St. Didacus Society — $10,000 and above

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Sisters of Mercy Circle — $5000-$9999

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Principal's Roundtable — $1,000 - $4999

Anonymous Joe and Elizabeth La Costa Shelby and Lorie Futch Janice Bart Fran Cargill Maria Roberts Rosemary Lynch '47 Ed Sanclemente Nasland Engineering

Distinguished "Padres" — $500 - $999

In memory of Helen O'Connor Jim and Irene Fudge Asimos Family Karen Reilly and Tom Fudge John and Mary O'Connor Family Jason and Arlene Lujan St. Didacus Altar Society Julie Braden James V. DiPaolo

Honor Roll — $250 - $499

Michael O'Neil Helen Yturralde Guy Hawthorne '66 Genevieve Keyser Fred and Cecelia Dueber John and Liz Morrell Orcino Family FACTS Tuition Management Co. Albert Kirkendall '50

Head of the Class — $100 - $249

John Redlinger '65 Wauson Family Bruno and Marcelo Jaber Aaron Farmer '84 Young Sam Lee Rush and Marie Glick Peter and Rae Reilly Diane Parente Mark and Lilli Alexander Jim Waters '54 David Budinger Carol Lawrence Yimer Family Dolores M. Newton Rita Orcino Prince Family Albert J. Monger Michael O'Neil Norm and Jean Boyer Bob and Barbara Bixel Nathan and Natalya Boock Anna Malone Celeste Dueber Jill Linder Martin and Rebecca Kuhn Father Mike Sinor Domini and Connie Renda Peter and Janice Lauder Craig and Mary Thrasher Jim and Jane Badger W.R. Waddell '49 John and Mary Vradenberg, Jr. Fred and MaryLou Ruane Victoria Padilla '54 Colin and Mary Ellen Evans Mike and Marka Herrera

Teacher's Pet — up to $99

Thomas and Rose Marie Gilb Lou and Eileen Lepis Ann Filippone Timarie Lang Florence Casanada Rhee Family Matthew O'Connor '10 Patrick O'Connor '10 Remedios Clarke Nick Estrada '07 Tim and Debbie Curran A.J. Brown '43 Landon and Theresa Reilly Cathy Pearn Elizabeth Szakos Anna Lawrence Starkey '69 William and Athena Miller Raymond and Charlotte Allen Karla Dean '03 Allie Dean '06 Christine Sorgi Dean '78 Maureen Ceccarelli Barbara Haislip Adams '45 Jackie Northrup Karen Campau John and Cherie Rekevics Susan Rhee Elizabeth Rainbolt '81 Michael and Erin Potter Joan Brennan Cunningham '48 Rose Witt Dennis Grasska '95 Sal and Peggy Chiappe Bob and Kim Bixel Jack Heidmiller '45 Margarita Cabading Alvera Pavlovich Thomas Driscoll Gloria Salerno Johnson Meghan Hamler Bill and Jeanne Collins Orlean and Carmen Mirales Shirley Scinocca Thanh Nguyen Mary Grace Davis Judy Rayano Tiano-Jones Family Audiss Family Brock Family Jim and Catherine Cento Joe and Cathy Fontana Frank and Judy Parente Olgee Hernandez Victor Renda Nina Renda Tony Renda Karl Walter Christopher Parente Anne Taylor Diane La Costa Monica Carlin Barbara Picco Kathy Swatt Clemente Arroyo Mark and Lilli Alexander Betty Britschgi Gerry Strachan Katia Heinlein Heather Ramirez St. Pierre-Didjurgis Family Mike and Heidi DiPaolo Pat Morris

The St. Didacus graduate will be:

1. A Christ-centered person who:
1. knows, respects, and values Catholic beliefs
2. respects and appreciates God's gifts
3. understands that moral choices have consequences
4. answers the Gospel's call to serve others
2. A life-long learner who:
1. uses information, technology, and media responsibly
2. learns independently and cooperatively
3. practices critical thinking, problem-solving, and computational skills
4. applies organizational skills to achieve short and long term goals
5. knows the importance of physical well-being
3. An effective communicator who:
1. reads for understanding
2. writes and articulates ideas clearly and correctly
3. actively listens
4. has experienced a wide range of activities in the fine arts
4. A responsible citizen who:
1. is reliable, trustworthy, and courteous
2. demonstrates an awareness of cultural diversity
3. learns and practices civic responsibilities both locally and globally

St. Didacus Parish School shares the common mission of Catholic education to proclaim the message of Jesus, to create Christian community, to worship God, and to serve one another and the world. Our school supports and enhances the parents' role as the primary educators of their children.

