Weekly Updates and Reminders 10/22/24 | Junior Class Retreats The Junior boys will be going on retreat tomorrow 10/23, and the girls will be going on retreat Thursday 10/24 both going to Lourdes in Litchfield. | NCAA/Naviance Evening for Families On Wednesday, October 30 at 6:00pm, all St. Paul parents/guardians and students, are invited to review St. Paul's college and career exploration tool Naviance. All of our students have a Naviance account but we would like to give parents/guardians an overview of the website, how we use it and how you can use it too in preparation for career and college planning with your child! We will also hear from Mr. Pat Holden. He will be joining us to review NCAA eligibility for any prospective college student-athletes looking to play a sport. No RSVP necessary. We hope you can join us in the St. Paul auditorium. | Halloween for Charity Halloween is next week and any student who brings in $5 for charity are allowed to dress in costume on Thursday, 10/31. All monies raised will be donated to Catholic Charities. Halloween is not a dress down day, students must be in a costume to participate, otherwise they should be in their St. Paul uniform. | Remembrance Mass All are welcome to join us at our annual All Saints Day Remembrance Mass which will be held on Friday, November 1, 2024 at 10:15am in the St. Paul Auditorium. St. Paul is dedicated to prayerfully remembering all those who have departed, which includes St. Paul Catholic alumni, faculty, coaches, friends and loved ones.
Below you will find a form to fill out electronically or a printable prayer intention card you can print, fill out and send back to us. 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 to fill out the Prayer Card Intention Form | Junior Class Night Junior Class Night will be held on Thursday, November 7 at 7:00pm. This is when all Juniors are recognized for taking their place as upperclassmen and mark their transition into the upper ranks of the student body. Consequently, Junior Class Night is a significant event for all the juniors. Every junior is therefore expected to attend. If you have not RSVP'd to Dr. Gnoza please do so ASAP to [email protected]. Juniors will need to be present in the dining hall by 6:30 p.m. | Grandparents Day - November 15 An email invitation has been sent to all grandparents we have an email address for. A mailed invitation will be sent in the next few days. There are three different start times for breakfast and the program. The three waves are broken out by the student's name alphabetically. To see the invitation please click here. This is one of our most fun events at St. Paul and we need your help. Consider volunteering or donating breakfast items - click the button below to see a list of what is needed and to volunteer. CLICK HERE TO SEE LIST | School Counseling Seniors: Make sure to check college application deadlines and fill out a transcript request form from the guidance office at least two weeks before the deadline. Juniors & Seniors: College Rep visits have started. Here is the list for this week: | 10/22 | 9:23 AM | Day 2 | C period | Sacred Heart University | | | 10:51 AM | | F period | University of New Haven | | | 12:45 PM | | H period | Saint Joseph's University | | | | | | | | 10/23 | 8:39 AM | Day 3 | B period | Emmanuel College | | | | | | | | 10/24 | 7:55 AM | Day 4 | F period | Dean College | | | 12:45 PM | | D period | Bucknell University | | 10/25 | 10:51 AM | Day 5 | A period | Marist College |
Brown Bag Lunches: The School Counseling Department will be hosting Brown Bag lunches and we need your help. In order to hold this career exploration option for our students 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. If you are interested please fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/whVFJzLbN8aFdpQr9
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 | Senior Parents Please check your email regarding notes from the first After-Grad committee meeting. The next meeting date is Wednesday 10/30 at 6:00pm in the Dining Hall. | Fundraising Check out fundraisers that St. Paul teams, classes and clubs are holding. Support our students raising funds for items like equipment, uniforms and team bonding experiences. CLICK HERE | Community Service Opportunities Several opportunities are listed on the school website. These opportunities are updated weekly or as we get requests. CLICK HERE | Light Up St. Paul and Frosty Falcon 5K Light Up St. Paul: Join us for a special evening and help us Light Up St. Paul!Special luminaries lit to honor loved ones past and present will line McPhee Field on Friday evening, December 6 at 6:30pm. Luminaries will be available for purchase soon.
The Frosty Falcon 5K will take place the next morning on Saturday, December 7 at 9:00am with our Reindeer Mile (ages 5-12) starting at 8:30am. This community event is open to all family, friends and neighbors of St. Paul. The cost of the 5K is $30 and the Reindeer Mile is $5. Sign up before 11/16 and you'll receive a race shirt. Register for either race by clicking the button below. REGISTER HERE | Falcon Fan Shop Our new Falcon Fan Shop is open and students will have a chance to shop on Wednesdays beginning Wednesday, November 6 through at least the holiday season! Shop from the comfort of your couch! We will open for shopping in the physical store soon. CLICK HERE | | |
