Check out the new pictures from the Advent and Christmas holiday:

Report cards should be signed and returned to the teachers by Friday, January 22.

The schedule for our annual January Concerts is on the January calendar. We look forward to having our student musicians play for their classmates. Parents, relatives, and friends are invited!

Send a friend a Valentine greeting by sending a stickergram. This project is sponsored by Student Council. The cost is 10 cents for each stickergram. You write your own special message, and we deliver the stickergrams to St. Cecilia students and faculty in time for Valentine’s Day. All stickergrams should be returned no later than Thursday, February 4. Click here for an order form.

Name Our SC Alumni Newsletter!
The St. Cecilia School Alumni committee would like your help – alumni, parents, family and friends - in naming the new alumni newsletter. Give us what you think best represents our school past and present.

Submit your suggestion for the newsletter name to Lilly (Uribe) Angelopoulos langelopoulos@stceciliaschool.org before March 1, 2010. Please include "newsletter name" in the subject line. Multiple suggestions are welcome and creativity is always welcome.

The St. Cecilia-Holy Name Annual Boys’ Basketball Tournament, Jamboree, and Spirit Days Jamboree
The 6th, 7th, & 8th grade boys will participate in a Jamboree on Friday Night, January 29, at St Cecilia Durocher Pavilion. The jamboree is a mandatory for all players, but is closed to all spectators. If a player does not attend the jamboree, he cannot play in the tournament on Saturday. All coaches need to come to the assigned time for their grade level to assist with the jamboree. The schedule for the jamboree is as follows:

Jamboree Schedule:
6th Grade 4:30 – 6:00
7th Grade 6:00 – 7:30
8th Grade 7:30 – 9:00

Boys’ Tournament
The tournament is on Saturday, January 30, at St. Cecilia Durocher Pavilion. Tickets for the tournament will be on sale in the morning on Thursday and Friday. Tickets are $2.00 each. Please put money in an envelope marked Holy Name Tournament. Please include the student’s name, grade, room number, and the number of tickets ordered. All players, cheerleaders, and spectators need tickets for the tournament. The proceeds from the tickets sold at school go directly to the St. Cecilia Athletic Program. Proceeds from the tickets purchased at the door are split with Holy Name. So please buy your tickets at school. Click here for the tournament schedule.

Spirit Days
To show our school spirit for all of our Boys’ Basketball Teams we will have two spirit days and a rally:

Wednesday, January 27 7th vs. 8th Grade Boys’ Exhibition Basketball Game
The game will be held in the Durocher Pavilion from 1:30 P.M. – 2:10 P.M. All classes will attend to cheer for our boys.

Thursday, January 28 “Comfy Clothes” Day
Students may wear free dress as long as they wear “comfy clothes”. Comfy clothes include clothes you are comfortable wearing around the house–a pair of sweats, pajama pants, sweat shirts, etc. (No pajama tops!) Clothes should be appropriate for school. Students should closed-toed shoes and socks.

Friday, January 29 Blue and Gold Day and Rally
Students may wear free dress as long as they wear Blue and/or Gold to show our school spirit. At the rally, all boys’ basketball teams (grades 3-8) will be introduced. All team members are asked to have their basketball uniforms here at school so they can be introduced to the school in their basketball uniforms at the rally. The rally will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Durocher Pavilion. THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RALLY INCLUDE A FACULTY vs. THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS GUTTERBALL GAME AND A RO SHAM BO TOURNAMENT FEATURING REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH HOMEROOM.

LET’S HAVE FUN AND SHOW THAT S.C. SPIRIT!!

Mothers' Club Meeting Please note the date change to Thursday, February 4th!
Please join us for a "Mom's Night Out" (at school) of good food, great company, and just plain fun on Thursday, February 4th, at 7:00 P.M. We've planned an Italian dinner, so you don't have to cook--drinks and a sundae bar to be graciously "manned" by the Men of St. Cecilia and games for entertainment. Please RSVP to Eddy Harrison and Katherine Ragusa at mothersclubrsvp@gmail.com

Multicultural Day Is Coming--Wednesday, February 10.


