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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 Fall Festival
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Sunday, October 7 
12 Noon - 3:00 PM, SMA Campus Quad
Don't miss Fall Festival this Sunday!! A day of fun for the whole family. There will be arcade games, crafts, face painting, food, music and much more.
Advanced tickets are available to purchase for a discounted rate. Please pick up order forms from the LS or MS Offices.
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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Alumnae Reunion Weekend
| Reuni on 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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Ambassador Families Needed!
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Calling all SMA families... 
We are looking for Ambassador Families to welcome our new SMA families. Ambassador families serve in two main capacities: as welcoming partners and as communicators to a family who is new to the school. The Ambassador Family reaches out to the new family and provides them with support, social opportunities, resources, answers questions when possible and helps to foster connections to the school.
Top Four Reasons to Become an Ambassador Family:
- Meet and develop relationships with new families.
- Provide new families with another resource to find information, support and a sense of belonging in our community.
- Enjoy social and informational events that will assist the new family in assimilating into SMA.
- Contribute to the enhancement of a strong school community.
Expectations are a one-year commitment; call new families after they have been accepted to SMA; reach out once new families have been officially enrolled; attend Accepts Party Events and buddy with a new family.
If you are interested in becoming an Ambassador Family please contact Seely Greenberg in the Admissions Office at sgreenberg@smanet.org. We will be scheduling an Ambassador meeting in November.
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Community News
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 Presidential Debate at SMA: High School Social Studies teachers Nina Ehrlich, Don Nelson and Pamela Applegate will gather with students at 6:30 PM to watch the live streaming of the Presidential Debate being held at the University of Denver tonight. Students and teachers will gather in the Forum. It's an important night in the campaign and a historic night for the city of Denver. St. Mary's Academy post-Debate conversation is sure to be lively and informed.
- Extra! Extra! Read all about It! Charlie Arbogast in the News!
Bob Sweeney, writer of the Kindling column in the Villager newspaper, recently shared a great account of attending a Rockies game with our own Charlie Arbogast, Director of Advancement. Calling St. Mary's Academy "one of the world's finest schools," Mr. Sweeney shared memories of growing up with baseball and how Denver has changed through the years. Thank you Mr. Sweeney, we think SMA is one of the world's finest schools too. And, you're right, Charlie is one devoted, long-time Orioles fan! Click here to read the full article.
- Stanley British Primary School is hosting a film screening
 of Miss Representation, Thursday, October 4, 6:45 - 9:00 p.m. in the Stanley Ballroom. Miss Representation premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and aired on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The film explores how the media's representations of women have led to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence. Included are interviews with teenage girls, politicians, journalists, activists, and academics. Please RSVP to jacky@stanleybps.org.
- SMA has a team again this year for the Komen
 Denver Race for the Cure on October 7. Participate, support, send thoughts and prayers!! Please click here for more information.
- The SMA Prayer Group, a monthly prayer group and 24-7 email prayer chain, has started meeting again, every first Tuesday of the month at 8:15 AM in the chapel next to the HS choral room. All petitions are honored and kept confidential.
- The ACIS Circle of Influence (the ACIS counselor's group) presents, Helping Your Child with Life's Frustrations: A Primer in the Latest Techniques. Wednesday, October 17, 9:00 - 11:00 AM at Graland Country Day School. The forum is free and open to all ACIS school parents Questions and RSVP email Craig.Knippenberg@comcast.net.
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Lower School News & Events
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News:
- Lower School Conferences are October 10 - 12, click here to sign up.
- Calling all Fifth Grade parents! Join Martha Ashley, principal of the MS, and a panel of our Middle School students on Thursday, October 4 at 8 AM in the Middle School Commons. This is an inside opportunity for SMA families to learn about our excellent Middle School. Admissions in our Middle School is competitive resulting in wait lists. Find out why.
- Parent Volunteers are needed for the Scholastic Book Fair,
 October 10-12 in the Lower School Gym. Please click here to sign up.
- 4th and 5th graders organized this September's Late Start Great
 Start community service project. The Lower School brought school supplies for the Mount Loretto after-school program
Events:
- October 4, 8:00 - 9:00 AM, 5th Grade Parents Coffee at the Middle School
- October 5, 8:15 - 8:45 AM, Assembly, 1st Grade Presentation
- October 5, 10:30 AM - 2:45 PM, 3rd, 4th, 5th Field Day
- October 10, 3:30 - 7:30 PM, LS Conferences
- October 11 - 12, LS Conferences/NO LS Classes
- October 19, 8:15 - 8:45 AM, Assembly, 3rd Grade Presentation
- October 26, 8:15 - 8:45 AM, Assembly, Red Ribbon Week
- October 31, 11:00 - 11:30 AM, LS Parade
- November 1- 2, Academy Closed, Fall Break
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Middle School News & Events
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News:
- Middle School Conferences are October 11 and 12. To sign up, click here.
