Parent Newsletter - October 2024 | | On September 25, our Seniors went on their last St. Paul class retreat to Holy Family Retreat House in West Hartford. We were blessed to be led through the morning by Sam and Kristin Todzia who operate Red Barn Ministries. Gifted at youth ministry, Sam served here at St. Paul for several years in the Religion Department. The focus of the morning was holiness and excellence, especially in relationships. Later in the morning we were joined by our chaplain, Father Daniel who celebrated Mass with and for us and then joined us for lunch. Participants described the experience as fun, energizing, and inspirational. We extend our thanks to Sam and Kristin for taking time out of their day to be with us, and we pray for you as you await the arrival of your new baby! To see more photos of the activities CLICK HERE. | Academics & School Counseling | Parent Teacher Conferences Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for
Wednesday, October 16
AND Thursday, October 17
from 1:00pm – 5:00pm each day To sign up for parent/teacher conference please click HERE. Please discuss with your child(ren) their schedule, teachers, and academic standings in each of their classes. Appointments are for 10 minutes each teacher. If your child(ren) has the same teacher for multiple classes, please only choose one time slot and the teacher will discuss both classes with you at that time. As you can imagine, there is not a sufficient amount of time for every teacher to visit at length with every parent. Should you need additional time, please email the teacher directly. Our school counselors, Mrs. Priemer and Ms. Coard will also be available to meet. ***Please note - Wednesday, 10/16 and 10/17 students will be dismissed at noon and buses will run. On Thursday, 10/17 juniors and sophomores will take the PSATs and Freshmen will have an in-house retreat. Seniors will be off this day. This is a great day to visit colleges or complete college applications. | School Counseling PARENTS - BROWN BAG LUNCH: The School Counseling Department is setting up dates for our Brown Bag Lunch career panel series! If you are not sure what that is, our Brown Bag Lunch series is a great career exploration option for our students. They hear about careers they may be interested in, but we need your help. We need St. Paul parents on the panel to discuss their job, their path to their career, give our students an overview of what they do and finish with a Q&A from students.
We are hoping we can find volunteers for these panels that are happening monthly from 11:30 am to 12:45 pm throughout the year based on career clusters.
November 14th: Public Safety, Corrections & Security
December 12th: Architecture, Construction and Engineering
January 9th: Health Sciences
February 13th: Business, Management, Administration and Finance
March 13th: Education
April 10th: IT/Computer Science CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP
| | Seniors: Transcript Request Form should be filled out when you are ready to submit, or have submitted, your college applications. These requests are due TWO WEEKS before your school's deadline. That means if you have a November 1st deadline it is due on October 18th at the latest. Please see your School Counselor if you have any questions!
Juniors & Seniors: College Rep visits again this week! To visit a college rep please make sure to sign up n Naviance and see Mrs. Kilbourne in the guidance office to get a "miss class" form to bring to your teacher to sign. CLICK HERE FOR SCHEDULE
Sophomores and Juniors: PSATs will be held next Thursday, 10/17. Students are asked to bring a snack, water bottle and a charged ipad and an ipad charger. Please do not bring phones to the PSATs. | Academics Mr. Madden's US History class taking a "trip around the classroom" mapping out the Lewis and Clark expedition using primary sources and maps. | | Students collaborating on this Honors Anatomy and Physiology lab activity in Mrs. Pisani's class. This lab gives them the opportunity to explore several properties and functions of connective tissue and the importance of this fundamental biological system. | Parent Volunteers We'd love your help throughout the year at various events! If you haven't checked out the Sign Up form yet, here it is! SIGN UP HERE | Save the Date
Grandparent's Day Friday, November 15th - an email invitation and a mailed inviation will be sent to grandparents soon. | Remembrance Mass All are invited to the annual St. Paul Remembrance Mass on All Saints Day, Friday, November 1st at 10:15am in the St. Paul Auditorium. This is a special day we prayerfully remember all those who have departed, including St. Paul Catholic alumni, faculty, coaches, friends and loved ones. We invite you to share the names of those for whom you would like us to pray, and all intentions will be placed on our Chapel altar. When St. Paul students are in chapel, they will pray upon your intentions throughout the year. CLICK HERE
We have also set up a Remembrance Mass Facebook Page for those who may know of an alum, faculty or staff member or coach who may have passed so we might remember them this year and every year going forward. Visit https://www.facebook.com/remembrancemass | Forever Falcons Auction Committee The next Forever Falcons Auction meeting will be held Tuesday, October 22, 6:00pm - all are welcome! We are searching for current or past parents, faculty, alumni and friends of St. Paul to join the committee to make our largest fundraiser of the school year a success. Our Forever Falcons Auction is scheduled for Saturday, 3/8 at a NEW LOCATION - The Bristol Events Center. The committee meets every month from October to March to help plan this fun event that includes dinner, dancing, raffles & live & silent auctions all to benefit St. Paul's advancement efforts. Interested? Email Mrs. Jennings '96 for more information. EMAIL | Open House The secon Open House for prospective Class of 2029 or interested transfer students will be Saturday, 11/2. Please help spread the word as you are our best ambassadors and we are truly grateful for your encouraging testimonials to prospective families and friends in your local community. Contact Ms. Chelsea Mone '10, Director of Admissions, [email protected] for more information. SIGN UP HERE | Placement Exam Do you know someone looking to apply/attend St Paul Catholic High School next Fall? Exam dates are listed below. Those students taking the exam in October or November will be eligible for Merit Scholarships based on exam results, so please pass along to those you know.
October 19 at 8:00am
and
November 23 at 8:00am REGISTER HERE | Mark Your Calendar (School Calendar) NEW THIS YEAR - STUDENTS AND PARENTS - Subscribe to the St. Paul School Calendar and it will be automatically populated into your electronic calendar.
Any changes during the school year will be automatically updated! SUBSCRIBE HERE | Photo Retakes Retake day will take place on Tuesday, October 15. If students or faculty/staff were absent the first day of school or you'd like to take your ID photo over again please come prepared that day. | SENIOR PARENTS The Class of 2025 After-Grad committee met on 10/2. Minutes will be emailed within the next few days. A deposit of $25 will be required to reserve a spot for students to attend. Notices will go home soon. Please email [email protected] with any questions. | ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES If a student will be absent, tardy or dismissed early please email [email protected] or call the main office to report. Also - reminder to those who have not returned the signed Student Handbook Agreement to please do so asap! | Community Service Opportunities Several opportunities are listed on the school website for students to volunteer and earn service hours throughout the school year. Please visit this page often and contact the organizer directly for the opportunity. Below is a list of opportunities coming up. Please visit the page for more information. - St. Andrew Pumpkin sale - 10/11
- Pumpkin Palooza - 10/15, 10/16, 10/17, 10/18 & 10/19
- Respect Life Mass 10/20 at St. Joseph Cathedral in Hartford at 11:00 AM
COMMUNITY SERVICE | Falcon Fan Shop Our new Falcon Fan Shop that is in our Dining Hall IS OPEN! In the meantime you can shop from the comfort of your couch! Visit, shop and we will fill the order and send home with your child or you can pick the order up in the main office! FALCON FAN SHOP | Lunch Menu The hot lunch menu will be posted at this website page each week. There are also several cold lunch options offered each week - salads, sandwiches, fruit, vegetables, etc. To pre-pay for lunch, please make a check payable to Paul Gregory's and have your child bring through the lunch line. The balance will be updated by Stella. SEE LUNCH MENU HERE | | |
