Saint Pius X Catholic School Newsletter

Dear Saint Pius X Family and Friends,

Thank you for all of your support and well wishes regarding my recent announcement. The number of

emails and special notes that I have received from parents and community members has been overwhelming

and greatly appreciated. I am blessed and grateful every day to be part of the Saint Pius X community.

As you may have seen on our schools Saint Pius X Facebook page, all four of our SPX PECSAA basketball

teams were successful at this past weekends PECSAA Basketball Tournament. Both of our Varsity

PECSAA Boys and Girls Basketball Teams placed 1st in the tournament and both of our Junior Varsity

PECSAA Boys and Girls Teams placed 2nd

. Congratulations to our basketball teams and cheerleading

squads for a job well done! Tomorrow, our three SPX Varsity Basketball Teams and Varsity Cheerleading

Squad will be dismissing early to travel to Charlotte and join other teams from NC, VA, SC, and GA to

compete in this weekends 2016 Shamrock Basketball Tournament. Go Comets!

Finally, please mark your calendars for our upcoming spring social and fundraiser event. Each year, we

alternate between a full-scale gala (BASH) and a more-low key event. This year, we are planning a

Casino Night to be held on Saturday, April 30. More information will be forthcoming from our Casino

Night Committee led by Dean Edwards. In the meantime, please save the date for Saturday,

April 30.

In Christ love,

Anne W. Knapke

February 18, 2016

Mission Statement Saint Pius the Tenth Catholic School

Saint Pius the Tenth Catholic School places Christ at the center of all that we do. Partnering with our parents and parish communities, we create a challenging and innovative academic experience that inspires and prepares our students to be capable leaders of positive change.

Hot Lunch Ordering for lunch served March 7- 18 Opens Monday, Feb. 22nd at 9:00 AM and closes Wednesday, March 2nd at 11:00 PM. Please visit http://www.orgsonline.com/ to order. Contact kristinlloyd12@yahoo.com with any questions.

Dont Forget to Re-register! The Saint Pius X School 2016-2017 Re-registration Packet was emailed to all school families last Thursday. The re-registration deadline to guarantee your childs placement is Friday, March 4. Please contact the school office if you have any questions.

Girl Scout Pet Food Drive The St. Pius X Girl Scout Troop #02486 is holding a pet food drive for the Guildford County Animal Shelter through the end of the month of February. Boxes are placed around the school to collect donated items.

Catch a Comet Fun Run Reminder! Dont forget to include your Catch a Comet Fun Run donations when filing your taxes this year. If you have any questions, please contact Julie Wise, SPX Business Manager, at jwise@spxschool.com or Julie Trindel at jmtrindel@msn.com. Thank You to Air Fun Trampoline Park for their generous donations of 2 class parties. If you havent already, please dont forget to use the free passes to Air Fun. Your children will have a great time!!!

Love and Mercy Poetry Contest Winners The St. Pius X Journalism Club would like to offer congratulations to Lena Prylow from class 2D for being the first place winner of the Love and Mercy Poetry Contest. Congratulations also go to second place winner Sophie Wells from class 7F, and third place winner Harrison Hubard from class 3P. Each winner received prizes for themselves and their classmates for their hard work and creativity.

St. Jude Math-A-Thon News The St. Jude Math-A-Thon booklets were ordered last week. The students should receive them this week. Please make sure your child completes the math and collects the pledge money. Thank you for participating in this program benefiting St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital. It is one of the worlds premier centers for research and treatment of childhood cancer. It is a beacon of hope to families everywhere whose children are fighting for their lives. In fact, St. Jude treats the worlds sickest children, and they do it for free no family ever pays St. Jude for the care their child receives. Your child and the donations gathered help make this possible.

Thank you, Lorraine Malphurs, Coordinator

Welcome New SPX Families! Please join us in welcoming the following new families to Saint Pius X Catholic School:

Scott and Mary Elizabeth Ballard Sydney Ballard, 7-L

Mr. Ly Vo and Mrs. Hoang Le

Adrian Vo, 3-P

Looking Ahead 2/19 3

rd Gr., Freedom Train (Carolina Theatre),

8:45-11:45 AM Noon Dismissal for Varsity Basketball players and Cheerleaders 2/19-2/21 Shamrock Basketball Tournament, Charlotte Go Comets!!! 2/23 School Mass, 8:30 AM 8

th Gr. Model UN at Bishop McGuinness

2/24 3rd

Gr., Aarvy Aardvark Puppet Show, 9:00 AM (3-L) 9:45 AM (3-P) Gr. K-1, Creature Teacher, 9:15 AM 2-D, Lowes Foods, 8:50-10:45 AM SPX Night at Feeneys Yogurt, 4:00-8:00 PM 2/25 2-M, Lowes Foods, 12:00-2:30 PM 2/26 Battle of the Books District Competition at OLG, Good Luck, Comets! Middle School Dance, 7:00-9:30 PM 2/27 ABC Screenings 2/29 Jump Rope for Heart Assembly 3/1 School Mass, 8:30 AM 3/3 4

th grade Womens ACC Tournament,

9:30 AM- 1:30 PM 3/4 End of 2

nd Trimester Noon Dismissal

Stewardship No Uniform Day - $1 or more donation Re-registration Deadline for guaranteed placement 3/7 Winter Sports Awards, 5:30 PM (Connolly Gym)

