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2015-16 SMCS Calendar

Jumbo Gumbo Link

Volunteer Corner

Calendar Updates

Chinese Cooking Class

Band in Christmas Parade!

VEX Mentors Needed

VIRTUS Training in Menasha

November 6, 2015

SMCS Email News Update

Happy Friday!

Congratulations to our freshman VEX Robotics

team that finished in second place overall at the

tournament in Waukesha last weekend, qualifying

for the state tournament in their first-ever

competition!

The high school's fall musical, Lucky Stiff--a PG-

rated musical farce, will be performed this

Holiday Scrip Dates

Enrichment Session 2 Sign Up

ON TRACK: Saving for College

Enrichment Upcoming Events

SMM ASC Help Needed

Improv Workshops: Grades 3-8

Baby Wants Candy Improv Show

Jumbo Gumbo Videos & Tickets

Jumbo Gumbo & Scrip

LUCKY STIFF

Upcoming Parish Events

2015-16 Calendar

Most recent update:

November 6, 2015

Apparel

weekend in the fine arts center on Friday, Saturday

and Sunday. Don't miss it--it will keep you

laughing all weekend!

The advancement office is working on the 2015-16

SMCS Directory of school families. If you do not

wish to have your contact information included,

please contact our director of communications at

722-7796 ext 803.

Finally, we have been notified that Digital Theatre,

the operator of showtix4u (whom we use for fine

arts ticket sales), experienced a data breach

between April and September of 2015. Every

individual who purchased tickets during that time

frame has been contacted personally by Digital

Theatre with an apology and instructions for

handling the situation. They have taken steps with

a leading cyber security firm to prevent future

hacking, and have informed us of their confidence

that customers can safely resume using payment

cards on their website. However, if you prefer, you

may still purchase tickets by phoning the SMCHS

office or at the door. Please rest assured that

neither SMCS Fine Arts nor showtix4u stores any

credit card information.

2015-16 SMCS Calendar

The following additions or changes have been

made this week to the SMCS 2015-16 calendar.

November 15 Chinese Cooking Class

November 19 Enrichment Recital

November 24 SMCS Band in Downtown Appleton

Big East Conference Website

Enrichment Program

Photo Site

Update Family Information

JUMBO GUMBO

Friday, Nov 13

6-11:30 p.m.

Waverly Beach

Menasha

Volunteer Corner

Christmas Parade

Chinese Cooking Class

New! Join us for an evening of Chinese cooking

and food on Saturday, November 14 from 4:30-

6:30 p.m. Our chef, Angela Leong, will guide

participants in learning about and trying Chinese

cooking techniques, focusing on home-cooked

comfort foods that are the staples of traditional

Chinese meals. Time permitting, menu items will

include Chinese caramelized pork chops, soy sauce

chicken, bok choy stir fry and eggrolls. Participants

will take home recipes, ingredients and the

knowledge to prepare things like the brown sauce

that is common to many Chinese dishes.

The class is open to anyone aged fifth grade

through adult, but those under the age of 17 must

be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The class

will take place in the kitchen of St. Mary Catholic

Middle School.

As an offering sponsored by the St. Mary Catholic

High School Confucius Classroom program, there is

no cost to participate. However, a maximum of 15

participants will be possible, so please register no

later than Thursday, November 12 by contacting

Molly Griffin via email or at 722-7796 ext 803.

SMCS Band in Christmas Parade

New! The combined SMCS band (grades 7-12) will

be marching in the Downtown Appleton Christmas

Parade on Tuesday, November 24 at 7:00 p.m.

Join the fun and see them in person, or enjoy the

St. Mary/St. John is looking

for help with their annual

Christmas Bazaar on

November 7 & 8. Contact

Steve Siegel at 920-725-

7714

for details.

Stay Connected

live broadcast on WFRV TV! Watch for Entry #66--

that'll be the Zephyrs!

If you would like to support our students by

helping with the cost of the spiffy jackets they will

be sporting for this and future events, please

contact our SMCS Fine Arts Director.

