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1 It's M e... It's M e... It's M r. H um ph re y Give God w h at's righ t - not w h at's le ft By th e tim e th is ne w sle tte r h as be e n distribute d, m y w ife Katie and I w i lbe at h om e h olding our ne w baby. It h as be e n an absolute th ri lto sh are th is e xpe rie nce w ith th e ch ildre n, pare nts, and faculty of St. M ary Sch ool. Katie and I h ave strongly atte m pte d to include th e ch ildre n of St. M ary's in th is e xciting part of our live s. W e th ough t it w ould be fun to give e ach classroom a diffe re nt due date w ith a prize give n to th e w inne r. W e are e ve n e xploring h aving a spe cial M ass and Baptism to include our sch oolch ildre n. But th e e xpe rie nce th at w i l live in m y m ind as w e las th e m inds of th e k ids, te ach e rs, and m y w ife 's w as th e surprise baby sh ow e r. W e w e re tota ly and h one stly blow n aw ay. Th e h igh ligh t of th e sh ow e r cam e from th e m ost une xpe cte d place : th e k inde rgarte n. Little Adrie nne Blair cam e up to m y w ife at th e e nd of th e baby sh ow e r and le ane d in close to w h ispe r, "M rs. H um ph re y, I just k now th at you are going to m ak e a gre at m om." W e are so ble sse d to be h e re at St. M ary's. M y w ife, Katie, and I w ant to th ank you, th e pare nts, for supporting us th rough your praye rs, advice, and spe cial gifts. Th e th ough tfulne ss of th e sh ow e r w as bre ath tak ing and th e le ade rsh ip from th e PTU w as truly inspiring. Now th at th e baby h as arrive d m y goalis to tak e som e tim e off w ith m y w ife and ne w baby. I w i lbe re turning fu l tim e on M onday, M arch 6th. O ur be love d principale m e ritus, Fre d Visci, w i lbe fi ling in for m e th rough out m y fam ily le ave. Th ank you once again for your constant support. Fe bruary 2006 A Note from th e Pre z Page 2 H onor Ro l Page 3 Fam ily Fun Nigh t Page 4 St. Patrick 's D ay Party Page 5 Track Practice Be gins Page 5 Pe ace fulplayground Page 6 Tess Cath erine H um ph rey was born Sunday at 8:21 pm 7 lb.9 oz., 20 "long Ne xt PTU M e e ting Exe cutive Board O nly M arch 9 at 6:30 p.m in th e Art Room Em ailarticle s for th e Cougar Corre sponde nce to: cougar2006@ gm ail.com Visit St. M ary's on th e Inte rne t: h ttp://w w w.le e ca.org/sm se lyria

