The staff of Elizabeth Seton High School wish all of you a wonderful Easter holiday.
May the joy of Jesus dispel all anxieties from our minds, all anger from our hearts, and all anxiousness from our spirits!  May we find great hope in His miracle of new life.

Re-Registration for Next Year has begun and Student Schedules are being built NOW
Our thanks to all who returned their re-registration forms.  If you have not done so, please do so as soon as possible.  Please click here to print out your re-registration forms.
Students need to bring the re-registration form, the financial obligation form, and their check to the main office.
Classes can be filled quickly so please be prompt with your response.
If you have any questions, please call the main office or email Mrs. Burke: lburke@setonhs.org.

Dear Parents:
The School Board of Elizabeth Seton High School has designed a process whereby parents can evaluate the school administration. In light of the changes that we will have in our administrative process, your input would be very beneficial to us at this time.
Please follow the link below and please complete the survey by April 16.  All surveys will be anonymous and will be compiled by Survey Monkey.
Thank you so much for your interest and helpfulness.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ESHS_President_Parent

The Seton Diamonds Club is sponsoring a "Diamonds are Forever" fashion show on Saturday, April 26, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 the day of the show and can be purchased at the school during lunch in the Guidance Office and also before school on Fridays.  To reserve tickets or to make monetary donations, please email diamonds@setonhs.org.

Need service hours? Parent Volunteers are needed to help with the show, please click on the following link to volunteer:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4AAFA722AB9-diamonds.  Please click here to download flyer.

Elizabeth Seton is now accepting application for its 2014-15 Work Study Program. Current students who want to apply for the first time should complete the application form. It requires both a student and a parent signature.  Forms are to be returned to the Main Office "Attention: Sr. Mary Fran" by May 15, 2014.  After the application has been reviewed, Sr. Mary Fran will contact the student by email to arrange an interview. There are limited positions open for next year.  If you have any questions, please contact Sr. Mary Fran at mhildenberger@setonhs.org.  To access application, please click here.

Athletics would like 4 parent volunteers to help on Field Day (May 2) from 9:30am-1:30pm. Please contact Maureen Mcdonough mmcdonough@setonhs.org if you can help.

The Music Boosters' next meeting will be held Tuesday, May 6 at 7 PM in the Band Room. This is a change of date. There will not be a meeting on April 29th.  All parents of music students are invited to attend. We will be discussing the end of year picnic, the spring concerts and plans for next year.
 
The Music Boosters is seeking a coordinator for the End of Year Music Picnic to be held the afternoon of May 29th after exams. This is a great opportunity to celebrate our music students and to earn some last-minute service hours for this year. If you are interested, please contact Tracy Papadopoulos at tpapado320@aol.com.
 
Are you interested in helping Seton's music program?  Please consider becoming a Music Boosters officer for next year.  We work collaboratively to support the music teachers, music students and their families throughout the school year.  If you are interested, please contact Tracy Papadopoulos at tpapado320@aol.com.

ISA High School Extends Application Deadline for All Summer Study Abroad Programs to  May 15, 2014.
Earn college credit this summer!!  ISA High School (International Studies Abroad) is an academically focused study abroad organization offering exciting language/cultural immersion programs to high school students. It is affiliated with over 350 universities nationwide. Students as young as 14 and with no language experience are eligible for many programs. Please visit the ISA High School website at studiesabroad.com or contact Ivan Lopez at ilopez@studiesabroad.com or Patricia Pérez at pperez@setonhs.org for more information.

Elizabeth Seton High School cordially invites the parents of any senior who is a scholar to our Senior Breakfast on  April 25 to see your daughter receive her Scholar's Medal. The breakfast will be in the auditorium  at 7:45.
Thank you and congratulations to you and your daughter!

 
DO YOU HAVE A HOME-BASED BUSINESS??
Parents/staff /faculty---we are looking for donations for Viva Las Vegas!! Do you sell Pampered Chef, Tastefully Simple, Mary Kay, Avon, Jewelry??? We would love to have your donation added to our prizes or silent auction. Earn your $100 back for your donation!! Contact Gina Barley at gbarley@verizon.net.
 
STUDENTS!! EARN A PIZZA PARTY FOR YOUR CLASS!!
Yes!! Your whole class will enjoy a pizza party if they bring in the most money in items for our big fundraiser!! Each class has a theme and we will build baskets for our silent auction and prizes for Viva Las Vegas! Here are the themes:

• Freshman-Winter-Christmas, Chocolate lovers
• Sophomores-Fall--- Football (Redskins, Maryland etc), Holloween,  Thanksgiving
• Juniors-Spring--  Rainy day (games, movies, etc), Gardening, Mothers Day
• Seniors--  Summer-Beach, Pool, outdoor games, Fathers Day 

We will keep track of $$ amounts for each class!! Items will be dropped off at the Main Office. Questions?? Contact Gina Barley at gbarley@verizon.net

Parents!!
 
