Thanks to all parents who supplied baked goods for the
3rd Grade Service Learning Project.
Thanks also go out to the students and staff who bought goodies.
The 3rd graders raised $587, plus we received over $200 in student donations. The money raised will be donated to Paws for Purpose.
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Important Dates
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Monday, March 3rd
5:00 p.m. 6th - 8th Grade Lacrosse vs. Collegiate @ Home
Friday, March 7th
7:00 p.m. Parent/Daughter Dance (see information in PA notice below)
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| Reed Gabhart, Head of Goshen Campus |
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Reed Gabhart
Head of Goshen Campus
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As we returned from Winter Break on Monday, one thing stayed the same, while another didn't: the stubborn cold weather persisted, but at least we had a five-day week!
During Winter Break, however, the action didn't die down entirely. Our Math Counts team was hard at work on both Saturdays of vacation. On the first Saturday, at our Downtown Campus, they independently took the challenging tests associated with the competition. On the second Saturday, they ventured to U of L to join all the other competitors in the Jefferson County Regional for results. We made quite an improvement from last year! There were 25 teams in the highly competitive field and we ended up in 11th place. An award for the top school performer was given to 8th grader Adam Prys, and Coach Kelly Bailey applauded the entire team's efforts at morning meeting on Wednesday. As always, our purpose in fielding academic teams is more about providing these highly motivated students with demanding intellectual challenges and "real-world" competition, rather than trying to rack up trophies. All of these students chose to work extremely hard during project time on Fridays (and on some weekends!) to attack complex math problems and they are to be commended! (See team picture above.)
Meanwhile, also on the first Saturday of break, 10 St. Francis teachers and staff came out to the Goshen Campus on a beautiful snowy morning to attain CPR and First Aid training from the American Heart Association. I think it is impressive that while we require our athletic coaches and outdoor trip leaders to have these credentials, several other teachers volunteered and gave up vacation time to benefit from this experience (and several more will gain their certification on the Downtown Campus later in March). It is nice to know that we have 15-20 adults in our building who would be able to capably jump in should the unthinkable ever happen to anyone on our campus of any age. Kudos to Tina Brown, Sukanya Chandramouli, Misty Chanda, Lizzy Denny, Sarah Dewberry, Patrick Donovan, Andrew Frechette, Claudia McCrocklin, and Heather Varda for joining me that day!
Brrrrrr!!!!
Cold temperatures predicted for the first week of March have forced us once again to postpone our annual 8th grade outdoor education trip to Big South Fork National Recreation Area. Our new dates are now April 23rd - 26th -- and we have assured the Class of 2014 they will go! Stay tuned for updates.
Merci Beaucoup!
A BIG thanks to parent Al Kirby for donating many hours of his time over Winter Break to shore up our Main Amp technical booth! Al reorganized our equipment to provide a more efficient flow and practicality, and he also rewired several components. He also cleaned the entire booth and it is now more user-friendly (and shiny too)! Your Comedy of Errors Spring Drama tickets are on us, Al!
Three Cheers for Lila!
Congrats to SFS Goshen graduate Lila Asher '11 who recently became eligible to become a Presidential Scholar! Lila is one of 47 students from the state of Kentucky who have been invited to apply for this distinguished designation. Go Lila!!
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Thurs 8/14 - First Day of School
Thurs - Fri 9/25-26 - Fall Break
Wed 11/26 - Fri 11/28 - Thanksgiving Break
Mon 12/22 - Mon 1/5 - Holiday Break
Mon 2/16 - Fri 2/20 - Winter Break
Fri 3/27 - Sun 4/5 - Spring Break
Wed 5/27 - Last Day Goshen/Preschool
Thurs 5/28 - Goshen Graduation
Fri 5/29 - Graduation
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Mike Prather and Nita Duechle announce Dual Show on March 7, 2014, at Oldham County Country Club
La Grange, KY - Oldham County artists Mike Prather and Nita Duechle are exhibiting their works of charcoal, oil paintings, and pastel landscapes on March 7th and 9th at the Oldham County Country Club in Buckner, Kentucky. Both artists live and work in Oldham County and felt like the country club was a great place to allow their friends, family, and art enthusiasts to come see what they've been working on the last few months. They are planning a great evening of art, music, food, and drink for Friday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 9th at 1 p.m. The show and the country club are open to the public, and all guests are welcome to experience the beautiful work produced by these two local talents.
