October 3, 2019
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October 3, 2019
HOCO 2019 GAME PARKINGST. PIUS IS GOING
- Friday, 10/4: Mass day
- Homecoming Assembly and Powder Puff game. Come in your class Powder Puff shirts (or a Pius T) and either athletic shorts and/ or sweat pants.
- 8:00-8:20 Family Time--Day begins at 8:20am with your Family.
- 8:30-9:30 Mass: Students will then head to St. Patrick’s for masswith Fr. Reub. (You are allowed to wear your powder puff shirts and sweats-you can change into shorts after mass - if you choose to wear shorts to mass please make sure you are wearing appropriate length and fit for church--if they are too short you will be asked to change)
- 9:30-10:30 Pep Rally: SPX Football Field--pep rally, pommies, cheerleaders. Introduce court.
- 10:30-11:30 Powder Puff Game: All will either play or cheer on your class as the girls play two hand football. Class vs Class. **School policy says that if you are not in attendance at school on Friday, you are not allowed to attend the dance or mixer on Saturday.**
- ***All Tribe and Family leaders will decorate for the dance following the Powder Puff game.***
- ***Freshmen are responsible for decorating the field for the game later that night***
- 11:30 Ice Cream & Family Time: Head back to the main campus and check in with your Family prior to dismissal.
- Homecoming Football game: 7:00pm SPX vs. St. Joseph Christian. Wear your Tribe Pride colors (blue, white or gold)
- Saturday, 10/5:
- Freshmen Mixer - St. Patrick’s gym from 7:00 - 9:00pm. Casual mixer dress
- Homecoming Dance - St. Pius Student Activity Center from 8 - 11pm. Court will be announced at 10:30
- Sunday, 10/6: Dance clean up - Sophomores and Tribe council will clean up the dance at 10 am.
Homecoming Court 2019
Congrats to all of our Homecoming Royalty!
S ophomores:
Gretchen Rock
Madonna DeMartino
Juniors:
Nicole Conforti
Angelina Conroy
Seniors:
Kate Parish
Marissa Leggio
Leah Gehrke
Amanda Ewing
Eddie Omecene
Kaleb Power
Alex Finazzo
Miguel Cobos
COUNSELING DEPARTMENT-PARENT EDUCATION NIGHT-ADDICTION PRESENTATION:
MONDAY OCT. 7th IS A JEANS/SWEATS DAY benefitting the FIRE FOUNDATION. $5 for jeans or sweats and a Pius shirt.
ATTENTION ALL PARENTS--FALL CONCESSIONS
Please check the concession schedule as changes have been made. We are hosting volleyball and soccer districts so days have been added.
If there are any conflicts, please find someone to switch days. Each family is responsible to find their own replacement should a conflict arise. At least one parent from each family, or both are welcome, must work your scheduled event or you will be assessed a $200 fee. If you have any questions, please contact Toni Calcara at toni.calcara@gmail.com or call or text at 816‐522‐0498. Thank you.
https://spxkc.org/concession-schedule
IMMEDIATE SERVICE HOUR OPPORTUNITY:
2-3 students to help with childcare during their LifeSkills class on Monday nights (beginning this Monday). It would be at Briarcliff Church from 5:45-7:15 every Monday evening. Please contact Lisa Korte-Wilson @ lisa@hillcresthope.org as soon as possible if you are interested.
Wednesday, October 23, from 7pm to 8:15pm, The Counseling Dept will have another "Parent Education Night" in the Logan Center. The topic of discussion will be: Addiction and Recovery.
The issue of addiction for young people is huge: addiction to alcohol, marijuana, vaping, hard drugs, cell phones.
Our speaker will present a powerful personal story of addiction and recovery. It should be of paramount importance that one parent from each family attend.
We have in the planning stages a presentation and processing discussion for students as well.