Thank you to those who have donated to the Triad Catholic Schools Annual Giving Campaign on behalf of Saint Pius X. We have so far raised $11,200 of our $20,000 goal!

Mary Baker Nancy Balderacchi

Helene Belfi Pater and Catherine Bergstrom

Charles and Maria Bliss Craig and Lucy Callahan

Samuel and Kathleen Chinnis Greg and Lisa Costello

Thomas and Amanda Cromartie Lesley Dunaway

Carl and Vivian Essa Douglas and Kathleen Faison

Chip and Ann Flynt Nicholas and Laurie Foltz

Tony Garcia and Maria Gomes Garcia Carl and Debbie Gessner

Dorothy Green Daniel and Andrea Guerrini Troy and Virginia Hewgley Pierre and Lucy Horvath

Stephen and Diane Jackson Bill and Pam Johnson Dan and Kelly Jones

Denny and Jennifer Kerns Robert Kertickles

Kris and Anne Knapke Scott and Kim Knox

Tommy and April Lawrence Mike and Chris Lemnios

Mike and Mary Ellen Liebal Peter Lombardo

Charles and Jackie Longino Donald MacCloskey

John and Anne Macner

Bryon and Lorraine Malphurs Monsignor Anthony J. Marcaccio

Carol Marsh Chris and Lesley Meadows Marc and Suzanne Miller Bob and Regina Morris

Nicholas and Flor Neiers Jo Ann Newman Frances Nolan

Jason and Stacey Ofsanko Robert and Susan OHale

Helene Pandone Chris Parr

Mike and Amber Register Richard and Barbara Romak

William and Zoe Rosselle Mark and Judith Rov

John and Sarah Sherrill Doug and Karen Smith

Donald and Alison Soucy Glenn and Patricia Spivey

Joseph and Patricia Stavola Richard and Amy Stehlin

Jeff and Amy Stoller Holly Sutherland

Robert and Eileen Tatum Arnie and Kathleen Thompson

Tom Tracy Richard and Ashley Vanore

Andres von Vajna Drew and Brandy Wofford Doug and Joan Workman

Ben and Alice Yorks Matt and Sarah Zukowski

Please consider making a donation. Online donations can be made at https://charlottediocese.thankyou4caring.org/TRIADEducationFoundationDonations.

Please designate Saint Pius X in the dropdown menu.

https://charlottediocese.thankyou4caring.org/TRIADEducationFoundationDonations

A Yearbook Order Form Will Be Included In Next Weeks Thursday Folder

Order deadline: Friday, April 15, 2016. Book price: $35.00

No Book Orders Will Be Accepted After Friday, April 15

No Extra Yearbooks Will Be Available For Sale

When ordering yearbooks, please make checks payable to St. Pius X School (Write yearbook order in memo area of check.)

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ORDER YOUR FULL COLOR AD NOW!!!

Full page ad: $155 (8 x11 ) Half page ad: $85 (8 x5 ) Images must be 300 dpi or higher

The yearbook ad deadline is: Friday, April 8, 2016

Please make checks payable to Saint Pius X School

Write yearbook ad in memo area of check

Send checks to school in an envelope addressed Yearbook Ad

Send your yearbook as a jpeg file to Mr. Parker at bparker@spxschool.com

(Hard copies WILL NOT be accepted.)

Questions: Contact Mr. Parker at bparker@spxschool.com

mailto:bparker@spxschool.commailto:bparker@spxschool.com

Photo Credit: Pamplin Media Group

Announcing national bestselling authors

Roland and Marie Smith to St. Pius X! April 6, 2016

Roland and Marie will be visiting as part of a nationwide 10,000 mile, 100+ school tour that kicked off yesterday from their hometown in Oregon! Roland is the author of many bestselling action-adventure fiction books beloved by students in grade 4-8 including: Peak The Edge Beneath IQ Series Stormrunners series Cryptid Hunters series 39 Clues: Shatterproof .and many others!!!

Roland and Marie also write nonfiction books tog