IWA Messenger - Spring 2019

SPRING 2019

IWA Hosts Annual

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ELEMENTARY LEVEL

ANGELS READ TOGETHER FOR READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY Elementary Level Angels met with their fifth grade reading buddies on March 8th for an outdoor picnic focused on reading together for Read Across America Day. This is a celebration that takes place every year on March 2nd.

GARDEN CLUB GIVES PLANTS A NEW HOME During the month of March, the Elementary Level Garden Club enjoyed a beautiful day of planting flowers in pots. Students worked together to give several plants new, spacious pots in which to grow. May our Angels bloom as the flowers do!

100 DAYS OF SCHOOL

ANGELS LEARN IMPORTANCE OF PROPER RECYCLING Representatives from Republic Services visited with students to discuss recycling dos and don’ts on January 11th. Recycling Manager, Jonathan Keene, talked to Angels about what you can and cannot put in the recycle bin, how to properly dispose of recyclables, and how to become better recyclers to preserve our landfills. At the end of the presentation, Republic Services presented recycle bins to be distributed to every Elementary Level classroom, making recycling easier for all of our Angels.

Elementary Level students in Mrs. Elizondo’s Traditional K3 and Mrs. McCracken’s Traditional K4/K5 classes celebrated their 100th Day of School with a delicious pancake breakfast on January 23rd. Students were decked out with custom made crowns and t-shirts adorned with 100 items to commemorate the day.

MAY CROWNING OF MARY The Elementary Level gathered to crown the statue of Mary as the Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ on Monday, May 13th in the Chapel. This is the anniversary of the first apparition of our Lady of Fatima. The Mary’s Angels Club began with a procession, and led the community of students and teachers in a holy rosary. Many students brought flowers to honor Mary by placing them at the foot of her statue.

MIDDLE LEVEL

MIDDLE LEVEL HOSTS AWARD CEREMONIES Sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students were honored at award ceremonies during the first week of May. Students in each grade level were recognized for their academic achievements. A boy and girl in each grade level received the Principal’s Award, which recognizes well-rounded students who truly represent what IWA is all about.

STUDENTS SHAKE THINGS UP AT NATIONAL COMPETITION

STUDENTS HOST ANGEL OUTREACH WEEK

Congratulations to our Middle Level seventh-graders Annabelle Clark, Gillian Lippincott, and Wilson Vanexan. They competed in the 2019 National Amazing Shake Competition at the Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. Wilson placed 13th among 266 students from 21 states and two countries during the international competition.

He was also bestowed the Heart and Soul award for his ability to dig deep and fight hard during the rigorous competition.

This year’s competition was sponsored by Hicks Automotive Group.

A new student led project, organized by two passionate Middle Level students, called Angel Outreach Week is dedicated to creating awareness of service organizations within our community.

Students heard from Team Luke Hope For Minds, The Rise School of Corpus Christi, Ronald McDonald House Charities, West Side Helping Hand, and saw a showing of “Until 20” from the Triumph Over Kid Cancer Organization.

ANGELS WIN TROPHY IN REGIONAL ROBOTICS CHAMPIONSHIP Robotics students from Mr. Howard Ludlow’s robotics classes competed in the FIRST LEGO Robotics Regional Championship held in San Antonio, Texas on Mar. 23, 2019.

The IWA Robotics team, named the ANGELBOTS, won the trophy for Best Project and came in 5th out of 58 teams in the Robot Game for an overall 5th place finish. Out of the 50,000 teams participating in this competition, IWA placed in the top 1,000 teams worldwide.

The IWA ANGELBOTS team members are eighth grader Alek Brysch and seventh graders Gabriel Armstrong, Eldon Cass, Andy Kretsinger, and Diego Roberts.

FIRST LEGO is the largest robotics competition in the world with more than 50,000 teams from 100 countries competing against each other annually. The 2018 - 2019 competition, titled Into Orbit, featured all aspects of space and space travel.

HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARN IMPORTANT LESSONS DURING SHATTERED DREAMS EVENT

On April 23rd and 24th, High School Level students were taught valuable lessons about the dangers of drinking and driving during the Shattered Dreams event.

SENIORS PASS LEADERSHIP ROLES TO JUNIORS DURING RING & ROSE MASS The class of 2019 passed down their roles of leadership and responsibility to the junior class during the High School Level’s Ring & Rose Mass and Ceremony on April 26th. During Mass, students, symbols, and class rings were blessed by Celebrant Msgr. Michael Howell and families in attendance. After Mass concluded, seniors serenaded the audience with a rendition of “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” by Green Day.

The program consists of a mock drunk driving crash, the Living Dead, in which “dead” students represent the people in the US who die from alcohol-related crashes every year, an overnight retreat, and an assembly the next day during which students and parents share their experiences with the rest of the school.

We extend our thanks to students, parents, local agencies, and community members who helped make this event possible. We hope we’ve helped steer our Angels toward making safe choices.

