Calendar
11-3 Faculty In-Service - Students Dismissed at 12:10 p.m.
(Periods 5-8)
11-3 Parent Teacher Conferences - Afternoon hours
11-3 Girls'
Volleyball Sectional Final vs. Joliet Catholic at Joliet Catholic
Academy, at 7:00 pm Directions to Joliet Catholic Academy
11-4 Spirit & Pride Dress
11-4, 5 & 6 Fall Play
More Info
11-5 Girls' and Boys' Cross Country State Competition at Detweiller
Park, Peoria; Girls' race begins at 11:00am; Boys' Race begins at
12:00pm Directions to
Detweiller Park
11-5 Football vs. Kaneland at Kaneland, at 7:00pm
Directions to
Kaneland High School
11-6 Alumni Memorial Mass
11-8 Mix It Up Lunch
11-14 Market Day pickup from 4:00-6:00 p.m. in the Commons by Door
#19
11-14 School Board Meeting - Rosmonowski Room - 6:30 p.m.
Go Spartans!
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The next incentive drawing will be on November 15th.
Check your counters and drawers and find those tickets. Sell $100
worth of raffle tickets and return your stubs by the 15th and you
will be entered into a drawing to win a $200 dining certificate at
a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant.
To date $19,580 in raffle tickets have been sold towards the goal
of $30,000. Thank you to the 163 St. Francis families who have
participated. Our goal is 100% family participation.
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"Teachers for
Tomorrow" Conference
Has your son
or daughter ever considered being a teacher? If the answer to that
question is yes, please encourage your child to attend a conference
entitled TFT or "Teachers for Tomorrow." This conference,
on November 19, at Niles North High School, is hosted by the Golden
Apple Foundation and provides inspiring workshops on topics ranging
from "effective teaching strategies and classroom
management" to "applying for a Golden Apple Scholarship
and preparing for college." To obtain more information, please
ask your son/daughter to stop by Madame's room, 2308, for more
information.
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Note from the Principal
ACTION ALERT:
The Illinois
State Board of Education (ISBE) is currently taking public testimony
on their Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal. This is an
opportunity for Catholic schools to express a desire to see funding
restored for the newly redesigned Textbook Block Grant
Program. ISBE is accepting testimony via email at isbefy13@isbe.net. Please,
before the Thanksgiving break, send an email on behalf of St. Francis
High School asking for funding to be restored. Click on this link for a sample message. Thank
you for your time and participation.
Raeann
Huhn
Principal
St.
Francis High School
630-668-5800
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Open House - Nov 16th - 6:00pm
As the primary
recruiter, I often am asked: "How can I help?" So many of
you give so much of your time, treasure, and talents to our school
community, but there is another way for you to give back to the
school. Personal reference and referral is by far the most
influential method of adding great students and families to our
community and school. Invite another family in your school, parish,
or neighborhood with students in the 6th through 8th grades to visit
our Open House event on November 16th at 6:00pm. The addition of a
new St. Francis family which is strong in faith, academics, and
spirit is one of the greatest gifts you can give to our school.
Dan Tuskey
Director of
Recruiting - Admissions
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Order Class Rings Friday, Nov. 4
Jostens will be on campus on Friday, November 4 during all lunch
periods for class ring measurements and orders. Please remember your
order form and $50 down payment. You may design your ring and print
your order form at www.jostens.com
or extra order packets are available in the Main Office.
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Get Ready for the ACT Exam
Free Practice
ACT Exam @ Wheaton Public Library
Date:
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Time:
1:00 pm-5:00 pm
Where:
Wheaton Public Library-Lower Level-Large Meeting Room
Register: There are three ways to register: Online at: www.wheatonlibrary.org Event
Calendar; By calling 630-868-7520; In person at the Reference Desk.
An
instructor from Kaplan will provide a proctored ACT practice test and
return scores with analyzed results. Students do not have to have a
Wheaton Public Library card to take the practice exam.
Free
ACT 10-Question Challenge @ Winfield Library
Date:
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Time: 6:30pm -
7:45 pm
Where:
Winfield Public Library
Register: online calendar @ www.winfield.lib.il.us
or by calling (630) 653-7599
In
just one hour you will sample 10 test-like ACT questions, learn
10
score-raising strategies and find out how to be really ready for the
ACT.
Presented by Kaplan Test Prep. Students don't have to be from
Winfield to attend; the program is open to anyone in grades 9-12.
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Annual Fashion Show & Luncheon
You don't want
to miss the fashion event of the year! Reservations for the annual
Fashion Show & Luncheon were due on Tuesday, November 1st, so be
sure to return your RSVP with payment as soon as possible. If you did
not receive an invitation, please contact Marianne Graunke at
630-752-9109.
Fashion Show
Shout-Out Ad
Is your son or
daughter a model? Show your enthusiasm for the PO Fashion Show event
and our very special models by purchasing a Shout-Out Ad that offers
words of encouragement, humor, or heartfelt wishes. The link to the
Shout-Out Ad form is available on the school's home page. Return the
completed form for the Shout-Out Ad along with a check payable to St.
Francis High School to the main school office no later than Friday,
November 4th!
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Rock Climbing - November 10th
The Adventure
Club will be indoor rock climbing after school on Thursday, November
10. The first fourteen students to turn in their
forms will get a ride on the Spartan bus; anyone after that will
have to find his/her own transportation to the event. See Ms.
Fairhead in room 1110 for more information.
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On November 8th 
we will
MIX IT UP at LUNCH
What
is Mix It UP at Lunch?
On November
8th, we will encourage our students to join hundreds of thousands of
students around the country and stir things up in the school
cafeteria. The event encourages students to identify, challenge &
cross the social boundaries that divide schools & communities.
As at many schools, the cafeteria at lunchtime is a social map of our
whole school. A map criss-crossed with boundaries. These boundaries
can create divisions and misunderstanding in schools and can lead to
bullying, harassment and violence. But by working to cross the
barriers students can help create an environment that is
characterized by less conflict and instead by more tolerance.
Please encourage your children to see what happens if they mix it up
at lunch and swap seats in the cafeteria, step out of their comfort
zone and sit somewhere new, with someone new.
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Notes from the Nurse
The
flu season will be here before we know it. An
annual flu shot is a safe and effective way to help protect you and
your family from influenza. The CDC, with the support of leading
health experts, recommends that everyone 6 months of age and older be
immunized. Influenza is a serious respiratory illness that is easily
spread and can lead to severe complications, even death. Consider
this:
- Between 15 and 60
million Americans suffer from influenza in an average year.
- Influenza is an
infectious disease that can cause a range of symptoms and
effects ranging from mild to severe illnesses to
life-threatening complications, even in healthy children or
adults.
- Children are
two-to-three times more likely to get sick with the flu and
spread the virus to others.
- More than 200,000
people, including 20,000 children, are hospitalized each year
from influenza-related complications.
The
best way to protect yourself and your family from this infectious
disease is to get vaccinated.
Source:
facesofinfluenza.com, NASN
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Senior Celebration Update
Thank you to all the parent responses to the call for chairpersons
for the Senior Celebration. I am pleased to announce that a group of
parents have come forward and agreed to Co-Chair this very special
event for our seniors. On behalf of the Parent Organization,
thank you to all who responded to the call!
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