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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.

"it w as a fun w e e k consisting of frie ndsh ip, spirit, and uniq ue activitie s to live n up a typica ly du lpe riod of th e ye ar.

1 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. M ary Sch ooljust com ple te d a w e e k title d "M iddle of M arch M adne ss."it w as a fun w e e k consisting of frie ndsh ip, spirit, and uniq ue activitie s to live n up a typica ly du lpe riod of th e ye ar. M arch is ordinarily conside re d drab due to th e w e ath e r and th e point in th e ye ar w h e re stude nts, te ach e rs, and e ve n pare nts k now th e e nd w i lsoon be h e re, but th e ligh t at th e e nd of th e tunne lis not visible just ye t. Frank ly, th is is th e point of th e ye ar w h e re e ve ryone sim ply ne e ds to stay calm, re lax, and be positive. Ye s, it is possible to be positive in M arch! A positive announce m e nt th at I am proud to proclaim is th e annualte ach e r re cognition nom inations and vote s h ave be e n co le cte d am ong our St. M ary faculty. M rs. Kue ble r w i lbe re cognize d as our "te ach e r of th e ye ar" at th e Dioce san Aw ard Ce re m ony in M ay. Last ye ar, th e PTU purch ase d a plaq ue th at h onors re cipie nts from ye ar-to-ye ar. Th e plaq ue is locate d outside of th e m ain office. M rs. Kue ble r is m ost ce rtainly w e lde se rving of th is re cognition. Sh e e xce ls in te ach ing our Junior H igh stude nts th e difficult subje ct of English and w riting. Sh e place s re ligion instruction as top priority and be gins a lclasse s w ith praye r. Sh e is also a ve ry active parish ione r, and sh e is a te rrific role m ode lfor our young adult Cath olic stude nts. M arch 2006 A Note from th e Pre z Page 2 Tuition Cre dit Draw ing Page 3 Fam ily Fun Nigh t Page 4 Sports Sch olarsh ip Page 7 St. Patrick 's D ay Party Page 8 Continue d on page 2 -se e M r. H um ph re y Ne xt PTU M e e ting April6 at 6:30 p.m in th e W e igand Ce nte r Fam ily Fun Nigh t 2006: D ancing th ru th e Decade s -m ore ph otos on page s 3, 4, and 5 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) At a pre vious PTU m e e ting, a pare nt re q ue ste d th at I conduct som e re se arch into providing Spanish for our stude nts. Ne xt ye ar, a program title d, "Am igos and M ore " w i l te ach Spanish as an afte r-sch ool activity for grade s one th rough e igh t. Am igos and M ore h as a te rrific program and a gre at re putation am ong private and public sch ools across th e gre ate r Cle ve land are a. A sign-up sh e e t and m ore inform ation w i lbe se nt h om e afte r spring bre ak. I look forw ard to h aving th is program in our sch oolfor m any ye ars to com e. O n M arch 22nd, grade s five th rough e igh t re ce ive d a gre at opportunity as th e y liste ne d to a m otivationalspe ak e r at Elyria Cath olic H igh Sch ool. M ark Brow n w as flow n in from Florida to discuss th e h uge proble m of bu lying w ith in sch ools. Th e stude nts truly appre ciate d M ark 's e xpe rie nce s and th e y le arne d a tre m e ndous am ount in th e pre ve ntion of bu lying. Fina ly, I re ce ntly se nt h om e inform ation re garding re gistration and e xplaine d h ow classroom s are be ing brok e n dow n at St. M ary Sch