Hello to All (again)
I'm Elena and Gina's dad, Richard Santora. I keep up the school's web page and after Katrina I started this blog. Well it might be time to update the blog for Gustav, Ike or whatever comes next; so here we go again. . . Hope you all stay safe.
posted by Richard at 7:25 PM
142 Comments:
Thanks so much for this site! This is Bobby and Cindy Zandi. We have Kameron in 4th and Zachary in Pre-k. We have been in Baton Rouge with my parents since the storm hit. The kids are now enrolled in Our Lady of Mercy in Baton Rouge and will begin next week. We are still not sure as to what our exact game plan is since our business was in downtown New Orleans. We would love to know what other SCS families are in Baton Rouge. Kameron would also love to hear from his friends, wherever they might be. Our email is czandi@cox.net. Please contact us and let us know how you are. Lots of love and luck to all.
This is Todd and Shirley Engelhardt. Parents of Alex (8th) and Hillary (6th). We are in Baton Rouge staying with family. We have not seen our home yet, but we are hopeful that it is fine. Alex and Hillary are going to be enrolled in a Catholic school here on Tuesday morning. We will return to Metairie as soon as possible. We wish everyone the best.
The Lousteau family (Emily 4C) is currently in Bossier City LA. We have been spending time in Natchitoches LA with family, Actually 41 people in one house in a large log cabin. To be honest with the support of family and friends we would not have made it this far. Our neighbor did return to our house and we were told we have a little roof damage but nothing serious. At times it gets depressing knowing we will not be able to return home any time soon, but just looking at all the unfortunate people on the TV reminds us of just how fortunate we are. Life may never be the same but we , the St. Christopher Family, will survive. We hope and pray that we will be able to return home before Christmas. What a present that would be! God bless all.
Lousteau Family would love to hear from SCS family.
Stephen.Lousteau@EDS.COM
504 270 5980 cell
Hi everyone,
This is Tricia Weber. I teach 2nd grade at SCS. I am in Alexandria with my husband, daughter, mother (Angie Berzas), sister and brother-in-law (Cindy and Scott Foremaster), their daughters (Emma - K, and Mia), my other sister Jennifer and her husband. We stayed with friends for a while and are now staying at a church retreat center. Some relatives visited their house on Richland Ave. and said their was no water damage. Everything I've heard about the St. Christopher neighborhood sounds good, as far as water damage goes. Please send any info you may have about the Jefferson area (around Dodge Ave.) or Edenborn Ave. near the canal. I hope everyone is OK. I'm constantly praying for my students and the faculty.
Hi, this is Ms. Becky Bailey we are safe in Arlington, Texas. Caitlin in 3B and Lauren in D are missing their friends very much. We are here with family and plan to stay here until further notice. Hopefully my husband will head to Baton Rouge soon to get back to work. I will homeschool my girls till we can get back to SCS. Our house is in good shape from what we understand. We are grateful for that. I will keep everyone in our prayers and hope to be toghether again soon. God bless!!! Email me at SMT222@cox.net
Riviere Family
Hello everyone it was good to hear that so many families are O.K. We are all doing fine. At this time we are located in Frankfort, Kentucky. The kids have been enrolled into Bridgeport Public School. IF any one would like to contact us you can e-mail us @ hriviere@stcharles.k12.la.us. Evereyone stay safe!!! All we heard from the area is that we just recieved wind damage no water damage.
Hi I am Denise Guillera and my son John is in 8th grade at St. Christopher-8A. I am here with Ryan Guillera 2nd grade and Kristen in PreK 3. Our phone in Baton Rouge is 225-755-3476 at our sister in law's Gina G. Wilks. Please keep us posted thanks Denise email us at dguiller@bellsouth.net
Worley Family said:
Thank you Santora family. This is Stacey Worley mother of Kayla (6th) and Kevin (3rd). We are in Natchez, Ms and we will be renting a home and the children will attend Cathedral Catholic School. We are praying for everyone and can't wait to be with our SCS family again. My cell phone is 504-220-3619 or 601-304-0064
take care.
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Check the first page of the BLOG or the SCS web site:
www.stchristopherschool.org for a picture of the school after Katrina.
Thanks to the Santoras for keeping us informed about our SCS family. I have been able to keep in touch by phone with Mrs. Meche and Mr. Carlisle and many other of the faculty. We are all trying to wait out the necessary time before we can return to our homes.
My daughter and I are in Houston and have moved to 3 different hotels to date. ogsibley@yahoo.com
Great news, SCS!!! I was able to get into Metairie today. I spent most of the afternoon driving the area from Causeway to Clearview, West Metairie to Airline, as well as Veterans from Clearview to the 17th Street Canal. I prepared myself to see total devastation, as reported on the news - "a war zone." I was so very grateful not to see that....it looked just like a hurricane hit our area. There were many power lines and trees down, but I hardly saw "total devastation" as I expected. I was also prepared for the "horrible smells". The only rotten smell was the 20 pounds of shrimp I had to clean out of my freezer!!! Outside was fresh...a bit warm, but fresh.
I did go into St. Christopher School and am thrilled to report we are in great shape!! With only a little water to mop up, the school looks almost exactly like we left it last Friday afternoon.
The fourth grade classrooms on the north side of the building have a very little bit of water in them. The windows were blown open (not blown out, just open). Water and leaves were blown into the classroom.
Mr. Jacob's room has a little water puddling on the floor as well as at the end of the fourth grade hallway. I suspect water blew in under the door by the back stair well. The window in the stairwell between the fourth grade hallway and the middle school hallway also blew open. There are leaves and a water puddle - but the Mary statue is standing on the pedestal right where she belongs.
All of the water will take about 45 minutes to mop up!!
The EEC looked fine. There were trees down....I think one may have fallen on the fence. All of the windows and the structure of the building "looked" fine as far as I could tell.
The large tree in Father's yard split in two, but did not fall on the rectory.
I spoke with Mrs. Meche and filled her in on the school. She asked me to PLEASE tell all of our parents that as soon as we have water and electricity, we will immediately be up and running! She is ready to get back in the classrooms as soon as we get the go-ahead.
We eagerly look forward to a meeting of Archdiocesan personnel in Baton Rouge on Wednesday. They are supposed to tell us their plans for the remainder of the school year.
Please feel free to email me at deeree98@yahoo.com if you have any specific questions about what I saw today.
God bless all of you.....we can't wait to get you all back home to SCS!
Ms. Reese
Hi everyone,
This is Courtney Mitchell's (8B)mom, Debbie. Courtney, her grandmother (NaNa) and I are staying with family in West Virginia. We just arrived late Friday afternoon from Palestine, TX where we were staying in a hotel. On Tuesday we will visit a public school (lucky for the people here, public schools are better than LA). We'll also visit a Catholic school a few minutes away from where we are staying. We'll keep everyone in our prayers and thanks to the Santoras for helping the SCS family to stay linked together.
Courtney's email is princessdance@cox.net. My email is debbiepizzolato@cox.net
Thanks,
Debbie Pizzolato
Courtney Mitchell
Hi I hope that everyone found a safe home or place to stay.
I am going to a different school but I would rather be at SCS!!
Thanks Ms.Reese for telling me that the school is fine!!!
Elena Santora
Hi, This is the Kelly family ( Meghan 7th, Michael graduate 9th@Rummel). It's great to hear from so many of the wonderful SCS families. Richard thank you for this site. Devon, thank you for the first truely good news I've heard. We are in Kingwood (Houston) Texas, at Jim's sister's home. He has two sisters here, so we are blessed with the support of his family. We have currently not enrolled the kids in school. We are looking at our options. We have heard from many scs families and actually ran into Elvira and Joe Benigo at mass here. It was great to see them. Rummel has a web site up and running and they report that Entergy is based out of there school. Lisa Lendermon contaced me last Thursday on her way to Reserve to work for entergy. Jim's sister's father-in-law went into Metairie yesterday and was able to enter our home. We have so much to be thankful for, no damage at all with the exception of the freezer leaking. I pray that all of our SCS families can return with such great news. We are keeping everyone in our prayers. We can be reached by cell (504) 650-1909 and (504 650-8572 or e-mail kelljim@yahoo.com. Take care and may God continue to bless us all.
