October 29 - Freshmen Parent Coffee - 7:30am
October 30 - Professional Day - No School
November 1 - Open House - 11:00am - 2:00pm
November 5 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - 2:30-4:30pm & 5:30-7:00pm
November 5 - Dismissal - 1:30pm
November 6 - Staff Retreat Day - No School
November 21 - Mother / Daughter Tea - 2:00pm

• Seton will be installing new signs around the campus that indicate our "No Trespassing" policy and our electronic surveillance of our grounds
• Seton will be locking the gate at the hidden driveway from 9:00-1:00 and from 4:00pm to 6:00am (except on days when there is heavy interior traffic due to multiple activities). Parents will have to enter and exit from Emerson Street. We wish to avoid people cutting through our property.
• After School drills - On November 11, we will begin after school crisis drills on a regular basis, just as we do school day drills, so that all of our staff and students know what to do in case of an emergency that occurs after school.

Freshmen Parent Coffee - TOMORROW - Thursday October 29th - 7:30am

 TUITION ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS START NOW
                                        DUE:    DECEMBER 6

      The Archdiocese is now taking applications for tuition assistance for school year 2016-2017.
Here are the necessary steps to apply:
1.  Visit   www.adw.org
2.  Click on the "Education" tab.
3.  Click on "Catholic Schools"
4.  Click on "Tuition Assistance"
5.  Click on the appropriate "TADS Financial Aid Application" (English or Spanish)

Please click here for link.

If you have previously applied through TADS, you will  enter your existing user name and password.  If not, you will need to create an account prior to entering your user name and password information.

PLEASE REMEMBER:
1.  You must apply each year.  It does not roll over.
2.  No aide from Seton is given unless a family has applied to the Archdiocese first.
                           DEADLINE AGAIN:  DECEMBER 6

ESHS - A Time of Thanksgiving
Mother - Daughter Tea

Please join us on Saturday, November 21, 2015, for our 2nd annual Mother-Daughter Tea! This wonderful event will celebrate and strengthen the bond shared between mothers and daughters. Women who play a significant role in the lives of our students are welcome to attend, including mothers, grandmothers, aunts and special supporters. Daughters are required to be students attending Elizabeth Seton HS.  Please click here to get more information about the event, including ticket purchase. Space is limited so please purchase your tickets as soon as possible.

$40 for Mother Daughter Couple
$45 for Mother and 2 Daughters
$25 for Single

Checks are accepted - payable to ESHS PCO - drop off in the School office
Please click here to purchase tickets online.

Service hours are now open for fathers to volunteer to help at this event and for any parent to volunteer to provide in-kind donations. For more info click here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094eaca628a4fa7-motherdaughter.

 * SWIMMING*
Tryouts will be held at Trinity University in Washington, DC:
(THE BUS DEPARTS SETON AT 3:00 PM)
Monday 11/9 and  Tuesday 11/10

*THERE WILL BE A MANDATORY PARENT MEETING ON TUESDAY, 11/10 AT 6:00 PM IN THE BROOKS CENTER IN ROOM 135 FOR ALL THOSE WHO MAKE THE TEAM

 * BASKETBALL
** Tryouts will take place in the Brooks Center Gym:
Sunday, November 8 / 1:30 - 4:00 PM for anyone interested

Monday, November 9 / Session 1/ 3:00-4:30 PM / Will inform on Sunday as to who will participate in this session
Monday, November 9 / Session 2/ 4:00-6:30 PM / Will inform on Sunday as to who will participate in this session

**Tryout decisions will be emailed to participants on Monday night

Senior parents: if your daughter sold items from Claire's Gourmet, please read the following information carefully about delivery and pick-up: 

• All items will be delivered on Tuesday, November 3.  You or your daughter must pick up all her items that day between 3:00 and 5:00 pm in the auditorium.  The ONLY exceptions will be students who are absent from school that day.  Athletic practice is not an excuse to not pick up items.  If a student or her parent are unable to pick up her items for any reason, she needs to arrange for a friend  to pick up for her, and she must email Mrs. Vo in advance to let her know who that person will be.
• Once we sort the orders and hand them off to you they are in YOUR possession. Items are perishable and many must be refrigerated, so if a student is not heading straight home, we recommend that she arrange for a parent or someone else to come pick up items after school.
• We will not hold items overnight unless a student is absent that day.  We WILL NOT be responsible for any items unclaimed by 5:00 pm on Thursday, November 3.We do not have the refrigerator space to store unclaimed items and no one will be in the auditorium to distribute items after 5:00 pm.   We will not reimburse students for items they do not pick up.
• Once you sign off on your order, it is YOUR responsibility.  You must make sure the items stay refrigerated until you deliver them to those who purchased from you.

