We have a short week with the upcoming President’s Day weekend and our bonus day off on Friday, February 18, 2022 for reaching our $150,000 goal for our Giving Tuesday Turf & Track fundraising campaign. Thank you to all the families who participated in Giving Tuesday and helped to make this day off a reality! I’d like to remind everyone to be mindful of large gatherings over the long weekend and I thank you in advance for your continued commitment to working together to keep our community safe.

Last year our Career Day was a huge success! This year we are excited to host a Virtual Career Day on Friday, April 1st. We are looking for volunteers who would like to participate in our event. This is an opportunity to make a difference in our school community, and to inspire and motivate our students. You will be asked to share your college and career path and give advice to our current students looking to pursue a career in your field. The commitment will be from 11:30-12:45, and the event will be virtual. We will be communicating details and logistics of the event as the date approaches. If you are interested, please register. Thank you for your interest and participation.

Due to the surge in positive COVID-19 cases, we have decided to waive the service hour requirement for this school year. However, we still encourage students to serve if/when they can. If students have already completed their service hours, or if they have a safe opportunity to serve before the end of the school year, we encourage them to complete their service and submit the verification to their Theology teachers by year end. These hours will carry over into next year's requirement.

Happy New Year! Welcome to our new semester. Hope you enjoy the Fall Semester Review video we created . I’m really proud of all we accomplished last semester and I’m looking forward to another great semester at Mater Dei.

Go Crusaders! Tonight our Crusaders will play the Modesto Central Catholic Raiders at 4:00pm for the CIF Division 2AA State Football Final. The game can be watched live on NFHSnetwork.com, Spectrum News 1 and the Spectrum News App.