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Eagle News - January 12, 2020
News & Events
Early Bird Registration Ends January 22!
Thank you for partnering with St. Thomas More Catholic School in the education of your children. We recognize that you have many school options, and we are grateful that you have chosen STM!

Registration for the 2021-2022 school year began on, Friday January 8, and will end on Friday January 22. After January 22, the Registration Fee will increase to $400 per student.

The Registration Fee has been reduced from $360 to $300 per student. No discount will be given for 2nd and 3rd students from the same family. The Registration Fee is waived for the 4th and 5th student residing in the same household.

There are two ways to register: 

Online - There is no fee when using an electronic check, or 2.99% when using a debit or credit card. Please click here to re-register online.

Paper Form - Families may print the attached form and return it to the school office with a check. Please click here to print the paper form to re-register.

If for some reason your family will not be returning to St. Thomas More next year, please let us know. If you would like to visit with a member of the administrative team about your plans, we would welcome the opportunity to meet with you. 

STM will continue to utilize FACTS for tuition payments in the 2021-2022 school year. If you plan to use FACTS for next school year, please login to your account and set up a new agreement for the next school year, 2021-2022. Your tuition agreement will not automatically roll over from year to year. 

Please contact Kelly Forbes in the STM Business Office if she can be of any assistance. God bless, and thank you again for your partnership!
Congratulations to STM Students of the Year Rachel and Natalie!

Congratulations to our 2020-2021 Students of the Year! Rachel S. was selected as our 8th grade student of the year. Natalie T. was selected as our 5th grade student of the year. We are very proud of both of these girls who serve our school and community in many activities.
Mark Your Calendars: No School on January 18
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we will not have school on Monday, January 18.
Help Us Grow the STM Family!
Do you have family or friends who are exploring school options for the 2021-2022 school year? We are scheduling tours of our campus at this time. Families can also request a personal tour during the school day!

Please share your STM experiences with your family and friends and refer them to the link below if they are ready to learn more about why you call STM home.

You are an integral part of building up our STM family for the new school year. Thank you for your partnership!
The Search Begins for a New Principal!

St. Thomas More Catholic school seeks a joyful, faith-filled, dynamic, and visionary leader to serve as principal of our parish school, beginning in the summer of 2021. STM has a rich history of success in the Baton Rouge community, and the parish has experienced revitalization in the past several years. We seek a leader who will continue the positive momentum for our community as we move STM forward.
Congratulations on an Amazing 9 Weeks of AR!

During the 2nd 9 weeks, 98 percent of students in the AR program achieved their AR point goal. That's awesome! Our eagles are doing a wonderful job reading each 9 weeks, and we know they will keep up the good work!
2nd 9 Weeks Honor Roll Lists      
8th Grade
Principal's List
Julia Burns
Thomas Denny
Riley Harshbarger
Elise Holder
Sophia Jean
Gideon Johnson
Callista Labauve
Christian Mai
Carter Mashon
Grant Mathes
Mary Nguyen
Sophia Nguyen
Rachel Saunders
Victoria Seeling
1st Honors 
Natalie Bauder
Cameron Bourgeois
Connor Campbell
Hannah Deshotel
Baylee Fontenot
Claire Kaiser
Logan Nguyen
Grace Olinde
Hayden Plauche'
Jessica Ross
Ella Sikes
Hayes Stuart
Hannah-Grace Zimmerman
2nd Honors 
Ella Adcock
Aidan Calkins
Gabriella Ducharme
Samee McDaniel
Lana Nguyen
Averi Truitt
Hailey Weysham
Evelyn White
7th Grade
Principal's List
 Matthew Ashe
Ava Doucet
Sydney Gomez
Madeline Holder
Angela Le
Ava Marie Ordonio
Elise Parrish
Carolyn Robinson
Elle Vuong
Cameron Wilkinson
1st Honors 
Blaine Bradford
Martin Bui
Riley Deaton
Hayden Fontenot
Alex Griffin
Tyler Griffin
Asher Higgins
Jacob Jean
Joshua Jones
Brynnan Kuber
Sophia Le
Caroline Lucas
Lexie Matens
Kelly Messenger
Alaina Milam
Christian Moody
Maryellen Moore
Hayden Nguyen
Annie Phan
Madelyn Sandifer
Michael Schittone
Caroline Thomas
2nd Honors 
Lucy Kyle
6th Grade
Principal's List
Elyse Bailey
Abigail Broussard
Brian Bui
Anh Nguyen
Christopher Kho Nguyen
Frankie Phan
Jezabelle Roman
Mandy Tran
1st Honors 
Brent Bailey II
Caroline Bradley
William Denny
Taylor Dibenedetto
Noella Fields
Weslee George
Sophia Harrison
Andrew Hart
Lee Hebert
Sadie Hugenroth
Daniel Johnson
Luke Kisner
Rylan LeJeune
Manuel Llaneza IV
Annabelle Mathis
Owen Mills
Anna Mire
Cheri Nguyen
Mattie Nicoll
Mason Romig
Riley Rush
Bryce Sims
Kevin Vu
2nd Honors 
Cole Bahlinger
Cameron Burger
Landon Buuck
Charli Causey
Kaylee Cothren
Marlei Franklin
Grace Hernandez
Lucas Hoang
Sam Huynh Jr
William Johnson
Benjamin Kleinpeter
Brianna LeBlanc
Clayton Lieu
Michael Mauk
Jacob Mefford
Kendall Nass
Evan Pham
Benjamin Sikes
Audrey Uffman
Brianna Wisdom
5th Grade
Principal's List
 Adele Aucoin
Edrick Caraballo-Miro
Shelby Chenevert
Stella Corey
Emerson Cramer
Brenton Crow
Elaina Ewen
Madeline Falcon
Noah Fontenot
Amelia Hartdegen
Hana Huynh
Hudson Kuber
Anne Nguyen
Sofia Phillips
Sophia Rao
Emily Rawls
Emily Toler
1st Honors 
Vincent Broussard
Ethan Bui
Xavier Bui
Aiden Ferrand
Gabriel Johnson
Katie-Lynn Junca
Emma Labauve
Oscar Liu
Samuel Messenger
Myolie Nguyen
Leigha O'reilly
Ian Phan
Natalie To
Reis Wascom
James Wilkinson
2nd Honors 
Charles Aycock
Robert David
Jorge Izaguirre
Elena Jean
Emery Jones
Anne Marie Lemoine
Ellie Lirette
Evan Naquin
Kayden Quintana
Parker Simcoe
Andrew Stafford
4th Grade
Principal's List
 Andy Bui         
 Jean Caraballo      
 Abby David        
 Rylee Debenedetto    
 Gianna Ferachi      
 Caden Gautreau      
 Micah Higgins      
 Olivia Labauve      
 Daniel Nguyen      
 Grace Nguyen       
 Kellie Pham       
 Benjamin Tra       
 Brayden Tra       
 Thomas White  
1st Honors 
Gary Anderson      
 Beau Bailey       
 Evan Buuck        
 James Clark       
 Camille Cummings     
 Audrey David       
 Chelsea Do        
 Dominic Glaser      
 Hunter Mauk       
 Isaiah Moore       
 Angel Nguyen       
 Thomas Nguyen      
 Sadie Olivier      
 Valeria Ortiz      
 Andy Pham        
 Giselle Pham       
 Philip Takyi       
2nd Honors 
Meghan Bordelon     
 Harrison Daniels     
 Rhys Jantz        
 Ian Raymond       
 Kason Schexnayder    
 Will Widmer       
5th Grade Will Attend Mass on Thursday