ool. W e are transitioning, lik e m any oth e r Cath olic sch ools, from A Note From th e Pre z... Can you be lie ve h ow q uick ly our sch oolye ar is going??? As w e obse rve th e Le nte n se ason and look forw ard to ce le brating th e joy of Easte r, I w ould lik e to tak e th is opportunity to th ank e ach and e ve ry pare nt for th e ir on going com m itm e nt to St. M ary Sch ool. Since m y last note to you, I am proud to say th at our stude nts, te ach e rs, staff and pare nts h ave sh ine d in e ve nts h e ld at our sch ool. Fam ily Fun Nigh t w as a w onde rfulsucce ss - TH ANK YO U JAN O 'DELL for a lof your h ard w ork and e fforts. To a lth e pare nts th at h e lpe d to m ak e th at e ve ning a succe ss - TH ANK YO U!!! Confirm ation w as h e ld on Fe bruary 28th w ith Bish op Quinn. Th e se rvice w as absolute ly be autiful and once again, e ve ryone did a w onde rfuljob! Th ank you to a lw h o contribute d to th e succe ss of pre paring and w e lcom ing 108 stude nts to continue d fe low sh ip w ith our ch urch fam ily - congratulations to a l stude nts th at w e re confirm e d. Page 2 tw o classroom s pe r grade le ve lto one classroom pe r grade le ve l. Th is is w h y I stre sse d in m y pre vious le tte r th at you se nd in your re gistration now to se cure your spot. O ur stre ngth s as a sch oolare th e re asons you se nd your ch ild(re n) h e re. You se nd th e m for our strong acade m ics. No one can q ue stion our consiste ntly supe rior te st score s, but our Cath olic re ligion our m ain focus. Th ose th at k now m e be st unde rstand th at th is also is m y focus- Cath olicity. In m y e ye s, it is e sse ntialfor our m ission state m e nt to be live d at St. M ary Sch ool. O ur m ission state m e nt is not passe d by w ith out notice, m e re ly co le cting dust on th e w a ls. It is live d by our faculty and stude nts e ve ryday. W e produce, and w i l continue to produce, th e m ost w e lrounde d stude nts. Since 1886, our sch oolh as se e n m any ch ange s. O ur ch a le nge s today are no gre ate r th an th ose th e founde rs face d back in th e late 1880's, or during th e de pre ssion in th e 30's, or e ve n th e w ar strick e n e ra of th e 60's and th e fre e love of th e 70's. O ur sch oolh as k e pt and w i l continue to k e e p its focus on God during th e se tim e s of constant ch ange and w orld unce rtainty. Along w ith you, th e pare nts, our sch oolis th e rock in your ch ild's life. Building a Kingdom of God, Danie le. H um ph re y Jr. Th e e xe cutive board of th e PTU is com m itte d to e nsuring th at th e voice s of th e pare nts are h e ard conce rning ch ange s and e fforts to m ak e our sch oola be tte r place. I w ould lik e to e ncourage you to continue to subm it your sugge stions and com m e nts to m e or anyone on our e xe cutive board (se e nam e s liste d be low ) so th at as w e w rap up our sch oolye ar and planning be gins for th e sch oolye ar, your ide as w i l conside re d. You m ay dire ct your com m e nts to th e sch ool office. H aydie e Pe rk ins Burk e s, Pre side nt Dan H um ph re y, Principal Annie Cunningh am & Rick Know lton, Vice Pre side nts Re ne Le igh ton, Past Pre side nt Cindy Finne gan, Tre asure r Co le e n Elbe rt, Re cording Se cre tary Ray Rie de l, Corre sponding Se cre tary

