Back to School Night will be held TOMORROW  - THURSDAY, September 8th at 7:00 p.m.  Please click here for details.

School will be dismissed at 1:30pm on Friday September 9.

On Saturday, September 17, 2016 a practice SAT test will be offered at Seton to juniors and seniors.  Attached to this email is the registration form.  The fee of $10 and the registration form should be brought to Guidance by September 12, 2016.  Please note:  There will be no Giveback Session on Wednesday, September 28th.  Your daughter received an email explaining the new and improved way Kaplan will distribute scores.  If you have any questions please contact Amanda Lawhorne at 301-864-4532 or alawhorne@setonhs.org. 

Girls Can Do Conference - A Leadership Seminar for young women will be held on November 12th at the Warner Theater from 10:00 to 3:30.There is no charge for this.  Visit girls-can-do.org for more information

Please see Volunteer opportunities below. Please click here

Please click hereto view the menu for the coming week.

Please click here to view the Athletics Calendar for September

Textbooks and workbooks play an important role in supporting the academic development of our girls.  It is critical that your daughter has the required books and supplies in order to meet the daily requirements of her coursework.   Students should have all required books and resources as soon as possible, but most certainly by Friday, September 9th.  You can look online at MBSdirect.net or other book sites for used versions of the required texts.  Please be sure to obtain the correct edition, etc. using the ISBN numbers on the booklist.  Click here for the booklist.  If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Tiphanie Edwards, Dean of Academics, (tedwards@setonhs.org)

We want to invite all of our students' grandparents to spend some time with them, see their school in action, and meet other grandparents. Grandparents are invited to join us from 8:45 to 12:30. Please note these important facts.



Grandparents do not have to come the entire time, but due to our schedule, it would be great if all grandparents could arrive by 8:45.

Grandparents will spend the day with their own granddaughter.

Grandparents will be our guests for lunch.



Please CLICK HERE  to register for GRANDPARENTS' DAY.

Registration will close on Sept.15.

Elizabeth Seton High School is excited to announce the launch of a new online service that will allow you to fund an account that can be used to prepay cafeteria lunches for your daughter beginning this school year. The account will be associated with her student id and she will be able to purchase lunches using her id on a pin pad available at the cafeteria cash register. You will be able to monitor the account on line and have an email reminder sent to you when an account balance gets low. Student debit account deposits can be made by credit card. Each child's account will be updated nightly so that account balance information and payments will be current as of the following day. Although cash will still be accepted, we strongly encourage all families to use this method of payment as it is safer and more convenient.



In order to take advantage of this convenient new service, you will need to create a parent account. This requires you to:

1. Go to www.myschoolaccount.com.
2. Click "Create Account" on the top menu bar.
3. Fill in the required information on the "Parent Account Sign-Up page."
4. Choose Elizabeth Seton HS from the "School District" drop down menu.
5. Create a User ID and Password
6. Click the "Accept" box, and then click "Signup." An email will be sent to your email address that will contain a "verification code."

After you receive the "verification code" you may begin to add your children's information. To do this, you will need to:

1. Go to www.myschoolaccount.com and login using your previously created user ID and password.
2. Enter the "verification code" to verify your account and email address.
3. Begin adding your children's information according to the guidelines provided. You will need each of your children's student ID numbers to add each student.
4. After the students are added you will be able to view the lunch account activity and make payments to the student lunch account.
5. If you have 2 or more students assigned to your account, you may make a payment to each account and only be charged for one transaction. Example; 3 students, $10.00 payment to each student, total charge would be $32.00.

Note: A parent account can be linked to many children, but a child can only be linked to one parent.



We urge you to take full advantage of this system by making deposits into your children's accounts on a weekly, monthly, or annual basis. You are free to choose the amount of each deposit. Any money that is not spent by the end of the school year will be available the following school year. If you have any questions about this or any other food service program, please contact Pam Werle via email only at pwerle@setonhs.org

Drivers' Ed Class:  The first driver's ed class of the year will start on September 19 and end on October 17th.  (no class from 9/26-9/30 or on 10/1) The class runs from 3:15-5:15 after school and is taught by Arrive Alive Driving School.  The cost for the course is $340; students must be up to date on tuition payments in order to enroll.  Students may sign up in the Main Office.  Deadline for sign-up is September 14th. Contact Mrs. Rohan at arohan@setonhs.org with any questions.

Hackathon at University of Maryland

A hackathon is a creative and collaborative event where students gather to grow their coding skills, explore different aspects of the technological world, and collaboratively push the limits of technology as we know it today. However, most hackathons today are primarily male populated, which can often discourage women from attending. Technica's goal is to introduce and support young women in technology in order to tackle this problem of diversity in tech.



This year, Technica will be taking place on November 5-6 on the University of Maryland campus, and we would love to get more high school students involved - that's where we need your help! We would greatly appreciate if you could spread the word about Technica to your students.



A bit more info: Technica is open to women and non-binary folks of all levels of technical background, so whether a student is an expert hacker or has never written a line of code, they will spend an incredible weekend at our event. Additionally, we provide free lodging, food, swag and mentorship for the whole duration. Last year, Technica drew over 400 attendees from a variety of backgrounds, including 85 high school students, and this year, we hope to double both numbers. This year, the week leading up to the hackathon will also be filled with tech workshops and info sessions held at the University of Maryland to prepare attendees with skills to build something new or solve difficult problems.