Help Wanted with VEX Teams

Because we are growing, the SMCS Robotics Club

is looking for additional mentors to work with an

enthusiastic and dedicated group of SMCS High

School robotics students. And, you don't even have

to know that much about robotics! The SMCS

Robotics Club along with the VEX Robotics Design

System is a special STEM education outreach

where students and mentors work and learn

together. So, if you're interested and would like to

learn more, please contact Greg Cheslock via email

or on his cell at 920-268-9373.

VIRTUS certification is required for all mentors.

Perfect timing--a VIRTUS training session is

scheduled for this Tuesday at St. Patrick's. See

below for details.

VIRTUS Training

Next week! If you have not completed your

VIRTUS training that is required to work with

students in any capacity in the Diocese of Green

Bay, a local session will be held on Tuesday,

November 10, 6:15-9:45 p.m. at St.

Patrick's/Geenen Hall, 324 Nicolet Blvd.

in Menasha. Visit the diocese website for more

information.

Important Holiday SCRIP Dates

NOVEMBER

Monday, November 16--last day to order Scrip

prior to Thanksgiving; delivery on Thursday,

November 19

No Scrip orders the week of November 23

Regular schedule November 30-December 17

DECEMBER

Monday, December 14--last day to order Scrip

prior to Christmas and New Year's; delivery on

Thursday, December 17

No Scrip orders the weeks of December 21 or

December 28

Orders resume on Monday, January 4; delivery on

Thursday, January 7

Enrichment Update--Session 2 Sign Up

Classes in the the second session of the 2015-16

SMCS Enrichment Program will start the week of

November 30. We are excited to be offering Clay

Animation, STEM classes for our elementary

students (including VEX IQ Robotics, FIRST Lego

League and Jr. FIRST Lego League), Yoga,

KidStage (Aladdin for preK-Grades 6) and Math

Club for Preschool in addition to classes that we

offered in Session 1. We will also offer karate at

SMCMS!

You can view the descriptions, schedules and more

on the SMCS Enrichment webpage. The sign-up

period will begin on Monday, November 9 at

8:00 am.

ON TRACK--Saving for College

Next week! Jeannette Haen, a product specialist

from R.W. Baird & Co. will present "Planning for

College--529 Accounts." Haen will discuss ways

in which parents can prepare for their children's

futures by saving today for college. This no-cost

session is recom-mended for parents with children

in kindergarten through high school. It is never too

early or too late to start!

The ON TRACK series of evening seminars is

hosted at the FAEC, and is offered in partnership

with community resources and field experts. This

first ON TRACK presentation will be held on

Tuesday, November 10 at 6:30 p.m. in The

Miron Forensic Theater at the FAEC.

Elementary Enrichment

Upcoming Events

The Girls on the Run 5k is Saturday, November

9 at 9:00 a.m. at Fox Valley Technical College.

This race is open to the public -- come join in the

fun or cheer on the girls from all over the Fox

Valley.

An enrichment recital will be held on Thursday,

November 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the FAEC, and

will feature Ballet/ Jazz and three Hip Hop classes

including B Boyz (all boys), G-Force (all girls) and

Genesis (co-ed).

The KidStage performance of Shrek! will be on

Sunday, December 6 at 3:00 p.m. at the FAEC.

We welcome you to come see the results of the

students' hard work!

SMCS Open Positions

St. Margaret Mary is currently looking for after-

school care providers. This person is responsible

for the daily operation and management of the

after- school program, which provides care to

children from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. when school is in

session.

Qualified applicants, please visit our human

resources webpage and download an application.

Student Improv Workshops

There's still time to sign up for the exciting improv

workshops for students in grades 3-8 during the

weekend of November 14 and 15. The class for

grades 8-12 is sold out!

We have now opened the first improv class on

Sunday, November 15 to 3rd grade students, and

the later class to 8th graders.

Sign up for grades 3-5; class is 1:00-2:00 p.m.

