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Calendar
October
October 20-23
- Red Ribbon Week
Thurs, October 23
- End of 1st Quarter
October 24-27
- Fall Break NO SCHOOL
Thurs, October 30
- Report Cards
Fri, October 31
- Spirit Wear Day
- Last day for shorts
- Halloween Parties
1:30-2:15PM
November
Sat, November 1
- All Saints’ Day
Sun, November 2
- Daylight Savings Time
Ends
Mon, November 3
- Dress Alternative Day
- Picture Retake Day
- SAC Mtg 6:30PM
Tues, November 4
- Bailey Homestead trip (gr.
4)
Fri, November 7
- Parent/Teacher Confer
ences
- NO SCHOOL
Sat, November 8
- Market Day
Tues, November 11
- Veterans’ Day
October 16, 2014
Panther Pride on P-a-r-a-d-e—Adult Spell Team Members
Proving that the Panthers' competitive spirit is not reserved for students alone, several staff members
voyaged to the Ameristar in East Chicago on Tuesday night for the 27th Annual Executive Spelling Bee.
Teams ranging from the Lake County Public Library employees to Purdue University Calumet School
of Nursing took the stage with our own Mrs. Vicki Schmidt, Mrs. Betty Franz, and myself, Mrs. Sally
Santellano. Mrs. Jane Scupham served as the team coach. We made it into the 14th round (2 teams
were knocked out early on with "bolide" and "mugwump") with some awesome spelling on our part:
courtier, prognosticated, lambasted, genetic, and so on. Although we came in third (I take full responsibility, sadly) we did win the unofficial "Team Spirit" award, as Mrs. Melissa Czekaj and Mrs. Kathy
Olson came decked out in Spirit Wear and led cheers in our honor. The Ameristar executives defeated
the Valparaiso Adult Literacy Center teachers with the word "unctuous". All in all, it was an exciting
and nerve wracking event that not only showcased what makes Saint Paul special, but how fun we are.
We're gearing up for next year already, because we Panthers don't quit!
“I never thought that participating in an adult spelling bee could be so fun, amusing, exciting, entertaining! Our team was e-x-t-r-a-o-r-d-i-n-a-r-y. Our cheer squad brought the most spirit of any cheerleaders
in the state of Indiana and our spellers collaborated with their expert knowledge of the English language
in a way that would make any coach glow with pride. I am blessed and fortunate to work alongside so
many creative, amusing, amazing women!” commented Coach Scupham
Team member Franz recaps: “What a delightful evening we enjoyed Tuesday night participating in the
Literacy Coalition Adult Spelling Bee...it was a privilege (sp? lol) to be a part of this team and share in
the camaraderie (sp? lol). I have to admit feeling as though I was back in my fourth grade class participating in a Spelling Bee and experiencing the same symptoms I remember back then: tightness in throat,
sweaty palms and that infamous knot in the stomach!!! Though it was nerve
-wracking, it was a lot of fun and I was quite thankful that it was a "TEAM"
event and not an individual competition which would have required me to
have a red bag with me! :) All in all, it was a great experience, and I believe
for being a novice team we showed quite well placing third in the competition; and though it wasn't acknowledged, we know our cheerleaders were
not only the most-spirited, but were far and away "the loudest"!”
Vicki Schmidt loved that her students wished her good luck at the end of the school day prior to the
competition and many promised to offer prayers for a win. Most impressively, many of those same
students greeted her the next morning anxiously hoping to hear the team brought home a trophy.
“It was a great evening. Who knew I had a calling to be a cheerleader?” mentioned Kathy Olson.
Melissa Czekaj, Cheer Team Captain, had this to say about the evening, “Oh, those girls are much
too much, those girls are much too much - Woo!!!!" "Woo-Hoo...Woo-Hoo...Woo-Hoo"; and "S-
A-I-N-T P-A-U-L ... Goooooooooo Saint Paul!!!!”
Saint Paul Catholic School — The Link — October 16, 2014
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Prayers
We often have many
SPCS family members
and friends in need of
your prayers as they
battle serious illnesses.
Please pray for them.
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Wendi Balda
Laura Bernardini
Judy Bretz
Valerie Hawes
Dave Richardson
Business— Jane Scupham
Fever Free
With the cold and cough season just beginning to appear here at school, we would like
to remind you that your child must be feverfree to come to school. Fever-free means that
they no longer have a fever, and haven’t had
one for 24 hours; NOT that they were given
fever-reducing medicine that has just suppressed the fever. It is vital to the health of all
students that this rule is followed.
