January / February 2009

Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends of St. Mary’s,

I would like to welcome the New Year with a couple of quotes I found:
Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that
experience can instill in us. -Hal Borland

We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list    of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we    ought to walk through the rooms of our lives, not looking for flaws, but for potential. - Ellen Goodman

For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning.  -T.S. Eliot, "Little Gidding"
You may interpret these quotes however you may like!  Sometimes it’s best to express wishes and thoughts by the words of others.  I would like to wish all a happy new year!  

Sincerely,
Michael E. Dudek

Principal

• Important Dates / Updates:
  In memory of Martin Luther King Jr. there is no school on January 19th.
• Seniors should be preparing and sending college applications ASAP.  Mr. Olson is patiently awaiting applications!
• The Pro-Life March in Washington D.C is January 22nd.  Anyone interested please contact the office for permission slips.
  Be aware that students may be given extra assignments to make up the work missed from December. 
• Basketball schedules are out!  You may either pick one up in the school office or view updated schedules online at www.stmarysathletics.com.
• St. Mary’s t-shirts are now available for sale.  These may be purchased at school for $10.00. 
• Parent council meeting dates: January 14th and February 11th @ 7:00 in the school.
• Parent Council is looking for used/empty ink cartridges and cell phones from parents.  Please bring any of these items to the office. 
• St. Mary’s discount cards are still available.  I have already saved $22 with my card!
• Basketball season passes were passed out to all student athletes. 
• Two season passes were given in hopes of relieving the costs of attending HOME GAMES. 
• You must present the pass in order to come in for free.  Additional passes are $25 per person.  Lost passes will not be replaced. 
• www.Goodsearch.com and www.Goodshop.com are great ways to raise money for the school.  Check it out!
• Several of our Junior High students will be going to a Student Leadership Conference on January 13th.  Congratulations to those participating!
• Our Journalism club puts out the school newspaper every month.  Each student receives a copy of the newspaper.  I must say it’s pretty good.  Ask your son/daughter to give you a copy.
• Catholic school week celebrations (January 25-31) will be limited this year due to our changes in the mid-term exam week. 
• Catholic schools week may be extended after exams. 
• Our high school mid-term exams have been moved! 

The dates are as follows:
1/27:  Period E
1/28:  Period A and C
1/29:  Period D and F
1/30:  Period B and G
All students will be dismissed at 2:00 on the 27th.  ALL students will be dismissed at 11:15am for the remainder of that week.
 
St. Mary’s Wish List:
1) Art Supplies (paint, poster boards, markers, brushes…)
2) Old cell phones, empty ink cartridges (we recycle and receive a small deposit)
3) Computers (Ideally Pentium 4 or higher)
4) St. Mary’s Graduates who would like to be a class representative