From all of us to all of you, have a great summer and we look forward to seeing you again in August.
A very Happy Father’s Day to all of our fathers and grandfathers from all of us at St. Pius X High School. We hope you have a great day and you are all in our prayers.
To The Class Of 2006
Congratulations and thank you for all you have done these past four years while you were a student at St. Pius X. Your hard work has paid off and now it is time for you to go forward and put to use the knowledge and the values that your parents and teachers have been instilling in you these past seventeen or eighteen years. For your efforts in the classroom, in competition, in activities, and in the spiritual life of this school, we all say, “thank you.”
To the parents, thank you for all of your support during those years as well. The sacrifices you have made to give your children the best faith-based educational foundation possible must be recognized. Thank you for the many hours of volunteering to
drive, serve lunch, clean the school building and its grounds, and the many other tasks that come up throughout the year.
To the pastors, principals, and staff of our elementary school in which these students attended before coming to St. Pius X High School, thank you as well. You have played a major role in the development of these young men and women and you should feel proud of the Class of 2006.
Host Families Needed
Open your heart and your home, host a foreign exchange student! Students arrive mid-August 2006 and are here either the 1st semester or the whole year, leaving 1 week after school is over. Students are from various countries and backgrounds. They speak English, have their own medical insurance and spending money. Their ages are 15-18 years old. For more information please contact Missy Petit at 816-453-3450, ext. 117.
New Parent Orientation
On Sunday, August 13th, from 1-4 pm, we will be having a required orientation session for all new parents to St. Pius X. This day has proved very helpful and is packed with a lot of important information. Mark this day on your calendars.
Summer Office Hours
On June 6th, we will operate during our summer hours, which are from 8am-1pm Monday Through Friday. We will be closed the entire day on June 5th for our annual Golf Benefit. These hours will be in effect from now until August 4th.
Required Registration Forms
for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students
The 2006/2007 St. Pius X High School Registration form and Be a S.A.F.E. Parent form are available on the school’s website, www.stpiusxhs-kc.com, and were due back by April 1st. We have not received forms for all of our students. These forms must be completed each year for each student. Please return these forms to the office as soon as possible. If you need to verify that these forms have been received, please call Mrs. O’Malley. An email will be sent out mid-June with missing student’s names as a reminder. Student schedules will be held on July 17th if we do not have the required forms.
Attention New Seniors
Wagner Portrait Group is offering all studio sessions free for the month of June. Be sure to take your senior pictures early. Please contact the studio at 436-2446 or www.wagnerportraitgroup.com .
Religion Summer School Schedule
If you have a child that needs to make up a ½ Religion credit this summer, he or she will need to enroll in our summer religion course. Classes will be offered on Mondays (1:30-4:00pm) and Wednesdays (1:30-4:00pm) in July and August. Classes start on July 19th. The fee for the class is $150, plus $10 for the textbook.
New at St. Pius X High School
Online Bookstore
We are very excited to announce the new way to purchase required consumable books for next year. Please do not confuse this with our rental textbooks. The consumable books are required novels, workbooks, etc. The consumable books will no longer be sold at school. Please look for upcoming information in a letter that will be sent to each school family’s home. Student schedules will be available in the front office on Monday, July 17th. Once you receive the class schedule you can then go to our website and see the list of consumable books that is required for each class. The online bookstore may be accessed directly at www.backtobooks.com/stpiusx.htm . (The online bookstore website is also linked from the SPX website.) We are hoping to make the purchase of these items more convenient and flexible for our families. The St. Pius X Book Store will continue to have student planners, dress code shorts, polo shirt, and sweatshirts.
End of Year Sale
St. Pius X Book Store
Garage Sale Prices!
May 31st and June 1st from10:00am – 3:00pm
June 2nd from 10:00am to Noon
This is a great way for many of our new families
to buy St. Pius X High School Apparel
Many items $1-$2-$5
Close Out on Many Styles
All sizes many not be available in every style
Giuseppe Sarto Award
Thank you to all who sent in nominations for the Giuseppe Sarto award. We are blessed with the many families who help us throughout the school year. This award was established to recognize those who go above and beyond the call for the students of the school.
Student Reading Skills
The English department is working to encourage independent reading by our students. Each grade level is expected to participate and will be assessed at the beginning of the school year. Visit teacher websites for reading lists or specific assignments. Ms. Plumb teaches incoming freshman. Mr. Hopper teaches sophomores. Mr. Murphy has his expectations for AP Language and Composition. Mrs. Carlson teaches juniors and AP Literature and Composition, and Mr. Smithmier, seniors and ACCP English; both have expectations detailed on their sites.
