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St. Francis High School

11/19/09

SFHS Principal's eNews

Quote of the Week: "We can always find something to be thankful for, no matter what may be the burden of our wants, or the special subject of our petitions." ~ Albert Barnes

Congratulations to Kelsey Robinson who is our nominee for Athletics2000 Athlete of the Month. Each month's winner is awarded a plaque and the school receives a $500 donation. Please log on to www.Triblocal.com/hspm to view the nominated athletes and vote!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CREATIVE WRITERS.
Spartans invade Wisconsin and bring back the cheese!

At Wednesday's (9-18-09) University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Creative Writing Festival, St. Francis students swept the Playwriting category, bringing home all five awards offered. Honorable Mentions went to Caroline Waszok and Mike Stolte. 3rd Place went to Leo Simmons for his one act play. John Weber won 2nd place and the First Place Prize went to Elizabeth Major.

On behalf of the faculty and staff, we wish you and your family a safe and blessed Thanksgiving.

Raeann Huhn - Principal

Thank you for Supporting our Troops

Great respect and appreciation goes out to all who donated and participated in the Operation Support Our Troops supply drive. In just seven short days we managed to collect 1,167 pounds of supplies! If you consider that some of the weight was comprised of Pringles and toilet paper that is truly amazing. Once again, St. Francis students, faculty and staff have proven why this is a place of great compassion and charity. The Social Studies Department extends a heartfelt thank you for the great respect and honor that was shown by the St. Francis community throughout the Veterans Day activities. God Bless our troops and God Bless America.

St. Francis High School Awarded Grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation

"The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation has approved a grant of $65,180.00 for Solar Photovoltaic, Wind and Solar Thermal Installations in our Certified Science and Learning Center addition, i.e., "West Wing". The project will involve building integrated design and engineering for photovoltaic, wind and solar thermal systems. The mission of our school continues in our endeavor to be stewards of our environment. Thus, we strive to achieve net zero with our energy consumption and use these renewable energy systems as an educational model by employing them as a necessary resource for teaching our students and community the principles of environmental stewardship."

Christmas Cards for Sale
designed by SFHS students

St. Francis will be selling Christmas Cards designed by our own students. All proceeds from the Christmas card sales will go towards our The "Completing the Dream" Capital Campaign for the new Science Suite and Learning Resource Center.

Orders will be taken up until Monday, November 30th. We will contact you regarding payment and pick-up of your orders in early December.

To view and order Christmas Cards see our website at http://www.sfhsnet.org/christmascards/christmascardhome.htm

From the Guidance Office

On Wednesday, December 9, parents of students who took the PSAT test in October may obtain the results of their sons' and daughters' tests by attending the parent information program at 6:30 PM in the Kuhn Cultural Arts Center. The program will interpret PSAT test scores and will also include information on the ACT/SAT tests and on the benefits of test prep programs. Mrs. Rigney will also meet with students in their English classes to provide test score information and interpretation directly to students.

From the Dean

After careful consideration and consultation with numerous surrounding private and public schools, we have modified the current cell phone policy. Here is a link to the new cell phone policy which is on our website. http://www.sfhsnet.org/pdfs/CellphoneUsePolicy.pdf

Christmas Toy Drive ~ Coat Drive

The 7th annual Christmas Toy Drive sponsored by the girls' volleyball team is underway. Any UNWRAPPED new toys by be brought to the school by 8:00 am. Wed. Dec. 9th. These toys will be donated to the "Reach for the Moon" foundation which was founded by Jeff '85 and Shelley Sensale Bruss '86, St. Francis alums. This foundation funds the basics needs of LOCAL children: medical, dental, food and clothing. At Christmas they collect toys and distribute food baskets. Please help the girls help children in need.

The Boys' Basketball Team announces its annual Coat Drive. Please bring your used coats to the December 5th boys home basketball game vs. Nazareth Academy.

Barnes & Noble Book Fair - Saturday, December 12

Support St. Francis High School when you shop at the Barnes & Noble Naperville store on Saturday, December 12th. Between 10:00am and 4:00pm St. Francis choir and band members will be present to sing and play Christmas music while you shop and our theatre students will read Christmas books to the young children while others gift wrap your holiday purchases. 15% of the proceeds from books, music, and café sales throughout the day will be used to purchase books for the new learning resource center. Please take this opportunity to Christmas shop while helping to Complete the Dream for St. Francis High School. Watch this site for more information and a voucher for purchases.

