Catholic School faith ~ love ~ learning It was a foggy Myrtle Beach day when the entire school walked the beach to demonstrate solidarity with the poor and hungry of our area. Each class carried signs and placards saying “Stamp out Hunger”. Middle schoolers paired with the younger students to help out with street crossing, shoe-tying, and keeping the line moving. Parents, friends, Fr. Jim and Fr. Mark joined in the hike. Local TV camera crews were on hand to cover the event. As we ap- proached the halfway point, everyone was happy to see parents wait- ing with fresh water and oranges to revive everyone’s energy. Three miles later students arrived back at school tired but happy. A final totaling of donations showed that $7,300 was raised during this event. The beneficiaries of these donations are the Myrtle Beach Community Kitchen and Helping Hand. These or- ganizations serve hundreds of meals each day and pro- vide a food pantry for the poor and homeless. Both organizations rely totally upon donations. What a fine way to raise funds to fulfill our school’s commit- ment to the poor! Community is at the heart of Catholic Education 2013–2014 WINTER NEWSLETTER
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Catholic School faith ~ love ~ learning
It was a foggy Myrtle Beach day
when the entire school walked the
beach to demonstrate solidarity
with the poor and hungry of our
area. Each class carried signs and placards saying “Stamp out
Hunger”. Middle schoolers paired with the younger students to
help out with street crossing, shoe-tying, and keeping the line
moving. Parents, friends, Fr. Jim and Fr. Mark joined in the hike.
Local TV camera crews were on hand to cover the event. As we ap-
proached the halfway point, everyone was happy to see parents wait-
ing with fresh water and oranges to revive everyone’s energy. Three
miles later students arrived back at school tired but happy. A final
totaling of donations showed that $7,300 was raised during this
event. The beneficiaries of these donations are the Myrtle Beach
Community Kitchen and
Helping Hand. These or-
ganizations serve hundreds
of meals each day and pro-
vide a food pantry for the
poor and homeless. Both
organizations rely totally
upon donations. What a
fine way to raise funds to
fulfill our school’s commit-
ment to the poor!
Community
is at the heart
of
Catholic
Education
2013–2014 WINTER NEWSLETTER
From Our Principal
Our students honored parishioner, General Robert Reed, a
4-star general, during a Wednesday school Mass in
November. In his speech, General Reed told students and
parishioners that Farrow Parkway in Market Common, is
named for Lt. William Farrow, who served in WWII as part
of the "Doolittle Raiders". The Raiders' mission,
to bomb military targets in Japan, later played a
role in the outcome of the Battle of Midway - an
American victory that would begin to turn the
tide in the Pacific War.
Veterans in the congregation were honored with
a standing ovation, and after Mass, accompanied
the student body to our playground for a flag
ceremony.
There are big things happening in the Catholic community of Myrtle Beach. After many years of plan-
ning and dreaming, the construction of a Catholic high school is about to become a reality! The initial
fund raising efforts have been successful. We presently have pledges totaling $3,300,000. This is
comfortably close to the 3.5 million goal for the first phase of construction! This school will truly be an
answer to prayer for families who would like for their children’s Catholic education to continue beyond
8th grade. This is not a haphazard plan; it has been carefully thought out and considered. The plans are to open in the fall of 2016
with a freshman class. Each year an additional grade will be added until a full 4 year program is complete.
So many people have wondered if this would actually happen. This skepticism is understandable given the number of years that the
idea has been considered. But now, with the pledges increasing each day, and with 3 Catholic parishes solidly in support of the
plan, we can say with confidence that the high school will be a reality. The 50 acre property has been purchased on Carolina For-
est Blvd. Preliminary architectural design allows for a phased building plan so that we can develop gradually. Our new high school
will be part of our Diocesan System so we know that it will be held to the same high standards as Bishop England High School in
Charleston , Cardinal Newman High School in Columbia, and John Paul II in Bluffton. What a wonderful addition this will be for our
area!
If you have waited to pledge to this project, please give it serious consideration now. This will be the future for many of our current
students……and the future looks bright! Join us and become a Catholic education builder!
Many blessings,
Molly Halasz
Teachers and students alike are excited about Saint Andrew’s iPad
initiative! We have begun incorporating this technology into every
classroom with iPads for each seventh and eighth grade student, an
iPad cart for every grade to share, and three iPads in each classroom
kindergarten through sixth grade. This technology allows our students to
take notes, create projects, conduct research, learn and practice
grammar and math facts, and explore the world with the touch of their
fingertips. Take a look at what some of our eighth and third graders
have to say about this wonderful technology.
“I like how fast it would go. I like how easy it is to move from desk to
desk. You can just slide it.” –Jackson, 3rd grader
“It is fun! It is cool because you get to work with the iPad. You can do
cool stuff with it.” –Logan, 3rd grader
“I like it because it’s fun! It’s like making school work more fun!” –
Ireland, 3rd grader
“I really like the iPads. They serve as an easier way to do projects, look
up needed information, and take notes. They serve as an easier way to
transport rather than carry heavy books.” –Joel, 8th grader
“I like the iPad because it keeps me way more organized. I also use it
to write down my homework, and the apps are extremely helpful in
further enhancing the information that I’ve been learning. I’m so hap-
py we got them!” –Mallory, 8th grader
An Apple a Day Keeps the Boredom Away
St. Andrew School’s seventh and eighth graders recently
returned from another visit to Camp Kanuga in the Ap-
palachian foothills of North Carolina. The students en-