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Deirdre V. Cryor
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Challenge Foundation
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Wildcat Weekly
A Weekly Newsletter from St. Mary's Academy
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The Wildcat Weekly is a weekly newsletter for our St. Mary's Academy families published every Wednesday. Look for it to include information, updates and good news from the Premier Academy of the West!
Deirdre V. Cryor
Academy President
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SMA Semifinalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program
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Two St. Mary's Academy seniors, Blair Batky and Paige Stock, have been
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Blair Batky & Paige Stock
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named Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. The National Merit Scholarship Program honors individual students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for 8,300 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist standing and more than half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.
About 1.5 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2011 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state.
From the approximate 16,000 Semifinalists, about 15,000 are expected to advance to the Finalist level and in February they will be notified of this designation. All National Merit Scholarship winners will be selected from this group of finalists.
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Get Your Re-Loadable Gift Cards!
| This week, all SMA families and employees will receive a re-loadable King  Soopers gift card with a $2.50 balance. If you shop at King Soopers, please re-load your card and and use it when you buy groceries and/or gasoline (Kroeger gas pumps only, including Loaf and Jug). When you participate, 5% of every dollar you re-load will benefit SMA. Last year, with just 10% of our families re-loading, we had net proceeds of $20,152. Imagine what we could do if every SMA King Soopers shopper starts re-loading! (If you want other gift cards such as Vitamin Cottage, Tony's, Sprouts or Safeway, please check in with our Business Office in Sanders House.) |
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9th Annual Graham Family Golf Tournament
| The 9th Annual Graham Family Golf Tournament on September 17 at  Columbine Country Club is sold out! Thank you to all of our sponsors, players and volunteers!
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SMA Fall Festival Volunteers Needed
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Sunday, October 7 
12 Noon - 3:00 PM, SMA Campus Quad
Make plans to attend! Fall Festival is a day of fun for the whole family. There will be arcade games, crafts, face painting, food, music and much more.
If you would like to volunteer please click here to sign up! Or contact Lisa Cowden at tcowden6@comcast.net or Yo Brooks at ms.yo@sprint.blackberry.net.
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Community News
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Kelsey Vroomunn, was recently accepted to present at the Online  Educational Symposium for Independent Schools this January in Marina del Rey, CA. She will be presenting on "Leveraging your Millennials" based on the SMA High School student technology program and the leadership opportunities and flexibility that SMA has given her to explore her interest in technology. Kelsey will also be serving on a "Changing the Internal Culture" panel.
Last month, we announced that Ms. Vroomunn, High School teacher of French, Social Studies, and Online and Blended Learning Specialist, was selected by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) as part of the annual Teachers of the Future program. She has also been selected by NAIS to be one of six ambassadors for their new online community that is launching in October.
- SMA Astronomy Club First Quarter Moon Star Party, September
 22 from 8:00 to about 10:30 PM behind the Middle School (weather permitting). Astronomy Club members will be on hand to answer questions and help with the telescope. For more information contact Pete Sniegowski, Astronomy Club Advisor at psniegowski@smanet.org.
- The Opening Reception of the Loretto 200th Jubilee Exhibit at the
 Denver Central Library is September 16, 1:30 - 4:00. This event is open to the public; the exhibition runs from September 16 through December 31. Click here for more information.
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Lower School News & Events
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News:
- See you at the Lower School Picnic this week! Be sure to come for
 lunch with your children. There are two time slots, according to your children's grade. It's a great event!
Events:
- September 13, 11:40 AM, Lower School Picnic (JK to Grade 2)
- September 13, 12:15 PM, Lower School Picnic (Grades 3,4,5)
- September 14, 8:15 - 8:45 AM, Assembly, Community Opportunities
- September 21, 8:15 - 8:45 AM, Assembly, OLWEUS Banner Presentation
- September 27, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 2nd Grade Field Trip
- September 28, LS Picture Day
- September 28, 8:15 - 8:45 AM, Assembly, 2nd Grade Presentation
- October 5, 8:15 - 8:45 AM, Assembly, 1st Grade Presentation
- October 10, 3:30 - 7:30 PM, LS Conferences
- October 11 - 12, LS Conferences/NO LS Classes
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Middle School News & Events
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News:
- Middle School Overview Night is coming up! Be sure to attend on September 27 at 7:00 in the High School Forum.
- The 6th and 7th grade girls had incredible experiences over the past
 two weeks camping at Diamond Tail. The trips continued this week for the 6th and 7th grade boys. We are grateful to the Duncan family who welcomes our students to their ranch in northern Colorado.
- Traveling to Pueblo de Cochiti, New Mexico
 On September 17, the Eighth Grade students and teachers head to Pueblo de Cochiti in New Mexico for a trip that is sure to be awe-inspiring and life-changing. Thanks to work with our partner organization, World Leadership School, our students will be engaged in learning about the Native American community in ways that not many students are invited to.
Through conversations with World Leadership School, Mrs. Ashley has coordinated the trip. Pueblo de Cochiti, which is 55 miles north of Albuquerque and contained within 53,779 acres of reservation land that sustains 1,175 Pueblo members. Cochiti, is 35 miles southwest of Santa Fe.
Mrs. Ashley will keep a blog during their travels. We look forward to "watching" this extraordinary trip! Any questions, please contact the Middle School Office.
