🌴 THANK YOU! 🌴
NEW! Thank You! A thousand thank you’s to all those who were involved in our incredible 22nd Annual Auction last Saturday night! So many wonderful people contributed in ways large and small, but every contribution was important! Please thank all those in these wonderful groups:
- The Auction Committee, under the direction of Jamie Gregoire, who spent the past six months planning this fabulous event. Their excitement about this year’s theme was contagious and they put their heart and soul into bringing it to life for everyone to enjoy.
- Our 25 sponsors and advertisers, who donated over $33,000 in money and services.
- Everyone who donated to our class baskets, raising a total of $2,145.
- All those individuals, families, and businesses who donated items for the silent and live auctions. The total value of all donations was over $41,078.
- The many people who donated decorations and candy table items through our Amazon wish list.
- Our staff and faculty who helped to create the fabulous class projects.
- All those who donated a Ticket for a Teacher, covering the cost of a well-deserved night out for 28 of our faculty and staff.
- The Event Center staff for their professionalism and assistance, as well as Tyler Soucy from TS Event Productions and Dan Staples from Dans’ Balloons. Tyler and Dan ran with our our committee’s vision of a night out in Miami and really brought it to life!
- The 9 Saint Chris alumni who returned again this year to volunteer as greeters, photo booth attendants, registration/checkout helpers, Live Auction helpers, and more.
- Mark Betancourt for his Faith in Action presentation. The Faith in Action part of the evening raised over $18,000 for technology upgrades to our two campuses.
- And finally, all those who spent a fun and fruitful Saturday evening with us as guests and volunteers. Your enthusiasm for the event and school was exciting and truly appreciated!
NEXT WEEK! Auction Wrap-Up Meeting - Our hard-working and fun-loving Auction Committee has one last meeting for the year on Tuesday, April 21 at 7:00 PM at the upper campus! All current members are encouraged to attend, as well as anyone interested in joining the group to plan for next year’s event. All feedback is welcome!
NEW! Auction Video - An annual tradition, the Auction video kicks off the live portion of the night’s festivities and is always a BIG hit! We were honored to have parent Jay Clair produce this year’s video. Be sure to check it out on the school website HERE!
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Congratulations to our 3rd Quarter Honor Roll Students! You can find the list of stellar students HERE!
NEW! Q4 Progress Reports - Progress Reports for the 4th Quarter will be sent electronically to parents on Fridayt, May 8.
NEXT WEEK! Early Release Day and April Vacation - Our April vacation gets an early start with an Early Release Day on April 24! As always, the upper campus will be released at 11:30 while the lower campus will be released at noon. Prek and Kdg are released at 11:40 and 11:45 respectively. April vacation will then run until May 3rd. We’ll see everyone back on May 4th!
NEW! Early Release - We will also have an Early Release day on Friday, May 15.
Annual Year-End Family BBQ - It’s time to start planning our annual All Saint Chris Academy BBQ! All families are invited to this fun and FREE gathering on Friday, May 22 from 5:30 - 7:00 PM! The event will be held in the field behind the upper campus building (or inside the upper campus if it should rain) and features a ton of BBQ food for everyone! To help us plan and purchase enough food, we need a preliminary count on attendees. If you think that you and your family will be attending, please complete the anonymous form HERE by May 1. THANKS!
Open Faculty Positions - We are hiring for the 2026-2027 school year! We are currently in need of:
- 2nd Grade Teacher
- 4th Grade/Science teacher
- Substitutes
More information about each position can be found HERE. Please pass this on!
NEXT WEEK! Lower Campus Poetry Slam - Friday morning, April 24, all lower campus students will gather in the church hall for our annual Poetry Slam under the direction of Mrs. Ternan. Student representatives in every class will read their poetry in front of the school. The program begins at 9:15 AM. Parents are welcome to attend! Please sign in at the front desk before proceeding to the hall.
TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT! FINAL Hot Lunch Ordering – Hot Lunch ordering for May is now open on Boonli.com through tonight, Wednesday, April 15, at midnight! Hot Lunch will end on Thursday, May 28 at the lower campus and Friday, May 29 on both campuses. This is the last Hot Lunch ordering period for the school year! As of Monday, June 1st, all students on both campuses must bring a bag lunch through the end of the year!
