Yes – St. Rita has a Tennis Team! This year a group of students led by some seniors persuaded the administration to begin a tennis team. So far it has gone extremely well. This inaugural season the team consists of 14 members representing each grade level, and is led by their coach Mr. Dan Madden. Though this sport was not budgeted for, the school felt it was an opportunity to provide more young men with the chance to participate in an extracurricular activity.
A gift designated for this area will help offset the costs of court rental, league fees, uniforms, and transportation. It will also help to insure that the tennis team will be back for another successful season next year!
Emergency Tuition Assistance
Each year there are some St. Rita families that suffer through a financial hardship due to loss of job or illness. It seems that this year there has been many more than normal. As it is the belief of Fr. Tom and the St. Rita administration to not lose any current students due to financial hardship we work very hard to provide these families with the assistance they need – even though our budget amount of Tuition Assistance has been used.
A gift designated for Tuition Assistance will go directly to help one of our current families get through a difficult time. Your gift, regardless of size, will help make sure that one of our young men is able to continue at St. Rita High School!
General Assistance
Many people want to give and have the desire to assist with the entire mission. Thank you! You can assist with making sure that the St. Rita mission of excellence continues by designating your gift for General Assistance. This will allow us to use your gift for areas such as Teachers’ salaries, the Kairos Retreat program, general repairs to our 50 year old campus, and general academic support.
Regardless of which area you choose to make your gift, please know that you will make a difference! Because, the Future Is Created By All!
Student Stories
As we ask you to Give Back to St. Rita High School, we want to highlight certain students currently enrolled at St. Rita that have made a profound impact in the hallways, classrooms, athletic fields and community in general.
They rely on the financial assistance provided by the St. Rita High School Family. Without our generous alumni and friends, these students would not be enriching our daily lives and making such significant contributions to our school.
Every gift—regardless of size—will make a difference. If you are an alumnus, you were once helped by the alumni that came before you…you just never realized it.
It’s your turn to Give Back.
A story about a St. Rita senior
One of our seniors is a young man who always wears a bright smile on his face and doesn’t seem to know that school gets “dismissed” at 2:20—he is in the building doing some activity/club/sport until dinnertime on most nights.
This senior will enroll next fall for college after being active in student government for four years, serving as an Alter Server for the St. Rita Novena, and being a member of several athletic teams and clubs.
This senior is the beneficiary of financial aid from our donors and alumni. Taking him out of the hallways would leave a giant hole in our school that would be very difficult to fill.
This past Christmas season, unbeknownst to him, this senior was helped tremendously by St. Rita’s Christmas Giving Tree Program. If you’re not familiar with it, it is a student-led campaign designed to raise money to purchase Christmas items for less-fortunate families who struggle to provide Christmas gifts for their children.
It’s a moving experience when our families are able to get a little assistance from members of the St. Rita community. The Mustang Give is another opportunity to help this young man and his peers.
To see a quick video of St. Rita senior, Zach Soria, please click HERE
