February 26 - Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-6pm
March 2 - Professional Day, No School
March 3 - Schedule 6 - 12:40pm Dismissal
March 7 - Father Daughter Dance 8 - 11pm

Campus Ministry is looking for 3 more parent chaperons for the Sophomore class trip to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. The retreat is on Thursday, March 12th from 7:30AM-2:00PM. You will receive 6.5 parent service hours for your time.  Please contact me at nshahraky@seteonhs.org if you are available. We greatly appreciate any help!

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.

On Saturday, March 21st, Alumnae will come back to Seton to enjoy music, food and sisterhood. Many of these women graduated in the early years!  Please help make this a fun evening for all the Alumnae by volunteering to work the different stations of the event.  The event is 6:30-11:30 pm. Thank you in advance!
Please click on this link to volunteer: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a094baeab2aa20-alumnaepalooza2

PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR MARCH REUNION EVENT

Friday March 20 5pm - 7pm Setup/Registration
Friday March 20 6:15pm - 8:15pm (2 hour shift) Serve
Friday March 20 8:00pm - 10:00pm (2 hour shift) Serve/Cleanup
Saturday March 21 3:30pm - 5:30pm (2 hour shift) Setup/Registration
Saturday March 21 4:30pm - 7:30pm (3 hour shift) Serve/Cleanup
Sunday March 22 10:30am - 12:30pm (2 hour shift) Setup/Cleanup

If you would like to volunteer to help assist with the upcoming reunion and earn parent service hours, please contact Mary Lucian at mlucian@setonhs.org or 301-864-4532 x7019. Please provide your name, your contact phone number, your contact email, your daughter's name and your daughters SID (Student ID number).

Parent-Teacher conferences will be held tomorrow (2/26) from 4-6 p.m. in the cafeteria and auditorium. Attached is a chart of what teachers will be available and where they will be located. All teachers will be here from 4-6 unless otherwise noted. Please be brief with each teacher and respectful of time. If you cannot attend, or were not able to meet with all teachers desired, please contact that teacher to set up a date and time. All of the guidance counselors will be available from 4-6 in the Guidance Office.
Please click here to view chart.

The Seton Softball team is holding a breakfast fundraiser at Applebee's in College Park this Saturday (2/28) from 8-10am.  Ten dollars ($10) will get you pancakes, bacon, sausage, eggs, and coffee/soda. The players will be your servers.  COME OUT AND LET THEM SERVE YOU FOR A CHANGE!  The whole restaurant is only open to those who have bought tickets from us.  There will also be a 50/50 raffle.  

Please email rrahl@setonhs.org to reserve your ticket.

Elizabeth Seton High School is proud to announce that beginning with the freshmen class of 2019, we will be initiating a 1 to 1 personal technology program, wherein freshmen will lease a MacBook Air Laptop fully loaded with applications and software that will be used in class and at home.  The Class of 2019 is piloting this program for us, which will allow us to continually monitor and evaluate our efforts so that eventually the entire student body will have this advantage.  Please click here to visit our website for further information.

Pope Francis I has designated this year as the Year of Consecrated Life.  In doing so, he has asked people to become more familiar with consecrated life and its gift to the church.  At Seton, we are blessed to have the Daughters of Charity who live a consecrated life.  In keeping with the Pope's wish, we are sharing the many facets of consecrated life with our students every Tuesday on our television in the student lobby.  Each week in Parent Announce, we will share this information with you.  Here are the first two weeks. Please click on each slide to enlarge.

Graduation Announcements (for those who ordered through our Jostens rep) will be distributed to Seniors on Wednesday, April 15th during lunches. Tuition must be paid in full in order to receive the order. Jostens has sent reminders to families who still owe for the announcements themselves. Please contact Mrs. Lindsey Glamp Beeler at lindsey.glamp@jostens.com if you have questions regarding payment.

The Graduation fee must also be paid in order to receive announcements. Please contact Sister Dorothy if you have any questions regarding tuition or the fee.

On Thursday March 5th Seton will welcome the Jesuit Excellence Tour (JET).
Representatives from approximately 20 Jesuit colleges from all over the country will be in Seton's auditorium from 11:30-12:30. Juniors who have lunch during this time are expected to attend and sophomores are welcome also.

JET also has two evening events - Monday March 2nd from 6:30-8 pm at Loyola Blakefield in Towson and Thursday March 5th from 7-8:30 at Georgetown Preparatory School on Rockville Pike in North Bethesda. Please ask your daughter to come to guidance if you would like more information about these events.

Many of you know that the Seton Community has been blessed to have Doc Woodburn with us for many, many years.  Recently, Doc's family decided that it is time for him to retire from Seton for health reasons.  They are presently contemplating many different living arrangements for him, but Doc will no longer serve at Seton.  We will keep you posted if we receive more information.

Academic Planning for Next Year
The students have participated in an Academic Forum, which highlights new classes for next year. The course catalog for school year 2015-2016 next year is now on our website. Please start preparing for course selection days with your daughters by reviewing the catalog. Students will begin to select courses for next year on March 3.

Night of Elegance - Father Daughter Dance is fast approaching - Saturday, March 7, 2015 - 8:00pm.  Please click on the link below to purchase tickets online. 
REMINDER: Ticket payments are due no later than Monday, March 2nd.  Checks are also acceptable - make payable to ESHS PCO and drop off in the School Main Office.
$35 for Father Daughter Couple
$45 for Father and 2 Daughters
$20 for Single
Victor O'Neill Studios will be on-site for photographs providing a $25 package of two 5x7 prints and CD.

Please contact the ESHS PCO at pco.setonhs.org or visit the Parent Organization page located at www.setonhs.org > About Us for more information.  Volunteer and In-kind donation opportunities are still available for service hours.

Elizabeth Seton: Father/Daughter Dance Credit Card Payment

Seniors, we have received word that two State Senators, Senator Doug Peters - District 23 and Senator Paul Pinsky - District 22 have opened up their applications or college scholarships to Maryland State Schools.  If you live in District 22, visit:  http://www.senatorpinsky.org to apply for a scholarship.  If you live in District 23, visit: senatorpeters.com to apply for a scholarship.
Applications are due by April 6.

Delegate Jimmy Tarlau Scholarship:
To be eligible for the Delegate Jimmy Tarlau Scholarships, applicants must:
Be a senior and live in the 47th district.  Please verify that Delegate Tarlau is your delegate by visiting http://mdelect.net/

If you are eligible, Guidance has scholarship applications that must be completed and postmarked by April 3rd.  If you are not in the 47th district, please contact your district delegates and senator for their specific scholarship applications.  The main number to the Maryland General Assembly is (301) 858-3000.

Study Abroad This Summer and Earn College Credit!!
Ivan Lopez, executive director of ISA High School (International Studies Abroad), is returning to Seton next week to update students and parents on the exciting language/cultural immersion programs offered to high school students. ISA High School is an academically focused study abroad organization that 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  http://studiesabroad.com/high-school/ or contact Ivan Lopez at  ilopez@studiesabroad.com or Patricia Pérez at pperez@setonhs.org for more information.

Kohl's Department Stores Accepting Nominations for 2015 Scholarships
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Please click here to view the Lunch Menu for February 2015
Please click here to view the Lunch Menu Ingredients for February 2015
Please click here to view the Lunch Menu for March 2015
Please click here to view the Lunch Menu Ingredients for March 2015

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