. It is also on the school website for reference as well. Thank you all for your continued support of SCS Athletics.
For those that have already completed the acknowledgement form, and want to refresh themselves on the rules and regulations, please follow the link below.
****We are so proud of our SCS 7/8th Grade football, 5th Grade White and 7th Grade volleyball teams' fantastic accomplishments this fall. We can now officially celebrate our championships in volleyball and football by purchasing apparel from Action Specialties. These are school approved and can be worn as part of the school uniform. There is a tab on the top horizontal bar for championship apparel. Thanks again for your support of SCS Athletics!
***Thank you for your support of SCS Athletics! To keep up with the schedule for our Bluejays, please follow the link below. Admission into League games are $6 for adults and $1 for kids. SCS staff and students are admitted free.
Have a blessed day,
Scott Boudreaux
Athletic Director
St. Cecilia School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, or national or ethnic origin, in its admission policies or educational programs.