- Calling all Fifth Grade parents! Join Martha Ashley, principal of the MS, and a panel of our Middle School students on Thursday, October 4 at 8 AM in the Middle School Commons. This is an inside opportunity for SMA families to learn about our excellent Middle School. Admissions in our Middle School is competitive resulting in wait lists. Find out why.
- Shadow Days in the High School for SMA 8th Grade Girls Have Started! Our own students are invited to shadow in the High School during the days October 3-16. These days are reserved for our girls only. 8th graders will spend the day attending HS classes, eating lunch with the high school students and attending High School activities during that day (such as a Town Meeting, a Mass, a special assembly). It's a great opportunity for the students to get the feel of what it is to be a High Schooler. Any questions about Shadow Days, please contact the Admissions Office.
- 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Girls Gold Crown Basketball Tryouts, October 16, 6:45 - 8:00 PM, Bishop Evans Sports Center @ SMA. Click here for more information.
 Last week the MS had their annual Family Lunch followed by the CAT Advisory Games. The advisory teams came out in great spirit and costume ready to compete in volleyball, kickball, dodgeball, softball, capture the flag, soccer, tag football and relays. Click here to see more photos.
- Calling for all students interested in joining the Middle School Math Club. Please contact MS parent, Susan Lau-Guiliano at fdragon89@msn.com if you would like to join. The program is based in the MathCounts model. Students engage in stimulating problem solving to build math achievement and appreciation. In addition to competing in MathCounts, the team will compete in the Reel Math Challenge, the American Math Challenge and the American Mathematics Competition. The group meets weekly after school. Please register by contacting the above listed email by Friday, October 5. More detailed information is available in the MS office.
- A meeting for the optional Middle School Peru service and
 learning trip will take place Tuesday, October 16 in the Middle School Library from 7:00-8:00 PM. Seventh and eighth-grade students may apply to participate in this trip. Applications are accepted beginning Wednesday, October 17 through Friday, November 9.
Events:
- October 11 - 12, MS Conferences/NO MS Classes
- October 16, 7:00 - 8:00 PM, World Leadership School Peru meeting
- October 25, 11:40 AM, MS Liturgy
- October 26, 3:00 - 5:00 PM MS Mixer
- October 31, 11:30 AM, MS Dismissal
- November 1- 2, Academy Closed, Fall Break
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High School News & Events
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News:
- Junior students and parents! Join Ms Mac and the College Office for an informational meeting on October 9 at 7:45 in the morning. This is an excellent opportunity to ask questions, gather information and learn about the college process at St. Mary's Academy. Come on in to the High School Dining Room before school starts for a great meeting.
- Shadow Days in the High School for SMA 8th Grade Girls Have Started! Our own students are invited to shadow in the High School during the days October 3-16. These days are reserved for our girls only. 8th graders will spend the day attending HS classes, eating lunch with the high school students and attending High School activities during that day (such as a Town Meeting, a Mass, a special assembly). It's a great opportunity for the students to get the feel of what it is to be a High Schooler. Any questions about Shadow Days, please contact the Admissions Office.
- Last week, the High School Microfinance Club started
its third year as a club. During the past two years, the group has had the opportunity to learn about the issue of microfinance both internationally and right here in Colorado. Thanks to a partnership with the Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute (http://www.rmmfi.org) this club has been involved with helping to participate in the Institute's lending process and make a loan to a person proposing to start a business. Thanks to a donation from an SMA family, the students actually loan money and invest in a small business. Students have read business plans, interviewed applicants and met with the business person they selected. Last year, the students selected Eneri Rodriguez owner of The Maple
 Street Pie Company. The club members are now involved in supporting and watching her grow her pie business. It's a fabulous opportunity for our students to learn finances, to understand lending and to participate and experience in this very real form of social action.
- Rehearsals are well under way for the HS Fall Play, The Effects of
 Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds, written by Pulitzer prize winner Paul Zindel. Director Terry Dodd, is a well-known, award winning name in the performing arts community as both a playwright and director. He has worked at The Denver Center; Arvada Center; Aurora Fox; Paragon; Denver Victorian and Lake Dillon. Terry teaches playwriting at the University of Colorado Denver and Lighthouse Writers. The play runs October 25 - 27 in the High School Forum. It is not recommended for young audiences.
Events:
- October 9, 7:45 - 8:30 AM, College Information Meeting for Juniors
- October 12 - HS Community Service Day
- October 16, 9:55 AM, HS Mass
- October 19, 8:00 PM, HS Dance sponsored by the Diversity Club
- October 25 - 27, 7:00 - 8:30 PM, HS Fall Play, The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds
- October 29, 7:00 PM, HS Concert
- November 1 - 2, Academy Closed, Fall Break
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Advancement News
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- THANKS for re-loading! Here's an update on the
 results for the month of September from our King Soopers Reloadable Grocery program.
