Sheets showing the brackets and times for the 5th and 6th grade Girls' Basketball Tournament have been distributed to the girls.  Those brackets have also been posted on the athletics page of the website.  Good luck, Girls!

Don't forget, it is optional, but you may decorate your table to best represent your team.  Decorated tables will be entered into the table decorating contest!

Tickets are still available for the Trivia Night to be held Saturday, March 20th.  Get your relatives, friends and neighbors together to attend this fun, fun, evening!  It is not necessary to have a full table (10) people; you can play with less or you can join another small group to fill a table.  This promises to be a night of fun, games, and pub grub (cash bar)!  Doors open at 6:00 p.m. to view the auction items and get a start on the fun.
Send in your check ($30.00 per person).  If you no longer have your reservation form to list those in your group, call the office and one can be sent to you, or just make a list and send it to the school office.

THE DATE FOR THE PARISH ST. JOSEPH TABLE ON THE DIALOGUE IS INCORRECT.  THE DATE FOR THIS EVENT IS THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 14TH. COME ENJOY THIS FEAST OF PASTA, SEAFOOD, VEGETABLES, AND SWEETS!

Dear St. Catherine Parents:

On March 3rd I attended another meeting with Associate Superintendent David Scarpino and Transportation Director Donna Bordsen regarding additional budget cuts for the 2010-2011 school year.
My initial communication to you indicated that only midday busing would be cut from the parochial schools. Unfortunately the meeting I had yesterday brought some more news regarding all the parochial school busing.
D300 administation will recommend to the school board that bus transportation to parochial schools be eliminated for the follwing 2010-2011 school year. This recommendation will take place at the Monday March 8th meeting. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:30pm at CMS.
I encourage all who are affected by this change to e-mail the school board at board@d300.org to voice your concerns or to attend the school board meeting that is open to the general public. To address the board, simply sign in at the podium at the front of the room prior to 7:30 p.m.

Let our voices be heard!

Mrs. Renee Link  

The Academic Fair will take place on Thursday, March 25, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Science Fair boards, History Fair projects, art work, class books, reading projects, Fireman Tom display, portfolios and journals, Winter Olympic projects and Famous Women reports are some of the displays you can view when you visit.  The students are so proud of their work -- come see it!

May 5th has been set as the date for the Athletic Awards Night.  All students who participated in athletics (including poms and cheerleaders) will be recognized.  The program will take place in the gym and refreshments will be served.

 

St. Catherine's Pom and Cheerleading Squds will be marching in the St.Patrick's Day Parade this Saturday, March 13th.  The parade starts at 11:00 and St. Catherine's will be well represented.

Dear Staff and Students,
Thank you for the wonderful job you did making birthday boxes for the children who come to our F.I.S.H. Food Pantry.  Your should be very proud of yourselves!
We provide food for over 484 fmilies each month, almost all of them with children.  Most of these families don't have enough money to celebrate special days.  With the birthday boxes you made, you will help us to make each of their birthdays a very special occasion.  You are doing what Jesus asked us to do when He said, "Feed the Hungry."
Thank you so much for your help!
Gratefully,   
              Mary Graziano, Secretary

The 6th grade participated in the Illinois History Fair.  Students completed research projects under this's year's theme, Innovation in History:  Impact and Change.  Five students represented St. Catherine's at the regions History Fair in DeKalb on Februay 27.  They are Threres Do, DeMarco Scarnegie, Alex Semler, Sarah Walsh, and Brandon Wirkus.  Theresa, DeMarco, Alex, and Brandon's exhibits received an "excellent" rating by the judges.  This is the first year that we have participated in the fair.  Congratulations on a job well done!

Blue nylon gym bags are now available through the school office at $10.00 each.

Click on the "Calendar Raffle Winners" tab just above the calendar on the left to see an up-to-date listing of the raffle winners

The following is from the Illinois Department of Public Health Code on Dental Examinations and is now in effect.
Before May 15th, each child in kindergarten, second and sixth grades shall present to the school proof of having been examined by a dentist in accordance with Section 27-8.1(1.5) of the School code.  The examination must have taken place within 18 months prior to May 15 of the school year.

"Proof of having been examined by a dentist" means submission of a Department -prescribed dental examination form signed and dated by a licensed dentist.  The forms were sent home with kindergarten, second, and sixth grade students on Wednesday, February 10th.  If you have turned in a dental form but are not sure whether the date is within 18 months of May 15th, call the school office and it can be checked for you.

Please use caution when using your cell phone in the parking lot.  The safety of our students is our utmost concern.

We are very proud of the St. Catherine 8th grade students test results on the Explore High School Placement test.  For a summary of the results, click here.

St. Edward High School Tital Wave Auction Dinner/Dance April 17, 2010.  Call Tidal Wave Hotline at 847-741-7536 for more information.