January 28 - Lacrosse meeting 5:30pm
January 31 - 8th Grade Interviews 8am-2pm
February 3 - 12:40 Dismissal, Golf Meeting 1pm
February 7 - Seton Sings, 8th Grade Choral Clinic & ACT Test
February 11 - Black History Month Assembly
February 13 - Chamber Music Concert

Music Boosters Families:
Seton's annual Chamber Music Concert is scheduled for Friday, February 13, at 7:30 pm, and volunteers are needed to help make it a success. The concert showcases the talents of the young ladies in the Wind Ensemble and Orchestra. Concertgoers also will enjoy a dessert buffet. Tickets will be sold in advance through the school. Please help us make this a wonderful experience by helping to set up, decorate, serve food or clean up.
Sign up to volunteer at www.signupgenius.com/go/20F094AA4AB2CA1F85-chamber.

ESHS Father Daughter Dance - Saturday, March 7, 2015

The ESHS PCO presents "Night of Elegance" as the theme for the 2015 Father Daughter Dance. Parents are invited to click on the link below to join the Committee and donate in-kind items for the dance.

ESHS Father Daughter Dance Committee & In-Kind Volunteers

More information to come on purchasing tickets for the event.  If you have questions about the event, please email pco@setonhs.org.

The Feedback Session for the Practice ACT that was scheduled for Wednesday, January 28th has been cancelled due to the weather conditions.  Students will be notified when the Feedback Session has been rescheduled.  Thank you for your cooperation.

There will be a Golf Team meeting on Feb. 3 at 1:00 in the Brooks Center. There will be a Lacrosse Team interest meeting on Wednesday, January 28th at 5:30 pm in the Brooks Center. ALL those interested in either sport must attend. Both meetings will last about 20 minutes.

If your daughter wishes to tryout for a spring sport (Lacrosse, Softball, Track, or Crew) she must have a current physical performed after June 1, 2014 on file in the clinic. Please ask your daughter to stop by the clinic if there are any questions.

In the summer of 2016 Mrs. Melissa Valentine will be taking 8 Seton students on a 2 week trip to work with scientists in the field, collecting data on the Island of Dominica. One week will be spent in the rainforest and one week will be on the coast studying the coral reef of this beautiful Caribbean island. We will be working with Operation Wallacea which has research sites like this one all around the world.
This is not a vacation, but it will be an amazing experience. Students will learn research techniques and the data collected will be used in research publications. This can help the students stand out on their college applications!
This trip is open to current Freshman, Sophomores, and Juniors but there are only 8 spots! The cost of the trip is approximately $3,400 and includes all travel, meals, accommodations, training, and even emergency medical and evacuation insurance. (This is a high estimate because the exact cost of the flights is unknown at this time). There will be fundraising opportunities and the organization will set up a payment plan for each student.
The trip dates are June 13 - 25, 2016.
Please see the link below for more information and contact Mrs. Valentine with any questions at mvalentine@setonhs.org.
We have until Friday January 30th to put together a list of interested students so please contact Mrs. Valentine by the 30th if you are interested!
http://opwall.com/sixth-form-high-school/locations/dominica-school-expeditions/

Scholarship opportunity offered by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated - State of Maryland.

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated - State of Maryland is proud to announce that applications for the 2015 Issie Jenkins Scholarship are now available. This scholarship is open to female high school seniors in the state of Maryland. Please review the attachment and encourage your students to apply. Adherence to the requirements is very important, so please pay close attention to the requirements.

The application deadline is (received by) Friday, February 27, 2015. Please submit all questions to mdstatescholarship@gmail.com.

Please click here to view attachment.

Meeting the Challenge of the Environmental Encyclical: How High School Religion and Science Teachers Can Rise to the Occasion?

Are you interested in meeting other like-minded colleagues to explore how you can harness your creativity and collective power and be a more effective agent of transformation within your school and beyond?  

