Blessed Francis Seelos Academy
Weekly News
March 3, 2023
A Look Ahead
Friday, March 3rd - Read Across America Day
Wednesday, March 15th - Deadline for Financial Aid Application
Wednesday, March 29th - Sarris Candy Pick-up
Friday, March 31st - No School - Teacher In-Service/Clerical Day
Financial Aid
On behalf of the Department for Catholic Schools:
 
The deadline for beginning the 2023-2024 financial aid application is March 15, 2023.*

Families will be required to provide 2022 income documentation to complete the application process. Those applying for the Bishop's Education Fund must also provide a Pastor Verification Form to the local school's office. Information can be found on the diocesan website at https://diopitt.org/affordable. Financial aid awards will be confirmed in late Spring 2023.

If you have questions about the application process, you may speak with a FACTS Customer Care Representative at 866-315-9262.

Please call or email the Department for Catholic Schools for any other questions at 412-456-3108.

* Late applications for unanticipated family emergencies may be processed with a recommendation from your school.
End the Summer Slide
Educators and parents agree: without academic engagement over the summer break, children forget much of what they learned in school during the previous year. End the summer slide with Summer Solutions. All books are only $16.99 including shipping.  

Please visit www.summersolutions.net to order books or for more information.

Get 15% off 3 or more Summer Solutions workbooks! Use PROMO code: LEARNING2023 (Offer expires April 16, 2023).
Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest
Seventh grader Spencer Pascarella (shown practicing with Sara from thh Pittsburgh Public Theater) received an honorable mention for his monologue as Jacque from Shakespeare's comedy "As You Like It". This is Spencer's first competition, and he competed against hundreds of other students from the greater Pittsburgh area, making this a significant accomplishment. Congratulations, Spencer!
Forensics Team are Winners!
Congratulations to the Seelos Forensics team who took first place by more than 30-points in the tournament at Butler Catholic on Saturday, March 25th.
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 information on North Catholic's basketball camps, chess tournament, and a chance to win Taylor Swift concert tickets!
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 starts this week on Ash Wednesday and continues each Friday during Lent. This year 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. 

The Fish Fry raises thousands of dollars that go directly to our school and we need many volunteers to continue the success of this fundraiser. We hope that you will join us in volunteering. Sign up at tinyurl.com/23ffvolunteers 
Dessert Please!
Dear Parents, 
We had a very successful fish fry last week so let’s keep the ball rolling! This year dine-in service has returned and with that comes desserts!!! As indicated below, to make sure we have enough desserts for each week, we are requesting that each family donate
2-3 pies or 3-4 dozen cookies, cupcakes, brownies or such according to their last name alphabetically. You only need to provide on the week where your last name falls alphabetically, but please provide a donation on that week so we have enough desserts.

Racks will be located in front of the school each Friday morning. We request
that any dessert donations be dropped off by 1:30pm. Of course, if you would
like to donate more often than your requested week we would greatly
appreciate any and all donations!
      February 24 Families A-D
      March 3 Families E-Ha
      March 10 Families He-Ko
      March 17 Families Kr-Mc
      March 24 Families Me-Re
      March 31 Families Ri-Si
      April 7 Families Sk-Z
Thank you in advance for all of your support. Please reach out with any
questions to aliciaberardinelli@gmail.com.
Gift Card Program
Just a reminder that the deadline to earn tuition credit through gift card purchases for this school year is Monday, March 15th. Any orders processed after the 15th will be applied towards the 2023-2024 school year.  
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.