Administration, faculty and staff will be available for questions, and tours of the building
will be given by our students. Please enter
through door L in the back of the school. Any
questions, please contact Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Dawn Wojkovich @
887-5281
ext.
228
or
admissions@andreanhs.com.
Girls’ Night Out
Marquette High School is hosting a Girls’
Night Out and Fashion Show at the Blue
Andrean Open House
Andrean High School is hosting an Open Chip Casino and Spa November 19th. See the
House for prospective students and their fami- flyer in today’s White Envelope. Contact
lies on Sunday, November 2, 2014 from 12-3 Dani Haydell with questions at dhaydell@marquette-hs.org or 219.210.4506.
PM. Come meet the Andrean family!
BoxTops Winning Family! — Betty Franz
Note: If you would like to request prayers for someone,
please send a note to the
office marked “Link” or simply
send an email to
<Link@stpaulvalpo.org>.
Thanks!
Congratulations, I am pleased to announce that the winner of the box of Fruit Roll-ups from
our BoxTop for Education drawing is the Murphy family. Thank you to all 38 families who
sent in boxtops for a chance to win!
Our latest shipment of boxtops will earn us $588.00!!! Please keep clipping and sending those
unexpired box tops in! We collect them every day in any amount!!! Thank you!!!
Portrait Retakes and Activity Pictures — Natalia Cox
Just a reminder that all portrait retakes will be taken on Monday, Nov. 3. If your child was ill or absent on this
past Monday and missed the original portrait date, he/she can have his/her portrait taken on Nov. 3. If you are unhappy with
the first set of photos taken, you must return the original packet on the retake day.
Group activity, scout, and athletic pictures will be also be taken this same day. The schedule will be out later. Any questions,
contact Natalia Cox (707-7253).
Put Your Nose in a Book — Sally Santellano
On Friday, October 3rd, at 10 a.m., Saint Paul students joined with all schools in Northwest Indiana to "Put Your Nose in a
Book". Teachers donned red clown noses and all classes cuddled up with a good book for some quality DEAR time (Drop
Everything and Read). Keep your eyes peeled to the LINK and White Envelope to hear more ways in October that we will
celebrate books and reading. After all, "Life Without Books is SCARY"!
Saint Paul Catholic School — The Link — October 16, 2014
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A Character Quilt — Beth Smith
On Friday, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Rowley joined their classes together to work on a math project. The session began with the sharing of the story titled The Patchwork Quilt by Valerie
Flournoy. As the children listened to Tanya’s journey of learning about how Grandma makes
a quilt, they began to realize that each piece of her quilt tells a story. The second graders then
used concepts of shapes and lines of symmetry to design their own character squares using fall
images. The end result was a quilt made of cats, pumpkins, trees, apples, scarecrows, and
lumber jacks.
Brogan/Hartman Heads to CYO Tourney Undefeated
— Robert Delinsky
Thanks to the coaches and the team's determination we remain undefeated. Our team enjoyed working together, the coaches made the game fun, each player had good sportsmanship. Special thanks to
Coach McQuestion for filling in this Sunday. The Team is looking forward to the tournament, we
wish the best of luck to all the teams competing this weekend. GAME ON!!!Brogan/Hartman Team Heads to CYO Tournament
Undefeated!!!
6th Grade Volleyball Team Keeps Rolling On— Coach Lindsey
On Saturday, October 4th the 6th grade girls volleyball team rolled on into St. Michael’s gym in Schererville. They came from
behind in set 1 to win 21-20, and then took command of set 2 to win 21-16. Claudia Nicksic lead the Panthers with 11 serves.
Hailey Cook led the team in serve receives, by receiving 13 serves and sending them to one of our setters.
The next day the girls hosted St. Thomas More #2 at home. The girls played a tough team, but stayed in
the game mentally and were able to defeat them in two sets, 21-18 and 21-14. Claudia Nicksic and Lauren
Seymour lead the Panthers with 9 and 8 points respectively. Lauren also led the Panthers in receiving.
