St. Pius X High School St. Pius X High School Monthly Family

St. Pius X H igh School
M onthly Fam ily N ew sletter
January 2013
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www.stpiusxhs-kc.com
Principal’s Note
20122012-2013 School Year Theme ~ Stewardship of God’s Gifts
Gifts
Catechism Corner
The Good, The Bad, The Funny
"IN THE IMAGE OF GOD"
IMPROV!!! SAVE THE DATE!!! The 3rd annual
Improv is coming fast!! The Good, The Bad, The
Funny will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2013.
We are looking for more volunteers in preparing for
our Improv, Raffle and Online Auction. If you can
volunteer in any capacity, please contact Stacey
Roell, President SPX Parent Association, at 816935-5095 -or- [email protected].
357 Being in the image of God the human
individual possesses the dignity of a person, who is
not just something, but someone. He is capable of
self-knowledge, of self-possession and of freely
giving himself and entering into communion with
other persons. And he is called by grace to a
covenant with his Creator, to offer him a response
of faith and love that no other creature can give in
his stead.
358 God created everything for man, (Cf. GS 12 § 1;
24 § 3; 39 § 1.) but man in turn was created to serve
and love God and to offer all creation back to him:
What is it that is about to be created, that
enjoys such honor? It is man that great and
wonderful living creature, more precious in
the eyes of God than all other creatures! For
him the heavens and the earth, the sea and
all the rest of creation exist. God attached so
much importance to his salvation that he did
not spare his own Son for the sake of man.
Nor does he ever cease to work, trying every
possible means, until he has raised man up
to himself and made him sit at his right
hand. (St. John Chrysostom, In Gen. Sermo 2,1:
PG 54,587D-588A.)
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! During this Advent time, as we
wait in hope, may all of us truly feel God’s
overwhelming love every moment. May God bless
each of us and our world with refreshing peace.
The faculty and staff at St. Pius X High School wish
you good health and inner peace in 2013!
Congratulations
Congratulations Coach Jill Hamerle and to the
pommies, Molly Benoit, Lucia Brancato, Hannah
Breeding, Alexxis Burroughs, Alaina Calabrese,
Antoinette Cangelosi, Haley Keen, Lizzie
Kenney, Amanda Kepus, Abbi McCoy, Quinn
Morris, Emma Tomes, Lauren Wade. They
placed first in their pom routine and fourth in mix at
their regional competition.
During the Winnetonka Invitational, swimmer Elise
DeFabio qualified for state in the 100 yard
backstroke.
Congrats to the following football players for being
selected to the Class 3, District 8, All-District
Team:
Grant Gavin – Punter
John Parrish – Defensive end
Jake Kelliher – Defensive End
Joe McCoy – Linebacker
Sam Monachino – Defensive Back
Bennie Palmentere – Wide Receiver
Brennan Juhl – Offensive Line
Grant Gavin was selected to the 2nd Team AllState Team as the Punter.
Gus Harmon was offered a nomination from
Congressman Sam Graves to the United States
Naval Academy.
Let Us Know
*Enrollment fee is non-refundable and must be
postmarked by the deadline to ensure the
discount.
We want to hear your good news! Many of our
students stay very busy with additional interests
outside of school. Please let us know anything your
child (ren) is/are involved in so their hard work can
be acknowledged in the newsletter.
All incoming freshmen will receive a one time
$200 scholarship.
Discounts for siblings are $600 for the second
student and $1,000 for each additional student.
Final Exam Schedule
All families are expected to complete and sign a
tuition contract. The tuition contract can be found
at www.stpiusxhs-kc.com under Admissions,
current student or freshmen Enrollment. Please
return the tuition contract to the Business Office
with payment for enrollment fees, according to the
schedule outlined above.
We will be administering Final Examinations for
the first semester on December 19th, 20th, and 21st.
Here is the schedule for those test days:
Wednesday Dec 19th
Math 7:50-8:55am
Foreign Lang 9:05am - 10:05am
Computers/Health/Business 10:15am - 11:15am
Conflicts 11:25am – 12:25pm
Financial Assistance
Thursday Dec 20th
English 7:50 – 8:55am
Theology 9:05 - 10:05am
Psychology/Speech/Oral Interp/Art/Music
10:15am - 11:15am
Conflicts 11:25am – 12:25pm
(All students must be picked up at 12:30 – the
building will be closed for our staff Christmas
party)
Due date for Financial Assistance Application is
DECEMBER 31, 2012
Families are encouraged to apply for financial
assistance online directly to Smart Tuition Aid
Analysis at www.smarttuitionaid.com. The St. Pius
X School ID is 90060. More directions and a link
to the application website are available on the SPX
website under Admissions > Enrollment. Paper
applications are available upon request from the
Business Office.