NEW! April Tuition Payments - Due to the timing of the last installment of the Education Freedom Account Scholarship funds, some parents may need to postpone their final tuition payment. If this applies to you, please reach out to our business manager, Shauna Hein within two business days before your tuition is due. Please reach out via email [email protected] or call 603-882-7442 ext 212.
THIS WEEK! Saint Chris Financial Aid Deadline - If your family is interested in Saint Chris financial aid for the 2026-2027 school year, all applications are due by THIS Friday, April 17 for priority consideration. Applications received AFTER April 17 will be considered for remaining available funds on a first come, first served basis. You can apply through your Family Portal. Click on Financial in the left hand column, then Apply for Grant and Aid in the pop-up window. IMPORTANT: We cannot make ANY Saint Chris financial aid award without an application for the 2026-2027 school year.
Education Fund Accounts (EFA) Applications Now Open - Applications for the Education Freedom Accounts (EFA) program for the 2026-2027 school year are now open. Education Freedom Accounts (EFA) are grants from the State of New Hampshire, administered by CSF, made available to families to spend on their children’s education, including tuition at the school of their choice, tutoring, classes, online learning programs, educational supplies, technology, and other educational expenses. For more information about the EFA program, please click HERE. Please note: all families who apply for Saint Christopher Academy Financial Aid must also apply for EFA funds.
Please Note: EFA applications require a report card for a full year and iReady testing results. Therefore it is imperative that parents download report cards as soon as they receive the report card email and save all iReady information. Links to quarterly progress reports and report cards are only valid for two weeks after the email has been sent to parents. Please proactively physically print (or print a pdf file to save electronically) all progress reports and report cards for your own records as soon as you receive the email. Parents are also asked to retain copies of their child’s iReady testing that are sent home three times per year.
NEW! Helen J Horan Scholarship Applications for 8th Grade Students – Applications for the Helen J. Horan Scholarship for graduating 8th grade students are now being accepted. This scholarship provides support to a deserving Saint Christopher Academy 8th grade student who plans to continue his or her education at a Catholic high school next year. Established by the late Father Denis Horan in loving memory of his sister Helen, the Helen J. Horan Scholarship is the top award for our graduating students and will be awarded at Graduation on June 5th. The deadline for applications is May 15. Please see the description HERE for qualifications and other important information.
UPDATED! ⚾️ Saint Chris Night at the Silver Knights! ⚾️ - Families are invited to join friends and family for Saint Chris Night at Holman Stadium on Thursday, June 18 for a 6:03 PM game against the Westfield Starfires. The Silver Knights have informed us that the game will be televised live on NESN that night! Tickets are just $7 per person and everyone who purchases their ticket through the Saint Chris portal will sit together! Purchase your tickets by clicking HERE and using STCHRIS as the password. We look forward to a GREAT night at the ballpark together!
End of Year Dates - The list of dates below outlines the final days of school before summer vacation…please mark your calendar accordingly! Please note: Our end-of-school calendar is different from the Nashua schools and other surrounding communities. We follow all state education requirements for cumulative school hours over the course of the year. While the Saint Chris calendar allows for two snow days per school year, the use of Google Classroom days on other weather-related closure days allows us to finish the year without adding any additional days.
- Friday, May 22 - All-School BBQ
- June 3
- Early Release for 8th grade at 11:30 AM
- No After Care on either campus
- Baccalaureate Mass and Dinner at 5:00 PM
- June 5
- Q4 Grades Close
- 8th grade Graduation at 7:00 PM
- June 8
- Early Release for 5th grade at noon
- No After Care on either campus
- 5th grade Convocation at 5:00 PM
- June 10
- Early Release for all students (grade 6 & 7 at 11:30 AM and grades Prek to 4 at noon)
- Last Day of school
NEW! 2026-2027 School Calendar - We are pleased to announce that our 2026-2027 school calendar has been approved by the Catholic Schools Office. We will share the complete calendar next week, but parents can add these important back-to-school dates to your calendar now:
- PreK, Kindergarten and 1st grade Playground Days - Who wants to play? We will hold special Playground Days for PreK, Kdg, and 1st grade students in August to help students and parents get to know each other before the start of school! PreK students are invited to the playground on Monday, August 3 from 9:00 - 10:00 AM. Kindergarten students are invited to play on Monday, August 10 from 9:00 - 10:00 AM. And 1st grade students will enjoy the playground on Monday, August 17 from 9:00 - 11:00 AM. If we need to cancel for rain, we will reschedule later in the same week. Come on down! This is a great time for the kids...and parents....to make important connections with friends before the school year begins!
