Fall 2024

Your Place for Foundation News

Welcome to the first edition of the The Friends of ​Epiphany School Foundation newsletter! Our ​newsletter will be one of your sources for updates ​on the great things going on at the Epiphany ​School and the Friends of Epiphany School ​Foundation. We hope you enjoy seeing how your ​support of our school and foundation is directly ​impacting our students and learning about ​upcoming events and opportunities to help.

Second Annual ​Friends of Epiphany ​School Foundation ​Golf Tournament ​Champions

“Epiphany School is so much more than an ​elementary school. Epiphany grows a student in ​faith, academics, and interpersonal relationships.”

— Patrick Owen, Epiphany Parent

How We Got Here: The Creation of the ​Friends of Epiphany School Foundation

The Friends of Epiphany School Foundation was born out of the ​opportunity to secure the future of Epiphany School

The Foundation has been established to raise money to replace and expand ​on the endowments currently providing tuition subsidies to all Epiphany ​students. Funds raised by the Foundation will continue to keep tuition costs ​down for all Epiphany students, and will support the school’s and staff’s ​needs. The Foundation will raise funds to support Epiphany School via ​donation campaigns, fundraising events, and by seeking larger endowments ​from our supporters.

In an effort to increase enrollment at Epiphany School and provide the ​opportunity for an Epiphany education to more students, funds from the ​school’s endowments are currently being used to pay a portion of every ​student’s tuition directly to the Diocese. BUT, at some point these fund will ​be depleted. The Foundation’s mission is to continue to provide these ​subsidies to all current and future students.

The Foundation is independent from the Diocese and is focused solely on ​the needs of Epiphany School.

The Friends of Epiphany School Foundation is a Pennsylvania non-profit ​corporation and 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.

Our Newest Alumni: Epiphany ​School Celebrates the 2024 Sixth ​Grade Promotion

Epiphany School celebrated ​the Class of 2030’s graduation ​this spring, and along with the ​joy and excitement of ​graduation this class ​experienced something extra ​special. The class was the first in ​which every graduate received ​the Presidential Achievement ​Award, an award given for ​graduating with a overall GPA ​over a 90 for the year. We’re ​excited for the Class of 2030 to ​move on to their next chapters ​as they continue their journeys ​at Sayre, Athens, and Notre ​Dame.

A Year of Music Programs

Music Education at Epiphany ​School is an immersive program ​that incorporates singing, ​dancing, rhythm, note reading, ​instruments, and music history.

Third and fourth graders learn to ​play the recorder. Fifth and sixth ​graders learn the ukulele.

Our Epiphany students love to ​share their musical talents ​during Mass and at our ​Christmas and Spring concerts.

We invite alumni to attend our ​upcoming concerts:

2024 Christmas Concert

December 10th at 6 pm

2025 Spring Concert

May 6th at 6 pm

Build a 3D Tower

Business and Community Connections:

Program and race mini robots ​in the Ozobot Turkey Trot

Pennsylvania Trout in the Classroom ​Program made possible by a grant from ​Vesper Energy

Lockheed Martin ​Lego WeDo 2.0

Tug-o-War

Create a Book Commercial ​using Green Screens

Seventh

Annual

Hour of Code

Pre-K Crystal Rainbows

Pre-K to Grade 6 Computer Programming

What are some of your favorite memories from your time ​at Epiphany?

I’ll never forget my First Communion with Sister Anne, ​mainly because I almost missed it. I had chicken pox in the ​weeks leading up to First Communion and missed most of ​our practices. I was terrified I wouldn’t know my reading but ​all it took was Sister Anne assuring me it’d be fine and that ​we’d get through it together to reassure me. When my kids ​get nervous about something at school they still hear the ​“First Communion chicken pox” story!

Why did you want to make sure that your children experience Epiphany School?

I have such great memories of my time at Epiphany that as soon as our family ​moved back to Sayre I knew I wanted our kids to experience the same thing. I ​know at Epiphany they are challenged and given opportunities everyday to be the ​best they can be academically, morally, and spiritually. It’s comforting to know our ​kids will come out of Epiphany as good students and even more importantly, good ​people. I also have to admit, it’s great to watch my kids go through first grade with ​Sister Anne, sixth grade with Ms. Ciotti, with Sister Kathleen leading the way, just ​like I did, and compare our experiences.

What is your role in The Friends of Epiphany Foundation?

Since joining the Foundation, I’ve been helping to grow the Foundation’s outreach ​efforts through our website and social media accounts. I was also lucky enough to ​be able to help bring back the Epiphany School Basketball Tournament last year, ​and am really looking forward to expanding the tournament in 2025!

Why did you want to bring back the Epiphany Basketball Tournament?

The Tournament is a great way to involve people in the Twin Tiers community in our ​school. The Tournament puts the spotlight on Epiphany for a few weeks, gets new ​folks into our building (and into one of the nicest gyms in the Valley), and helps to ​raise funds for our students. Throw in some high quality basketball and it really is a ​win-win for Epiphany and our local schools.

FriendsOfEpiphanySchool.org/tournament