Congratulations to our Kindergarten and First and Second Grades for an amazing Lenten project! Our students in Kindergarten through Second Grade raised $2,000 for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital during Lent. At the beginning of Lent, each student took home a cardboard bank to collect loose change in from their families and friends. After Easter vacation when the students returned to school, they brought with them all the change they had collected. The 177 students in the three grades together collected $2,000 or roughly $11.30 per person. 



Student representatives from Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade with a mock up of the check that will be sent to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.

Photo by Christine Capalbo.

The Can't Wait for Spring Raffle raised $910 for scholarships for our students. Thank you to our families and friends who participated, and to the New York Daily News, W.B. Mason and an anonymous donor who donated the tickets we raffled off.

Congratulations to the following winners and to the students who sold them the winning tickets:

Tony Correa; 2 New York Yankees MVP field-level tickets (total value $450); 
Seller: Amber Ortiz, Class 8-306  

Angel Arroyo; 2 New York Yankees MVP field-level tickets (total value $450); 
Seller: Amber Ortiz, Class 8-306
 
Gwen Rodriguez; 2 New York Yankees field-level tickets (total value $300);
Seller: Gabrielle Rivera, Class 5-207
 
Gladys Silva; 2 Broadway theater tickets to Wicked, orchestra seats (total value $250); Seller: Amber Ortiz, Class 8-306
 

The students who sold the winning tickets, from left, Gabrielle Rivera, and Amber Ortiz with St. Raymond Elementary School principal Eugene Scanlon.

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Students from St. Raymond Elementary School, St. Raymond Academy for Girls and St. Raymond High School, and children of St. Raymond parishioners will receive the discounted price of $175, if they register and pay in full by June 2.

All of us at St. Raymond Elementary School wish all of you and your loved ones a Happy and Blessed Easter.

Two of our friends in bunny ears -- Gabbi and Jake -- visited Pre-K3 through Grade 2 right before the Easter break to bring little treats to our students. Here they are with UPK North.

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