April 15, 2008
www.christthekingburlington.org

Mission of Christ the King School
The mission of Christ the King School is to provide an excellent education in a Catholic community of love and care; to foster respect for self and others; and to nourish a life-long devotion to God and the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Dear Parents,

Spring is just around the corner as we begin the final marking period of the year. It's a perfect time to enjoy the sunshine and beauty of Vermont! Here are points of interest for you to peruse:

THIRD QUARTER HONOR ROLL
Grade 4
First Honors: Molly Bushnell, Mckenna Devoid, Madison Noonan, George Sullivan
Second Honors: Ryan Barrett, Abbie Batchelder-Jackson, Angela Cefarello, Erik Cifrian, Sophia Cirignano, Henry Conroy, Gregory Desautles, Quinn DiFalco, Olivia Fewell, Hannah FitzGerald, Dominique Gadbois, Lauren Liscinsky, Kathryn McManamon, Jane Nicolay, Hayley Pijanowski, Clayton Scott, Louisa Ulrich-Verderber
Student of Honor: Olivia Fewell
Grade 5
First Honors: Christine Akiki, Alexis Avonda, George Dowhan, Melissa Gentile, Carrie LeBeau, Madeline Limanek, Genevieve O'Brien, Elizabeth O'Donnell, Kristen Schumacher, Veronica Sioss, Carolyn Snell, Lucy Terrien, Jillian Varin
Second Honors: Conor Bauman, Ryan Benz, Makena Couture, Addison Culupa, Jared LeDuc, Christian Rouleau,
Student of honor: Carrie LeBeau
Grade 6
First Honors: Sean Healey, Matthew Rachek
Second Honors: Payton Baker, Courtney Barrett, Gemma Cirignano, Samuel Desautels, Bailey Devoid, Camille Fontaine-Morin, Matthew Maynard, Michael Morrissey, Brandon Salimi, Connor Trieb, Ellie Zuk
Student of Honor: Camille Fontaine-Morin
Grade 7
First Honors: Christopher Barrett, Zachary Zuk
Second Honors: Emily Boucher, Liam Clancy, William Conroy, Haley Fisher, Celena O'Brien, Michael Teixeira, Audrey Terrien, Sophia Yager
Student of Honor: Haley Fisher
Grade 8
First Honors: Ellen Boucher, Noah Limanek
Second Honors: Murphy Baker, Elisabeth Barnes-Flint, Elaine Bauer, Nicholas Cefarello, Emilie Cifrian, Paul Cirignano, Travis Clark, Ariel Culupa, Ryan DiFalco, Laurence Fontaine-Morin, James Healey, Veronica Huber, Anna Krause, Gabrielle Krause, Caroline Limanek, Jake Maynard, Terence Morrissey, Sean Salimi
Student of Honor: Murphy Baker

TEACHER OF THE YEAR
Congratulations to Miss Natalie Parent, first grade teacher who has been voted Christ the King School Teacher of the Year for 2007-2008 based on her contributions as an exceptional teacher, fulfilling the mission of the school and her dedication to excellence.

STAFF MEMBER OF THE YEAR
Congratulations to Mrs. Lois Cefarello, administrative assistant who has been voted Christ the King School Staff Member of the Year for 2007-2008 for living the mission of Christ the King School while demonstrating excellence in the position of administrative assistant.

CABARET AND SILENT AUCTION
The effort and energy expended over the past month culminated in the polished community production of "Cabaret " with the "Prime Time" theme as well as a very profitable Silent and Live Auction. Sincere thanks for everyone's contributions to this successful and memorable school extravaganza. Special acknowledgement is given to the Director, Aida Cadrecha and Co-Director, Tracey Whitney of this event. All of the participants did outstanding jobs in their performances and many volunteers deserve special recognition! In addition, we wish to express our gratitude to the Silent and Live Auction Committee and Chair, Barb Rouleau for their hard work. A DVD will be available for $10. If you are interested in ordering one, please send a check and your request to Angie Longe in the School Office.

REMINDER
The Tuition Payment Preference Form was due back at the school office by April 7. It is necessary for each family to complete this form regarding payment method as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation.

CONGRATULATIONS
Mrs. Cadrecha reports that the following students have read the largest number of Dorothy Canfield Fisher books this school year. These students have earned the reward of a pizza party on May 16 at 11:20 AM in the Library. Grade 4: Sophia Cirignano, Lauren Liscinsky; Grade 5: Alexis Avonda, Madeline Limanek, Lucy Terrien; Grade 7: Celena O'Brien, Audrey Terrien; Grade 8: Ellen Boucher, Noah Limanek, Sean Salimi. Keep up the good reading habits!

KUDOS
James Healey, representing the teamwork of Paul Cirignano, Travis Clark and himself, all 8th graders, won a gold medal and three separate cash prizes at the State Science Fair held on Saturday, April 5 at Norwich University. Great job, boys!

SUCCESS
Congratulations to Courtney Barrett and her team who won the silver medal at the hockey tournament in Lake Placid the weekend of April 5 and 6. She personally won the best all around goalie for the shoot out competition and competed in the All Star Tournament in Connecticut.

CHESS NEWS
The Annual Vermont State Scholastic Tournament was held at Camel's Hump Middle School in Richmond on Saturday, April 12. There were 90 elementary school age children participating and Christ the King had 6 (15% of the total). We certainly were very well represented with Michel Bergeron being one of five kindergartners competing. Three of the thirteen 2nd graders were from our school. They were Owen Whitney, Patrick Bauman and Michael Lestrange. Owen placed 3rd and won a trophy. Connor Bauman and Kyle Bormann competed in the 5th and 6th grade divisions. All students deserve congratulations for participating in this state competition. We can all be very proud of the way they represented our school.

TRACK & FIELD
Track and Field Practices will start the week following Spring Break. Practices will be held Tuesdays and Thursday, immediately following school. Track is open to grades 5 - 8th. Mrs. Teixeira, the coach, has been approached by a couple of 4th graders and they can most certainly join as long as they are comfortable competing with middle school students. There are already about 12 signups and more are welcome to join. Mrs. Teixeira will be assisted this year by Mrs. Trish Salimi, Mrs. Joanne Limanek, and Mrs. Lois Cefarello. If any other parent would like to help, the more the better. There will be one more informational signup meeting on Wednesday April 16th right after school in the gym. Any questions, Coach Teixeira can be reached at 862-7081 or even quicker at mdteixeira@verizon.net If your child has already signed up for Track & Field, please email the coach your contact information.

2007 HANNAFORD HELPS SCHOOLS PROGRAM
A check for $153.00 was received which represents the funds raised by parents and community members for our school during the 2007 Hannaford Helps Schools Program. Thank you to everyone who participated.

SPRING RECESS
Spring Recess (no school) begins Monday, April 21 and runs through April 25. School will resume on Monday, April 28.

Sincerely,

MaryBeth Davidson
Principal