The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring an essay contest.  The theme is the "The Importance of Religious Freedom".  The grand prize is a $500.00 savings bond.  If any student, would like to participate in this contest, please see Ms. Wilson in the guidance office for more information and an entry form.

Support Seton's Music Program-Redskins Tickets Available!
The buck stops here...that is, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers! The Redskins stepped up and stopped the Bucs in their tracks on Sunday with an impressive and historic come-from-behind win! There certainly is much excitement among fans leading into the Redskins' bye week, after which Washington will play its remaining home games. Tickets to those games are available for purchase from Seton's Music Boosters. Proceeds from sales will directly benefit Seton's Music Program.
Two tickets to each of the following games are available at the listed prices or best offer, along with "green" parking passes. The seats are in Section 102, Row 7, Seats 15 and 16.

Game Date                         Opponent                       Ticket Price for the Pair
November 15                      New Orleans Saints      $400.00
November 29                     New York Giants            $400.00
December 20                     Buffalo Bills                    $340.00

Anyone interested in purchasing tickets should contact Mrs. Burke at lburke@setonhs.org.

Raffle Tickets Available for Redskins-Cowboys Game
The Music Boosters also are raffling off a pair of tickets, plus parking passes, to the Redskins-Cowboys game scheduled for December 7. For only $20.00 per raffle ticket, you will have a chance to see one of the best matchups of division rivals in the NFL!

Raffle tickets are available for purchase in the school's Main Office.

Thank you for your support of Seton's Music Program!

Please click here to view cafeteria menu.

URGENT
We are really in need of Parent volunteers to help with traffic/parking during Open House on Sunday, November 1.  Volunteers need to report at 10 a.m. and should be finished at 2:00 p.m.  Please contact Mrs. Burke at lburke@setonhs.org to sign up to help.

Fall Parent Service Day - Oct. 31
On October 31, we invite all parents to come and join us in getting our school at its best for Open House.  We will have our traditional curb painting as well as some other outdoor and indoor jobs to make our school look truly welcoming to our new families.
The day begins at 8:30.  Please enter through the cafeteria door.  We hope to finish by 2:00 that day.
Please email Sister Ellen Marie at ehagar@setonhs.org to let her know what hours you can come.
We have a lot of fun with our curbs and our projects.
Thank you.

Music Boosters Families:
The Music Department of Elizabeth Seton High School will be sponsoring its Dance Marathon on Saturday, November 14, 2015, from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm. The Dance Marathon is the primary fundraiser for the Music Department, where we hope to raise enough funds to help offset some of the expenses for the Spring music trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Parent volunteers are needed to help make the event a success.
There are opportunities available to volunteer and earn service hours while supporting this important fundraising activity of the Music Department. Please click on the link below to sign up to volunteer at the Dance Marathon. Together we can make this a successful and fun night!
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/70A0A4DA8AA28AB9-dance

On Thursday, Oct. 29, Most Reverend Bishop Knestout will come to bless and dedicate our library. We are in need of a few parents who can assist with the reception for this wonderful event.  We would need your help from 5:30 to 9:00.  Please email Sister Ellen Marie at ehagar@setonhs.org if you would like to help.

Please contact the ESHS PCO at pco.setonhs.org or visit the Parent Organization page located at www.setonhs.org > About Us for more PCO information or please click here.
 

• Bring your daughter's report card or her schedule with you. These documents have the names of her teachers on them.

• Stop in the student lobby for a map that identifies where the teachers are located for conferences.

• If the teacher is engaged with another parent, wait a respectful distance away for your turn. It may not be possible to see all of your daughter's teachers. Select 3 or 4 that you REALLY, REALLY wish to see.

• Conferences are designed to be a BRIEF communication between a parent and a teacher.

• Each conference should last no longer than 5 minutes. If you have major concerns about your daughter's progress, schedule an appointment with the teacher for another day so that sufficient time can be devoted to her. Please be considerate of others in regard to time.

• Conferences will be concluded promptly at 4:30 p.m. At this time faculty members will have a dinner break. Please conclude your discussion when the announcement is made that the conferences are over. Following a dinner break for faculty, conferences will resume at 5:30 p.m. and conclude at 7 p.m.

• If you do not get to see all of your daughter's teachers, call them or e-mail them, and they will call or e-mail you back.