Talent Show
Please celebrate your culture by participating in our annual multicultural talent show. Present a poem, play an instrument, dress in traditional costume, or sing and dance. Please contact us by Friday, January 22 with your talent of choice: Lilly Angelopoulos at clasangelopoulos@hotmail.com 415-664-7612 or Claudia Granucci at claud_gran@yahoo.com.


International Food Fair Sharing Culture with Cuisine
Every year the International Food Fair brings us together to share culture with cuisine, celebrating the unique cultural backgrounds of the St. Cecilia community. Forms are going out today for sign ups for favorite dishes to send in and for volunteers.

Not sure about what dish to send in? No worries, please contact Sandy Jadallah at sjadalla@pacbell.net or 415.753.6856


Hot Lunch Volunteers Needed
It is volunteer time to help out in January, February, March, April, & May! To keep the FABOULOUS hot lunch food coming we need 8 volunteers each day from 11:00-1:15. There is not food preparation! You just help the students pickup their meals. It is great fun and the kids LOVE to see their parents helping out. Please consider taking on a few shifts in 2010!! Here are the dates for which we need assistance:
Jan: 21, 26, 28
Feb: 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25
March: 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30
April: 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29
May: 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27
Please email Kathryn Ann Dougery at Kathryn_Ann@Dougery.com with the dates you are available to help. Please include your telephone number and your child’s name, grade, & room number!

SCRIP
Click here to download and print the one-page scrip form. Want to help out our school even more? Then remember to purchase your Chevy’s scrip gift cards for use at the Chevy's fundraiser nights. Chevy's scrip is available in $25 denominations. Questions? - contact Elaine Shanahan at 415-269-5562.

Mothers’ Club Lu'au Meeting!
True Paradise Awaits Us! Let’s make it happen! An 'Ohana Lu'au Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, January 27, at 6:00, in the Collins Center. All moms welcome!! Join us in planning our upcoming March 20th Mothers’ Club Fundraiser Event. Seeking volunteers for Decorations, Cashiers, Class Projects, Silent Auction, and Event Production (set up and clean up). If you've already volunteered for a committee, please come to the meeting and chat with us. You’re just the one we're looking for...Thank you. annieblas@netscape.net

ALOHA!!
Our Annual St. Cecilia Mothers' Club Dinner Dance Auction is scheduled on Saturday, March 20- LUAU at Paradise Cove (Durocher Pavilion). Here's how you can get involved:

Click here for the Fundraiser Wish List.
Click here for the Fundraiser Live/Silent Auction Form.

Sponsorship & Advertisement Forms
Please consider purchasing an advertisement for your company or business in our program. Or maybe you’d like to send a special tribute to your future graduate, your Confirmation candidate, your husband, your child’s teacher, your friend--anybody! Or perhaps you could lend a hand by becoming a sponsor! Click here for details about sponsorship. Your contributions not only help defray the cost of the event, but also directly benefit the children of St. Cecilia. Of course, all contributions are graciously and gladly welcome!

We sincerely appreciate your help with making our fundraiser a success! If you have any questions, please call either Christina Sauvageau at 415.826.4426 or Luana Letele at 415.682.3610. Mahalo!

Coaches & Assistant Coaches
Happy New Year to you and your families. Congratulations to our fall teams and good luck to our winter and spring teams! We very much appreciate the time, effort, and commitment you give to our kids. Our schedules seem to fill up very quickly this time of year so we’d like you to mark your calendars for a Coaches Celebration Dinner on Saturday, May 1, 2010. The Athletic Board is hosting this dinner to thank you for coaching a team or teams. Invitations will be sent out in early April. If we have missed anyone, please contact Katie Kohmann 415-509-4611 or kohfive@sbcglobal.net. Last year’s dinner was a blast for everyone who attended, and we plan to build on that fun this time around. If you have any questions feel free to contact anybody on the Athletic Board. Thank you!

St. Cecilia Athletic Board
Jeff Waite
John Calonico
Mike Hunyh
Misook Kim
Katie Kohmann
Ann-Marie LaRocca
Joe McFadden
Siobhan Orford
Romy Scott