NEW! Congratulations! We have cross country congratulations to share from last week’s races! Congratulations to all our runners!
- Angelina Rodriguez won the Tri-County Championship with Maggie Carlson in second place! The girls’ team placed 3rd in D3 East.
- The upper campus boys’ team took 2nd overall with Ashton Gregoire placing 5th and Tommy Dumont placing 6th.
- The lower campus boys’ 3k team repeated as the City Elementary Champions with Nolan Ntengeri winning the race.
- Zadie Ntengeri won the girls 2k race!
Good luck to all our runners at this Saturday’s Catholic School Meet at PMA!
Calendar Raffle Winners - Just over a week left! - Looking for a list of daily winners? We have a running post HERE on the school website and a pinned list of winners HERE on Facebook!
Tuition Raffle Congratulations! Hooray for the Britton family, winners of the Tuition Raffle! The winning ticket was drawn by Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. Gauvin on Spirit Day. Thank you to everyone who earned entries into the tuition raffle…there were 497 tickets in the bucket!
NEW! Business Office Payment Reminder - Business Manager Shauna Hein would like to remind parents that It takes two BUSINESS days in FACTS to move a payment date. Therefore, if a payment is scheduled to come out of a parent’s account on a Monday, Mrs. Hein must be notified by 3:00 PM on the Thursday prior that a payment needs to be moved. Contact her at [email protected] or ext. 212.
NEW! Parent Teacher Appreciation Snacks SignUps - Thursday, November 6th will be a VERY loooong day for our hardworking teachers as they meet with parents for Parent-Teacher Conferences. Our Teacher Appreciation Committee wants to keep their energy up by providing some delicious and much-appreciated snacks and drinks! The SignUp Genius for the lower campus teachers is HERE and the SignUp Genius for the upper campus teachers is HERE. Thanks so much!
NEXT WEEK! UPDATED! Vocation Day Brunch SignUp Genius - Our Vocation Day on October 28 is NEXT Tuesday! For the 34th consecutive year, we will welcome priests, nuns, brothers, deacons, and lay people to both campuses to discuss their religious vocations. The morning will start with masses on both campuses followed by a brunch for our honored guests. Students will participate in mini-sessions with our guest speakers. Later, the lower campus will complete a special craft. We are in great need of light food donations for the morning brunch for our guests…please see the SignUp Genius HERE to see how you can help!
NEW! Father-Daughter Dance - Dads (or grandads, uncles, and other father figures) and their daughters are cordially invited to attend the Father-Daughter Dance on Saturday, November 15 from 6:00 - 7:30 PM in the upper campus gym! This event is open to all families from Prek to grade 8 and tickets are $15 per family. Please RSVP by Tuesday, November 11 HERE!
Since it is a dress-up evening, our students should keep in mind these guidelines: Dress, skirt and blouse, dress pants and top, or full jumpsuit (no strapless dresses or tops.) may be worn. If the straps on the dress or top are less than 2 inches wide, a sweater or shrug should be worn over it. Skirts and dresses should be no more than 3 inches above the kneecap and should not be tight-fitting. Shoes or sandals must be worn. No flip flops.
NEW! Desserts and Volunteers Needed - Help us make the Father-Daughter Dance a night to remember! We are in need of desserts and packaged snacks, as well as a set-up and clean-up crew. Please see the SignUp Genius HERE!
NEW! FACTS Credit Card Issue - We received the following note from FACTS Financial today and thought we would pass it along….
On Monday, October 20, 2025, FACTS experienced an issue with a payment processing partner that caused scheduled and real-time credit card payments to be declined between 10:31 am and 2:41 pm Central Time. The scheduled payments that were declined within this window were reattempted on Tuesday, October 21, but were declined again unexpectedly. FACTS remains engaged with our processing partner to identify and remediate this issue.
Impacts
- Returned payment notices will be generated for all of the October 21 declined payments, notifying payers of the failed attempt.
