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School Pledge Drive 2013-2014
In three weeks since we kicked off the annual school pledge, have received $192,780 in pledges and of that $115,113 has already been paid. Thank you to those of you who have been expeditious in pledging and sending in your payments. Those families still working on their pledges have plenty of time until the December 13 deadline.
Remember, we've made it really easy to pledge and pay -
Go to the Online Donation page on our school website, and choose to make your donation/ payment plan or pledge plan today! Complete payments are due no later than June 2, 2014. Thank you so much for investing in our school! We can't reach our goal without 100% participation.
P.S. See our new banner in the breezeway, which is tracking our School Pledge Drive progress!
Jogathon Results 2013!
Congratulations to everyone who has participated thus far. Kudos to all families for their enthusiastic support. The classrooms that have earned $50 for a class activity are: KB, KC, 1A, 2C, 3A, 4C, 5A, 5B, and 5C.
Congratulations also to the top money maker in each classroom who earned $10 in Jamba Juice scrip:
KA Nora Crisera
KB Blakely Grove
KC Calla Friedman
1A Roxy Hollyhead
1B Lucas Iverson
1C Wyatt Heily
2A Gabby Wood
2B Avery Boswell
2C Hudson McKinney
3A Dawson Hein
3B Colin Cole
3C Miles Schmidt
4A Ruby Lacktrup
4B Emma Nisbet
4C Ainsley Cahill
5A Maria Belanger
5B Milan Fillipi
5C Tess McMillen
6A Samuel Hart
6B Roxanne Angustia
6C Gabriel McMillen
7A Clare Belanger
7B Lily Theisen
7C Betsy Ratliffe
8A Malcolm McIntyre
8B Alexander Zangari
8C Caroline Gabbert
Here are the random drawing prize winners by class:
Kindergarten Maggie Wood Diego Alvarado
First Grade Elena Esteban Spencer Bennett
Second Grade Hadley Frossard Hutchinson Stellick Third Grade Leslie Cea Khari Dawson
Fourth Grade Charlotte Jennings Liam Rule
Fifth Grade Alexa Mauad Logan Utz
Sixth Grade Katherine Shigo Mac Mooney
Seventh Grade Chanty Skugstad Thomas Tabor
Eighth Grade Ida Teshome Archer Visintainer
What a great job done by all families and students. We still have students who have yet to participate. Please send your sponsor's payments in when you receive them. We will accept jogathon payments all year. Thank you again!
Debra Hofbauer, Jogathon coordinator
Please click Online Donation to make payments.
The auction is getting closer,
which means more hot items coming your way!
First up, the ever popular, Bedtime Stories with the Kindergarten Team, Mrs. Carson, Mrs. Cedergreen, Ms. Johnson and Mrs. Yousoofian will wear their pajamas to your house, read your child a bedtime story, sip hot chocolate and tuck them in for the night! The book and memories are yours to keep.
Next, Four Exceptional Apple Cup Seats
and the Best Tailgate Party in Husky Stadium!
The first Apple Cup between fierce rivals University of Washington and Washington State was played in 1900, and resulted in a tie between UW and WSU. From 1900 to 2012, there have been 105 games between the schools. This is a long-standing and beloved tradition. This year's Apple Cup will be held in the breathtaking newly remodeled Husky Stadium, being billed as the most beautiful place in the nation to watch football. This year's game will be held Friday, November 29, at 12:30pm, over the Thanksgiving holiday. Enjoy the game close to all the action, row 23 at the 25 yard line. The four seats are conveniently located on the aisle and are all next to one another. As an added bonus, drop by Mischelle and Chris Davis' Tailgater at "The Husky Trailer". Beer and snacks will be served up before and after the game, along with plenty of fun!
Thank you, Celeste and Sterling Ramberg and Mischelle and Chris Davis
"Enchanted Forest" AUCTION NEWS
Please Volunteer!
We are very low on volunteers - we need everyone's help!
Invitations have been mailed; if you did not receive one, please contact the Special Events Office. Please send in your response soon, as the dinner does fill up fast.