Hello everyone and God Bless All! Just wanted to touch base and let everyone know Sarah Jane's family (4C)is okay and in Baton Rouge. Her mom is working with Ochsner and we are all fine. We are anxious to get back to the SCS family and glad to have this website and know others are fine. If anyone has info on the Duponts (Hailey -4th grade and James - 5th grade) or Gaby Hahn's family (4th grade).....please let us know.
Thanks and prayers are still being said for others we haven't heard from as of yet.
If you can reach us, we are at karendelaney@yahoo.com. Please send email or reply on this site. We will continue to monitor and are very happy to have SCS communications.
Love to all!!!!
Hello everyone- My name is Wanda Lee. I have a son, James Lee 4B and my daughter is in 10th at Chapelle. we are staying with my husband's family in Alexandria. we have about 20 or so people spread through different households. I will be enrolling the kids at Prompt succor and Menard High School. Hopefully this won't be for long since we will get back home as soon as we get the get go and our schools are open. My e-mail is wglee@hotmail.com. I'd also love to hear from someone that may have a daughter at Chapelle. Ya'll take care.
Hello This is Lissette Williams mother of Alexis Williams (5A). I read on another web site that St. Christopher school looks great a little bit of water in a few classes but not a big deal.. My family and I are staying in Pensacola FL. I dont know anyone hear and not sure of any schools that I can send Alexis to. I wish we can just go back to our normal lives. Alexis would love to hear from any of her friend. Please email to lissettew@cox.net. Hope everyone is doing well.
Thank you Santora family for keeping us informed. I am Kathy Bradbury. My daughters are Sarah(4a) and Emily (1b).We are living at my brother in laws lake house in Centre Alabama with my parents, sister, two dogs, one bird and one rabbit. We think our houses are ok but if you have seen pictures of Canal street, we know our business is flooded and may have been looted.The girls have been enrolled at St. James Catholic School in Gadsden,AL.They will start on Tuesday. Everyone here has been so nice to us.Our email address is Gbrad@Bellsouth.net. The girls would love to hear from their friends.
Hello to everyone at SCS. My name is Sherice Boudreaux mother of Samantha Boudreaux (Sami)(PreK 3D)we are all fine here, we are staying in Birmingham, AL at this time. I work for Southwest Airlines and waiting to here where I will be relocated until the airport reopens. My husband is going to return to LA on Tuesday because his work is up and running in Lockport, LA. He has family there, so he will live there until we can return home. He had stayed during the storm and we had a tree fall on our house, and we live 3 blocks from SCS and says the school had minimal damage. There are no schools here in BHM that have Pre-K 3, so my future sister in law will care for Sami until we can return home for good. Those of you who may read this, my nephew is RJ Beecher 2nd grader at SCS. He is fine, and in Houston with his mom Lollie Beecher. She also works for Southwest and waiting for relocation. I believe he is also being enrolled in school over there. To everyone, please take care and be safe.
Hello, Lissarrague family (Taylor 5A) We are in Shreveport. Rode out the storm in Mandeville. We went into Jefferson Parish on Saturday. River Ridge between Jeferson Hwy and Airline looked good. We had minimal damage to our home. Ponchatrain Shores had some flooding. Airline Park looked great some houses had power on. Kenner looked real good from Veterans to Jefferson Hwy. Ochsner area looked good. We will either stay in Shreveport or head to Florida. We wish everyone well and look forward to going back. Feel free to reach us at 504-220-3659 or Abcbenefit@aol.com
We moved from Lafayette to Baton Rouge yesterday to get closer to home. I'll work out of the Baton Rouge Office. We have a couple of leads on housing, school for the kids will be the hard part.
Jennifer, Elena, Gina and Richard
Hello All, this is Cindy Timphony.
I am so glad to have this contact with our SCS family and friends. The girls Jenna,6th and Rachel 4th are missing all there friends so much!!! We are in Freehold NJ at my brothers house with 8 other family members. Good news bad news on home front... Hobnobber Cafe was spared major damage but the house was flooded. Don't know how long we will be away from you all but our thoughts,hearts and prayers are in New Orleans.
Heyy this is Jenna and im in N.Y. having a good time but missing all my friends very much cant wait to see all of yall when we go back
love yall
Jenna
Hello everyone this is Haley Todd (5c) and Jacob Todd (2b) we are currently staying in Dallas, Tx. Our house was spared from the hurricane. We hope to go home soon.
If you would like to contact either of us e-mail us at gwtwtravel@aol.com Hope to see everyone and SCS soon. Take care and God Bless.
Peggy Bodine and family are ok in Lafayette!!
Hi everyone,
This is Cheri Alison. Bethany is in 6A. We are staying in Baton Rouge. All is well with us, the Petersons, the Schneiders, and the Berards. I can be contacted by email at cheri_alison@cox.net
We are all doing well in Center, TX. Thanks for all of the great info. Looking forward to returning VERY soon. Our prayers are with everyone. The Eppersons.9/5/05 4:40pm
Hello all, this is Laurin Toksi(7c) and family. We were going to Little Rock A.R. and from there we left to Olrando Florida to stay with my sister. Can't wait to get back to New Orleans so that my daughter can go back to St.Christopher. God bless you all and god speed.
Deborah Sclafani
Hello everyone, this is Mrs. Bastian, 4A teacher. My husband, cat, and myself and all safe with my parents in Pennsylvania. We are praying for a quick return to New Orleans. I am so glad to hear from so many people on this website. Thank you to the Santora family. I miss my children, and can not wait to return to school. I can be reached at sbastian10@hotmail.com
Good evening all. Well we got Elena and Gina enrolled today in Holy Family Catholic School in Port Allen. We have not firmed up a place to stay yet, but the kids are going to be in a great school!
At present we are staying with one of our friends and looking for a permanent place.
The Santoras
Hello everyone, this is Chantel, Victoria Mehrtens mom 2C. We are lucky enough to be staying with family friends in Lafayette. Victoria started on Friday at a local Catholic school. They welcomed us with open arms. She has two new friends but ask daily about her old ones from SCS. On Saturday we were able to return home and gather a few more things. The Jefferson Parkway subdivision, across the train tracks, looked fine with the exception of trees down everywhere. No water was in our house. For the Gervais family, the house looked fine from down the street. Victoria is eager to hear from Kaitlin, Linda, and Jenna. Please email or call my cell 504-235-2347 or ctmertz@cox.net.
I have been in contact with the Kratzberg family and they are all okay. Holly and Kirk have enrolled the boys, Christian (PREK 3)and Kyle (3rd), in a Catholic school in Houston.
We hope everyone stays safe. See everyone soon.
The Mehrtens Family
Hi SCS Family - The Giardina's are doing fine. We are in Baton Rouge staying at my cousin's house - Courtney (3rd), Brittney (1st) and Lynsey (1st) miss home and their friends. They can't wait to get back to school there. We have not enrolled them in school till we were stable somewhere (at least for the time being) We are now waiting for the outcome of the Arch. meeting on Wed. to determine if we should enroll them here in Baton Rouge. By the sounds of it, hopefully the school will be up and running soon. If not, we will enroll them at St. Thomas More in Baton Rouge by the end of the week.
The girls would love to hear from their friends. Please email them at rcgiardina@cox.net Everyone be safe and hope to see all of you soon.