2 M r. H um ph re y (continue d) Ve ry sim ilar to last ye ar's Cath olic Sch ool's W e e k, a spe cial PTU/Finance Councilm e e ting w as h e ld to discuss your ch ild's tuition for th e ne xt sch oolye ar. Last ye ar, th irty-th re e pe ople w e re in atte ndance. Th is ye ar, ove r one h undre d pe ople w e re in atte ndance. I state d in last ye ar's Cougar Corre sponde nce th at I w as truly disappointe d in th e turn out, h ow e ve r, th is ye ar I w as ve ry e ncourage d. Th e Finance Councilw as again e xce le nt as th e y e xplaine d th e ne w s about your m one y. Eve ryone h ad th e ir ch ance to ask q ue stions, and th e com m e nts I re ce ive d w e re ve ry positive. It is im portant to note th at it is re gistration tim e not only for our e xisting fam ilie s, but w e also h ave ope ne d e nro lm e nt to th e e ntire com m unity. You w i lse e our te le vision com m e rcials continue to run, and our ne w bi lboards are be ginning to pop up w ith th e spring flow e rs. Th is ye ar's bi lboards h ave our ve ry ow n Je rot and Kortnie Sch i l. O ur gre ate st m ark e ting toolof a lh as and alw ays w i lbe you. Ple ase tak e advantage of our $ ince ntive program w h e n a ne w ch ild e nro ls th rough your re com m e ndation. O n Fe bruary 13th and 14th five principals from Cle ve land dioce san e le m e ntary sch ools visite d St. M ary's to conduct our e xte rnal validation. Th is proce ss w h ich tak e s place e ve ry se ve n ye ars is th e accre diting pie ce of our com ple te com pliance w ith th e standards of th e O h io De partm e nt of Education. It is a ve ry inte nse proce ss of co le cting data from te st score s, te ach e r ce rtifications, pare nt and te ach e r surve ys, and stude nt fe e dback. Its ve ry e sse nce stre ngth e ns our stude nt le arning and Cath olic ide ntity. Th e fe e dback from our e xte rnalgroup w as e xtre m e ly im pre ssive and positive. Th e finalle g of th is proce ss is se nding our finalre vise d plan to Colum bus to be approve d. W e w i lbe notifie d in M ay of th is gre at accom plish m e nt. O nce again, th ank you for a lth at you do for th e ch ildre n of St. M ary's! M ay God ble ss you and your fam ily as w e be gin e nte ring into th e se ason of Le nt. Building a Kingdom of God, Danie le. H um ph re y Jr. A Note From Th e Pre z... H e lo Eve ryone, W e h ave a fe w w onde rfule ve nts com ing up - Fam ily Fun Nigh t on Friday, Fe bruary 24, 2006 and our St. Patrick 's Day ce le bration on Friday, M arch 17, First of a l, Jan O 'De lh as done a w onde rfuljob coordinating th is e ve nt for our fam ilie s on be h alf of th e PTU. Th ank you Jan for your de dication and e nth usiasm! A ne w e ve nt th is ye ar h as be e n adde d, our St. Patrick 's Day ce le bration. I am look ing forw ard to se e ing as m any folk s as possible at e ach e ve nt and I k now th at w e w i l continue to sh ine as a ve ry supportive pare nt/te ach e r organization! If you can h e lp in any w ay at e ith e r of th e se e ve nts, PLEASE contact Jan O 'De lor th e sch ool office. Since re ly, H aydie e Pe rk ins Burk e s SM S PTU Pre side nt, Th ousands of Labe ls Th ank s to e ve ryone w h o h as offe re d to h e lp w ith th e labe ls: Candi Stanziano, M ary Anne Cunningh am, and Rose anne W arth. Also, a h uge TH ANK YO U to M rs. Aliff's 4th grade class and h e r m om. Th e stude nts in h e r class are using th e labe ls as be l w ork, spe nding th e ir tim e trim m ing and counting labe ls. Th is ye ar w e h ave alre ady se nt in: 4278 Box tops, 6069 Cam pbe l's Labe ls and accum ulate d 122 bonus points from Giant Eagle. Ple ase k e e p clipping and se nding in your labe ls. Libby Sudnick Page 2

3 2nd Quarte r H onor Ro l FIRST H ONORS Grade 4 Kriste n Bak e r M ia M ariotti Rile y St. M arie Em ilia O sborne Re be cca Prone sti Erik Sm ith Grade 5 Z ach ary Brosk y Ian Kovacs Ale xsandra Nilge s Alannah Se lm an M aria Tony Grade 6 Danie lsm ith Be njam in Sle va Grade 7 Grace Di l June Ste ph e ns Ash le y Ande rson Ch arly Culbe rson A lison Dum sk i Sarah Garre tt Be njam in H oyt Em ily Kurtz Ke ly O 'De l Je ffre y Pitts M ack e nzie Tw e ardy Grade 8 Evan Fore m an Nich olas Sm e raldi Th e re sa Krosse M e gh an Le itne r M atth e w Sm ith SECOND H ONORS Grade 4 Carolyn Rie de l Brandon W e lsandt Cassie Cunningh am Rach e lduffie ld Annie M ilch e n Am anda Ne dw ick Austin Sh rim plin Rach e lste ve nson Grade 5 Kaitlin Kilbane Ale x Le igh ton Je nna O 'De l Elizabe th W ie h e Katarina Z e m ane k Grade 6 Tana M urray Kaitlyn W e lsandt Kaitlin W ilm s Grade 7 M ary Kaze e H annah Copa Abbe Eh lk e Patrick Fore m an H i lary H e nde rson Je re m y Kaze e AbigailO 'De l Ryne St. M arie Grade 8 Je ssica Re ich lin Susan Re sar Lane Forth ofe r Bradle y W uk ie TH IRD H ONORS Grade 4 Jacob Bolton Elizabe th De M arco Andre w H e rbst M adilyn Know lton Elizabe th Te rne s M ich ae lsaddle r Grade 5 Nicole M i le r O livia M ittle r Tara Lacinak Nina Lise rio De vin Tanne r Grade 6 Anna H e rnande z Ch ris Kaze e Katie Pick e tt Sam anth a Pitts Ste ph e n Saddle r Tyle r Sh oe m ak e r Grade 7 Jacob Linde n M atth e w Koviak Tylor M ah one Grade 8 Eric O ak e s A. J. Novak Dairie n Pie rce Adam Kirsch Sara Le igh ton Page 3

