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COUNSELOR'S
CORNER
GUIDANCE
INFORMATION
Junior class parents and
students are reminded to log on to
www.collegeboard.com and
www.act.org to register for the
SAT Reasoning and ACT Tests.
Kaplan
Test Prep is offering St. Mary's High School free
access to their Online Prep Courses for the PSAT,
SAT and ACT. Ordinarily, each of these Online Prep
Courses would cost $149. Information on how to
register is provided on each counselor's faculty
website.
Wednesday,
March 14, 2012 is the day of standardized, school
wide testing. It is mandatory for the freshmen and
sophomores to attend school on this day. We will
administer the EXPLORE test to freshmen, and the
PLAN test to sophomores. Both tests serve as
preparation for the ACT. The ACT is a college
admissions exam. The school day will end at
approximately 11:40 a.m. Please plan accordingly.
Juniors and seniors are not expected to be at
school on March 14th.
Kaplan
Test Prep is offering St. Mary's High School free
access to their Online Prep Courses for the PSAT,
SAT and ACT. Information on how to register is
provided on each counselor's faculty website.
Also, for the first time, Kaplan will offer
six-week comprehensive courses for the SAT and ACT
on the St. Mary's campus. The fee for one six-week
course is $499.00. See your respective counselor's
website for more information on how to
register.
PSAT
scores were distributed in December. The results
included the student's test booklet, score report,
test interpretation information, and information
about My College QuickStart (a
comprehensive online college and career
resource).
Parents
are encouraged to log onto PowerSchool through our
school website. If you have misplaced your
username and/or password please contact Su Towne,
our Registrar, at 957-3340, Ext. 103 or your
student's respective counselor.
The
Academic Talent Search (ATS) Qualifying Exam will
be offered at St. Mary's High School on Tuesday,
February 21st at 2:15 p.m. ATS is a unique
educational opportunity for motivated and
academically advanced 9th grade students. Students
who take this test automatically qualify for the
ATS Summer Program at Sacramento State. For more
information about test details, please contact
Misty
Chapman, Freshman Counselor at 957-3340, Ext.
123. Information about classes and sample test
questions can be found on the
ATS website. The deadline to
register was February 1, 2012.
Scholarship
Information
Beginning
in January, all seniors should be applying for
financial aid from colleges/universities and the
federal/state government by filling out the FAFSA
form online at www.fafsa.ed.gov,
and if the college requires one, a PROFILE form.
The mailing period for these forms is January
1-March 2, 2012. Remember, some
colleges/universities have an earlier FAFSA
deadline. Also, several private universities
require the PROFILE form. The PROFILE application
form can be completed online at www.collegeboard.com. St. Mary's
will automatically submit GPA Verification Forms
after the semester grades in
January.
Assistance
with the FAFSA and St. Mary's Scholarship
applications will be available on Wednesday,
February 22, 2012, from 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. The
event will be held in the library.
All
students should check the Scholarship Office
regularly to see if there is a scholarship for
which they can apply or an essay contest they can
enter. Many organizations open scholarships to the
entire student body.
A
reminder: students must reapply each year for the
St. Mary's scholarships. Applications are due to
the Scholarship Office by March 2, 2012 at 8:15
a.m.
Mark
your calendars for the SM Cooking
Classes:
March
22nd-Mexican Fiesta
April
25th- Barrel Barbecue
Contact
the
Scholarship Office at
957-3340, Ext.121 for more information.
Be sure to
visit the
Counselor's Corner online
where you will find information for college,
scholarships, SAT & ACT Exams.
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St.
Mary's Chapel Hours
Daily
Mass
Monday-Friday
6:50
a.m. & 7:30 a.m.
Saturday
7:00
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Memorials
Send Donations in memory of loved
ones to:
Alumni Office
P. O. Box 7247
Lost
Alumni
The alumni office needs your help
locating addresses for lost but not forgotten
alumni. Please check the lists to see if you know
of any lost sheep.
Visit the
Alumni site for the list.
If you know the address for someone on the list,
please send us an
email.
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Europe 2012
has limited openings at this time. The
tour is 21-days and includes stops in Italy,
Switzerland, Germany, Austria and France.
Highlights are stops in Rome, Florence, Venice,
Wengen and Paris. There will be a mandatory
meeting for all student and parents of students
going on the trip on February 27th in room 81 at
7:00 p.m.
Europe
2013 This trip is a 15-day tour and will
include Spain and France, with a possibility of
London. The itinerary and pricing is available in
the Student Activities Center. Current freshmen,
sophomores and juniors are eligible for the 2013
trip.
Students and parents who
would like the 2012 or 2013 itineraries, pricing
or paperwork, pleas contact
Luigi
Gherardi by calling 957-3340, Ext. 106.