John and Renee Giardina
Hello, this is the DiMarco's I am so glad to hear so many of us are doing well and our homes are safe. Mandie (1st) is in Oklahoma with us and her oldest brother Greg (12 at rummel). her other brother Michael(9th rummel) is in houston with his mom. She has enrolled in public school here and can not wait to get back to St Christopher. Bobby and I went back on sunday and the neighborhood looks a little beat up, but not too bad. I keep all of you in our paryers and hope we all return home soon. our email is golyte@cox.net (918)333-4367 mandie would love to hear form her friends.
amy
Hello,
Has anyone heard from Father Ken Harney? My father (John Kurjan) was on his way out to visit me and stayed at the rectory on Friday before Katrina hit--we have not been able to track down Father Ken since then. Father Ken has been a close friend of my family for 35 plus years. Any info would be appreciated. You can contact me at jmkurjan@aol.com.
Thank you,
Joanne Kurjan
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Hey, Everyone!!
This is Ms Adams. Great hearing from you and finding out that most of you did okay. (Let's keep praying for those poor, poor people who were not so fortunate.)Thanks, Jennifer and Richard for setting this up.
We evacuated to Pearland, TX (just outside of Houston) and stayed with friends for a week. As soon as St.Charles Parish allowed its residents back in, we went back and checked on the house. . . a big yard mess, but no damage and best of all NO WATER IN OUR HOME! We are now in Denham Springs, staying with friends. Thank God for great friends who opened their hearts and homes to us. Shelby is not enrolled in school because as soon as electricity is on, we're going back home. It shouldn't be long. Parts of our area have power, parts don't. Anyway, take care of yourselves and God Bless. I'm looking forward to getting back to school.
Cindy, John and Shelby
Hi, this is Ms Sibley again and I just talked to Mrs. Meche - she is fine but does not have access to internet at this time. She would like to find out where our teachers are located so if you are an SCS teacher please send me an email at ogsibley@yahoo.com or if you know where one of our teachers are and that they do not have internet access, could you please let me know.
Thanks and keep safe, Opal Sibley
Dear SCS family,
This is Beverly Dorvin (Mrs. Dorvin 1C). Thanks to the Santora family for creating this site. Also thanks, Devonne Reese for the update on the school.My thoughts and prayers are with all of you. I miss my students, but I know that they are all safe with their families.
My family and I are in Ponchatoula, LA. We are staying with my parents. We rode out the storm here and did fine. We lost power for about four days, lost some trees and there was some minor roof damage. I went to see my house in Metairie on Sunday.We had flooding and some minor wind damage to our roof, gutters and our fence was knocked down. My two sons started high school at St. Thomas Aquinas in Hammond, LA today. My daughter Sarah(4B)will be going to St. Joseph in Ponchatoula. Hopefully, she will start on Thursday. Everybody here has been wonderful.
I would love to hear from any SCS faculty, parents, or students.
My e-mail address is BevDorvin@bellsouth.net
Opal, please let Mrs. Meche know where I am. My phone number is (985)386-8500.
God bless you!
I am Christie Poussard, mother to Jude Foret, Jr. (8B) and Dustin Foret (3C). I am anxious to find out when SCS will be up and running. Their dad and I are putting off them going to school because it sounds like SCS can be up and running sooner than most other parishes. If anyone finds out when SCS will re-open please email me at clpoussard@cox.net. My cell phone is 504-220-8978. I am at the Best Western Reliant right outside of the Astrodome in Houston, TX at 713-799-2436 room 133. Thanks so much for any info.
Maci (5th) Brandon (2nd) and I were in Texarkana and have relocated to Gonzales. Currently we are staying with my Aunt, but we will be moving our travel trailer to a near by park and living there. Since Craig is with the Sherriff's Office he had to stay behind. It has been very difficult and scary at times, but he is doing ok now. He slept in his car for the first 3 days, but now he is staying with a friend in Metaire. He has a generator and has been able to provide Criag with food and shelter. After several days of 12-13 hour shifts, he will be off this Fri. and Sat. and we will be able to reuinte with him. Our house is one of only 3 in our neighborhood that did not flood. Although our garage and cars flooded, we still feel lucky. Wendy Bertucci (1st grade teacher) and Kelly & Merrick Matherne do live on our street and unfortunately they did get about 18 inches in their house. The local Catholic school did not have room for the kids, but I will start home schooling if necessary. Hopefully we will be able to return to St. Christopher soon.
This is Stacey Jacob mother of Megan (6th grade) and Danielle (2nd grade). We are all safe and sound staying with family in McComb, MS. The girls are troopers but starting to getting go a little stir crazy. We were without power and water for about a week. I did get @ 5-6 inches of water in my house in Kenner and my camp in Bay St. Louis is destroyed. The camp is a good 11 feet in the air and the water was above the roof line. Even with the damage we incurred we feel blessed that all our family and friends are safe. I have not done anything with the girls yet for school because I wanted to wait and see what happens at the meeting in B.R. today. If anyone need to contact me they can email me at snappyjacob@yahoo.com or call me on my cell at 504-915-0075 or 601-684-6430. I hope to see everyone real soon back at SCS. We are ready to get back to as normal of a life as possible.
Thanks - Stacey
Hi to everyone from SCS and glad to hear everyone is safe. I am back in Metairie and the school does not look it took on too much damage. I am hoping to the kids can get back in soon, I have power and it is up to david dr heading towards the school. I am staying here at home until we get more info. My prayers are with everyone and keep safe.
The Willard family
Hello fellow students, and my great teachers. I hope all of you are safe and happy where you are. I am glad to hear that scs will be just fine and will be up and running as soon as possible, best of luck with that Mrs.Meche!
Matt LaBorde
A MESSAGE FROM MRS. MECHE
Greetings to all of our St. Christopher families! Hopefully, each of you have secured a safe haven during our "tempoary living" of our lives as we knew them before Katrina. One major adjustment I face is life without the internet; thus, I am grateful to Ms. Reese for posting this message to you.
For the past two days, we have been involved in meetings in Baton Rouge with the Archdiocese staff from the Office of Catholic Schools. I have informed them that St. Christopher School is READY to open its doors as soon as we get electricity and water! Thanks to God, the school only had a few puddles of water from the rain through the windows.
Our superintendent, Fr. Maestri, is encouraging you to be patient, not to enroll your children in another school since we feel SCS will be open in a relatively short period of time!
The State Department of Education is working with us to reconstruct the number of days required so I don't see a monumental problem of our getting the required days even if we don't open for another 30 days. By streamlining holidays, possibly extending the day for another 30 minutes - these are just two of the many things that we can do!
The important thing is that we keep hope! Life will return as we once knew it! Please be assured of our continued prayers as we experience our recovery!
Mrs. Meche
Richard Santora....
please email me at deeree98@yahoo.com
I need a number to reach you so that I can post a message on the SCS site from Mrs. Meche.
Thanks.
Devonne Reese
Thanks to the Santoras for this site. This is Laine, Derek Nordin's (KA) mom. Derek and I are in Maryland staying with my sister. He is attending a public school here where his two cousins attend. My husband stayed in Baton Rouge with my cousin and twenty others in one house. He'll be able to work from Baton Rouge. We're eager to return to Metairie and to our lives, if possible. Derek misses his school and his friends. Good luck all.
Hello everyone. This is the Shields family. Tracy, Billy, Victoria (1-C), and Rebecca have "moved" to Beaumont, TX. We miss SCS; however, we have enrolled her in St. Anne Catholic School until we can come back home. She likes it and is even learning Spainish! We are both working in Beaumont now until Jefferson Parish is open. Good luck to you all.