Outgoing PTU Office rs Th e fo low ing office s w ith in th e PTU e xe cutive board w i lbe vacate d at th e e nd of th e 2006 sch oolye ar: Pre side nt (pre side s ove r a lm e e tings, assists w

3 Outgoing PTU Office rs Th e fo low ing office s w ith in th e PTU e xe cutive board w i lbe vacate d at th e e nd of th e 2006 sch oolye ar: Pre side nt (pre side s ove r a lm e e tings, assists w ith PTU planne d proje cts, oth e r dutie s) Vice Pre side nt (h andle s and coordinate s a l fundraising dutie s, oth e r dutie s as ne e de d). O ne vice pre side nt spot is ope ning. Tre asure r (h andle s a lfinancialm atte rs for th e PTU, including track ing of financial data, w riting ch e ck s, disbursing funds, pre paring financialre ports, oth e r dutie s as ne e de d) Re cording Se cre tary (re sponsible for tak ing note s at e ach m e e ting - both ge ne ral and e xe cutive board m e e tings. Distribute s m e e ting m inute s to a linte re ste d partie s and m ak e s past m inute s available for m e e tings, oth e r dutie s as ne e de d) Corre sponding Se cre tary (is re sponsible for e diting th e Cougar Corre sponde nce ne w sle tte r. H andle s e diting and cre ating th e m onth ly ne w sle tte r. Each position liste d above h olds office for a tw o ye ar te rm. If you are inte re ste d in one of th e available positions, ple ase contact th e pe rson w h o curre ntly h olds th at position for m ore de tails. O r you m ay contact th e sch ooloffice to "th row your nam e into th e h at"for th e position of your ch oice. A m e m be r of th e nom inating com m itte e w i lcontact you to confirm your nom ination be fore th e vote is tak e n. O th e r com m itte e le ade rs m ay be ne e de d and w i lbe announce d in a future ne w sle tte r. Th e curre nt office rs of th e PTU strongly e ncourage you to ge t involve d!!! Th ank You. Tuition Cre ditd raw ing April6 GUESS W H AT???????Th e date for th e tuition cre dit draw ing draw s ne ar!!! Th ursday, April 6, 2006 at 6:30 PM in th e W e igand Room (Parish Ce nte r) at our ne xt ge ne ral board m e e ting th e nam e of one LUCKY fam ily w i l be draw n to w in $500 tow ards tuition for th e sch oolye ar. If you h ave be e n atte nding th e PTU m e e tings re gularly, your nam e h as be e n e nte re d into our GO LDEN BO X!!! You incre ase d your ch ance s of w inning e ach tim e you atte nde d a m e e ting. W e ask th at you m ak e plans to atte nd th is m e e ting as you w i lh ave a finalch ance to e nte r th e tuition draw ing at th is m e e ting!!! Tuition Cre dit Rule s and Re gulations: O ne fam ily nam e w i lbe draw n on April6, $ m ay be use d for stude nts atte nding St. M ary Sch oolor Elyria Cath olic H igh Sch oolfor th e sch oolye ar. $ m ay be split be tw e e n stude nts and applie d to th e am ount of th e ye arly tuition (if m ore th an one in th e fam ily w i lbe atte nding). Funds w i lbe forw arde d dire ctly to th e sch ool(ec or SM S) and w inne r w i lde signate h ow funds w i lbe distribute d (a form w i lbe provide d). Th ank you! H aydie e Pe rk ins Burk e s Spring and sum m e r are just around th e corne r. SM S re sale sh op h as now put out th e sh orts, and th e y are on sale for $1.00, also on sale a l w h ite sh irts 25 ce nts. As alw ays, th ank you for your support. M aryanne Cunningh am ge ts h e lp running th e tw iste r gam e from siste rs Caitlyn and Bre anna Lindo at Fam ily Fun Nigh t. Page 3

Th e e ve ning w ould not h ave be e n such a succe ss w ith out a lth e fam ilie s th at ste ppe d up to th e plate and h e lpe d w ork th e conce ssions, pixie stick table, rootbe e r float table,

4 Fam ily Fun Nigh t2006 D ancing th ru th e D e cade s Th ank you to a lth ose fam ilie s th at h e lpe d se t up and tak e dow n for th e fam ily Fun Nigh t! Vince Z e m ane k, Dum sk i's and th e 8th grade coach e s and bask e tba lte am h e lpe d out w ith se t-up. Th e e ve ning w ould not h ave be e n such a succe ss w ith out a lth e fam ilie s th at ste ppe d up to th e plate and h e lpe d w ork th e conce ssions, pixie stick table, rootbe e r float table, Dance, Dance Re volution and tw iste r are as and e spe cia ly th e Craft room (th e Eh lk e Fam ily)! Th ank you for th e Labe ltable display (Libby Sudnick ) and th e Cougar w e ar table too (Sports Com m itte e /Re gina Constantino) and th e de sse rt table (Te rre M oye r)! Th e front de sk staff - W ie h e, Dum sk i and Z e m ane k fam ilie s! Th ank you too for th ose th at brough t a lth e buns and th e sloppy Joe 's (M i le r's, Nilge s, Sm ith, Elbe rt and th e Kaze e Fam ilie s) PTU w ould lik e to say th ank you for a lth e fundraising e ve nts th is ye ar and for a lyour support! It is th rough a lour h ard w ork th at w e w e re able to bring th is e ve nt to you! Th e re w e re m any w inne rs so le t's ge t to it! Sum m ary of W inne rs FFN 2006: Fam ily W inne rs of various bask e ts and prize s: 1. Bianch i 2. Bolton 3. Finne gan 4. Ray and Anne Cunningh am 5. Duffie ld 6. Saddle r 7. M itle r 8. Russ 9. Sh oe m ak e r 10. M e sze s 11. Z e m ane k 12. Eh lk e DVD W inne r: Tony Fam ily Th e K now lton Fam ily dre sse s for th e Decade s Pre sale Tick e t W inne rs of M ovie Passe s 1. Buck le s 2. Fritz 3. Copa 4. Paone ssa Page 4 Cassie Cunningh am and Rach e lduffie ld ch e ck out th e auction bask e ts.