1. The next Driver's Education class of the year will extend from November 2nd through November 23rd from 3 to 5:00 p.m. 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.
Students must sign up in the Main Office by October 28th.

The new arrival date for the school blazers will be Thursday Oct. 29.  Flynn and O'Hara will issue the students their blazers during lunchtime. 

Class rings have arrived! Students can double check the list at school to confirm that their ring has arrived. If a family still has a balance on the ring, they can pay cash or money order to Mrs. Thompson at school or contact Jostens directly for payment. Our Jostens representative will be back on campus November 11th to address any corrections needed or concerns .  

EACH STUDENT HAS BEEN ISSUED A "SWIPE CARD".
 
ALL DRIVERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE EACH STUDENT SWIPE THE SCHOOL ISSUED BUS CARD UPON ENTRY AND DEPARTURE FROM THE BUS - NO EXCEPTIONS!!!
 
If a student does not have a card the driver needs to have that student sign their name and grade on the driver clipboard. Drivers should maintain a clipboard with the names and the stop for those students without cards. The list of student names needs to faxed to the school weekly. NO EXCEPTIONS. Shadow students will not have cards and need to be noted on the clipboard only as "shadow".
 
When a student does not have a card the bus driver should push the video recorder "RED BUTTON" so we can quickly find the video record of for the students without cards. This will resolve any dispute and eliminate any discrepancies.
 
Please let the riders know that the grace period is over! They must swipe their card, or they will be reported to the school discipline office to answer for their actions.

Elizabeth Seton High School's yearbook includes a section of "ads" for our seniors, in which friends and family send messages to their graduates. These ads often include photographs, greetings, and good wishes.

If you would like to purchase an ad for your daughter, please click here: Yearbook Ads.

Carly was discharged from the BMT unit at Children's Hospital on Monday, October 5.  She "rang the bell" prior to leaving the oncology floor which is a significant moment.  It signals the end of active treatment and begins a life free of cancer.  Carly and her family are thrilled to be home.  Carly will go to outpatient treatment for three days a week for the next three months.  Last week she did have to stay in the hospital after going in for outpatient treatment.  Carly has spent the last week back on the BMT floor but is in high spirits and ready to get back home.  The Nguyen's would like to thank the entire Seton community for their prayers, cards, emails, videos, meals and outpouring of love.  Carly still has a long road of recovery to travel but with our continued support she knows she can do it!

We would love to continue to provide meals for the Nguyen's.  It's not too late to sign up at takethemameal.com, search "Nguyen" in the recipient last name box and the password is "7422" to take Carly and her family a meal.  This has been a big help to them.

Full Scholarships to Mt. St. Mary's University.
Mt. St. Mary's University is announcing entrance into their MOSS Program for seniors who want to major in Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, or Environmental Science and have a 3.0 GPA.  Students will be awarded $10,000 from Mt. St. Mary's from the National Science Foundation and additional merit money from Mt. St. Mary's to equal a full scholarship.  Please see Guidance for a Brochure which will offer all details and contacts.

The Violet Richardson Award recognizes young women who make the community and world a better place through volunteer efforts such as: fighting drugs, crime and violence; cleaning up the environment; and working to end discrimination and poverty. Volunteer actions that benefit women or girls are of particular interest.
Soroptimist is an organization of women whose members volunteer in their communities, often working on the same problems that you do. Although we realize that volunteering is its own reward, we also know it feels good to be recognized for your actions. And that's why we sponsor this award.
Qualifications include:
A young woman between the ages of 14 and 17 who volunteers in the community or school.  A young woman who sees challenges instead of obstacles; Hope instead of despair; a young woman who believes in the power of volunteer action.
Deadline for applications is December 1. Applications should be emailed to Cathy Woods, Violet Richardson Award Chair at cwoods@oldlinebank.com or
mailed to Soroptimist of Bowie-Crofton, PO Box 652, Bowie, MD 20718.

For more information please click here.

Local policy research firm in Riverdale/College Park is seeking an intern for office services coordination/receptionist responsibilities 3-5 days a week from 3:30 to 5:30.  The pay is $8 an hour.  If interested, please contact HR@optimalsolutionsgroup.com.  Computer experience, confident communication skills and enthusiasm are welcome!

Students interested in careers in medicine and engineering: The Perry Outreach Program is hosting an event on Saturday, October 31st at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. This is a free, one day hands-on experience for women. Students in grade 10 and higher can apply at http://perryinitiative.org/programs/student-online-application/. The deadline is September 30th. Please click here to see the attached flyer.

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