Hi This is Geri Ehle. We are in Destin. Katie is already enrolled in school here but will be going back as soon as SCS is open and there is a community to live in. Our house is fine. Cant wait to be back home. Everyone be safe. Love, Geri
ehleIII@aol.com
Thanks Richard for this blog - glad you and Jennifer and the girls are well. It is great to be able to find out how others are doing and where they are located. We are in Greenwell Springs, LA and the girls are enrolled in St. Louis King of France. Kristina (3rd grade)is doing fine and Hannah (4th grade) is missing SCS very much and is not wanting to attend school here, and stays home with me some days. However, God is good and faithful -our school fared well, we are safe, our home survived with only fence damage, and both my company and my husband's company had office branches here in Baton Rouge. He's at work already and I'm floundering while the BR office finds workspace for displaced employees. We will return as soon as his company and SCS reopens and then I will have to decide what to do. My office was in Canal Place and we've heard there was a fire in the building. The fire, along with my office being in NO, means I might have to commute to BR, split the family for a while and me stay here and them return to Metairie, or quit work altogether and return with them. If anyone is in this area and if there is anything I can do to help, please call me on my cell - 504-952-6545. As telephone lines are sketchy, a quick text message w/a contact no. might be best if you can't get thru. One last thing - the Edwards family (Lindsay - 3rd grade) and the Sharp family (Rae Lynn - 5th grade and Bailey - 3rd grade) were in Houston last I spoke with them. I can get in contact with them if anyone would like. Also, my email is drseruntine@yahoo.com if anyone needs anything. We look forward to returning soon and pray God continues to keep everyone safe during this time.
Dawn Seruntine
Hello,
The Curry's are fine. We are staying with friends in Baton Rouge. Tyler and Carli are on a few waiting list for schools here. Hopefully we'll be back at St. Christopher soon. Our home had only minor wind damage but plenty power lines down on Bauvais. Hope we are all home soon! Allison
Hello everyone, This the prek teacher from EEC(Ms. Kathy) we are in Spring Texas with my aunt who opened her home to my family before the storm, we had l6 members here, now we are down to my sister, her husband,their 3 birds, 3 cats, 3 dogs, my youngest daughter, my husband and myself.... we have good news on our home....some damage little water from freezers and refrig.. same for my sister, however my youngest daughter who bought her place a year ago off Causeway Blvd. the building had 4 ft.water in the lower level, hers was up however the roof is leading,water pouring down the stairs and she is as of now checking where she is going, hopefully to continue with WWLTV or one of their stations....
I am so glad to here from some of ya'll please remember God opened his hands and kept us safe.... I have heard from a few of the teachers from EEC. Miss Susan, Miss Dennise, Miss Elvira, and Miss Rosie.....hope to see ya'll in a few weeks. My husband is trying to find us a place in Lafayette area for him to work with the Corps of Engineers.... love to all........Kathy Usner
Hi everyone. I am glad to here that most of you did not sustain much damage to your home. I unfortunatly did. We were in Texas for a week when my husband went back home and found a lot of damage to my roof. We have a pretty big hole in the roof and most of the schingles are off. Paul did say we had about a foot or two in the house and it looked pretty bad. I decided after that to go to my dads with the three kids in Pittsbough. Paul had to stay behind to salvage what was left of the company he works for. I unfortuatly had to enroll Alexis (7) and Joshua (6) in a public school called H. W. Good. There is not a catholic school here for miles and I can't drive in the snow. It is supposed to be an excellent school, but it's just not the same. My youngest son Brandon(4), is unable to go to school because they do not provide pk programs here. He is tickled pink. I will probably stay here for the remander of the year, because of our house damage. I want nothing more to be home with friends and family. We miss everyone and the kids do too. Good bless everyone and take care.
Debbie Roth
bjto.you@verizon.net
Hi everyone. We are in Scott, Louisiana, with Alyssa and our German Shepard. We are all well and ready to get home. Alyssa is attending Carencro Catholic and likes it for now because she knows it is only temporary until we can get back home. Seems like Tony may be working for Chevron out of Sugarland, Texas. I work for a criminal attorney out of New Orleans so we are not sure what is going on with that. I hope everyone is well. My parents live in Maple Ridge and had plenty of flooding and still have water in their home. I hope all is well. I look forward to getting back to some normalcy as everyone does. I miss everyone. Take care.
Peggy, Tony & Alyssa Bodine
Hi! This is Stephanie Brown-mother of Stanley (2B)and Shawn (1C). We returned home from Nacogdoches,TX on Monday 9/5. Today is 9/9 (I think). We live in River Ridge on Moss Ln. and have all of our utilities. I am currently trying to enroll the boys in either St. Charles Borremeo in Destrehan or Sacred Heart in Norco. This hasn't been an easy task. The three of us cried this morning as I made the phone calls. They want to return to SCS and don't understand why they can't. Any friends that want to contact them can at (504)737-4839, (504)606-1859, or at srbsmb@hotmail.com. Wishing everyone in our St. Christopher family well and a safe trip home.
Hello,
The Rushing family (Bill, Sheila, Christopher, and Shelby) are in Houston, TX with Bill's family. Christopher (senior) has been attending a public high school and has, fortunately, been able to take all his required courses for college next year. We celebrated his 18th birthday in the car last Sunday waiting in line to get back home. However, we feel blessed to be alive and without water in our home. Shelby (6th)is attending a wonderful Catholic school here, St. Clare's. They only have 13 students in the entire 6th grade and that number includes 5 from New Orleans! Even though we are loyal to our city and our schools, we felt the kids needed some type of structure for the time they cannot be at home. The people here have been so incredibly kind and generous to all of us, especially the kids. If anyone would like to contact any of us, please call 281-480-0807.
Hi SCS family and friends!
This is Aileen PEterson, Mother of Abbey (6C), Carly (4A), and 4C HR teacher. WE are all fine and still living in Baton Rouge at the Sheraton Hotel. Like everyone, we miss our SCS family and friends very much. We are holding out to return to schllo at SCS. The girls couldn't imagine going anywhere else. I miss all of my 4th graders and am very eager to see each and everyone of you real soon. Paul works in St. Bernard PArish, so needless to say the damage is extensive, as you know. He has been working almost 24/7 with the St. Bernard Sherrif's office and also to put thier work facility back together. It has been a very trying time for all. We did get some water in our house, but minimal damage compared to some. It will all be fixed in due time. We are extremely thankful to have our family and friends safe and sound. We are anxiously awaiting for the go ahead to return to Metairie. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all. Stay safe,keep the faith,and we will all reunite soon.
Love to all, Aileen Peterson
hey it roxanne steward i am looking for some of my friends the galland,dividi,laizer,bernard,cole,huffman,naran,and lobre families kinda of long all well pleeze write a post tellin me your ok god bless all of you and scs:)
From the Kelly's
We just recieved an e-mail from Fr. Ken. He stated that they now have power, telephone, and water. Mass will be held this Sunday at 11:00 am for anyone in Metairie. He said that thehere was no damage to the school and scholl is expected to return on Oct. 3 or sooner. He, Fr. Muller and Fr. Michael are all fine, but he said they all stink like pigs.
Judy Bothman and family are fine and are situated in Chattanooga, Tn. with her son and his wife. The neighbor's tree brushed their house and landed on the driveway. There was also shingle damage on the roof and the fence in the back yard was damaged (this report from a neighbor who returned to his house). Hope we can get back to some semblance of normalcy within a couple of weeks.
See you soon!
megan galland & michael lobre where are yall !!! i REALLY miss you guys. yall are my best friends:) pleeze post i NEED to hear from you guys. im VERY WORRIED about yall!! luv yall & scs!! oh yea, its roxy:) :)
this is roxanne steward. my dad stayed behind when Karina hit. he was stuck in our house with 2-3 foot of water.he was stranded there for 2 days and three nights. he had some food and some water. he made it to praiville(which is in baton rouge)with some of our animals.(the others ran away during the storm)that was when the water went down. he salvaged anything he could find. he is fine now with my mom and i in my godmothers house in praieville. i am not enrolled in school yet but will be soon .maybe in a school called Dutchtown public school or st.johns. i hope all my friends are safe.god bless megan galland & michael lobre.and SCS.... THE BEST SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY:)
Hi,this is the Sharps (Rae and Bailey). We are in Baton Rouge.
