New Pictures On The Website
Click here to check out the new pictures on our school’s website. We recently posted pictures Multicultural Day. Both the children and food look great!

Registration Day 2010--Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 9:00-11:00

Re-Registration The Re-registration letter for 2010-2011 school year was sent home with the oldest child in each family on February 11. The Re-Registration Fee ($225 per child) is due on Tuesday, March 2. If you are not able to meet this deadline, please call Sister Marilyn.

Spring Choral Concert
On Thursday, March 11, at 7:00, in the auditorium, all students in Grades 2, 4, 6, and 7 will perform in the Seventh Annual Spring Choral Concert under the direction of Ms. Cecilia Cardenas. As a thank you, students and teachers in Grades 2, 4, 6, and 7, may have free dress on Tuesday, March 16! We are looking forward to a wonderful evening of beautiful music!

Mercy High School, San Francisco Eighth Annual Elementary School Art Exhibition
St. Cecilia School is pleased to announce that we are again participating in the Mercy Art Exhibit. This year, we have 20 art pieces in the exhibit. Our artists are: Iris Chan, Daniela Zarich, Gina Soberanis, Norma Courey, Laura Caracciolo, Niko Schumann, Bryant Lui, Kelly Grealish, Sabine Dahi, Yena Kim, Chi Chi Wong, Annie Lee, Brittany Masankgkay, Marco Barajas, Davis Pollino, Jenessa Greig, and Sophia Sauvageau, all of Grade 7. Our students' work includes the beautifully done portraits of St. Cecilia that appeared in our Church for the celebration of St. Cecilia earlier in the school year and original works of art.

You are invited to see and enjoy the artistic talents of our students and the students of other elementary schools. Please visit the Art Exhibit at Mercy High School, 3250 19th Avenue, in the Catherine McAuley Pavilion, on the back campus. The hours are M-F 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM, with an open-to-all Artists' Reception on Saturday, March 6, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM. There is parking on the back campus.

SAVE THE DATES: April 23 – 25
The St. Cecilia School Drama Club presents Once on the Island, Jr. Show dates are April 23 & 24 at 7:00 pm, and April 25 at 2:00 pm, in the St. Cecilia School Auditorium. Tickets are $10 each and go on sale in March. Please come out and support the SC Drama Program! Once On This Island, Jr. is a Caribbean adaptation of the popular Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" featuring a poignant story and catchy, Caribbean flavored score. Please click here for a Save the Date flyer.

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.

St. Cecilia Parish Lenten Spiritual Growth
Click here for a schedule of St. Cecilia Parish LENTEN AREAS OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH as found in the weekly bulletin.


Friday Soup Dinner
Join us for this Lenten Activity. Every Friday during Lent you are invited to participate in one, two, three or four back-to-back activities:

5:30 p.m. - Church - Daily Lenten Mass
6:00 p.m. - Lower Church -Simple dinner of soup and bread.
6:30 p.m. - Lower Church - Spiritual Enrichment Presentation
7:00 p.m. - Church - Stations of the Cross and Benediction

In order to know how much soup to prepare, please phone the rectory (664-8481) and add your name to the Friday Soup Dinner. Please RSVP by the Wednesday before the Friday you plan to attend.


Collection for Lesotho, Africa
During Lent the students will collect money for the pre-schools and primary schools in Lesotho, Africa. These schools are staffed by the Sisters of the Holy Names, the same community of Sisters at St. Cecilia School. In each school numerous students have been affected by the HIV/AIDS crisis. Many of the children are either “single or double” orphans, having lost one or both parents to AIDS. Often times the children are living with grandparents who are unemployed and unable to provide new clothes, proper food, or tuition. One principal reports, “It seems the school is the only place of their comfort.” The teachers, Sisters, and other students who are able are trying to provide uniforms, tracksuits, shoes, and other clothes for those children who come to school in tatters. The school also tries to provide these students with vegetables and maize meal for nutrition and takes care of their health needs at the clinic the Sisters have close by. The care of ONE child at one of these schools for ONE year is $100.00 which covers tuition, books, uniforms, school fees, and food.


Click here for the website of the Sisters of the Holy Names for additional information on Lesotho and the Sisters’ ministries.

SCRIP
Click here to download and print the one-page scrip form. Questions? - contact Elaine Shanahan at 415-269-5562.

'Ohana Lu'au Event Information
Wish List, Raffle Sponsors, and Donation Forms can be accessed through our fundraiser website http://www.scfundraiser.com Updates will be made regularly, so come check it out!

Volunteers Needed
Ohana Lu'au Event -for Set up, Cashiers, Spotters, and Breakdown. We are looking for all the help we can get to transform St. Cecilia’s into a Tropical Oasis. Click here for the volunteer form.

Mothers’ Club Fundraiser
This is our last ditch effort to make our Mothers’ Club Fundraiser the best it’s ever been, but we desperately need YOUR help! Please, please help us out by sponsoring our event or purchasing an ad or tribute in our event program. Have some fun, and send in a picture of your volleyball, basketball or soccer team and congratulate them for a job well done! Thank a teacher, a friend, or honor a loved one by sending them a special message in our program. Use any artwork you like, or use one of our ready-made templates. Whatever you choose, we'll make it work for you. Click here for the forms. Thank you all for supporting our school and especially supporting our children! The deadline for submissions is February 26. If you have any questions please call Luana Letele at 415-682-3610.