Friday Dec 21st
Science 7:50-8:55am
Social Studies 9:05-10:05am
Conflicts 10:15am to 11:15am
If assistance was received for the 2012-2013
school year, a new application must be
submitted for 2013-14 assistance.
2013-14 Tuition and Enrollment Fee
Tuition Balances
The Finance Committee of the School Board has
recommended and the School Board has approved
the following tuition and enrollment fees for the
2013-2014 school year.
According to the financial policies of St. Pius X
High School, tuition must be current in order for a
student to be enrolled for the next semester. If a
student is not considered enrolled for the next
semester, that student will not be allowed to begin
classes on Monday, January 7, 2013, until
satisfactory payment or payment arrangements have
been made. If your account shows an outstanding
balance
please
contact
Diane
Budke
([email protected]) in the Business Office
in order to discuss your account and make
satisfactory arrangements to clear up the balance.
Tuition: One student $7,950
Enrollment Fee*
•$200 for incoming freshmen only - must be
received by January 14, 2013
•$275 for incoming freshmen & current students must be received by February 15, 2013
•$300 for incoming freshmen & current students must be received by April 10, 2013
•$325 for incoming freshmen & current students –
paid after April 10, 2013
The School Board expects us to follow this policy
driven course of action regarding a delinquent
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account. It is our desire to work with you to make
these arrangements. We cannot help you, though, if
we don’t hear from you. Please to contact the
Business soon if we need to discuss this matter.
serving doughnuts and juice, and testing will begin
at 8:30 a.m. Testing will end around 12:30 p.m.
Your student will need:
·
$15.00 for the test fee (cash or check made out
to St. Pius X)
·
Two #2 pencils with erasers
·
A calculator with a square root function
Please visit www.stpiusxhs-kc.com and click on the
Admission tab then select Placement Test
Registration or call (816) 453-3450 x117 to reserve
a testing spot.
2012/2013 Yearbook Sales
If you have not purchased a yearbook, but would
still like to, please send in a check made to St. Pius
X High School for $60.00 or $65.00 if you would
like a nameplate and place "yearbook" on the memo
line. You may drop this off in the office drop box
or have your child bring it to Miss Pickert directly
in room #107.
We will have an informational meeting at 9am for
parents the morning of January 12th as well. This is
a great opportunity to ask any remaining questions
that you may have about St. Pius X or the
enrollment process.
Senior Ads for 2012/2013 Yearbook
Attention all senior parents: There are a few spots
open for senior ads if you are still interested in
purchasing one for your child. Please contact Julia
Pickert at [email protected] if you would
like an ad. Quarter page is $55.00, Half page is
$75.00, and full page is $135.00.
Book Store Hours
Regular Hours –
MTF - 2:45-3:15 pm
W – 7:30-8:30 am
Th - 11:15 am-1:15 pm
hoodies * sweatshirts * sweatpants tees
baseball caps * jackets * stocking caps * scarves *
polos * stadium blankets
St. Pius X Basketball
Warriors vs. Cancer
This year’s game will be held at Smithville on Jan.
5th. This is the 8th annual Warriors vs. Cancer
game; please come support the communities of St.
Pius X and Smithville as we raise money for
Coaches vs. Cancer and the Lee Kariker
Scholarship Foundation. Over the last seven years
we have raised over $90,000.
Grade School Winter League
St. Pius X Winter League Dates for 2nd, 3rd and 4th
grade parochial schools: Jan. 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th,
Feb. 2nd, 9th 16th & 17th. .
Service Hour Information
Please do not forget to completed service hours
during the school year must be turned in within two
weeks of the date of service. The service hour form
can be found on the SPX website www.stpiusxhskc.com, click on Academics, then Community
Service, then Service Hour Verification on the left.
Please be sure the form is filled out in its entirety.
Please be sure the location is an approved site.
Those can be found on the SPX home page on the
left hand side under Academics. No more than 20
hours from any location will be accepted to go
towards graduation. Any parish hours must be
completed at the family parish or church. Other
parish or church time will go under SPX hours, as
the student will be representing St. Pius X. If you
have any questions, please email Mrs. Hamerle at
[email protected]. Please do not email
completed service hour forms to Mrs. Hamerle.
Please turn them into her in room #153.
Please contact Coach Chad Wright at (816) 7260774 or [email protected] if you have any
questions.
Explore Test
For 2013 Incoming Freshman
The St. Pius X Scholarship EXPLORE Placement
Test is on Saturday, January 12, 2013. All of the
Catholic High Schools in the metro area give their
tests on the same day. We will open at 8:00 a.m.,
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The maximum numbers of rings before
hang up is 5. Make sure your machine
answers after 4 rings or you may miss the
message.
