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Spring Open House Event (pdf)
Saint Dominic School, a 2018 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, is now enrolling for the 2020-2021 School Year. Call today to schedule a school tour or attend our spring open house event on April 22, 2020 from 6:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. Click below for more information.
Lenten Offerings Available at St. Dominic Church
St. Dominic's Church offers many resources to help renew your faith during Lent. Please consider taking part in any or all of these offerings for a more meaningful experience during this holy season. Click below for more information.
Read Across America Day
March 2 is Read Across America Day. The Saint Dominic School National Junior Honor Society will be taking time on Monday to read to classes in PreK through fifth grade for the annual national event.
Saint Dominic School Student Receives Full Scholarship to CBA
Tristan McFarlane, one of our eighth grade students, is the recipient of The Conte First Generation American Scholarship at Christian Brothers Academy.
Three Students Accepted to Brick Township's STEM Academy
Congratulations to Caroline Felser, Josephine Gondek, and Joseph Miller, who were accepted into Brick Township's STEM Academy. The students were granted acceptance based on their applications, test performance, and academic achievements throughout their sixth, seventh, and eighth grade years while students at Saint Dominic School.
Saint Dominic School Student Receives The Andrew Deschler Endowed Scholarship from CBA
Cameron D'Alterio, one of our eighth grade students, is the recipient of The Andrew Dreschler Endowed Scholarship at Christian Brothers Academy.
Willy Wonka JR. - Tickets on Sale Now! (pdf)
Saint Dominic School Drama Club is proud to present - Willy Wonka JR! The 2020 Drama Club production of Willy Wonka JR is underway! We recognize all of the dedication displayed by our students and are excited to see the full production. The production of Willy Wonka JR. will be shown on Tuesday, March 17th & Wednesday, March 18th, 2020. Both performances begin at 7:00 P.M. Tickets are on sale now and are selling fast! If you would like to purchase tickets, please click below.
Twelve Saint Dominic School Boys Accepted to Christian Brothers Academy
All twelve Saint Dominic School boys who applied to Christian Brothers Academy were accepted to the school's Class of 2024! Admission to Christian Brothers Academy is very competitive. Applicants must have strong scholastic records, recommendations from their elementary school, and earn a qualifying score on the CBA entrance examination. Congratulations to Ethan Alcasid, Sebastian Berg, Ethan Brandt, Cameron D'Alterio, Mitchell Hnatt, Matthew Jinks, Tristian McFarlane, Matthew Moses, Thomas Marchi-Fortin, Daniel Nguyen, Diego Nieves, and
Matthew Wicks!
Thank you to Mr. Jason Lutz, Director of Marketing & Communications for Christian Brothers Academy and a member of the SDS Class of 2007, who presented t-shirts to all of the boys.
Thank you to Mr. Jason Lutz, Director of Marketing & Communications for Christian Brothers Academy and a member of the SDS Class of 2007, who presented t-shirts to all of the boys.
Donovan Catholic Grants Griffin Merit Scholarship and Veritas Scholarship to 8th Grade Student
Megan Ebinger has been awarded the Griffin Merit Scholarship, half tuition for four years, in recognition of her outstanding academic achievements, service to the community, and leadership skills. Megan is also the recipient of the Veritas scholarship, $1,000 each year of high school, as a top achiever on the High School Placement Test, and for her outstanding academic record and potential. Congratulations to Megan!
Brick Township Fire Bureau Poster Contest
A fifth grade student from Saint Dominic School had her artwork selected as a winning entry in the 2019-2020 Fire Prevention Poster Contest sponsored by the Brick Township Bureau of Fire Safety! Jayden Ardizzone will be recognized for her outstanding artwork during an award ceremony on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at the Pioneer Hose Fire House, 312 Drum Point Road, Brick, NJ.
Donovan Catholic Grants Veritas Scholarship to 8th Grade Student
Eighth grade student Matthew Jinks has been accepted to Donovan Catholic and is a recipient of the Veritas scholarship, $1,000 each year of high school, as a top achiever on the High School Placement Test and for his outstanding academic record and potential.
