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NHS Application deadline - Nov. 8th. Applications are available in the M&A Office for juniors and seniors with a 93 or higher cumulative gpa and who have met the service and leadership requirement. For more info click here.

NHS is collecting USED hats, gloves and scarves for the Holy Family Catholic Worker House. The drive is Nov. 28-Dec. 2. Clean out your closets and help someone in a shelter stay warm this winter. Collection boxes will be in the front hall of both M&A and Donnelly. 

FAB Meeting
Thursday, November 3
7:00 p.m.
Zahner lounge

 

Annual College Financial Aid Workshop - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 7 p.m. in the M&A auditorium. This joint event is hosted by STA, Sion and Rockhurst. Learn more about the FAFSA form, types of financial assistance and how aid is packaged. This program is designed for senior parents but junior parents are welcome. NOTE - this is a date change!

 

Senior Parents - If you are not receiving your College Planning News the first of every month via email, please contact Debi Hudson at dhudson@stteresasacademy.org. The newsletter contains info. on deadlines, college visits, scholarships, financial aid and more. Please forward a copy of any merit based scholarships your daughter is awarded by a college or outside organization/company. A copy of the original letter may be faxed, mailed or delivered by your daughter to Mrs. Hudson. These are due the end of April, only copies of scholarships received will be in the printed Commencement Program.

 

Junior Parents - You should have received an email in mid October with a college planning newsletter and information about the ACT & SAT. If you did not receive it, please contact Debi Hudson at dhudson@stteresasacademy.org. Upcoming events: practice ACT for all juniors - Wednesday, Nov. 2 (12:30 p.m. dismissal); PSAT score return - mid December through an activity period; Junior Small Group College Planning Sessions - Jan. 17-20 ; individual meetings with juniors about senior year course scheduling - Jan. through early March; Junior Parent College Info. Night - Tues., Jan. 24 at 7p.m. in the M&A Auditorium.

 

Sophomore Parents - all sophomores will take the PLAN test (pre ACT) on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Dismissal is approximately 11:30 a.m. Sophomores will receive their PSAT and PLAN test score results in early January through English class. Students will receive their score reports and original test books. You're encouraged to begin a 3-ring binder of all testing material related to college entrance and copies of semester grade reports. For general information on college planning for sophomores click here. 

 

Freshmen Parents - all freshmen will take the PLAN test (pre ACT) on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Dismissal is approximately 11:30 a.m.  Freshmen will receive their PLAN score results and their original test book through Freshmen Seminar in mid January. You're encouraged to begin a 3-ring binder of all testing material related to college entrance and copies of semester grade reports. For information on college planning for freshmen click here.  

 

Overall student performance on the PSAT and PLAN Test will be shared in the February Parent Connect Newsletter.

BE A PART OF THE FUN AND EXCITEMENT OF STA AUCTION 2011  

The Magic of Windmoor
Saturday, November 19
(Make your reservations before November 9) 

• Gourmet dinner with complimentary wine
• Complimentary cocktails
• Car, tuition or cash raffle
• Over 500 silent auction gifts and certificates
• Valet parking

Send your gift to the Development Office - help us make this the most successful auction yet!

WHAT WILL YOU CHOOSE?
The lucky winner of the 2011 STA Auction Raffle will be able to choose a three-year lease on a 2011 Toyota Corolla S, one year STA tuition or $10,000 in cash. Tickets are $10.
The student portion of the raffle is an important component of its success. Each student is asked to sell as many tickets as possible. Incentives for the students were announced to the students at an assembly in October. Cash prizes will be given to the top seller in each class selling a minimum of twenty-five tickets. If you returned your tickets from the parent mailing, your daughter will receive credit for them toward the incentives. Please help and encourage your daughter as we try to make this our most successful raffle to date!
 

We are accepting the following items:
Kitchen

Drop off donated merchandise on Thursdays, 8:00 a.m. to noon. We will also be accepting donations on the first Saturday of every month (NO JANUARY DROP OFF) from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Bring your merchandise to the north side of the M&A building (enter from Wyandotte Street). Drop off is located on the lower level under the staircase.
Emphasis is on donations of good, saleable furniture, our primary source of revenue for the sale. If you can bring your furniture to STA on Thursdays or the first Saturday of every month, it would be extremely helpful. However, we will also be scheduling four furniture pick-ups on the first Saturday of each month listed below.

Dates for Furniture Pick-Up
November 5
December 3
January (NO PICK UP)
February 4
March 3

Dads are needed to help with the Saturday furniture pick-up on November 5.
Call the Development Office at 816-822-7827 for further information or to schedule furniture pick-ups.

TNT Chairpersons:

October is a special time of year for STA athletics as District and Sectional tournaments heat up. Five of six varsity sports competed in various locations throughout the Metro.

  

Cross Country finished second out of 8 teams at the sectional meet on Saturday and qualified as a team for the Missouri State Meet.  Lane Maguire finished in second place (her highest finishing place in any meet this season) with 19:00, which is the #5 best time in school history.  Courtney Coppinger was our second runner, with a strong 8th place finish and a time of 19:33.  Freshmen Ann Campbell (14th place) and Hayden Lee (24th place) medaled as well. The Stars will compete in the Class 4 race at the Oak Hills Golf Course in Jefferson City on November 5th.  Race time is 1:05PM. This is the 19th time the St. Teresa's Academy cross country team has qualified to compete as a team at state in the 23 years our program has been in existence.

  

Dance continues to keep crowds entertained as they perform at all home volleyball matches. The squad will begin participating in competitions during the winter season and will hold a youth clinic in December.

  

Golf had a successful post season finishing in second place in the Class 2, District 7 tournament. A combined score of 357 qualified the Stars for the Sectional tournament where they finished first (351), defeating Notre Dame de Sion for the second time of the year.  The victory at Sectionals qualified the Stars for the State Tournament held at Sedalia Country Club where they finished sixth (376).

  

Tennis won the Class 2, District 14 tournament with a 5-1 victory in the finals over Blue Springs South. Following the win, the Stars hosted the State Sectional tournament where they fell to Park Hill High school 5-4. The squad also qualified three individuals for the State Championship. Caroline Connor qualified in singles, while Grace Wells and Hannah Bredar qualified in doubles.

  

Softball wrapped up their season in the second round of Class 4, District 13 tournament at Grandview. The Stars defeated Grandview in the first round 14-12 before falling to the top seeded Belton, 6-0. 

  

Volleyball defeated Park Hill South 2-0 in the sectional semi-finals on Saturday, but were edged out of a state final four appearance by an impressive Lee's Summit West squad in the sectional finals. Our volleyball program has proved again to be one of the top teams in the state and enjoyed a very successful 29-7 season against some very tough competition that includes nationally ranked teams and eventual state champions..

  

Dates to Remember

November 7 - First day of basketball tryouts

Basketball Schedule 

November 14 - First day of diving/swimming tryouts

 Swimming Schedule 

  

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