We'll be home as soon as St.Christopher opens!!! I miss ya'll very much and hope to see you soon.
Love Ya'll,
Rae & Bailey Sharp
This is Mike and Katherine Selph. Our daughter Sarah Beth is in 6B and we are in West Columbia, Texas. (About an hour SW of Houston) We spent the first week of our evacuation in Lafayette with family. On Sunday, we headed here to TX where Mike's company has set up their offices at a resort until they are able to get back to Gretna. Sarah Beth started school at a wonderful public school here on Tuesday and likes it. Although it is not SCS. She is missing all of her friends so much and she is missing cheerleading, getting started with enrichment and even just being in class at SCS.
We have not been able to make it back to check on our home however, we have had some neighbors who have been back and have reported that we had about 1 1/2 foot of water in our home, our fence is destroyed, a whole in our roof and that was just the obvious. Even with the damage that our home has, we are so grateful that we are together and safe, and as far as we know so far, all of our friends are safe as well.
Everyone here has been so kind to us, but like everyone, we are ready to get back home and back to SCS and back close to our friends.
It has been such a treat to have this site to come to and feel connected to our friends and SCS family. Thanks so much Santora family for doing this.
Sarah Beth would love to hear from you and so would I. Feel free to e-mail us at kts4155@aol.com or, since cell phones have become worthless at this time, we can even be reached at a land line number which is 1-800-231-1030 and ask for cottage #24 (or 979-345-5151 and ask for cottage #24)
We hope to see everyone real soon! Take care and God Bless!
Mike & Katherine Selph
Sarah Beth (6th gr.)& Ryan (2 Yrs.)
Hi, From Meghan Kelly. I miss all of my friends. I'm staying at my aunts house in Kingwood Tx and will start school on Monday at Kingwood Middle. The catholic school here was already full. If Aylssa Bodine sees this post, please call me at 281 360-3990 or 504 650-8572. we miss the A-Bo.
Meghan
The Albrecht's (Jesse 7th, Rhea & Gary) are fine. We are up in Mansura near Marksville. Very little damage to our house, just a 100 ft tree down. Jesse was lucky enough to celebrate his 13th b-day here. See ya'll soon.
Heath Sykes, Nick & Jacob Horridge are up here too all are fine.
Rhea
The Echelard's (Jessica 7th & Jennie 1st) are all doing well. We have been staying with the sweetest people of all in Eudora, Arkansas. A huge farm with cows and a lake where the kids have been swimming. We are so blessed. We cannot wait to come back and pick up where we left off. The kids miss their friends, teachers, and especially their home.
Hi again from the Albrecht's, Jesse 7C. We are still very blessed and thankful for our fishing camp. Mr. Boudreaux if at all possible can we have a wkend flag football tournament. By the time we get back it will be almost basketball season? These friends are all fine & safe: 7th grade-Jesse Albrecht, Jason Dufrene, Jake Yount, Peter Graffeo, Austin Deeks, Michael Hagstette, Stephen Sens, Brandon Sundquist, Michael & Matthew Tusa, Stephen Roser, others: Evan Bertucci K, Alexa Davis 7, Nick Horridge 4, Jacob Horridge 2, Heath Sykes 5, Wendy Chatelain & family, many, many others. Can't wait to see all at SCS-hopefullly Oct. 3. Hey Mr. Jacob please let us know what needs to be replaced, you know SCS family will get it for you, still working on your gloves. :)
The Albrecht's
Hi again from the Albrecht's, Jesse 7C. We are still very blessed and thankful for our fishing camp. Mr. Boudreaux if at all possible can we have a wkend flag football tournament. By the time we get back it will be almost basketball season? These friends are all fine & safe: 7th grade-Jesse Albrecht, Jason Dufrene, Jake Yount, Peter Graffeo, Austin Deeks, Michael Hagstette, Stephen Sens, Brandon Sundquist, Michael & Matthew Tusa, Stephen Roser, others: Evan Bertucci K, Alexa Davis 7, Nick Horridge 4, Jacob Horridge 2, Heath Sykes 5, Wendy Chatelain & family, many, many others. Can't wait to see all at SCS-hopefullly Oct. 3. Hey Mr. Jacob please let us know what needs to be replaced, you know SCS family will get it for you, still working on your gloves. :)
The Albrecht's
I spoke with Mrs. Meche last night. She had great news to share!! SCS has electricity as of yesterday. We are planning to reopen on October 3rd. She hopes to have the school office open in two weeks.
She wanted me to reassure all of you that we have room and will make room for students needing a school to attend. We are welcoming back 8th graders who went on to Mt. Carmel and need to complete their 8th grade year. We will welcome you back with open arms.
If you would please watch this website for information, we will keep you posted as new information arises. Feel free to post your location and contact information.
God bless you.
Ms. Reese
Hi everyone, this is Eric Tizzard. I am in class 5C at St. Christopher. We stayed in Baton Rouge during the hurricane and have now moved to Destrehan. I am going to St. Charles Borromeo school until St. Christopher opens again. I would like to hear from all of my friends. My email address is eric727@cox.net
This is Stacey Jacob again. I just wanted to get the word out to everyone that my husband Greg has equipment (18 ft dump trailer, skidsteerer, and misc. chainsaws, etc) and has started to remove downed trees and debris in both LA and MS. If you or anyone you know could use his services please call us at 504-915-0075. He is an extremely hard worker, he is insured and will do an excellent job for you! Please keep us in mind.
Thanks - Stacey, Greg, Megan & Danielle Jacob
p.s. Megan would like to hear from some of her friends. You can email her at luv2cheercutie@hotmail.com.
Hi this is the Rouyer and Stover family in Dayton, Tx. The Stover's will be returning to Kenner on 9/13. The Stover's did not get any water in their Kenner home. The Rouyer's had one foot of water and are waiting to get back to make repairs on their homes. Contact us at dawnstover@cox.net or ashbylynn@yahoo.com. Wishing everyone the best of luck.
Here is a link to a site that lets you click on a location on the map to see the approximate maximum flood depth and the most recent level. If you cannot click on the link, then just "copy and paste" the link into your browser's address bar.
http://mapper.cctechnol.com/floodmap.php
Hi, To those families that have high school children in the catholic school system in which there schools were affected by the storm, Rummel High school is accepting students both male and female. You may want to check this out at rummelraider.com.
hello, this is lacey cole. i'm in houston texas right now. i think i'm going to school here...sometime soon i guess? miss all of yal, cell: (281)-755-4299.
take care all :)
The Davis Family-
Alexa (7th-grade
Joshua & Jordan-11th at Rummel
Hi everyone!! We escaped to Houston for the first week and now we are in Destin. Haven't put the kids in school because we're hoping to get back soon. They are begging to go to school in Destin because they are bored. That's a first!! Anyway, we are all fine, but haven't seen my family yet. You can reach me or Alexa at 281-638-2967.
Jamie Davis
Jamiealexa@aol.com
I'm not sure if this was posted already. It's not on the School Website.
Message From Fr Ken:
Friends,
No damage to St. Christopher School or Church. Mass this coming Sunday will be at 11:00 AM. The school is opening 3 Oct. and sooner if Jefferson Parish will open. Fr. Muller, Fr. Michael and myself are here at the rectory. We stink like pigs more than usual. The church and school have power as well as the rectory.
Friend,
Fr. Ken
D.Rigamer
SCS'02
The Lyons Family is safe and well in Louisville, KY with family. Reed Lyons (Kinder) is enrolled in St. Patrick's for the time being but can't wait to get back to SCS and see Ms. Gary and all his friends!
