February 12, 2020
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7th GRADE ACADEMIC CLUB PLACES AT NAZ SCHOLASTIC BOWL

Blue & Gold teams from the 7th Grade Academic Club at St. Francis Xavier School, LaGrange, IL competed in the Nazareth Academy Scholastic Bowl. We are pleased to announce that the St Francis Xavier School Blue Team placed 3rd out of 16 teams! The teams had fun competing and showing their Falcon Pride. Congratulations to all who participated in this event.
#SFXfalconpride
CHAMPIONSHIP WIN CAPS 7TH GRADE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL UNDEFEATED SEASON!

The St. Francis Xavier School, LaGrange, IL 7th grade BLUE girls volleyball team won the championship last night against Immaculate Conception. Undefeated season with a 14-0 record. The stands were packed with fans and fellow 7th grade classmates. Great season of coaching by Bill Asleson and Katie Stritch. #SFXFALCONPRIDE . #SFXFALCONATHLETICS
SFX BOYS BASKETBALL - 6 BLUE WINS CHAMPIONSHIP WITH UNDEFEATED SEASON! 7 & 8 BLUE CAPTURE 2ND PLACE!

Congratulations St Francis Xavier School Boys Basketball on an amazing season! 6 Blue capped off their undefeated season with a championship win ending the season 14-0! SFX 7 Blue and 8 Blue boys basketball teams took 2nd Place in the Conference Championship! They battled to the end and played hard - we are proud of their spirit and determination! It was a great night of boys basketball! SFX had big crowd of current and alumni Falcons family and friends on hand to cheer the teams! Great season for all players and coaches!!
SOUND OF MUSIC ADVANCE TICKET SALES!


The Hills Are Alive...

We are offering ticket pre-sales in an effort to streamline the procedure at the door on show days.

Show times are Friday, Feb. 28, 7pm and Saturday, Feb. 29, 2pm and 7pm.

Please CLICK HERE for pre-sale form and information!
Important Parent Information

Tax Credit Statement-Educational Expenses
If you made tuition payments to us in the first 6 months of 2019 you should have received a statement from Jane Bandyk that detailed all of your payments from January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019. For the 2 nd half of 2019, you will need to log into your FACTS account.
Step 1: Sign in at https://online.factsmgt.com
Step 2: Select 'View Details'
Step 3: Select 'View Payment Summary' (Page will open in another window or tab)
Step 4: Select the year & then 'Print'
These statements can be used to fill out the Illinois Receipt for Qualified Education Expenses for your Illinois tax return and/or, in the case of Pre-School, the Child and Dependent Care Expenses form for your Federal tax return.

FACTS Billing for 2020-2021 Re-Registered and Newly Registered Students
Your FACTS account is now billing $75.00 per re-registered student currently in grades PS3-7 th . That charge will show the re-registered students name. If you have registered a child who will be new to St. Francis next year the charge will show the name of the lead parent on your account. New student’s names for the 2020-2021 school year can’t be uploaded to FACTS yet. 

FACTS 2020-2021 Tuition Assistance
Applications for tuition assistance must be made through the FACTS Management System. The site will open for applications February 1 st . Please CLICK HERE to see the attached letter explaining the application process and required documents. We ask that all applications be completed by June 1, 2020. Parents will be notified of tuition assistance awards prior to the July/August billing of 2020-2021 tuition.
SFX Spring Athletics!

Calling all SFX athletes! The Spring Sports season is just around the corner and you don’t want to miss out on all the fun! 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders…

It’s not too late to sign up for a fun season of  Track & Field .    There is something for everyone - sprints, hurdles, javelin, high jump, middle distance, shot put, long jump, triple jump, discus and relays. Practices begin in March. Tell your friends!

Boys Volleyball  is a short, fast season. If your son has never tried the sport, now’s the time! The athletes gain an appreciation for a sport they might not be that familiar with while having a great time competing with their classmates. Practices will begin late February.

Please contact Tammy Bauer  sfxad@sfxlg.org  if you’d like to register your student-athlete or would like additional information about the SFX spring sports season.
FSA News Corner

We need your box tops!
Help SFX achieve its goal by our next deadline TOMORROW 2/13/2020.


FSA Honor Roll - Father/Son Event: Huge Recognition to Chairs Katie and Mark Sargent and Co-Chair Rachel Malone for a successful Father/Son event. Thank you for all of your hard work on a job well done.

What's next?
Mother / Daughter: March 8th

Come join our FSA Board! Here are our openings:
1.VP
2. Treasurer
3. Social / New Families

Please reach out to Prudence Hopkins if interested. pru73@yahoo.com

The Family & School Association (FSA) is a the SFX parent organization whose goal is to help advance the Catholic education of our children and to promote the spirit of St. Francis Xavier School by providing a supportive link between families and SFX school. The FSA achieves this goal by sponsoring educational and recreational events for school families. 
PARENT ROSARY

THURSDAY, February 13, 8:15am
SFX CHAPEL (located next to Joyce Hall in the school)

Each week, we pray for the SFX students, families, faculty and staff. 

This week, we will specifically be praying for the 4th grade students and their intentions.     As always, bring your special intentions! 

Questions: contact Katie Kanzer k.f.kanzer@gmail.com or Karen Trayser karentrayser@yahoo.com.
Please send in your Box Tops and help SFX earn money! 

The deadline for the Winter BoxTops collection is
TOMORROW, February 13th .  

We are still accepting Clippings
as well as Online Submissions!


THE NEXT GENERATION OF BOX TOPS IS HERE.
Box Tops is changing to fit today's families. The new and improved Box Tops mobile app uses state-of-the-art technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products and  instantly  add Box Tops to the SFX earnings online. Box Tops can also be earned for SFX digitally by scanning your receipt!

Be sure to download the new app from the
Apple App Store or Google Play.
Register, enter your zip code and Select St. Francis Xavier School!

  • If you still have traditional Box Tops clips at home, make sure to send them to school! We will still earn cash for all clipped Box Tops until they expire.

  • Better yet, we can "double dip" during the packaging transition by clipping traditional Box Tops AND scanning your store receipt containing participating products. 

Box Tops has been an impactful source of income for school resources. Thank you for your participation!
Catholic Schools Week 2020

The Sound of Music
2/28/20 7pm
2/29/20 2pm & 7pm

3/8/20


CHECK HERE EVERY WEEK - MORE TO COME!


Click & Clap is our year-round positive recognition program allowing families to acknowledge special moments, and thank a SFX Faculty or Staff member for something they have done that has left a positive impression on a student or on your family in a special way.
The following is shared community news. The content shared is informational and does not serve as a recommendation or endorsement by SFX School or SFX Parish. 
Shop For SFX

Y our family has the option of getting 40% of the profit back as a tuition credit, or you can choose to send your credit to another family or return it to the school.
 
HOW TO ENROLL:
 
1)     www.ShopwithScrip.com   and click on Join a Program.
2)     Enter our enrollment code: 5471CCD65575L
3)    Enter a user name, password, and your account information. Fill in the validation, click Register, and you can start earning money for SFX!



 
Did you know that when you shop for the holidays at:
smile.amazon.com/ch/36-2171005 , AmazonSmile donates to St Francis Xavier Parish & School?
Use SFX ID # 70032987
at Office Max - program is valid all year long!