Saint Dominic School Students Win Brick Elks Americanism Essay Contest
Congratulations are extended to Caroline Felser, Kayla Ryan, Thomas Schneider, and Anastasia Lenkiewicz, for their efforts in the 2019-2020 Americanism Essay Contest sponsored by the Brick Elks Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America. Students were asked to author an essay detailing "What Does Freedom of Speech Mean to Me?" Saint Dominic School students rose above the competition, explaining how important democracy is to them, while demonstrating what it takes to be an outstanding citizen, showing appreciation for the rights and freedoms granted to all American citizens.
Eighth Grade Students Win First Place in the New Jersey Stock Market Game
Saint Dominic School is proud to announce that a team of eighth grade students has won first place in the Middle School Southern Division of the fall session of the New Jersey Stock Market Game! MaryKate Flanagan, Josie Gondek, and Giovanni Pescatore diligently researched various companies to invest $100,000 in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.
Over 300 teams competed in this three month
session, and the team attained over a 21% growth
return on their investments! The students truly
enjoyed the challenge of the Stock Market Game
because it connected classroom economics lessons
with real-life decision-making. The annual Awards Ceremony will take place in May at Stockton University. We are extremely proud of our Stock Market "experts," and congratulate them on their amazing accomplishments!
Tickets on Sale Now! - P.T.A. Gift Auction
Tickets are now available to purchase for the P.T.A. Gift Auction! Click below for more information.
P.T.A. Gift Auction Blue Jay Packets (pdf)
Blue Jay Packets, which include tickets for all prize levels, are now on sale! Please click below for the Blue Jay Packet order form.
P.T.A. Gift Auction Grand Prize Raffle (pdf)
P.T.A. Gift Auction Grand Prize tickets were sent home. Click below to view the Grand Prize letter from the PTA.
Blue Jay Spring Sports
Sign-up sheets have been placed in the gym for girls and boys volleyball, girls softball, and boys baseball. Please sign-up if you wish to tryout.
Saint Dominic's is also proud to offer Spring Track!
Attention Runners: Coming this Spring - St. Dominic School Track Team! Open to boys and girls in grades 4-8. Please sign up on the sheet posted in the gym or contact Ginger Hnatt via email at (vhnatt@gmail.com) for more information.
Any questions, please contact Saint Dominic Sports League.
GO BLUE JAYS!
Saint Dominic's is also proud to offer Spring Track!
Attention Runners: Coming this Spring - St. Dominic School Track Team! Open to boys and girls in grades 4-8. Please sign up on the sheet posted in the gym or contact Ginger Hnatt via email at (vhnatt@gmail.com) for more information.
Any questions, please contact Saint Dominic Sports League.
GO BLUE JAYS!
Palm Sunday Youth Choir
St. Dominic Sacred Music will be forming a seasonal youth choir to sing at the Palm Sunday 10:30 A.M. Liturgy. Youth ages 7-15 invited. Click below for more information.
Career Day (pdf)
On Friday, April 24, 2020, we will host a Career Day. For the past several years, volunteers have come into the school to offer information on their chosen career for a "Career Day." Students in fifth through eighth grade learn about the education, fortitude, and knowledge needed for different careers. If you are interested in participating, please click below. Those chosen as presenters will be notified and given further details.
Diocesan Tuition Assistance For 2020-2021 School Year (pdf)
Diocesan Tuition Assistance Program. Financial awards are made based on financial need. In order to ensure a fair and impartial analysis, applications are made through FACTS Management. Please note that the deadline to apply for tuition assistance is February 14, 2020. Click below for further information and to apply for tuition assistance.
National Junior Honor Society Souper Bowl
The Saint Dominic NJHS will once again begin 2020 with a generous competition!From Monday, February 3 to Friday, February 14, 2020, the St. Dominic National Junior Honor Society will be collecting canned goods and soup from the homerooms for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry. The classes, bracketed into Pre-K to 2nd grade, 3rd to 5th grade, and 6th to 8th grade, with the most donations will win a class prize. The winners will be announced the week of February 17th. Your continued generosity and support of Saint Dominic NJHS is always greatly appreciated!