Does anyone know if St. Christopher School will hire someone to test the water and for mold before the kids come back?
Hi, this is Mary Dominach my son is Mario in the 3rd grade. We are in Monticello Ark and Mario is attending the local school here. We are planning to come home as soon as the parish opens and hope the school will open up as well as he is missing his friends and school very much.
Hi - It's the Giardina Family - We are still in Baton Rouge. John and I have had a diffcult time enrolling the girls in school here - I have tried every school here, but no luck. We are trying to home school them in the interim, but they are missing their friends and SCS family terribly. There is a meetng this Tues. with Fr. Masteri here in Baton Rouge for parents who have not placed their kids yet. We will definitely attend. We are counting the days till OCt. 3rd. If anyone wants to email Courtney (3B); Brittney (1C); and Lynsey (1A) - please do so at rcgiardina@cox.net.
See everyone soon,
Renee
Hi ,i'm Shelby Brown (5a)I miss my friends. You can email me at LSUgirl10@hotmail.com
Hello Everyone, Noel Abadie and I are in Convent, La. with family. Noel started St. Elizabeth's School in Paincourtville, La. today. We are very anxious to be home and back at SCS. Our home is fine. God bless everyone. Beverly Abadie.
MRS. Meche, Hello...This is Yvette Steward, Roxanne's Mom ! We are receiving conflicting info in Baton Rouge.I have a few questions..Our home has major damage in Kenner and we have only been back 1 time.My concern is school of course,and I was told that if I do not enroll Roxanne in school,she will fail for the year because of a 21 day absentee period.Also, the nearest catholic school is full and also very far.I read your latest info and would like to wait it out,but not at Roxanne's expense.Everyone around here goes to a public school But,Iwould rather not ,as I worry that the credits or curriculum will not be the same!Also,do you have any idea what will happen with the tuition loan? We are very happy to hear that our school as well as some of our scs family faired out well with Katrina.This is an experience our family will never forget! Bless us all! Thank you in advance for your time and I look forward to your response!
Hello everyone, The Lissarrague family,except for Madison, misses everyone and can't wait to get back. Madison, who just started pre-k can wait to get back and doesn't miss anyone. The whole school thing might take a little while for her. I am a realtor and do have access to the mls from where I am. My husband was talking to another SCS family this morning who said that they were having trouble getting info on something to rent. I know alot of us have had damage to our homes and need a place to stay while rebuilding. I am willing to do my best to let you know what is available on the mls to rent or for sale. Most contracts can be done by fax. I also own a few rental properties in Jefferson and Metairie that seemed to have done ok in the storm. My husband plans on going back on Wednesday to check on any damage and get them up and running. You can email me or call my hotel toll free and I will help best I can. Hope to see you all soon.
Charmaine
clissarrag@aol.com
18775191500 room 3209
Hello! This is Denise and Archie Whelan - parents of Archie, jr(3rd)and Jake(K). We left home on Saturday for Pike County, Miss. and again on Sunday for Ark. We arrived in Forest City, Ark. because of a hotel reservation. Thank God for this town. Although what was going on at home was horrible,, this town is like heavan on earth. They have taken care of their 2000 evacuees like you would not believe. Food, water, toiletries, diapers, toys, clothing , breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Also, housing, we have been adopted by a family of 6. There are 10 of us and 3 dogs and these people have welcomed us into their homes like we were family. We have met alot of people who have changed our lives.
The boys say hello and we hope everyone is safe and well.
Denise Whelan
hi everyone. this is mrs. giardina. i am staying with my brother in mandeville. my family and i are patiently waiting to go home. i spoke to mrs. tucker, and she is fine too. hope to see you soon. i miss you all.mrs. giardina
Hi everyone. This is Esther O'Brien again. I know some of our St. Christopher families have older children at Chapelle. We need to get the word out that we would like info from our students on when they will be able to return. The request has been made to send an email to chipsreturn@hotmail.com to let Chapelle know if you will be returning. Please be sure to include any pertinent info such as name of student and parent and grade level. We also plan to reopen in early Oct. Any other female students in need of a high school may send a note as well.
Hello,
This is Wendi Kayleigh Denny's mom (5th grader) If you would like to contact her you can try my cell even though they are hard to get through these days. 504-453-6557 or try her at my uncle's after 4pm 337-824-9908. Kayleigh misses her friends and most of all St. Christopher. I enrolled her in a school here in Jennings and she does not like it. It breaks my heart that our children have to go through this. But with prayer and if we all stick together we will definitely get through it!!
Hope everyone is doing well. Hope to hear from you all soon.
Love Wendi Hebert
hey,
im in a public school right now. i made alot of new friends. i miss everybody. its a good school. you dont wear uniforms though. ill see yall soon.
luv ya,
courtney
Hey everyone! It's Lisa and Calah Caballero (6C). Our family is in Houston, TX, because my husband works for Shell Oil Co. and they were able to set him up here. On top of that, My son,Ethan, is a Jesuit student, and Jesuit-NOLA has been relocated here at Strake Jesuit because almost 500 Jesuit boys are relocated here. The boys are being taught by the New Orleans faculty and Father McGinn is also here. The only drag is that they go to school from 3:00-9:00 in the evening. Calah is enrolled at St. Cecilia Catholic School. I am trying to decide if it would be better to homeschool her because I may have to be here until December because Jesuit will be here until then. If I teach her, I can continue with her SCS books instead of the different books she has at this school. Being a teacher myself, it would be very easy to keep her on track. She is begging me to do so. She really misses SCS and doesn't like going to another school. We are in such a dilemma. Yet, in all this turmoil, we were blessed to have no damage or flooding to our home in River Ridge.
Hi everyone, this is Carly Peterson and my cousin, Meredyth Berard. We are still in Baton Rouge and wanted to tell our friends we miss them. Hope to see you back at SCS real soon. Mrs. Meche, I miss you and hope you are ok. I can't wait to get back to 4th grade with Ms. Bastian, Ms. G, and my mommy. Love, Carly Peterson
This is Meredyth. Hi to Ms. Giardina, Ms. Michon, and Ms. Weber. See you soon. Love, Meredyth Berard
hi,this is Mallory Berard in (5A). I am still staying at the Shearton hotel in Baton Rouge. My parents did not put me in school here and i don't think there going to. I can't wate to get back home and go to school and see all my friends. My house got minimal damage,about a foot of water,brooken doors and windows,and our roof is gone and we were just getting ready to start building a new house on Richlande, but we didn't.Now i don't think we are going to start building for a while.miss you all, Mallory
hey whats up everyone i miss yall and i cant wait to come back to school! and see everyone im in lafayette with my family so call me on my moms cell 504-453-6557
bye cant wait to see u !!!!!!!
Thank you God for all of our family and friends that are safe. And I pray that you, God, keep all those who were hurt in this tradgedy safe in your care.
This is Amy Cook, mother of
Ariel Ortiz (6A)and
Kaleb Cook (KB).
We are safe in Tennessee. We are anxiously awaiting to return to our home in Metairie. We miss everyone and please take care of yourself until we can all unite together at St. Christopher. If you would like to cntact us we are at 615-774-3718 or via e-mail
mommaamyc@aol.com (Amy)
preciousgirl502@aol.com (ariel)
Hope to hear from our extended family of St. Christopher soon.
Mrs. Meche,
Great to finally hear from you! Do you have a waiting list for students from other schools? I have some friends that attend St Ann and are looking to continue their catholic education!! Any information you could supply is greatly appreciated. Samantha(2A) and Caroline (PreK 4) can't wait to get back to school to see all of their friends (that goes for me as well). See everybody on Oct 3rd with bells on!!!
