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Below you will find School Events and Activities (past, present and future), this is an excellent resource for posting upcoming events and also to show prospective students and their families the vibrancy of St Gertrude School.
The St. Joseph the Worker Society recruits young men* from incoming 4th graders through high school. They are trained to serve holy Mass and other important liturgical celebrations. The Society for the young men will be an opportunity for them to be mentored in Dominican spirituality, build community, and provide needed service to the church. It is a program of fraternity, discipline, accountability, and discernment; the spirituality of manhood, priesthood, and fatherhood is the focus of the training for our young men. This program is organized by the pastor and pastoral associates, the Director of Youth Ministry, and will involve fathers from the parish as well.
Attention All 7th Grade Parents and Students - 
The second graders join our eighth graders who will lead the school in the Crowning of Mary on Tuesday, May 7, at 7:00pm.
The 2013 Bulldog football season is on the horizon! With it brings growth of the Bulldog football family and some changes that the Football Coordinators and the Booster Board believe will strengthen the Bulldog football program for years to come. For at least this season, and hopefully more to come, the St. Gertrude Bulldog football program will be a merged entity with the St. Andrew/St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Titans. All merged teams will be known as the St. Gertrude/St. Andrew/St. Elizabeth Ann Seton "Bulldogs" for purposes of the GCYL and will wear the blue and gold uniforms and golden dome helmets that St. Gertrude has worn for the last several years. We will simply refer to ourselves as “Bulldog Football”. We have merged the logos of the respective programs and intend to carry forward some internal traditions from both programs, including pre-season conditioning, Program Spirit Shirts, SportsLeader, Titan “T” awards, Family Kick-off Night, and more. Further, all home games will be held at Madeira High School Stadium as they have for the last few years, preserving our status as having one of the best game-day facilities in the league. Coaching staffs for at least the Pony, Reserve, and Varsity will be combined with coaches from both programs, similar to last year’s composition. The Bandit coach mix is still to be fully determined, but the Pastors of both St. Andrew and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton have agreed with their respective participation in the Bandit program to facilitate participation by more families. As a result, we may have SASEAS parents assisting with the Bandits. The head Bandit coach will remain Andrew Tallarigo and most of his staff returns. The head Pony coach will remain John Gruber. The head Reserve coach will remain Juan Lewis. The head Varsity coach will be determined in the next 3 to 4 weeks as Greg Tkacz’s work schedule will unfortunately (for us) keep him from continuing to serve in that role. We are hopeful however, that Greg will stay on in an assistant coaching role and we expect that much of last year’s Varsity coaching staff will return as well. If any parent is interested in coaching on the Varsity Staff or desires to be considered for the Head Varsity Coach position, they need to contact Craig Coburn as soon as possible.
We are still in need of volunteers/nominations for open positions. Please consider volunteering your time or if you know someone that would fit the role please nominate them. Send information to 
Lock-In
On Monday night, January 21, 2013 at 7 pm, the St. Gertrude Athletic Boosters will make a decision regarding the continuation and formalization of 2012’s merged Football squads with St. Andrew / St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (SASEAS) into 2013 and beyond. The Boosters commissioned a separate committee composed of Board members, coaches, and interested parent volunteers who met over the last 3.5 months to review the 2012 operations and to investigate the feasibility of continuing the merger with SASEAS to preserve the character and competitiveness of Bulldog Football for years to come. More details regarding the committee, its process, its recommendations, and the merger proposal itself are outlined in the attached. All interested parents are welcome to attend the Meeting to be held in the Holy Grille on January 21 at 7 pm.
Happy Thanksgiving! We love you!
For the 47th consecutive year, Boy Scout Troop 18 will be selling fresh-cut Christmas Trees daily beginning Saturday November 24 at 1:00pm until Christmas, or until they are sold out, whichever comes first. The Scouts will be selling all varieties.
The St. Gertrude Boys Basketball program is open to ALL students in grades 3 – 8 (enrolled in the 2012 – 2013 academic year) including SGS, Religious Education & home school. The 3rd, 4th, & 5th grades will be treated as instructional / developmental basketball for all athletes 6th, 7th, & 8th grades will involve open gym evaluations for team assignments
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When I was hired last summer, Fr. André-Joseph asked me to focus on stewardship and development and assist the school in the areas of marketing and alumni relations. Since January, Christina Tkacz, ’82 and SGS Alumni Association President, and I have spoken often and she provided me the alumni information she has compiled. Thanks to her (and others), there is a tremendous foundation in place! Last weekend at the festival, we were able to add to it.
Jan Enia has taught at St. Gertrude School for over 20 years, having started in 1989. She has educated over 600 students and has seen countless changes in that time. Jan has decided to retire this summer, so we visited with her to hear her thoughts from her time in our school community.
Susan Fischesser has taught at St. Gertrude School for over 20 years, having started in 1986. She has educated over 1,000 students and has seen countless changes. Susan is retiring this summer. We asked her if she would share some thoughts from her time in our school community.
Hello, my name is Gabrielle Geraci – a St. Gertrude parishioner and senior at Mount Notre Dame High School. As part of a school service project this year, I asked for your financial assistance to have our parish recognize the parishioners and relatives of parishioners who are serving our country in the armed forces. You really came through for me (and them). With your donations, I was able to send "care packages" to each of these individuals. The packages contained various religious items, reading materials, snacks, and other items. I received a few thank-you notes from the recipients – they really appreciated that their parish honored their service and sacrifice. 
MADEIRA, April 2012 – St Gertrude School and Parish was recently notified that Dominic Geraci received the 1st Lt. Robert T. Rice Award. This award is given by the Xavier University Army ROTC program to the best freshman cadet for leadership and excellence. The award was presented at a ceremony on March 24, 2012. 
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