Minimum Day - Monday, April 26

St. Cecilia School Drama Club Presents Once On This Island!
Our spring musical Once On This Island will be presented this weekend. Congratulations to Director Katy Porter and the cast as we look forward to three great performances! A few tickets are still available for Sunday's show! Click here for the ticket order form.


School Supply Pack Order Form
Spring is here, and it is time to think about school supplies. The Mothers’ Club is once again offering pre-packaged school supplies for all grades. Click here for the supply list and order form. All packs purchased now will be available on Registration Day in each student’s classroom. Why spend your last weeks of summer running around looking for school supplies? Order now, and you will have one less thing to think about. The deadline for all orders is April 27. Please contact Nancy Murphy at 415-564-1339, or nancygmurphy@sbcglobal.net if you have any questions. Thanks for your support!


The St. Cecilia-Holy Name Annual Girls’ Basketball Tournament
SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2010 Durocher Pavilion.
Please note there is NO Jamboree on Friday, April 30!
Click here for a tournament schedule.

*SPIRIT DAYS 2010
To show our school spirit for all of our Girls’ Basketball Teams we will have three spirit days and a rally leading up to the Holy Name Tournament:

* Wednesday, April 28 7TH vs. 8th Grade Girls’ Exhibition Basketball Game
The game will be held in the Durocher Pavilion beginning at 1:30 p.m. All classes will attend to cheer for our girls and show their school spirit.

* Thursday, April 29th – Mismatch/Backwards Day
Students may wear free dress as long as they wear mismatched clothes or backwards clothes. FOR EXAMPLE: You can wear striped pants and a plaid shirt or how about a turtleneck sweater with a pair of shorts. You can wear your sweatshirt inside out and backwards! Remember to follow the free dress policy in the handbook. All clothes should be appropriate for school. Students must wear closed toed shoes and socks. Be sure to wear shoes appropriate for the Pavilion if you have P.E.

* FRIDAY, April 30 Blue and Gold Day/Rally
Students may wear free dress as long as they wear Blue and/or Gold to show our school spirit. At the rally, all girls’ basketball teams (grades 3-8) will be introduced. All team members are asked to wear their basketball uniforms so they can be introduced to the school in their basketball uniforms at the rally. The rally will begin at 1:45 p.m. in the Durocher Pavilion. Highlights of the rally include a Faculty vs. Board of Commissioners Obstacle Course and a Classroom Dance-Off!!

*Tickets for the tournament will be on sale each morning from Monday, April 26 through Friday, April 30.
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. Tickets at the door will be $3.00.

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

Scrip Items Available
We still have a good amount of the following gift cards available and ready for immediate purchase:

Classic Designs Uniform--$100 denomination - A great way to get a jump start on uniforms for the fall!

Pizza Hut--$10 denomination - Think sports parties, birthday parties, and more

Barnes & Noble --$10 denomination - Let's keep those kids reading!

So help clear out some of our inventory by sending in your order for these and other items. Click here to download the NEW scrip form. Questions? Contact Elaine Shanahan at 415-269-5562.


COOKBOOK SALE
Mothers' Club Cookbooks are on sale for $8 each or 3 for $20. Place your order before they are all gone; supply is limited. The cookbooks make great go to gifts. Click here for the order form or purchase the cookbook at the Rectory or Collins Center. Any questions, contact Sally at cookbooksc@earthlink.net

Mothers’ Club Board and General Meetings
On Wednesday, April 28, please join us for our last Mothers' Club meeting of the year. Click here for the list of those who are nominated We will have short business meeting, vote for the new board members, and have a special presentation! Elaine Shanahan will also have Scrip available for sale!
* 6:30 pm Board Meeting and 7:00 pm General Meeting in the Lower Church.
* No homework for those children in K-6th grade!

Altar Servers’ April Newsletter
Click here for the Altar Servers’ April Newsletter that includes the commissioning of the new 5th grade altar servers, the Summer Commitment Form, and the Raging Waters trip.

St. Cecilia 16th Annual Walk & Jog-a-thon Friday, May 14, 2010
Mark your calendar today! We need your support to make this a fun and successful fundraiser for St. Cecilia’s athletic programs. Funds raised from this event are used to buy new equipment for girls’ and boys’ sports programs including volleyballs, basketballs, uniforms, and other items that need to be replaced due to wear and tear.

How it works
Click here for your sponsor sheet. Sign up as many sponsors as you can, based on the number of laps you think you can run/walk. Donations should be collected at the time of the pledge. Fill out your sponsor sheet and prize tickets and return them to the school office with the money you collected.

