Wednesday, 9/6
-8a Classes Resume
-5p Softball at Holy Innocents'
-6p Volleyball hosts Woodward
Thursday, 9/7
-5:30p Softball at Oconee Co.
Friday, 9/8
-8:40a Classes begin
-6p Volleyball v. HIES at Lovett
-7:30p Football hosts Marist
Saturday, 9/9
-8a Boys' XC at Indian Mounds Park
-930a Girls' XC at Carrollton
-10a Volleyball at Lovett Block Party
-12p Comp. Cheer at Dacula
-4p Softball hosts Dunwoody
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September 5, 2017
Volume 1, Issue 6
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We are pleased to provide you with the weekly e-newsletter, eSpiritus. The newsletter, which is sent every Monday during the school year, includes information about happenings at St. Pius X.
You can also click here to view archived e-newsletters throughout the 2017-18 school year.
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Marist Football Game Ticket Pre-Sale, September 6-8
The Roar Store will be pre-selling tickets to the Pius vs. Marist football game. Parents and friends can take advantage of the pre-sale. Students do not need a ticket. Roar Store ticket sale hours are September 6 - 8 from 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM. The Roar Store is closed each day for lunch from 1:00 - 2:00 PM. Tickets are $7.00 each and may be charged to FACTS.
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Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund, September 11
On
Monday, Sept. 11
, we are offering our students, faculty & staff and families the opportunity to raise funds to reopen Sacred Heart Elementary School in Rockport, TX-now closed due to Hurricane Harvey and subsequent devastation and flooding. We will have a Red, White and Blue out of uniform day on
Monday, Sept. 11
. All students who come out of uniform will have $5 charged to their FACTS accounts. If you would like to donate MORE than the $5, please complete the form here to have your FACTS account charged the extra amount.
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Blue Light Safety Beacons Installed on Campus
The safety of our students is among our top priorities. We have heard the requests and concerns about security brought forth from our community and wanted to take tangible steps to answer those concerns. In response, we have now installed three emergency "Blue Light" call boxes, identical to those you might see on college campuses or public parking lots. They are located at our Shallowford parking lot, the top of the pathway leading to the outdoor Stations of the Cross and the Seaver Family Sports Complex, and in the Senior parking lot. They are linked directly to the Chamblee Police Department's emergency line and should only be used in distress. Please familiarize yourself with their locations.
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Pledge & RSVP for Annual FUN(d) Party
The inaugural Annual FUN(d) Party is coming up on
Friday, September 29 from
7-10 p.m. in Maloof Stadium. Your ticket to the party is your pledge or gift to the Annual Fund - it's that simple! To make your pledge and/or RSVP, click
HERE.
Please note that no glass will be allowed on the field during the event.
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Counseling Department Wellness Series, September 13
The Counseling Department will be introducing a wellness series this year. Our first initiative is suicide awareness and prevention as September is suicide awareness month. In an effort to educate our students we are hosting an information table during the lunch periods on
September 13th
. The Counseling Department along with Mercer University will have information available to students.
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Counseling Department Parent Meetings
The Counseling Department's first parent program will be
October 4th
. Please check your email for additional information and details. There will be other wellness sessions throughout the school year. We look forward to seeing you.
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Fall Blood Drive Volunteers Needed
St. Pius X will be hosting our Fall Blood Drive on Thursday, September 28th in the SPX gym. Be a part of giving the gift of life!
All student sign-ups will be in the breezeway outside the cafeteria during lunch Monday September 18th - Wednesday September 20tht. Please encourage your students to participate in this worthy cause. Blood donation counts as a Work of Mercy.
Adults
, please consider volunteering to help support this event. We welcome your donations of time or supplies! Click
here
to sign-up.
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Mothers' Club Membership
The St. Pius X Mothers' Club is off to a great start for the 2017-2018 school year! We are 264 members strong as we work towards 100% mom participation. If you are new to St. Pius X, Mothers' Club is a great way to get involved and get connected. We are an organization that focuses on service and scholarships. Last year, Mothers' Club contributed almost $50,000 to various scholarship funds. To find out more, we invite you to an informal "come as you are" coffee at ChocoLate on Shallowford Road (near St. Pius) on September 12th right after morning drop off. To join, simply visit the
Mothers' Club website
.
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The Annual Fund is Underway!
Your Annual Fund request letter should arrive in the mail this week.
We've been challenged to reach 80% parent participation and if we reach this goal, we'll earn an extra $50,000 for St. Pius X! Thank you for prayerfully considering a gift to St. Pius X, and we extend our thanks to those parents who have already contributed! To donate now, click
here.
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Fine Arts Program Ads
Promote your business and support our talented Fine Arts students with event program advertisements! All ads will run in the seven Fine Arts event programs during the school year - that's 17 scheduled performances where programs are distributed free to all patrons. For an order form or more information about the St. Pius X Arts Society (SPAS), please visit www.spx.org/SPAS or email Susan Caceres.
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Chromebooks in Library
Since SPX is a mandatory BYOD School, the library has a limited number of Chromebooks available for check out for emergency situations. Students needing a Chromebook should to come to the library to check out a device either before or after school. If a device is needed during the school day, the student must bring a signed note from a teacher.
If providing a suitable device will constitute a significant financial hardship for your family, please have a parent email BYODhardship@spx.org.
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Support a Student in Need
This year 223 Georgia taxpayers redirected more than $160,000 of their personal taxes to St. Pius X for need-based GRACE scholarships. Are you a taxpayer? It's so easy to participate! You get your money back in a dollar-for-dollar tax credit, so pre-register today at www.gracescholars.org. Questions? Contact Jenn Sedlack at 404-633-4290 x273.
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Join the Athletic Association
St. Pius X is proud of its tradition of athletic excellence. Over 80% of our students participate in one of our 22 athletic programs. Our student athletes' dedication, both individually and collectively to being the best that they can be with the talent that God has given them is a constant theme and driving force within this school. Our accomplishments are many, having captured 112 state championship
or runner-up titles, as well as two national championships over the years. This type of success is due to the collaborative efforts of our students, coaches, and parents. The St. Pius X Athletic Association serves as the vehicle for our parents, grandparents, and alumni to get involved. Join our Athletic Association, get involved and become part of the great St. Pius X tradition. Click
here
to join today!
Click
here
to learn more about how your membership funds are spent and how your student athlete benefits from the Athletic Association.
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National Honor Society Tutoring
Any Pius student that is struggling in a particular class can come and sign up to receive tutoring from a member of our National Honor Society. These members have already registered to tutor subjects in which they excel, and because of our emphasis on scholarship, all of these students are dedicated to making sure that any student struggling can make it through that one hard chapter or those tricky concepts.
Please keep in mind that this is student-to-student tutoring, not a professional tutoring service. While we hope that students benefit from NHS tutoring, gaining greater understanding of course material and concepts, NHS tutoring does not guarantee a higher grade in the course or offer tutoring targeted towards particular learning challenges. Please consult Study Support or the subject-area teacher if you need professional tutoring resources.
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Georgia ADAP Certificate Information
Parents/Students needing a Georgia ADAP certificate should send an e-mail to
Chad Garrison with the following information:
1. Full name as it appears on the child's birth certificate
2. Date of birth
3. School year and semester the student took health
Please send the request at least three days before the certificate is needed. This should be requested ONLY if your child is testing for a Georgia Driver's License.
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