December 12, 2019

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December 12, 2019

WARRIOR FAMILIES WORKING TOGETHER-HELP TOYS FOR TOTS!
Hey Warrior families! Our boys basketball and Smithville basketball are joining forces to collect toys this Friday night.  Please bring a new, unwrapped toy with you.  If you can't make it to the game we have a box in the SPX front office!  Thank you!


FINALS
Thursday: Math 7:50 -- 8:55
                 English 9:05 -- 10:05
                 Foreign Language 10:15 -- 11:15
Friday: Science 7:50 - 8:55
            Social Studies 9:05 -- 10:05
           Theology 10:15 - 11:15 

THE SPX OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY AFTER FINALS FOR THE FACULTY AND STAFF CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON.

CELEBRATING OUR WARRIORS
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY:
Congratulations to our newest NHS inductees.  They will be inducted next Tuesday.
Lauren Widman
Makayla Carr
Cole Harms
Serena Pham
Anthony Ross
Cesar Valderrama 
Kayleigh Bednar
Kate Bohr
Lauren Bohr
Anna Cernich
Rachel Grable
Alyssa Hall
Grant Hennen
ThuyVy Nguyen
Tyler Racy
Joanna Schmidt
Steven Vu
GIRLS SWIM:
Congratulations to Noelle DeFabio who got her " State" cut in the 200 IM last week. Also the 200 Medley Relay got a "state " consideration time during last Saturdays meet!  
BOYS WRESTLING:
Congratulations to our wrestlers on their accomplishments at last Saturdays tournament!  Eddie  Omecene-1st, Nick Viss-3rd, Aiden Coons-3rd, Sal Mormino-4th!  Way to go!
A very special  congratulations to wrestler Eddie Omecene who earned his 100th career victory last night at the meet.
PING PONG:
In the ping pong tournament our singles champion was DJ Frankie Frank and the double champion was Johnny Ringel and DJ Frankie Frank!  Congratulations!

 
 
CHRISTMAS LUNCH THANK YOU!
Big shout out to the ladies in the cafeteria and all their volunteers for preparing such an amazing lunch for all of us this week - we are so Blessed to have such wonderful people in our lives here at St. Pius. Thanks also to our Freshman families and Parents Association - we appreciate you!

JEANS/SWEATS DAY FOR FINALS!
Thursday & Friday are jeans or sweats day with a Pius shirt.  Benefiting Synergy Services!  $5 buy your armband BEGINNING MONDAY.

2020-2021 ENROLLMENT INFORMATION
Step #1:  PLEASE complete the tuition contract and THEN pay the enrollment fee online.
(Enrollment fee is currently $325 per student if paid by Dec. 16, 2019.  See chart below for furter detail.)
Step #2:  Instructions will be sent via email to you after this first step is complete. 
To begin the enrollment process for a current student, please go to: https://spxkc.org/tuition-contract-20-21
To begin the enrollment process for a new Freshman, please go to: https://spxkc.org/freshmanenrollment
To apply for financial aid, please go to: https://online.factsmgt.com/signin/434Q3

 

Enrollment fees*

• $325 enrollment fee - received by Dec 16, 2019
• $425 enrollment fee - received by Feb 14, 2020
• $525 enrollment fee - received by May 22, 2020
• $625 enrollment fee - received after May 22, 2020

* The enrollment fee is non-refundable.

FINANCIAL AID 
If you wish to apply for Financial Aid, once you have completed the tuition contract, click here or the link titled FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment from either current student enrollment or freshman enrollment page under ADMISSIONS.
The Financial Aid deadline for the 2020-2021 school year is December 16, 2019.


SPX Fine Arts
We hope you will attend our Lessons and Carols on Saturday, Dec. 14th, at St. Patrick at 5:30 pm following 4:00 Mass.  Mrs. Davis and her performers have been working hard and would love to see you there. The Northland partner parochial schools music departments have been invited to participate this year.  
The Sarton Singers will also be singing at two local churches Sunday, Dec. 15th.  Please join in at 10:30 am @ St. Andrews or Nooon @ St. Therese. 

Sarton Singers are one of the area high school choirs who sing in the "Sounds of the Holiday" concert on KSHB.  The choirs were recorded in November at Nebraska Furniture Mart.  The performance is airing on Christmas Day on KSHB.  
The schedule is:  
Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25
Channel 41 - airing 4-6am
Channel 38 - airing 6-8am
Channel 41 - airing 10-Noon

Saturday, December 28 
Channel 38 - airing 5-7pm


SPAGHETTI DINNER
Parents of junior SPX students:  There will be an information meeting in the commons on Wednesday, December 18th, at 6:00.  We will discuss the annual Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser that all junior students must assist with in order to go to prom.  Parents are encouraged to assist in the planning and execution of the fundraiser. We will also discuss the sale of tickets for the fundraiser by the students in the junior class.  The Spaghetti Dinner will be on March 8th, 2020.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact James Thornburg at jthornburg@spxkc.org


