From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: In response to the leak of a draft opinion in the Supreme Court case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, majority leader Sen. Chuck Schumer has scheduled another Senate vote to try to enshrine abortion on demand in federal law through the so-called Women’s Health Protection Act, S. 4132. The vote will be held Wednesday May 11, and is the second time this year that a vote on the bill will take place. Click here to read the full text of this Action Alert and to make your voice heard.
From the New Jersey Catholic Conference: Governor Murphy announced his proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2023 on March 8, 2022. The Budget process is now in the hands of the Legislature. We are asking the Legislature for increases in nonpublic school transportation and compensatory education (remedial language arts and math). Click here for more information and to take action.
The Third Quarter Honor Roll and Knights of Accomplishment for the 2021-2022 school year have been posted. Please click here or visit the Honors & Achievements page under the Academics tab to see the lists of honorees.
Click here to read the March 2022 edition of The Principal's Vine Newsletter. Included is an insert featuring celebrations of 100 Days of School and Dr. Seuss Week.
Nonpublic school transportation continues to be problematic for many students with the result being that parents receive aid-in-lieu payments instead of transportation. Aid-in-lieu for parents at the current rate does not help in getting their children to and from a nonpublic school. Please contact Governor Murphy and ask that he increase the per-pupil ceiling for nonpublic school transportation from $1,000 to $1,150. Click here for additional information and to make your voice heard.
Congress is considering legislation that would have an enormous impact on the delivery of Pre-K and childcare services in this country. Unfortunately, the bill as currently drafted would severely limit the ability of faith-based providers to participate. Please click above to contact your U.S. representative and senators and tell them that they cannot expand access to pre-k and childcare by reducing the number of providers parents can choose from.
St. A's EDGE Middle School Youth Ministry is featured in an article in the November 25th issue of
The Catholic Spirit. Click here to read the article or visit
https://catholicspirit.com/e-edition to read the
Spirit online.
Third grade student Owen M. and his dad ran in the 5K (3.1 mile) Rocky Run Race in Philadelphia on Saturday, November 13. Click above for the full story and photos.
New spotlights were recently installed to provide night-time illumination for the Daniel Mark Anderl memorial stone and redwood tree. Click above for additional photos.
8th grader Isabella R. auditioned for and was selected to sing the National Anthem at a national softball tournament held in Ocean City, Maryland. Click above to see the video of her performance.
St. Augustine School received two mentions in the May 20, 2021 issue of
The Catholic Spirit: The winners of the annual Respect for Life Poster Contest - including three winners from St. A's - are featured on pages 32-33, and the St. A's team that won the NJIT eSTEM competition is featured on page 37. Please click above to view the articles.