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1 Paw Prints school.stpiusx.com Paw Prints is ed to you every Thursday. Please open it and read the bold print to determine if you need to continue reading the items that pertain to you. Submissions for Paw Prints are due by Tuesday at 2:00. Important Dates: Lunch Menu:

2 Principally Speaking Dear Parents, Registration for In-school families occurs during the month of January. Information regarding registration for In-school families was sent home in the Tuesday Envelope/Folder. At this time, Sycamore is not open for registration. Once Sycamore is ready, an will be sent with instructions for registering your students for the school year. Once you receive the , please register through Sycamore and send in your school registration fees to secure a spot for the school year. Your registration is not complete until we receive your registration fee of $100/student. We held a Prospective Family Open House today and want to make sure that we have an accurate student count. Thanks so much for your attention with this matter. Finally, just a reminder to support St. Pius X School by advertising in the Enchanted Evening brochure and selling chances. Enchanted Evening is our biggest fundraiser and promises to be filled with fun and friendship. All funds raised will return to the school for much needed classroom upgrades. We look forward to spending March 9 with you at Summit Hills Country Club. Yours in Christ, Mrs. Jill Lonnemann It's that time of year again! SPX Science Fair will be held on January 28. We are looking for volunteer judges on that day from 7:00-10:00am. No experience required! If you are a 7th grade parent, we unfortunately cannot have you this year. If you need more information or you would like to sign up, please contact Lauren Peelman at lmpeelman4@gmail.com. Thank you so much!

3 BIRTHDAY CLUB NEWS! The third meeting of the St. Pius Library s Birthday Club will be on Wednesday, February 6th, from 2:00-3:00 in the Library. Students in grades K, 2, 4 or 6 who have celebrated or will celebrate their birthdays during the months of February, June, or July will receive an invitation in next week s Tuesday folder. We hope you will meet your children after school in the library to make a selection, have some refreshments, and be a part of our Birthday Club. Thank you in advance for continuing to help us add wonderful new books to our library shelves!

4 Scholastic Writing Competition Winners Zoe Doerger - Silver Key - Short Story Abby Hardin - Silver Key - Critical Essay and Honorable Mention - Poetry Josie Knollman - Honorable Mention - Short Story Leah Kokocinski - Silver Key - Short Story Riley Maddox - Gold Key - Personal Essay/Memoir Ava Middendorf - Honorable Mention - Short Story Elissa Romer - Silver Key - Poetry Wyatt Sunday - Silver Key - Critical Essay (2) Gabrielle White - Honorable Mention - Poetry Bradley Zekl - Silver Key - Short Story Governor s Cup District Competition Winners Quick Recall -Runner-up Mathematics Dominic Gates - 1st Jonathan Fitz - 3rd Science Alex Willilams - 3rd Social Studies Will Fuller -2nd Jake Dickman - 3rd Alex Williams - 5th Language Arts Katrina Hillebrand -1st 3rd- Zoe Doerger - 3rd Arts and Humanities Zoe Doerger - 2nd Kylie Schutzman - 4th Composition Abby Hardin - 1st Gabrielle White - 4th Overall-2nd place finish Congratulations!

5 Congratulations to the Eighth Grade Boys B Team who won the St. Mary Tournament this weekend held at Bishop Brossart High School. They are coached by Max Bishop, Mr. Chris Schmidt, and Andy Molique. Well Done!! LAST WEEK TO SIGN UP FOR BOYS VOLLEYBALL!

6 The deadline for Baseball and Softball signups is tomorrow, January 25, The website to register is at: For baseball registration, please refer to the chart below to determine the age to register. Any additional questions related to baseball can be addressed to Steve Fender at Any additional questions related to softball can be addressed to Jamie Collins at AGE DETERMINATION CHART 2019 ALL PLAYER AGES ARE DETERMINED BY THE BIRTH CHART BELOW. MAY 1 IN ANY YEAR SHALL BE THE DECIDING DATE! PLAYERS CAN PLAY UP A MAXIMUM OF 1 YEAR! NKB DOES NOT ALLOW PLAYERS TO PLAY UP MORE THAN 1 YEAR AND NO PLAYERS CAN PLAY DOWN! Jan Feb March April May June July August September October November December The St. Pius X Athletic Association is hosting the annual St. Pius Boys and Girls Basketball Tournament for grades 3rd - 8th. (Link for Volunteers will be forthcoming for the St. Pius Tournament). In addition, the Athletic Association will host the 22th Annual David Moorhead Memorial 6th Grade Tournament, January 25 February 3. Volunteers are needed for the Gate, Concessions, Announcing and Gym Coordinator to ensure the tournaments are successful. Please follow the link to the David Moorhead Tournament to volunteer. David Moorhead Tournament

