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IMPORTANT DATES
A. Feb.
11-14 – Conferences
B. Feb.
15, 18 – Presidents’ Day Weekend – SCHOOL CLOSED
C. Feb.
27 – Spring Portrait Day
D. Feb.
29 – Yearbook Orders Due
E. Mar.
21-28 – Easter Holiday – SCHOOL CLOSED
F. Apr.
5 – Girl Scout Toy and Clothing Sale
G. Apr.
10 – Spring Program
H. Apr.
28 – Jog-A-Thon
1. 2008
SPRING BOX TOPS CONTEST FALL/WINTER BOX TOPS WINNERS. Congratulations
to the Ulmer Family for turning in $64 of box tops during
the fall/winter contest which was 32 sheets!! They will receive a $30
Kroger Gift Card for their great efforts!! Also, congratulations to the
Clare P. Family for winning the random drawing of the Box Tops
Gift Basket worth $25 in box tops products! Please see insert for
more contest information
2.
2007-2008
YEARBOOK ORDERS.
A
yearbook
order form was sent home in the 2/4 white envelope. The cost is
$17.50 per yearbook
ordered. You can order multiple yearbooks in one envelope or
separately. Payment is by check, cash, or money order. If you pay by
cash, you will receive a receipt when the sale is over. If you do not
receive a receipt, we did not receive your order. Please return your
form/payment to your homeroom teacher by Friday,
February 29. (After this date, the cost will increase
to $20 since we get a discount for buying in volume on the initial
orders.) Don't miss the opportunity to order a great memory keepsake
from your child's school days. The 8th graders will not want to
miss the 2-page color layout of their graduating class. Please e-mail
any questions to Cathy Neville at
thestayearbook@yahoo.com.
3.
YEARBOOK
PICTURES.
We need your help!!
To make sure we have covered all the school activities so far this
year, please send any pictures you may have taken to Carol Hartfiel on a
CD marked “yearbook pictures” or as an attachment to
thestayearbook@yahoo.com. We can only accept pictures of
school-sponsored functions and in digital form. If you have any
questions, please e-mail the yearbook staff at the above e-mail
address. Thanks for your help!!
4.
SPELLING
BEE NEWS.
Congratulations to
our St. Antoninus Spelling Bee Champions! The 6th, 7th,
and 8th graders were given the opportunity to participate in
the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee sponsored by WCPO-TV. Our school
Spelling Bee was held on January 31, during Catholic School’s Week. Max
W. came in First Place and will represent our
school in the city competition on March 1. Christine R. placed
second and Ben E. came in third. Congratulations to all three!!!
5. SPRING
SHOW.
The Spring Show stars the students in K, 5th, 6th, and 8th grades.
Attention Parents and Grandparents: The Spring Show is scheduled for
Thursday, April 10, 2008. We are looking for volunteers who would like
to share their time and/or talents with the students to help make our
show a success. If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Milano at
922-2500 or milano@saintantoninus.org. We are looking for all kinds of
volunteers, so feel free to join even if you think you don’t have any
talents!
6.
GIRLS
SOFTBALL.
Sign ups will be held in person following the 11:30 a.m. mass on
February 10 and 17 in the Undercroft. For more information, contact
Candi Bushman or Carrie Steinhaus.
7.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL.
Attention 5th through 8th grade boys: There will be open
gym/tryouts for Boys Volleyball on Sunday, February 17, at 1 p.m.
in the school gym. This will end at 3 p.m. If you have any questions,
please contact Scott Reiter at 922-5002.
8.
SAINT
ANTONINUS BOY SCOUT TROOP 614 - LENTEN FISH FRY.
Please come! Free yourself from cooking and socialize with your fellow
parishioners beginning on Ash Wednesday and every Friday in Lent.
Dinner is served between 5-7 p.m. in the Undercroft. Menu includes fish
sandwiches, grilled salmon, pizza, fries, macaroni and cheese, desserts
and more. New item this year is baked potatoes. Dine-In and Carryout
options are both available.
9.
FAWN
EASTER CANDY SALE.
Cub Scouts Pack 614
is selling Fawn Easter Candy. The prices are the same as the store
prices. Let us save you some time by taking care of your
Easter
shopping for you. Order now through February 24. Don’t delay. Contact
a Cub Scout today!
10. TOY
AND CLOTHING SALE.
Sellers needed for
the St. Antoninus Girl Scout Toy and Clothing Sale, Saturday, April 5,
2008, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. in the Church Undercroft. Sellers should
register by contacting Mariellen Rechtin, 467-1616 or
trechtin@fuse.net.
The following items may be sold at the sale: baby/child/teen clothing,
school uniforms, maternity clothing, baby equipment (strollers, car
seats, etc.), toys, children’s videos and books, parenting books. More
information can be found on a link from the Church web site, www.saintantoninus.org.
Sellers receive 60% of what is
sold.
11. ATTENTION
EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS AND PARENTS.
We would like to collect pictures from all your years at St A. for your
graduation breakfast. Please send any pictures you would like to share
to school, marked with your name and phone # so we can return them to
you. And remember to take lots of pictures during this year so we can
include them also. We are looking for all kinds of events: scouts,
sports, school events, etc. Send them in an envelope marked "8th grade
pictures - Attention Diane Martini” through the school office or you can
e-mail them to me at rmartini2@cinci.rr.com. We will be collecting them
all year. Thank you in advance for helping. Questions? Contact Diane
Martini at 922-0963.
12. SKI
TRIP TO PERFECT NORTH SLOPES.
All are invited to a day of skiing, snowboarding, and/or tubing at
Perfect North Slopes on Friday, February 15. The group rate for
SKIING & SNOWBOARDING is $45 for ages 7 & up (6 and under free with
a paying adult). This includes 8 hours of skiing/snowboarding plus
equipment rental plus a beginner lesson. Deduct $15 if you have your
own equipment. You will need to know your shoe size, height and weight
to rent equipment. If we have less than 41 skiers/snowboarders, the
cost is an additional $2. SNOW TUBING is available for ages 7 &
up for $15 for 2 hours, $20 for 3 hours, $32 for 8 hours; add $5 for
each additional hour. Deduct $5 from adult rates for ages 6 & under.
One signed waiver form is required per family for snow tubing. A
COMBO lift ticket is also available. Add $10 to your ski/snowboard
lift ticket to include tubing during the 8 hour period. Everyone is
responsible for his own transportation and supervision. A car caravan
will leave the St. Antoninus lower parking lot PROMPTLY at 9 AM (be
there by 8:45 AM) or meet us in the upper level of Perfect’s lodge at
9:30 AM. Pack a lunch or buy there … coolers are allowed! CASH
payment MUST be received by Patty Hetzer (1419 Linneman Road) by 10 PM
on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, to be included in the group rate. This is a
private trip, and is not associated with St. Antoninus Parish.
Questions? Call Patty Hetzer at 347-3690.
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