Be st Dre sse d O ldie Fam ily - Ye pk o Fam ily Jitte rbug Dance Conte st - Ne dw ick Fam ily Foxtrot D ance Conte st - Re itz Fam ily Saturday Nigh t Fe ve r Dance Conte st - M itle r Fam ily Be st

Ed Dance, Dance Re volution M ats and Playstation Gam e - Le igh ton fam ily Coloring Conte st W inne rs: Pre sch ool- M ark W ascovich Kinde rgarte n - to be announce d 1st Grade - Logan Rising 2nd

orgia K now lton are stylin' w ith th e Decade s.

5 Be st Dre sse d O ldie Fam ily - Ye pk o Fam ily Jitte rbug Dance Conte st - Ne dw ick Fam ily Foxtrot D ance Conte st - Re itz Fam ily Saturday Nigh t Fe ve r Dance Conte st - M itle r Fam ily Be st Dre sse d Te ach e r - M rs. Babb Be st Dre sse d Stude nt Girl-Ale xandra Burk e s Be st Dre sse d Boy - Jacob Bolton 50/50 W inne r - Te d and Jody O 'De lfam ily Te ach e r/staff Draw ing - Fr. Ed Dance, Dance Re volution M ats and Playstation Gam e - Le igh ton fam ily Coloring Conte st W inne rs: Pre sch ool- M ark W ascovich Kinde rgarte n - to be announce d 1st Grade - Logan Rising 2nd - Laure n Sch rim plin 3rd - Anna Z e m ane k 4th - Brianna Bianch i 5th - Alannah Se lm an 6th - (no participants) 7th - June Ste ph e ns 8th - Courtne y Constantino Liz Bage, Joe l Fritz, and Ge orgia K now lton are stylin' w ith th e Decade s. W inne rs of th e Classroom Bask e ts Pre sch oolbre ak fast Bask e t - Lynch Fam ily Kinde rgarte n - Kitch e n of Italy Bask e t - Ne dw ick fam ily 1st grade - Sports Bask e t - Ne dw ick fam ily 2nd Grade - Sch oolsupply Bask e t - H oagland Fam ily 3rd - Sum m e r Fun Bask e t - Elbe rt Fam ily 4th - M e xican Fam ily - Don and M aryann Cunningh am fam ily 5th - Gift Ce rtificate Bask e t - Brow n Fam ily 6th - M one y, M one y and M ore M one y Bask e t ($40) - Paone ssa Fam ily 7th - M ovie Nigh t Bask e t - Conne r Fam ily 8th - Candy and DVD Bask e t - Pe rk ins Fam ily Page 5

6 Fam ily Fun Nigh tcontinue d W inne rs of th e Sile nt Auction Bask e ts sponsore d by PTU O SU Autograph e d H at - Spe nce r Fam ily O SU Autograph e d Sw e atsh irt - M oye r Fam ily O SU Autograph e d Footba l- W ie h e Fam ily Autograph e d Vo le yba lbask e t - W e tze lfam ily Te ach e rs Sile nt Auction Ite m s (th e 9 te ach e rs th at participate d raise d $ w ay to go te ach e rs!) M rs. Knuff/M rs. Alonge - Cozy Com fort Bask e t - H e rnande z fam ily M iss H ist/m rs. Boron - Easte r Egg H unt - Ray and Anne Cunningh am and H olcom b Fam ily M rs. Cunningh am - Cards for a lse asons - H olcom b Fam ily M rs. Fada - Re ading Bask e t - Don and M aryann Cunningh am fam ily M r. M e tz - Com pute rs Can Be Fun - Toich Fam ily M rs. Copa - Scrapbook - Arm itage Fam ily M r. H um ph re y - Fly Fish ing - Know lton Fam ily M rs. Kue ble r - Sh ortbre ad Cook ie s - Tim and Jan O 'De lfam ily M iss Sch i l- goodie s in a Jar - Ray and Anne Cunningh am Fam ily Th ank you to Jody O 'De l(co-ch airw om an) for k e e ping th e e ve nt on tim e and organize d! Th e prize s and gifts w e re a lw rappe d and pre pare d by th e both th e O 'De lfam ilie s and th e Kaze e 's! W e h ope you e njoye d th e se prize s! Ke ly O 'De lw as instrum e ntalfor h auling a lth e fun nigh t info to and from sch ool- th ank you to h e r, th e office and M rs. Kue ble r for h e lping out! Je nna O 'De l- th ank you for a lth e com pute r graph ics w ork for th e Ch ine se auction table displays - you w ork e d h ard on th e se and th e y look e d gre at! Ann M arie Sm e raldi cre ate d th e Fun Nigh t Quiz - w e h ad one w inne r of th is - Th e Sm ith Fam ily. Th ank you to H aydie e Pe rk ins Burk e s for th e cre ation of th e flye rs and tick e t inform ation. Th e e ve nt w as a succe ss be cause th e fam ilie s are w onde rfulh e re at St. M ary Sch ooland ch urch! Th ank s you from PTU Jan O 'De l Program m ing Ch airpe rson! Page 6

8th Grade Sports Sch olarsh ip Applications for th e 2006 Sports Sch olarsh ip w i lbe available in th e sch ooloffice be ginning M onday, M arch 27th. Th e re w i lbe one $500.

