Parent/Student Newsletter

September 13, 2022

#CharacterCounts

President's Letter

It’s been inspiring to have our students and faculty back on campus as we begin the 2022-2022 academic year. I’m pleased to report that our student body consists of 403 students including 112 incoming freshmen and 13 transfer students. Welcome Home!

Faith Feature

Assistant Campus Ministry Program Begins at St. Paul

What is an assistant campus minister? Assistant Campus Ministers are students who, through their leadership and example work to strengthen and maintain a strong Catholic life at St. Paul Catholic High School. Assistant Campus Ministers aid the Campus Minister with the St. Paul youth group, school liturgies, and promotion of community service. In addition to ministry in these areas, Campus Ministers strive to build up and nurture the Catholic life and mission of St. Paul Catholic High School through their words and actions both on and off campus.

Hispanic Heritage Month

The World Language Department will be highlighting 21 Spanish speaking countries throughout the month and displaying their flags, as well as playing cultural music, among other things.

Join Us!

5:30pm - Athletic Presentation for all Parents/Guardians. Join us to hear all about St. Paul's athletic program if you have a child(ren) who currently plays a fall sport and/or plans to play during another season this school year.

6:15pm - Academic Presentation for All Parents/Guardians

Follow your child's schedule for the evening, meet their teachers and see how you can be a part of the school's volunteer programs.

Meet in the Auditorium upon your arrival.

Students will have an opportunity to see all the clubs and activities offered at St. Paul and sign up for those they are interested in. The Club Fair will take place during lunch next Monday, 9/19 in the courtyard.

LUNCH MENU

A Note from the School Counseling Office

Don't forget the SAT is coming up on October 1st. There are still spots available for a late registration. Register at Collegeboard.com by September 20th.

Juniors & Seniors: College Rep Visits will begin soon! Please log in to your Naviance account to sign up for the visit at least 12 hours prior. You also need to get a miss class form from the counseling office and have it signed by your teacher to attend.

Brown Bag Lunches: This year the School Counseling Department is happily bringing back our Brown Bag Lunch career panel series! We are very excited to have this career exploration option for our students, but we need your help. Traditionally, we have had SP parents on the panel to discuss their job, their path to their career, give our students an overview of what they do and finish with a Q&A from students. We are hoping we can find volunteers for these panels that are happening monthly throughout the year based on career clusters. Here are the projected dates and times along with the career cluster matched with that date:

October 6th 11:30am-12:45pm Health Sciences

November 3rd 11:30am-1245pm Criminal Justice

December 1st 11:30am-12:45pm Engineering/Architecture

February 2nd 11:30am-12:45pm Business/Finance

March 2nd 11:30am-12:45pm Education

April 20th 11:30am-12:45pm IT/Computer Science

If you are interested in being on any of these career panels please click on the link below and fill out the form. We will contact you to confirm your participation. Thank you very much for helping us bring back the career panels to our students!

https://forms.gle/DCpaxb9ZYu4z NVFq7

Social Anxiety Group Opportunity: The Franciscan Life Center in Meriden, CT has an opportunity for high school age girls. They will host a group to develop tools and confidence for social anxiety. Below you will find a flyer with more information. The group starts on September 28th. Please contact Sister Mary Mercy if you have any questions! CLICK HERE FOR THE INFORMATION FLYER

Performing Arts

St. Paul Performing Arts will be back on stage this Fall with the presentation of CLUE! Our cast and crew are preparing for the November production.

Mark your calendar for November 18, 19 & 20!

Athletics

Athletic News Updated Here

https://spchs.com/athletics/

Fall Sport Schedules

https://spchs.com/sports-calendar/

Follow St.Paul Athletics on Social Media

Twitter – @stpaulfalcons

Instagram – @spchsathletics

Get Involved - Advancement Office

Parent Volunteers: we'd love your help throughout the year at various events! If you haven't checked out the Sign Up form yet, here it is!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044BADAF28A6F94-20222023

Forever Falcons Gala Committee:

The Advancement Office is looking for parents to be on our Gala committee.

The Forever Falcons Gala is our largest fundraiser of the year and is scheduled for Friday March 10th at The AquaTurf. The committee meets every month from October to March to help plan this fun event that includes dinner, dancing, raffles & live & silent auctions all to benefit St. Paul's advancement efforts.

We hope you will consider joining us on Wednesday evening October 5th at 6:00pm for an informational meeting in the first floor conference room across from the main office. Please email smendoza@spchs.com to RSVP.

Health Room Emergency Information Card AND SPCHS Information Form

If you have not filled these forms out please do so as soon as possible. You can send the completed forms with your child or scan them in and email to Mrs. Fazzouli - sfazzuoli@spchs.com.

Student Handbook Agreement

Parents and students are expected to read the updated Student Handbook available online at https://spchs.com/studenthandbook/. Please print, sign and return a copy of the Student Handbook Agreement form to the student’s homeroom teacher or you can scan it and email to Mrs. Fazzouli - sfazzuoli@spchs.com

Dress Down 2022-2023

This annual fundraiser gives students the opportunity to dress in alternate attire and not their uniform on predetermined dress down days.

Those that dress down should follow the student handbook guidelines. Register and pay $100/family by 9/16 (before the first Dress Down Day on 9/19)! Proceeds from this fundraiser go toward advancement efforts like classroom technology, academic, athletic and fine arts programs as well as financial aid for deserving students.

https://spchs.com/dress-down/

Mark your Calendar

First Dress Down (if purchased) is Monday September 19th.

Walk-a-thon School-Wide Fundraiser will kick off on September 26th.

Oktoberfest and Walk-a-Thon will be held on October 7th.

Homecoming Weekend October 7th & 8th-stay tuned for fun before game events.

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on October 12th. Noon Dismissal for students.

Faculty Professional Development - October 21st - No School for students.

Grandparent's Day - November 15th

Frosty Falcon Weekend December 2nd (Light Up St. Paul) and December 3rd (2nd annual Frosty Falcon 5K)

Admissions for the Class of 2027

Know someone who has an 8th grader looking for a great high school next year?

Have them visit spchs.com/openhouse

to register for a tour of our campus!

There's something greater here!

One of the steps of the application process is for students to take the Placement Exam.

Visit spchs.com/placementexam

Those students that take the exam in November or December, will be considered for merit-based scholarship opportunities.

Fundraising

Procedures have been put into place for Class, Team and Club fundraising through St. Paul. These procedures help to ensure that your event is not duplicated and receives the support it requires in terms of building space, publicity and participation and can be found HERE.

Please feel free to call the Advancement Office (860) 584-0911 x21 with any questions you may have.

To view the most current fundraisers going on right now please visit www.spchs.com/fundraising

2022-2023 Academic Calendar

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