Chilton Area Catholic School -

The CACS Christmas Program is tomorrow night (Thursday, December 19)! Please join us for a show at 1:00 and 6:00 at the Engler Center for the Performing Arts. Both shows will be livestreamed at the links below. With the weather forecast for tomorrow, please stay tuned for possible cancelations and say some prayers for the worst of it to hold off until AFTER everyone is home safely from the program! 1:00 https://youtube.com/live/F8FfSlOBxEg 6:00 https://youtube.com/live/ASr5I4Pm_nw

We've been celebrating Christmas this week with dress up days every day! Monday was Crazy Hair Day and Tuesday was Candy Cane Day. Lots of creativity coming out, especially on Monday!

On this third Sunday of Advent, which the Church calls “Gaudete Sunday", meaning rejoice or praise, we light the third candle and rejoice like the shepherds. For this reason, the third candle of Advent is called the “Shepherd's Candle,” and its color is pink, the liturgical color for joy. Find this information, and more, at hallow.com.

Welcome to the second Sunday of Advent! The second candle on the Advent wreath represents peace. Like the first candle, it is also purple. Often called the “Bethlehem Candle,” the second Advent candle reminds us of Mary and Joseph's journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem before Mary gave birth to Jesus. Find this, and more information, at hallow.com.

The third grade CACS students spread holiday cheer at Century Ridge. They made mitten Christmas ornaments for the residents and wished them all a Merry Christmas!

The 2nd-8th graders got a cool experience yesterday...we got to meet Meg Medina, Newbery Medal winner and the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature for 2023 and 2024! The Chilton Public Library put together a Community Read of one of Medina's middle grade fiction books - Merci Suarez Changes Gears. Today, Medina was in Chilton and we got a special talk just for our kids at the library! Thank you to CPL and to Meg Medina for providing our kids with such a fun and inspiring day!

Come find the CACS parade float! Please visit the City of Chilton website for parking restrictions. https://chiltonwi.gov/index.asp?SEC=0FD776EC-45B8-4483-A100-22D6B333B2D5&DE=381F8D4B-1FEF-4F58-83D2-3FE93D4AB6E3

At CACS, our student leadership group is called StudentLeader Academy (SLA). SLA is a program developed by CatholicLink (a partnership between Green Bay Catholic schools, Notre Dame Academy, and St. Norbert College) to teacher leadership skills through a Catholic lens. This is our 2nd year of the program and we love it! Led by Mrs. Lawman and Ms. Mastey, our 5th-8th graders in SLA meet twice a month. They learn about different leadership skills themselves and then get together with their group to design a lesson to teach those skills to their assigned classroom, 5K-4th grade. In addition, they also participate in volunteer opportunities, like ringing bells for the Salvation Army. Monday was the first time this school year that they got to teach in their assigned classrooms and they did great! Check out some of the fun pictures from their lessons.

Today is the first day of the Advent season! Each Advent, the church marks our journey to Jesus' birth by lighting a candle on the Advent wreath each Sunday until Christmas. Today, we light the first purple candle which is a symbol of Hope and the anticipation of Christ's coming. It is often called the "Prophecy Candle." Let's all make time this Advent to prepare for the birth of our Savior.

On Monday, we held our November Discipleship Assembly to recognize the students who are using the "Building Blocks of a Disciple" in and out of the classroom. We were also able to recognize our 1st Quarter A and B Honor Roll recipients - the most students we've had make Honor Roll in a very long time! To qualify for B Honor Roll, students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0-3.49. To qualify for A Honor Roll, students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5-4.0. Congratulations to all of our recipients this month - both for Discipleship Awards and Honor Roll!

Wishing a blessed Thanksgiving to all of our CACS families and friends.

Yesterday, Mrs. Meyers and Building Committee Member Terry Criter attended a luncheon at Lambeau Field to receive a grant from the Green Bay Packers Foundation! The money will be used to purchase physical education equipment for our new gym space, like a volleyball system and pickleball equipment. These are sports we've never been able to teach here at CACS with our old "gym" so we're excited to expand what we can offer. They were even able to meet Dorsey Levens, former Green Bay Packers Running Back. Thank you to the Green Bay Packers Foundation for this generous grant and congratulations to all the grant recipients across the state! #PackersGiveBack

The 2025 CACS raffle calendars are in! Only 1,000 calendars are printed, so get yours now before they are gone. You can get them for yourself, family, and even friends at $25 each. They are great for Christmas gifts and stocking stuffers! Find a CACS family, stop in at the school office, or stop in the back of church after weekend masses to buy some. There are over $12,000 in winnings over the 2025 calendar year!

Today, the local VFW presented two of our students with awards for their Patriot's Pen essays! Kyle won an Honorable Mention and Natalee got 2nd place! Congratulations to you both and to all of our 7th and 8th graders on well-written essays.

With the 21st annual Toast to Our Future event behind us, we would like to say thank you! The event would not have been possible without our amazing donors, event chairs, many volunteers, CACS staff, Good Shephard parish staff, Neighborhood Pub and Grill, and all of the event attendees. We are so blessed to have such wonderful support.

On this Veterans Day, we take the time to ask God to bless and watch over the men and women who have given their lives for our protection. May they rest in peace. "Give to everyone what you owe them... if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor." Romans 13:7

Start stretching your bidding arm! Here are some more live auction items to get you motivated! - 7 night stay in Mexico, Spain, or the Dominican Republic - Outdoor griddle - 20 tickets for 5 "Let Me Be Frank" shows - Meal of the month package - Desserts for a year - Coach belt bag, wallet, and earrings - Ice fishing package - Terra Verde coffee for a year - Village Hearthstone 4 course dinner for 8 - Live edge coffee table - Reserved Christmas Mass seat - Fire table - Just for You Flowers and Gifts subscription - Pressure washer

We are two days away from the Toast to Our Future event! If we haven't caught your eye yet, check out a few of our live auction items that you can bid on this Saturday. Remember, all proceeds go to CACS to support our amazing students and staff. - Packer tickets - Electric scooter - Private painting party - Push mower - Tiffany & Co. necklace - VIP fish fry at Hickory Hills Golf Course - Power wheels Jeep - Couples retreat in Door County - Wine for a year - Pair of Adirondack chairs - Variety of meats to fill your freezer - Upright freezer - Private pool party - Scoops ice cream for a year - La-Z-Boy power rocker recliner

Classroom projects are always a hot bid at the Toast to Our Future event! Check out these awesome projects each class did with their teacher. You can still get tickets to the event being held this Saturday! Stop in at school to get event tickets and raffle tickets!

Here is a sneak peek at some baskets for auction that can help kick start your holiday party planning! Find them at the Toast to Our Future event this Saturday, November 9th! Don't have your tickets yet? Get them at the school today!