- The scheduled payment plan reattempts that were declined again unexpectedly on October 21 will automatically be reattempted on November 5 if an additional reattempt is available.
- Any real-time credit card payments attempted during the October 20 impact window received an immediate decline message. If they have not already, payers may reattempt a real-time payment at any time.
We apologize for the inconvenience associated with this issue and any delay in processing these payments.
NEW! Lower Campus Front Drop-off Reminders - Please help us keep our students safe and our traffic pattern moving smoothly by following all protocols for the morning drop-off in front of the lower campus building! We have had several close calls, with cars and students narrowly being missed by oncoming traffic. Please note:
- Drop off is on the school side of the street ONLY. Do not pull up to the other side of the street and escort your student/s across the street. Local traffic is often not particularly aware that students are crossing the street and crossing students are easy to miss!
- Pull up as far as possible towards the end of the school building when you drop off in order to make room for others behind you to also drop their students off.
- Do NOT get out of your car in the drop off line for any reason. If your student needs additional time or your assistance in getting out of the car, please park in the upper parish parking lot by the church. You may exit your car there and walk your student down to the back entrance of the school.
- Once your child has exited your car, please follow the car in front of you and pull away as soon as you are clear. We have a teacher stationed in the front of the school every day to be sure that students enter the school safely, so it is not necessary to watch children go up the walkway.
- Please do not pull out around another car when your child has exited and please check oncoming traffic before you pull away from the school. Local street traffic has the right of way at all times.
Upper Campus After School Activities - We ask parent and student cooperation with the following notes regarding after school activities at the upper campus:
- Upper campus students who wait at school after dismissal in order to attend after school sporting events (volleyball, basketball, etc.), must go to After Care while waiting. Students are not allowed to wander the hallways or wait in the gym. The usual After Care charge will apply.
- Students who are participating in after school activities like Drama Club will be released to After Care in the cafeteria to wait for parent pickups. Students are not allowed to wait in the lobby unattended as they wait for parent pickup.
Family Attendance at School Sports Events - When attending a sporting event at the upper campus gym (volleyball, basketball, CYO basketball practices, etc), parents should keep younger children with them in the gym at all times. Younger students should not be in the lobby or outside the school unsupervised by a parent at any time. The school is not responsible for children who are attending any sports event in the gym.
Winter Uniform Begins Soon - Monday, November 3rd, marks the beginning of our winter uniform season on both campuses! Please be sure that students are dressed appropriately and all uniform pieces have been purchased from Red Brick Clothing. Thank you for your cooperation in making the following changes….
Lower Campus:
- Boys must wear navy blue uniform pants. Shorts may be worn again on April 1.
- All students must wear navy uniform sweatpants over their shorts for gym class.
Upper Campus:
- Boys must wear khaki uniform pants. Shorts may be worn again on April 1.
- Girls must wear either khaki uniform pants or plaid skorts. Shorts may be worn again on April 1. Note that skorts can be no more than 3” above the student’s knee.
- All students must wear the blue long sleeved oxford shirt with the SCA logo. Short sleeve polo shirts may be worn again starting April 1.
- All students must wear uniform sweatpants over their shorts on gym days.
THIS WEEK! 1st Quarter Grades - 1st quarter grades on both campuses will close THIS Friday, October 24. Report cards will be issued Friday, October 31.
Lower Campus Parent-Teacher Conferences - Parent-teacher conferences at the lower campus are scheduled for Thursday, November 6 from 12:45 - 8:00 PM. Teachers will reach out to parents to sign up for a conference. At least one parent/guardian must meet with each child's homeroom teacher at the lower campus at this time.
Upper Campus Parent-Teacher Conferences - Upper campus parent-teacher conferences will take place on Thursday, November 6, from 12:20 - 7:40 PM, in the upper campus gym. All meetings will be 10 minutes in length and MUST be pre-scheduled using the Sign-Up Genius HERE (click the tabs across the top to view each teacher’s conference schedule as well as a waitlist for teachers whose conferences are full.) Parents are encouraged to review their student's schedule and prioritize meeting with teachers whose class is challenging a student most. Parents are NOT required to attend or to speak with all of a student's teachers.
