St. Margaret Catholic School
Viking Vine
“We Walk By Faith...Not By Sight” 2 Corinthians 5:7
Principal’s Corner
Dear Parents,
In 1999 Elie Wiesel was
invited to contribute a speech
to the Millennium Lecture
Series
hosted
by
former
President Bill Clinton and his
wife. Wiesel was a Holocaust
victim and amongst the 40
books he had written was one
title, “Night”, a harrowing
story of his Holocaust experiences; in 1986 he received the
Nobel Peace Prize. The title
he chose for his speech was,
“The Perils of Indifference”; it
contained this paragraph.
“Of course, indifference can
be tempting – more than that,
seductive.
It is so much
easier to look away from victims. It is so much easier to
avoid such rude interruptions
to our work, our dreams, our
hopes. It is, after all, awkward, troublesome, to be involved in another person’s pain
and despair. For the person
who is indifferent, his or her
neighbor is of no consequence;
and, therefore, their lives are
meaningless. Their hidden or
even visible anguish is of no
interest. Indifference reduces
the other to an abstraction.”
man, Dives, who was dressed in
purple and fine linen and who
feasted sumptuously each day.
And at his gate lay a poor man
named Lazarus, covered with sores
who longed to satisfy his hunger
with what fell from the rich man’s
table … The poor man died and
was carried by angels to be with
Abraham. The rich man died and
was buried in Hades.” Luke 16:19
-21.
This story of Lazarus and Dives
discomforts us as it has every
generation since Jesus told it,
Dives did not do anything to harm
Lazarus nor did he order him to
be moved on. Dives did not hurt
Lazarus,
the
community
had
already done that; simply, the
rich man was completely indifferent to the beggar.
Martin Luther King, Jr. made the
following comment on Jesus’ story:
“Dives did not go to hell because
he was rich. Dives went to hell
because he passed by Lazarus
every day and never really saw
him. He went to hell because he
allowed Lazarus to become invisible.” Jesus’ story tells us that
indifference becomes immoral when
we ignore or neglect the sufferings of others when we are in a
position to help or eliminate the
cause of the suffering.
Two thousand years before
It would seem that we need to be
Wiesel’s speech, Jesus told
careful that we do not become
this story: “There was a rich
comfortable
as
Catholics/
Christians because we have
faith, attend Mass and say our
prayers. In Matthew’s gospel,
Jesus told the story of the
“Master” who had to go abroad
and gave each of his three
servants a sum of money to
“look after” while he was away.
Upon his return, two of his
servants were rewarded for
making his money “active” and
so increasing it; the third
servant was sacked because he
simply buried the money so it
would be safe. Matthew 25:
14-30.
Having faith and looking after
ourselves is not enough. We
are called to be active in our
charity and compassion, to love
one another, to take care of
one another, to comfort one
another. Jesus’ story of Dives
and Lazarus is encouraging us
not to be indifferent to the
needs of others and not to
turn our heads and pretend not
to see.
Jesus, we ask for courage to
accept the message of Your
story and to start to make it
in our lives. Help us to lead
our children to frequent acts
of kindness and compassion.
AMEN.
Peace and Blessings,
Wendy L. Wicke
Things to Remember
HALO!
Our HALO this week was
Sister
Mary Elizabeth Ann. Sister is a
wonderful asset to SMCS, and we
are so thankful for her spiritual
guidance and positive spirit with our
staff and students.
2017-2018 Registration Information
Returning family registration for the
2017-2018 school year will be held on
January 17th - 30th. Registration packets will be sent home on
Tuesday,
January 17th. You may return the forms
to the office
January 18th - 30th.
Registration fees will be drafted from
FACTS account on Wednesday. February
January 13, 2017
15th. Their will be NO TUITION
PAYMENT drafted in February.
ANYONE
WITH
DELINQUENT
ACCOUNTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO
REGISTER FOR THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL
YEAR UNTIL THESE ACCOUNTS ARE
CURRENT.
Your referral cards will also be included in
the packet
Events
Monday, January 16th
NO
SCHOOL
HOLIDAY
-
MLK
Tuesday, January 17th
Registration Packet for 2017
-2018 school year to go home
10:45am - 1:30 pm - 8th
grade to visit St. Louis
Thursday, January 19th
2nd Nine Weeks Banner Roll
Free Dress Day & Honor Roll
Spirit Shirt w/uniform Day
Friday, January 20th
8:40 am - Mass
Club Meetings
Thursday, January 19th
3:00 - 4:00 pm - Chess Club & Art
Club
Friday, January 20th
3:00 pm - Come Lord Jesus
Lunches
Monday, January 16th
NO SCOOL - MLK HOLIDAY
Tuesday, January 17th
Corn Dog, Fries, Mexican Beans &
Fruit
Wednesday, January 18th
Soft Shell Turkey Tacos, Greens,
Corn, Orange Smiles & Cinnamon
Rolls
Thursday, January 19th
C h ic ken Sp ag h etti, Steam e d
Broccoli, Yam Patty, Pear Slices &
Wheat Roll
Friday, January 20th
Meatloaf/Rice/Gravy, Lima Beans,
Buttered Carrots, Applesauce &
Wheat Roll
Choice of Milk Daily
Viking Lagniappe
Message from Mrs. McDonald
During the week of January 17th to 20th,
STMC will be participating in "No NameCalling Week." This week is designated
for students to challenge themselves to
do things that "lift up" their peers rather
than "put them down." Expect to see
signs and special messages during this
week.
St. Louis Catholic High School News
Attention Eighth Grade Parents:
Admissions information went home with
all eighth graders in a sealed envelope
on Tuesday. Online Applications will
begin January 23rd and end February
3rd. Eighth graders will visit SLC on
Tuesday, January 17th. If you should
have any questions or concerns, please
call 436-7275.
2017 Science Fair Winners
Animal Science:
2nd Place - Blair Henry
Biomedical & Health Sciences:
1st Place - Collin Churchman
2nd Place - Marigrace Young
Honorable Mention - Carl Joseph Jr.
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Cellular & Molecular Biology:
Materials Science:
3rd Place - Jade Briley
1st Place - NormaGail Dedear
2nd Place - Jaden Gallien
Chemistry:
3rd Place - Megan Ughovwa
1st Place - Kenneth Nguyen
Honorable Mention - Jorden Robinson
2nd Place - Mia Cruickshank
Microbiology:
3rd Place - Jacob Reeves
1st Place - Miles Guillory
Honorable Mention - Nicholas Harris
Physics & Astronomy:
Earth & Environmental Science
1st Place - Mary Wicke
1st Place - Maggie Reeves
2nd Place - Kaelana Schultz
2nd Place - Jessie Vincent
3rd Place - Josh Orsot
3rd Place - Serina Arabie
Plant Science:
Energy - Physical:
2nd Place - Colin Smith
1st Place - Avery Meche
1st Place - Lauren McGuire
2nd Place - Haily Arabie
3rd Place - Olivia Derouen
Physics:
Honorable Mention - Dylan Freeman
Engineering Environment:
Best of Show went to Maggie Reeves
for her project in
Earth &
Environmental Sciences titled Power
O3.
Congratulations to all the winners and
everyone for their amazing projects!
3rd Place - Xander Kihlken
Engineering Mechanics:
1st Place - Karina Cotton
2nd Place - Gracie Brantley
Honorable Mention - Evan Joubert
“Nurturing all children and achieving academic success in the Spirit of Christ.”