Events:
- September 17 - 21, 8th Grade to Cochiti Lake, New Mexico
- September 26, MS Pictures
- September 27, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m., MS Overview Night, HS Forum
- October 11 - 12, MS Conferences/NO MS Classes
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High School News & Events
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News:
- All High School students and teachers traveled to Snow Mountain Ranch in Estes Park for SMA's annual
 retreat last week. The days were spent making new friends, building community and enjoying the mountains. For more photos of the HS retreat click here.
Events:
- September 12, HS Pictures
- September 14, 8:00 - 11:00 PM, HS Welcome Dance
- September 19 - 21, HS Conferences
- September 25, 7:00 - 8:00 PM, 10th Parent Meeting
- October 9, 7:45 - 8:30 AM, College Information for Juniors
- October 12 - HS Community Service Day
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Advancement News
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- From Advancement Committee Chairman Byron Haselden: Many campus improvements have taken place during the summer to make sure that we have the best possible learning environment for our children at SMA. Annual Fund contributions, the cornerstone of our fundraising efforts, make many of these improvements possible. During the month of September you will receive in the mail two informational pieces related to this year's Annual Fund. Please take a few minutes to review them. Our goal is 100 percent participation by December 31, 2012. We look forward to your support and welcome your questions and input. Thank you.
- Academy Parents Certificates Booklet available for purchase in each Division office or online by clicking here.
- Fall Festival is Sunday, October 7. This is an All-Academy event from 12:00 - 3:00 PM on our campus. Volunteers are needed, please email Yolan Brooks at ms.yo@sprint.blackberry.net to sign up to volunteer.
- Academy Parents are looking for Parent Volunteers, please click here to check out all the opportunities!
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Alumnae News
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- Reunion Weekend 2012, October 5 - 7. Return to St. Mary's
 Academy beautiful campus this fall for Reunion Weekend. Click here for more details
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Athletic News
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- Congratulations to Varsity Volleyball for the 3-2 win and JV
 Volleyball for the 2-0 win over Platte Canyon High School on September 5!
- The Varsity Field Hockey Team & Coach Allison Grenney '06 held strong for a 1-1 tie in overtime against Regis High School! Go Wildcats!
- Congratulations to the Wildcat runners on a great race last week in the
 Inaugural Wildcat Cross Country Invitational on September 6! The Middle School and High School teams competed at Bible Park - HS 5K race and MS 1.5 mile race. A big thank you to the parents and coaches who volunteered time and energy for the event. SMA HS, 2nd place team finish with individual top finishes including Kelly Miller 10th place, 22:48 and Emily Staker 14th place, 23:13. MS Girls team placed 4th overall, led by Samantha Schaffer 4th place, 10:08 . The MS Boys were led by Michael Luzzdar 11th place, 9:54.
- Motivated by the first place finish of Dr. Harnett in the Citizens race with his time of 19:07.78, the Wildcats finished 2nd at the RamCharger Meet held at Sheridan HS. Led by Summer Hepp's 6th place finish the Wildcats totaled 39 points (6-9-10-14). Congratulations Wildcat runners!
Upcoming Games: 
- September 12:
- 3:30 PM, Coed MS Golf @ Homestead Golf Course
- September 13:
- 3:30 PM, 8th Navy & 7th Volleyball vs. Denver Christian @ DC
- 3:30 PM, Boys 6th & 7th/8th Soccer vs. Graland @ SMA
- 3:45 PM, 6th Volleyball vs. Graland @ SMA
- 4:00 PM, JV & Varsity Field Hockey vs. Palmer Ridge @ PR
- 4:00 PM, C Level, JV & Varsity Volleyball vs. Alexander Dawson @ ADS
- September 14:
- 3:45 PM, Cross Country @ Liberty Bell Invitational @ Heritage HS
- 4:30 PM, MS Cross Country @ Slavens Invitational @ Harvard Gulch Park
- 5:00 PM, Varsity & JV Field Hockey vs. Cheyenne Mountain @ CMHS
- September 15:
- 11:00 AM, JV & Varsity Volleyball vs. Denver Christian @ SMA
- September 17:
- 4:00 PM, Cross Country @ Denver North Viking Invitational @ Willis Case Golf Course
- September 18:
- 4:00 PM, 6th & 7th Volleyball vs. Ricks Center @ SMA
- 4:15 PM, Varsity & JV Field Hockey vs. Colorado Academy @ CA
- 4:30 PM, C Level, JV & Varsity vs. Colorado Academy @ CA
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Carpool Reminders
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Arrival times for morning drop-off:
Lower School: 7:45 South Lot
Middle School: 7:30 a.m. North Lot
High School: 8:00 a.m. North Lot
Arrival times for afternoon pick-up:
Lower School 3:00 pm South Lot
Middle School 3:15 p.m. North Lot
High School 3:45 p.m. North Lot
Lower School Carpool Guidelines:
- Always exercise patience and drive slowly when on Campus.
- Only K - 5 students should be dropped off in the south parking lot.
- Form two lines; do not change lanes. Two lanes is essential to stop cars from standing on University Boulevard.
- Students must be dropped off in the carpool lanes, not before. Carpool lanes are indicated by orange cones. Students enter school through the LS gymnasium.
- In order to keep the line moving have students ready to get our of the car (coats on, backpacks in hand, etc.). Please be considerate.
- The driver should not get out of the car. If this is necessary, please park in a parking space.
Friday Assembly: If you plan to stay for Lower School Friday Assembly please park in the North Lot once the South Lot parking spaces are full.
Parent volunteers and members of the SMA Advancement Team will be assisting Lower School Principal Mary Jane Frederick with carpool every morning beginning at 7:45 a.m.
Middle and High School Carpool Guidelines:
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