THIS WEEK! Parent Alert System – We will be doing a test run of our Parent Alert system for both campuses on Friday, October 24 at 9:00 AM. We use Parent Alert for sending out mass communications (text messages, robocalls and emails) to notify you of weather-related school closings, as well as any emergency information we might need to get to parents in a timely manner. By providing your consent, you are enrolling in Saint Christopher Academy's Parent Alert system. You may opt out of text messages by texting STOP to 31706 at any time. Please note that message and data rates may apply and subscription to the alerts is not required by the school. Please review the FACTS Parent Alert Privacy Policy HERE. Any text alerts from our school will begin with “Parent-Alert: SCA-NH” and calls will show from “31706”.
On the 24th, we will send out a test message to all parents using all forms of communication. Therefore, you should expect to receive several versions of this test message, both through your phone and email. If you do NOT receive the messages, please contact Marta at [email protected].
Note: Per Telephone Consumer Protection Act we have to provide all recipients the option to Opt Out of receiving our text alerts. Anytime we send out a text alert you will see “Stop to End”. If you reply “Stop” you will no longer receive ANY text alerts from Saint Chris.
🇺🇸Veterans Day Programs 🇺🇸 - Both the upper and lower campuses are looking forward to their annual Veterans Day Commemorations on Monday, November 10. The upper campus ceremony will take place at 10:15 AM and the lower campus will take place at 1:45 PM. We would especially like to honor and thank all veterans who are members of our Saint Chris community as part of these programs. Veterans who can attend are asked to please RSVP HERE by Wednesday, November 5.
New Student Applications for 2026-2027 - Do you know a family who would like to join the Saint Chris community next year? Applications for new students for the 2026-2027 school year are now OPEN. New families should start the process HERE.
Planning on Kindergarten or PreK for Your Little One at Home Next Year? - If you have a younger child who you would like to attend Saint Christopher next fall, please consider applying now! Like this year, we anticipate high interest in our kindergarten and first grade programs. Veteran families can complete a new student application through their Family Portal. While siblings of current families do have priority, we can only honor that if we know you are interested! Please reach out to Lorrice Bedard, Enrollment Coordinator, at [email protected] with any questions.
Now Hiring! Boys and Girls JV Basketball Coach Needed – We are looking to hire both a boys JV and girls JV basketball coach for the upcoming Tri-County season. The teams are focused on building a fundamental base, and preparing students for higher levels of middle school basketball. The commitment will involve 3-4 weekdays between practices and games and Saturday morning practices. Games will have start times of 3:30 to 4:00. Previous coaching experience is strongly preferred. This is a paid stipend position. For those interested, please contact Tracy Beauregard ([email protected]) for more information.
NEXT WEEK! Wildcat Drama Club Auditions for grades 3-5 - SCA Wildcats Drama Club auditions for our 2025/2026 production of Alice in Wonderland Jr for grades 3-5 will be held on the following days:
5th grade- 10/27
4th grade- 11/3
3rd grade- 11/4
All auditions will be held before school from 7:30-8:45am in Mrs Bouchard’s room. Please see the email from Mr. Quigley (sent 10/10) for more details and the registration link.
Orange/Black/White Free Dress - Friday, October 31 will be a booooo-tiful day on both campuses as our kids dress in their favorite orange, black, and white Free Dress outfits! Please keep our Free Dress rules in mind when picking out an outfit, including no t-shirts depicting witches, blood, the grim reaper, or other inappropriate images. Those rules can be found in our online Parent-Student Handbook HERE for the lower campus and HERE for the upper campus.
