May 1 - St Paul Catholic School

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May
Fri, May 2
- May Crowning
- Graduation Pictures
- 1st Communion Breakfast
- End of Progress Period
Mon, May 5
- Dress Alternative Day
- Kiss a Cow Day (and a
goat and a pig)
- Safety Day with Chick-filA—for those who ordered
(otherwise bring a sack
lunch)
Wed, May 7
- NJHS Pizza Hut Fundraiser
Thurs, May 8
- Progress Reports
- K-2 In-School visits for
new students
Fri, May 9
- Graduation Dance 6-8PM
Sun, May 11
- Mother’s Day
Mon, May 12
- Book Fair Week Begins
- Frog in the Bog
- Teacher Appreciation
Week Begins
Wed, May 14
- 7th gr. Chicago Field Trip
- New Family Night
6:30PM
Fri, May 16
- NJHS Initiation of New
Members
Sat, May 17
- Market Day
- Parish Health Care Day in
school gym
May 1, 2014
From our School Principal
At This First Eucharist—Jane Scupham
“The Eucharist…shows us…what value each person, our brother or sister, has in God’s eyes, if
Christ offers himself equally to each one, under the species of bread and wine. If our Eucharistic
worship is authentic, it must make us grow in awareness of the dignity of each person…Christ comes
into the hearts of brothers and sisters and visits their consciences. How the image of each and every
one changes, when we become aware of this reality, when we make it the subject of our reflections!”
--Saint John Paul II
Congratulations to all our students who have joined us at Christ’s table this past weekend.
Thank you to their parents and Mrs. Funk, and Mrs. Sullivan for preparing them for this sacrament.
Nicholas Andrews, Damilola Anjorin, Connor Bakota, Rebekah Barajas, Spencer Brooks,
Fiorella Cespedes, Kaitlyn Cole, Hugo Fagen, Cooper Farrall, Martin Flude, Norah Flynn,
Jack Gotsch, Gabi Grisafi, Christen Haas, Lorelai Hunter, Nicole Ivers, Maeve Kaye, Jackson Kopp, Ethan Kost, Payton Kovanda, Abigail Krouse, Katy Levenda, Ryan Lytton,
Emma Malloy, Ethan Moody, Regan Mroz, Frank Nicksic, Anthony Pauwels, Matt Plys,
Ron Smith, Jr., Elena Staph, Elle Stone, Adam Tarnow, Grace Thomas, Avery Thompson,
Camryn Urbaniak, Brandon Welch, Brock Wellman, Kate Wiktor, Katie Woodburn.
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Prayers
3rd Quarter Perfect Attendance
We often have many
SPCS family members
and friends in need of
your prayers as they battle serious illnesses.
Please pray for them.
1st grade—David Feria, Emmie Rowley
2nd grade—John Clements, Connor Lux
3rd grade—Lauren Colon
4th grade—Curtis Baum, Peter Clements, Clare Frawley, Ethan Hutton, Gabe Lux, Cori O’Connor,
Sophia Pinkie, Isabelle Uthuppan
5th grade—Claudia Nicksic
6th grade—Bridget Meccia, Dylan Radinsky
7th grade—Erin Arzich, Maddie Clements, Katie Sullivan, Jamee West
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John Bacino
Barbara Billmeyer
Jerry Burke
Dale Cobble
John Farrall
Marie Grisafi
John Knoll
Peter Nguyen,
grandfather of Dina
Nguyen (K), Katelyn
Nguyen (Gr. 2),
Gabe (Gr. 4) and
Connor Lux (Gr. 2).
Isabel O’Connell
Mark Pacholke
Note: If you would like to
request prayers for someone,
please send a note to the office marked “Link” or simply
send an email to
<[email protected]>.