Registration for Technica is currently open and the application can be found on our website www.gotechnica.org  Additionally, students can stay in the loop (pun intended!) by liking Technica on Facebook or following us on Twitter. If you have any questions, please reach to the Technica team via email at hello@gotechnica.org, or through our Facebook and Twitter.

Dear Parents,

      We are kicking off this school year with a Celebration of the Daughters of Charity on September l4, 2016.  It will be an extraordinary evening of community for our school beginning at 6:00 here at the school.  Please find attached a letter from Nina Everett, MD, honorary chair and Parent Club officer. (Please click here to view letter.)

We hope that all parents will join us for this first in over 50 years event.





Join the Elizabeth Seton High School Community on September 14th at 6pm to give thanks to the 133 Daughters of Charity who have educated more than 10,000 young women. A donor has pledged a $200,000 matching gift to create a scholarship endowment in the name of the Daughters. Together, we will meet this challenge so that other young women will continue to receive Seton's Light to Know and Grace to Do. Visit: https://www.setonhs.org/support-seton/daughters-of-charity-celebration to purchase tickets or to make a donation toward the scholarship endowment match.  We look forward to seeing you on September 14th for a wonderful celebration!

 

Parents,



Creating a culture of respect and academic excellence means being present at school on a daily basis and being on time. Elizabeth Seton High School has created a new attendance policy starting the 2016 school year to reinforce our core values of respect and academic excellence within the classroom. Please note the new policy was finalized after the new student handbook was sent to print and therefore is not included in the 2016-2017 handbook. The new policy is listed below for your reference:



                                                 Attendance

Students are allotted three absences from any one class per quarter. This does not include Seton-related events (ex. athletics, field trips,).

After four absences, Dean of Students will contact Parent/Guardian.

After five or more absences, the students quarter grade may be reduced a full letter and the student may no longer participate in Seton-related events for up to two weeks.

If two grade reductions occur within one school year as a result of attendance, an attendance contract must be formulated.



**Students with extenuation medical circumstances must communicate with the Dean of Students and designated Guidance Counselor.



**A student who is more than 25 minutes late for a class will be marked absent for that period.



                                                   Tardiness

Students who are late to school must check in at the Main Office to be issued a pass. Main Office will specify excused or unexcused. A doctor's note is required for the tardy to be excused.  

If pass is marked unexcused, the student may make up quizzes and homework with a 10% reduction. If a test is being administered, the tardy student only has the class period to complete the test with no extra time given.

If pass is marked excused then the student will receive full credit for quizzes and homework and test arrangements must be made with the teacher.

At four unexcused tardies per quarter, Dean of Students will contact Parent/Guardian.

After five unexcused tardies, the student will no longer be allowed to participate in Seton-related events for up to two weeks.



**Elizabeth Seton High School is located in a high traffic area surrounded by two elementary schools.  Parents and students must plan accordingly in order to arrive on time.  Traffic will no longer be an excused tardy.



Thank you for your assistance to this matter.  Please direct any questions to Ms. McDonough, Dean of Students. (mmcdonough@setonhs.org)

School Supply Drive for Neediest Kids



As you are shopping for your school supplies this month, please consider picking up a few extra supplies for students in our local area who cannot afford them.  We will collect items in the lower student lobby, near the cafeteria, during the first two weeks of school -- August 29th through September 9th.  Please consider donating any of the following items:



Pens

Pencils (preferably mechanical)

Binders

Notebooks

Highlighters

Index cards

Loose leaf paper

Folders

                          Thank you in advance for your generous support!!

 

The School Calendar can be found on the website (www.setonhs.org) under Student Life

Or click here for a link to the calendar.

 

Support Seton's Music Program-Redskins Season Tickets Available!

For the past several years, the Seton Music Boosters have had two Redskins season tickets available for purchase where the proceeds from sales have benefited the Music Program. We are offering this exciting opportunity once again this year, with season tickets available in Section 102, Row 7, Seats 15 and 16. Parking passes are included as well.

For more information about purchasing the tickets or if you can help sell them, please contact the Music Boosters at musicboosters@setonhs.org.

Thanks for your support!

 

Parents Needed to Help with Parking on Back to School Night

If you can help with parking for Back to School night (Sept 8) from 6:30 to 7:00, please email Mary Cotter at mcotter@setonhs.org.

We would love to have some parents to help keep our traffic flowing well.

Back to School Dance Parent Volunteers:  We are in need of parent volunteers to help out at the Back to School Dance on Friday, September 23rd.  If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Mrs. Rohan at arohan@setonhs.org.

Parent Volunteers are needed for an alumnae class reunion on Saturday, September 24.  Parents will help with clean-up and other duties as needed. The reunion will start at 7pm and the end time is TBD.  If you are interested, please contact Erica Boursiquot, Director of Alumnae Relations at eboursiquot@setonhs.org.  Parent service hours will be given.

 

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.

 

If you wish to receive text alerts from Seton then please text SETONHS to 84576. You will receive a confirmation text, please complete the requested details.

If you wish to refer to past issues of Parent and Student Announce please click here.