December 17, 2020

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Dear Walla Walla Catholic School families,

Christmas is approaching quickly, and you can feel the excitement in the air at the Walla Walla Catholic Schools! Please remember that there are just two school days next week, with Tuesday being a half day.

This means that on Tuesday, December 22:

At Assumption: students will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m.
At DeSales: we will have just the PM cohorts here at school for in-person learning during the morning, with the members of the AM cohort joining classes remotely. There will be no classes in the afternoon.

For Assumption students: Tuesday, December 22 is also a green and red themed dress day. Students may wear clothes that are red or green and they are not required to be in uniform dress for the day.

May Crowning

We invite you to join us this Friday, May 1, at 8:30 a.m., for the tradition of May Crowning in the Assumption parking lot.

We ask that you remain in your vehicles and tune into 90.7 to pray with us to honor Our Patroness, Mary, Assumed into Heaven.

Print the program or view it on your mobile device to join us in prayer.

Print the Program

December Issue of DeSales

School Newspaper

The Journalism class at DeSales has released their latest issue of the school newspaper, Tales of DeSales! All of the written content, design, and the layout of the paper is original and is a result of the hard work put in by our talented students, with assistance from Mrs. Sutlick. We are proud of them!

This month, the paper has a special emphasis on the Advent and Christmas seasons. Click the picture to read the full paper!

Click to see more!

WWCS Scrip for Christmas!

Make sure to get some WWCS Scrip to use for your last minute Christmas gifts and/or for your online shopping! Scrip is available for the following brands:

American Eagle; Bed, Bath & Beyond; Game Stop; JC Penney; Lands End; Macy’s; Old Navy; Sears

If you would like to purchase Scrip, contact the WWCS Business office.

Christmas Gifts

for Foster Children

A group of WWCS students delivered all the Christmas gifts for foster children to DSHS yesterday. Thank you to all the students and families who participated this year, and helped to spread the joy of Christmas to others!

DeSales Irish Stadium Chairs:

Christmas Orders Have Arrived!

The store is open again for new orders!

If you purchased a DeSales Irish Stadium Chair while they were available in November, your order has arrived in time for Christmas! You can pick up your order at the DeSales school office tomorrow, or on Monday or Tuesday of next week.

If you missed the Christmas delivery window, don't worry! The online store has reopened for new orders to be placed which will be delivered early next year!

These canvas stadium chairs are available in black or forest green colors, and include the “DeSales Irish” logo embroidered onto the back of the chair – as shown in the pictures.

Our partnership with Graphic Apparel enables us to offer these stadium chairs to you for easy online purchase during various “sales windows.” The second sales window is open now!

Costs and Ordering Info

$72.00 for wide stadium chair
$8.50 optional fee to personalize the chairs with the name of your choice in white font (see a sample in the picture above)

Be sure to contact the WWCS Booster Club if you have any questions!

Order Now!

New Baby For

Hazeltine Family!

The Hazeltine family happily welcomed a new baby boy into their family yesterday: Grant Robert Hazeltine!

Congratulations from the whole WWCS community! We look forward to celebrating with Mr. Hazeltine when he returns to school after the Christmas break!

Donation Matching

Opportunity for WWCS

Thanks to state-wide community grants provided by All in WA, all charitable donations made to Walla Walla Catholic Schools through the end of December have the opportunity to double! This is made possible by the generosity of many prominent individuals, philanthropies, and corporations located in Washington State.

This is a one-time opportunity to double your donation and double the impact to the students, families, and future of Walla Walla Catholic Schools. Your donations really do make a difference, and every dollar counts.

A special donor portal for Walla Walla Catholic Schools was set up at Blue Mountain Community Foundation for the processing of this grant on our behalf. BMCF kindly covers the processing fees for all donations! Click the button below to make a gift by credit card.

Make a Gift

Donations by check should be made payable to Blue Mountain Community Foundation. On the check’s memo line, write "All in WA – Walla Walla Catholic Schools". Please mail or deliver checks to WWCS in time for processing by December 31st.

For more information or if you have any questions, contact Jamie Van Wormer. Thank you for your continued support and belief in the mission of Walla Walla Catholic Schools!

Community Feedback Form

Thank you to the community members who have responded to the “Culture Plus/Delta” form. Our plan going forward is to collect input through this form each week, and then publish a response each month.

The “Plus/Delta” form is a way that the school can build upon its Culture of Consistency and Correction. When we know what is going well and what needs improvement we will be able to learn and respond more quickly and accurately to the needs of our community.

Please take a moment to fill out this week’s “Culture Plus/Delta” form!

Cultural Plus/Delta Form

Prayer Request Form

Prayer is a powerful force for good. We at the WWCS invite you to share your prayer requests with the rest of the school community.

This week, we pray for the following intentions:

All families, priests, teachers, and for our country.
The Senior Class at DeSales.
Courage and perseverance for our administrators in their confrontation of difficult challenges.
For the safety of Mrs. Sweeney's son while he is away for work (at sea, on a large car carrier); for him to be happy and to grow ever closer to Our Lord Jesus Christ in thought, words, prayer, and in spirit!

Click here to make a Prayer Request

Community Mass and Holy Hour

A weekly Holy Hour for all students, families and faculties, hosted by WWCS will continue on Wednesdays in the coming weeks to help us be well-equipped for the school year.

The Holy Hour begins at 3:30 p.m., at Assumption Church on Wednesdays.

Community Masses will continue to be held Tuesday and Thursday at 5:30 p.m., at Assumption Church.

Office Hours

The DeSales Catholic School office is now open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Scrip Sales

Do you need supplies for the school year? Looking for a wardrobe refresh? Check out the following Scrips available for purchase: Famous Footwear, iTunes, JC Penney, Land's End, Macy's, Old Navy, Sears, Starbucks and more!

UPDATED: Office Hours and Scrip Sales

The DeSales Catholic High School office will now be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Scrip Sales

Back-to-School Scrips! Do you need to get ready for the school year? Looking for a wardrobe refresh? Check out the following Scrips available for purchase: Famous Footwear, iTunes, JC Penney, Land's End, Macy's, Old Navy, Sears, Starbucks and more!

Wade, Nicholas & Edward Huether

Ben, Elijah, Genesis & Eternity Garcia

Jake, Helen & Grace Hellberg-Wilson

Sean Sollars

Drake & Heidi Scott

Grifan Watts

Parks Basel

Parker & Mason Brown

William & Lucas Taylor

Leah Ruthven

WWCS Weekly News website available for previous editions

Are you looking for an announcement shared in a prior week's newsletter? We now have a landing page for previous editions of the WWCS Weekly News! Visit the WWCS Weekly News website to see updates from earlier this year.

WWCS Weekly News website