Here is a great opportunity to help earn back your $100!!  Work Viva Las Vegas!! Please click here to volunteer - or click this link:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A094BAEAB2AA20-viva

Reminder:  Parent service hours should be completed and submitted to the main office by April 30th.  

Seton/DeMatha Movie Night - Volunteers and In-Kind Donations are needed for the Seton/DeMatha Movie Night that will be held on the Seton Soccer Field on Friday, April 25th, 7 - 11pm.  Student Ticket Challenge - All profits from the Movie Night will be turned back to the student classes.  The more tickets a class buys, the larger the % of the profits they will earn.  More opportunities to earn parent service hours - sign up online at http://tiny.cc/SetonMovieNight.

Save the Date - for Viva Las Vegas! Saturday, May 3rd Seton will hold it's second annual casino night.  This is a great evening for parents to relax, have fun, play a game of poker, or blackjack and bid on some great auction items. Do you have an item or service you would like to donate?  Contact Gina Barley at gbarley@verizon.net.  (Please click here to view flyer) Further information in separate panel above.

Work the night of Viva Las Vegas:
Parents!!  Here is a great opportunity to help earn back your $100!!  Work Viva Las Vegas!! Signup here:  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A094BAEAB2AA20-viva

1st Annual Elizabeth Seton Celebrity Golf Tournament.
Golf Shotgun starts at 9.30am on June 23rd, 2014 at Crofton Country Club, Crofton, MD 21114. Please click here for flyer and full details

Seton's Best Kept Secret - The Seton Altar Servers

A student asked, "Why do we have altar servers?" The Altar Servers' Prayer is the best answer:
Loving Father, You call Your people to worship, to be with You and one another at Mass. I thank You for having called me to assist others in their prayer to You. May I be worthy of the trust placed in me and through my example and service bring others closer to You. I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, who is Lord forever and ever. Amen

Seton has nine servers who take turns at our Masses.

Please see the attached flyer for details on an exciting event for junior and senior high school students on April 23rd sponsored by Parsons. Please click here for flyer and full details.
RSVP to Caroline Rice at caroline.rice@parsons.com.

The event is Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the College of Southern Maryland La Plata Campus in the Center for Business and Industry.
The event is open to young women ages 13 and up as well as high school math teachers and parents. Simply register by clicking the link below. Please register by April 20th, 2014. Registration is open so plan to join us. Time is getting short so get your registration in soon.
 http://www.csmd.edu/stem/events_WAMinfo.html

Gain professional experience, network with Latino leaders, hone your leadership skills, and get involved in your community this summer with a paid internship at the Smithsonian. Apply to the Young Ambassadors Program! #YAP2014. Please click here to view flyer

For more information, to view the promotional video, and to apply visit: http://latino.si.edu/programs/youngambassadors.htm
 
For questions: SLCEducation@si.edu
 
Press Release: 2014 Young Ambassadors Program Press Announcement

Tax and Accounting Apprentice Summer Internship for current junior or senior
Platinum Financial Services LLC is offering a summer internship for a current junior or senior.  The internship will run from Mid June to Mid August for 2-4 hours weekly.  Lauren Kingsbury, junior, is currently interning and has been quoted as saying," The Accountant/Tax internship is an intriguing and hands-on experience; it will enhance my business acumen, financial skill-set, and entrepreneurial awareness."  Please contact Amanda Lawhorne at alawhorne@setonhs.org with any questions.

Summer programs in the fine and performing Arts, environmental Science, technology, computer Science, Space Science, physics, engineering, World languages, creative Writing, and digital filmmaking are available.
Please click here for a list of centers and click here for brochure.

Ninth and Tenth Grade Parents - Leadership Program
If you reside in one of the following zip codes: 20715, 20716, 20720 or 20721 your daughter is eligible to apply for the Youth Leadership Bowie Program. Please see your counselor or the city of Bowie's website for more information.

If you are interested in a research-based summer internship program with students who are seriously interested in engineering, please click here for more information.

St. Mary of the Assumption is sponsoring a 5K Race/Run for Literacy - May 3.  All are invited. Please click here to review the flier.

