January 11, 2019 Backpack News

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER! 
Sunday, Jan 13 Blood Drive 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Fellowship Hall (Life Saving School Grant Program) 
Friday, Jan 18 NO BUS SERVICE. Unit 10 is off. SSPP has FULL DAY of school. 
Sunday, Jan 20 Basketball & Volleyball Pictures (see below for more info) 
Monday, Jan 21 NO SCHOOL. Martin Luther King Day 
Tuesday, Jan 22 Chess Club 2:30-3:15 p.m. 
Thursday, Jan 24 Speech Tryouts 2:30-3:15 p.m. (6-8 grades) 
Sunday, Jan 27 Catholic Schools Week (See insert for details) 
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 
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 8th Grade Retreat 
Tuesday, Feb 26 Chess Club 2:30-3:15 p.m. 

Empower IL Application 2019-2020: 
The application process for the 2019-2020 school year will open on January 15, 2019 at 7:00pm. 
Empower IL is a statewide scholarship program that was 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. 

Life Savings School Grant Program 
Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic School will hold a Blood Drive on Sunday, January 13th, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. This Program offers grant dollars to qualifying schools to be used for payment for education expenses. For guidelines and eligibility, see application at www.bloodcenter.org/lifesavings 

Accelerated Reader (AR/IXL Store) 
The AR/IXL store needs your help! Now that Christmas is over, does your family have any gifts that you would want to donate to the AR/IXL store? New or gently used stuffed animals (large or small). New Nerf balls, games, small items (key chains, purses, party favors). Please send in your items marked AR Store as soon as possible and the office will then contact the AR committee. Your help is much appreciated! 

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.

Hornet sweatshirts!! 
We have sweatshirts for sale in Youth Medium, Adult Small, Adult Medium. There are a few sample sizes in the school office. Youth Large & Youth Extra Large Sweatshirts have been ordered and will be available soon. Sweatshirts are $20. SEND ORDERS TO THE OFFICE WITH PAYMENT & SIZES MARKED “SWEATSHIRTS”. CASH OR CHECK PAYABLE TO “SSPP ATHLETICS”. GO HORNETS! 

Basketball/Volleyball Pictures, Sunday, January 20th, noon – 1:30 p.m. 
Yearbook pictures for all basketball and volleyball teams will be on Sunday, January 20th from noon – 1:30 p.m. For all basketball teams, please make sure your player has clothes to change into as you will return your uniforms that day. 

Please arrive 10 minutes prior to your scheduled time and check in with your coach. 
12:05 3/4B Basketball, 12:10 3/4G Basketball, 12:15 5B Basketball, 12:20 5/6G Basketball, 
12:25 6B Basketball, 12:30 7B Basketball, 12:35 8B Basketball, 12:40 7/8G Basketball, 
12:45 3/4B Volleyball, 12:50 3/4G Volleyball, 12:55 5B Volleyball, 1:00 5G Volleyball, 
1:05 6G Volleyball, 1:10 7B Volleyball, 1:15 7G Volleyball, 1:20 8B Volleyball, 1:25 8G Volleyball 

Inserts in today’s Friday Folders: Yearbook Order Form, Drost Park Spring Ball Registration, Church Bulletin, Band Schedule, Catholic Schools Week Schedule, 2019-2020 Preschool Information