00 sch olarsh ip aw arde d to a m ale ath le te w h o h as participate d in at le ast one CYO sport and plans to atte nd Elyria Cath olic H igh Sch ool.

7 8th Grade Sports Sch olarsh ip Applications for th e 2006 Sports Sch olarsh ip w i lbe available in th e sch ooloffice be ginning M onday, M arch 27th. Th e re w i lbe one $ sch olarsh ip aw arde d to a fe m ale ath le te and one $ sch olarsh ip aw arde d to a m ale ath le te w h o h as participate d in at le ast one CYO sport and plans to atte nd Elyria Cath olic H igh Sch ool. Applications m ust be postm ark e d no late r th an M onday, M ay 1st. A lapplications can be m aile d to St. M ary Ath le tic Dire ctor, Craig W ie h e 136 Fe rris State Court Elyria, O h io Vo le yba lth ank You I th ink th e saying is...be tte r late th an ne ve r!! I w ould lik e to th ank a lth ose w h o volunte e re d to coach our CYO Vo le yba l te am s th is past Fa l. Th ank s to 4th grade coach e s: Lori Prone sti, Je ff Ne dw ick and Bobby Spe nce r, 5th grade coach e s: CarolW ie h e and Elaine Z e m ane k, 6th grade coach e s: Lori Prone sti and Katie Bow e r, 7th grade coach e s: M icci Be nson, M o ly and Duane Stre ator, and Tim O 'De l, and 8th grade coach e s: Katie H um ph re y and Julie Koch. Th ank you for a lth e countle ss h ours you put into practice s and gam e s. W e h ad a gre at se ason!! H ope to se e you a lback th is Fa l! Fa lsports Coach e s Anyone inte re ste d in coach ing or assisting in coach ing girls vo le yba l, footba l, cross country, or ch e e rle ading, ple ase be advise d th at you w i lne e d to com ple te a coach e s orie ntation and virtus training prior to th e be ginning of August, if you h ave not alre ady atte nde d th is training. Ple ase contact: CarolW ie h e at for Vo le yba l, Brian H oagland at for Footba l, Ray Rie de lat for Cross Country, and M ich e le Flanagan at for Ch e e rle ading. St. M ary Sw im m e rs Qualify for Ch am pionsh ip St. M ary's sw im te am q ualifie d 4 girls for Z one com pe tition. Je nna and Ke ly O 'De land M ia and M ara M ariotti q ualifie d for th e "Z one " com pe tition w h ich is a 5 state sw im m ing com pe tition M arch It is ve ry difficult to m ak e th e tim e cuts! Th e ir h ard w ork h as paid off! Congratulations and k e e p up th e good w ork! (O K, th e y are re a ly on th e sw im te am of th e form e r Lorain YM CA. St. M ary's doe sn't re a ly h ave a sw im te am -ye t. W ith tale nt lik e th is m aybe w e sh ould start one!) Th at's St. M ary's 3rd grade r Caryn W ascovich on th e righ t Th e Irish dance rs from th e Burk e Sch oolof Irish Dance (Te ssie Burk e, le ft) at th e M arch 17th St. Patrick 's D ay party. Th e dance rs w e re outstanding. Th e be autifulcostum e s w e re a lm ade by parish ione r Je an Le itne r. Page 7

8 St. Patrick 's Day Party Afte r Corne d be e f and cabbage dinne rs w ith gre e n be e r, w e rock e d w ith th e Fe e ze r's. D an H um ph re y and Rick K now lton announce d th e raffle w inne rs, and th e crow d w as w ow e d by th e Irish Dance rs. Page 8

It's M e... It's M e... It's M r. H u m ph re y

It's M e... It's M e... It's M r. H u m ph re y "Re joe, Re joe, O Israe : To You Sh a Com e Em m anue!" D e ce m b e r 2004 Fe ature d Art e s: A com m on q ue stion th at is be ing ask e d by our k inde