7 PTG NEWS St. Pius Enchanted Evening GRAND RAFFLE 5 for $5,000 Thank you to all off the families that sold over 20 tickets already for the Enchanted Evening Raffle. All families are encouraged to keep selling as many raffle tickets as they can up until the Enchanted Evening on March 9. The incentives are as follows: Every student in a family who sells 10 or more tickets will be given an out of uniform pass. Every student in a family who sells 15 or more tickets will be given two out of uniform passes. Every student in a family who sells 20 or more tickets will be invited to a donut breakfast at school on March 21, Any homeroom that has 100% participation will be awarded an ice cream sundae party and the teacher of that homeroom will receive a gift card. Every student of the Top 5 selling families will enjoy a LaRosa s lunch with Mrs. Lonnemann and Mrs. Greenwell. *REMEMBER THE SECOND BONUS INCENTIVE: The Enchanted Evening Committee is excited to announce an additional incentive bonus for any family selling 20 tickets by Friday, February 8. Any family who returns 20 or more tickets by Friday, February 8, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. will be put into a drawing for 4 tickets and a parking pass to Disney s The Jungle Book at Taft Theatre on Sunday, February 17 at 2:00 p.m. Each family will receive once chance for each 20 tickets sold even if you were already entetered into the drawing for UK Tickets. (So, e.g., sell 40 tickets by February 8, and the family gets 2 chances for The Jungle Book.) Thank you for your continued support of St. Pius X!

8 St. Pius Parents, We are asking for donations for grade level baskets for the silent auction for the Enchanted Evening event March 9th. Please see the links below for sign up geniuses for each grade that explain further what we are looking for and where you can turn in your donations. We are so appreciative of anything you may be willing to donate which will help raise money for our school! Thank you! Emily Bray and Molly Greiwe kindergarten 1st grade 2nd grade 3rd and fourth grade 5th grade 6th grade 7th grade

9 ODDS AND ENDS Youth Group News: Thur, Jan 24, 7:30pm Service Opportunity - meet in the PAC to help a committee clean the PAC/GYM for the upcoming St Pius basketball tournament. Counts for service hours. Sign up here if you can! 7th and 8th grade parents, if you want to be added to our distribution list (to get monthly calendars and stay updated on time changes for events should they occur, Ashley Marshall at abb171@gmail.com. The St. Pius X Athletic Association is hosting the annual St. Pius Boys and Girls Basketball Tournament for grades 3rd -8th. (Link for Volunteers will be forthcoming for the St. Pius Tournament). In addition, the Athletic Association will host the 22th Annual David Moorhead Memorial 6th Grade Tournament, January 25 February 3. Volunteers are needed for the Gate, Concessions, Announcing and Gym Coordinator to ensure the tournaments are successful. Please follow the link to the David Moorhead Tournament to volunteer. David Moorhead Tournament Northern Kentucky University Basketball invites you, at a discounted rate, to their game on Saturday, February 9 th, at 7:00. After the game anyone 8 th grade or younger will have a chance to shoot on the court and get autographs from the Men s NKU Basketball team. Please see the attached flyer for more information. Joseph-Beth Bookmark Contest is here! Joseph-Beth Booksellers invites any students to create a cool bookmark for Joseph-Beth from now until February 17th. The winning bookmarks will be printed, and the winning designers will win a $50 Joseph- Beth gift card and their very own bookmark signing event. Please see attached flyer for more details and the bookmark template. PLAC Elementary Coaches Training: There will be a Play Like a Champion Elementary Coaches training at St. Pius on Monday February 18 at 6:30 in the Parish Meeting Rooms. This is a required class for all coaches and assistants in all sports at the grade school level. You can sign up for the class by going to and clicking on the live training tab. This is the only class being offered for Elementary Coaches for the spring sports season. Duke University Talent Identification Program at Covington Latin will be hosting courses in many different subject areas for your children/students in grades 4-7 on February 2nd. Here are the classes offered this month Registration is due by January 25 th. Boys Volleyball (Grades 3-8) Registration is available online until January 25 th. Please see the attached flyer for more information. Recess Monitors Needed: We are looking for adults to join teachers and staff on the playground or in the classroom during outdoor and indoor recess. By signing up to help you are only committing to one day/month for less than two hours! Sign up at: Recess Duty Sign Up Genius. If you have any questions contact Kathy Carnes at Kathleen.carnes@dinslaw.com

10 KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS CHANGE! Kroger has recently upgraded their Community Rewards system and, as a result, St. Pius X Church has a new account number = HX417. This is the new number to use when selecting your Community Rewards Organization. Please reference the new number when contacting Kroger for assistance. Kroger will, however, be able to link the old number (80036) with the new number HX417. New members can enroll by Logging into Kroger.com My Account, selecting Community Rewards; clicking on ENROLL; searching for either HX417 or the name of St. Pius X in the Organization search field; and then clicking on ENROLL in the St. Pius X Parent Teacher Guild Organization box. If you have any questions, contact Stefanie Reid at stefa5678@gmail.com or from St. Pius, or CincinnatiCommunityRewards@kroger.com or visit the website at Also, the latest report from Kroger shows we have 285 households in our program and we received $ for the quarter May-July Thank you so much for contributing to St. Pius X! St. Pius X School Mission Statement Discipline for Life The mission of St. Pius X School is to promote the spiritual, academic, and personal growth of each child by embracing the Gospel values of Jesus Christ. St. Pius X School provides an exemplary Catholic education that helps students to be successful in their families, their communities, and the world.