St. Mary School Happenings Friday, February 3, 2017 Dates of Note: Event: Date: Time: Location: Cheer Clinic Pre-K to 2 nd grade 2/4 9:00am Aux Gym St. Mary Showcase Performance 2/4 6:30pm Gym Homecoming Week Begins 2/6 All days School St. Mary Showcase Encore Performance 2/6 9:00am Gym BPA Student/Parent Meeting 2/6 5:30pm Library PTO Meeting 2/6 6:30pm Library Pancake Breakfast 2/12 10:00am Church Social Hall Blankets of Hope Project 2/13 8:00am Church Social Hall Dresses for Africa Project 2/14 8:00am Church Social Hall Jump Rope for Heart 2/14 10:35 & 1:55 Gym Sweetheart Dinner 2/18 6:00pm Leland Lodge Homecoming- Spirit Week starts February 6 th! This week-long celebration concentrates on St. Mary School students Past & Present. The student council has arranged for fun filled days leading up to the crowning of Homecoming King & Queen on Friday evening! Homecoming dinner & dance is slated for Saturday evening. A complete listing of events is on page 4 of Happenings. Sun., Feb. 5 th St. Mary Winterfest: Please see flyer on page 5 of Happenings inviting all St. Mary Families as a kick-off to St. Mary Homecoming Week. BPA will be having a mandatory student/parent meeting regarding our upcoming dinner fundraiser. This is for students attending the State competition. Middle level students participating in BPA may participate, so if interested plan to attend as well. The meeting will be at 5:30 in the library on Monday, February 6 th. Fri. Feb. 10 Homecoming Game Traditional Homecoming Basketball when the Boys take on Leland. JV game begins at 6pm followed by the Homecoming Court introductions & crowning of this year s king and queen. The boys varsity contest follows! Come on out and re-unite with alumni and celebrate our current students! We are continuing our Pop Can drive for Steubenville trip for our Youth Ministry! Look for the car in our church parking lot with a flyer announcing the drive. Just fill up the car with your returnable cans, bottles and 2-liter plastics. No need to take them into the church. The car will be marked at all weekend Masses through March. Thank you for your donations! Our St. Mary 10 th graders traveled to Washington, D.C. for the Pro-Life March on Friday, 1/27/17. They had a most powerful trip! Here they re pictured at the Lincoln Memorial, one of many stops on their historic tour of this magnificent city. We are St. Mary! We are Pro-Life!
Our academic wing is NUT FREE. Please be very conscientious about this as it is of utmost importance to the health of those with NUT ALLERGIES that are life-threatening. Thank you for your efforts, past & present. Notes from Coach Szur, Athletic Director: 3rd-6th Grade Elementary Volleyball Signup FIRST PRACTICES: Feb 7th and Feb 9th @ 3:30 in the Aux Gym for ALL AGES **We'll split teams/age groups and practices after the first week. Registration Due: No later than February 9th! See flyer attached on page 6 of Happenings. Parents of 6th Graders: There will be teams of combined 5th/6th graders in the league from other schools. Please be aware that if your daughter played for the middle school team this fall, she is not eligible to compete in this league. However it is possible for her to practice only after checking with Coach Szur first. If she didn't play this fall, I highly encourage she participate to prepare for her 7th grade season. INTERESTED IN COACHING? We'll probably have a minimum of 2 or 3 teams. Potentially this means the teams will be separated by age groups at different venues. Could really use the help! Practice times already planned through March and calendars are on the athletic office door. Game dates listed on the flyer. Contact Teresa Szur if you're willing to be of assistance -- via phone call [231]256-9636 X100 or or e-mail: athletics@stmarysll.org Updated February and March athletic calendars will be available on the A.D. s door next week. They will be copied on yellow paper. Look forward to it! THANK YOU! This past weekend we had the opportunity to host Austin Catholic School to kick-off Catholic Schools week. It was a wonderful weekend with lots of opportunities for our student-athletes to spend time with their opponent off the court sharing Mass and a couple of meals together. I just wanted to say THANK YOU to all of our parents that assisted in hosting the event. We received a follow-up e-mail from Mike Miller who is their Athletic Director this week. He said, "What an enjoyable weekend! The St. Mary family welcomed our Austin Catholic family and treated us like family. Tell your coaches, players and parents 'You were AWESOME!'" Plans are already underway for our trip downstate to compete against them next year. ATHLETIC COMMITTEE MEETING It was exciting to have a number of new faces join us for our athletic committee meeting on Monday. We discussed a number of items and meeting minutes will be available next week if you would like a copy. Also please note, we are still 'recruiting' individuals to join our committee. Our next meeting is Tuesday February 28th @ 6:30 pm in the Library. Hope you can join us! Services From the Heart: Come and join a great group of women as they work with the St. Mary high school students on Monday Feb. 13 th to make blankets for children in need locally and around the world. The 20 plus years of Blankets of Hope project will begin at 8 a.m. and go until 3 p.m. in the church social hall. This same group of women will be adding a second project this year: Little Dresses for Africa the following day on Feb. 14 th. You may join us either day or both days. If you would like to contribute fabric, time, equipment, or monetary support for either project, please contact Jozell Rexroat (231-357-7397) and she will be glad to pick up materials or answer any questions you might have. Tues., Feb. 14 Jump Rope for Heart Elementary participates in the annual Fundraiser for the American Heart Association. Fun filled events/activities to get their hearts pumpin. Students collect pledges from the community to raise funds. Join us at the Sweetheart Dinner Saturday, February 18 th as we honor Pat & Patti Shaffran for their years of service to St. Mary School and Terry & Anne Bergstrom for their generous hearts. Please reserve your spot by February 10 th, with the Development Office at 231-256-9670. Many of our students have signed up for the Daddy Daughter Dance at Glen Lake School, Saturday, February 25, 2017, 6:30pm. Anyone who still wishes to attend, please let us know. We ask that you bring your admission and registration form to the dance, where you can pay at the door. Thank you to Nikki Ackley for coordinating this!