Patriot's Pen Essay Winner Update
In November, seventh grader Emma Ward took 1st Place in the Patriot's Pen Essay Contest "What Makes America Great" sponsored by the Brick VFW Post #8867 and advanced to the district level. Her essay took 1st Place again at the District level and will be forwarded to the New Jersey VFW for competition at the state level. VFW State Patriot's Pen results will be announced at a dinner held on February 8 at VFW Post 2290 in Mannville, NJ. Congratulations to Emma and best wishes for continued success.
STEMbotics Winter 2020
STEMbotics is proud to offer their Winter 2020 STEMbotics Lego® Robotics after school program. STEMbotics combines STEM enriched coding with state of the art software and equipment to build & program robotic models.
Each week, student will be using LEGO® Education's STEM Robotics equipment & software to build *NEW* models each class. The students will build LEGO® models featuring working motors and sensors; program their models; & explore a series of cross-curricular, theme-based activities while developing their skills in science, technology, engineering, & mathematics as well as language, literacy, &
social studies.
STEMbotics is also proud to offer a Winter 2020 STEMbotics STEM Story Builder after school program for students between the ages of 4 and 6 years old. Each class will consist of a read aloud of a folktale with discussion of story elements. This will provide students with the opportunity to re-enact the story through building/creation and/or props for play acting. This program will also allow the students an opportunity for extension of story involving the use of technology. Students will use iPad drawing pad to either illustrate setting, devise alternate ending, or record self-retelling story. Click below for more information.
STEMbotics is also proud to offer a Winter 2020 STEMbotics STEM Story Builder after school program for students between the ages of 4 and 6 years old. Each class will consist of a read aloud of a folktale with discussion of story elements. This will provide students with the opportunity to re-enact the story through building/creation and/or props for play acting. This program will also allow the students an opportunity for extension of story involving the use of technology. Students will use iPad drawing pad to either illustrate setting, devise alternate ending, or record self-retelling story. Click below for more information.
SDS Spelling Bee
Saint Dominic School held its Annual Spelling Bee on December 17, 2019. Forty students participated from grades four through eight. The students spelled some very challenging words!
Our top two spellers were from the seventh grade. Thomas Schneider won first place and Julian McFarlane won second place. Thomas will represent our school and compete with other top spellers from local schools. Good luck, Thomas!
Saint Dominic's Annual Geographic Bee
On December 18, 2019, nine finalists competed in the National Geographic Bee Contest. The top scorers from Grades 6-8 on the Preliminary Geography Bee test participated in this annual competition. The students answered questions about cultural and physical geography in front of a packed crowd in the Saint Dominic School Parish Center.
Congratulations to our nine finalists:. Santino DeMatteo, Madison Koehlor, Daniel Mailley, Justin Fabbricatore, Antonio Pontoriero, Ricky Storz, Megan Ebinger, Mitchell Hnatt, and Julie Minarick. The students answered some very difficult questions, and in the final round, Antonio Pontoriero and Ricky Storz went head to head. Congratulations are extended to seventh grader, Ricky Storz, who after passing the online National Geographic Bee Qualifying Test, could move on to the State Competition in April 2020. We wish Ricky the best of luck in the next level of the Bee!
Patriot's Pen Essay Contest Winners
Each year, VFW Post #8867 sponsors the "Patriot's Pen" essay contest for middle school and high school students in Brick. Students in Mrs. Marzocca's eighth grade and Mrs. Miller's seventh grade language arts classes submitted entries on this year's topic "What Makes America Great". Click below for the list of winners.
Saint Rose High School Invitational Scholastic Bowl: Saint Dominic's Takes 1st Place!
Congratulations to the St. Dominic's Scholastic Bowl Team! They placed first at the Sixteenth Annual St. Rose High School Invitational Scholastic Bowl in Belmar, NJ, on October 22, 2019.
Before and After Care Information
Saint Dominic School's extended care program offers supervision for our students enrolled in our 3 & 4-year-old pre-school and kindergarten through eighth grade. A safe and caring environment is provided with opportunities for peer interaction.
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