"What sunshine
is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are
but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along
life's pathway, the good they do is
inconceivable." - Joseph
Addison
GOOD LUCK MATH TEAM
The St. Francis Math team will make its 19th
appearance at the State competition held this
Saturday at University of Illinois in
Champaign-Urbana. 33 students( 9 Freshmen; 8
Sophomores; 7 Juniors and 9 Seniors ) will compete
in 11 different events. They are hoping to
repeat their first place finish in 8 Person
and add to the school's medals.
Coaches, Ms. Lipskis, Mrs. Kolasinski, Ms. Kustak
and Dr. Bonvallet, will accompany the team.
Remember them this weekend.
Senior Tessa
Morelli was awarded a $1,000 Junior League of Kane
and DuPage Counties, Inc. Scholarship. She
will a dinner on May 12th to receive the
award.
Congratulations to freshman Bobby
Bennett. His drawing was chosen as one of the
winners in the Fremd High School 4x5
contest. There are usually over 1,000
entries. To be chosen is quite an honor! Click here to see one of Bobby's
drawings. Raeann Huhn -
Principal |
Notes From the Wellness Center
Swine
Flu Alert and
Resources
Because of the
heightened awareness of swine flu cases reported
in the United States and Mexico, we wanted to
inform and assure you that SFHS has a plan in
place that coincides with recommendations from the
CDC and local health departments to address such
outbreaks.
We will continue to monitor news
of the outbreak and be in contact with state and
local health departments. SFHS will also
continue to use procedures that are followed each
flu season, including participating in flu
monitoring, tracking attendance and illness,
reviewing hand washing/cough/cold care, and
building cleaning.
Click here for an important letter
from the Dupage County Health
Department.
Please review Pandemic Flu information and
resources on our website at:
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"Completing the Dream"
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
Home
Delivery
We need as many
helping hands as we can muster to deliver campaign
informational packages to St. Francis families.
Each volunteer will receive approximately 15
packages to deliver.
VOLUNTEERS WILL
NOT BE ASKING FOR MONEY!!!
Dates to
Deliver Packets are:
Class of
2009
May 15 - 22, 2009
Class of 2010, 2011 &
2012
June 8 - 12, 2009
Class of
2013
October 9 - 16, 2009
Follow-up
Phone Calls
Each volunteer will
be asked to make 20 phone calls from home over the
course of a week. A list of Spartan families to
call will be provided by the campaign
office. Callers will be given a script to
follow to confirm that each family has received
campaign materials.
VOLUNTEERS WILL
NOT BE ASKING FOR MONEY!!!
Dates to
Make Phone Calls are:
Class of
2009 May
25 - 29, 2009
Class of 2010, 2011 &
2012 June
15 - 19, 2009
Class of
2013 October
19 - 23, 2009
$2M Campaign
Completion Phase
Pledged: 160 Gifts totaling
$560,000
$1.44 Million to
Go!
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Music Ensemble Concert -
Fri. May 1st - 7:00pm
Spring Band and Choral
concert - Sun. May 3rd - 3:00pm
Did you enjoy this year's Pep Band? Don't
miss the last opportunity to hear some of the most
talented musicians in St. Francis History with
their final Concert May 1, 2009. The concert will
be a rock show featuring the music of The Beatles,
Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, Rush, The Trans-Siberian
Orchestra, Dave Matthews, Sublime, The Red Hot
Chilli PepPers, Santana, and many more. The
concert will be held in the Kuhn Cultural Arts
Center Friday, May 1, 2009 at 7pm. Tickets are
$3
The Spring band and choral concert will take
place Sunday, May 3, 2009 at 3:00pm in the Slant
dome and feature a wide variety of outstanding
music. Selections from The Lion King, Mulan,
Africa, The Beatles, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Mary
Poppins, and many others. The concert is free.
Hope to see you
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Notes From the Wellness
Center
Tips for
Prom:
Like going to prom, learning to drive is one
of life's milestones. PARENTS, you can serve an
important role by encouraging your teen to drive
safely to and from prom. Motor vehicle accidents
are the leading cause of death in teenagers and
one in four of those deaths involved a teen who
had been drinking. Depending on your student's age
there are graduated drivers licensing (GDL) laws
in Illinois, insist that they abide by them.
(Click here to see the (GDL). http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/rules
_of_the_road/rr_chap03.html#initial Under
the Illinois "Use It & Lose It " zero
tolerance law, those under 21 who are caught with
ANY trace of alcohol in their blood will lose
their license. They can also be charged with a
DUI. Teens often do not consider the serious
consequences of drinking and driving, this is why
we as parents need to remind them. Click here to
read about the "Use it and Lose It" penalties,
fines, loss of driving privileges and possible
jail time. http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_
publications/dsd_a10410.pdf We
all want our students to be safe on prom night,
but you are the ones who can make an impact.
Please talk with your student about alcohol facts,
reasons not to drink and ways to avoid drinking in
difficult situations. Please help enforce the laws
on underage drinking and driving, establish your
own rules and enforce them with consistent and
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Poetry Slam
On Thursday, April 23rd, Mr. Jim Wall and the
St. Francis Library sponsored a "poetry slam" for
students. This event was hosted by renowned
Poetry Slam Artist George Miller, a professor of
English at Lewis University in Romeoville. Mr.
Miller performed some of his poetry and invited
students to share their own efforts.
Traditionally, a poetry slam is an event at which
poets read or recite original work and are then
judged by members of the audience. Students from
Creative Writing and several English classes
attended and experienced the fun of sharing and
creating
poetry. |
Action
Alert: Parent/Guardian Transportation
Reimbursement
Funding
Please join the Catholic Conference of
Illinois (CCI) in asking the Illinois General
Assembly to fund the Parent/Guardian
Transportation Reimbursement program next
year. The Illinois State Board of Education
(ISBE) has proposed cutting funding for this
program to zero. As the program provides
needed financial reimbursements to families denied
bus service for their children, we must act to
preserve it. Use the link below for a letter
that can be sent to your state Representative and
state Senator.
To find out who your
state Representative and Senator are, please visit
www.ilga.gov and click on
Legislator Lookup in the lower right portion
of the page or call our offices at
217-528-9200 or 312-368-1066. Thank you for
your help.
Click here for the link to the
letter. |
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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4-30 Senior/ Faculty Dinner 4-30
Senior Parents Social SFHS Student Union-6
pm more info 5-1
Market Day Online Orders due 5-1 Music
Ensemble Concert- 7:00pm CAC 5-2 State
Math Contest 5-3 Band/Choral Concert
3:00pm 5-5 Market Day Pick-Up - 5:00 to
6:00 p.m. - North Wing 5-7 Honors
Night 5-8 Student Government Elections (PM
Assembly Schedule) *Seniors will be dismissed at
1:11 pm to prepare for Prom 5-8 Prom @
Field
Museum
All Volunteers are encouraged to
log in their volunteer hours on our website
at http://www.sfhsonline.org/volunteer.html | | |
