Quote of the Week: "Faith is taking
the first step, even when you don't see the whole
staircase." ~ Martin Luther
King Jr.
Congratulations to the cast and crew of
Auschwitz Lullaby on their great
performance at the Illinois State Theater
Fest. Congratulations also to Michael Ferarro
who performed in the All-State Production of
URINETOWN The Musical at the Theater
Fest. A special thank you to Mr. Schuller, Ms.
Ladley, Mrs. Brady-Riley and our director, Mr.
Wall, for making this a safe, fun and memorable
trip for all who attended.
Congratulations to Junior Kevin Hannon who
will represent St. Francis High School at the the
Breakfast with the Bishop and Prayer Service on
Friday, January 15th This is a kick off for
Catholic School's week and this year's theme in
"Catholic Schools Dividends for
Life".
Enjoy the long
weekend!
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Pastoral
Ministry Notes
Once again St. Francis will be
collecting travel size toiletries for the homeless
during Catholic's Schools Week, February
1-5. We will have five boxes available (4
classes and 1 faculty box) and the winning team
will get points for the Spartan Olympics! Be
sure to put all those travel size shampoos,
conditioners, lotions, etc aside for the
competition and bring them in starting on Monday,
February 1st.
PARENTS! We need
chaperones!
St. Louis Summer Workcamp "Week of
Hope"
July 24- 30, 2009
Travel by SFHS
vans to the site; stopping for an overnight at a
hotel, $425 which includes camp, lodging, 4 meals
and a t-shirt
We have room for 4 more
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Parents'
Organization
Our Annual Auction
Ensuring the Future is only 2 months
away!
Family, friends and
parish auction donations are a great way to
support the event. Want to donate something
special? Get a group of friends together to
make a combined donation! Parent volunteers will
be outside of Spyglass before and after school on
Friday, January 22nd to make sure your donation
drop-off is as easy as possible. We hope to have
all donated items by that time. Please consider
one of the
following:
-
DONATING
an item or service to be
auctioned
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UNDERWRITING
the event by making a cash
donation
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ADVERTISING
for
your family or
business
Don't forget to mark March 6th on your
calendars for this truly special
event.
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Notes
from the Nurse
IT'S NATIONAL INFLUENZA
VACCINE WEEK
January 10-16 is National
Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW). NIVW was
established to highlight the importance of
continuing influenza vaccination, as well as
fostering greater use of flu vaccine after the
holiday season.
Since 2009 H1N1 disease is likely
to continue, NIVW is an important opportunity to
maintain or increase the number of people who get
the 2009 H1N1 vaccine at a time when demand for
vaccine usually drops significantly. Though this
has been an unprecedented year in terms of the
number of people who have received flu
vaccinations, most people still have not gotten
the 2009 H1N1 vaccine - there is still room for
improvement among every age and risk group.
Influenza is unpredictable and we do not know the
likelihood of a future wave of 2009 H1N1
influenza, but we do know that vaccination is the
single best way to reduce the health impact of
influenza.
Source:
CDC
BREAKFAST
TIPS
Eating breakfast is an important
part of powering-up your body for the day. Eating
a balanced breakfast can help keep your family
alert, improve mood and reduce mid-morning food
cravings. Click here for some great tips on how to
get your student off to a good start each
day.
http://www.healthiergeneration.org/parents.aspx?id=1602
Source: Alliance for a Healthier
Generation.
Donna B. Hoscheit
RN |
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Mother-Son
Brunch - Sunday, January
24th
Due to a conflict, the date of the
Mother-Son Brunch has been changed to Sunday, Jan.
24. The location and time of the event will remain
the same - it will be held at the Holiday Inn
Select on Naperville & Diehl Rds, with Mass
beginning at 10 am. Please R.S.V.P. with the
corrected date noted on the return card. We hope
to see you
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Daddy
Daughter Dance
The Daddy Daughter Dance will be held
Saturday, January 30th at St. Francis from
7:30-10:00pm. This year we are mailing home
invitations to families with RSVP cards to be
returned to St. Francis's main office by January
22. Please be on the lookout for the
invitations and promptly return your response and
check for $25. Dads and Daughters, dust off
those dancing shoes and get ready for the
dance-off
competition!