Hi, hope everyone is doing well. This is Susan Heine Walsten(Jack and Will's Mom). We are in Baton Rouge and anxious to get home. Will school be open on October 3rd?
Hello all! This is Sarah Jane Delaney (4C). My family and I are back home on the Westbank. I'm so glad to hear that SCS is opening soon. I can't wait to get back to see everyone for group hugs!!! Hailey and Gaby if you read the messages please try to call me - I've missed you both so much! I'm counting the days till Oct. 3rd and praying that if at all possible it will be sooner. I miss you Mrs. Meche and Mr. Carlisle. Has anyone heard from Mr. Jacob and Mr. Mac??? Please let us know they are okay. God Bless all and have a safe trip when returning home! If you would like to email me - sarahjane1996@hotmail.com. Thanks be to our Lord!
Hello everyone....
This is Shannon Cole and Bruce Cole. Parents of Lacey Cole (8A). We have been in Houston, Texas. We have heard conflicting reports of water in our house on W. Napoleon? I have not enrolled Lacey in school as of yet. We just went to San Antonio for a couple of days. My parents stayed in New Orleans and were missing for the first five days. I was a wreck trying to find them. They were in the Superdome - awful experience for them. They are safe now at a cousin's house in San Antonio. They have lost everything but thank God they are alive.
The rest we are taking hour by hour. We can be reached at cell phone # 281-755-4299 or email Lacey at razzleberry121@hotmail.com or email Shannon at shenanigan@cox.net
I am keeping everyone in my prayers! A wonderful church here in Houston has provided an apartment for us for 60 days.
Hey! This is Kyle Ryan's mom (6A) (Cheryl) (Andrew left in 7th grade & is in 9th grade at Rummel) They are now with thier dad in Cypress TX going to school there. We're still in Chatanooga, TN waiting for Jefferson to open so we can check on the houses - & then go to work in TX!
God Bless!!
Cheryl Ruest
Hello to Everyone from St. Christopher. It is so comforting to be able to keep in touch with so
many from SCS. We are staying in Ponchatoula for the time being. Our home had 10" of water. We were
able to go home for a couple of days and clean up as best as we could. The kids are not enrolled in school as we are waiting to return to St.Christopher when all is ok. I know Kelly and Corey miss talking to their friends so if you would like to email them at barberito@cox.net we would love to here from you.
Hope to see all of you soon when we get back to SCS.
Jackie & Mike Barberito
Hi everyone!
It's Emilie and Catherine Ursin's (2B & 2C) mom. We are safe at home in Destrehan. We spent almost two weeks at my brother's house and the surrounding area of Houston. Luckily, we were able to return home as soon as the power was restored. I am home schooling the girls for the time being and they can't wait to get back to SCS. I am so glad that the school didn't sustain any damage during the storm and all of us look forward to Oct. 3rd!
Susie and Ben
Hi Everyone....
It goes without saying that a lot of things are going to be different when we get back to our "normal lives". Hopefully, we will still be producing a yearbook this year....maybe on a smaller scale. One of our Yearbook Editors, Molly Hoffpauir, had an excellent idea. If you have a camera with you in your "temporary surroundings", take pictures of your temp. house and/or school. We especially would love pictures of SCS kids at their temp. schools. I imagine we will be devoting quite a bit of coverage in this year's book to Katrina and the changes we have all experienced.
Thanks and we'll ask for them when we get back in the Yearbook swing at SCS.
God bless.
Ms. Reese
hey everyone! This is Kelly Barberito and I am in Ponchatoula at my camp.I was in Florida when the hurricane hit for 2 weeks. My house had 10" of water in it and ruin most things in the downstairs of my home. Our fence collapsed and we had plenty of trees. I can't wait till St.Christopher opens up again so I can see all my freinds and teachers. I did not start school any where else.Please keep in touch,I would love to here from anyone!I already heard from a few people. My cell number is (504)376-3441 and you can e-mail me at barberito@cox.net
Take care,(always)
Kelly Barberito
Dear Teachers, Students and Parents,
I just talked to Mrs Meche. Cox still doesn't have her computer connections and she would like to pass on this information.
As we stated before, the office will be open beginning Monday, September 19, from 9 to 12 noon each day.
SCHOOL WILL TENTATIVELY BEGIN MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 FOR THOSE WHO ARE ABLE TO GET BACK.
WE HOPE TO SEE AS MANY OF YOU THERE AS POSSIBLE.
ogsibley@yahoo.com
Has any one heard from Shelia Nicholson?
Hi,
This is Beverly Dorvin (1C). I think that Sheila Nicholson is in Houston, TX now. She is safe and sound! She was in Ponchatoula with some family members. I know this because I am substitute teaching at St. Joseph in Ponchatoula and her niece and nephew are displaced 5th graders from St. Bernard parish. They are in my 5th grade class.They spoke to her on the phone the night before last.
HI MY NAME IS SHELBY RUSHING I AM IN 6TH GRADE. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO SOME OF MY FRIENDS . IF ANYONE WANTS TO TALK TO ME CALL ME AT 281-480-0807. I MISS MY FRIENDS. I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU SOO CALL ME
Hello Everyone,
For anyone who saw the news showing Gabby Lester missing. She is not missing. She is fine and with her grandparents. As I'm typing, she is swimming with her new friend from her new school. Her and Shelby have been talking everyday over the computer.
Hey everyone! This is Jenna Timphony and were in N.J. I'm here with my mom's side of the famliy while my brother Ryan is with my dad at home.
Our house has over a ft. of water in it and our roof is still attached, but all the shingles are off. The upstairs windows blew open and the carpet is distroyed. We now have power so we will be returning the house Sunday the 18th.
Hobnobber Cafe' is alright. My mom and dad are hoping to reopen soon.
Everyone here in N.J. have been so nice. By donating clothes, shoes, toiletries, blankets, etc.
I can't wait to return to school and see everyone.
See You Soon,
Jenna Timphony
Welcome home St. Christopher families. Hopefully each of you survived Katrina without too much damage. School will resume for SCS students on Monday, September 26, 2005.
Any former SCS student who has been displaced should contact the office at (504) 837-6871. The office will be open this Monday, September 19, 2005, at 9:00 a.m. New students seeking to register should also call the school office beginning on Monday the 19th.
Once we have assessed how many of our former students will be returning to us, then we will be able to register you for school.
Many Blessings,
Ruth Meche
Shelby Rushing will be back at SCS on Monday, September 26th.
Due to unemployment, many parents are not able to return to the city.
As a suggesion: If the parents who know for sure they will NOT be sending their children back to SCS could put a note here, then the school could get some idea how many displaced children they can help without having to wait until Sept. 26th.
Hello everyone! The Dufrene's say hello and are all okay. We had some roof damage and had to pull up carpet, but we did not flood on the westbank. But it all can be fixed. THank goodness. We started off on the Sunday before the storm and went to El Dorado, Arkansas for three days and then left to go to Allen's aunt's house in Raceland, LA. We stayed there in our camper for about a week and then left to go and again stay in our camper to Allen's other aunt/uncle's house in Westwego and have been there since. I can't begin to tell you how much fun we have been having on our extended vacation. I can't wait for school to start and neither can Jason (7A). We are all bored to tears. I never thought that I would ever say that about work and Jason about school. But enough is enough. We went to church this morning and it felt like a big family reunion. It was great. It will be even greater where the rest of the St. Christopher family is together once again. Very soon I hope. It was so great to finally be able to get onto a computer on Friday and read all of everyone's adventures and to know that most everyone fared pretty well.
Hang in there and please try and remember that everyday is getting better. Good luck and God bless everyone.
Love Melanie, Allen & Jason Dufrene (9/18)
Hi this is Geri Ehle, if anyone has any rental property in Harahan River Ridge or Metairie that they would like to rent, please call me at 504 460 1517 or 850 897 3654. Thank you So much.