UpcomingSports! GO EAGLES! Feb. 4th Elementary Boy's @ TC Christian o LLSM-Blue Games @ 9:45 am, 10:30 am o LLSM-White Games @ 9:45 am, 10:30 am Tuesday Feb. 7th o [A] JV/V BBB @ Northport 6:00/7:30 pm o [A] JV/V GBB @ Bear Lake 6:00/7:30 pm Thursday Feb. 9th o [A] MS GBB @ TC Christian [8th Grade Only] 4:30 pm o [A] Var GBB @ Northport 6:00 pm Friday Feb. 10th o [H] JV/V BBB vs Leland [Homecoming] 6:00/7:30 pm Saturday Feb. 11th o [A] Elementary Boys BBall @ Northport o Playoff times to be announced in Memos next Wednesday 2/8/17
HOMECOMING SPIRIT WEEK 2017 "The Great Gatsby" Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 7 Feb. 8 Feb. 9 Feb. 10 Feb. 11 "Setting the Scene" "Thinking back in the 20th century" "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" "Party at the Gatsby's" SUPER SPIRIT DAY Late Start Tuesday Mass Grades 8-12 Yacht Club Styles Wear your sperrys, pastels, collared shirts, bermudas, etc. Grades K-7 Summer vacation: sun hats, shades, summer colors Variety Show 9am-11am Decades Day: Each grade 8-12 choose a decade to represent Grades K-7 Dress like Mom and Dad Day: Wear items that were trendy when your parents were in your grade K-12 (dress code plus ) After Mass, add your favorite accessories of jewels, glitter, bow ties, vests, Argyle socks, hats Whatever you need to get your bling on Grades 8-12: Keeping school-appropriate, come in your garden party attire: long skirts, shirts and ties, summer hats and so on. Grades K-7: Dress Alike Day : friends dress in matching outfits. K-12 Super Spirit Day! Dress "Crazy for St. Mary" - logo wear, and/or blue and white for spirit! Pep Rally 2pm Mass at 5pm Homecoming Dinner in the Social Hall 6pm Away Games: JV/V Girls at Bear Lake JV/V Boys at Northport Away Games: MS Girls at TCC Varsity Girls at Northport JV/V Boys vs. Leland - 6pm Homecoming Court & King/Queen crowning Homecoming Dance 8pm Novena to St. Thomas Aquinas - Patron of Catholic Schools Novena Day 6 Novena Day 7 Novena Day 8 Novena Day 9
St. Mary Eagles Volleyball Registration 2017 Winter League: Grades 3 rd thru 6th Registration due by Thursday February 9th **May hand into Athletic Office or Main Office Practice Location: St. Mary School in main or Aux gym. Practice Dates: Practices will begin February 7th Practice Times: Practices will be at 3:30 to 5:00 or 5:00 6:30. Max 2X/week. Game Locations: St. Mary School, Northport, TC Christian Game Dates/Times: Saturday mornings on February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18 [League done by spring break] Parents of 6 th Graders: There will be teams of combined 5 th /6 th graders in the league from other schools. Please be aware that if your daughter played for the middle school team this fall, she is not eligible to compete in this league. However it is possible for her to practice only after checking with Coach Szur first. Required equipment: Clean gym shoes, socks, shorts & t-shirt. Hair shoulder length or hanging in the face should be pulled back with a hair rubber band or soft band. Game reversible is provided and team t-shirt. Fee: Player fee is $20.00 for returning players and $40.00 for new players. This fee will go towards the purchasing the team t-shirt and officials. New players also receive kneepads. Number of players on a team? Minimum of 8 per team. If there are not enough players for a team, two grades may be combined to make a full team. Teams will be divided as evenly as possible with ride share consideration. You will receive your practice/game schedule and coach information at the first practice. Questions? Please call Teresa Szur, Athletic Director 231-256-9636 X100 Please detach lower half and return to your elementary school office: by Thursday Feb. 9 th, 2017. FIRST WEEK PRACTICES ARE TUES FEB. 7 TH & THURS FEB. 9 TH IN THE AUX GYM ALL GRADES! Student Information - Please Print 2017 Volleyball Sign-up Name: Phone: Address: Street City Zip Elementary Grade: Birth date: T-Shirt Size: YM [10-12] YL[14-16] Adult Sizes: Sm Med Lg X-Lg Parent(s)/Guardian Name: Address:(Same) or Street City Zip Phone: (H) (W) (C) Emergency Contact: Name: (P) (C) Primary Care Physician: (P) Medical Insurance Y / N The supervising adult has my permission to seek immediate medical attention for my minor child: Name: Signature: STUDENT-ATHLETE PARENT/GUARDIAN OF STUDENT-ATHLETE Please attach your $20 fee to your application and turn both in to St. Mary School office. Checks can be made out to St. Mary School with your Childs name in the comment. Thanks for your participation!!!