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St. Francis High School

1/21/10

SFHS Principal's eNews

Quote of the Week: "If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes." ~ St. Clement of Alexandra

As you might have guessed, we have been inundated with requests to do something for the people of Haiti. Parents, coaches, sports teams, clubs, students and faculty--everyone has been asking what they can do! There are many great ideas floating around and many organizations sending appeals.

In order to pool our efforts, Kate Kowalski has offered to head a committee to organize an event. We are hoping that all teams, clubs, faculty, parents and students that want to assist in the planning efforts will send a representative to the meeting on Tuesday, January 26th at 2:40 pm in Room 104. If you cannot attend and wish to still be a part of things, please let Kate know.

We are a generous people! We are always pursuing good things to do! Let's organize something that will not only help the people of Haiti, but demonstrate our faith through cooperation and community to our students by doing ONE thing- together -very well!

Raeann Huhn

Principal

SFHS Team Places 2nd at Video Game Tournament

Congrats to the team of Mike Hanson, Darwin Minnis, John Sienkiewicz, and Alex Tomei on their fantastic 2nd place finish at the 3rd Annual Montini Video Game Tournament conducted over Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. Andrew Caron, Brian Cozzi, Kelsey Godish, Will Kernan, and Matt Mammoser also represented St. Francis at this event.

Parents' Organization

Join the Celebration · March 6, 2010
SFHS Slantdome

Past Annual Auction attendees tell us...
"The annual auction is great fun and a wonderful way to support St. Francis",
"We enjoy a night out with friends and always meet new families",
"We love the music and look forward to this event every year!"

Watch for your invitation arriving in the mail soon.

Have an auction item to donate? Parent volunteers will be outside of Spyglass before and after school on Friday, January 22nd to make sure your donation drop-off is as easy as possible. We hope to have all donated items by that time.

Please consider one of the following:

DONATING an item or service to be auctioned
UNDERWRITING the event by making a cash donation
ADVERTISING for your family or business

Additional information and ideas can be accessed at link to our wish list of auction items.

Questions? Contact one of our co-chairs
Rita Lusk ritablusk@gmail.com or

Mary Murphy

marymurph@sbcglobal.net

St. Francis Night at Boston Market Friday 1/22
...every third week of the month

Boston Market 1/22/10- Across the Street Location
The next SFHS night is tomorrow, January 22, 2010. The coupons are good for the entire day so plan on picking up dinner for the family when you pick up your kids from school. You must present a coupon so that St. Francis will benefit from 20% of the pretax sale. Link to Coupons - coupons are also available in the main office.

Boys Basketball Sponsors "Jimmy V Night"
February 6th ~ a cancer research fund-raising event

Hello St. Francis community,

My name is Jack Spangler, and I am a senior on the St. Francis Boy's Varsity Basketball Team. Cancer is a disease that has undoubtedly affected the lives of friends and loved ones close to each of us.(Personally, I've lost three grandparents to cancer.) It is why we, the basketball team, have taken it upon ourselves to host a cancer research fund-raising event called "Jimmy V Night." Who is Jimmy V?

Jim Valvano used to be head basketball coach at North Carolina State University. On March 4, 1993, Jim Valvano received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 1993 ESPY awards (the academy awards of sports). His speech was one that is still remembered today. He talked of his courageous battle with cancer and how he was setting up the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer Research. That foundation still exists today having raised more than $90 million for more than 300 cancer research projects.

The first annual SFHS Jimmy V Night will be February 6th during our home game vs. IMSA. We will raise funds for the Jimmy V Foundation as follows:

Selling event T-shirts. Our goal is to sell 500 T-shirts to students, parents and friends of SFHS;
Charging an extra dollar for admission that night, with the extra buck going to the Jimmy V Foundation;
Selling raffle tickets for the chance to win a pair of tickets to an upcoming Blackhawks game and a Cubs game this summer. The drawing will be held at halftime; and,
A voluntary donation box at the admission gate and concession stand the night of the game. (Donations can also be mailed to school with checks made out to "The V Foundation")

T-shirts will be sold at lunch during the week leading up to the game.
We are also hoping to have them available for sale at our home game vs. ACC (Jan. 22). Each STUDENT purchasing a T-shirt will also receive one complimentary raffle ticket. Additional raffle tickets will be sold at $2 apiece or 3 for $5 during the school T-shirt sale, at the Jan. 16 (IC) and Jan. 22 (ACC) home games, and during the first half the night of the event.

We encourage you all to attend this event if possible. It is a tradition that we are trying to establish with the Boy's basketball program. Many have been touched by the efforts of the Girl's Volleyball Team and their "Volley For The Cure" fund-raising events.
Now it's our turn to give back as well. Hope to see you there.

And always remember..."Don't give up... Don't ever give up."
-Jim Valvano

Sincerely,

Jack Spangler

Parent University Offers Workshops

Parent University is offering a day of informative and interactive
workshops designed to provide practical lessons for parenting kids in preschool through high school on Saturday, February 6, 2010 from 8 AM-2:15 PM. Registration closes Friday, January 29
Please click on the attached flyers for more information.
Parent University 2010 Flyer | Parent University 09-10 FAQs

Attention Parents, Especially Sophomore Parents

On February 1, you will receive a letter detailing a summer course, "Intensive English and Math: Preparing for the College Boards." Taught by Mr. Kolodziej, Ms. Pratscher, Mrs. Kustak and Mrs. Johnson, this course prepares hard working sophomores for all sections of the SAT and ACT, which students will write next year. The course has other benefits; for example, experience has shown that enrolled students get a head start on their challenging junior English and math courses. In addition, students have the opportunity to write all of their summer book tests.

This year, the course will run from June 14 to July 22. The course meets twice a week for two hours each meeting; at St. Francis, the course meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9-11 or 6:30-8:30 p.m.; at Benedictine (where we also offer a 1-3 p.m. class), the course meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You will find more information in the forthcoming letter.

Please note that we create class sections on March 15. Therefore, if your son/daughter wishes to enroll for a specific class time, please submit his/her application by that date. Students may enroll any time after March 15, but they may not receive the time of their choice. Especially morning classes usually fill quickly.

If you have any questions about "Intensive English and Math," "Pre-algebra Math," or "Study Skills," please feel free to call English Department chairperson Mark Kolodziej at 668-5800, extension 1202. You may also contact him on his cell, 708-651-4356.

Dancing With The Spartans Returns

St. Francis Spirit & Pride Golf Outing

Save the Date
St. Francis Spirit & Pride Golf Outing
May 24, 2010
at the White Eagle Country Club
For more information contact Dan Donati
Golf Outing Chair, at 630-330-5142

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Sincerely,

Raeann Huhn - Principal

In This Issue

SFHS Team Places 2nd at Video Game Tournament

Ensuring Our Future

Boston Market Night

Boys Basketball Sponsors "Jimmy V Night"-February 6th

Parent University Offers Workshops

Attention Parents, Especially Sophomore Parents

Dancing With The Spartans Returns

St. Francis Spirit & Pride Golf Outing

Looking Ahead ....Upcoming Events