Dear ACS families,
Happy Friday and enjoy the long weekend!
- Art Angels After School Club for K-5th, 10 Sessions – Wednesdays from 3:15-4:30 – $150, starting January 29. Click the link above to learn more and register.
- Every Thursday this month! Visit Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream between 3-10pm and ACS earns 20%! Located by AJ’s at the corner of Lone Mountain and Scottsdale Rd.
- Calendar change: Our Spring Gala has been rescheduled from March 1 to April 26. More info to come!
What’s Happening?
Monday, Jan. 20: No school, Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.
Wednesday, Jan. 22: ACS Dad’s Club Meeting at The Creek Patio Grill @ 6:30pm. Dad’s please RSVP to [email protected].
Wednesday, Jan. 22: Diocesan Spelling Bee at St. Francis Xavier School at 6:30pm. ACS Spelling Bee winner, Shaan I., will represent Annunciation and our own Dr. Pristash will once again be the Pronouncer for the event!
Sunday, Jan. 26: Catholic Schools Week (CSW) Begins with an all school Mass at 10:30am, followed by our Open House, Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest for ages 9 -14 and pizza lunch for all! We hope all of our families will attend. Our Catholic Identity Committee has planned an amazing week full of events celebrating our Catholicity! More info will be coming by email to your inbox soon!
Sunday, Jan. 26: St.Gabriel Blood drive from 8am – 12pm. The Vitalant Bus will be here!
Tuesday, Jan. 28: Community Prayer at 2:30pm in the parish hall.
Coming up!
Wednesday, Feb. 5: National Junior Honor Society induction ceremony at 6:30pm in the parish hall. Inductees and their families are welcome to attend.
Friday and Monday, Feb. 14 & 17: No School, Presidents Weekend!
Friday, February 28: ACS Night with the Phoenix Suns: Tickets for our ACS Night at the Phoenix Suns game on Friday, February 28, are now available for purchase! Join us to watch the Suns square off against the New Orleans Pelicans. Tickets include exclusive access to pregame warm-ups courtside. See the attached flyer for all event details. Limited ACS seats available on a first come basis, purchase your tickets here: Click Here to Purchase Tickets Online!
The Desert Foothills YMCA is looking for girls to play basketball! Grades 1-8, first season is free to new players! Click the link to view the flyer!
Summer Camps to look forward to!
- June 2-5, M-Th: K-2nd grade Theater Camp – More information to come
- June 9-13, M-F: 3rd-8th grade Theater Camp – More information to come
- June 16-20, M-F: Camp Invention — Register at this Link
- June 23-27, M-F: St. Gabriel Summer Saint Camp (VBS) – More information to come
WE NEED YOU!
Safe Environment Training: Please visit our Volunteer Info webpage to learn how to start/renew your Volunteer Certification and learn how to download the MobileServe App to volunteer and to record your service hours.
Volunteer Opportunities
ACS Volunteers: We appreciate all of our ACS volunteers.
- Help Needed – Volunteers for lunch duty needed for the month of January. Visit MobileServe to sign up and enter your service hours. Your help is needed so please come when you can. Lunchtime is an easy way to volunteer, meet new friends and see your student!