Thank you to all who attended our first parent night. Suicide is never an easy topic to discuss; it is uncomfortable and disconcerting; however, we can all agree that prevention is necessary. The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph will be implementing the SOS Suicide Prevention Program in the high schools and middle schools. To gain knowledge of the program and how it will be carried out in our school, we invite you to view the parent portal. https://sossignsofsuicide.org/parent This program will roll out to the students on October 17th. The counselors are available to answer any questions or concerns.
Please save the date for Oct 23rd for the next parent event. Details to follow.
SPX-Excellence In Education Recipeint
St. Pius X High School has been designated one of Charlie’s Car Washes’ Excellence in Education Recipients. We were joined at our pep rally last week by a representative from Charlie's, AJ Freymuth, General Manager of the Liberty location, Charlie’s Car Wash. He awarded our school with a $500 Check in honor of their Excellence In Education program. Pictured here are Mr. Murphy who nominated SPX and our Vice Principal Mr. Lee.
Community Service Opportunity
St. Therese Altar & Rosary will be having their Children's Store on Dec. 8 at the Cub Scout Pack 261 Pancake Breakfast from 8:30 to Noon at St. Therese school. We are looking for teens in need of service hours to be shopper guides for the children and gift wrappers. If interested, please contact Nichole Porting, nporting@gmail.com, 816-880-0092 to volunteer.Mass Schedule-note different days of the week. (celebrant subject to change) for Sept.-Oct.:
Friday, October 18, No Music, 10:42am-11:25am Fr. Farnan
Tuesday, October 22, No Music, 10:42am-11:25am Fr. RogersMURPH’S COUNSELING CORNER
For those students taking the PSAT on October 19th, note the following:
Join Kaplan's PSAT Prep Live. Free live lessons start this Saturday, October 12. Stream must-know math, reading, and writing strategies with teachers, Boris and Stephanie. Save your seat.
DMV Practice Test:
The following is from the Missouri DMV for interested families:
Dept Motor Vehicles Practice Test
Parents’ Guide to Gangs
The Gang Intelligence Squad recently created a “Parents’ Guide to Gangs” which provides information to parents, families and educators on youth gang identification, behaviors and resources. English and Spanish language versions of the guides have been placed on the department’s website. Personnel are encouraged to share the guides with families and others who may be seeking information on youth and street gangs. The Gang Intelligence Squad can be contacted at 816-459-4387 or gangkc@kcpd.org with any questions.
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. There is a FAFSA Frenzy open window to assist with this process Tuesday, Oct 22nd, at Maple Woods CC from 2pm to 6pm. You must have your FAFSA ID established before you do anything with this process.
- If you need help completing your FAFSA, Maple Woods CC will have a "FAFSA Frenzy" on Tuesday, Oct 22 from 2pm to 6pm.
- Students who fill out a FAFSA will be entered into a contest to earn a $1,000 scholarship.
- In 2018, about 36% of seniors didn't complete a FAFSA, leaving billions of dollars of federal financial aid on the table.
- All seniors should have created an account for the College Board Opportunity Scholarships.
CB Opportunity - Seniors should continue to watch the calendar on the "College Planning" tab for College and Career Information Nights, college and career fairs, recruiters' visit, and ACT & SAT testing dates.
CAPS 2020-2021:
- Juniors interested in CAPS for next year should schedule a shadow day. See Mr Murphy for information about this.
Young Entrepreneurs Program, Kansas City (YEPKC):
- This is for present juniors and seniors interested in a business career. This organization is sponsoring summer paid internships in June and July. See this link for more information. YEP_KC This is a great opportunity to get a foot in the door. You can contact Jesus Fuentes at 913-312-5432 for further info and clarification. The application opens December 1st.
Parents of Juniors and Seniors:
- Click HERE to access dates for college recruiters coming to SPX, information nights, FAFSA frenzier, college fairs, etc. It is on the "College Planning" submenu on Mr. Murphy's page.
FIRE FOUNDATION NEWS:
October 12th, 6:00 PM – FIREBALL @ Arrowhead Stadium!