You just might be driving around in a new Lincoln MKZ if you purchase one of the four winning tickets.
Tickets are on sale now and are $5.00 each.  Proceeds benefit our renovation to the library.
Support Seton as we strive to give your daughter a wonderful education. Tickets are on sale at the main office.  For more information, please call Jean Blorstad at 301-864-4532 x 7102.

The Athletic Department will be selling snacks, pizza and drinks after school in the cafeteria on the following dates: 4/23; 5/5 and  5/16

Michael G. Summers Delegate Scholarship Applications Due  April 30
Reminder that applications for the Michael G. Summers Delegate Scholarship can be downloaded at MichaelGSummers.com or you may email me at Michael.Summers@house.state.md.us to receive one.  Applications are due by  April 30th and can be awarded to District 47 students, both graduate and undergraduate, who attend a public or private school located within the state of Maryland.  
Please feel free to call my office at 301-858-3340 or email me at Michael.Summers@house.state.md.us for more information on either the picnic or the Delegation Scholarship.    

Scholarships Online: Please click here for a link to many scholarships.

Nordstrom is excited to award $10,000 scholarships to 80 outstanding high school students to help them achieve their dreams of going to college. The Nordstrom Scholarship recognizes students across the country for their exceptional scholastic achievement and community involvement. Check out our video to see recent winners!
The Nordstrom Scholarship is open to high school juniors who:
Live and attend school in a state with a Nordstrom or Nordstrom Rack store. Not sure if there's a store in your state? See our store locations.
Have at least a 2.7 GPA.
Volunteer or participate in community service or extracurricular activities.
Plan on attending an accredited college or university during all four years over which the scholarship is distributed. (The scholarship is paid out in equal installments of $2,500.)
Plan on applying for financial assistance in order to attend college.
DEADLINE IS MAY 1, 2014.
https://nordstrom.scholarsapply.org/

Senatorial Scholarships applications are available in the Guidance Office.

Senatorial scholarship for Seniors who live in Legislative District 47. Senator Victor Ramirez. Application deadline is April 29th
For questions about the program  please contact: Senator Victor Ramirez 301.858.3745. www.victorramirez.com

The City of Bowie Scholarship is now available for families who live within the incorporated city limits of Bowie. Applications are in the Guidance Office.

has an opportunity for minority students to attend its MBA program for FREE.
The contract person is:  Derrick S. Boone, Ph.D., Associate
Professor of Marketing, Rm. 3139, Worrell Professional Center, Babcock
Graduate School of Management - Wake Forest University - Winston Salem,
N.C. 27109-8738.  email: derrick.boone@mba.wfu.edu or visit www.wfu.edu Phone number toll free (866) 925-3622.

Harvard University is offering free tuition to families of HONOR STUDENTS and their income is less than $125,000 per year.  Visit www.fao.fas.harvard.edu or call 1-617-495-1581.

Syracuse University School of Architecture is seeking young women of color interested in pursuing a 5 yr. Professional degree in Architecture. Contact: Mark Robbins, Dean School of Architecture, 201 Slocum Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-1250 or go on-line at www.soa.syr.edu/index.php

At the Well Young Women's Leadership Academy. For the fourth straight year, the At the Well Young Women's Leadership Academy will be held on the campus of Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. The Academy is one of the only summer institutes for minority teen girls held on an Ivy League campus and the first to be held at Princeton University. The program is geared towards building leadership skills for minority girls entering the tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grades of high school. This year's program is scheduled for July 27 - August 8, 2014 at The Friend Center, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544. For full details please visit: http://atthewellconferences.org/

Youth@Work/Summer Youth Enrichment Program.The Prince George's County Government together with the Prince George's Community College (PGCC), the Greater Prince George's County Business Roundtable, the Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce, the Prince George's County Public Schools and the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) are currently seeking enthusiastic and dedicated students to participate in the County's Youth@Work/Summer Youth Enrichment Program (SYEP) for 2014.  Salary: 18-19 age group - $10.00/hr. Applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on March 21, 2014. Please visit http://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/sites/summeryouth/Pages/default.aspx for full details and to apply.

Sophomore parents: Mrs. Roeder would like to meet with you and your daughter to review how her time at Seton has been and to plan for the future. You can find more information in the letter attached. (Please click here to view letter). If you are interested in participating in the Seton Reflections please email mroeder@setonhs.org or call the guidance department. This program will run until everyone who would like to meet has had a chance to do so.

As a school community we want to keep you informed of meetings, events that effect the Seton community. One way is through text messaging. If you would like to receive text messages then please text SETONHS to 84576. You will receive a confirmation text, please complete the requested details.

Our website will now feature a new tab under ABOUT US. This is the president's blog.  Please take time to read this and share it with your friends, family, and co-workers.

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