6th Grade VB Ends CYO with a Double Win— Coach Lindsey
Congratulations to the 6th grade girls for an awesome weekend! They defeated St. Stan’s on Saturday in three sets. Allison
Drenth led all servers with 14 points and 4 attacks at the net. In receiving, Allison Drenth, Lauren Seymour & Isabella
Jardenil all received at least 10 serves and sent them to either our setters or back to St. Stan’s.
On Sunday they defeated Nativity in two sets. Abby Sur & Maggie Lesher led all servers with 8 points. Maddie Rowley received 10 serves from Nativity. These ladies helped to lead the Panthers to our victory. They finished up their CYO season 82. They have three more non-CYO games and the CYO tournament to finish up their season.
Cross Country Wrap-Up— Coach Bogan
We had such a great and successful Cross Country season
thanks to all the kids who ran their heart out and parents
that cheered them all on!! We finished with the CYO Championships held by Bishop Noll at Lost Marsh. We congratulate our 5/6th grade girls for being our CYO 1st place champions!! Way to go!! 7/8th grade boys and 7/8th grade girls
teams placed 2nd and 5/6th grade boys placed 3rd.
Great job everyone!! Come back and run next year. We look
forward to another great season Fall of 2015!!! Go PANTHERS!!!!
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Saint Paul Catholic School — The Link — October 16, 2014
Soccer Tournament
October 16th
5th/6th (B/H) - 4:30PM @ SPCS vs. Immanuel Lutheran
7th/8th (K/R) - 5:30PM @ SPCS vs. Immanuel Lutheran
October 18th
5th/6th (B/H) - 2:000PM @ SPCS vs. Aquinas
5th/6th (M-1) - 11:00AM @ SPCS vs. Nativity
5th/6th (M-3) - 12:30PM @ SPCS vs. St. John Evangelist #1
7th/8th (K) - 3:30PM @ SPCS vs. St. Mary Griffith #2
7th/8th (R) - 9:30AM @ SPCS vs. St. Mary Griffith #1
With a win teams will advance to October 19th
5th/6th (B/H) - 12:30PM @ SPCS
5th/6th (M-1) - 12:30PM @ St. Michael
5th/6th (M-3) - 3:30PM @ SPCS
7th/8th (K) - 2:00PM @ St. Michael
7th/8th (R) - 2:00PM @ SPCS
It’s a great day
to be a Panther!
#TBT? — Alumni News
VHS Juniors, Jack and Anne Clark were
snapped kicking it “old school” in the former
school uniforms. Still looking sharp! Thanks
for sharing!
Girls’ Volleyball Tournament
October 16th
6th - 5:00PM @ SPCS vs. Immanuel Lutheran
October 18th
5th (C) - 12:00PM @SPCS vs. St. Mary CP
5th (P) - 1:00PM @ SPCS vs. St. Hanover
6th - Bye
7th - 11:00AM @ SPCS vs. St. Mary CP #1
8th - 2:00PM @ SPCS vs. Nativity
With a win teams will advance to October 19th
5th (C) - 3:00PM @ St. Mary Griffith vs. St. Mary Griffith
5th (P) - 3:00PM @ SPCS vs. St. Thomas More #1
6th - 2:00PM @ SPCS vs. St. Stan’s or St. Michael
7th - 2:00PM @St. Thomas More vs. St. Thomas More #2
8th - 1:00PM @ SPCS vs. St. Mary Griffith or OLG
BBall Mini Camp— Ray Tarnow
The Wheeler Boys’ Basketball Program will be holding a fall mini-camp for current kindergartners
through sixth graders October 27-29. Contact Ray Tarnow, SPCS Athletic Director, via Fast Direct for
forms and additional information.
Mission Statement
At Saint Paul Catholic School,
teachers, parents, and students work
together
to create a safe, caring environment,
Saint Paul Catholic School — Faith in Education
1755 W. Harrison Boulevard, Valparaiso, IN 46385
Phone: 219-462-3374
Email: principal@stpaulvalpo.org
Fax: 219-477-1763
Website: www.stpaulvalpo.org
based on Christian values
and service to others,
that enables students to learn and
develop
spiritually, academically,
emotionally, and physically.
The Link is the newsletter for Saint Paul Catholic School.
Publisher: Jane Scupham
Editor: Vicki Schmidt
Photographer: Natalia Cox
Proofreader: Betty Franz
To submit articles for publication in The Link, please send an email to <link@stpaulvalpo.org> or
send a hard copy labeled “Link” to the office. We welcome your comments and suggestions.