- Number of cards reloaded: 58
- Total $ amount reloaded: $45,090
- SMA Net: $2,255
58 cards reloaded is less than 10% of what we distributed. We have enormous room for growth in this program! Eric and Cella Roberts: are you reading this? If you are, and you email Amy at aalbi@smanet.org before October 15, you will win a special prize for being our top "Reloaders" in September. Thanks to everyone who participated in our Grocery Certificate program - every dollar helps. Keep re-loading!
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 2013 Gala Kickoff Meeting! Tuesday, October 16, 8:45 - 9:1 5 AM Sanders Board Room. Come and learn about this year's Gala and volunteer opportunities. Click here for more information.
- BINGO Night at SMA, Tuesday, October 30, 5:30 - 8:00 PM in
 the HS Forum. Click here for more information!
- Academy Parents Certificates Booklet available for purchase in each Division office or online by clicking here.
- Academy Parents are looking for Parent Volunteers, please click here to check out all the opportunities!
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Athletic News
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- Samantha Schaffer impressed the Wildcat MS Cross Countr
 y team last Tuesday at the Runner's Roost Cross Country Meet when she finished the 3k race in 12:35 with an impressive 7th place finish out of 356 participants.
- Varsity Field Hockey had TWO BIG WINS last week here on the home field....4-0 v Grandview (Tilly Hallett and Bailey Taber led the attack with 2 goals each) and 5-0 v Smoky Hill (attack led by Hadley Hustead, 2 goals and Bailey Taber, 2 assists). Congratulations Wildcats!
- JV Field Hockey BEAT Smoky Hill 4-0 and tied Grandview 1-1.
- CONGRATULATIONS to Varsity Volleyball for a BIG WIN over The Academy, winning 3-0.
Upcoming Games:
- October 4:
- 3:00 PM, MS Cross Country @ Sun Devil Invitational, Kent
- 3:30 PM, CoEd MS Golf @ Tournament with CA & CHC, Foothills Golf Course
- 3:45 PM, Boys 7th/8th & 6th Soccer vs. CA @ SMA
- 3:45 PM, 7th & 8th Navy Volleyball vs. CA @ SMA
- 4:00 PM, MS Tennis vs. CA @ SMA
- 4:00 PM, MS Field Hockey vs. CA @ CA
- 4:15 PM, Cross Country @ Sun Devil Invitational, Kent
- 4:30 PM, 8th Silver Volleyball vs. Graland @ GCDS
- October 6:
- 9:00 AM, Cross Country @ Windjammer Invitational, Englewood HS
- 5:00 PM, JV & Varsity Volleyball vs. Front Range Christian @ FRCS
- October 8:
- 3:30 PM, CoEd MS Golf @ SMA Friends & Family Tournament, Broken Tee Golf Course
- October 9:
- 3:45 PM, 7th & 8th Navy Volleyball vs. Denver Christian @ DC
- 4:00 PM, Boys 7th/8th Soccer vs. Denver Christian @ SMA
- 4:00 PM, MS Tennis vs. Graland @ SMA
- 4:15 PM, Varsity & JV Field Hockey vs. Mountain Vista @ MVHS
- 4:30 PM, C Level, JV & Varsity Volleyball vs. Bishop Machebeuf @ SMA
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Inclement Weather Policy
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St. Mary's Academy encourages parents to use their own judgment about the safety of roads on snowy days. Teachers waive late arrivals and tests on severe weather days. 
In the event of inclement weather, St. Mary's Academy might call a "Delayed Arrival" for the campus. On a Delayed Arrival day, all classes will begin at 9:05 a.m.
For students who might arrive earlier than the 9:05 a.m. start time, school personnel will be present in the school buildings beginning at 8:00 a.m. In the Lower School, students should go to the gym.
The decision to announce a Delayed Arrival day will be made according to the following factors:
- quantity of snow fallen or forecasted;
- ability of students and staff to travel to school;
- ability to clear and maintain parking lots and pathways;
- ability of school function (heating, water, etc.)
As soon as the decision is made to change the schedule, we will put a message on our main phone line: 303.762.8300, and on our website, www.smanet.org. Usually this decision is made and posted by 6:00 a.m.
Further, we will announce any school closing or schedule change due to weather or other emergency by 6:45 a.m., as best we can, on television stations including: KCNC (TV) Channel 4, KDVR Fox 31 (TV) Channel 31, KMGH (TV) Channel 7, KUSA (TV) Channel 9, KWGN (WB2 TV) Channel 2; and on radio station 850 KOA Storm Center.
When school is in session and we have inclement weather, decisions related to activities/athletics will not be made until after 1:30 pm. Weather changes quickly in Colorado, and we will do our best to make the decisions as efficiently as possible. If school is cancelled due to weather concerns, activities and athletics will be cancelled. Information about cancellation of events or school closing is available by calling the school at 303.762.8300.
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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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