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We are all excited to have students back in our classrooms and hallways filling them with energy and enthusiasm for learning.

The vision of the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops over a half century ago led to the establishment of Assumption Catholic School in Perth Amboy NJ that currently is the largest elementary Ukrainian Catholic School in America. Over the years, thousands of students have called the school their second home and with their parents, created many positive memories. Among the many gratifying moments are when alumni return to register their own children to give them the Assumption Catholic experience.

ACS is a small parochial school administered by the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. AdvancEd accredited, the school provides a Christ-centered, Catholic environment to a diverse population of pre-kindergarten (age 4) through 8th-grade students. Before Care and After Care are available. The school is entering its 54th year of operation and is situated in a middle class residential neighborhood. The building and parking lot (playground) constitute about half a city block, with the balance of the block being the church, rectory, and convent. To receive more information about the school, call 732-826-8721 or visit www.assumptioncatholicschool.net

While students are on summer vacation, the school administration have been busy this summer making improvements to school building. Our maintenance staff under the direction of a new genitor Mrs. Lesya Androshchuk spent the part of the summer scrubbing, waxing floors and repairing broken or damaged items in order to get our school ready for students. This summer, we have upgraded our school with new tables for the school auditorium and new tables and chairs for the cafeteria. The doors of the cleanest and most welcoming school are open. Parents, we know you want the best for your children! So do we! If you are interested in a school tour during the summer, just give us a call 732-826-8721 and we will arrange a date and time for the visit.

Back to School already? No, not yet, just a webinar and some discussion to shake things up in language arts for the upcoming school year! Our new teachers joined in and great planning took place! Stay tuned, September is around the corner.

Great News! We are very pleased to welcome two new teachers to our school community. Miss Aleksandra Hucul (grade 2) and Mrs. Corey Billy (grade 3) come to us with state certifications, impressive credentials and unbounded enthusiasm.

Miss Hucul holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ramapo College and a Master of Education degree from Montclair State University. She has experience in both public and non-public settings.

Mrs. Billy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Special Education from Rowan University. She has 14 years experience in a special education classroom. Mrs. Billy is also the mother of a current fifth grader in our school.

Please join me and the ACS staff in extending a heartfelt welcome to both of our new educators!

Parents of the Family-School Association (FSA) is sponsoring a “New Parent Orientation” session to ease the transition to their new school. This orientation session will be held on Tuesday evening, July 19, at 7:00pm. A power point presentation by volunteer parents will address various points that may be unique to our school. The session will also be open to parents that have not registered yet, but are interested in enrolling their children in our school.

The school bell rang for the last time on June 14, 2016  at ACS for  a very special veteran teacher. After 26 years of teaching at ACS, our 3rd grade teacher Mrs.  Halyna Lojko  will be retiring at the end of this school year. Thank you Mrs. Loijko for the many years of your dedicated and  faith-filled service. You have been a gift to the children and to us over the years! You will be missed and we wish you the best as you move on to a new chapter in our life!

Assumption Catholic School always celebrates and takes pride in the success of its graduates. So it is even more meaningful when that graduate is also a teacher at ACS.  Mrs. Lissette Shumny sixth grade homeroom and middle school language arts teacher has been appointed Language Arts Curriculum Supervisor for the 2016-2017 school year.  She brings to the position her enthusiastic approach to education and experience in identifying areas of concern in the learning process. With a school year just ended, Mrs. Shumny and the teachers have already spent a morning analyzing terra nova data for the purpose of planning for future success.

This year, the Sodalists from Assumption Catholic School decided to dedicate their fundraisers specifically for the needs of a seminarian Bohdan Vasyliv from at St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Seminary in Washington D.C.  All of our Sodality girls worked diligently in selling raffle tickets to family and friends.  They sold the tickets for Holiday baskets at Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter – realizing the amount of $550.  The gift was sent out on June 14th.  We know that this will help defray some expenses, and help in the seminarian’s needs in his journey to become a priest.

On June 13, the FSA held the end of the school year picnic at Warren Park in Woodbridge and it was a great success! The weather was gorgeous, the food was delecious and everyone had a lot of fun. It was especially nice to see graduates of 2016 there, the children always enjoy a visit from their former schoolmates! We are particularly greatful to the Family School Association for sponsoring and organizing this event, and to all the parent volunteers who jumped on board!

Throughout the month of May, our fifth through eighth grade girls have taken part in a series entitled, "Empowering Our Young Ladies". Each week guests have been invited to ACS to speak to the young ladies about goals, education, self worth and trusting God’s plan for each of their lives.

We started with Mrs. Veronica Jordan, an ACS alumni, who went to Villanova University and became a lawyer. After years of practicing law, she felt that her true calling was teaching. She shared her journey with the girls and let them know that sometimes what you plan for yourself changes and you should learn to embrace those changes and be open to new opportunities.

Second, Miss Ariel Bonilla, former Navy officer who will be sworn in as the first female firefighter in Perth Amboy presented to the girls. She shared her story of overcoming being shy and being told she couldn’t do what she was passionate about. She expressed to the girls how you have to have a plan and the importance of work hard and setting goals.

Our next speaker was Mrs. Rozalia Czban, Parishioner of our school parish, supporter of our school and retired principal of Perth Amboy High School. She spoke to the girls about peer pressure, knowing right from wrong and enjoying the journey of life. She shared how she ended up in a career that she never thought was for her and how she always kept an open mind and heart. She also spoke about serving your community and church.

Next, our own Mrs Shumny was the next presenter and she spoke to the girls about self-worth. She shared her weight loss journey and the impact that the media has on young girls. At the end of the presentation the girls had an opportunity to share how they feel about fashion and images that they are bombarded with.

The following week we had Mrs Chris Flood-Guiterrez, former student, parent of two alumni and Life Coach at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. She discussed how being bullied impacted her life and how important it is to listen to your body, your inner feelings and God when making decisions. She showed the girls how important a women’s role is and the impact we can have on a person’s life.

Lastly, Mayor Diaz of Perth Amboy presented to the girls. The first female Mayor of our city discussed her journey and how she started as an entry level bank teller and worked herself to the top. She shared with the girls her passion for community service and how this was the gateway into politics for her. She expressed that despite hard decisions she has enjoyed her career and journey. Her message that our young ladies can accomplish what the set their minds to was powerful and inspirational.

Our guests were all impressed with the our young ladies’ questions and openness about the issues they are concerned with. ACS’ girls will "wrap up" their program by making vision boards this week that were so generously donated by Mrs Flood- Gutierrez.

This was a successful series for all the girls and extremely rewarding to all who participated.