HSA President's Message
Thank you to everyone who volunteered for the Annual School Auction. It was a great success and a wonderful time was had by everyone!
HSA has many Spring and Year End events that are funded by your Family Dues and run by your volunteer hours!
Here are some of our upcoming HSA sponsored & funded events:
Spring St. Mark’s – Barnes and Noble Book Fair
First Communion reception
Confirmation reception
8 th Grade graduation Mass and party
Field Day
We are beginning to plan for next year’s events by filling volunteer positions. Please contact me if you are willing and able to lend your time and talents! See below to find out which positions are still available.
Theresa Meyers
HSA President rep_x74@hotmail.com

OPEN Positions in HSA
Please consider donating you time and talent to HSA for the 2013-2014 school year.
The following positions still need to be filled.
HSA Secretary
HSA Treasurer
Field Day Chair
Used Uniform Sale Chair
Box tops Chair
Scrips Chair
Junior Achievement Chair
Memory book chair (K-5)
School Directory Coordinator
Paper Pulling/Reading Coordinator
K-5 Room Parent Coordinator
6-8 Room Parent Coordinator
Preschool Room Parent Coordinator
Graduation/Confirmation Coordinator
Please contact Theresa Meyers rep_x74@hotmail.com
if you are interested in helping with any of these positions.
Junior Achievement (JA) Volunteers Needed!
We are still in need of volunteers for K-5th grade. To see which classes still need a teacher and to sign up, please click here
Box Tops Contest Ends - Send in Box Tops by Wednesday, April 17th
Please send in your Box Tops to school in Ziploc bag or envelope with your child’s grade noted. The grade with the most box tops turned in by that deadline will win an Ice
Cream Party! The next closest grade will win a Popcorn Party party!

Purchase Gift Cards- Support St. Mark HSA!
St. Mark HSA is once again accepting gift card orders! With Mother's Day, Father's
Day , First Communion, Confirmation and Graduations just around the corner, now is the perfect time to order gift cards and get ahead of the game.
By ordering gift cards through this program, a percentage of your purchase goes directly to the St. Mark HSA. Orders will be accepted from April 10 th to April 19 th and should be ready for pickup from the school office by May 3 rd . Simply review the order form (located on the website www.stmcs.net
) and select gift cards from hundreds of popular retailers, restaurants and services, then fill out the order form and return it to the school office with your payment. Please make sure to include a current e-mail address and or telephone number on your order form so that we may contact you when the cards are ready for pick up.
If you have any questions, please contact Beth Salava at 201-893-3205 or bethsalava@hotmail.com
Order Field Day T-shirts by April 19 th
St. Mark Field Day will be held on Wednesday, May 30. In preparation for this, we need sizing information for all students in preschool - 7 th grade. Student shirts are provided compliments of HSA. Parent volunteer shirts can order their shirts at the same time.
Please go to the school website ( www.stmcs.net
) and click on Field Day (top right corner) to order your shirt. The deadline is Thursday, April 19.
Field Day Volunteers Needed
If you would like to volunteer for Field Day, please email Cheryl Davis at
CherylLynnDavis@hotmail.com
if you can help. Thank you!
Please remember that ALL volunteers must be cleared and trained through our
Diocesan Safe Environment regulations. The safe environment procedures are located

on our website. Go to the "Parents" tab. Under that tab you will find "Volunteers" where you will find the paperwork necessary to begin the process.
Barnes & Noble Book Fair - April 25-29
St. Mark’s, in conjunction with Barnes and Noble, will be having a Book Fair from April
25th-29 th at the Barnes and Noble located at 801 West 15th Street Suite
E, Plano, Texas 75075.
Stop by any time during the weekend and pick up your summer reading, buy presents for Moms, Dads, or grads, buy a book for the school library or pick up the latest novel you have been wanting to read. There will be characters, guest readers and music.
Just mention that you are affiliated with St. Mark and the school will receive a percentage of the sale! Stay tuned for the schedule. It will be posted in the weekly bulletin.
Spiritual Life/Prayer Chain Committee
If you would like for the Prayer Chain to offer prayers for your intentions please contact
Claudine Humphries at Claudine.humphries@gmail.com
Helping Hands
Helping Hands is an organization that helps families in our school with meals in times of need whether it is a family crisis, death in the family, sickness in the family or the birth of a child. Contact Tracy Van Hyfte (Helping Hands Coordinator) at vanhyfte@aol.com
if
Helping Hands can help you.