GUATEMALA
Every summer, the Interact Club of St. Pius X High School brings  a group of high school students to some of the poorest regions in Guatemala, where we work to provide aid for locals in need. 
This June, we will build chicken coops, providing a source of food and income as they can also sell eggs, donate water filtration systems, giving them an easy source of clean water, and bring sick-bags filled with a variety of toiletries and necessities they would not have access to otherwise. We are making this go fund me because this year we want to go an extra mile.
With the $1,250 we will purchase the materials to build five stoves, and in turn, make a lasting impact on five more families. Without these stoves, the families must cook over an open flame within their home, forcing the children and family members to breath in harmful amounts of smoke. These stoves are a more efficient means of cooking than the open flames, and are also much cleaner, as they are designed to carry all of the smoke out of the house through a chimney.
Every single donation is appreciated. With your help, we can bring a lasting change to these families' lives, and help to greatly improve their quality of living.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/4wt2tb-guatamela-mission-trip?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1

WINTER CONCESSION SCHEDULE
ALL PARENTS:  Please check the WINTER CONCESSION SCHEDULE for your families name.  If you didn’t work the Fall and don't see your name here, please email Toni Calcara @ toni.calcara@gmail.com right away!  Also if you worked concessions in the Fall and wouldn’t mind doing it again, please also email Toni. Thanks very much!! https://spxkc.org/concession-schedule

2019-2020 YEARBOOK SALES

Senior yearbook ads and yearbooks are on sale!! 
LINK: https://www.spxkc.org/yearbook
Senior Ads:
Deadline to purchase Senior Ads is February 28, 2020
Deadline to submit artwork for Senior Ads is February 28, 2020
Contact:  Yearbook Staff at yearbook@spxkc.org
Please design your ad with any program that supports text and images (Microsoft Word, Canva, Publisher, etc.) Save at the highest resolution possible before emailing.  Please use the following size restrictions for the senior ads for best fit. If you are interested in having a Yearbook staff member create your child’s senior ad, please email the pictures and confirmation of purchase to yearbook@spxkc.org. 

 

• $140 Full Page: 10 in x 7.5 in
• $80 Half Page: 5 in x 7.5 in
• $60 Quarter Page: 5 in x 3.75 in

*The 2018-2019 Yearbooks are IN. If you are interested in a 2018-2019 yearbook and didn't purchase one there are limited number available.  $70 cash or check. Contact Bridget Barta.  bbarta@spxkc.org*

LOOKING AHEAD: 

• Dec. 12      Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day
• Dec. 13      Christmas Mixer
• Dec.14       Lessons & Carols  St Patricks 5:30-7:00
• Dec. 16     2020-2021 Enrollment Fee Increases

                       2020-2021 Financial Aid Application Deadline

• Dec. 18     Junior Parent Spaghetti Dinner Meeting 6:00 Commons
• Dec. 19-20 Finals

                        $5 Combo- 2 Jeans Days Benefiting Synergy Services

• Dec. 21-Jan. 5  NO SCHOOL-Christmas Break
• Jan 6       Back to School 

IMMEDIATE SERVICE HOUR OPPORTUNITIES:
Saturday, December 14.  St Gabriels needs help carrying food and gifts to cars for service hours.  Meet behind church at 8:30.  Contact Joy if interested at 816.589.5857.

MURPH’S COUNSELING CORNER

• A good book for parents:  Helping Teens with Stress, Anxiety, and Depression, Roy Petitfuls.  Available on Amazon.  
• CAPS application is now open for 2020-2021.  CAPS APPL   However, prior to applying, the student & parent(s) needs to know about the program itself.  Jan 14, 2020 meeting at 5:30 at Gladstone Community Center.  In addition, both should be aware of curricular limitations and expectations for students.  
• Every year, the Univ of Central Missouri sponsors a "Leadership Seminar" for any juniors, male or female.  It is free of cost, financed by outside sources in the state of Missouri.  Look at THIS PAGE   for further information.  If interested in going, see Mr Murphy so he can nominate you.  Questions:  MO Leadership questions
• Here are some summer enrichment options for students:
  • University of Notre Dame     Deadline:  18 Feb 2020
  • Duke University     No deadline provided
  • Univ of Nebraska Architecture Camp
  • Pre-College Campus Experience
    UC-Berkeley, Univ of North Carolina--Chapel Hill, Tufts University
    Call 1-212-796-8340
  • Business and Social Enterprise:
    Stanford University, Columbia University
    Call 1-212-796-8340
• Juniors and Seniors:   Missouri Western in St. Joseph has released some updates regarding scholarships for incoming freshmen:  See below
  • The Griffon Guarantee Scholarship
  • The Center for Service - Students can earn up to three credits through service to the community (one of which can be earned through their A+ service hours!)
  • Gold Fridays - Fridays will now be reserved for MWSU students to fully participate in the hands-on learning that makes us Missouri's official applied learning institution. Whether that means time in the lab, at an internship, or even more fully participating in a student organization, students will have the opportunity to engage in new ways with their education.
• Senior Parents:  
  • Oct 1 marked the opening date for completing the FAFSA.  Go to Mr. Murphy's web page, find the FAFSA tab, and create a login.  The first element of importance is to create a FAFSA ID.  Everything is free.
  • Go to FAFSA   Be advised that both student and parent must complete a FAFSA application.  They must be filed together.  Priority deadline is Feb 1, 2020. 
  • Students who fill out a FAFSA will be entered into a contest to earn a $1,000 scholarship.
• Financial Planning:  Good resource for college financial planning

PHOTO SHARING OPPORTUNITY AT SPX
Please share your photos of your Warriors at work!  Sports, Fine Arts, Clubs! Use this photo sharing site! If you would like to upload your photos, please email Melanie at mmartin@spxkc.org to receive and upload link.
spxkc.smugmug.com  (If prompted for a Password: warriors)