8 February Virtual Backpack

Superstar Contest
Today is the FINAL day to vote for St. James/Seton Catholic School for the Spirit Catholic Radio contest. We would love to reach superstar status once again! Visit Spirit Catholic Radio’s website to vote. 

Dress Down Days There is a Spirit Dress Down Day on Monday, 2/13.  And the 14th will be our usual Valentine’s Dress Down Day-students can be out of uniform if wearing something red, pink, or Valentine’s Day related.

Registration for the 2023/2024 school year will begin early February.  Why Choose SJS?  Check out this flyer for just a few reasons.

Media News We have read 63,120,937 words and checked out 10,319 books!

SJS Yard Signs If you have a visible location for a school yard sign just let us know and we will send one home.

Safe Environment Certification  If you need to take the Safe Environment training class St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish will be offering safe environment training on Monday, February 6th from 6:00-8:30 PM in the parish center.  Registration is taken on the Catholic Mutual website. Go to omaha.cmgconnect.org to create an account and to register. Keep a record of your login information.

Home and School
Executive Board Nominations Nominations for 2023-2024 Home and School Executive Board are open! Offices include President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. Fill the slate by nominating yourself or another SJS parent here. Nominations close Friday, February 17^th.

Can you lend a hand? Sign up to donate and complete parent participation hours.

It’s our spring Crafting Day, Sponsored by St. James/Seton Home and School!!  Bring your scrapbooking, sewing, yarn project, or whatever you have to work on and join us!!  See flyer for details on getting signed up.  Also, if you still need volunteer hours check out iVolunteer @ https://stjamesseton.ivolunteer.com/event_280 to see how you can help!

Saturday, March 18th
All Day: 9am – 10pm;  Half Day: 9am – 3pm or 4pm – 10pm
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Center (5419 N. 114^th St. 68164)

Your registration fee includes:
– a 6’ round table to yourself
– lunch, snacks, supper, desserts and water/pop all day long (half day options include either lunch or supper)
– an entire day to work on your projects with no interruptions!!!

All day registration = $40
Half-day registration = $20
Early Bird discount = $5 off if registered by March 4th

Parent Participation See the attached flyer for a reminder of the guidelines and how to log your hours.

Track Registration is Open Track at SJS is for 6th-8th boys and girls. Track practice runs in the evenings at Prep and/or Roncalli. Track meets are on Saturdays. There are typically 2 sessions with boys and girls meets running opposite of each other in morning and afternoon at area track facilities. Students can participate in up to 3 events at each meet depending on their participation in the track practices. Track has a head and assistant coach as well as individual event coaches, as well as a couple specialty volunteer slots. Please see below what needs filled, and consider taking part in this track season as a parent coach/volunteer. Email Sammie at sjsad17@gmail.com if you are interested in any of the following spots. We are happy to provide coach training to anyone interested, no experience necessary.

Head Coach: Lexi Hatt
Assistant Coach:
Boy Equipment Manager:
Girl Equipment Manager
Team Manager:
Long Distance: Lexi Hatt
Sprinters:
Hurdles:
Disc/Shot Put:
Long/Triple/Long Jump:

It takes a lot of committed hands to run the season and without the volunteers we simply cannot have a season.  Register today @  https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/354429!