February 17, 2012
Dear Parents,
Congratulations to our Science Fair winners! Ten students and 2 alternates will represent St. Ambrose at the Diocesan Science Fair in April.
Our middle school MathCounts Club will be competing tomorrow. They have been meeting each Friday before school to prepare for the contest. Good luck to all our mathematicians!
Good news from the Virginia Catholic Conference:
VICTORY ALERT: SCHOOL CHOICE BILL PASSES FULL SENATE
An historic moment is upon us!The Virginia Catholic Conference’s top education priority – the Education Improvement Scholarship bill (SB 131) – passed the full Senate this morning! After very lengthy debate, the vote on the bill was a 20-20 deadlock – a tie that Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling broke in favor of the measure.
Speaking to this first-ever full Senate approval of the initiative, Conference Director Jeff Caruso noted, “This bill is vitally important to families with limited economic means, and to Catholic and other nonpublic schools across Virginia as they work to provide opportunities for children in their communities. Virginia’s Catholic bishops, their two dioceses, and the 81 Catholic schools throughout their dioceses are extremely grateful for this outcome and to all who helped make it possible.”
The legislation, which provides tax credits for K-12 scholarship donations, now proceeds to the House of Delegates. The House has already passed a similar bill by a 64-35 vote.
School choice in Virginia has indeed taken a giant leap forward!
Have a wonderful weekend! Let us continue to pray for one another.
God bless,
Barbara Dalmut