February 1, 2019 Backpack News

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER! 
Friday, Feb 1 GLO BINGO ***COME JOIN US TONIGHT!!*** 
Saturday, Feb 2 Madison County Music Festival, Collinsville Middle School 
Math Counts Competition
Wednesday, Feb 6 KC Free Throw Championship (info below) 
Friday, Feb 8 Student of the Month after 8:15 a.m. Mass 
Wednesday, Feb 13 Parents & Friends Meeting 6:30 p.m. Fellowship Hall 
Monday, Feb 18 NO SCHOOL. President’s Day 
Thursday, Feb 21 LifeTouch Spring Pictures (NO RETAKES), Book Club 2:30-3:30 p.m. 
Saturday, Feb 23 School Choir sings at 4:30 p.m. Mass 
Sunday, Feb 24 7th & 8th Grade Confirmation Retreat, 
8 a.m. Mass, then until 3 p.m. at Morris Hall 
Tuesday, Feb 26 Chess Club 2:30-3:15 p.m. 

GLO BINGO! **TONIGHT** February 1, 2019 
Doors open at 6 p.m. Games start at 7 p.m. Bring your own drinks & snacks. You must be 18 years or older to attend. 

Empower IL Application 2019-2020: 
The application process for the 2019-2020 school year opened on January 15, 2019. Empower IL is a statewide scholarship program that started in 2017 to help families with the cost of tuition for grades K-12. For the 2018-2019 school year, this scholarship program helped 10 of our SSPP families with awards totaling $47,730! We encourage everyone to apply for this wonderful opportunity for our students and their families. 

Free Throw Championship 
Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, Council #1712. Open to Boys and Girls ages 9 – 14. Wednesday, Feb 6 at Ss. Peter & Paul Gym. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Contest begins at 7 p.m. For more information, please contact Paul Proffitt at 618-616-1249. 

School Uniforms 
Help is needed to sort through our stockpile of school uniforms. This is a volunteer function that sometimes takes 2-3 hours. It is usually done 3 or 4 times a year (prior to start in August, prior to parent/teacher meetings, as they accumulate and at the end of school year). 
Mary Jines has been our go-to person for this for many years and will be available to assist later this year and throughout next school year. Contact the office if you can help. Thanks! 

Basketball & Volleyball Pictures 
If you are planning on purchasing pictures, please return the form and payment to the school office by Friday, February 8th. 

Inserts in today’s Friday Folders: Band Schedule, Church Bulletin, 8th Grade Fundraiser (Chocolate Covered Strawberries)