We engage students from all cultural backgrounds in a developmental curriculum promoting spiritual growth, academic excellence, and social responsibility. The school identifies its wider community as faculty and staff, students, families, parish interested outside individuals and groups, neighbors and alumni. Within this dynamic, the young learner develops as a whole child, grounded in God's love, preparing to shape his/her life pattern of excellence, morality, service and commitment.

Lord our God, in Your wisdom and love
You surround us with the
mysteries of the universe.
Send your Spirit upon these students and
fill them with Your wisdom and blessings.
Grant that they may devote themselves to their studies
and draw ever closer to You, the source of all knowledge.
We ask You this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Friends, grandparents, alumni and parishioners-here are a few "painless" ways you can help the school at no cost to you and with no effort beyond the initial registration! Feel free to share this flyer with others who are willing to support us.

1. Get a REDcard (or TargetVisa) from Target, designate St. Didacus School, and when you shop, the school will get back 1% from everything you purchase at the store or at Target.com. Go to Target.com's Take Charge of Education link to register. School ID# is 3254.
2. Sign up for e-scrip: Go to www.escrip.com to register your Vons card. Our ID is 136558909. Numerous other merchants are also affiliated with e-scrip. We get $$ when you shop with a credit card you have registered.
3. BoxTops for Education: Clip those BoxTops from General Mills products and drop them off at the church or school office. We get $$ for computers from General Mills.
4. Designate St. Didacus School as the beneficiary of your United Way donation.
5. If you shop at Ralph's, go to Ralphs.com and click on to the Community Contribution link to sign up your Ralphs card. Our number is 84073.
6. Office Depot will give us 5% back if you refer to St. Didacus School #70013820 when you purchase for your home or office.
7. Buy Scrip. You can buy gift certificates at our school office for just about ANY store. Starbucks, Cheesecake Factory, P.F. Changs, Exxon, Shell, Vons, Antique Row, Macy's, AMC theater, Barnes and Noble, etc. We get a percentage back for all that we sell. Easy to mail as Christmas gifts for out-of-town people.
8. Goodsearch.com: go to the Goodsearch.com search engine (powered by Yahoo) and select St. Didacus Parish School. Whenever you search the web using this search engine, the school gets a donation.
9. Spread the good news about the excellent education we offer!
10. Pray for our school.

We appreciate your on-going support of our great school!

Our tuition only covers a portion of the cost to educate a student. The rest of this cost comes from fundraisers and donations. We are therefore on a very tight budget from year to year. We frequently identify needs that are not included in our budget. These are items that would enhance the curriculum, that teachers must purchase from their own funds or would improve the school environment. We will list items here as they are suggested by parents, students or teachers. You can call the principal, Elizabeth La Costa at 619-284-8730. Thanks!! postage stamps Reams of paper, colored and/or white, for our copy machine. Educational games for daycare and the classrooms, including Deluxe Scrabble and Taboo Underwriting for teachers to attend NCEA Catholic Educators Conference ($105 per teacher) and or to attend the National Religious Education Conference ($60) per teacher Basketball, soccer balls, play balls, jump ropes, hoolahoops for daycare and recess use. Mounted TV Donations for On Line programs: On Line Math, Accelerated Reader, Grading Program Donations to our Scholarship Fund are always welcome and are used to help families struggling with tuition.

Wishes that came true--thanks to you!!!

We are grateful for a generous donation to our Scholarship Fund in memory of Monica Herndon, former teacher and school parent. Thank you to Grandmother Betty Rios for her $250 donation to the San Diego Opera for Children and to PTG for the $200 underwriting for the event. Thank you for Bill Swann, President of BioComp for our revised web site Thank you to Donors to the Library