Catalogs will be sent home in early November
All donor forms have been turned in, and the catalog is being finalized. Please bring in the actual items to the Special Events office with your name clearly marked on the item. If you missed the donation deadline, please call Laura or Colleen to make arrangements.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!
And we have made it easy for you to sign up! Go to Volunteer online at http://www.stjosephsea.org/volunteer, which will take you to Sign Up Genius, where you can see which jobs are still needed to fill, and with a click, sign on to help.
For Friday Night
Download the pre-sale form to pre-register for Friday night, and to purchase food and game tickets. Fill it out and send with your check to the Special Events Office and your tickets will be waiting for you at registration.
There will be a "Game Area" in the Social Hall for kids to participate in if they choose while their parents enjoy the silent bidding in the other room.
There will be NEW FUN GAMES this year! Cake walk, face painting, fishing, bean bag toss, DUNK TANK, balloons, candy, and lots more! Kids are not allowed in the silent bidding area without a parent accompanying them. After the silent auction closes, parents will escort their children to supervised areas:
Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grade meet in the auditorium for movies and crafts
3rd & 4th grade meet in the faculty room & the 4B classroom for movies and games
5th & 6th grades meets in the Library for games and movies
We will move to the Social Hall for a lively and exciting Live Auction while the children are in their respective areas. The kids will stay in their activity room until escorted to the Social Hall to meet up with their parents and await the drawing of the kid's raffles.
Be sure to come to both nights of the Auction! On Friday, class projects for classes in grades 1, 3, 5 and 7 will be on auction, and on Saturday, classes in grades K, 2, 4, and 6.
Pick-of-the-Live
One hundred vintage keys are being sold for a $100 donation to the St. Joe's auction. Each purchaser's name will be entered in this drawing; if your name is drawn at the beginning of the Live Auction, you will have your choice of any one of the Saturday Live Auction items listed in our catalog. Some items may be excluded.
Come to the Special Events office to purchase your key and be one of the few to get into this special drawing or look for the procurement team in the parking lot to purchase Pick of the Live keys and to answer any questions.
We are also accepting bottles of wine for the "wine grab", please call Molly Hunter at 206-963-5776 with any questions.
We are looking for student photos for Saturday night's slide show. If you have any sporting photos, or fun school activities, please email them to Denise Schreier denise.schreier@yahoo.com
Access these links for details and ways you can help:
Introduction to the auction, donate and goal, wish list, and advertise in the catalog
Help underwrite and make your donation
Volunteer formsBe sure to check the web page frequently to keep up-to-date on items that have come in, as well as other information! If you have any questions, call Laura or Colleen in the Special Events Office at 206-329-3260 x 244/221.
Please consider some of the following volunteer opportunities and contact the Special Events Office to "join up!"
- Saturday Banking Chair
- Banking Committee - be part of the banking team
- Art/decorations Committee - help the Friday & Saturday decoration chairs
- Electrician needed for the week of the auction
- Let us know of any high school students who would like to volunteer on Friday or Saturday of the Auction
- "Babysit" the items on the two days of the auction before the doors open
- General Auction Committee - help the auction chair with various jobs such as volunteer display tables, thank you's, help the Special Events Office with office work.
Looking for a Halloween Costume
or getting a jump start on Holiday Shopping? 
Think Amazon and give back to St. Joe's at the same time.
Here's how:
If you are shopping online think Amazon and follow these simple steps:
1. Go to the St.Joe's home page www.stjosephsea.org
2. Go to the Quick Links box and click on "Amazon Purchases" - that will take you through to the Amazon website.
3. Shop as usual, Amazon will automatically give a % of your purchase back to St. Joseph School
Thanks to your participation our volume has increased and we are making up to 7% on many purchases ... let's get to 7.5%! | 
Meet on October 13 where 48 teams competed. The kids ran hard and had fun, and the team finished 5th in its division in the overall team results. Congrats to all! Other highlights include a 3rd place finish for the 4th grade girls and a 2nd place finish for the 5th grade girls. 