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St. Francis High School

2/25/10

SFHS Principal's eNews

Quote of the Week: "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Congratulations to senior soccer player, Meagan Gitchell, on being awarded a "Hometown Hero Athlete of the Year" award by Sports Faith International. Meagan was recognized in a ceremony Sunday, February 21 in Lake Forest, along with two other senior student-athletes from Illinois and Wisconsin.

Good luck to the boys basketball team in Regional play. Their next game is Monday night vs. Montini at Wheaton Academy at 6:00pm.

Raeann Huhn

Principal

Congrats to the Math Team

The ICTM Regional was held at NorthCentralCollege on Saturday, February 20, 2010. The St. Francis High School Math Team placed 4th in this Regional competition with 32 members competing.

Algebra I Team 1st place
Algebra I Individual: Dan Matusiak and Jack Michuda tied for 2nd place
Precalculus Team 2nd place
Frosh-Soph Two Person 3rd Place (Jack Michuda, Analyse Kohley)
Jr-Sr Two Person 3rd Place (Kyle Bhatia, Dean Quaranta)
Orals 1st Place Sara Francesconi, Kristin Barth

The Math Team is coached by Joan Kustak, Sue Kolasinski, Bob Bonvallet and Kristina Lipskis

Parents' Organization

COUNTDOWN - ONLY 9 DAYS AWAY!!

JOIN US ON MARCH 6th for a fun filled evening with friends and wonderful food prepared by My Chef catering. Enjoy the sounds

of our very own Jazz Ensemble followed by Tom Malouf and the Chunky Monkey Band. Try your luck at the raffle table and the gaming tables.

Enjoy browsing the silent auction for your favorite Spartan or Future Spartan package. Participate in the live auction for a great family vacation to Sedona or a BBQ prepared by President Bednar. How about a night out with friends at Ravina or a dining experience at Tru? Maybe you are looking to have a mass in your home or want a pew reserved at graduation exclusively for your family and friends. You can find it all at the fabulous LIVE and SILENT auction.Pick out a bottle of wine with a surprise dining certificate at the Wine & Dine.

There is Something for Everyone
Don't Miss Out on the Fun!!

STILL NEED TO RSVP? Drop off your registration at St. Francis today! Link to printable RSVP
Have questions? Call Marianne Graunke at 630.752.9109 or mariannegraunke@msn.com

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions and additional information
can be found at www.sfhsnet.org/top/parents/pofundraiser.htm

We look forward to seeing you there!
Rita Lusk and Mary Murphy, Event Chairs

Student / Faculty Basketball Game

Thursday, March 18, St. Francis High School is hosting a very special event! At 7:30pm, a Student/Faculty basketball game will be held in the Spyglass gym. This is a perfect opportunity to have a great time, catch up with friends, and see teachers and students interacting in a fun-filled game. Also, some of St. Francis's favorite teachers will be performing a dance at halftime! Please let everyone know what a great event this is, and don't forget, all proceeds go towards lowering the cost of Prom, which will be held at the Shedd Aquarium this year! The cost of admission is $3.00, and anyone and everyone is welcome. See you there!

Support House Bill 6096 and Senate Bill 3530
To Restore Textbook Loan Funding

To augment our on-going efforts, we have asked Representative Chapa LaVia (D-Aurora) and Senator Ira Silverstein (D-Chicago) to introduce legislation in the House and Senate to restore funding to the Textbook Loan Program at Fiscal Year 2007 levels: the bills are House Bill 6096 and Senate Bill 3530. Our goal is to sign up as many co-sponsors as possible. Last week, we added 14 co-sponsors in the House and 8 in the Senate.

Now we need your help: please call your State Representative and ask him or her to sign on as a co-sponsor to House Bill 6096 and call your State Senator and ask him or her to sign on as a co-sponsor to Senate Bill 3530.

The Textbook Loan Program has been in operation since 1975. Its purpose is to provide secular textbooks, learning materials and instructional computer software to public and nonpublic school students grades K-12. Although most of the program's funding goes to public schools, Catholic schools have long depended on this program and have used the benefit to continually update math, science, and reading textbooks, as well as to purchase new instructional software for technology labs. Students cannot learn or succeed without effective and up-to-date learning materials, and this program has helped ensure those materials are present in ALL schools.

To find the contact information for your State Representative and State Senator, go to www.ilga.gov and click on Legislator Lookup in the lower, right-hand portion of the page. You can then look up your State Representative and State Senator by district #, your home or school address, or zip code. You can also call our offices for assistance at 312-368-1066 or 217-528-9200.

Thank you for your attention and assistance on this important matter.

ACTION ALERT: WRITE THE GOVERNOR TO URGE TEXTBOOK LOAN FUNDING!

Our first action alert of the year has arrived! The Governor is currently working on his budget recommendation for next fiscal year. Our challenge is to convince him to include funding for the Textbook Loan Program in his budget proposal. Accordingly, I am asking that you, your school's staff, your parents and your parishioners all take time to write the Governor with this important request.

A sample letter is linked below, but if at all possible, I urge you to personalize your letter. Talking specifically about what Textbook Loan has provided your school in the past will be especially helpful. The Governor will be preparing his budget for the remainder of the month and perhaps into March, so there is plenty of time to get the word out, gather support and flood his office with letters.

Please do whatever you can to encourage broad participation. A high level of sustained grassroots engagement is essential to achieving our goals.

Click here for sample letter.

Thank you for your attention and assistance on this important matter.

Zach Wichmann
Catholic Conference of Illinois
Associate Director for Education
217-528-9200

Reminder to Sophomore Parents

IF your son/daughter wants to ensure a specific time slot for our summer course, "Intensive English and Math," then MARCH 15 is the enrollment deadline. On March 15, we create our sections and open enrollment to students from other schools. Anyone may enroll after March 15, but available time slots will be more limited. If you have any questions, please call Mr. Kolodziej (708-651-4356).

2010 Travelers to France and England- Meeting Schedule

Schedule of Meetings for the 2010 Travelers to France and England:

Mar. 10
Mar.24
Apr. 07
Apr.21
May 5
May 19

All meetings start at 6:50am on Wednesday in classroom 306.

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

Congrats to the Math Team

COUNTDOWN - ONLY 9 DAYS AWAY!!

Boston Market Night - Friday 2/19

Support House Bill 6096 and Senate Bill 3530

Reminder to Sophomore Parents

France and England Travelers

St. Francis Spirit & Pride Golf Outing

Looking Ahead ....Upcoming Events