Sign up for grades 6-8; class is 2:00-3:30 p.m.

Improv Comedy Show Right

Here at SMCS!

"Baby Wants Candy," a Chicago-based

improv musical is coming to St. Mary

Catholic Schools! With reviews such as "Truly

amazing!" from the New York Times, this show will

also include the talents of some SMCS students

who will have participated in the troupe's improv

master class.

Presented by St. Mary Catholic Schools Fine Arts

and McCurdy Theatre Arts, "Baby Wants Candy"

will be performed on Saturday, November 14 at

7:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 15 at 5:00

p.m. Tickets for these shows are $15 per person,

and the two shows will feature different SMCS

students.

Those interested in seeing how the craft is taught

may observe the workshop on Saturday,

November 14 at 1:00 p.m. Tickets will be $10

per person for anyone interested in watching the

class.

Order tickets online or call 920-722-7796.

Jumbo Gumbo

We hope you have enjoyed watching the air band

videos that our schools' faculty and staff put

together! Don't forget to vote for your favorite

video at next week's JUMBO GUMBO--one week

from tonight!

Visit the Jumbo Gumbo page on our website to see

the videos and to access a revised form to order

both admission and raffle tickets for the $500 gift

card from The Meat Block!

Important Ticket Dates:

Wednesday, Nov. 11 - Last day for admission

presales to qualify for one free raffle ticket

Thursday, Nov. 12 - Last day for presales at

schools; last day for $50 admission price

Friday, Nov. 13 - Admission sales at the door

only, cost of admission increases to $60 per

person, with no free raffle

Last chance for Jumbo Gumbo Scrip

Order your Waverly Beach Scrip online before

9:00 a.m. on Monday, November 9! You can

use your Waverly Beach Scrip gift cards to earn

tuition credit year around! As a special Jumbo

Gumbo incentive, Waverly Beach is donating 10%

of all ballroom bar sales during Jumbo Gumbo to

SMCS.

Tuition credits for you and money for your schools

- doesn't get better than that! Waverly Beach Scrip

is available in $25 gift cards with a whopping 10%

rebate!

SMCHS Fall Musical

This weekend!

Come and see LUCKY STIFF, an offbeat, PG-rated

murder mystery farce musical!

The show will performed on Friday, November 6

at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, November 7 at 2:00 &

7:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 8 at 2:00

p.m.

Reserve your seats online or purchase them at

the door.

Upcoming SMCS Parish Events

Tonight! St. Patrick's Fish Fry Season Opener on

November 6 from 4-7:00 p.m. will

feature salmon and shrimp in addition to a variety

of fish and cheesy potatoes. Come early for a

complimentary cup of New Orleans Chicken Gumbo

or call 725-5544 for take-outs.

This weekend! St Mary and St John will be

holding their annual Christmas Bazaar on

Saturday, November 7 from 8:00 a.m. until

1:00 p.m. and Sunday, November 8 from

10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Janssen Forum

The 2015-16 Janssen Forum Luncheon Speaker

Series will be held on Thursday, November 12,

at Mount Tabor Center, Menasha, beginning with

Mass at 11:15 a.m., followed by a light lunch and

guest speaker at noon. Fr. Chris Manahan, SJ,

Director of Jesuit Retreat House, will share how he

has been touched by God's mercy.

IGNITE!

IGNITE are dynamic gatherings for area high

school students who wish to grow in their Catholic

faith and spend time with their friends. Students

are invited to join the SPIRITUS team members on

the first and third Mondays from 7:30 - 9:00

p.m. at Mount Tabor Center, Menasha.

Registration is not required, just plan on attending

this free, faith-filled event with your friends and

share your Catholic faith with others!

St. Mary and St. John will host a free community

Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday, November 21

from 4:30-7:30 p.m. in the St. Mary Parish Hall.

St Mary Catholic Schools

1050 Zephyr Drive

Neenah, WI 54956

920-722-7796

smcatholicschools.org

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