FIRE fundraising helps schools privde resources and support so students of all abilities can learn together at our Catholic Schools!
How you can help:
Raffle sales, T-shirt sales, Kendra Scott Shopping Day (Plaza Location), FIREBALL
Please follow the Facebook page for all event details! https://www.facebook.com/pg/firedupinkc/events/?ref=page_internal
Tickets and Underwriting: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/FIREBALL2019
Amazon Wish List: http://a.co/9zQhNc1
Raffle Contest: Paper and online tickets available. Each school has raffle tickets (See Ms. Daniels). Raffle ends Oct 7th at Noon.
PRIZE TO WINNING SCHOOL: KC CHIEFS PEP RALLY AT YOUR SCHOOL (wouldn't that be cool?)
RAFFLE PRIZE: $1996 IN CASH (in honor of the year that FIRE was founded).
Girls Swim Parent Meeting
Join us Wed. Oct 16th in the commons from 6:30-7:30 for a parent meeting if your daughter is interested in swimming.
Boys & Girls Basketball Parent/Student Preseason Meeting
Girls: Join us Wed. Oct 16th in the big gym @ 6:30 for the girls basketball meeting.
Boys: Join us Wed. Oct 16th in the library @ 6:30 for the boys basketball meeting.
CELEBRATING OUR WARRIORS:
Eagle Scout
Congratulations to senior, Charles Cangelosi on earning the Eagle Scout Award this week. Eagle Scout is quite an accomplishment! Charles is the son of SPX Graduate Phyllis Cangelosi (DiMaggio) '87, and Andrew Cangelosi. Well done Charles!
Sartons
Congratulations to our Sarton Singers Finoulla Emmons who made SATB District Honors Choir and Alyssa Hall, Erica Sarmiento who made SSAA District Honors Choir! Quite an accomplishment! Way to go ladies!
2018-2019 Spring Semester Honor Roll
CAFETERIA NEWS:
Cafeteria Volunteers Needed:
We are in need of volunteers! If you are available, please email Vicki Malott @ vmalott@spxkc.orgLOOKING AHEAD:
- Oct. 4 Homecoming Football Game
- Oct. 5 Homecoming Dance
- Oct. 7 Special Late Start Monday
- Oct. 7 Jeans/Sweats Day to Benefit FIRE FOUNDATION $5
- Oct. 10 Parent Teacher Conferences 100-700
- Oct. 11 NO SCHOOL-Professional Development Day
- Oct. 12 FIREBALL @ Arrowhead Stadium
- Oct. 15 Cultures Day @ SPX
- Oct. 16 Girls Swim Parent Meeting-Commons-6:30
- Oct. 17 Special Thursday Schedule for Student SOS Implementation
- Oct. 23 Counseling Dept. Parent Presentation--Addiction
- Nov. 14-22 SPX Canned Food Drive
- Nov. 14-16 You're A Good Man Charlie Brown--SPX Fine Arts Dept.
- Nov. 26 Turkey Talent Show
- Nov. 27-Dec. 1 NO SCHOOL-Thanksgiving Break
Help Wanted:
Are you retired or self employed with extra time? Are you passionate about Catholic Education? Do you have children or grand-children attending one of the Catholic schools in the Northland?
St. Pius X High School is looking for part time school bus drivers. We provide transportation for field trips during the days, and sporting events in the afternoons and evenings. NO morning or afternoon routes taking students to or from school and home. All trips have a teacher, coach, or other moderator on board to supervise the students.
Must have, or be able to obtain a class B commercial drivers license with both passenger and school bus endorsements, pass a DOT physical and drug screens, and complete training required by the Diocese of KC/St. Joseph. Training provided.
Pay is $13 per hour and drivers are able to choose the trips they wish to drive, making the schedule flexible. Great opportunity to see some interesting places around KC and view some great athletic competitions.
If you, or anyone you know may be interested. Please contact Mr. Mark Hidy at (816) 803-6426.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.
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