December News
	Halloween Lunch Thanks to Laura Nudo and Debbie Ferguson for coordinating the Halloween Lunch. There were many parent volunteers to help make this event a smooth and enjoyable one. The students had fun and always look forward to these festivities!
	Fashion Show The Fashion Show was a huge success, benefiting over $44,000 for the school! The basket and tuition raffles were a big hit! Thank you again to Carla Caruso, 6th grade moms, models and many, many volunteers for your hard work, making this a success!
	Cookie Dough Sale The Cookie Dough Sale was a great success. Thanks to Lisa Stark for coordinating this fundraiser. Special thanks to all the people who made a purchase, enjoy the yummy cookies!
	Santa’s Workshop/Book Fair Angie Spratt, Sharon Muccianti and Debbie Villasenor did a wonderful job coordinating Santa’s workshop/Book Fair. The children really enjoyed shopping for their family, friends and pets. The Parent Association will be sponsoring the luncheon for the students on October 31st. You will be getting the menu choices this week. Volunteers are needed, if you are interested; please contact Laura Nudo @ 630-458-8139 or Debbie Furguson@  630-613-9421.
	Extra-curricular/Hot Lunch Surveys Thank you to all the school families that completed our surveys earlier this month, we had a huge response and quite timely too. Hot Lunch Update: The most popular item was chicken strips tentative plans to serve as hot lunch on Mondays. The next step will be to have a sample tasting for teachers and parents, so a vendor may be chosen. Extra-curricular Programs Update: The most popular choice was Art Class. We had very positive input and many appreciated comments from the parents. The St. Philip families prefer these classes to start immediately after dismissal and may run as 6 weeks long programs. The next step will be contacting other schools, whom already offer similar programs, for their opinion. If all goes well and families are interested, plans to run week long camps during the summer are a possibility.
	Bible Bingo! The St. Philip Parish is sponsoring a “Bible Bingo” Comedy Show for adults on January 21st. That evening there will be a show, for just $20 per person. See the St. Philip School main page for details and tickets.
	In the Works Cultural Arts: Maria Pizzaro is working on putting together a fun filled week! Possibly creating an Athletic Booster Club that will bring more spirit to St Philip’s sporting events, along with organizing concession stand sales during our home games.
	Next meeting will be held on February 7, 2012 at 7pm.

Mission Statement:

• To support quality Catholic education and to promote family school spirit and loyalty.

• To assist in keeping parents informed of school activities by increasing communication between school and home.

• To enrich the academic curriculum through the promotion of cultural arts activities.

• To provide a social atmosphere for the families of St. Philip School children.
  
  

All parents are encouraged to become active members of our parent association!

All are welcome to attend our meetings!

Here are the dates:

September 2, 2011 @ 9:00 a.m.           February 7, 2012 @ 7:00 p.m.

October 4, 2011 @ 7:00 p.m.                March 2, 2012 @ 9:00a.m
December 2, 2011 @ 9:00 a.m.            April 13, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m.

                                                              May 8, 2012 @ 7:00 p.m.

St. Philip the Apostle Parent Association

Calendar of Events 2011/2012

Monthly Calendar of Parent Association Events

Thank You,

The 2011 - 2012 Parent Association Board:

President:                                                       Lee Obrzut

Vice President:                                               Michelle Mihalo

Treasurer:                                                       Jackie Carreras

Recording Secretary:                                      Daniela Romano, Laura Krause

Historians:                                                      Jeanette Castaldo, Marzena Seimbab
                                                                      

Corresponding Secretary:                              Virginia Sitkowski

Cultural Arts:                                                 Florenza Mosny
                                                                      Halina Feola

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• These savings can amount to savings of over $1,000 off of your tuition for the year by using the gift certificates!

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