4 Fam ily Fun Nigh t "Dancing th rough th e Decades" Friday February 24th 7-10 p.m. In th e gym Adm ission: $ 10 for th e wh ole fam ily Com e join in on th e fun for th e wh ole fam ily.th ere wi lbe food, m usic, dancing and contests along with th e free craft room. W h o rem em bers th e "FO XTRO T"or th e "JITTERBUG"? Music and contests from th e O LDIES. Th ere wi lbe plenty of priz es! Also back by popular dem and wi lbe a CH INESE AUCTIO N. Each classroom wi lh ave a bask et to be auctioned off plus additionalbask ets with autograph ed priz es from "fam ous" people. W e've h ad som e great donations so com e and get your ch ance to win. Th e fam ilies th at buy th eir tick et early wi lnot only get it at a reduced price of $10 (adm ission at th e door is $12 per fam ily) but wi lbe put into a drawing for a fam ily priz e pack age! Start th ink ing of wh at ERA ( 50 's, 60 's, 70 's,80 's) you want to dress up as because th ere wi lbe a contest for th e best dressed teach er, student and fam ily! See you th ere. Tick et sales begin in early February! It 's th e fam ily dealof th e MO NTH - a lth is entertainm ent and priz es for just $10! Th is event is sponsored by PTU as a th ank you for a lyou do! For furth er questions or if you'd lik e to h elp please contact Jan O 'De l Page 4

5 Gre e n Be e r and NCAA Bask e tba l St. Patrick 's Day, M arch 17th, is com ing soon! Ple ase turn in your tick e t form s be fore M arch 1st. Th is e ve nt w i lfe ature NCAA M arch M adne ss Bask e tba lon th e big scre e n in our Parish H a l. Along w ith th e bask e tba lis a $1000 raffle, side boards, a corne d be e f and cabbage dinne r (pe nding spe cialdispe nsation for Le nte n Friday, St. Patrick 's Day), and gre e n be e r. A lth is for only $40 pe r couple. Invite your frie nds, ne igh bors, and cow ork e rs to th is ne w and e xciting e ve nt. Tick e t sale s are lim ite d to 250 couple s, or a m axim um of 500 pe ople. Tick e ts w i lgo fast! Friday, March 17th Big Screen Bask etba l $ Raffle Side Boards Corned Beef & Cabbage Green Beer Friday, M arch 17th, w i lsti lbe th e first round of th e NCAA bask e tba lch am pionsh ips w ith 5 or 6 gam e s sch e dule d for th at day. Gam e locations and date s h ave be e n se t, but th e NCAA w i l not se t gam e starting tim e s untilth e w e e k th e tournam e nt be gins. Im agine w atch ing a ch am pionsh ip tournam e nt gam e on th e Parish H a lm ovie scre e n surrounde d by your frie nds. Ple ase turn in your tick e t form s be fore M arch 1st. Track Practice Be gins M arch 6th Th e first track and fie ld practice w i lbe M arch 6th from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. in St. M ary's Gym. Stude nts sh ould w e ar running sh orts unde r th e ir sw e atpants. Bring long sle e ve d sw e atsh irts, h ats and glove s in case part of th e practice is outside. For anyone w h o m isse d th e sign-up nigh t, sign-up form s are available in th e sch ooloffice, or contact M indi Kue ble r. Be sure to h ave your sports ph ysicalsch e dule d or h ave copie s of your ph ysicalform s from fa lor w inte r sports. Plan on h aving your ph ysicals com ple te d be fore th e first practice. Th e re gistration fe e is $45. Track and Fie ld is for a lparish stude nts in grade s 4 th rough 8. M e e ts are h e ld Sunday afte rnoons, e xce pt for a girls invitationalon th e first Saturday of M ay, and th e W ildcat Invitationalusua ly th e last Saturday of M ay. Th e first m e e t is April9 th. Plan on h aving your ph ysicals com ple te d be fore th e first practice. Page 5

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It's M e... It's M e... It's M r. H um ph re y

It's M e... It's M e... It's M r. H um ph re y -M ay St. Patrick guard you w h e re ve r you go, and guide you in w h ate ve r you do--and m ay h is loving prote ction be a ble ssing to you alw ays.- St.