Safe Homes List
During registration, you were asked to sign an
agreement that if you were to host a party or
gathering, you would be in attendance and that no
alcohol or drugs would be permitted. If you would
like to know if your child will be attending a party
at a safe home, please visit our website
www.stpiusxhs-kc.com and click My SPX to view
the Safe Home List under documents on the left.
Also, if you do not see your name and would like to
be added to the list, please contact Mrs. O’Malley at
[email protected] or 816-453-3450.
Thanks for allowing a safe place for our students to
enjoy themselves over the weekends. If you know
of one that needs removal, let Mr. Monachino
know.
Information about school cancellations due to
weather:
St. Pius X will announce its school closings over the
television. The school closing is phoned into
Channel 9. Channel 9 then distributes the
information to the other local channels. Please look
for “St. Pius X High School” when bad weather
occurs.
We will launch a SchoolReach message between
5:30 and 6:15a.m. On questionable days please do
not leave your home until after 6:15am. Important
facts regarding the SchoolReach system:
If you do not wish to be called by SchoolReach, or
you would like to designate a new number or add a
number
please
contact
Melanie
Martin
at [email protected] or 453-3450 x115.
Sports & Activities Communication
& School Closings
Once again this year, we are using the School
Reach telephone broadcast system to communicate
with school families. This is the same system we
have used in the past to notify families of school
closings. We will continue to use School Reach for
that purpose.
In addition, provided that we have electricity, we
will try to update the website on the homepage with
the closing information.
On special occasions, we may run our late start
schedule rather than close. Most of the time when
the school is closed for the day, there will be no
extra-curricular practices scheduled either. Games
will be at the discretion of the athletic director.
Here's how the telephone system works:
When used, the service will call all phone numbers
in our parent contact lists and will deliver a
recorded message from a school administrator. The
service will deliver the message to both live answer
and answering machines. No answers (phones
ringing over 40 sec.) and busies will be
automatically retried twice in fifteen minute
intervals after the initial call.
1.Caller ID – The Call ID will display 816453-3450, which is the main number for
SPX.
2.Live Answers: There is a short pause at the
beginning of the message, usually just a few
seconds. Answer your phone as you
normally would “Hello” and hold for the
message to begin. Multiple “Hello’s” will
delay the message. Please inform all family
members of this process who may answer
you phone.
3.Answering Machines: The system will
detect that your machine has answered and
will play the recording to your machine.
Holiday SPX Office Hours
The SPX holiday school office will be as follows:
Wednesday, December 19th – closed at 1:00pm
Thursday, December 20th – closed at 12:30pm (All
Students must be picked up by 12:30 – the building
will be closed due the staff Christmas party.)
Friday, December 21st – closed at Noon
Monday, December 24th - closed
Tuesday, December 25th – closed
Wednesday, December 26th - 9:00am to 1:00pm
Thursday, December 27th – 9:00am to 1:00pm
Friday, December 28th – 9:00am to 1:00pm
Monday, December 31st - 9:00am to 1:00pm
Tuesday, January 1st – Closed
Wednesday, January 2nd - 9:00am to 1:00pm
Thursday, January 3rd – 9:00am to 1:00pm
Friday, January 4th – 9:00am to 1:00pm
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Monday, January 7th - resume normal business
hours (7am to 3:30pm) – classes resume
Parents of Juniors: Jump-Start Your Junior
[from ACT newsletter for Dec]
Encourage your junior to:
• Continue taking challenging courses.
When registering for senior year, juniors
shouldn’t sign up for just easy courses
because that could hurt their chances for
college admission and prevent them from
being fully prepared for college
coursework and career training programs.
• Make
a
preliminary
list
of
colleges and career
options to
investigate further. The Internet, high
school counselor’s offices, and libraries
are good resources for researching
options.
• Complete
a
college
comparison
worksheet. ACT offers a free junior
year college planning checklist that can be
downloaded.
• Make plans to visit colleges next spring
when classes are in session.
• Create a record of academic and
extracurricular activities. List all honors
and clubs, athletics, and volunteer
activities, including dates and notable
achievements. A complete record will
help when filling out applications in the
months to come.
• Register for the ACT test. Juniors should
take the test by spring of their junior year.
If not possible, they should plan to take it
in the June or fall. ACT has free practice
questions on the ACT website.
Begin investigating grant and scholarship
opportunities.
Cafeteria News
Parents, please continue to monitor lunch balances.
Negative account emails are sent daily. If you
would like to review transactions by receiving an
email of account activity please contact Marcia
Witherow at [email protected]
Per school policy, any student with a negative lunch
account is subject to having his/her Powerschool
account locked at the semester end until payment is
received.
