AVOID LATE ENROLLMENT FEE INCREASE TODAY

IWA Families: Thank you for completing your online reenrollment for the 2017-2018 school year! Many decisions hinge on reenrollment and notifying the school in a timely manner helps us ensure that our classrooms are optimally sized, well-resourced, and well-staffed. If you have not completed your online reenrollment, please take the time to do so to avoid any enrollment fee increases. If the enrollment is not completed by 11:00 p.m. on April 3rd, the enrollment fee will increase to $700. 

Log into ParentsWeb to complete your reenrollment.

HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL HOSTS BLOOD DRIVE

The school strives to respect the worth of every person and for life in all its forms which is why students, faculty, staff, and the community were invited to donate blood on March 30th.

View Photos: High School Level Blood Drive

ANGELS PARTICIPATE IN THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

This past week, each school level gathered for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The High School Level met on March 29th at the Mother Patricia Gunning Gymnasium, the Elementary Level met on March 29th in the IWA Chapel, and the Middle Level met on March 31st in the James R. Dougherty, Jr. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is an experience of the gift of God's boundless mercy which allows individuals to be free from their sins, but it also challenges individuals to have the same kind of compassion and forgiveness for those who sin against them.

View Photos: Sacrament of Reconciliation

SEVERAL TO COMPETE IN THE TAPPS STATE ACADEMICS MEET

Several High School Level students will compete in this year's TAPPS State Academics Championships from April 4th-5th in Waco. A total of 23 students will compete in a variety of events including number sense, calculator, math, advanced math, social studies, current events, spelling, Spanish, persuasive speaking, original oratory, solo acting, duet acting, prose, and poetry interpretation.

View Photo: Students Compete at TAPPS State Academics Meet

SCHOOLS INVITE FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY TO ART WALK

An art walk will be held outside of the Angel Avenue Student Center on April 25th from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The event will feature High School Level art which will be up for sale and an Elementary Level fashion show with pieces crafted out of recyclable items. Also featured will be live music courtesy of the Middle and High School Level band and choir. Families are invited to attend this fun event which is replacing this year's Spring Fine Arts Festival.

GOLF TEAM PLACES AT TOURNAMENT IN LAREDO

At the LBJ Tournament in Laredo on March 25th, William Teichman IV (65-72-137) received first place in the boys' division and Mikaela Rendon (75-78-153) received first place in the girls' division. According to Coach Keno Aleman, William's round of 65 is the lowest in IWA golf! In addition, the boys' varsity team (341-351-692) received third place. The team consists of William, Charles Uecker, Andrew Martinez, Blake Herbst, Justin Cavazos, and Diego Elizondo.

View Photos: LBJ Golf Tournament

CATECHESIS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD CLASS CREATES ART

Eighth graders in Mrs. Mary Galvan's Catechesis of the Good Shepherd classes are using their creative skills to make beautiful pieces of art. The students are painting biblical characters and saints.

View Photos: Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Artwork

VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM

DOMINATES THE FIELD

The boys' varsity baseball team dominated St. Augustine Catholic High School 10-0 on April 1st. The Angels next game is slated for April 4th against St. Joseph's High School.

View Media Coverage: Corpus Christi Caller-Times

View Media Coverage: KIII—Channel 3

SPANISH NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY WELCOMES INDUCTEES

Congratulations to our High School Level students who were inducted into the Spanish National Honor Society. After an induction ceremony on March 30th, the inductees and their families enjoyed a reception with other Spanish NHS members in the library media resource center.

View Photos: Spanish NHS Induction Ceremony

ELEMENTARY LEVEL CLASSES ENJOY READER'S THEATER

Elementary Level students participated in a Reader's Theater conducted by Sam Houston State Associate Professor Chase Young, Ph.D., who encouraged Angels to be active — not passive readers. Young's primary area of research includes reading fluency, supporting struggling readers, and making reading fun by integrating technology into elementary literacy instruction.

View Photos: Reader's Theater with Chase Young

TEENS PLEDGE AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO DRIVE SAVE

Members of the High School Level's spirit club gathered signatures from several student drivers to help promote "Teens in the Driver Seat," a peer-to-peer safety program advocating teens to buckle up and not text and drive.

View Photos: Teens in the Driver's Seat Campaign

STUDENTS HEAD OUTDOORS

TO CONDUCT EXPERIMENT

Seventh grade students from Mrs. Betty Hill's fifth period science class gathered behind the James R. Dougherty, Jr. Center for a very real lesson in "survival of the fittest." The students were pitted into six groups with varying instruments including forks, knives, spoons, and other utensils with the goal being to pick up as many scattered beans out of a patch of grass. The project's origin stems from the idea that creatures, in this case finches, adapt to their specific environment in order to hunt for food. Students were able to determine which beaks adapted best for survival.

View Photos: Middle Level Science Experiment

ALUMNUS SHARES EXPERIENCE 

AT THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY

Cadet Joseph McNiff '15 visited his alma mater on March 21st to talk with High School level juniors and seniors who may be interested in attending the U.S Military Academy at West Point. McNiff, who is currently a sophomore at the academy, said the lessons learned at IWA have greatly prepared him for his journey of becoming an officer in the U.S. Army.

View Photos: U.S. Military Academy at West Point College Visit

ANGELS PLACE AT DIOCESAN SCIENCE FAIR

Five Elementary Level students placed at this year's Diocesan Science Fair, which was held on March 25th at St. John Paul II High School. Overall, 17 students represented IWA among many Catholic schools in the Coastal Bend.

For a list of student results, read more on Campus News

View Media Coverage: South Texas Catholic

HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL STUDENTS FOLLOW STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Students in Sr. Judith Marie Saenz's religious studies class met in the IWA Chapel on March 30th to follow the footsteps of Jesus in the Stations of the Cross.

View Photos: High School Level Stations of the Cross

TENNIS TEAM COMPETES AT TAPPS DISTRICT TOURNAMENT

The High School Level boys' and girls' tennis teams competed in the TAPPS District Tennis Tournament on March 23rd in San Antonio. Overall, four seniors qualified as state first alternates including: Jonathan Deleon and Michael Rock in boys' doubles as well as Meredith Kirkland and Paris Hanna in girls' doubles.

View Photo: Students Compete in TAPPS District Tennis Tournament

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GALA CAR RAFFLE WINNER

IWA grandparents Susan Milloy Taft '62 and Donald Taft were the lucky winners of the 2017 Paradise Island Gala car raffle. The Taft family picked up their brand new Nissan Sentra at Ed Hick's Nissan with their grandchildren in tow. Their grandchildren, from left to right, are Kevin Koch (8th), Rebecca Taft (4th), and Michael Koch (8th). These students are third generation Angels! A huge thank you to PTO at each level, to the IWA Mission Team, and to everyone who sold and purchased tickets! Raffle sales this year were $52,699 – our most successful raffle to date!

View Media Coverage: South Texas Catholic

View Photos: Paradise Island Gala