Some experts recommend that students read two million words a year on their own. Others suggest reading at least thirty minutes a day. We want all students to read at least thirty minutes a day and keep track of what they read.
Share reading as a family: Choose books to read together based on your family’s interest and background. Take time during or after meals to talk
about current reading.
Cafeteria News
We would like to thank all parents and students for being very accommodating during the first year of the new cafeteria system. We have had very few concerns reported from parents. We will use what we have learned from this year to make next year's lunch line work even better. Have a great summer!! NOTE: Any balance left in your student's account will carry over to next year.
Please read the following note from Sister Andrea in response to the money donated from the St. Pius X High School’s St. Joseph Table. Thank you to everyone for making this a success!
2006 CALENDER AT-A-GLANCE
June 5 Warrior Classic Golf Tournament
August 10 StuCo Freshman Orientation 6:30pm – 8pm
August 11 All School Orientation
August 12 SPX Cleanup Day 9am-Noon
August 13 New Parent Orientation 1-4pm
August 16 Classes Begin – Early Dismissal
August 17 Early Dismissal
August 18 Early Dismissal
August 21 Full Days Start
August 21 Women’s Night in Football at Cascone’s Restaurant 7:30
August 22 Back To School Night 7pm
September 4 No School – Labor Day
September 29 Homecoming
September 30 Homecoming Dance 8-11:30pm
October 2 Professional Learning Community Day – No School
October 8 Mother Daughter Brunch 11am – 1pm
October 26 Haunted Halloween
November 6 Professional Learning Community Day – No School
November 23 Thanksgiving Holiday – No School
November 24 Thanksgiving Holiday – No School
December 8 Faculty Retreat – No School
December 16 Scrooge Event Santa Cookies – SPX Theatre
December 19-21Finals
December 22 Christmas Holidays
January 3 Professional Learning Community Day – No School
January 4 Classes Resume th
January 6 8 High School Explore Test
January 15 Dr. Martin Luther King’s Birthday – No School
March 4 Spaghetti Dinner 11:00am to 5:00pm
March 8 Parent/Teacher Conferences 1:30pm to 7:30 – Early Dismissal
March 9 Parent/Teacher Conferences 8:30am to Noon – No School
March 16 Professional Learning Community Day – No School
April 5 Holy Thursday – Early Dismissal
April 6 Good Friday – No School
April 9 Spring Break
April 5 Classes Resume if two snow days
April 6 Classes
April 29 After Prom 1am-4am
April 30 Academic Awards Resume if one snow day
April 16 Classes Resume if no snow days
April 28 Prom 7 – Midnight Night 7pm
May 11 Gold and Blue Awards 7pm
May 14 Senior Finals
May 15 Senior Finals
May 16 Senior Finals
May 18 Senior Day Off
May 18 Senior Brunch and Graduation practice
May 20 Graduation
May 23 Underclassmen Finals
May 24 Underclassmen Finals
May 25 Underclassmen Finals
May 25 Last Day of School
ADVANCEMENT OFFICE NEWS:
Campaign Update
We have set a date for our next pillars wall dedication – The blessing and dedication of the wall will be Wednesday, July 19th at 7:00 p.m. – If anyone wishes to honor a special parent, teacher or coach on the next pillars wall, the application deadline will be Friday July 7th. For more information about the pillars wall, please call Mary Ann Litras at 453-3450, ext. 116 or email her at malitras@stpiusxhs-kc.com .
Golf Tournament
We have a few spots open for players at the golf tournament. If you are still interested in playing on June 5th at Staley Farms, please contact Melanie Martin as soon as possible – at 453-3450, ext. 115 or at mmartin@stpiusxhs-kc.com . (See attached Registration Form)
Annual Fund
Thank you to all of our families who have made a gift to our annual fund this year.
If any families are still interested in making a gift to our annual fund this year, please send in your gifts before the June 30th deadline, so that your name can appear in our annual report.
ebay Donations to benefit St. Pius X
Just a reminder: the Development office is still accepting items for auction that will benefit St. Pius X. Please bring your items to be sold to school on Fridays or Mondays. Items should be valued at over $75.00. Any questions, please contact Mary Ann Litras at 453-3450, ext. 116.
Keep your car sparkling clean and help St.
Pius X at the same time.
