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Important updates in this week's Tidbits
Afterschool Programs
Spirit Nights
Book Fair
Book Fair Family Event Date Correction Thursday, September 22
Grandparents/Grandfriends Day
Father/Daughter Dance
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Good afternoon St. Stephen Families,
Congratulations to Jessica Lopez, SSCS Class of 2022, who was recently named the recipient of the Tampa Catholic Patrick and Mary Neary Scholarship. The Neary family acts with Christian charity and love through the kindness of an anonymous donor. This same attitude of Christian charity continues in their name. Jessica is the second St. Stephen student to receive this scholarship. Our first recipient was Maria Castillo SSCS Class of 2019. We are very proud of both students.
Thank you to everyone who donated to the St. Vincent de Paul Food Drive. It’s not too late to donate. Students can bring in items tomorrow morning. The SVDP Society truly appreciates the help. Last month alone they spent $14,000 helping people in our community pay for their rent and utility bills. Their only fundraiser is the Ladies’ Tea which will take place this weekend, so the donations of food items is greatly appreciated.
Please read all of Tidbits to be informed about all the exciting events coming up and I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at the Book Fair events!
Peace,
Linda Umoh
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September 8-15 - St Vincent de Paul Food Drive
September 19-23 - Book Fair
September 20-21 - Donuts with Grownups
September 22 - Book Fair Family Event
September 23 - Grandparents Day, 12pm Dismissal
September 30 - Jean Day
October 3-13 - Boo Gram Sale
October 7 - Pumpkin Patch 3-5pm
October 14 - No School, Father/Daughter Dance
October 17 - No School
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Great News! There was such overwhelming demand for this program that we decided to open a second class. The second class will be held on Thursdays from 3-4. Both classes began this week, 9/13 and 9/15. To sign up for the new class, please click HERE. | |
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THERE IS STILL ROOM AVAILABLE!
Bricks 4 Kidz wants everyone to know just how AWESOME LEGO® can be! In our NEW After School LEGO® class, your child will learn science, technology, engineering, math and the arts with a different LEGO® model build theme each week, such as Outer Space, LEGO® City, Architecture, Animals, Dinosaurs, and much more! Your Master Builder will have a chance to create motorized models, 3D color brick builds and our LEGO® Mosaics! Have fun building LEGO® skyscrapers, a 3-D LEGO® T-Rex, or a LEGO® space shuttle, all out of LEGO® bricks! Can't decide which you like more!?! Join us for this AWESOME After School class and try them ALL! Anything is possible in a Bricks 4 Kidz class...DON’T MISS THE FUN!
DATE: September 13th – December 6th (Tuesdays)
WHERE: St. Stephen’s Catholic School
Grades: 4th – 8th
TIME: 3:00PM – 4:00PM
COST: $150.00 (12 weeks)
Register Today at
www.bricks4kidz.com/Florida-Tampa
Bricks4Kidz - 4th thru 8th graders
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Click here to register Girls with Confidence
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Important Information regarding volunteering
This is a reminder that when you sign up to come into the school for volunteer hours your Safe Environment and Fingerprints must be complete. Please note that it may take some time to get an appointment for your fingerprints. Please call the front office if you have any questions.
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BOOK FAIR
Date: September 19th – 23rd
Make sure to check out the Book Fair Home Page (Click Here)
More information coming home with your student(s) soon!
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PTCO NEEDS YOUR HELP!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR
Rock On Over to The Book Fair
September 19th – 23rd
Click Below
Volunteer Signup Genius
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Father-Daughter Dance
Sponsored by Community for Women
Save the date for a special evening just for dads and daughters to hang out and dance the night away! Join us in the St. Stephen Family Life Center wearing your dressy attire for a fall gala. Refreshments will be served. St. Stephen’s own, DJ Mr. Medina, will be providing music for the evening. Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the SVdP food pantry.
Where: The St. Stephen Family Life Center
When: Friday, October 14, 2022 Time: 6:30 - 9:00pm
Theme: Fall Formal
Donate: A food pantry item
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MARVELOUS MUSTANGS
We will have our first Marvelous Mustang award ceremony September 30th. This is a way to recognize our students who display behaviors that correlate and exemplify our SSCS mission and/or the theme for the year. If your child is selected for the award, we will let you know so you can be present for the ceremony. Text Link
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Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion | Please consider becoming an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. There will be a training session immediately following Daily Mass (8:30 AM) on Saturday, September 24. | |
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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: The girls varsity volleyball team lost to Mother Teresa two games to zero. The JV beat Mother Teresa two games to zero. The Mustang volleyball teams have a match today at home against Villa Madonna. Varsity plays at 4:00 and the JV at 5:00. The volleyball teams also have two matches next week. They play against St Lawrence on Tuesday and Corpus Christi on Thursday. Varsity matches start at 4:00 and JV at 5:00.
SOCCER: The soccer team had their first game of the season on Tuesday and they lost to Mother Teresa, 5-2. The Mustang goals were scored by Adrian R. and Benjamin B. The Mustangs are back on the field today against Villa Madonna here at St Stephen at 4:00. They also have games against St Lawrence at St Lawrence on Wednesday and a home game against Corpus Christi on Thursday. Soccer games start at 4:00.
Good luck to our Mustang sports teams.
Go Mustangs!
Coach Green
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Or you can use the QR code below for the St. Stephen Men's Club Golf Scramble | | |
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Please join us for BINGO nights!
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Click here for Risse Brothers uniform store.
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Own The Avenue is a year-round fundraiser for the PTCO and gives you a great way to give your child a shout out for the school community to see! Birthdays, achievements, any positive vibes and kudos are welcome, and they certainly make your student feel special!
The sign is located on the corner of our school parking lot and will be viewed and celebrated for the entire week. A PTCO member will be responsible for putting up the sign, and after the week is done the sign will be sent home with your student for you to keep or to reuse for another week in the future!
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How it works:
If you have an existing sign, the cost is $30 for the week. If we need to order a new sign, the cost is $50 for the week. Please make payments through the school's front office. To sign up, please use the link below and more details will follow. Please note, new signs take up to 2 weeks to process and receive from our vendor. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Maria Ayala at own.the.avenue.sscs@gmail.com Thank you in advance for your support!
IMPORTANT: Please note, this is a yearly fundraiser that is on a first come, first served basis (via
SignUpGenius). For example, if you purchase a sign this year for a specific week 9-4-22 thru 9-10-22, that same week is not guaranteed to you for future years. It is required that you sign up each school year if you wish to participate.
Sign-Up Genius Own the Avenue
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Everyone needs updated safe environment training and fingerprints in order to volunteer in the school or to chaperone a field trip. Safe environment and fingerprints are good for 5 years. Attached below are the instructions on how to get your safe environment certificate and to have your fingerprints done. If you have any questions please contact Karen Biase at kbiase@sscsfl.org or call the front office at ext. 1100. Click the link here for information regarding fingerprints. Click here for more information on safe environment.
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Check out our
Mustang News morning show!
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You can join our Mustang News team each morning at 7:50 as we stream live on YouTube to begin the day with prayers, the pledge of allegiance, and news. Subscribe to our channel here.
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support SSCS!
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Mission Statement
St. Stephen Catholic School is devoted to inspiring students to achieve their full academic potential while demonstrating a desire to continue Jesus' mission by applying Catholic morals, beliefs, values, and practices in their everyday lives. We are committed to motivating students to sustain a lifelong love of learning.
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