JUNIOR HIGH WINTER SEMI-FORMAL DANCE

It’s not too late to send in your RSVP for the Winter Dance for St. Jude 7th and 8th graders on Saturday, January 21st. Misplaced the invitation? We don’t want you to miss out on all the fun. There are forms in the school office. Just complete form and send it in with your payment.

MATH CLUB

Math Club begins the week of January 23rd.

REBEL BASKETBALL CLUB

The Roncalli High School Boys' Basketball team will be holding tryouts for their Rebel Basketball Club on Sunday, January 29th in the main gym at Roncalli High School. Tryouts for 5th and 6th graders will be from 4-530, while tryouts for 7th and 8th graders will be from 530- 700. The Rebel Basketball Club is a chance for future Rebels to extend their basketball season to Spring Break and beyond. There is a small fee to play for this team. If you have any questions, please email Coach Michael Wantz at mwantz@roncallihs.org.

HATS, HEADBANDS AND CINCH SACKS FOR SALE!

We have St. Jude hats, headbands, and cinch sacks available for sale. The hats and headbands are $12.84 each and the sacks are $6.42 each. Just send your order in with a check made out to St. Jude School and we will send them home with your child.

SOCIAL JUSTICE GIVING FOR JANUARY

In January the Social Justice Commission is asking for your support in continuing our ministry of helping others. Our school will help by collecting hats, gloves, scarves, and socks. Principal Shelburn has challenged the entire school to bring in these items in an effort to reach a total of 2000 items. Mr. Shelburn has promised a school wide MOVIE DAY if we reach our goal as a school. Mr. Shelburn has also agreed to pop popcorn for the entire school!

SPELLING BEE

The School Spelling Bee for students in grades 4 thru 8 will take place at 1:30 on Friday, January 20th in the gym. The winner will head to the next level of the competition. All are welcome.

ICE CREAM FRIDAY!

Friday, January 20th is Ice Cream Day! Students who do not have an ice cream card may bring in $1.00 and also enjoy the treat.

PTO MEETING

Please join us for the PTO Meeting on Thursday, January 19th. It will be held in the Art Room from 7:00 to 8:00pm.

PROSPECTIVE KINDERGARTEN FAMILIES

There will be a meeting for incoming Kindergarten families on Tuesday, January 24th in the cafeteria at 6:30 pm. This is a mandatory meeting for new families. Present school families are also welcome to attend.

SCRIP

Because of the Martin Luther King holiday on Monday, Scrip orders will be due by noon on Tuesday, January 17th. The orders will be processed by Thursday, Jan 19 by 2:30pm. I just finished processing rebates for April through December. If you are a Scrip participant who elected to use your Scrip profit sharing towards your tuition and you pay tuition monthly or semi-annually, you will be receiving a letter from Susie Graves with your rebate amount. For those participants who pay annually, your profit sharing will carry over to next year's tuition. The Scrip program raised over $7,500 for the period between April 20 and Dec 28, 2011. About $3,700 of the money raised goes to the St. Jude PTO. Over $3,500 will be credited to individual family tuition. The St. Jude Church Social Justice and Outreach Programs will receive $284.92 and St. Jude Tuition Assistance fund will receive $97.32. Between April 20 and Dec 28, 2011, the average Scrip participant raised over $120. The Scrip program doesn't cost the participant any extra money, because they pay the face value for the gift card they purchase and get to spend that same amount at the store (i.e. $100 Speedway gas card). If you would like to start buying Scrip cards, see the St. Jude PTO page (http://www.sjsindy.org/PTO.html) and view the Scrip information on the right-hand side of the page. Beth Orsay St Jude Scrip Coordinator scrip@tandeandco.com

"Liturgy for Lovers" Sweetheart Dance

The St. Jude 16th annual “Liturgy for Lovers” Sweetheart Dance will be held at Primo South on Saturday, February 11, 2012. Plan to enjoy an evening beginning at 6:30 with Mass and renewal of marriage vows followed by dinner, a dance demonstration, and dancing with The Third Generation Band. Tickets are $50 per couple and can be purchased by calling Carol Kruse at 862-5328 or via email at rpkruse@sbcglobal.net.

St Jude Youth Athletic Committee Winter Sports Philanthropic Event

Cereal Donations for the Lord’s Pantry St Jude Youth Athletic Committee will be collecting boxes of cereal for the families who are served by The Lord’s Pantry. We will be collecting cereal in the gym from Friday January 13, 2012 until Friday January 27, 2012. All of the collections will be delivered to The Lord’s Pantry on January 28, 2012 by a group of coaches and athletes from St. Jude Parish. Our goal is to collect two boxes of cereal from every family currently participating in athletics at St. Jude; this would result in approximately 190 boxes of cereal for the Lords Pantry. Each participant is asked to bring two boxes of cereal to the gym from Friday January 13, 2012 until Friday January 27, 2012 and place it in the box near the concession area. If you have any questions please contact Dan McAllen @ 697-5931 Who: All participants in St Jude Athletic Ministry What: Bring 2 boxes of cereal for donation When: Between January 13, 2012 – January 27, 2012 Where: Bring your donation with you when you come to the gym for practice or a game – Coaches and participants will take them to the Lord’s Pantry on January 28th and help distribute them to families in need. The Lord’s Pantry serves 200+ families each Saturday morning. They typically hold back cereal for the families with kids. They never have enough cereal on a regular basis to give every client/family two boxes. Think about how normal it is for most of us to have a morning selection of cereal – most of the time it’s there when we want it… for some kids it’s a treat – something special – not something that is always there in the pantry. … whatever you do unto the least of them, you do unto me. (Matt 25: 40)

Wrestling Practice

CYO Wrestling practice begins Monday, January 9th for K-8. Practice will be from 5:30p-7:00p in the balcony of the St. Jude gym.

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Uniform Swap Reminder

The Uniform Swap will be in the cafeteria on January 14 after the 5:00pm Mass until 7:00 PM and January 15 from 9:30am-2:00pm. Please contact Joan Brown at 786-9853 or Ruth Niezgodski 780-5701.

Math Club Spring 2012

Math club begins the week of January 23rd. Registration forms are due January 13th! Please write all checks payable to St. Jude.

Boys' Volleyball Try-outs

Try-outs for boys’ volleyball teams will take place in the St. Jude gym as follows: Friday, January 6: 5th / 6th Grade 5:30 - 7:00 Cadet 7:30 - 9:00 We apologize for the late notice as things got a bit hectic over the holidays and this message did not get sent through the school. An attempt was made to send it out through the CYO site, however, not everyone received it. If you have any questions, please contact us. Thank you. Stephanie Condi at 680-4057 or condi_stephanie@lilly.com Randy Barnhorst at 889-7673 or rlbhrsteelers@aol.com Brent Hedrick at bhedrick@comcast.net.