Students are invited to drop by the Student
Activities Center if they have questions or would
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Volunteers
Needed
1. To make Annual Appeal follow-up
phone calls. These local calls may be made from
your home. Script and numbers will be
provided.
2. To help Becky Carlson with
Teacher appreciation Luncheon on March
14th.
If you are interested in helping
please call
Barbara
McDermott in the Development Office at
209-957-3340, Ext. 195 or email her.
Thanks
for any help you can
give!
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 Please notify the
Registrar of any change of
address, phone and/or email
address.
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St.
Mary's joins Operation Rice
Bowl |
Beginning Ash Wednesday and all
during Lent our school community will be joining
millions of Catholics across the country by
participating in Catholic Relief Services'
Operation Rice Bowl.
For
many years St. Mary's students and faculty have
collected money during D period every day to
donate to Operation Rice Bowl. Every year we
collect thousands of dollars. The money is sent to
over 90 countries to feed the hungry. Twenty-five
percent of all the money collected stays
right here in our diocese.
Operation Rice Bowl invites us
to pray with our families and faith communities,
fast in solidarity with those who are hungry,
learn about our brothers and sisters around the
world, and give sacrificial contributions to help
those in need. Visit
orb.crs.org for additional
information and resources.
In
addition we will participate in Food Fast on
Fridays during lunch. Students can donate the
money they would use for lunch and skip a meal to
be in solidarity with those who will go hungry
that day.
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Join
CRS' Operation Rice Bowl to make a difference in
the lives of those in
need |
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Dates To Remember |
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February
2012 |
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1-23 |
Student Council
Clearance Forms Available |
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17-20 |
President's Day Holiday,
No School |
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Ash Wednesday Liturgy |
Gym, 8:15 a.m. |
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S.M. Scholarship/FAFSA
Assistance |
Library, 5-6:30 p.m. |
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Monthly dinner to Benefit
Financial Aid |
Caf., 6:00 p.m. |
| 23-29 |
Operation Rice Bowl |
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24 |
Student Council Clearance Forms
Due |
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March 2012 |
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1-30 |
Operation Rice Bowl |
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2 |
First Friday Exposition |
Chapel, All Day |
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S.M. Scholarship and FAFSA
Applications Due |
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5 |
NCAA Information Night |
Caf.,
6:30 p.m. |
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WASC,
School Begins at
9:15 a.m., Dismissal at 2:30 p.m. |
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8-11 |
Spring Musical,
Fiddler on
the Roof |
Long Theatre, UOP |
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End of 3rd Quarter |
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9-10 |
Model United Nations
Conference |
Berkeley |
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Explore/PLAN Testing,
NO
CLASSES FOR JUNIORS & SENIORS |
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Monthly Dinner to Benefit
Financial Aid |
Caf., 6:00 p.m. |
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Spring Musical,
Fiddler on
the Roof |
Long Theatre, UOP |
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Last Day to drop a class |
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Registration,
Next Years Seniors |
Gym, 1:30 p.m. |
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Registration,
Incoming Freshmen |
Gym, 7:00 p.m. |
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Registration,
Incoming Freshmen |
Gym, 7:00 p.m. |
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Registration,
Next Years Juniors |
Gym, 1:30 p.m. |
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Registration,
Next Years Sophomores |
Gym, 1:30 p.m. |
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Speech Tournament |
All Day |
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Student Body Elections |
Gym, 9:10
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SM
Drama - Spring Musical
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WASC Special
Schedules
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Please Note the following dates:
On these dates school will begin at
9:15 a.m.
&
dismissal will be later at
2:30 p.m.
Please plan accordingly.
Tuesday, March 6th
Tuesday, April 17th
Tuesday, April
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Thursday Night Monthly Family Dinner
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 February 23 ,2012 (
4th
Thursday)
Social
begins at 6:00 PM
Dinner
served from 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
To
Go Dinners Available
$15
- ADULTS $8- UNDER
10
BARBEQUED
RIBS, SCALLOPED
POTATOES, SALAD,
BREAD, DESSERT &
DRINK
St.
Mary's High School Cafeteria
Contact
Paula Biscaia 209-957-3340, Ext. 246
pbiscaia@saintmaryshighschool.org
PREPARED
BY JASON KIMBALL
'93 BENEFITS FINANCIAL
AID
NEXT
DINNER - MARCH 15,
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NCAA
Night
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Join
us for NCAA Night at St. Mary's
MONDAY MARCH 5 AT 6:30
P.M.
ST. MARY'S HIGH SCHOOL
CAFETERIA
Nate
Nelson* -
Sportsforceonline.com
Consultant
Former Assistant Coach
at Stanford & Princeton
Tony
Franks - SMHS Football
Coach
Former Assistant Coach at UC
Davis & Santa Clara
Paul
Scheet - SMHS Academic Dean &
NCAA Counselor
Joe
Nomellini - SMHS Guidance
Chairperson
Nate
Nelson will speak about:
- A
College Coach's Perspective on what a high
school parent can do to assist their child
in playing college athletics.
