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March 8, 2010
We encourage all our parents to please read through the IN THIS ISSUE section of each eSPX to determine which items are of interest to you. Thank you and happy reading!
View eSPX online at www.spx.org/ESPX.htm
IN THIS ISSUE:
> CALENDAR REMINDERS
> THIS WEEK > REMINDER TO PARTICIPATING PARENTS:BLOOD DRIVE TOMORROW, MARCH 9 > DON’T MISS THE PIUS PLAYERS’ SPRING MUSICAL THIS WEEK! > FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS FOR RETURNING STUDENTS DUE TODAY > ORDERS FOR KEEPSAKE ITEMS AND SIGNS DUE TODAY, MARCH 8 > LOCK-IN FEES & RELEASE FORMS DUE AT SENIOR POT LUCK, MARCH 21, 2010
> NEW INFORMATION > MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL SPELLMAN > MOTHERS’ CLUB NEEDS YOUR HELP FOR THE DRESDEN ELEMENTARY PROJECT > PARKING PERMITS 2010-2011 > CHARTWELLS TO BEGIN SELLING BEEF IN CAFETERIA THIS WEEK > EDUCATIONAL OUTFITTERS TO SERVE SPX COMMUNITY
> REMINDERS > PROM INFORMATION
> CHANGING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS OR UNSUBSCRIBING TO eSPX
CALENDAR REMINDERS:
Monday, March 8 • 5:55 p.m. : Varsity Baseball/vs Lafayette/@Home
Tuesday, March 9 • Blood Drive • 4 p.m. : Girls' Varsity Golf/vs Riverwood & Wesleyan/@The Hooch • 4 p.m. : Tennis/Boys & Girls/vs Starr's Mill/@Peachtree Tennis Center • 5:30 p.m. : Varsity Soccer/vs North Atlanta/@North Atlanta/Girls @ 5:30/Boys @ 7:30
Wednesday, March 10 • 8:40 a.m. start - Long Assembly • Spring Musical 7 p.m. • Girls' Varsity Golf/vs Wesleyan/@St. Ives • 5:30 p.m. : Boys' Varsity Lacrosse/vs Lakeside-Evans/@Lakeside-Evans • 7 p.m. : Girls' Varsity Lacrosse/vs Sprayberry/@Sprayberry
Thursday, March 11 • Spring Musical 7 p.m. • 5:30 p.m. : Varsity Baseball/vs Greater Atlanta Christian School/@GACS
Friday, March 12 • Spring Musical 7 p.m. • Girls' Varsity Soccer/vs TBA - Jekyll Tournament/@Jekyll Island • Track/Varsity Only/Parkview Need For Speed/@Parkview • 4 p.m. : Tennis/Boys & Girls/vs Heritage/@Heritage • 5:30 p.m. : Girls' Varsity Lacrosse/vs Lakeside, Evans/@Home • 7 p.m. : Boys' Varsity Lacrosse/vs Greenbrier/@Home • 7 p.m. : Varsity Baseball/vs North Gwinnett/@North Gwinnett • 8:30 p.m. : Boys' Varsity Soccer/vs Grayson - Jekyll Tournament/@Jekyll Island
Saturday, March 13 • Spring Musical 7 p.m. • Spring Musical Matinee 1 p.m. • Girls' Varsity Soccer/vs TBA - Jekyll Tournament/@Jekyll Island • Track/Varsity Only/Georgia Challenge/@Mill Creek • 10 a.m. : Girls' Varsity Golf/White County Lady Warrior Spring Swing/@Mossy CreekGolf Course • 11:15 a.m. : Boys' Varsity Soccer/vs Greenbrier - Jekyll Tournament/@Jekyll Island • 6 p.m. : Varsity Baseball/vs Commerce/@Home
Sunday, March 14 • Spring Musical 2 p.m. • Daylight Savings Time begins (spring ahead 1 hour)
Monday, March 15 • Noon Dismissal - 1/2 Teacher In-Service Day • Summer Uniform Begins • 3 p.m. : Boys' Varsity Golf/10th Annual Atlanta Archdiocese Cup/@Cherokee Town and CC • 3 p.m. : Girls' Varsity Golf/Atlanta Archdiocese Cup/@Cherokee Town CC • 4 p.m. : Tennis/Boys & Girls/vs Johns Creek/Girls@DeKalb Tennis Center/Boys @ Johns Creek • 5:55 p.m. : Varsity Baseball/vs Towers/@Home
Tuesday, March 16 • 4 p.m. : Girls' Varsity Golf/vs Centennial & Chattahoochee/@Country Club of Roswell • 5:30 p.m. : Girls' Varsity Lacrosse/vs Pace Academy/@Home • 5:30 p.m. : Varsity Soccer/vs Greater Atlanta Christian School/@GACS/Girls @ 5:30/Boys @ 7:30
Wednesday, March 17 • 8:40 a.m. start- Mass Assembly, Volunteer Appriciation reception to follow • Interims to Students • 3:30 p.m. : Girls' Varsity Golf/vs North Gwinnett/@Bear's Best • 4 p.m. : Tennis/Boys & Girls/vs Marist/Girls @ DeKalb Tennis Center/Boys @ Marist • 4:30 p.m. : Track/Varsity & JV - Boys & Girls/vs Johns Creek & Woodward/@Home • 5 p.m. : Varsity Baseball/vs Druid Hills/@Druid Hills
THIS WEEK
REMINDER TO PARTICIPATING PARENTS: BLOOD DRIVE TOMORROW, MARCH 9 This is a reminder for parents and students who have signed up to donate at the Blood Drive tomorrow, March 9. The Blood Drive will take place in the practice gym from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please remember to drink plenty of de-caffeinated beverages today. Tomorrow morning, please eat a hearty breakfast and lunch! Remind your participating students to bring their photo ID.