Alumni in the Arts

St. Francis High School presents:
Alumni in the Arts: A Recital
December 19, 2009
7 p.m.
Kuhn Cultural ArtsCenter
2130 W. Roosevelt Rd.

$25.00 adults
$10.00 students with ID and seniors

Tickets at the door or visit www.sfhsnet.org for more information

All proceeds benefit the Mary Feltes Memorial Building Fund

The St. Francis community will gather to celebrate the accomplishments and successes of our alumni in the arts. This performance will feature alumni artists associated with Cirque du Soleil, New England Conservatory and many more.

Attention Basketball Fans:

Please support your 2009-10 Varsity Girls Basketball team as they participate in the Willowbrook Thanksgiving tournament on the following dates and times.

Friday, November 20th 7:30pm vs. Willowbrook in Main Gym
Saturday, November 21st 6:00pm vs. Proviso West in Main Gym
Tuesday, November 24th 6:00pm vs. East Aurora in Aux Gym
Wednesday, November 25th 6:00pm vs. Lincoln Park in Main Gym
Friday, November 27th 6:00pm vs. St. Joe in Aux Gym

Thanks from the St. Francis Girls Basketball coaches, players, and parents.

Parents' Organization

Saturday, March 6, 2010
St. Francis High School
For more information click here

By now all families should have received their
Ensuring Our Future auction package in the mail.

Check out the "Wish List" for donation ideas
http://www.sfhsnet.org/top/parents/wishlist.htm

The holidays are a great time to sell your raffle tickets!!
Any family that sells at least $100.00 in raffle tickets by December 15th will be entered into a drawing to win either a $100.00 restaurant gift certificate or two tickets to the Ensuring Our Future event.

Need more tickets to sell?
Contact Yvonne Scholl byscholl@msn.com or

Eileen Connolly at eileenc727@aol.com

Easy Ways that you can Support St. Francis

Target
We've discovered a terrific way to raise funds for our school. It's super-easy, and all you have to do is use your Target® Visa® or Target® Card. We will receive a percentage of the amount of each purchase in the form of a cash donation from Target through the Take Charge of Education® program. It's easy. Just visit target.com/tcoe, or call 1-800-316-6142 to designate our school. So if you're going to Target anyway, please consider using your Target® Visa® or Target® Card. Big thanks to those who are already doing their part to make a great school even better. Grandparents, alumni, neighbors and friends can take part, too.

Last year Target donated $2,740.33 back to St. Francis.

eScrip
Tis the Season to be Shopping! Get Your List Done Early this Year! Shop Now at the eScrip Online Mall, where more than 1,000 stores support St. Francis High School!

eScrip is proven to be a fantastic resource for fundraising where participating business partners contribute a percentage of your grocery loyalty cards, credit card, and debit/ATM card purchases to the school, group or organization of your choice. Visit our family of merchants for a complete list of participants in the program.

Here's How it Works

You register any one or all of your existing grocery loyalty, debit and credit cards for use in the program.
Participating merchants will make contributions to your chosen group, based on purchases made by you, just by using the cards you have registered.
Your purchases are tracked and available to you online, allowing you to see just how much you are earning on your child's behalf!

Last year eScrip donated $297.66 back to St. Francis

Good Search
What if St Francis High School earned a donation every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause? Well, now it can!

GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations add up!

GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 30 percent of each purchase to your favorite cause! Hundreds of great stores including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, ebay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place an order, you'll be supporting your favorite cause.

And if you download the GoodSearch - St Francis High School toolbar, our cause will earn money every time you shop and search online - even if you forget to go to GoodShop or GoodSearch first! Add the St Francis High School toolbar at http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/st-francis-high-school-wheaton

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Sincerely,

Raeann Huhn - Principal

In This Issue

Thank you for Supporting our Troops

St. Francis High School Awarded Grant

Christmas Cards for Sale

From the Guidance Office

From the Dean

Christmas Toy Drive ~ Coat Drive

Barnes & Noble Book Fair - Saturday, December 12

Alumni in the Arts

Attention Basketball Fans