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Shavar Cowherd
Athletic Director for Goshen Campus
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K-1 Basketball wins St. Matthews Championship
Congratulations to the Kindergarten / 1st Grade basketball team who finished their season with a 8-1 record and won the K/1 St. Matthews League Basketball tournament last weekend!
The highly intense championship game went back and forth. With less than 10 seconds left and the score tied, the opposing coaches called a timeout that they didn't have, resulting in a technical foul (two free throws and possession of the ball for St. Francis).
In his first year of playing basketball, Ben Rutherford was called upon to take the shots. Bingo! Splash! Nothing but net on both shots to take the lead, and the Wyverns won 38-36.
Members of the K/1 team include Andrew Snyder, Micah Patrick, Lorelei Deitrich, IzzieMaki, Savion Butler, Cash Green, Quentin Johnson, Jude Sleadd, Ben Rutherford, Hunter Fleming, Tonya Amini, and Piper Kuhn. The team was coached by Tim Patrick, Nic Deitrich, and Keith Johnson.
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St. Francis School Polo News
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During Winter Break, 7th grader Angus Middleton and 6th grader Ford Middendorf, members of the St. Francis Polo Team, competed in the 32nd annual Avendano Memorial Polo Tournament at the International Polo Club in Wellington, Florida.
The "Avendano" is the largest and most prestigious junior polo tournament in the United States and dates back to 1982. Many of the best polo players in the United States made their tournament debut as junior players in this tournament. Angus and Ford had a great time and enjoyed meeting and playing with some amazing young polo players.
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Olivia Sleadd, Parent Association President
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Olivia Sleadd
Parent Association
President
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Parent/Daughter Dance
Join us Friday, March 7th, from 7:00 - 9:30 p.m.
in the Multi-Purpose room for the
ever popular Parent/Daughter Dance.
Refreshments will be served and a DJ and Photo Booth will be available for entertainment...not to mention watching all the dancing parents.
No RSVP's needed. $35 per family
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Want to help with the Parent Daughter Dance?
If you can stop by before carpool, we will be decorating on Friday,
March 7 at 2:00 p.m. We also need a couple of volunteers the night of the event.
We also want to remind everyone that when writing a check for your PA dues,
please specify in the memo line that it is for GOSHEN PA DUES, as well
as including your child's name.
Finally, don't forget about our next PA meeting featuring Julie Marks
on March 12th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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**Box Tops Reminder!**
Don't forget to check your household products for the pink label - Box Tops for Education. Each Box Top is worth $.10 which goes directly to the Parent Association end of year gift to the school. If you shop at Meijer's, please note the following:
Buy any 10 qualifying products*
get
60 Bonus Box Tops!
(2/23-3/29) Additional special offers for February and April.
*Betty Crocker, Progresso's, Pillsbury, Green Giant, Kleenex, Cheerios, and many others.
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March 3rd
Karen King
Dianne Siciliano
Kim Diamond
March 4th
Kristen Embry
Lisa Fleming
April Sargent
March 5th
Amy Richards
Pam Smith
Tammy Carey
March 6th
Lorrie Esterle
Ann Grider
Rahana DaJusta
March 7th
Tracy Lattis
Mitra Shams
Catherine Chandler
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CALENDAR ALERT!!
Parent Teacher Conferences slated for March 13th & 14th
have been canceled
to offset recent snow days.
Mr. Gabhart's letter to parents explains the recent change.
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NEW!!!
AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
The second round of
after-school activities begins next week with Chinese on Tuesdays and
Yoga on Wednesdays.
If your child would like to attend one of these programs, please turn
in a registration form
to Erika Schneider by Monday, March 3.
Click here for information on what's available.
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GREAT NEWS!
Registration for the spring After-School Soccer session is now available online. Soccer will be on Mondays. Please register at www.4kicksforkidz.com (live link). If you have any questions, please call at 502-254-6040.
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 PARENTS!! The Middle School Student Council is sponsoring a drive to collect games to provide some post-assignment activities for our hard-working students
in Homework Hall!
If your family has some gently used games (with all the pieces please!), chess or checker boards, decks of cards, backgammon etc., that are gathering
dust in your closets,
we would love
to have them for our Homework Hall.
Please drop them off in the front office and we'll take it from there!
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Going on vacation?
Take your Baby Wyvern and post some fun shots to our Instagram page!
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Wyvern gear is available on campus from the Wyvern Store or from Erika Schneider in the Front Office.
A list of items is available by clicking here.
Also, youth-sized Wyvern Pride hoodies ($25) are in stock!
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