Wednesday, August 26 –
- First day of school for 6th grade students ONLY. This will be a half day for 6th grade students. More details will be sent to 6th grade parents later in the summer.
- Lower campus Meet the Teacher from 9:00 - 11:00 AM. Class lists will be posted in the school lobby that day.
Thursday, August 27 - First day of school for ALL students on both campuses. (2nd day of school for grade 6.) Students should be in full school uniform.
Friday, September 4 and Monday, September 7 - No School…Labor Day Weekend
Friday, September 25 - Early Release
NEW! Lower Campus Field Day – Field Day is coming for our lower campus students on Friday May 29! There will be volunteer opportunities in the morning for Pre-K and K parents and afternoon for 1st through 5th grade parents. We will also be looking for donations to add to the fun of the day! A Sign Up Genius link will be available in the Wednesday News soon.
Chess, Checkers & Cribbage Club! Please click HERE for the meeting schedule. All are welcome!
Cribbage Tournament - Students are invited to participate in a year-end cribbage tournament! The tournament will take place during Chess, Checkers & Cribbage Club meetings on May 4 and May 18 at 7:45 AM. All participants MUST commit to attending BOTH days as the tournament will be run in bracket form over those two days. Each game will be 20 minutes long. For more information, please reach out to Mrs. Morrell at [email protected].
STEM Day Speakers - Are you in a STEM field? Would you like to share your love of or experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math? We have begun planning for this year’s STEM Day, to be held on the morning of Tuesday, May 19. We are looking for speakers to present to students about their interest and/or careers in any STEM-related field, whether as a professional or hobbyist. Presentations will be approximately 20-30 minutes in length. If you are interested in speaking, please email Carol Fiore at [email protected].
NEW! Hot Lunch Volunteer Schedule - Thank you to our fabulous Hot Lunch volunteers! The upcoming schedule is:
Thursday, April 16
LC: Melissa Richardson, Crystal Romero
UC: Lisa Censabella, NEED A VOLUNTEER
Friday, April 17
LC: Krista Spadano, Crystal Romero, Christin Morrison
UC: Amy Algeo, NEED A VOLUNTEER
Monday, April 20
LC: Dorene Krauss, NEED A VOLUNTEER
UC: Jen Liba, Diane London
Tuesday, April 21
LC: Ashley Capone, Kelly Wyand
UC: Lani Johnston
Wednesday, April 22
LC: Amanda Vargas, Leslie Bellows
UC: Amy Algeo, Lani Johnston
NEW! Volunteer Reminder - Hot lunch volunteers are reminded that they need to wear closed toe shoes when serving lunch…no flipflops, please! Also, jewelry like watches, bracelets, and long necklaces are not allowed…and don’t forget to wear your hat! These are all requirements of the Nashua Health Department, who will be visiting us soon for our spring inspections. Thank you!
STILL NEEDED! Upper Campus Hot Lunch Volunteers - Due to unexpected and last minute changes in volunteer work schedules and other commitments, we find ourselves in need of additional substitute Hot Lunch volunteers at the upper campus who we can call on a last minute basis when we find ourselves without a lunch volunteer. Without volunteers, the office and teaching staff must cover all of the Hot Lunch duties, which can be very difficult. If you are willing to have us email or call you to volunteer on short notice (most often the morning of), please email Marta at [email protected]. Many thanks!
Popcorn - Our poppers for this Friday are:
Lower Campus: Tarrah Ledoux, Amanda Vigilione
Upper Campus: Meredith McCully
ST. CHRIS PARISH NEWS
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 during the school year, with play dates throughout the summer. For additional information call or text Alex Sullivan at 603-479-4554.
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY NEWS
COMMUNITY NEWS
PAL Gate City Striders Track and Field - The youth track & field program is a program offered by the Nashua Police Athletic League (PAL) and Gate City Striders (GCS) for boys and girls ages 7 through 14, who are interested in competing in track and field events. Middle school athletes are invited to participate at the conclusion of their school track & field season. Athletes without a school program can join at the beginning of the program. It includes twice-weekly coached workouts on Mondays and Thursdays, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. Athletes can also choose to participate in the USATF Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships in June (optional).
Click HERE for more information and to sign up. The first practice is on May 4th