3rd Quarter 100% Homework
1st grade—Brie Alex, Gabriella Artis, Jacob Barajas, Jeffrey Behnke, Nicholas Bravo, Marissa
Clements, Madison Cole, Jacqueline Conroy, Caden Crowell, Mark Dietz, Ethan Fagen, Thomas
Flynn, Aubrie Graegin, Charles Kopp, Laney Mario, Anthony Mendez, Meg Moberley, Amelia Murphy, Tessa Powell, Emmie Rowley, Emily Seymour, Charlie Sur, Christian Sutliff, Anthony Vedo,
Ryan Wiktor
2nd grade—Isabella Beach, David Behnke, Carolyn Boxum, Lily Braming, Brooke Byvoets, Brady
Cavanaugh, Rebecca Cavanaugh, Mary Elizabeth Cespedes, John Clements, Sofia Cox, Grace Cutean,
Hunter Dado, Charles Dauterman, Katrina Drenth, Andrew Ebersberger, Andres Guzman, Benjamin
Hernandez, Ally Herren, Molly Herren, Jorie Irving, Ava Jaime, Bradley Kaminski, Maggie Kuka,
Christos Loukataris, Carter MacLennan, Rianne Murphy, Katelyn Nguyen, Austin Olsen, Samantha
Osborne, Miles O’Shea, Ava Pruzin, Anne Schmaltz
3rd grade—Damilola Anjorin, Connor Bakota, Rebekah Barajas, Lauren Colon, Hugo Fagen, Norah
Flynn, Jack Gotsch, Christen Haas, Nicole Ivers, Jackson Kopp, Abby Krouse, Katy Levenda, Elle
Stone, Avery Thompson, Brandon Welch, Brock Wellman
4th grade—Abby Alex, Curtis Baum, Jack Behnke, Alexander Borowiak, Andrew Boxum, Madeline
Braming, Patrick Brogan, Brady Byvoets, Nicole Cespedes, Patricia Cespedes, Mary Clark, Peter
Clements, Grayson Collins, Ian Cox, Ciara Dalton, Kristin Downey, Michael Flynn, Clare Frawley,
Samantha Guernsey, William Halsey, Ethan Hutton, Alana Jardenil, Trevor Knight, Jack Kuka, Karli
LoDuca, Jake Long, Gabe Lux, Lily Malloy, Jacob Marcayda, Elizabeth McQuestion, Caeden Meade,
Cameron Meade, Katie Mileusnich, Miranda Miller, Cameron Milroy, Grace Mulshine, Corinne
O’Connor, Ryan Moberley, Katherine Padilla, Eric Page, Shannon Pidrak, Joseph Pinho, Sophia
Pinkie, Taylor Powell, Ethan Schlyer, Michael Seymour, Bridget Sherman, Kailyn Smith, Isabelle
Sweet, Isabelle Uthuppan, Joshua West
CYO Spelling Bee
The annual CYO Spelling Bee finals were held Tuesday, April 29th at St. Mary Catholic
School in Crown Point. Three students from St. Paul qualified to represent our school: Maeve
Kaye, representing the 3rd and 4th grade age class; Amol Verma, representing the 5th and 6th
grade age class; and Lily Quint, representing the 7th and 8th grade age class. We congratulate
Maeve Kaye for taking First Place in her division. Congratulations to Maeve, Amol and Lily
for your hard work! G-R-E-A-T J-O-B!
Relay Recess— Judy Randazzo
Information is being sent home today, May 1, in the white envelope about our upcoming Relay Recess Walk for Cancer along with other fundraising activities being hosted by the Saint
Paul chapter of the National Junior Honor Society to benefit the American Cancer Society.
Preceding the Relay Recess which will be held on Friday, May 30th, will be a Pizza Hut
night next Wednesday, May 7th. We can earn 20% of purchases made between 4:00-8:00pm
when you present a voucher at time of check out. Offer is good for eat-in, carry-out, and delivery. Vouchers and flyers were also sent home in the white envelope. GET YOUR SCRIP
NOW. On Monday, May 19th and Tuesday, May 20th, the NJHS will be selling ice cream
for $1.00. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Randazzo or Mrs. Shane. Please
join us in supporting this most worthy cause.
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VHS Meet the Vikes Night
Join us for Valparaiso High School Meet the Vikes Night on Wednesday May 7 at 4:30
pm for a Varsity game against Chesterton High School. All Elementary students will get in
free with a paid adult. Kids may take their favorite position on the field prior to the start of the
game during the national anthem. Players will sign team photos after the game. See SPCS
Alumni Andrew Page and Jared Folke!