MUSICAL THEATRE HISTORY REVUE & ARTWALK CELEBRATING FAITH-BASED EDUCATION Since 1974, Catholic Schools Week has become a national celebration focused on the value of Catholic education, the contributions young scholars bring to the church, and the families who bring life to their The Musical Theatre History Revue and ArtWalk took communities. place on April 16th in the James R. Dougherty, Jr. Center.

The weeklong It was an evening packed with talent; from solo dramatic celebration theatrical performances and large group musical numbers, took place to handmade book carvings in tribute to Superman and from January Harry Potter. We extend our thanks to the donors who made the new stage lighting and sound equipment possible. 28th through February 1st.

IWA SHUTS DOWN JPII IN DISTRICT GAME The boys varsity baseball team got the upper hand when they took on St. John Paul II High School during the 2019 Catholic Classic on March 8th. Angels defeated JPII 3-0 in the TAPPS high school baseball game, with starting pitcher Perry Burkett striking out 10 in the win. Go Angels!

Paradise Island Gala took place on Saturday, March 2, 2019 in the Watergarden Room at the American Bank Center. For the second year our Athletic and Academic fundraising events were combined.

More than 500 guests enjoyed an evening of shopping, dining, dancing and flamingos! Mobile bidding made it possible for those who could not attend to support the fabulous auctions from afar.

We are deeply grateful to our talented and dedicated committee, to our sponsors, underwriters, donors, faculty, staff, our student volunteers, and to everyone who attended and supported our 2019 Paradise Island Gala. You made it all possible, and are a special blessing to Incarnate Word Academy.

Please go to our mobile bidding site to view, and help us thank our generous sponsors, donors and underwriters. www.501auctions.com/iwagala

SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 2020

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2018-2019 PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE

2018-2019 PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE CO-CHAIRS Traci and Miguel DeLeon

Through annual commitments of $1,000 and above to the Annual Fund, members of the President’s Circle set the standard for giving at Incarnate Word Academy.

President’s Circle members impact the IWA community through their passion for giving and know that the consistency of their leadership is a commitment to excellence at Incarnate Word Academy.

Ann Skrobarczyk Adams ‘73 Mr. and Mrs. Travis W. Albrecht Mr. and Mrs. Brett Anthony Mr. and Mrs. Darrell J. Atkins Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Balboa Kenneth G. Bath ‘78 Dr. and Mrs. Drake Beauchamp Pat Megerle Booth ‘49 Drs. John Borkowski and Catherine Bussieres Borkowski Mr. and Mrs. Roger S. Braugh, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Burke Mr. and Mrs. Luis M. Cadena Ms. Amy Snell Canterbury John Murray and Christine L. Canterbury ‘84 Mr. Thomas L. Carlisle Mr. and Mrs. Barry K. Clark Mr. William H. Cleavelin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Collins Mrs. and Mrs. Juan R. Cortez Mr. and Mrs. Steve A. Cox Mr. and Mrs. Allen G. Daehne Mr. and Mrs. Gasper C. D’Anna Warner and Diane Shackelford Davis ‘60 Mr. and Mrs. Charles DeCou Dr. and Mrs. Miguel Deleon Danny, CCCA ‘72 and Deborah Kureska Diegel ‘72

Amy and Timothy J. Ehrman ‘86 Mr. Jerry Ehrman Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Elliott Dr. and Mrs. Jaime E. Fergie Henry F. Fey, CCCA ‘56 Mr. and Mrs. John T. Flood Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Garcia Jimmy Akers and Cecilia Garcia-Akers ‘70 Brendan and Martha Ocker Gau ‘92 Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Gough Ms. Sammie H. Grunwald Mr. and Mrs. Casey E. Hannigan Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Heilman Mr. Joseph P. Hernandez and Mrs. Cyndi Munoz-Hernandez Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hilliard Patrick and Kathleen Kelly Horne ‘73 Kenny and Amy Taft Koch ‘87 Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kutz Ann and Michael Lippincott ‘81 Dr. and Mrs. Paxton J. Longwell Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McCabe Ms. and Mrs. Frank L. McNiff, Jr. Mr. Ralph Meyer and Dr. Pamela Meyer Frank J. and Jeanette E. Stryk Miles ‘60 Mr. and Mrs. John P. Moore Dr. Guadalupe Morales Mr. Phillip Nicholson

Lindsay and Kyle P. Parks ‘97 Mr. and Mrs. James M. Pettus Mr. and Mrs. Timothy H. Powers Mrs. Dianne Raska Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus F. Richards, III Mr. and Mrs. David L. Rumley Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rybalka John and Louise McMahon Scanlon ‘60 Josephine E. Levek Schmidt ‘61 Dr. and Mrs. Erik Scott Mr. and Mrs. Kim R. Sheets Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Skrobarczyk, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm H. Smith, III Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Stone David and Mona Barrientes Tehle ‘78 Mr. and Mrs. Wes Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Thomas Dr. and Mrs. James B. Tyree Dr. and Mrs. Steven A. Vela Mr. and Mrs. Casper Wenzel Dr. and Mrs. David Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Bill Yeager

as of 05.03.19