KCI Parking Plaza gives St. Pius X a kickback for every day your car is parked in their lot. Now they are also offering us car wash tickets to sell for $10.00 – and St. Pius X will receive a $5.00 rebate for every ticket sold. Car wash coupons are available in the Advancement office for $10.00; the recipient receives a wash, wax and towel dry.
Help SPX by shopping at Target
By using your Target Guest Card when making purchases at Target anywhere in the U.S., Target will donate 1% of your purchases to St. Pius X. When applying for a Target Guest Card, simply designate the 1% to go to St. Pius X High School in KCMO. If you already have a Target Card, call 1-800-316-6142 to designate St. Pius X as the recipient of the 1%. Relatives and alumni who live out of town may also participate.
Reminder: Hy-Vee gift cards are available in the school office. St. Pius X High School receives 5% of these sales.
COUNSELOR NEWS:
MyRoad – Use it or Lose it by August 1st
On March 24th the PSAT/NMSQT Coordinator in each high school was sent an email communication encouraging them to have PSAT/NMSQT test-takers in October, 2005 set up for their FREE MyRoad account. An access code was sent to all schools. Students who took the PSAT and have free access to My Road MUST sign up by August 1st or they will lose access to this valuable tool. An email will be sent to all students (if they provided an address) informing them of the August 1st deadline while snail mail will be used for students without email addresses.
Math Enrichment or Makeup Opportunities: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II. Tutor available for makeup or summer enrichment / extra tutoring. All age groups and levels serviced. Call Patricia at 587-8934.
All Parents:
Good news for parents to read from ACT whether you presently have a senior or not. http://www.act.org/path/parent/index.html
College Search Tool:
http://www.act.org/college_search/fset_col_search.html
ACT NEWSLETTER: It might be wise and valuable for any parents and/or student to sign up for the monthly ACT newsletter. Go to this website and fill out the necessary information to subscribe: http://www.act.org/news/use/index.html
Counseling Office Summer Workshops:
Writing Your College Application Essays:
This workshop for the summer will entail seniors planning and revising essays they will need for admissions, scholarships, awards 4-5 topics will be explored, brainstormed, planned, outlined, written, edited and revised. Materials provided. 6 sessions, 1½ hour each.
Dates and Times:
Wednesday, June 21 6:30–8:00 pm
Thursday, June 22 6:30–8:00 pm
Wednesday, June 28 6:30–8:00 pm
Wednesday, July 5 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Tuesday, July 11 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Thursday, July 13 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Fee: $75. [payable to SPX]
Deadline: June 14th. I have to purchase the workshop text ahead of time.
PSAT Testing Prep
This workshop is open to any junior to be – in hopes of preparing intently for the PSAT / NMSQT Test in October 2006, and National Merit qualification. 4 sessions, 2 hours each. Fee includes materials provided.
Dates and Times:
All times 10:00 am to 12:00 am
Tuesday, June 27
Thursday, June 29
Tuesday, July 11
Thursday, July 13
Fee: $50. [payable to SPX]
This will include the prep book.
Deadline: June 20th. I have to purchase the resource book ahead of time.
ACT Test Prep
Workshop open to any interested student who wishes to enhance preparation for the ACT in 2006. 4 sessions, one for each subtest; 2 hours in length. Materials provided.
Dates and Times:
All times 12:00 to 2:00 pm
Tuesday, July 11
Thursday, July 13
Tuesday, July 18
Thursday, July 20
Fee: $40. [payable to SPX]
Deadline: July 8th. I need to know number of participants.
A copy of the material above is on Mr. Murphy's home page: http://www.quia.com/pages/mrmurphyhomepage.html Please print, circle the workshop you wish to attend, and return to school with fee:
Richard Murphy
St. Pius X High School
1500 NE 42nd Terrace
Kansas City, MO 64116
Dennis Uniform
6322 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS 66211
(913) 381-6500 or (913) 381-6505 fax
www.dennisuniform.com school code: ID2
Warrior Pride
St. Pius X Warrior Pride presents the most comfortable seat in the stadium!
- • The most comfortable stadium/gymnasium seat you’ve ever tried!
Questions? Please call Dean Prather at 816-699-7632
Bottom Line: It’s the best seat in the house! Order now to enjoy in time for Spring and Summer Sports.
SPX Stadium Seat Order Form - Proceeds benefit St. Pius X High School
Name______________________________________ Home Phone_________________________
Student’s Name______________________________ Grade_____________
Number of Stadium Seats______________ x $32.00 each = $_________________ Total Enclosed
Please make checks payable to: St. Pius X High School