3rd Quarter Honor Rolls
Principal’s Honor Roll
5th grade—Claudia Nicksic, Allison Shears
6th grade—Ashley Graegin, Isabel LoDuca, Katlynn Mistina, Seyi Ogundipe, Lilly O’Shea, Eli Sewell, Elena Thompson, Eileen Uthuppan
7th grade—Rosemary Adams, Miriam Barajas, Madeline Clements, AK Flude, Sarah Huth, Rachael Moore, Kaitlyn Sayers, Matthew
Smaga, Anastasia Sweet, Skyler VanMeter, Jamee West, Alecia Wichlinski
8th grade—Caroline Bonczyk, Ann Marie Buynak, Grace Cobble, Lucy Cobble, Natalie Dowdy, Ryan Hrosik, Nickolas Loukataris, Lauren Moberley, Jonathan Rogers, Katie Sherman, Thomas Wehren
“A” Honor Roll
5th grade—Trey Barajas, Will Behrend, Evan Hartman, Jacklyn Ivers, Abby Sur, Amol Verma
6th grade—Mary Anjorin, Hannah Dauterman, Lilli Greiner, Grace Healy, Sam Hernandez, Jak Krouse, Bobby Woodburn
7th grade—Steven Drenth, Alyssa Graegin, Mary Horn, Kayla Marcayda, Genna Ruiz, Evan Satoski, Teresa Tran
8th grade—Nadia Hartman, Luke Nicksic
“B” Honor Roll
5th grade—Robert Delinsky, Jessica Fazekas, Martin Flude, Isabella Jardenil, Dakota Kovanda, Matthew Levenda, Riley Lindsey, Nick
Pinho, Robert Pruzin, Maddie Rowley, Sam Ruiz, Will Ruiz, Patrick Sayers, Sam Sutliff, Michael Zajac
6th grade—Carlo Barone, Jack Barone, William Bogan, Grace Bonczyk, Maggie Bonczyk, Andrew Borowiak, Jordan Brys, Sarah Cavanaugh, Hannah Flynn, Madi Lindsey, Garrett Mroz, Dylan Radinsky, Sam Satoski, Annie Sherman, Jake Tarnow, Keaton Wellman
7th grade—Fulton Greiner, Paige Knight, Steven Lesher, Sarah Page, Madeline Whitaker
8th grade—Princess Anjorin, George Azar, Matthew Cavanaugh, Cristina Poole, Lily Quint, Emma Runnion, Nick Schutkovske
Boys’ Summer Basketball Camp— Ray Tarnow, SPCS Athletic Director
Please check the Wheeler Camp information. I help at this camp and we have sent 20-25 kids the last two years. It is a great
opportunity for the kids to get better and have a good time. If you want to send in your paperwork and check to me ahead of
time you can. You also can sign-up the first day of camp. The biggest reason for the early sign-up is to make sure t-shirt orders are in on time. If you have any questions you can contact me.
2014 BEARCAT BOYS’ BASKETBALL CAMP
ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS JUNE 10-16
Contact Ray Tarnow via Fast Direct for Registration Form
The Wheeler Boys’ Basketball Camp will be held for current kindergartners through eighth graders June 10-16. The camp will be
held Tuesday June 10-Friday June 13 and Monday June 16 (no camp on the weekend). There will be a focus on offensive and
defensive skill development on both the individual and team levels. Each camper will receive a camp tee shirt and basketball.
The cost of the camp is $50 for the first child and $40 for each additional sibling. The camp will be directed by Tom Johnson,
Head Varsity Basketball Coach at Wheeler High School along with current assistant coaches and varsity players. The middle
school camp will be held in the gym at Wheeler High School. The time schedule is as follows:
12:00-1:30pm: Grades 6-8 (grade 2013-2014 school year)
2:00-3:00pm: Grades K-6 (grade 2013-2014 school year)
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Grades 5-8 Andrean Invitational Track Meet
Begins 9:00am with Girls’ Field Events, 10:00am Boys’ Running Events
11:45am Boys’ Field Events, 12:45pm Girls’ Running Events
All Athletes need to be in the stands at Andrean NO LATER THAN 8:30am.
Alumni News
Valparaiso High School just recently held its Speech, Debate, and Mock Trial Awards Banquet. Several SPCS Alumni were
in attendance.
Special Awards presented:
State Recognition
Speech Finalist
Christian Sayers, International Extemporaneous Speaking, Impromptu
Debate Finalist
Kelly Adams, Public Forum
National Recognition
Kelly Adams, Public Forum Debate First Alternate
National Forensic League Academic All American Awards
Kelly Adams, Daniel Azar, Elizabeth Wehren
Outgoing Leadership Recognized:
Lincoln Douglas Debate—Kelly Adams
Policy Debate—Elizabeth Wehren
Vice-Presidents—Daniel Azar and Lena Barajas
NFL Chapter President—Caroline Koenig
Other Members and Alumni recognized:
Patrick Azar, Daniel Barajas, Noah Barajas, Zoe Crim, Nicole Huth, Gareth Kaye, Ryan MacDonald, Emma Mazurek, Zac Sewell, Elvin Uthuppan, Maggie Vail
Do you keep in touch with SPCS alumni? Drop us an email at <[email protected]>
to share their news. Thank you!
Mission Statement
At Saint Paul Catholic School,
teachers, parents, and students work
together
Saint Paul Catholic School — Faith in Education
1755 W. Harrison Boulevard, Valparaiso, IN 46385
Phone: 219-462-3374
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 219-477-1763
Website: www.stpaulvalpo.org
to create a safe, caring environment,
based on Christian values
and service to others,
that enables students to learn and
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develop
spiritually, academically,
emotionally, and physically.
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send a hard copy labeled “Link” to the office. We welcome your comments and suggestions.