Thank you for giving the gift of life! *Please Note: We cannot accept ‘walk-ins’ during the Blood Drive. Thank you for your understanding.
DON’T MISS THE PIUS PLAYERS’ SPRING MUSICAL THIS WEEK! Our Spring Musical, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, premieres this Wednesday, March 10 and runs through Sunday, March 14. This hysterical farce with romance and riotous comedy is sure to make you laugh out loud, so don’t miss it! Reserved seats are $10. Tickets are on sale now in the cafeteria during all lunch periods. Remember, each student can pick up one free ticket with their student I.D. All shows begin at 7 p.m. with the exception of Saturday’s 1 p.m. and Sunday’s 2 p.m. matinees.
*Please note that this show is for mature audiences. Visit the St. Pius X Web site (www.spx.org) for further information. See you in the theatre!
FINANCIAL AID APPLICATIONS FOR RETURNING STUDENTS DUE TODAY All financial aid applications for returning students (including your 2009 tax return and 2009 W-2's) must be received by FACTS Grant and Aid by the end of the day today, March 8, 2010. We are once again using FACTS Grant and Aid Assessment to process our financial aid applications, and we strongly encourage you to apply online at www.factstuitionaid.com.
Completed applications received after the deadline will incur a $50 late processing fee which will be deducted from any financial aid award. In addition, late applications may also be subject to a reduction of $500 per student in financial aid.
If you have any questions regarding financial aid, please contact Denise Hatter, Assistant Business Manager, Student Accounts at 404-636-3023 x260 or dhatter@spx.org.
ORDERS FOR KEEPSAKE ITEMS AND SIGNS DUE TODAY, MARCH 8 Parents, if you have not already done so, please e-mail your orders for keepsake items and signs today! The limited edition “Class of 2010” Keepsake Blanket is available for sale at $40. This item makes a wonderful gift for your soon-to-be-graduate. To order your Keepsake Blanket please contact Eileen Cardillo at escardillo@bellsouth.net. The Senior Yard Signs are also available for sale for $25 each. Please contact Susan Clark susanLclark@comcast.net (please note this is the correct address!) to place your order. The deadline to order your pillow, blanket or yard sign is today, March 8, 2010. These items will be available for pick-up at the Senior Pot Luck on Sunday, March 21, 2010.
LOCK-IN FEES & RELEASE FORMS DUE AT SENIOR POT LUCK, MARCH 21, 2010 If you have not turned in your Lock-In fee of $75 and release form for the all night senior graduation party, please do so as soon as possible. The final turn-in date for fees and forms is the night of the Senior Pot Luck dinner, March 21, 2010. Plans are well underway for this special event for our seniors, and several major expenses are due such at gifts for the raffle, entertainment for the evening, etc. This event is sponsored and funded by the senior parents. If you have any questions, please contact Helen Homrich at 770-938-0071 or hmhomrich@comcast.net. *St. Pius X Catholic High School is not a sponsor of this event.
NEW INFORMATION
MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL SPELLMAN Please look for the appeal letters that have been mailed for the second solicitation of the 2010 Annual Fund. Because of the extraordinary fund raising schedule this year, many families have postponed or simply overlooked the schools most important fiscal fundraiser.
The other day a parent asked me, “I have already given to the Capital Campaign, joined the Athletic Association and SPAS, why is this so important?” The answer is that the Annual Fund is the primary vehicle to fund the $627 per student deficit in tuition vs. the cost to educate. Furthermore, the Annual Fund numbers are the primary statistic corporations and foundations use to make determinations about the health and strength of school communities. And even more important than the amount of dollars raised in this effort is the parent participation percentage. Healthy school communities are deemed successful when they have participation numbers upwards of 75%. Many of our peer schools have participation numbers greater than this and some are closer to 90%. Currently we are facing a little less than a $200,000 shortfall in the 2010 Annual Fund with a participation percentage of 25%.