Silent Auction Needs Your Help!
We continue to need your help and support. Please contact us if you have anything to donate to the auction, or if you have ideas of whom we should contact.

Some suggestions:
Getaways! Outings or activities! Camps or lessons! Pampering and fitness! Sports and memorabilia! Restaurants! Food and Beverage! Home and Garden!

Please contact Dana or Lori at scsilentauction@gmail.com Thank you so much! Let’s make this happen for St. Cecilia and the children!! And thank you for all the baskets!

Raffle tickets, Raffle tickets, Raffle tickets
CASH, Swim with the Dolphins, Pearl Necklace and Class Party-- Get one! Get them all! We all WIN in the end!! Our children and St. Cecilia School benefit from all our support. It’s all for the kids! Mahalo, Go raibh maith agaibh, Si Yuos Maase', Gracias, Arigato, Xie xie, Toa Chie, Salamat, Cam on, Grazi, Shukriyaa, Danke, Merci beaucoup, Talofa, Vinaka, Efharisto, Hvala, Kamsa hamaida, Maururu, and the list goes on, but to simply put it, THANK YOU! Click here for raffle descriptions and tickets!

Baskets Needed
Thanks to all for dropping off your baskets! We need as many as we can get! So clear out your garage and attic! We'll take baskets big or small. Please leave them on the bench outside of school's front office. Thank you so much!

Calling All Artists And Craftspeople
Do you have a special talent or hobby? Do you make beautiful jewelry or craft amazing arts? Calling all artists and craftspeople of St. Cecilia Family! We are looking for one of a kind artwork, such as pottery, painting, or something lovely you've knitted...We'd love to showcase your artwork as part of silent auction. If you have something unique and special to offer to the Mothers’ Club Spring fundraiser and help us raise money, we'd very much appreciate the donation of your own art pieces. Please contact Dana or Lori at scsilentauction@gmail.com or call 823-7262.

St. Patrick’s Parish Dinner
The 30th annual St. Patrick’s Dinner and Concert will be held on Saturday, March 6 in the Durocher Pavilion. Doors open at 6:00 pm.
Adults--$15.00, children under 18--$5.00, and children under 5--free with a ticketed adult. Tables of 8 or 10 may be reserved in advance. Individual tickets are also sold. For tickets call Terry or Mary McHugh at (415) 716-7906.

Attention All Soccer Girls:
Once your season is over, please return your CLEANED soccer jersey in closed bag with your name on it. Leave the on the bench by the office.

St. Cecilia Boys’ Baseball
Below is a schedule for the Boys’ Baseball Team Selection. The tryout will be at Fairmont Field, in Pacifica, on Sunday, February 28. This field is an all-weather field, so unless it is raining hard at the time of your practice, we will be practicing. Click here for directions to Fairmont Field.

5th grade 12:00-2:00
7th grade 12:00-2:00
3rd grade 1:30-3:00
6th grade 2:00-4:00
4th grade 3:00-5:00

If you are not going to be able to make it, please make sure to call Pete at 415-250-6800. Pete is still looking for coaches for Grade 3, 4, 5, and 6.

Track & Field Program - 2010 - It’s Almost Here!
Well, the official start to the 2010 Track & Field season is almost upon us. Sign-up sheets will be coming out soon to your classrooms. All boys & girls in grades 5 - 8 are welcome to join. Everyone makes the team and everyone participates equally (no cuts and no preferential treatment!). As usual, the field events consist of High Jump, Long Jump, and Shot Putt. The track events consist of 100M, 200M, 400M, 800M, 1600M, and two relays (4X100M and 4x400M). Each participant can choose a maximum of 1 field event, 3 track events, and 1 relay.

PARENT VOLUNTEERS FOR THE ACTUAL TRACK MEETS ARE REQUIRED FROM EACH SCHOOL. WE NEED 5–7 VOLUNTEERS AT EACH MEET. WITHOUT THEM, WE WILL BE DISMISSED FROM THE LEAGUE THE FOLLOWING YEAR AND ESSENTIALLY NO LONGER HAVE A TRACK PROGRAM AT S.C. PLEASE SIGN UP TO HELP OUT. IT’S PAINLESS, FUN, AND EASY.

Our first practice will be on Friday, February 26, starting at 4:30 sharp and ending at 6:00, at the Track Field, at San Francisco State over by Lake Merced. If you're not sure you want to do it, you are always welcome to just come out and try. If you don't like it, we understand. Also, the track coach at S.F. State asked that parents not “hang around” and clog up the area where the kids are dropped off and picked up.

The Track & Field program is a lot of fun and we try to make it that way. You do learn & get better, but we do it in a way that makes it enjoyable.

If you have any questions about the program, contact either Sue Courey scourey@sfsu.edu or Jeff Waite jwai@chevron.com for more details. Stay tuned!

Track & Field Parent Meeting
There will be an informational meeting for all parents and students interested in participating in Track & Field 2010. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 24, in the Green Room, from 7:30-9:00. At this meeting we will discuss practices, meets, and how track club works around other athletics commitments. For additional information, please contact Sue Courey: scourey@sfsu.edu or Jeff Waite: JWAI@chevron.com