CRAZY COUSINS

Our cousin, Tatum, went hiking with us.

After we got home the girls decided to go swimming in November! 10 minutes later they were in the hot tub warming up.

Fall Foliage in Texas

Lost Maples State Natural Area has fall color that rivals New England on good years. We've been trying to get up there for a hike for several weeks. We finally decided to take the kids out of school last Friday and go before the big wind storm was due to come in Friday night. It was a beautiful and tiring 4 1/2 mile hike. (I realize that my photograpy skills need some work.)

YUMMY VEGGIES!

We belong to a produce co-op, and every two weeks we receive a huge order of fresh fruits and veggies for just $15. The last few orders have had an abundance of peppers, so I made some stuffed peppers. They were as delicious as they look. Sorry you weren't here to have one, Dad.

PRESS RELEASE!

The Atonement Academy Named to
Top 50 Catholic Schools List!
On Monday, November 10, The
National Catholic High School Honor
Roll announced its fifth selection of the
best 50 Catholic secondary schools in
the United States. Dr. Richard Arndt
submitted our criteria for the
competition, and we were considered
along with over a thousand other
nominees for this prestigious award.
Congratulations to our faculty and
students for their work in the early
grades through high school for their
work so critical to our overall success!
Dr. Arndt commented, “It is wonderful
for the academy to be nationally
recognized for excellence so early in its
short life. With the number of other fine
schools competing for this spot,
maintaining our place on the list will
be a worthwhile goal. I believe that
the Atonement community, however,
is up to the challenge.”
The purpose of the Honor Roll is to
recognize and encourage excellence
in Catholic secondary education. It is
a critical resource for parents and
educators that distinguishes those
schools that excel in three categories:
academic excellence, Catholic
identity, and civic education. To see
a list of the top 50 schools, as well as
lists of the 10 honorable mention
schools in each category, visit
www.chshonor.org.

ALL HALLOW'S EVE

is the night before we celebrate the great Feast of All Saints. On All Saints' Day we honor the great men and women who have gone before us and now enjoy the beatific vision. This feast has been celebrated since the 8th century. On Halloween the Rodriguez family eats chili, hoards candy, and has friends over.

And this year a black cat showed up on our door - eek! So we had to adopt her. We appropriately named her Halle.