Listen to the morning announcements, starting Monday, May 10, for your raffle ticket to be pulled. There will be 3 winners per day and the prizes vary. Prizes include professional team jerseys, jackets, t-shirts, hats, balls and equipment.

Walk, jog, or run and have some fun at the Jog-a-thon on Friday, May 14. Grades Kindergarten-4 will walk/jog around the schoolyard. Grades 5-8 will walk/jog around Larsen Park. Once finished, all grades will enjoy a chilly treat.

Volunteers
Parents can help on the day of the Jog-a-thon by volunteering to count laps, tie shoelaces, and hand out treats. Click here for the volunteer form and return it to the office as soon as possible to get the time and grade you want.

Individual Prizes
The student that brings in the most money wins $100.
The student that brings in the 2nd highest amount of money wins $75.
The student that brings in the 3rd highest amount of money wins $50.

Class Prizes
Ice-cream parties to the top 3 classes that bring in the most money!
Free dress passes to every class that has 100% participation (Every student in the classroom has collected money from at least 1 sponsor!)

Raffle Prizes
Each $10 you collect gets you a prize ticket for the daily raffle. Be sure to fill out, cut out, and submit one prize ticket for each $10 you turn in. Winning prize tickets will be pulled each morning from Monday, May 10, until Friday, May 14. To be eligible for the prizes awarded on Monday, May 10t, your money and prize tickets must be turned in by Friday, May 7. To be eligible for the prizes awarded on Tuesday, May 11, your money and prize tickets must be turned in by Monday, May 10th. And so forth. All of your prize tickets will remain in the pool of eligible tickets for the rest of the week. The more money you collect, the more prize tickets you have, and the more chances you have to win! Let’s make this the best Jog-a-thon yet!

Coaches & Assistant Coaches Thank You Fiesta Dinner
The 2009/2010 Coaches Dinner will be held Saturday, May1, 2010 in the Lower Church - The St. Cecilia Athletic Board would like to thank our Coaches and Assistant Coaches for their time, effort and commitment to our athletes! Cocktails begin at 6:30 P.M. and dinner at 8 P.M. Significant others welcome. If you have any questions please contact Katie Kohmann 415-509-4611.

Track Coaches Needed For 2011 Season and Beyond!
Cecilia Track is in full swing with a 65-member team this year from Grades 5-8. It’s a well-established program that provides an additional athletic outlet for our children with no restrictions on playing time and/or participation. It’s “running” very well this year thanks to the many volunteers who have stepped forward to help out at every meet. This program would fall flat on its face without that.

Well, speaking of volunteers, we are in need of 2–3 people to step forward to help oversee and manage the St Cecilia Track program following the 2011 season. SO WHY LOOK FOR REPLACEMENTS NOW???? That’s because Jeff Waite and Sue & Mark Courey will be stepping aside at the end of the 2011 track season, and to ensure a smooth transition & hand-off to the new coaches, it’s best that they shadow these coaches for an entire season--from start to finish. This way we can ensure that the Track program continues to operate as well or better than it does today.

The plan is for the new volunteers to start helping out now, if they can, but not formally step into the shadowing role until mid-January 2011. Seems like a long time from now but it really isn’t given some of the smaller tasks that need to get taken care of in the off-season.

If you’re interested in helping out and ensuring that we have a sound Track program going forward, please e-mail Jeff Waite at jwai@chevron.com

Check Out SF FAMILY PASS
The Family Pass is an exciting new opportunity for San Francisco families with children children 18 years and younger who want to visit local attractions throughout the City free of charge. To take advantage of this program, visit any SF Public Library. Use your SF library card to check out a FAMILY PASS to one of 18 Participating Attractions. Then redeem the FAMILY PASS for a one-time FREE entrance to the selected attraction. Find a complete list of attractions and all details at www.SFkids.org

Downey's Sports Camp
This sports camp for boys and girls ages 5-12 aims to put fun and freedom of expression into sports. It is a well-rounded program where cooperation, sportsmanship, and fair play are emphasized to coincide with the competitive nature of all the sports involved. Sessions are one week long and will take place at:

St. Gabriel School: June 7-11, June 14-18, June 21-25.
St. Cecilia Durocher Pavilion: June 21-25, July 12-18, July 19-23.

For more information see the brochures on the counter by our school office.

New SC Athletic Board Member Application
The Athletic Board is now accepting applications from those interested in becoming a member of the Athletic Board. This is a great way to support and get involved in the girls/boys athletic programs. Membership is a 3-year term and would begin in September 2010. If you are interested in applying, please contact Mike Huynh at 415-812-5750 or sunrisephotography@gmail.com

2010 Family Day at AT&T Park