Blessed Francis Seelos Academy
Weekly News
February 3, 2023
A Look Ahead
Friday, February 3rd - Last day of CSW
Sunday, February 5th - 3 pm Girl Scouts in Cafeteria
Monday, February 6th - 5 pm Scouts in Cafeteria
Friday, February 10th - K to 8 JA Day with OLSH Presenters
Saturday, February 18th - PTG Trivia Night
From Mr. Reese

Dear Blessed Francis Seelos Academy Family, 
 
As you know fundraising is a very necessary and important part of our school efforts each year. We are very fortunate to have incredible support from St. Aidan Parish in partnering with us for several fundraising events. I am writing to encourage our school families to participate, attend, and volunteer at our fundraising events that we share with St. Aidan as well as our independent efforts.
 
Thank you to this year's Festival, Harvest Home Dinner, Designer Purse Bingo, and our continuing Annual Appeal we are halfway to our $200,000 fundraising goal! I cannot begin to express my personal gratitude to those that have planned and run those events. Also, a big thank you to those of you that donated time, talent, and treasure to make them successful.  
 
Our next big fundraising event, Trivia Night, is scheduled for February 18, 2023. The Trivia Night Committee is planning for a great event that will be a fun evening to spend time with friends and family and raise funds for the school at the same time. Please consider attending or sponsoring the event. More information is here: TRIVIA NIGHT 
 
We are currently planning the Fish Fry and need many volunteers for the planning phases over the next several weeks and for the Thursdays (prep day) and Fridays of Lent. If you are interested in assisting or chairing a committee, please send an email to fishfry@saintaidanparish.org
 
To sign up for volunteering during the Fish Fry, please click the link below to access the Signup Link!
 
The Festival planning takes several months. Fr. Will and I are looking for some great folks to take up some leadership roles for the festival as committee chairpersons. There are a number of positions that need to be filled. Please click this link for a list of available committees for planning and also for duties needed for the days of the festival. 

Also, this year it was recommended that we establish a 4-5 person committee to chair the festival. If you are interested in this role, it is much needed, and we are looking for well-organized candidates who can work with a team. This is a change from previous years when one person or family would be the overall festival chair. 
 
Without these positions, there is a chance that the festival could be canceled. It is such a fun time to spend time with our extended community in Wexford and we don’t want to miss it this summer!
 
We will be sharing more information soon about our additional spring fundraisers soon. 
 
More information to follow about the 134th annual Harvest Home Dinner. For now, mark your calendars for Sunday, September 10th. 
 
With gratitude for all that you do to support our school, 
 
Mr. Reese
Spring Sports Registration
Spring Sports registration will be open from 1/22-2/5 Please use the following link to register for Track, Boys Volleyball or Spring Soccer: https://seelosacademy.teamsnapsites.com/register/


Trivia Night is only 3 weeks away!
February 18th

Here’s how you can help:

  • Attend the event. Invite family, friends, neighbors to attend with you. 8 people per team. Can’t attend…sponsor a round of trivia. There are only 8 available! Or sponsor a question.
  • Donate a bottle of “cheer” to the basket of cheer raffle. Please drop off your bottle in the school office. (You may drop off your bottles of cheer tonight at the Ryan Center during the boys basketball games.)
  • Donate gift cards of your choice or lottery scratch off tickets. All will be used for prizes or in the raffles at the event. We are looking for gift cards from any store or restaurant in the amount of $10 or more. 
  • Do you have tickets to a sporting or cultural event you are willing to donate? We’ll take them! Tickets make great prizes or raffle items.
 
More information at www.seelosacademy.org/trivia Please email Beth Kunz at with any questions.  
Emergency Closings and Delays
If inclement weather or some other emergency requires that school be delayed or closed, this information will be announced via email, radio, and/or television. PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE SCHOOL OR RECTORY FOR THIS INFORMATION.

In the event the school has a two-hour delay, all children should report to school by 10:15 am. Morning care is cancelled when school is delayed. If a district does not have a delay, the children from that district will follow their normal bussing schedule. If a public school has a delay when the school does not, those children may follow the delayed bussing schedule unless the parent/s can bring them.

Busing is the responsibility of your local school district; therefore you must listen to their announcement and follow their directives for cancellations and delays. If your district cancels and we do not, there will be no bus service provided. Likewise, if we are on a two-hour delay and your district is running on a regular schedule, please do not put your child on the bus. Please note that children will not be admitted to the building nor will supervision be available if students arrive prior to the two-hour delay start time.

PLEASE NOTE: Because our attendance registers are legal indicators of a child's presence at the times we are in session, children who arrive late or are absent because of busing when school is in session will be marked as Excused Tardy of Excused Absence.
Neighbor's News
Please visit this link to our website for flyers from our neighboring businesses and high schools regarding upcoming events and sports clinics. New this week is registration for the North Pittsburgh Saints Lacrosse Clinic.
Did You Miss a Newsletter?
All of our weekly newsletters are on the school website. Go to Parents/Read the Latest or view here.
Fundraising
The 16th annual Saint Aidan Parish Fish Fry at St. Alphonsus Church is only a few weeks away. The Fish Fry raises thousands of dollars that go directly to our school! 

In 2023 we are happy to welcome back an indoor dining experience in the Ryan Center with a full menu. Take-out is also available from the school cafeteria. 

We hope that you will join us in volunteering!
Gift Card Program
Say “I LOVE YOU” with a Gift Card.

Don’t forget to order gift cards for your loved ones for Valentine’s Day. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Starbucks, Dunkin, Target, Kohl’s, Bed Bath & Beyond, Ulta, Ace Hardware, Home Depot, Lowes, Cinemark and more … all make great gifts. Order cards for your date night also!

We have the following restaurants in stock:
Applebees - Bonefish Grill - Buffalo Wild Wings - Cheesecake Factory - Chipotle - Eat-N-Park - Longhorn Steakhouse - Moe's - MonteCellos - Olive Garden - Outback - Texas Roadhouse

*Every gift card purchase benefits the school AND helps to discount your tuition!
Special orders should be placed by February 1st to ensure they arrive in time.
Sarris Chocolates
Spring PTG Fundraiser-
Now through 2/20!

Get ready to fill your Easter baskets with delicious Sarris chocolates, candy, and jelly beans! 

The Sarris Sales flyers were sent home with your oldest child today. You can order with the flyer or online. Paper orders are due back to the school no later than Monday, February 20th. OR... You can order online at
using our school group ID number: 
# 17-0383 and your last name.
Online orders are shipped to your home for $5. All other orders can be picked up on Wednesday, March 29th between 8:15-8:45 AM or 2:00-3:00.

If you have any questions, please contact Meghan Hannan at 412-527-2808. Thank you for supporting the PTG!!
Spring Cleaning?

Did you know you could support Seelos Academy with your garbage? Frontier Bags is one of fundraising partners.
These garbage bags are Made in the USA by Frontier Bag (also known as the Yellow Bag People). Currently we stock 15 gallon white bags for sale in the K-8 office and Seelos Academy received a percentage of the profit. There are 65 bags per roll for $10 per roll.
Fundraising Partners
Visit our website for additional ways to support Seelos Academy through our fundraising partners.
If you have school news or announcements to send to school families, please email
Patty Anfang no later than Wednesday of each week for it to appear in the week’s news. Anything received after Wednesday will be included in the following week’s news.