MEETING TONIGHT! Ski Club 2026 - Registration is now open for Ski Club 2026! Lift ticket, lessons and rental package deals are available through Crotched Mountain. If your child only needs lift tickets, purchasing an Epic Pass is the best option. There is also bus transportation for our students in grades 3 - 8. Students 2nd grade and younger are welcome to join Ski Club but will need their own transportation to and from the mountain. Click HERE to sign up. Have questions? Join Mrs. Beauregard and a representative of Crotched Mountain at the Ski Club information night TONIGHT, Wednesday, October 22nd, from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the Upper Campus gym.
CYO Basketball - Sign ups are now open for the CYO basketball league. Teams are available for 3rd/4th grade coed, 5th/6th grade girls and 5th/6th grade boys.. More season details are provided at the top of the sign up form. Click HERE to sign up.
Tri-County Basketball Tryouts - Available for students 5th through 8th, tryouts will begin on Monday, November 10. There are 4 teams to tryout for - JV girls, JV boys, Varsity girls and Varsity boys. The commitment is multiple weekday practices, Saturday morning practice and an average of 2 games per week beginning in December. Any 5th or 6th grade athlete that does not make the Tri-County school team is welcome to play for a CYO team. Click HERE to sign up.
THIS WEEK! Kid Trivia Night - After an incredibly fun and successful first Trivia Night, Mrs. Lowry and Ms. Nott are back with their second session of the year! Trivia Night #2 will take place in the St. Chris Church Hall THIS Friday, October 24 from 6:30 - 8:00 PM. All 5th through 8th grade students are invited!
Chess, Checkers & Cribbage Club! Chess, Checkers & Cribbage Club is going strong at the lower campus….but more players are needed at the upper campus! This program offers a safe, low stress environment for students to learn and enjoy the games, while engaging in a social activity that is fun for all. Students play with classmates and learn at their own pace. Please click HERE for the yearly schedule.
Lower Campus Rosary Club – Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. Beatrice invite all lower campus students to join the Rosary Club on Friday afternoons. This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to grow in faith, deepen their devotion to Mary, and pray together in community. All students are welcome to join as we pray the rosary, reflect on its mysteries, and strengthen our connection to God through this beautiful tradition. Students who are staying for the Rosary Club are to dismiss to the church hall at the end of the school day. We will have a snack and proceed to the church to say the rosary. All students should be picked by a parent promptly at 4:00 PM in the church parking lot. After 4:00 PM, students can be picked up at After Care. If your student will be joining the Rosary Group, please complete the SignUp Genius HERE so that we may prepare enough rosaries and materials.
Upper Campus Rosary Club – Students at the Upper Campus are invited to meet for tea, snacks, fellowship, and, of course, most importantly, to pray the Rosary weekly on Friday afternoons.. Our Lady loved Jesus more than anyone who ever lived, and the goal of this group is to come to know and love Him just like she did. The club is open to all and will meet in room 304 (Mrs. Prud'homme's room) from 2:40pm until about 3:15pm each Friday. Come by and check it out!
Upper Campus Faithful Fridays - Come adore Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament before school on Fridays from 7:00 - 7:30 AM in the Upper Campus Chapel! Parents, teachers and students are welcome to join our Campus Minister, Mrs. Prud'homme, and Mrs. Lester for Faithful Fridays. Stop by and join us as you are able for a moment of prayer. This is a great opportunity to spend quiet time with Jesus as you begin your day and end your week!
TONIGHT (Immediately following Ski Club Meeting)...Auction Committee Meeting - It’s time to start planning for the event of the year! Our 2nd Annual Saint Christopher Academy Auction will take place on Saturday, April 11 at the Event Center in Nashua. Those who attended last year can attest…this is an amazing evening in support of the school and its students… full of live and silent auctions, raffles, delicious dinner, and more! The Auction Committee has a GREAT time putting the event together and we’d love to have any and all parents join us! The first meeting of the Auction Committee will be TONIGHT, Wednesday, October 22nd, at 7:30 PM at the upper campus.
Mother-Son Skate Night Committee Meeting - Our moms and sons on both campuses have their own special night…Skate Night at Roller Kingdom! Help us plan this extra fun outing by attending the meeting on Thursday, October 30 at 6:30 PM in the upper campus conference room!