Hi its me SArah Bradbury.Can you belive that I just heard a nuther huracain .We were just getting ready to go home.Imiss yall so keep me posted.bellsouth.net gbrad.Byy
Hi,
This is Carol Aleman, Michael's Mom(6B). We are all doing fine. We left and went to Florida. We came back Labor Day. Our house was in pretty good shape, just alot of trees down in our yard and a little roof damage. We roughed it for a few days until we got electicity. I will be glad to see everyone again. Take care.
Hooray! School is opening once again. I am so excited to return to my school on opening day. Mrs.Meche, I have many,MANY friends that would like to continue their education at St.Christopher. Mr.Boudreax, if you see this or if anyone else knows if scs athletics are going to still be played this year, please reply to this message, or email me at halfmanhalfamazing30@yahoo.com, Thank you, and god bless!
This is Rae Sharp!I miss my friends and my teachers but......not the homework! I hope everyone is ok and will return safley back to school!!And by the way has anyone heard from kaetlin kohotek or katie rose if you have call 427*4497 and ask for me! please!! OH GREAT..ANOTHER HURRICANE!Rita you bad girl!But anyway i would love to here from
>Katie Rose
>Morgan Celstine
>Abby Derocha
>Maci Adams
thats it so please call me if you know where these people are!
Miss Ya'll
Rae Sharp
We were in Metairie today and spoke to Ms. Meche, Millie and Mary regarding the upcoming return to school and we have some updated information to share with you.
As previously noted, SCS will open this Monday, September 26, 2005. However, if your child was enrolled in SCS prior to Hurricane Katrina and you will not be able to attend school on this date, please call the office and let them know what date your child will return to school. The office telephone number is (504) 837-6871.
If your child is enrolling into SCS as a “displaced student” they may wear their uniform from their prior school. The school would like to encourage anyone who has an extra uniform to bring it to the school for our new students. We have a few uniforms left over from the used uniform sale and we hope that we can come up with many more uniforms to help out our new students.
Finally, until further notice, there will be NO cafeteria service. Each student must bring his or her own lunch to school each day, including a non-carbonated beverage.
WHAT ABOUT TUITION... DO WE CONTINUE TO PAY OR NOT? ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA
hey im home now so if u want to call me than call me at 8349106 or 4536557 ask 4 me or email me at kayleighdenny@bellsouth.net
Hi,this is Melissa Kelly if anyone has a home they would like to rent in the Metairie area, please contact me @504 456-6965 or 504 650-1909. My cousin lost her home in Lakeview. She has two children that she is attempting to enroll in St. Christopher and Rummel. Also, if Cheryl Ryan she this. please give me a call. Thanks
who is evacuting for rita
Hey,
This is Lexie Todaro. I'm in orlando, Florida. I'm goin to a public school, Indian Trails Middle School. I've made alot of new friends, but i miss all my old friends at SCS. I hope we get to see everyone again,& ihope the school will open up soon
LUV YA,
LEXIE!!!
Hey,
Its Lexie again. call me at 504-256-3821 after 4:00 on weekdays weekends anytime or email me at ACHSBaBe21@netscape.net
Luv Ya,
Lexie!!!
hey every one, this Kaitlin Kohoutek. I am currently in Dallas,Texas at the Residence Inn .if you would like too contact me our my sister Sarah in second grade please call our hotel number at 214-750-8244 and our room nmber is 621. Has any body heard from kirsten shauqe or taylor weakley. if you have please let me know . Sarah and I won't be attending school on Monday because my mom has a buisness meeting so we will probally be attending school wendsday.
hope that all goes well for everybody ,kaitlin and sarah kohoutek
hey this is nicole chisesi(6c) i evacuated to tunica,mississippi and then we left and went to houston,texas we stayed there for about 2 weeks my mom decided to keep me out of school until me and my 2 little sisters alissa and codi chisesi return to st.christopher well if anyone would like to talk 2 me call me at 835-7477 or instent message me on LoozControl1994 or e~mail me at chisesi1@cox.net! i miss SCS and cant wait to see everyone! bye!
hey this is morgan celestin im in (5c) i evacuated to houston,texas and i stayed with my cousins there my mom put me and my little brother in school at robison elementery it was very nice we had alot of fun and met alot of new kids but we miss scs and our friends!we are back in metaire my house is fine just minor roof damage and guter damage i cant wait to get back to scs if anyone would like to contact me you can call me at (dad cell)504-236-5810 or (mom cell)504-296-3507 i would love to here from any of my friends like>>>
raelynn sharp,abby derocha,alexis williams,taylor friloux,maci adam,katie rose and i believe thts it well i hope to see al of my friends very soon and be back at scs and back to my normal life! bye!<3 morgan
hey kaitlin i read your message and i wanted you to know that i went to school with taylor weekly in houston,texas shes doing fine but i dont bno exactly when shes coming back if anyone would like to e~mail me you can at girlygirl37m@aol.com or you can instent message me at girlygirl37m well bye i hope to see everyone soon bye!
is school still opening 9/26 ? my husband works for fema and they said jeff parish was closed because of rita (alot of standing waters in some areas)i am coming from afar and would not want to be turned away
Yes, school opened as if it were a normal day. Drop and go - no assembly or anything. Maybe they'll call us together soon.
hey this is kyle ryan(6th) and i am in houston tx and ata school called goodson and i miss all my friends!! so if you can (my friends or people) email me at kar_0311@yahoo.com thanx buhbie god bless
kyle
Hi, This is Melissa Winingham, mom of Megan PK4. My company has relocated our project to Northern Virgina, just outside of DC, for about 6-9 months. My husband and Megan are in VA with me, Megan has started Pre-K at Lake Ann Elementary. We hope to be back over the summer (or sooner). We are enjoying the great weather here and taking in the sights!
Tiffanie (11th grade Chapelle) started back at Chapelle today, she is staying with her aunt in Metairie. George Jr. is at home roughing it with no fridge, moldy ceilings and my credit card!
To all of my Girl Scout Leaders, I have not yet been in touch with Pat Tracey. Please check in at the Girl Scout website: www.girlscoutssela.org.
I am glad to hear that so many of you are safe and sound.
Stay in touch,
mwiningham1@cox.net.
Hi everyone! My parent's live or lived in Old Metairie in Maple Ridge prior to Katrina. They are trying to find a rental house in Metairie. If anyone has a rental or knows of anyone that might, please e-mail me or call me at home 504-832-0815 or on my cell # 504-453.3715. I would appreciate any assistance.
Peggy Bodine
I hope everyone's lives are getting back to some normalcy.
Take care, Peggy Bodine
peg1800@bellsouth.net
(or)
peggy@capitelliadnwicker.com
Hello and St. Christopher's Blessings of Travel be on us all! I am a graduate of St. Christopher School, Carol Henry, Class of '82!! I am currently living in the Washington, D.C. metro area! My heart will always be in the N.O. area! I am saying many prayers! Keep the faith!! Smiles! :-) REMEMBER CLASS OF 82: Our Memories Together, May They Never End; Always Together, Forever Friends!! Hey to Marlene B., Katie M., Michelle J., Yvette C., Scott MacInnis, Billy Newman, Tracy Foret, Barry S. (How are Donna and the Girls?)and Dwayne L.---even thought ya cheated off me, dawlin (yeah, I know it!) :-) Y'all be good! Anyone wanna contact me? Carol Cole/755 Hatfield Court/Waldorf/MD/20602--(301)932-7448 Peace! :-)
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Richard -
Thanks for keeping up with this. We are located in Gulf Shores. Keeping everyone and our city in our prayers.
the Horridges, Otts, Reeds, Berards, Carusos
Hi again. I hope everyone is safe. Jack (3rd) and Will (2) are in Memphis and having a nice "vacation". Is there any idea when school will start?
Peace,
Susan
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