HAPPENINGS

at St. Monica

updated March 22^nd- March 26^th

CALENDAR


March 22	MONDAY	RETURN TO SCHOOL
		School Board Mtg (5:30 p.m.) McManus Conf room
		Two 6^th Grade Classes Field Trip to Enterprise City (9 a.m. - 3 p.m.)
March 23	TUESDAY	Two 6^th Grade Classes Field Trip to Enterprise City (9 a.m. - 3 p.m.)
		Safe Env Trng Keeping the Promise Alive(6:00 p.m.) Fam Ctr 201
March 24	WEDNESDAY	*updated NEW* Buck-a-Jean Day**
March 25	THURSDAY	updated 3rd Quarter Report Cards
		Confirmation Practice
March 26	FRIDAY	updated One Act Play & Hor d'oevres Rome & Julie (6:00 p.m.) Cafeteria
		updated Stations of the Cross (6:30 p.m.) Church
March 27	SATURDAY	Confirmation

updated ONE ACT PLAY ON FRIDAY, MARCH 26^th

Middle School students will performRome & Julia - A Tale of Two Cross-eyed Lovers on Friday evening in the cafeteria. Hors d'oeuvre service (provided by St. Monica's Cooking Class) begins at 6:00 p.m. The show begins promptly at 6:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $5 and available at the door.

updated BUCK-A-JEAN DAY ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24^th

Jeans may be worn on Wednesday for $1 with the proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. Each grade should wear a tshirt for a designated cancer as shown below:

8^th Grade - Pink (Breast Cancer)
7^th Grade - Orange (Leukemia)
6^th Grade - Black (Melanoma)
5^th Grade - Purple (Pancreatic Cancer)
4^th Grade - Green (Liver Cancer)
3^rd Grade - White (Bone Cancer)
2^nd Grade - Red (Oral Cancer)
1^st Grade - Blue (Colon Cancer)
Kindergarten - Yellow (Childhood Cancer)

If you do not have the color t-shirt assigned, students may wear SMS tshirts

updated STATIONS OF THE CROSS ON FRIDAY, MARCH 26^th

St. Monica Parish will have the Stations of the Cross on Friday, at 6:30 p.m. in the Church featuring Pergolesi's Stabat Mater with

Katharina Bolding, Soprano
Heather Petrie, Contralto
Jeremy Wirths, Conductor
Will Martinez, Organ
String Ensemble

2010 - 2011 TUITION ASSISTANCE FORMS

If you plan to file for Tuition Assistance for the coming school year, the Tuition Assistance Form, a copy of your 1040 Form, and a receipt from the IRS to the Business Manager are due in the business office no later than April 30^th.

For more information regarding tuition asssitance, click here. (The Tuition Assistance Information is located on the school website under the 'Admissions'Tab at the top of the home page.)

Note: If you are applying for Fr Mills Scholarship, the Tuition Assistance Form, a copy of your 1040 Form, and a receipt from the IRS must be submitted to the Business Manager no later than Monday, March 22^nd

SCHOLARSHIPS

Father Mills Scholarship Applications for 4^th - 8^th grade are due March 19^th.Note: Applications may be turned in on Monday, March 22^nd when we return from spring break
St. Jude's Scholarship Teacher Recommendations are due March 24^th
St. Jude's Scholarship Application & Essay are due March 31^st

ST. PAT'S ACADEMIC FAIR RESULTS

The annual St. Pat's Academic Fair was held last Saturday, March 6th. 1^st - 8^thgrade students from schools in the Diocese of Dallas compete in a variety of academic events including poetry, drawing, spelling, math and geography. The students and their coaches have spent the past several months preparing for their individual events.

St. Monica was well represented by our hard working students. Click here for the results of the fair

DESTINATION IMAGINATION TEAMS ARE SUCCESSFULL!

The Destination Imagination Regional Tournament was held last Saturday, March 6^th
Three 2^ndgrade Rising Stars teams, 1) The SMS Bearcats, 2) The Texas Bearcats, and the 3) Dallas Wildcats participated and received medals for their hard work.

The 5^th/6^th grade team, T.W.I.X., received a second place medal!

The 7^th/8^th grade team, also received a second place medal!

The 3^rdgrade team, DI Delivery Dudes and Dudettes, received a FIRST PLACE medal, and will be advancing to the state tournament in April.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL DI TEAMS!!!

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