My appeal is simple. Please participate, because whatever your means are at the current time, whether you are able to join the Principals Guild (gifts up to $250), or become a Major Donor in the Monsignor Maloney Society (gifts of $1,000 to $2499), your gift counts! Your gift can be made by following this link to the St. Pius X Web site or you can send in your pledge envelope if you want to spread your payment over the next three months. I urge you to make you pledge by March 15.
St. Pius X is great because we all pull together to accomplish our goals. The Annual Fund affects every single student and family. Please act now to help us achieve this important goal for our school community. Domini Sumus!
Principal Steve Spellman
MOTHERS’ CLUB NEEDS YOUR HELP FOR THE DRESDEN ELEMENTARY PROJECT Mothers’ Club will be conducting its annual school supply and used book drive for Dresden Elementary beginning on March 8 and running through Easter. During this time of Lent, please consider donating to the less fortunate. Feel free to donate any school supplies you may have in excess. Below is a suggested listing by grade. Also, any gently used backpacks are appreciated. The gently used books can be any type of pleasure reading books for grades K-5th. Thank you for your consideration of this worthwhile cause.
SUGGESTED ITEMS Freshmen #2 pencils, copy paper, composition books, Clorox wipes, wide rule loose leaf paper, erasers/pencil top erasers
Sophomores Hand sanitizer/liquid soap, Kleenex/paper towels, Clorox wipes, colored pencils, erasers/pencil top erasers
Juniors #2 pencils, copy paper, composition books, Ziploc bags (gallon or quart), wide rule loose leaf paper, Dry Erase markers
Seniors Crayons, construction paper, colored pencils, glue/glue sticks, large pencils
PARKING PERMITS 2010-2011 Attention parents of rising juniors and seniors! Many have begun to ask about parking permits for the 2010-2011 school year. Permit applications will be available around exam time in late May. Please note that nothing will be mailed home. Reminder announcements will be made during school hours and will be included in student e-mails. Applications will be sent to St. Pius X student e-mail accounts so that all students have the information at the same time. Turn-in priority will initially be given to rising senior applications and applications for juniors and seniors will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis until the maximum number of permits is reached. If you have questions, please contact the Dean of Students Office.
CHARTWELLS TO BEGIN SELLING BEEF IN CAFETERIA THIS WEEK Attention Parents! St. Pius X received a letter from Chartwells on March 3, 2010, regarding the end to the national beef recall. Chartwells has confirmed that all of their products have been cleared as of last week. It is Chartwells’ intention to begin reselling beef products this week in our school cafeteria.
EDUCATIONAL OUTFITTERS TO SERVE SPX COMMUNITY St. Pius X will now have two school uniform vendors for our families—Educational Outfitters and Buckhead Uniforms. Educational Outfitters will offer the same St. Pius X uniform items as Buckhead Uniforms, with the exception of those items that must be purchased at the school Roar Store (polo shirts, overblouses, all outerwear and ties). Educational Outfitters looks forward to serving our St. Pius X family!
Educational Outfitters 857 Collier Rd. Suite 15 Atlanta, GA 30318 404-350-4699 (store phone) 404-350-8930 (store fax) We are in the Howell Mill Village Shopping Center, lower level.
Visit www.educationaloutfitters.com and enter St. Pius or school code number:GA01322 to visit SPX’s customized store.
REMINDERS
PROM INFORMATION The St. Pius 2010 Junior-Senior Prom, “Masquerade,” will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2010 at the Westin Peachtree Plaza – Peachtree Ballroom from 7 – 11:30 p.m. Tickets are $85 per person and will be on sale in the cafeteria March 29, 30 and 31. After March 31, tickets will be $95 per person. The last day to purchase tickets is April 15.
Track 7 Events will provide the music and lighting. Peachtree Portraits will be available for formal pictures. A generous dinner buffet and Prom favor is included in the ticket price.
Prom is a formal event. Tuxedo for the gentlemen and formal gown for the ladies is the expected attire.
Non St. Pius X student guests will need to have a form signed by their school administrator indicating they are in good standing. These forms are available in the school office from Ms. Braham or Ms. Hatter. These forms should be completed prior to purchasing your tickets.
Please be aware of the GA driving laws that pertain to teen drivers under the age of 18 – particularly that they cannot be driving between midnight and 6 a.m.
This is a very special and fun evening and we invite all juniors and senior to attend. The Prom is sponsored by the Junior Council. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Denise Hatter at dhatter@spx.org or Jennifer Bafundo at jbafundo@spx.org, the Junior Class moderators.
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