August 18, 2023

In our weekly newsletter, Paw Prints, you will find:

• Wildcats in the News
• Important All-School Announcements, Japonica Announcements and University Announcements
• Links to calendars
• Wildcat Cafe information & links
• Online Campus Store information & link
• Church Information
• Ways that you can help SLES

FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

Many businesses support St. Luke's through a rewards (or similar) program. Please consider signing up for any/all of them at no cost to you but at a significant reward to St. Luke's. Upcoming issues of Paw Prints will feature different establishments offering us support.

If you have trouble locating or signing up for these programs, please contact Diane McCleery at 251.666.2991 or dmccleery@slesmobile.org. Most have St. Luke's Episcopal School as an option for your non-profit of choice. 

Club Publix

Seventeen (17) St. Luke's families and friends are enrolled in this program. If you are one of them, THANK YOU! By simply creating a Club Publix account and designating our school as your non-profit of choice, you can also participate and help out. Between April and June, these 17 families earned the school $304.32. Similar-sized schools to us in our geographical area collect reward checks of many times that amount. If our families and extended family members who routinely shop at Publix would take five minutes to sign up, we could also receive thousands of dollars from Publix. Will you do it now? How about passing this information along to grandparents, aunts and uncles, and anyone else who shops at Publix?

You can sign up online here https://clubpublix.com/

You can sign up with your mobile device here http://publix.com/mobile

If you are an experienced grant writer or want to learn how to conduct research and write grant requests for our school, please email our development office at dmccleery@slesmobile.org. Use GRANTS in the subject line. We are currently making plans to hold a Grant Writing Workshop and we would love for you to attend!

Our first grant of the new school year has arrived!! Thanks to the Blue Cross Blue Shield Caring Foundation and their Be Healthy Grant Program, St. Luke's is one of the lucky recipients of a sizeable donation. We are excited to partner with them in their goal to increase the health and wellness of the school children in Alabama. These funds will be used to purchase the following. 

9th-12th Grade (2) weight room power racks, (2) roll workout mats, leg press machine

6th-9th grade - Brain Pump Classroom Pack

K2-5th - Brain Pump Classroom Pack

Click here for the Development Webpage

WELCOME BACK LOWER CAMPUS STUDENTS

Having our students back on campus fills our hearts with joy and excitement for the fantastic school year ahead! Let's make the most of every opportunity and create amazing memories together. Here's to an incredible school year!

Click here for Welcome Walk Video

Click here for Opening of the Gates Video

MESSAGE FROM JAPONICA PARENT ASSOCIATION

"We had such a great morning at the family clean-up day! We had a lot of very hardworking families working together to make the Japonica extra special for the first day of school! The JPA would like to thank everyone who came out to power wash, pull weeds, hedge trim, clear debris and have fun! Go Wildcats!" - Mary Banks (JPA Co-President)

Click here for a short video from the JPA

JV CHEERLEADERS CAMP SHOWCASE

Click HERE to watch a short video of the JV Cheerleader's Camp Showcase!

ST. LUKE'S FACULTY & STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Last week, motivational speaker Dustin Dale shared his message with St. Luke's faculty and staff about positivity. Dustin Dale has spoken to over 9 million people worldwide about his powerful story of overcoming death and redefining what it means to live a VALUED INSPIRED life! He guided St. Luke's faculty to consider the toughest question in life.... WHY am I here? How can I become fulfilled by the work I do?

ST. LUKE'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM RECEIVES ACADEMIC AWARD

Congratulations to the varsity girls volleyball team for receiving the 2023 USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award and to Coach Donald for encouraging her team to stay focused on academics!

HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT ST. LUKE'S WEBSITE?

As the new school year approaches, we want to remind everyone about the resources available on our website! We encourage all families to use the website to stay up-to-date with all the happenings at St. Luke's! **Please note, we recently changed servers and new updates are ongoing.

Click here to learn more about St. Luke's website

2023-2024 COMMUNICATION PLAN

The purpose of our communication plan is to provide a simple roadmap of how and when St. Luke's will communicate various information to our school community.

Click here for the Japonica Campus Communication Plan

Click here for the University Campus Communication Plan

LAST CALL: K2-12th GRADE PARENTS: OPT-IN TO RECEIVE TIME SENSITIVE TEXT ALERTS - OPT IN NOW!

Parents (only), please click the link below for instructions on how to opt-in to receive time-sensitive text message alerts (weather, etc.) You must manually opt in each school year! If you have any questions, please email cjackson@slesmobile.org.

Click here to opt-in for text alerts!

BOOSTER CLUB INFORMATION: MEDIA GUIDE BUSINESS OR PARENT ADS + MEMBERSHIP FORM & PEP RALLY


All of the information regarding Booster Club membership and Parent/Business Media Guide ads is provided in the links below.

The deadline to purchase Media Guide Business or Parent ads is August 25, 2023.

All Booster Club members who join by the August 18, 2023 deadline will be listed in the 2023-24 Sports Media Guide.

Don't forget to join us on August 22th at 6:00 p.m. in the University Campus gym for the Booster Club Pep Rally. The Booster Club will provide hot dogs, chips and water beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Click here for Booster Club Membership Information

Click here for Media Guide Information

Click here for Media Guide Ads (Parent Pages)

ST. LUKE'S VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS BOOSTER CLUB MEMBERSHIP

Make your commitment to become a 2023-2024 Fine and Performing Arts Booster Member, today! Let’s dream big about how we can continue to support our arts faculty!           

If you have any questions, please contact leanaott@gmail.com.

Click here for the Membership Form

Click here for Japonica Campus Announcements & Important Dates

Click here for University Campus Announcements & Important Dates

Click here for the All School Google Master Calendar

Click here for the 2023-2024 Academic Calendar

Click here for Senior Calendar

Click here to add money to your student account

K2-5th Grade CLICK HERE for Helpful Tips and Information about the lunch program

Click here for K2/K3 August Menu

Click here for K2/K3 August Order Form

Click here for K4-5th Grade August Menu

Click here for K4 August Order Form

Click here for K5-5th Grade August Order Form

Click here for University Campus August Menu

Cheryl Brown

Director of Dining Services

St. Luke’s School

cbrown@slesmobile.org

251-666-2991 Ext 8130

Cell 404-403-6688

ST. LUKE'S ONLINE CAMPUS STORE - TEMPORARILY UNDER CONSTRUCTION!

All proceeds of the Online Campus Store go to school programs and supplies.

We will deliver purchases to your student unless you request a pick-up.

*Please don't forget to leave your student's name and grade level during the checkout process so that we know which campus to deliver to. Thank you for having Wildcat Spirit and supporting SLES!

Click here to shop!

NEED ST. LUKE'S ATHLETIC WEAR? SHOP HERE!

Click the link below to shop for additional St. Luke's merch!

Click here for link to BSN Store

ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH WEEKLY NEWS

 Sunday Schedule

Worship Services – 7:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

Adult Education Class – 8:45 a.m.

Children’s Sunday School (k4-5^th grade) – 10:00 a.m.

Youth Sunday School (6^th-12^th grade) – 10:00 a.m.

Youth Outing every Sunday at 11:15 a.m. (bowling, laser tag, mini golf, explore downtown, and more!)

Weekly Services:

Mondays: Morning Prayer at 8:30 a.m.

Wednesdays: Evening Prayer at 5:30 p.m.

First Wednesday of every Month: Healing Service at 12:00 p.m.

WAYS THAT YOU CAN HELP SLES AT NO COST TO YOU!

Shopping with Scrip, Publix, Office Depot & Box Tops!

Click here for Ways that You Can Help!