MS. RACHEL GEMO,
HEAD OF PARISH SCHOOL
February 12, 2026 | VOLUME 24 | ISSUE 26
THE BUZZ FROM MS. GEMO | LOWER SCHOOL NEWS - GRADES PRESCHOOL-3
UPPER SCHOOL NEWS - GRADES 4-8 | WEEKLY CALENDAR | HSA
Greetings SBPS Parents and Friends:
Today we kicked off our 2026 Gala: A Night in the Emerald City. This important fundraiser brings our community together in joy and generosity, and there are many ways for families to participate and support the event—please see the post below for details. Our students had a wonderful time dressed down in OZ colors to celebrate.
Our students also have another out of uniform day on Tuesday - Mardis Gras colors - purple, green and gold! It is the day before Ash Wednesday when Lent begins. We will start our day in the courtyard for a palm burning prayer service with Father Ryan. Please feel free to join us in the courtyard. Also, send in your palms from last year’s Palm Sunday. We’d be happy to add them to the fire.
On Wednesday, we begin Lent with Ash Wednesday. Please see the parish website for service times. The parish also has many ways for families to make this Lenten season a spiritually prayerful and spiritual one. In school, each student will have a “Ladder of Lent,” and each day students will reflect on and record ways they’ve practiced the pillars of Lent: Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving.
There’s a lot more important information below. Be sure to check out the following:
Middle School Winter Chill
Holiday Sports Camp Registration
Kindness Calendar
Please find listed below important dates:
February 13, 2026 from 8AM to 12PM 2nd Trimester Conferences - virtual - no school for students this day
February 16, 2026 - No School for Presidents Day Holiday
February 17, 2026 - Palm Burning Prayer Service in Courtyard - please send in last year’s PALMS for the service
February 17, 2026 - Mardi Gras - Out of Uniform Day - Students may wear Gold, Green and Purple with School Bottoms
February 18, 2026 - Ash Wednesday - Lent Begins
February 27, 2026 - Middle School Winter Chill in GYM - 5:30 to 7PM
March 16-20, 2026 - Spring Break - no school
May God bless us all!
Ms. Rachel Gemo, Head of School
Ms. Gemo’s Prayer Corner
Please pray for our country and our leaders this Presidents Day Weekend.
Almighty God, on this President's Day, we raise our nation's leaders. Guide them to lead with justice, compassion and humility, always seeking the common good. Help them make decisions that encourage peace, unity and the well-being of all citizens. Amen.