If so, you are invited to a discussion and lunch at St. Camillus Church. Anticipating Pope Francis' environmental encyclical, the Care for Creation Committee of the Archdiocese of Washington and Catholic Climate Covenant wish to explore with you ways to galvanize young people in support of the climate justice by integrating faith and environmental science. Together we can empower our young people to be visionary agents of change who care for Creation and those most vulnerable to environmental harm: the poorest among us.  

Please, register by emailing Jan Steeger at jan.steeger@bmhs.org no later than January 30

Please click here for full details.

The State of Maryland Non-public School Student Textbook Program has been in effect for 14 years, Seton has received substantial grants each year from this program. This year, Seton parents saved $90.00 per student on tuition and fees because of this program.

The National Catholic Educators Association designates the last week in January for Catholic Schools Week. The theme is Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service. Schools across the country will be celebrating the unique nature of Catholic education in our country in many different ways. Students here at Seton have been working hard to create a week in which we celebrate our Catholic Heritage, acknowledge the many who make the school what it is, and the students themselves. Attached is an outline for the celebration - many other special things will happen in the course of the week.

Please click here to view attachment.

1. The next Driver's Education class of the year will extend from February 2 through February 23rd from 3:00 until 5:00 daily.
2. Six hours of driving will be scheduled independently with each student in addition to the above classroom time.
3. The course costs $340.00.  Tuition payments must be current in order for a student to enroll in the class.
4. 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.

Campus Ministry has 10 spots for the Urban Challenge weekend at the Romero Center in Camden, New Jersey, over President's Day weekend.  This is a phenomenal urban, service learning experience.  We will visit a variety of service sites, including day care centers, nursing homes and homeless shelters, as well as participate in discussions about poverty and its causes and consequences.  Students who attended this trip in June 2014 rave about the program and its impact on their understanding of service.
Friday, Feb. 13th -- we will leave Seton at noon
Monday, Feb. 16th (President's Day- no school) -- return to Seton approx. 1pm
cost - $235 (includes transportation, lodging, meals and program)
service hours - students will earn 16 hours (service to those in need)
This is a great opportunity for students who are currently missing service hours.  Seniors have first priority for signing up until Friday, January 23rd.  The following week, all students may sign up until the 10 spots have been filled.

Please direct all questions to Mrs. Laura Tarnosky at ltarnosky@setonhs.org.

Please click here for permission slip.

"The Romero Center will be one of my fondest Seton memories.  We did service in unique settings and we were able to interact with students from out-of-state. My favorite place was the Francis House (an HIV/AIDS drop-in center).  The people were so caring and genuine, and very open to talking with us."  -- Seton student, class of 2016

College Goal Sunday:

Please click here to view a list of STEM Internships and Summer Opportunities for High School Students

The play Living Waters tells the inspiring true story of how St. Gabriel Parish rebuilt not only its church but its New Orleans neighborhood following Hurricane Katrina. One performance only, Sunday, January 25 from 2:00-3:30 p.m. at St. Vincent Pallotti High School auditorium, Laurel, MD. A production of Still Point Theatre Collective, Chicago. No cost, but donations will be accepted. A great experience for the whole family! For information, contact Kathy Schmitt,  kschmitt123@yahoo.com.
Please click here to view flyer and full details.

The DeMatha Soccer Academy will be hosting 5 Zumba fundraising events at DeMatha (Old Gym) on Thursday, February 5th, 12th and 19th from 7pm to 8pm with a $5 class fee. Please click here for more information.

Please click here to view the Lunch Menu for January 2015
Please click here to view the Lunch Menu Ingredients for January 2015
Please click here to view the Lunch Menu for February 2015
Please click here to view the Lunch Menu Ingredients for February 2015

Recently a number of text alert messages were sent with regard to school delays and closing because of the weather. If you received the text messages, then please ignore this note. However, if you signed up to receive text messages and did not receive them, please email Terry O'Meara, tomeara@setonhs.org with your cell phone number so we can make sure that you receive future messages.

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