Everest Academy Lemont Blog

Dear Families and Friends of Everest Academy, 

On behalf of the administration and staff Happy New Year and Welcome Back! I hope that everyone had an enjoyable and refreshing Christmas break and a wonderful time with loved ones. May we begin to live this
New Year ever grateful for all that we have received and looking forward to all we have been called to do in bringing others closer to Christ in this year.  Thank you for all the lovely gifts and treats that were showered on staff and faculty for Christmas. This was all very kind and generous of you. 

I must begin by welcoming our new parents and students to Everest Academy. We are so very pleased to have them join us. What a blessing this is. I invite us all to extend our welcome and support in assisting our
new families to become part of the Everest community. 


Thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Strazalka, Mr. and Mrs. Krzysiak, Mr. and Mrs. Stolte, Mr. and Mrs. Wiggins, Mr. and Mrs. Lodato, and Mr. and Mrs. Baker for choosing Everest Academy for their family. We also thank Mr. and Mrs. Lobby, Mr. and Mrs. Ramirez, and Mr. and Mrs. Dalton for their ongoing confidence and support by enrolling new members of their families in Everest. 

We are right in the half-time of the school year and at the start of a new semester. It is important to approach
this time of year with a sense of renewal as we seek to live the present carrying out the second half of the school year yet at the same time to begin preparing for next year. In the next months we have many exciting
activities and events for which to prepare . This week is Vocations Awareness Week. Although our Vocations activities will be included in Catholic Schools Week we ask that you especially pray for our Priests, Consecrated members all those that are discerning and preparing for the Religious and consecrated life. God calls young men and women to married life, the single life, Religious or Consecrated life, all states of life which are meant to glorify and serve God. Let us pray that our children and youth are generously disposed to the will of God in their lives which will ultimately bring them the most happiness in their lifetime.

We will be hosting the Vicariate I Principal’s Meeting here at Everest Academy on January 20th. This
meeting is intended to serve Catholic schools and families in our area, as well as to continue to build our
relationship with our Catholic schools in the diocese. It is a good opportunity to share our service and
hospitality, share what we have ,with our colleagues from our Catholic schools. 

As you know we will also be hosting the Lemont Arts Alive Artistic Expressions Show in February. Our hope is that many of our own students will enter the competition. The information on this event has gone out various times in the past three months. Please encourage your child(ren) to take part in this wonderful opportunity. All projects are to be completed at home; however, they can be brought in for assistance during Art Class. All submissions are due January 19.  We also encourage the ongoing work that is taking place on the Science Projects. The Science Fair will take place during Catholic Schools Week. More details will be announced. 

This year let‟s go the extra mile in supporting Everest Knights Basketball Team. The Knights are one of our main athletics teams. So far the Knights have 3 wins and no losses! Great work Knights! We are very pleased that we will have home games as well as the opportunity to host other games for teams in our league. Please plan to come out and join us for our games and cheer on our Everest Knights! Thank you to Dr. Diamond our Knights coach. 

This semester we intend to offer various Afterschool Activities. There is a possibility for another chess club, drama club, Lego club as well as Polish classes.  Challenge and ConQuest clubs are also open to all who have not yet discovered the fun and formation right here at Everest on Friday evenings. Our clubs and activities are excellent vehicles to see the talents of our students. We invite all of our community to visit and to see the hard work and effort our students put into these activities and events.

Catholic Schools Week begins at the end of January and “A+ for America”  is this year‟s theme. Our events during the week will express appreciation for those that make Catholic Schools happen: our parents, students, teachers, Religious and Consecrated members. We will be sending out the agenda for the week and invite you to drop by anytime and to join in on any of the festivities that week.

 We will hold an Open House from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on January 30th.  This is  one of the most important dates on our calendar this month. We need our parents, students, staff and faculty to promote, support and attend this open house. Please seek to invite as many friends and families as possible; spread the word through your networks, businesses, and work.  Think of places where you  could place flyers and promo cards. Let‟s do our best to share the Everest Advantage with others. We hope to have a full house and to make this our most successful open house to date!

We at Everest are grateful to each one of our Everest Families-thank you!  You have all done so much to support the work at school as well as to help us progress. We are truly blessed with the finest families we could hope for! We encourage you to please continue to participate in your child's integral formation, and their school experience by becoming involved in one of our parent committees that positively impact our students on a daily basis. Do resolve to get involved in this New Year! We need you to help Everest Academy become all that it is intended to become in order to best serve our children and our families.

The partnership between home and school has never been as important as it is now. The faculty and staff of
Everest Academy look forward to our continued teamwork with you to make our students‟ educational experience formative, challenging, Christ-centered, personal and rewarding.

We wish you and our students a very Happy and blessed New Year.  May the peace of Christ, good health and happiness be yours in the coming year. 

Sincerely in Christ, 
Christine Gamache 
Interim Principal