Our new lunch payment system is up and running, but there are a few points that we would like to share with you so that it can be a smooth operation:

• Parents may still open an account to upload cafeteria money for their daughter. Please click here for the website and instructions.
• The lunch system can only be used to purchase the full entrée from Ridgewells. It cannot be used to purchase side items from our cafeteria staff.
• The cost for lunch is $5.50.  Therefore, please add increments of $5.50 into your account so that there is an even balance.
• The system takes 24 hours to complete your deposit and to credit your account.
• Parents are charged a $2.00 fee each time that they add money to the account. If you plan to purchase lunches for a long period of time, you may wish to add larger amounts to your account to avoid multiple processing fees.

Dear Parents:
Thank you, again, for your great patience this morning.  I think things worked out much better.  We will continue this system and monitor it with our staff.  Please note a few helpful procedures:

1. PLEASE OBSERVE THE SPEED LIMIT OF 5 MPH SINCE WE ARE TWO LANES IN A SMALL AREA.
2. Please do not use the parking spaces to turn around.  Please use one loop or the other.
3. Buses will be re-routed to the front entrance.

Thank you so much.
Sister Ellen Marie

A test text message was sent yesterday (Wednesday Aug. 27)  to test the Seton Text Alert system. If you signed up to receive text alerts and did NOT receive the test message then please text SETONHS to 84576. You will receive a confirmation text, please complete the requested details.
For those who did not sign up for the text alerts but would like to receive them please follow the directions above. If you have any problems please email Mr. O'Meara tomeara@setonhs.org.

Seton students are able to participate in either Elizabeth Seton's or DeMatha's bus routes.

Please click here for more information and to complete the required forms.

The AP Student and Parent  Meeting will take place on Thursday 28 August at 7:30pm. The meeting will be held in the Auditorium. Please note the date change.

Mandatory Parent meeting for all Lacrosse, Soccer and Field Hockey parents on August 27th @ 6:00pm in the auditorium.
All Track and Cross Country Parents Mandatory Meeting on Sept. 4th @ 6:00 pm in the auditorium

Hello Scholars,
Please disregard the scholars' message that was in yesterday's parent announce.
Here is our news:
Scholars' Meeting for all Scholars:  Tuesday, Sept. 9 (7:30 AM  in the band room)
Scholars' Meeting for Parents and Students:  Sept. 11 (6:00PM in the cafeteria)
Thank you!

Elizabeth Seton has four remaining positions open for its 2014-15 Work Study Program. Freshmen who have significant financial need and who want to apply 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 Friday, September 5, 2014.  After the application has been reviewed, Sr. Mary Fran will contact the students being considered by email to arrange an interview. If there is not an opening for some girls, they will be notified as well. If you have any questions, please contact Sr. Mary Fran at mhildenberger@setonhs.org    To access application, please click here.

Car Washes to benefit the Seton Cheer Program will be held on the following dates:
·        Monday, September 1 (Labor Day)
·        Saturday, September 13th
·        Sunday, October 12th

TIME: 10:30am to 2:30pm
LOCATION:  Bowie Shell gas station (rt450 across from IHOP),
Address: 15651 Annapolis Road in Bowie, Md

The first Driver's Education class of the year will extend from September 22nd through October 10th from 3:00 until 5:00 daily.
Six hours of driving will be scheduled independently with each student in addition to the above classroom time.
The course costs $340.00.  Tuition payments must be current in order for a student to enroll in the class.
The company we use is :Arrive Alive Driving School, Inc., 104 Old Largo Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774, 301-350-9575
Make checks payable to Arrive Alive Driving School, Inc. Payment is due the first day of class.
Students must sign up in Mrs. Burke's office by September 17th.

The Seton Equestrian Club has moved to Hideaway Horse Center (www.hideawayhorsecenter.com) in Brandywine, MD!  The club runs both a competitive show team as well as a beginner practice, so you do not have to know how to ride to join the Equestrian Club.

For more advanced riders, the Seton Equestrian Club participates in 5-7 shows per year run by the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA).  The IEA show series offers riders in grades 6th-12th a unique opportunity to compete in a sport that is normally not offered in schools.  Shows are held at local barns through Maryland and Virginia.  Through the IEA, students have the opportunity to earn scholarships towards their college education through awards in competition and through sportsmanship activities. For more information on the IEA, you can visit their website http://www.rideiea.org/about/index.html.

Equestrian Team practice will start the first week in September and club practice will start the first week in October.

Anyone interested in joining the team, should email Mrs. Bridget Rice or Ms. Rachel Turk at hideawayhorsecenter@yahoo.com for more information.

Your daughter now has the privilege of wearing an official, Senior only, uniform shirt. It is a white polo with burgundy writing that says, "Elizabeth Seton Class of 2015". These polos may be purchased in any of the Flynn O'hara stores or online on their website. If you wish to order online, simply sign up and login at www.flynnohara.com/register and purchase it right from the website. If you have any questions, please contact Alison Reeves at areeves@setonhs.org.

Please join Elizabeth Seton for their first Annual Golf Tournament to be held Monday, October 20th at the Crofton Country Club. Proceeds benefit Seton's new turf field. To play, sponsor or find out more, visit www.setonhs.org/golf

If your daughter wishes to try out for a sport during the next school year, she must have a new physical performed after June 1, 2014 on file in the clinic. Please use the official Seton form which can be found on our website under athletics or admissions. (Please click here to view form.) When the form is completed by your daughter's physician, please mail it to the attention of the clinic at Seton.

Second Annual Friends of the Poor Walk.  
www.fopwalk.org

This year the donations will support
the education of children in a Daughters of Charity school in Haiti.
(Elizabeth Seton High School is also a Daughter of Charity School.)

Please click here for flyer and full derails.

Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship is an achievement-based scholarship awarded to graduating high school seniors each year.
Deadline is October 31, 2014.
Please click here for information.

The United States Senate Youth Program, established in 1962 by U.S. Senate Resolution, is a unique educational experience for outstanding high school students interested in pursuing careers in public service.  The 53rd annual program will be held in Washington, D.C., fromMarch 7 - 14, 2015.  Once selected, two student leaders from each state, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense Education Activity will gather for an intensive week-long study of the federal government and the people who lead it.  The overall mission of the program is to help instill knowledge of the American political process and a lifelong commitment to public service.

Program Application

The 2015 program application will be released on Friday, August 22, 2014.  Applications are available through high school principals, guidance counselors, and social studies teachers or directly from the program's state selection contacts.  Application deadlines vary by state and are listed on the program website.

Parent Volunteers needed for Maryland Concessions on August 30th. Game time is 3:30. Please e-mail Coach Cage @ ccage@setonhs.org if you can work.

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