Quote of the Week: "Never doubt that a small
group of thoughtfully committed citizens can
change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that
ever has." ~
Margaret Mead
Today we celebrated Earth Day by wearing
Go Green T-shirts. Thank you to The Science
Department and the Evergreen Club who organized
all of the Earth Week Activities. The proceeds
from the sale of the t-shirts and SF reusable
bags will be given to the planned "green
roof" on the soon-to-be-built Science Suite and
Learning Resource Center. The inspiration for this
effort was our beloved Mrs. Mary Feltes, the St.
Francis Evergreen Club moderator and Science
Department Chairperson. It is our desire to
keep her environmentally-conscious work
alive.
Junior, Lisa Neary, has been selected by the
Peacebuilders Initiative at The Bernardin Center
at Catholic Theological Union to be a Peacebuilder
for the 2010-2011 school year. Lisa will
participate in a summer training and develop a
peace project here at St. Francis.
Congratulations, Lisa! Well
deserved!
Please join us at the many activities planned
for this coming week. The One Acts are Friday at
7:00pm and Saturday at 3:00pm & 7:00pm. The
Choral Concert is Sunday at 3:00pm. The Band
Concert is Wednesday at 7:00pm. The All School
Liturgy - Transition Mass is next Thursday morning
and Greg Gumbel will speak at St. Francis on
Thursday night at 7:00pm in
CAC.
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Evergreen
Club participation in Envirothon
Northeastern Illinois Envirothon
Competition
St. Francis earns 1st
place
On Friday, April 16,
St. Francis participated in the
Northeastern Illinois Envirothon competition held
at the Mayslake Peabody Estate. At the
Envirothon competition, various schools from
neighboring districts and counties engaged in a
friendly competition regarding current issues
relating to our environment. The St. Francis
team consisted of Claire Stark, Sarah Wagner,
Michael and Billy Southwell, and Kit
McDonnell. The team had been preparing
with early morning meetings and completing
research since this January. The competition
included content regarding soils, water, forestry,
and wildlife completing a variety of tasks and
tests on these subjects. They also prepared a
presentation on how to help a town with its own
water management process, providing ways to reduce
contamination, overall cost, and daily use of
water. This was the first time St. Francis
participated in the Envirothon competition and it
was a success. St. Francis earned 1st
place for the Kane-DuPage County
Region. The Envirothon Team was lead by
Science Teacher, Sarah
Mantooth. Congratulations!
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Hope
for Haiti - Still Time to Help! We
are still approximately $1,000 short of our
goal of $17,000. If you were unable to attend
the festival, and want to support the people of
Haiti, we would be grateful. M & M tubes
are still available through the Pastoral
Office: enjoy the M & M's, return the
tube with quarters (by May 1) and
help feed 82 children in need!
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Parents'
Organization
On behalf of the Parents' Organization, I
would like to thank Robin Solomon, Anne
Roberts and the countless volunteers who made the
Senior Celebration a HUGE success! The
seniors had a great time. Thank you
again for all of your hard work and the many hours
of preparation.
Crystal Baker
Parents' Organization
President
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Greg
Gumbel -"Making the
Effort"
Thursday 4/29/10
- 7:00 PM in CAC
Don't miss the opportunity to listen to Greg
talk about making the effort that makes a
difference in your life.
Reserve your
tickets in the Main office at Francis. Call and
reserve them and then pick them up when you can
----they are going fast!!!
Call 630-668-5800 x1100 or 1125
Go
Spartans!!!
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St. Francis Spirit &
Pride Golf Outing
GOLFERS
WANTED
Support the Spirit & Pride
Golf Outing and sign up today.
A brochure with
all the details was mailed out to all families.
Sign up to golf, sponsor a hole, stay for dinner,
win a prize!
