"The first day
of spring is one thing, and the first spring day
is another. The difference between them is
sometimes as great as a month." ~Henry Van Dyke
If your child will need to arrive at Senior
Celebration later than 8:45, please notify
Marianne Hale at 630-587-1079.
All parents who are volunteering Friday or
Saturday should sign in in the Hawthorne Junction
Room, first floor, room 117. The SF website
has a Senior Celebration link
containing information you may
need.
Raeann Huhn -
Principal
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Congratulations Matt Novack
Congratulations
Matt Novack, winner of a Chicago Tribune All-State
Academic Team scholarship for 2009. Panels
of educators and citizens involved in educational
issues served as judges for the more than 250
entries received.
Matt has also been
named as a Semi-Finalist in the 2009 Presidential
Scholars Program. The Commission on
Presidential Scholars will soon complete its
selection of the high school seniors who will be
named as the 2009 Presidential Scholars. The
Commission's choices will be announced in mid-May
by U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan.
Matt is among approximately 560 semi-finalist who
have been selected from a pool of over 3,000
candidates. Good luck
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"Completing the Dream"
Capital Campaign
Help St. Francis raise the final $2 million
needed for the new Science Suite and
LearningResourceCenter by attending one of
the following Completing the Dream
events: Thursday, April 16,
2009 6:30pm at The Bank in downtown
Wheaton Music by Tom Malouf of Chunky
Monkey Wednesday, April 22,
2009 6:30pm in the Upper Room at McNally's
Irish Pub in St. Charles Music by Jay Olaszek
'91 and his band Please R.S.V.P. to
dquirk@sfhsnet.org or
630-668-5800x143 |
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From the Guidance
Department
ST. FRANCIS TAKES PART IN NATIONAL
ALCOHOL and DRUG RECOVERY MONTH
As part of the National Alcohol and Drug
Recovery Month, which aims to motivate individuals
who need help to get treatment and to raise public
awareness about alcoholism and drug addiction, the
Guidance and Counseling Department will offer
confidential alcohol and drug screenings and
informational meetings throughout the month of
April. If you are interested in finding out more
information, please contact Mrs. Rupp at ext. 104
or Ms. Sullivan at ext.108.
Since early
detection of alcoholism and drug addiction can
increase the likelihood of successful recovery,
knowing the warning signs is important:
- Blackouts. Periods of time after drinking
that cannot be remembered.
- Tolerance. Requiring increasingly larger
amounts of alcohol to experience the same
effect.
- Physical withdrawal symptoms. These may
include nausea as well as shaking, sweating,
confusion and hallucinations ( delirium tremens)
while not drinking. Delirium tremens (also known
as "the DTs") is the most serious symptom of
acute alcohol withdrawal.
- Legal, relationship, financial problems.
- Anhedonia. Loss of interest in once
pleasurable activities.
- Unusual drinking habits. These may include
drinking alone or in secret, gulping drinks or
making a ritual of having drinks before, during
and after
dinner.
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Notes From the Wellness
Center
What's Your Parenting Style?
Take This Quiz and Find
Out!
No one has all the answers when it comes
to raising teenagers that avoid risky behavior and
develop healthy coping mechanisms. However,
current research strongly suggests that a certain
parenting style can make a difference when raising
teens that are prepared to succeed in life.
Drinking behaviors are learned and parents who are
involved and supportive are more likely to raise
student s that avoid drinking and are less likely
to become dependent on alcohol.
Ask
yourself the following questions to find your
parenting style and learn more about what you're
doing right, and what you could do better.
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Summer Book Tests
The summer book tests will be offered again
this summer as a courtesy to students who do not
wish to take all three tests at the beginning of
the school year. The first test date will be
Wednesday, July 1. The second test date will be
Tuesday, July 21. On both dates, tests will be
offered at 12:00 and 7:00. All students should
report to the cafeteria. A letter detailing which
tests are available on which dates will be mailed
home with the fourth quarter progress reports.
Incoming freshman will receive details with their
course requests in
May. |
Transportation Reimbursement Forms
are
Available
Transportation Reimbursement Forms are in
the Main Office The 2008-2009 Transportation
Reimbursement forms are available in the Main
Office from February 1, 2009 until June 30,
2009. Parent's need to come into the office
to sign-up. Instructions for calculating
your claim amount are available on our website and
will be included with your student's third quarter
progress report. ( Link to Calculation
Instructions) |
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Looking Ahead . .
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4-16 Capital Campaign Event at the Bank
Restaurant-6:30pm
4-16 The Talent Show has
been postponed.A new date and time will be
announced soon
4-16 4th Quarter Senior Progress
Reports
4-17 Outta Uniform
4-22 Capital Campaign Event at
McNally's Pub-6:30pm 4-22 4th Quarter
Freshmen, Sophomore and Junior Progress
Report 4-23 Senior Alumni Breakfast Time Out for
ReadingJunior Prayer
Service
All Volunteers are encouraged to
log in their volunteer hours on our website
at http://www.sfhsonline.org/volunteer.html | | |
