SEPTEMBER 3 NEWS
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS MORNING`S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
50TH ANNIVERSARY KICK-OFF THIS SUNDAY!
St. Hilary School will kick-off its 50th Year of Excellence with a celebration THIS SUNDAY, September 5! Please plan to join us for 5:30 p.m. mass, followed by the dedication of our soccer field in honor of Fr. Gordon Yahner, a picnic supper, games, entertainment, and more. A group tour of the school for alumni and other interested guests will convene at the Jesus statue at 7:30 p.m. The evening will conclude at 9:30 p.m. Pre-ordered tickets will be available for pick-up at the check-in table when you arrive. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the event. See you at the party!
OTHER NEWS:
SUBMIT NEWS FOR THE CONNECTION BY SEPTEMBER 7
All items for publication in the September 10 issue of The Connection must be emailed to dsinopoli@st-hilary.org by 4:00 p.m. NEXT TUESDAY, September 7.
MY COKE REWARDS BENEFITS OUR SCHOOL
We need YOU to turn My Coke Rewards points into rewards for our school. Last year, our school earned over 8000 points and acquired an All Time Favorite Games Pack. The pack includes 10 classic games: Chess/Checkers/Backgammon (2), Connect Four (2), Monopoly, Sorry, Trouble, Yahtzee, Uno, and Jenga. The game were be divided among the classrooms for the students to enjoy. Every time you enjoy a participating Coca-Cola product, you can enrich the education of our children. In order to give our students the biggest benefit, our school needs help from parents, family members, friends, and others in the community. You can help support St. Hilary School by collecting codes from Coca-Cola packages. The codes are typically found printed on the inside of the bottle caps of plastic bottles or on the inside of the cardboard packaging. Then you can either turn the codes in to the school office, or you can register for My Coke Rewards at www.mycokerewards.com, enter the codes, and then donate the points to our school. The donations will help provide our students with playground equipment, art supplies, sports gear, educational resources, and much more.
DISMISSAL PROCEDURE CHANGE - PLEASE READ!
We have been made aware of traffic safety concerns from homeowners along the route many of you travel to pick up your children on Moorfield Road. While the Fairlawn Police Department has observed our dismissal procedure on Moorfield Road and found it to be compliant with the law, safety concerns remain, particularly at intersections where our parent pick-up line may obstruct the view of other drivers. Moorfield Road is also where our 9 afternoon buses load, which creates additional traffic concerns in that area. As a result, to help minimize congestion and maximize safety along the route to Moorfield Road, the Fairlawn Police Department has asked that we not have any cars sitting on Hampshire Road. If traffic is backed up to the corner of Woodmont Drive and Hampshire Road, please proceed down Hampshire Road to a point where you can safely turn onto another street and circle back around into the line. Please do not avoid sitting on Hampshire Road by turning onto Woodmont Drive and passing the line of parked cars, as this creates additional traffic safety issues in the area where we are loading buses and cars. Alternatively, you may use our parking lot pick-up line. A note to those picking up in the parking lot: please do not turn left out of “Blue Ribbon Drive” – the driveway behind Horning Hall – at dismissal time. Turns out of this driveway at dismissal time should be right turns only. We realize that for some of you these changes may be an inconvenience, and we appreciate your cooperation as we work to do our part to keep the neighborhood safe for everyone. Please contact Dr. Nugent at pnugent@st-hilary.org or 330-867-8720, ext. 223 with any questions or concerns about these changes.
SOCCER REGISTRATION CLOSES THIS SUNDAY
A message from the St. Hilary Soccer Commissioner:
Online registration for Munchkin Soccer (Grades K-1) and All Saints Soccer (Grade 2) will close THIS SUNDAY, September 5. To register, please visit:
http://www.sportssignup.com/St-Hilary-Athlectic-Association-Online-Registration.start
OCTOBER HOT LUNCH ORDERING BEGINS SEPTEMBER 8
October Hot Lunch ordering will begin NEXT WEDNESDAY, September 8. All orders must be placed online at www.st-hilaryschool.org and payment submitted by September 15. If you have not already done so, you must create an account on the website prior to placing an order. For assistance with creating an online account, please contact Debbie Sinopoli at dsinopoli@st-hilary.org. For Hot Lunch questions, please contact Hot Lunch coordinator Mary Beth Kalal at mb@kalal.net or 330-836-4562.
MAGAZINE SALE NEWS
Our 2010-2011 magazine sale fundraiser is underway! Proceeds from this fundraiser are used for professional development of our school faculty and staff, so your support is vital and greatly appreciated. To reinforce the information contained in the seller packet each student received last Friday, please note these turn-in dates on your calendar:
NEXT WEDNESDAY, September 8 – SECOND SALE COLLECTION DAY: All who turn in 6 sales on this day will be going to Dairy Queen (Richfield) in stretch limos!
WEDNESDAY, September 15 – THIRD AND FINAL SALE COLLECTION DAY: All who turn in 15 sales on this day will be going to Kalahari Waterpark on a school day! (Pizza and pop included)
Extra magazine order forms are available outside the school office. Please contact Maureen Vastagh at Vastagh@verizon.net or Cleo Sveda at cgsveda@att.net with questions. Thank you for your support!
JUNIOR HIGH PARENT OPEN HOUSE SEPTEMBER 9
Parents of seventh and eighth grade students are invited to join us NEXT THURSDAY, September 9 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. for our Junior High Open House. Please report to your child’s homeroom classroom promptly at 6:30 p.m. You will be directed from there as you follow an abbreviated version of your child’s daily schedule. Each of the junior high teachers will present information you will want to know to help your child succeed this school year, and Mrs. Eldred will present information on guidance and high school selection.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED SEPTEMBER 9
Volunteers are needed to help enter data from sold VanDevere Thrive & Drive raffle ticket stubs. Volunteers will meet in the Technology Lab NEXT THURSDAY, September 9 at 8:45 a.m. for approximately one hour to enter data, followed by a brief meeting. If you are able to help with this important task, please contact Thrive & Drive Raffle co-chairs Lisa Bender at 666-7061 or Jeannie Hohlefelder at 865-8455.
SCHOOL FORMS DUE
Please remember to return all of your completed forms to your child’s homeroom now. These forms are provided to you early at Back-to-School Night in response to parent suggestions. Please help us by returning them on time.
HOT LUNCH SERVERS NEEDED
Volunteers are still needed to serve hot lunches on the following days:
Chairs are needed for the first and second Thursdays of the monthly rotation and the first Friday of the monthly rotation
Two volunteers each are needed for the first Thursday and the third Tuesday of the monthly rotation
One volunteer is needed for the first Friday of the monthly rotation and the second Wednesday of the monthly rotation
Please contact Mary Beth Kalal at 330-836-4562 or mb@kalal.net to volunteer.
MARKET DAY NEWS
The first Market Day sale of the school year is now open. Order forms are due to school by 3:00 p.m. on September 15, with Internet orders due by midnight on September 18. Market Day order pick-up will be September 23 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room. Please remember that all orders must be paid for on or before the pick-up date. Please contact co-chairs Becky Lynch at 330-576-6433 or Kim Danik at 330-645-6184 with questions.
CLINIC REMINDER FOR SEVENTH GRADERS
All students entering grade 7 this year must have received the Td/Tdap booster prior to the start of school. The school clinic must maintain a record of this for every student. As soon as possible, please either send to the clinic a copy of your child's immunization record indicating the date this immunization was received OR call the clinic at 330-867-8720, ext. 225 to provide your child's name and the date he or she received the immunization.
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!