Thy Kingdom Come!
Dear Everest Parents,
What a joyful and eventful week we had in the past week! From Preschool Promotion and 8th Grade Graduation to Wednesday’s Field Day and yesterday’s Kinder Promotion, it was a true blessing to celebrate these special milestones and special activities with our students and their families. Thank you to our teachers and parent volunteers who helped to make these memorable moments!
This morning, we celebrated our final 8:15am All-School Mass of the year, followed by a beautiful School Awards Ceremony at noon.
Immediately after Mass, our community gathered to bid farewell to Fr. Michael and Fr. Jason, our beloved Legionary priests. In the spirit of Regnum Christi, we don’t say “goodbye,” but rather, “until we see each other again.”
- Fr. Michael will be serving as chaplain at Canyon Heights Academy in San Jose, California.
- Fr. Jason has been named the new superior of the Legionary community in Dallas, Texas.
We are so grateful for their guidance, presence, and the countless ways they’ve enriched our Everest family. Please join us in keeping them both in your prayers!
By now, you should have received your child(ren)’s MAP Growth assessment results for the Spring 2024 testing session. We’re pleased to share that Everest students performed well!
Spring 2024 MAP Growth Results
Math:
- Overall student achievement: 70th percentile, meaning our students outperformed 70% of their peers nationwide.
- Growth from Spring 2023 to Spring 2024: 61st percentile, indicating greater progress than 61% of peers.
Reading:
- Overall student achievement: 65th percentile, meaning our students outperformed 65% of their peers nationwide.
- Growth from Spring 2023 to Spring 2024: 64th percentile, indicating greater progress than 64% of peers.
If you’d like to learn more about the MAP Growth assessment, click here or feel free to reach out to me directly.
Faculty & Staff Updates for 2025–2026
We are excited to announce the following new faculty assignments for the 2025-2026 school year:
- Mrs. Diana Pina will join us as our PK3 teacher. (Bio coming soon!)
- Ms. Hannah Akroush (soon-to-be Mrs. Bruin) will move up to teach PK4.
- Ms. Stephanie Sandri will return as our 3rd grade teacher.
- Mrs. Lynn Abramic will take on a new role as our Middle School Language Arts teacher and 6th Grade Homeroom teacher.
- Mr. Gath will return as our PE teacher and Athletic Director.
At the same time, we say goodbye with gratitude and love to the following teachers who will not be returning next year: Ms. Bischoff, Ms. Cary, Mrs. Lawler, Mrs. Purpura, and Mrs. Siemiawski. Please join us in praying for them and wishing them continued success and blessings in their next chapters. We look forward to them visiting us!
As we close out this school year, I want to thank you for your ongoing support of Everest and for the many ways you contribute to the life of our school. I am especially grateful for your prayers. Last week, we met and exceeded our goal of 5000 Memorares for our students! Thank you!! May Our Blessed Mother continue to bless our families as we head into summer.
In Christ’s peace,
Candy Hamilton
Principal
Growing in grace, building God’s Kingdom (cf 2 Peter 3:18)