Friday, February 25th, 2011
The following boys and girls soccer players were recently recognized for their achievements during the season: Boys Soccer, 1st Team All-District Goalkeeper: Ryan Johnson, 2nd Team All-District, Midfield: Josh Baehl, Honorable Mention, Forward: Matt French, Honorable Mention, Midfield: Evan Rivas. Girls Soccer,1st Team All-District, Forward: Bailey Hallberg, 2nd Team All-District, Midfield: Maura Weis, 2nd Team All-District, Defense: Rebecca Weis
Friday, February 25th, 2011
St. Dominic Savio students competed in the TAPPS District Art Competition for the very first time. The following students placed in the top 4 in their category and will be moving on to the state competition on March 25th. Brittney Bowman – 2nd place – Printmaking, Seve Canales – 1st place-Photography Unaltered, Sandra Haddad- 3rd place – Painting, Adrian Higgason – 4th place-Photography Unaltered, Kevin Le – 4th place – Mixed Media 2D, Ceci Lynch – 3rd place -Sculpture, Felix Martinez- 3rd place- Mixed Media – 3D, Honorable Mention Isabella Gall – Photography Unaltered. Congratulations students and Ms. Ingraffia!
Friday, February 25th, 2011
Savio’s varsity baseball team is off to a great start. They beat San Juan Diego last night, 17-7, and San Marcos Academy last Saturday, 16-12. Their lone defeat is against Hyde Park Baptist. Keep up the good work!
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
Savio students will celebrate Engineers Week on February 22-25, 2011. Students will learn about different aspects of engineering in their classes during this week. They will also have the opportunity to participate in many exciting events.
Tuesday: Achievements & Disasters
Students, join us in the commons during lunch to watch clips of amazing engineering acheievements and disasters! Ever see a building collapse or a bridge sway??
Wednesday: Panel of Engineers
Join us in the library during lunch to hear about engineering from professional engineers! Come with questions!
Thursday: Engineering & Music
Join us in the music room during lunch for some hands on Engineers in Music fun!!
Friday: Egg Drop Competition
In teams of 3, create a contraption to protect an egg from a fall! Official rules and sign-ups are outside Ms. Saniuk’s room. Competition will be in the courtyard at lunch. Lightest contraption that doesn’t crack an egg wins!
Friday, February 11th, 2011
The boys basketball team will play Brentwood on Saturday night to determine playoff seeding. The game will be played at Brentwood, 7pm.
Thursday, February 10th, 2011
The girls basketball team beat the #1 team in district Tuesday night, 45-44. The game was held at Round Rock Christian, and it was their senior night. Ana Mooney led Savio with 13 points. Way to go, girls!
Wednesday, February 09th, 2011
Tuesday, February 08th, 2011
St. Dominic Savio will host its first Imago Christi Day on Tuesday, February 8th. All students and faculty/staff will spend the entire day discussing what it means to be a Servant Leader. Mr. Chris Bartlett, Director of Youth Ministry for the Diocese of Austin, will be the keynote speaker.
Save the Date: St. Dominic Savio’s 2nd annual Savio Soiree on March 5, 2011. Fr. Jack Butler, SJ, Ph.D, will be the keynote speaker and Sr. Maria Gemma, O.P. will be the emcee. Fr. Jack is the Vice President for Mission and Ministry at Boston College and will speak about the Mission of Catholic schools. Please contact Celeste Ingraffia at 388-8846 for more information.
Congratulations to the girls and boys soccer teams on successful (first) varsity seasons. The girls team made the playoffs, and both the girls and boys teams have promising futures.
Congratulations to the boys and girls basketball teams for making the playoffs in its first varsity seasons. Check Savio’s website later this week to find out first round opponents.
The Fine Arts department will be hosting its first event of the year on Thursday, February 10th from 6-8pm . The student social is free and open to every student in Fine Arts. There will be music/dancing in the music suite with black light and glow sticks. The art suite will be the cool down area with food/water and board games/puzzles. You may volunteer at http://www1.mysignup .com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?datafile=student_social for food and chaperoning or contact Catherine Allen at catallen5@austin.rr.com.
St. Dominic Savio will celebrate Engineering week from February 20-26. Check Savio’s website the week before for a list of all the planned activities.
Savio’s 2nd annual Pi Day celebration will be held on March 10th because the school is on spring break during the actual Pi Day–March 14th. This year Savio will add an element of Servant Leadership to our Pi Day celebration. Since Pi Day is closely tied to food, we have decided to help out the Capitol Area Food Bank during our celebration day.
This year the students will submit t-shirt designs for the Savio 2011 Pi Day shirt. Designs are due by this Friday, February 11th. One dollar will be donated to the Capitol Area Food Bank for every Pi Day t-shirt sold. On Pi Day,the students may come out of uniform if they are wearing the Savio 2011 Pi-Day shirt. Order forms for t-shirts will be available next week and family members are encouraged to purchase a t-shirt as well.
To further connect Pi Day to the Capitol Area Food Bank, each homeroom will have a goal of raising 314 cans of food. If the homeroom makes its goal, it will earn another free dress day later in the year. All cans collected will be donated to the food bank. Please contact Mrs. Artzt with questions.
On February 22, 2011, St. Dominic Savio will induct its first members into the St. Dominic Savio Chapter of the National Honor Society and the Beato Jose Sanchez del Rio Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica. The induction ceremony will commence at 7pm in Savio’s gym and the Monsignor Michael Sis, Vicar General for the Diocese of Austin, will be the keynote speaker.
Tuesday, February 08th, 2011
St. Dominic Savio is excited to announce the appointment of Mr. Louie Becerra as the new Head Football Coach. Last season, he served as the defensive coordinator for the Eagles.
Prior to his arrival at St. Dominic Savio, Becerra served as the Co-Defensive Coordinator at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas (2008) and assistant football coach at Austin St. Michael’s Catholic Academy (2006-2007, 2009) where he worked with the defensive backs, running backs, wide receivers and served as the Boys’ Track & Field Coach.
Becerra is a graduate of Stony Point High School in Round Rock and earned his BA degree in Kinesiology from St. Edward’s University and a Master’s of Education from Sul Ross University.
Thursday, February 03rd, 2011
St. Dominic Savio has decided to cancel school on Friday, February 4th, based on forecasted snow and possible hazardous road conditions. Because of school transportation concerns and students traveling from areas outside the Round Rock/North Austin area, the school believes this is in the best interest of the school community.
The school building will be closed tomorrow, and ALL athletic practices and school activities are also cancelled.