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Boys
Basketball Sponsors "Jimmy V Night"
February 6th ~ a cancer research fund-raising
event
Hello St. Francis community,
My
name is Jack Spangler, and I am a senior on the
St. Francis Boy's Varsity Basketball Team. Cancer
is a disease that has undoubtedly affected the
lives of friends and loved ones close to each of
us.(Personally, I've lost three grandparents to
cancer.) It is why we, the basketball team, have
taken it upon ourselves to host a cancer research
fund-raising event called "Jimmy V Night." Who is
Jimmy V?
Jim Valvano used to be head
basketball coach at North Carolina State
University. On March 4, 1993, Jim Valvano received
the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 1993 ESPY
awards (the academy awards of sports). His speech
was one that is still remembered today. He talked
of his courageous battle with cancer and how he
was setting up the Jimmy V Foundation for Cancer
Research. That foundation still exists today
having raised more than $90 million for more than
300 cancer research projects.
The
first annual SFHS Jimmy V Night will be
February 6th during our home game vs.
IMSA. We will raise funds for the Jimmy V
Foundation as follows:
- Selling event T-shirts. Our goal is to sell
500 T-shirts to students, parents and friends of
SFHS;
- Charging an extra dollar for admission that
night, with the extra buck going to the Jimmy V
Foundation;
- Selling raffle tickets for the chance to win
a pair of tickets to an upcoming Blackhawks game
and a Cubs game this summer. The drawing will be
held at halftime; and,
- A voluntary donation box at the admission
gate and concession stand the night of the game.
(Donations can also be mailed to school with
checks made out to "The V
Foundation")
T-shirts will be sold at lunch during the
week leading up to the game.
We are also hoping
to have them available for sale at our home game
vs. ACC (Jan. 22). Each STUDENT purchasing a
T-shirt will also receive one complimentary raffle
ticket. Additional raffle tickets will be sold at
$2 apiece or 3 for $5 during the school T-shirt
sale, at the Jan. 16 (IC) and Jan. 22 (ACC) home
games, and during the first half the night of the
event.
We encourage you all to attend this
event if possible. It is a tradition that we are
trying to establish with the Boy's basketball
program. Many have been touched by the efforts of
the Girl's Volleyball Team and their "Volley For
The Cure" fund-raising events.
Now it's our
turn to give back as well. Hope to see you there.
And always remember..."Don't give
up... Don't ever give up."
-Jim
Valvano
Sincerely,
Jack
Spangler |
St.
Francis Nights at McDonald's & Boston Market
...every third week of the
month
McDonald's Night 1/19/10
- Across the Street Location Come out and
support St. Francis by buying your dinner at
McDonald's across the street on Tuesday, January
19, 2010 from 4:00pm - 8:00pm. St. Francis will
receive 20% of the pre-tax sales if you present
your coupon. The coupon can also be used in the
Drive-Thru. Link to
Coupons
Boston Market 1/22/10- Across the
Street Location Come out and support St.
Francis by picking up dinner for the family at
Boston Market across the street every third Friday
of the month from 4:00pm to close. The next
SFHS night is January 22, 2010. You must
present a coupon so that St. Francis will benefit
from 20% of the pretax sale. Link to
Coupons |
The
Wreck Room joins Easy Ways
to Support St.
Francis
The Wreck Room is a 5 Star auto body
collision and mechanical repair shop. The Wreck
Room's onsite auto repair facility allows us to
offer a full line of quality auto repair to our
customers. All of our employees are constantly
attending classes and seminars to keep up with the
ever changing auto repair industry.
The
Wreck Room has a long standing relationship with
St. Francis, and would take great pride in helping
build a strong future for the St. Francis
community. If you are a member of the St. Francis
community, and you bring your automobile to the
Wreck Room for any service or repair, we will
donate 5% of the final bill to St. Francis'
Capital Campaign "Completing the Dream." Let's
make this dream a reality!
For a complete listing of easy ways to
support St. Francis click on the quick link in the
right column of this
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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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Looking
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Upcoming
Events:
1-16 Jr. High Cheerleading
Clinic 1-18 NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King,
Jr Day 01-19 McDonald's Night - Link to
Coupons - more info
1-20 Parents' Organization Meeting -
Faculty Lounge 1-22 Boston Market Night -
Link to
Coupons - more info
1-22 Family Auction Donations
Due Link to Wish
List for gift ideas
1-24 Mother/Son Brunch 10:00am Naperville
Holiday Inn Select
1-25 School Board
Meeting - 6:30 pm - Library
1-30 Daddy/
Daughter Dance
7:30pm
All
Volunteers are encouraged to log in their
volunteer hours on our website at http://www.sfhsonline.org/volunteer.html | | |
