March 15, 2018 Your weekly information link to Saint Paul Catholic School
thelink From our P.E./Health Instructor
Jump-a-thon “Madness”—Lisa Hargarten
Calendar
March
Fri, March 16 - End of 3rd Quarter - Abe Lincoln Visit - Family Friday
Sat, March 17 - Saint Patrick’s Day
Tues, March 20 - Parish Penance Service
Thurs, March 22 - Report Cards
Fri, March 23 - Spirit Wear Day
March 26-30 - Spring Break—NO
SCHOOL
April
Sun, April 1 - Easter
Mon, April 2 - Easter Monday—NO
SCHOOL
Wed, April 4 - Talent Show Rehearsal
Thurs, April 5 - Spring Open House
6-7:30PM
Fri, April 6 - Christian Attitude Awards
...and it was Magical!
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Business — Jane Scupham NO WHITE ENVELOPE/LINK Next Week
There will be No White Envelope and No LINK next week due since we will be on Spring
Break the following week.
Report Cards Distributed
Reports cards will be distributed next week in paper form on Thursday afternoon. Please sign
the report card envelope and return to your child’s homeroom teacher.
2018-2019 Diocese of Gary Tuition Assistance Applications
The Diocese of Gary would like to announce that tuition assistance applications for the 2018-
2019 school year are available. FACTS Management will continue to provide and process our
tuition assistance applications.
The applications are only online at the Diocesan website, www.dcgary.org. You will the appli-
cation by clicking on the Schools tab and then clicking on the blue rectangle labeled Tuition
Assistance Application. There are no paper applications. The regular application period will
close on March 19, 2018. After that date, families must wait for initial awards to be distributed
before the application will open again sometime in June for late applications, appeals, and new
families.
Tuition assistance is only open to Catholic families who are registered members of parishes within the Diocese of Gary. You
may complete an application if you have children entering grades kindergarten through 12. Preschool students are not eligible
for tuition assistance. There is a $27 fee per family to apply. If you need help with the application, FACTS will have an email
address, phone number, and chat line on the application website for customer service.
Prayers
We often have many SPCS family members and friends in need of your prayers. Please pray for them.
Catherine Barber Mary Cooper Mary K. Kepchar Caitlin O’Shea Grace Sullivan
Tim Sullivan, hus-band of Mrs. Alene Sullivan (3)
Bob Tittle
Michael Zajac
Critics gave Magic & Mischief over three hundred thumbs up! (That’s two thumbs from every
person that attended.)
We promised, we delivered, and you enjoyed an all new, refreshed event. It’s too early to tell
how much was raised, but it has been confirmed that 9.75/10 people LOVED the event!
The highlight of the Live Auction was this little gal who found magic in her new home with
the Kovanda family. Her name is Brizzley (after the Cubs’ Bryant, Rizzo and Wrigley Field)
and she’s an 8-week old full-bred Labrador Retriever from Creekside Kennels. The Silent
Auction had over 130 packages to bid on and with online bidding (new this year), bidding
wars were at full peak starting on Friday night!
Ally Christian serenaded everyone early on, and attendees were mesmerized by magician, Norman Basile and The Mind Trip-
ping Show. How did Katalina know the serial number of that $100 bill? Arrested Sounds kept the tunes rocking all night long.
And, The Market’s Philly Cheesesteak sliders did NOT disappoint!
This production was brought to the families and friends of Saint Paul by an outstanding Benefit committee of volunteers!
And, of course, we couldn’t have done it without the support of our fantastic sponsors and Scholar Circle Members.
Our goal was for everyone to have fun, while raising funds for the school we love! Thank you for
everyone who attended, donated, admired from afar! We couldn’t have done it without you!
The Reviews are in... — Kristin Kantroski and Karen Welch
Family Friday Tomorrow — Family Friday Committee
Tomorrow we celebrate another Family Friday together. Please have your child wear their Family
Friday t-shirt with uniform bottoms. We will meet in our groups for morning Mass. In the after-
noon, we will be taking pictures of each Family group and mentor for the yearbook.
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Call Out for Track!— Ray Tarnow, SPCS Athletic Director
Track call out meeting will be Thursday, April 5th, after school until 3:30pm. The meeting will take place in the gym. All
paperwork for practice dates, meet dates will be passed out at that time.
The 7th and 8th grade CYO Boys’ Volleyball Team had a great sea-
son. They ended their regular season undefeated with a record of 5-0. The
boys and I had a great time getting to know each other as this was their first
time playing volleyball together. It was so fun watching all of them grow
and come together as a team. Throughout the season it didn't matter who I
chose to play because they all played well. We went into the tournament as
Conference Champs and received the bye for our first match. We went on
to play St. Thomas More and we beat them in two sets to win the
match. Jack Gotsch had 6 serves in a row to help us win.
On Sunday we returned to play St. John the
Baptist. We lost the first set, but came back to
win the second. The last set was close. The
boys played hard and there were long volleys
back and forth. We ended up loosing by one
point 14-15. It was a tough loss, but the boys
can hold their heads high as the game could
have gone either way. I'm so proud of all of
them and I enjoyed every minute of being
their coach. Such a great group of guys.
Volleyball Season Wrap Up— Coach Bakota
The Checkered Flag has been Waved!— Scout Leader, Doug Wassilak
The Saint Paul Cub Scouts held their annual Pinewood Derby on March 3rd. Scout families enjoyed delicious food, great
fellowship, and intense derby races. Winners of the day included William Torres (Best in Show), Christian Sutliff (4th Place),
Lucas Gary (3rd), Nolan Erdelac (2nd), and Benjamin Wassilak (1st).
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Mission Statement At Saint Paul Catholic School,
teachers, parents, and students
work together
to create a safe,
caring environment,
based on Christian values and
service to others,
that enables students to learn
and develop
spiritually, academically,
emotionally, and physically.
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Saint Paul Catholic School — Faith in Education
1755 W. Harrison Boulevard, Valparaiso, IN 46385 Phone: 219-462-3374 Fax: 219-477-1763 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stpaulvalpo.org
The Link is the newsletter for Saint Paul Catholic School. Publisher: Jane Scupham Editor: Vicki Schmidt Photographer: Natalia Cox To submit articles for publication in The Link, please send an email to <[email protected]> or send a hard copy labeled “Link” to the office. We welcome your comments and suggestions.
Girls’ Basketball Tournament
Saturday, March 17th Semi-Final 6th (C) - 10:00AM @ St. Mary Griffith
If our team wins, they will continue to play in the Championship Game:
Sunday, March 18th 6th (C) - TBA @ Andrean High School
Alumni News
Do you keep in touch with SPCS alumni? Drop us an email at <[email protected]> to share their news. Thank you!
Calling all Bible Campers!! Saint Paul Religious Education will offer Vacation Bible
Camp again this summer. It is time to plan for this action packed, “bring ‘em closer to
Jesus” event. Anyone interested in being part of the team that works to provide our chil-
dren with a meaningful experience of our Lord through fellowship with the community
of faith and Catholic tradition should contact either the Religious Education office at
464-8502 or [email protected] or Ann Garling-Geiser at 219-921-5073. This
invitation extends to both adults and middle/high school students who will serve as
volunteers. Please note that this program does not fulfill the requirement for Religious Educa-
tion. We hope that you will join us!
GoodGood Luck
Lady
Panthers!
Congrats to our
5/6th Gr. AND 8th Gr. BOYS’ CYO
VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS!
Vacation Bible Camp Needs Your Help— Religious Education Office