- The
Reality vs. The Fantasy of playing college
sports.
Paul
Scheet will speak about
- The
Academic Requirements of the NCAA
- The
NCAA Clearinghouse
- The
need to plan for the future
Following
the presentations there will be a roundtable
discussion answering your questions about the
process of preparing for the next step
*About
Nate Nelson our Keynote Speaker
Nate
was an all-American Division II Defensive Back at
UC Davis. He then came to St. Mary's High School
and was an English teacher and also served as
football defensive coordinator for three years. He
moved on to Princeton where he coached the
defensive backs. Following his time in the Ivy
League he came to Stanford and served as their
recruiting coordinator. He then spent two seasons
coaching the defense at West Point's Prep School
in New Jersey. Today, Nate serves as a consultant
for Sportsforceonline.com
Refreshments
will be provided! We hope to see you at NCAA
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CROP is building a
vegetable garden |
 The CROP Club is currently
planning and building a garden in an area on the
north end of the campus. Ray Naylor, Jr. ('09)
drew up the plans and is overseeing the building
of the garden. We are in need of the following
supplies to build the planter
boxes:
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1"
PVC schedule 40 pipe, 10' length or 20' length
are fine. We need 300 feet total of pipe.
- 15
redwood 2" X 12" x 20 boards. These must be 20'
in length so we have no splits in the
middle.
- 8
redwood 4" x 4" x 8' boards.
If
you would like to help, but do not have access to
lumber, we are also accepting donations to help
cover the expenses of any lumber we will need to
purchase. Any extra funds will be used to purchase
seedlings/seeds for our plantings.
The
proceeds from our project will be donated to
Catholic Charities' Food Bank so that the poor and
hungry in our community can have access to fresh,
healthy produce.
Thank
you for your help in making our project
possible.
Please
contact Loretta Baker at (209) 957-3340, Ext. 201
or email at lbaker@saintmaryshighschool.org |
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Olive Oil
Festival
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Plan Ahead for Summer |
Summer
Vacation Scheduling
It
is never too early to make summer travel plans!
Summer vacation begins with the completion of the
final semester exam on Friday, May 25, with
registration tentatively scheduled for August 8th
and classes resuming on August 13, 2012.
Please
make your vacation plans accordingly.
Please do not schedule trips during final exams as
permission cannot be granted for students to miss
exam days due to family travel or extended holiday
vacations. No exceptions to this school policy
will be granted. Semester exams are very important
and must be treated seriously. Please help your
child understand this by NOT planning vacations
during exam
week.
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Summer School
2012 |
Summer school dates have been
set. 1st semester: Monday, June 4, 2012 to
Friday, June 22, 2012
2nd
semester: Monday, June 25, 2012 to Friday, July
13, 2012
Cost: $200 per semester
(Textbook extra)
Time:
8:00 a.m. -
12:00 p.m.
(Session 1)
8:00 a.m. - 12:20
p.m.
(Session 2 - Holiday: July 4th)
Registration: Applications available
February 15th. Registration begins April 2nd and
ends May 4th. Students will be accepted based upon
their payment of the non-refundable $100
deposit.
2012 Summer School Proposed
Classes
(Minimum of 12 students
enrolled.)
Algebra 1: This
class covers basic operations of the real number
system and its properties, polynomial algebra,
factoring, and graphing. Emphasis is placed on
solving equations.
Geometry: Topics
covered in this class include theorems used on
two-dimensional figures, with emphasis on
triangles, quadrilaterals, and circles.
Algebra 2: This
class covers all the topics of Algebra 1 in
greater depth. Also covered are the real and
imaginary number systems, logs, determinants and
other advanced college prep subjects. A TI-83 or
TI-84 Plus graphing calculator is
required.
Spanish 1: This
class covers vocabulary and grammar with emphasis
on the present tense and an introduction to the
present progressive and the past tenses: preterit
and imperfect.
Drivers Education:
The Driver's Education requirements mandated by
the state are met in this class.
Survey of Writing:
This writing intensive class is designed to
improve both reading and writing skills as well as
vocabulary development.
And Literature:
Course is a survey of all major genres of
literature and writing. It can be used to replace
any semester or year of English classes.
Design Exploration:
This class covers the use of two and
three-dimensional exploration in contemporary and
folk art. Students will be given the opportunity
to experiment in a variety of mediums. Activities
may include ceramics, painting, printmaking, and
paper Mache.
Physical Education:
This class will have an emphasis on personal
fitness and individual sports. It will also
include weight training and nutrition.
Health: The Health
Education, Standard First Aid and Personal Safety
requirements mandated by the state are met in this
class.
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