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JANUARY 24, 2019

100 Days Smarter Check out our Kindergarten class! We are celebrating our first 100 days of this school year! These wise souls keep

getting smarter everyday!

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Spirit Run

Mark the Date! Saturday, April 13,

2019 is our Saint Paul Spirit Run

5K Run/Walk!

Start your training now! Don’t for-

get we will also host a 1/2 Mile

Kids Dash.

Day of Giving 1/29

This year’s Day of Giving will be

live from 11:00 AM Central time on

January 29, 2019 through 10:59

AM Central time on January 30,

2019. Please consider supporting

our school!

Look on page 3 for more detailed

information.

Family BINGO

Remember to reserve your spot for

Family BINGO, Friday, February

1st. FUN! FUN! FUN! (Reservation

deadline 1/29).

All proceeds benefit SPCS Athletic

Department.

April 13, 2019

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For those who attended Magic & Mischief Benefit last year,

you can agree that it was an event that delivered. You

found connections with new parents, familiar faces and a

night out filled with fun, laughter and surprises! The feed-

back was unanimous—it was a magical evening!

Rhythm & Blues Ball, is slated to be another epic event.

The Market will be the scene, with Valpo’s own Head Hon-

chos headlining the event, as well as an acoustical perfor-

mance by The Rocco’s. Silent and Live auctions, raffles

and more will enhance the fun. And, feel free to don your

favorite rock n’ roll attire!

Last week, we sent home an important packet. It outlined

the event along with sponsorship opportunities and auction

information. An exciting aspect we wanted to highlight is

new this year – auction incentives. For the first time,

SPCS is offering credit for auction donations and purchas-

es, which will be applied to your Fundraising Profit Dollars

($775 annual requirement).

Here’s how it works:

Donations made to the silent/live auction will earn 10%

credit of the item value. (Donations can be anything you

donate or acquire from a business.)*

Purchases made at the silent/live auction will earn the pur-

chaser 10% credit of the purchase price.

With these bonuses, we are hoping everyone gets involved

to help us make this event the best yet. Our auction wish-

list includes hotel stays, weekend getaways, trips,

timeshares, party packages, sporting/theatre/event tickets,

backyard bbq packages, camping & sporting goods, spa

treatments, and yes, gift cards – anything we can get! All

donations are tax deductible.

This is the largest fundraiser of the year. Every dollar

raised goes to support our school and the enriching, educa-

tional experience our students receive. This event is also

your time to feel special, so we hope you invite friends and

family to share in this amazing evening.

Sponsorships are available for purchase now at

www.SaintPaulRocks.org. Tickets go on sale on February

1!! Hope to see you there! Questions please email Karen

Welch or Kristin Kantroski at saintpaulrocks@gmail.com

*Sponsorships, tickets

and N.U.T. cards are

excluded from incentives.

Refer to Auction Incen-

tive Rule Structure in the

office.

Rhythm & Blues Ball, Saint Paul’s Annual Benefit, is Saturday, March 9 at The Market! - by Karen Welch and Kristin Kantroski, Co-Chairs of Rhythm & Blues

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STEM Building! - by Sarah Lindsey Mrs. Lindsey’s 1st graders used the design process to build the tallest tower possible using only uncooked spaghetti and

mini marshmallows. They had to work in groups and design their tower using 50 spaghetti noodles and a cup full of

marshmallows. Then, they were given the actual materials and started to work building and reinforcing their struc-

tures. The students quickly figured out that they would need to reinforce their original designs in order to build a tower.

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Check This Out!

Please Consider Giving to Saint Paul Catholic School - by Jane Scupham Between January 29, 11:00 AM CST and Jan-

uary 30, 10:59 AM CST, we will make the link

available for Saint Paul Catholic School. Your

gift will go only to Saint Paul and your donor

information will not be shared with any other

school or organization.

MasterCard, Visa and Discover will be the

only accepted forms of payment. A receipt will

be sent directly to your email once your gift

has been made.

Don’t forget to let others know that you partici-

pated. Share on your social media networks and challenge your friends and family to give as well! Remember—Many

Gifts, One Nation will only be available for 24 hours. Make sure every gift happens during this time!

Catholic Schools Week - by Jane Scupham Please join us as we celebrate Catholic Schools Week. You are invited to our Mass, Open House, Scholastic Book Fair,

Family Lunch. You received a flyer last week outlining our daily activities for the week. In today’s white envelope you will

find a flyer about the Family Lunch. We do hope you take part in our celebration!

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SAINT PAUL CATHOLIC SCHOOL - “QUALITY EDUCATION BASED ON CHRISTIAN VALUES EMPHASIZING SERVICE TO OTHERS “

Boys’ Basketball Tournament

Saturday, January 26th 5th - 1:00PM @ SPCS vs. St. John Evangelist #1

7th - 12:00PM @ St. Patrick vs. St. Patrick 8th - 11:00AM @ SPCS vs. St. Stanislaus

If our teams win, they will play Sunday, January 27th

5th - 5:00PM @ St. Michael vs. St. John Baptist 7th - Bye

8th - 4:00PM @ St. Mary GR

Girls’ Basketball

Saturday, January 26th 6th - 12:00PM @ SPCS vs. St. Mary CP 7th - 10:00AM @ SPCS vs. St. John Evangelist Sunday, January 27th 6th - 3:00PM @ St. John Evangelist vs. St. John Evangelist 7th - Bye Monday, January 28th 6th - 4:30PM @ Boone Grove Middle School vs. Boone Grove MS 7th - 5:30PM @ Boone Grove Middle School vs. Boone Grove MS

Help Fill the Yearbook! Please help us fill the yearbook. We are looking for photos that you may have taken at school, on field trips, or at Saint

Paul sporting or other type of events to put in the yearbook. Any photo will be greatly appreciated. We need digital photo

files. Please send the disk to Natalia Cox or you can email them to me

at nataliacox74@yahoo.com. The “deadline” for photo submission is Friday, February 22.

Thank you for your help! Call Natalia Cox (707-7253) with any questions.

The Yearbook Staff will review all photos and determine final yearbook content. We cannot

guarantee that all submissions can be used in the book.

Special Prayers Still Taking Pierogi Orders!

Pierogi orders are being ac-

cepted through Sunday, Jan-

uary 27th. $10 per dozen.

Please drop off orders and

money to the school office or

after Mass this weekend.

Checks should be made pay-

able to Saint Paul Catholic

School.

We often have many SPCS family

members and friends in need of your

prayers. Please pray for them.

Sam Bengs, family friend of the

Byvoets family (Brooke-7).