Quote of the Week: "Let us think of
education as the means of developing our greatest
abilities, because in each of us there is a
private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be
translated into benefit for everyone and greater
strength for our nation." ~ John
F. Kennedy - 35th president of US 1961-1963 (1917
- 1963)
Parents can register for
Parent-Teacher Conferences anytime between 8:00am
October 22nd and 4:00pm November
2nd.
To register for a
conference:
1. Logon to the school's website
(www.sfhsnet.org)
2. Click the PT Conference
Maker link (http://www.ptconferencemaker.com/stfrancis)
3. Logon to
the PT Conference Maker by using your child's
8-digit Student ID Number and the 4-digit
password/pin provided in the recent Quarter One
Report Card mailing. (Note: non-custodial parents
will use a 10-digit Student ID Number, also
provided in the mailing.)
If you
encounter any difficulties, please leave a message
on the Parent-Teacher Conference hotline extension
at (630) 668-5800,
x213.
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H1N1 Update:
- The Dupage County Health
Department announces H1N1 vaccine clinics. To
view the clinic schedule and make an appointment
go to www.protectdupage.org.
- If your student is out ill with
the flu, they may return to school as long as
they have been fever free for 24 hours without
the aid of fever reducing medications such as
acetaminophen (Tylenol), or ibuprofen
(Advil or Motrin).
- 41 states are reporting
widespread flu activity, including Illinois.
Doctor visits and hospitalizations for ILI
(influenzA-Kike illness) continue to increase
and overall are higher than what is expected
this time of year.
- Almost all of the influenza
viruses identified so far are the 2009 H1N1
influenza virus.
Source:
CDC Blood
Drive
Our all school blood drive is Tuesday,
October 27th from 8AM until 2:00PM. We invite
parents to donate blood. Please contact Mr. Lynch
at mlynch@sfhsnet.org or at ext. 193 to
schedule an appointment.
Please contact me if you have any
questions or click here for a link to the
Heartland Blood Bank center. http://www.heartlandbc.org/Donna
Hoscheit RN |
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SHADOWS
8th grade students can now sign up to spend a
day shadowing a St. Francis student. Come and see
what life is like in the day of a
Spartan! Parents need to call Meg Olsen at
630-668-5800 ext 120 to arrange a shadow
date.
OPEN
HOUSE
Students and their
families are invited to experience St. Francis
High School on Sunday, October 25. The Open House
program will kick-off with a presentation at 11:00
a.m. Throughout the event, attendees can sample
classroom demonstrations and tour the facilities.
Teachers, coaches, administrators, school parents
and student ambassadors will be on hand to share
their high school insights.
A second
Open House event is also scheduled for Wednesday,
November 18. The evening program will begin at
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Pastoral
Ministry
On October 29th, the Sophomores will
participate in their annual retreat. Students
should report to homerooms at the regular
scheduled time and will be transported by busses
to RiverwoodsChristianCenter in St.
Charles. Sophomores will return to school at
the regular dismissal time. Permission slips were
given out in Religion classes and are due back
tomorrow, Friday, October 23rd. All students
should bring a brown-bag lunch and a pillow to sit
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Check your mailbox! Your invitation
to this year's St. Francis Parent Organization
Fashion Show and Luncheon should be waiting for
you. Please join us Sunday, November 22nd
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
Westin Lombard Yorktown Center. Tickets
are $45 and should be ordered before November
4th.
For more information call Debbie Krause at
630-513-8594 or visit http://www.sfhsnet.org/top/parents/FashionShow.htm
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Parents'
Organization
Mark Your
Calendars · Saturday, March 6, 2010 ·
St.
Francis High
School
Men's
Day Out
Invitations are in the Mail!
Join
us for the first, Ensuring Our
Future,
Pre-event Gathering
On
Sunday, November 1, 2009, watch the Chicago Bears
take on the Cleveland Browns at 11:30am at ROX
City Grill inside Hotel Baker, St. Charles. Free
admission, cash food & drink and great prizes
including Notre Dame/Navy game tickets on the 50
yard line and 8th row Blackhawks tickets behind
the net! Bring an idea on how you can GIVE or GET
an auction item for the St. Francis annual
fundraiser, Ensuring Our
Future.
RSVP
to Stan Framburg, framburglg@sbcglobal.net
For
more information,
click here. |
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LIBRARY
NEWS:
Local Libraries Co-Sponsor
Free Museum General
Admission
Free General
Admission or a special discount to 17 suburban
museums, zoos and botanical gardens is available
through a partnership between over 140 suburban
public libraries and Macy's. Details of how this
program works can be found by visiting www.museum
adventure.org. Passes can be picked up at your
local library on a first come, first served basis
and be used for period of seven days. This program
will run until August 31, 2010, so make sure to
check it out.
TEEN READ WEEK 2009
This
week the St. Francis Library participated in the
national celebration of Teen Read Week, Oct.
18-24! This year's theme is Read Beyond Reality @
Your Library, which encourages teens to read
something out of this world, just for the fun of
it. As part of the celebration, students and
staff were invited to test their knowledge of
literature by participating in a "Literary Trivia
Contest." Each day contestants were given a
question about a book or author. They were
encouraged to use whatever library resources they
needed to answer their questions correctly.
Each correct answer earned a prize, and the person
or persons who correctly answer all five questions
will be entered in a drawing for a grand prize.
The winner of the drawing will be announced
Monday, October 26th.
Link to Time our for Reading October
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2010
England and France Trip
If you want to participate in the amazing
2010 trip to England and France, don't forget to
turn in your registration form with $195 deposit
by Monday, November 2. The preparation classes wil
begin in November. You may also register and pay
on line to ACIS.
If you need further
information, please contact Madame Harsa in room
306 or Mrs Brady-Riley during play practice. We
can't wait to share this experience with you!
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Notes
from the Guidance Department
Free
Practice ACT Test
On
October 31, Revolution Prep will provide a free
practice ACT test to any junior who wishes to take
it. This exam is strictly for practice and cannot
be used for college admission. The mock exam will
take place from 8:30 AM to 12:15 PM in the north
wing. Any student who wishes to sign up for
the free practice test should do so by contacting
Revolution Prep at 1-877-REV-PREP or www.revolutionprep.com.
Revolution Prep will then provide an
interpretation session for students and parents on
Tuesday, November 17, from 7 PM to 8 PM in the
Spartan Theater. Students will also be able to
view their scores through their password protected
account at www.revolutionprep.com.
"Jeepers Creepers"- St. Francis
is again Collecting Old
Peepers!
Do you have
unused eye glasses or sun glasses around the
house? If so, donate your old eye glasses and sun
glasses to a good cause. This year St. Francis
High School will again collect old glasses for
"Sight Night". Volunteers will then repair and
classify the collected eye glasses by prescription
and hand deliver them to people in developing
countries who need eye glasses but cannot afford
them. Also, we invite St. Francis
students to collect old eye glasses in their
neighborhoods on Halloween while they are
"trick-or-treating". Please talk with your son and
daughter about this opportunity to collect more
than just candy this Halloween. Free Trick-or
Treat collection kits and a drop-off box for old
glasses is available in the Guidance &
Counseling Department. For more information,
please contact Mrs. Rupp at extension 104 or at arupp@sfhsnet.org. Please
drop off any eye glasses by the end of
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