Marcia Witherow, SPX Cafe/Bookstore
[email protected]
816-453-3450 x113
Ways to Help SPX
Help SPX by shopping at Target -By using your
Target Guest Card when making purchases at
Target anywhere in the U.S., Target will donate 1%
of your purchases to St. Pius X. When applying for
a Target Guest Card, simply designate the 1% to go
to St. Pius X High School in KCMO. If you already
have a Target Card, call 1-800-316-6142 to
designate St. Pius X as the recipient of the 1%.
Relatives and alumni who live out of town may also
participate.
Shop at HyVee - Reminder: Hy-Vee gift cards are
available in the school office. St. Pius X High
School receives 5% of these sales.
The strength of our school
depends on referrals from our supporters.
If you know someone who would like more
information, please contact:
Melissa Petit, Admissions Coordinator
[email protected] or
816-453-3450, ext.117
ACT Test Registration Deadline for February
Test:
Jan 11, 2013. Go to www.actstudent.org
FAFSA:
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA) becomes available online Jan. 1. Senior
parents -- File the FAFSA as soon as possible on the
Federal Student Aid website www.fafsa.ed.gov.
COUNSELOR NEWS:
Remaining ACT Testing Dates:
Test Date
Registration Deadline
February 9, 2013
January 11, 2013
April 13, 2013
March 8, 2013
June 8, 2013
May 3, 2013
PSAT Testing:
Some students have their results; others will receive
them after we return from Christmas break.
Mark Your Calendars, Junior and Senior
Parents:
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College Information Night for Junior Parents will
be Feb 5, Tuesday, at 7 pm in the library. This is a
night for junior parents to learn all about the college
application process. Students welcome as well.
President SPX Parent Association
816-935-5095 -or- [email protected]
ATTENTION ALL PARENTS
Seniors’ Parents:
This is College Financial Aid Information night.
Feb 5, Tuesday, at 7 pm. It will be in one of the
SPX classrooms that will be marked that evening.
The master concession schedule for the winter
sports season is available on the St. Pius X Website
("SPXPA" and then "Concession Schedule"). This
is an easy and convenient way to check the
concession schedule.
Parents of Students Planning to Take AP /
ACCP Courses for 2013-2014:
Mr. Lee, Mr. Monachino, and Mr. Murphy will
conduct an information meeting regarding these
options for parents. If you have not attended one of
these before, it would be wise. Specifics about AP /
ACCP courses and credits will be provided. This
meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 5th at
6pm in the gym.
If there are any conflicts, please find someone to
switch days. Each family is responsible to find their
own replacement should a conflict arise. A phone
directory can be purchased in the school office to
use to contact other families to switch. You must
work your scheduled event or you will be assessed a
$200 fine. If you have any questions, please call
Jenny Vutich at 816-935-6923.
Seniors:
Check the “Counseling Page” and look under
“Scholarship Station” for updated availability of
scholarships.
Monthly School Calendar at a Glance
Please consider volunteering on one of our
wonderful committees, we need everyone to make
our school PA a success!! If interested please
contact me.
December
19 Finals
20 Finals
20 All students must be picked up at 12:30pm – the
building will be closed
21 Finals
21 End of 3rd Six-Weeks
24 – Jan 4 Christmas Holiday
31 Financial Assistance Application Due Date
January
1 – 4 No School
5 5th Grade BB Winter League
7 Classes Resume
8 Varsity Catholic (Both) 6:40am to 7:40am
9 Jeans Day – Warriors Vs. Cancer
11 Low Mass
12 Basketball Winter League
17 ACCP Registration During Seminar
18 Low Mass
19 Basketball Winter League
21 No School – Martin Luther King Day
24 March For Life
25 High Mass
25 March For Life
26 Basketball Winter League
27 – Feb. 1 Catholic Schools Week
Happy Holidays!!
Have Spirit. Be Involved.
The 2012/2013 school calendar is available and kept current
on the website at www.stpiusxhs-kc.com. The dates listed in
this and later newsletters are subject to change.
SPX Parent Association
The SPXPA would like to wish you and your family
a Blessed and Happy Holiday Season. Please
consider joining us after the New Year as we go
into high gear in preparation for the annual Improv
and Auction event.
Parents, WE WANT TO SELL OUT the event!!!
Please help us to make this the best event yet!!
Purchase your tickets early as you don't want to
miss out on this great event!!
The Improv and Live Auction will be February 2,
3013. We are getting some really great items for the
auction and are so excited to see the plans coming
together.
The next PA meeting will be January 23, 2013 at
6:00 pm in the Media Center.
Stacey Roell
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