Catholic Schools Week

January 28-February 3, 2018
National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which in 2018 is January 28-February 3. Here's a look at how St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School plans to celebrate our community of faith, knowledge and service with daily themes developed for Catholic Schools Week:

Sunday, January 28: Celebrating Our Parish 
Show your school spirit! St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School students who wear their school uniforms to their places of worship the weekend of January 27/28 will be rewarded with an out-of-uniform day on Monday, January 29.  There will be sign-in sheets at St. Anne Church Masses; those who don't attend St. Anne Church are asked to bring a bulletin from their place of worship to their 1st period/homeroom teachers on Monday, January 29.

Monday, January 29: Celebrating Faculty, Staff and Volunteers
  • Catholic Schools Week Bingo - PK3-12th graders will play Catholic Schools Week-themed Bingo games.
  • Out-of-uniform day for those students who wore their school uniforms to their churches on January 27/28.

Tuesday, January 30: Celebrating Our Students
  • PK3-2nd grade students will watch Columbus State University students perform a play in St. Anne Church's Visitation Hall in the morning.
  • Students in grades 3-5 will participate in Catholic Schools Week Trivia in the morning.
  • During the afternoon, middle and high school students will participate in Catholic Schools Week Trivia.

Wednesday, January 31: Celebrating Our Nation
  • Students may dress out of uniform in red, white and blue to show pride for our country today!
  • PK-12th graders will attend an International Rosary at 9:30 a.m. that celebrates Catholic schools and demonstrates how America is made up of many cultures. The International Rosary will be a student-led, all-school rosary. The rosary will be prayed in all of the six languages taught at St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School, including American Sign Language.

Thursday, February 1: Celebrating Vocations
  • Students in grades PK3-12 will celebrate an all-school Mass at 9:30 a.m.
  • ​Students in PK3-12th grades will write notes/make posters/decorate cards for the priests at St. Anne Church and other churches in our community during Religion classes.

Friday, February 2: Celebrating Our Community
  • Students are encouraged to wear their PJs and bring their breakfast to school. Morning Chick-fil-A Chicken Biscuit sales will benefit Feeding the Valley's Buddy Pack program on this date. The Buddy Pack program serves children who live in food insecure homes and are likely to experience hunger; the program bridges the gap between the school week and the weekend, when free breakfasts and lunches are not available. 
  • There will be an all-school Grains for Brains celebration in the gym following morning announcements (to begin around 8:10 a.m.). During the event, donations of cereal collected in January will be presented to St. Anne Community Outreach. Donations will be distributed to clients who visit Outreach as well as shared with several other food pantries and agencies in Columbus for distribution to the less fortunate in our community.

Saturday, Feburary 3: Celebrating Our Families
St. Anne-Pacelli families are invited to sign up to participate in a campus beautification project on Saturday, February 3 from 9 a.m. until Noon followed by a picnic lunch.
St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School
Mailing Address:
2020 Kay Circle
Columbus, GA  31907

Phone: 706-561-8232
Fax: 706-563-0211
inforequest@sasphs.net
Mission Statement: St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School, through Catholic formation and academic excellence, is committed to the spiritual, intellectual, and physical development of the students entrusted to our care.