Plan to attend on:
Monday, May
24th
SFHS Spirit & Pride Golf
Outing
White Eagles Golf Club -
Naperville
12:00pm
Shotgun Start
Registration
begins at 10:00 am
(not 11:00 am as indicated
on the printed
brochure)
For
inquiries please contact:
Dan Donati, ddonati@sterserv.com or
630-330-5142
Larry Rutkowski, lrutkowski@sciservice.com or
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Note from the DEAN's Office:
Important
Reminders for Seniors
Just a reminder to all Seniors, each student
receives six tickets to graduation. If you
will not be using all six tickets, please email
the Dean's office with your extras. Next
Thursday, April 29th & Friday, April
30th, you must be at school by 8:20am, or if you
have a doctor's appointment/court, do not miss
more than 90 minutes with a note from the
doctor/court, if you want to attend the
Senior/Faculty dinner (Thursday night) or Prom on
Saturday, May 1. If you have an appointment
either day and feel it may exceed the 90 minutes,
please email the Dean for a "prior plea" the day
before the
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Junior-Senior
Prom & Graduation Booklet
The Prom
& Graduation Booklet were distributed on
Tuesday, April 20th in homerooms. The yellow
insert Prom Parent Information Permission Form,
must be returned at the time your child purchases
their tickets. Only Juniors and Seniors may
purchase tickets to Prom. Please check the link on the homepage of our website
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Transition Liturgy and Senior
Institute
Thursday, April 29th, is a very special day
for the class of 2010. They will begin the day
celebrating liturgy. From there, they will
transition to the Student Union for a light
breakfast with members of the Alumni Board. For
the remainder of the day, seniors will attend
workshops on topics related to transitioning into
college.Seniors received a brochure in their
homerooms on Thursday, April 22 with session
descriptions and directions on how to sign-up
online. This information is also available on
the homepage of our website. Finally, at the
end of the day, seniors will receive their
cap and gowns.
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Senior
Parent Fiesta - May
5th
Recently you received an invitation to the
Senior Parent Social. This event is hosted
by the Parents' Organization to celebrate the
friendships that have been created and say thank
you for being part of the St. Francis community
these past four years. Please plan to share an
evening with your fellow Senior parents
on: Wednesday, May 5th (Cinco de
Mayo) at 6:00pm in the St. Francis Student
Union In keeping with the spirit of
Cinco de Mayo, fiesta food and spirits will
be served. So grab your poncho and
sombrero and join us! RSVP by 4/26
to Maureen Milano (630) 357-7661 or maureenmilano@aol.com |
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Thanks Volunteers
Please log in
your volunteer hours!
Before you wrap up the school year, please
take a moment to log in your volunteer hours.
Working on a committee, keeping score at an
athletic event, monitoring a theatre rehearsal, or
working in the concession stand are just a few
of the many ways our parents have volunteered
at SFHS to contribute to another successful school
year. Remember your volunteer hours can be
calculated and entered as a gift-in-kind which
will be recorded for grant writing purposes.
Please take a moment to record your gift of time:
http://www.sfhsonline.org/volunteer.html |
2010
Travelers to France and England
Meeting Schedule
Schedule of Meetings for the
2010 Travelers to France and England:
May 5
May 19
All meetings start at 6:50am on
Wednesday in classroom
306. |
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Quick
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Looking
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Upcoming
Events:
4-22 Earth Day T-Shirt Day
4-23 One Acts 7:30pm - tickets $5 general
admission at door
4-24 One Acts
3:00pm & 7:30pm
4-25 Choral Concert 3:00pm
4-26 Theatre Awards
4-27 Foreign Language National Honor Society
Induction Ceremony
4-27 Senior Celebration Wrap Up
Meeting-7:30pm Library
4-28 Band Concert 7:00pm
4-29 All School Liturgy - Transition Mass
(AM Assembly Schedule) 4-29 Senior
Institute Day Link to Brochure4-29
Senior/ Faculty Dinner 4-29
"Making the Effort"- motivational
presentation by Greg Gumbel at 7:00pm
in CAC
4-30 Student Government Elections (PM
Assembly Schedule)
5-1 Prom at Shedd Aquarium
All Volunteers are encouraged to log in their
volunteer hours on our website
at
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