NEW! Hot Lunch Volunteer Schedule - Thank you to our fabulous Hot Lunch volunteers! The upcoming schedule is:
Thursday, October 23
LC: Athena Chisholm, Parissa Khayami
UC: Heather McCorry, NEED A VOLUNTEER
Friday, October 24
LC: Megan Giokas, Matthew Giokas, Amanda Vargas
UC: Amy Algeo, Julie Vincent
Monday, October 27
LC: James Rappaport, Megan Giokas
UC: Lisa Censabella, Becky Kosterman
Tuesday, October 28
LC: James Rappaport, NEED A VOLUNTEER
UC: Jennifer Squillace, Aaron Missner
Wednesday, October 29
LC: Amanda Vargas, Courtney Duran
UC: Amy Algeo, Lani Johnston
Popcorn - Friday popcorn is underway for all those who preordered for the year! Please note that there will be no individual bags of popcorn available for purchase on Friday. Our poppers for this Friday are:
Lower Campus: Tarrah Ledoux, Amanda Vigilone
Upper Campus: Meredith McCully
CATHOLIC SCHOOL NEWS
NEW! From Camp Fatima and Bernadette -
Secure your camp discount while spots are still available!
$300 off for New Hampshire Residents
+ $200 off for New Hampshire Catholic School Students
Registration Opens November 3rd
Contact Matt Rizzo, [email protected], for more information!
THIS WEEKEND! Bishop Guertin Boo Bash - Join Bishop Guertin's National Honor Society for their annual Boo Bash on Sunday, October 26 from 12:00pm -2:00pm! Come dressed up in costumes and enjoy an afternoon filled with games, candy, and halloween fun! Admission is free and open to all kids 12 and under.
TOMORROW NIGHT! Trinity High School Open House - Come See the Difference at Trinity High School! Attend the Open House on Thursday, October 23rd at 6:30 PM. Discover what makes the Trinity community so special. Meet dedicated faculty, tour the campus, and explore how Trinity helps students thrive academically, spiritually, and personally. Register for the Open House HERE!
TOMORROW NIGHT! Bishop Guertin Open House - Bishop Guertin High School will hold an Open House for prospective students and their families on Thursday, October 23 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Students and families will tour the building, meet faculty and staff, and discover the BG difference. Registration for the event can be completed HERE.
St. CHRIS PARISH NEWS
NEW! Youth Ministry Event at St. Chris Parish -
St. Christopher’s Moms & Minis – Meet with other moms for hot coffee, light treats and conversation in the church hall. Our minis get to play while we chat and grow in faith and fellowship! We meet every 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 9 - 10:30 AM and Saturday 9 - 10:30 AM during the school year, with play dates throughout the summer. For additional information call or text Alex Sullivan at 603-479-4554.
Daily Morning Mass - Parents and families are welcome to attend the daily morning Mass at St. Christopher Parish! This non-music Mass takes place Monday through Thursday at 7:30 AM and lasts approximately 30 minutes. On Wednesday mornings, Mass is immediately followed by Eucharistic Adoration and Rosary until 9:00 AM for those who wish to stay.
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY NEWS
NH Knights of Columbus Respect Life Essay Contest - The New Hampshire Knights of Columbus is once again sponsoring a Student Respect Life Essay Contest. The contest is open to any 6-12 grade students in NH. The NH Knights of Columbus will make up to six cash awards of $100. Applicants do not have to be a member of the Knights or a Catholic.
The theme for this year’s contest is: “St. Ignatius offers…"Pray as if everything depends on God, but work as if everything depends on us"…as a balance between personal responsibility and Divine Trust. What does this mean for needed actions for protecting life – e.g., by yourself, others, pro-life groups, etc.?
Essays should be no longer than 500 words, typed, and submitted as a PDF or Word document. It should be emailed to [email protected] by midnight on Sunday, Dec. 15. Include student name, age, grade, school, parent name and address, phone, parish, and email.