As a reminder, our 5th grade students will attend mass on Thursday, January 7. Please remember proper mass day uniform (long pants and skirts) are required.
FREE Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner for Students

Don't forget that FREE breakfast, lunch, and dinner is available for your students through the SNAP program for the remainder of the year. Please take advantage of this great opportunity!
Box Tops, Amazon Smile, Coke Rewards, & Community Coffee!

Help our Eagles earn additional funds from corporate rewards programs!

Box Tops

The Box Tops for Education program is changing the way we can earn cash for our school and some of you HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN STARTED!

First things First—head to the app store on your smartphone or tablet and download the new Box Tops App.

Then click here, for more information.

Amazon Smile

Amazon Smile is another rewards program. Simply go to smile.amazon.com. Click the menu icon in the top left of the screen. Scroll to the bottom and select Your Amazon Smile. Choose your charity as St. Thomas More School. When shopping, go to smile.amazon.com and order away. The rest is automated!

Coke Rewards

Parents can enter the code under bottle caps and on the inside of boxes of all Coke products on the Coke website to make money for our school. Here is the process:

In the upper right corner, click the person icon.
Click “Create an Account”
After creating an account, click “Rewards”.
Scroll down to Support Your Local School.
Put 70815 zip code and STM will come up.
Start entering codes.

Bottle cap codes are worth 5 cents and box codes are worth 15 cents.

We are also still collecting Community Coffee Labels.
St. Thomas More Church News
Communal Rosary on Tuesday, January 19 
Join us as we honor Pope Francis' intention for Human Fraternity from 6:30 - 7 PM.

Guidelines for Mass Attendance
Click HERE.
Nurse's Corner
QUARANTINE UPDATE 
STM has received communication from the Catholic Schools Office that all diocesan schools will continue to follow a 14 day quarantine after COVID exposure. We will not be shortening our quarantine to 7 or 10 days. Thank you for your understanding as we continue to try to keep our school healthy. You may read the full CSO letter from diocese about 14 day quarantine here.

ATTENTION FIFTH GRADE PARENTS!  
State law requires that students entering sixth grade receive vaccinations. These vaccines include: Tdap and Meningococcal. The Meningococcal vaccine can’t be given until after the eleventh birthday. If your student turns eleven during fifth grade, please make an appointment to get these vaccines after their birthday and turn in an updated immunization record before the start of school next fall. Students that do not turn eleven until August or September 2021 will be given a grace period after their birthday to receive the vaccinations.
Monthly Calendar
January 14 - Thankful Thursday, 5th Grade Mass

January 18 - No School, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 21 - 8th Grade Mass

February 15-19 - Mardi Gras Holiday, No School
Monthly Cafeteria Menu
Helpful Links
Athletics
Boys Basketball 6th - 8th Grade

Boys basketball games begin next week; January 19. Admission will be $5 per night for all diocesan schools. Temperatures will be taken upon entry and masks must be worn unless actively eating/drinking. All fans must exit the gym between games so that bleachers and high touch surfaces can be sanitized. Games will also be broadcast on the school's Facebook page. 

Track Registration 6th - 8th Grade

Track registration will begin next week, January 18-22, and the link will be posted on the STM athletics webpage for the registration link and an informational flyer. 

Volleyball Registration 6th - 8th Grade

Volleyball registration will also take place next week, January 18-22, and the link will be posted on the STM athletics webpage. 

All student-athletes must have a signed physical, signed concussion form, and emergency contact form before being allowed to try out or practice. Those forms can be found on the STM athletics webpage.    

Should you have any questions, please contact Ryan Empson.
Contact Us
11400 Sherbrook Drive / Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70815 / (225) 275-2820