Inside this Issue
Events
HSA
News
Sisters of St. Joseph
50/50
Raffle
Scouts
All
You Need Is Love
Cougar
Call Entries
Teacher Appreciation
Girls Basketball
Girls
JV Basketball
Altar Server
Box
Tops
Events
2/4 9am Liturgy
2/8 12:30pm HSA Board Mtg
1pm General Mtg
2/9 7pm School Advisory Council Meeting
2/13 All You Need is Love Dinner Dance
2/14 11:30am Scout Sunday Observance
Cougar Call Entries
Cougar Call entries must be submitted by NOON Monday for same
week publishing to mhcecca@verizon.net or fill
out the on-line form.
Teacher
appreciation committee is looking for people who are interested in cooking
lunch for the teachers on half days. We also need people who are interested
in setting up or cleaning up after the lunch.
Please call Renee Cunningham at 724-457-2507.
8th
Grade Girls Basketball Recognition
8th
grade Recognition for girl’s basketball was Saturday January 30. The varsity
team has three eighth graders this year: Maddie Grimes and Maddie Wiley, both
of whom joined the team this year, and Annamae Bolen who has been playing
since fourth grade. The girls were recognized prior to the start of their
game against St. Gregory. The team went on to beat St. Greg’s 19-15. Leading
scorers for St. James: Annamae-10pts, Katie – 3pts, Heidi-2pts, Maddie W-2pts
and Carlyle-2pts. Heidi set the tone on defense blocking shots, she finished
with 12 altogether. Each member contributed to a total team effort. Once
again, Congratulations to our three 8th graders, we wish you all the best in
High School.
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HSA News
HSA would like to thank
all the families who came to Sunday’s liturgy for the opening of Catholic
Schools Week. At the liturgy we
recognized the beauty of a faith-filled education.
Please remember that
there is a basketball game on Friday in the gym; 8th grade vs the teachers
at 12:30pm. All are welcome.
Sisters of St. Joseph Need Your Help!
As you all know, the Sisters of
St. Joseph have been a part of our school's tradition for almost 100
years! When the Sisters heard about
our "All You Need Is Love" dinner/dance, some expressed an interest
in coming. The $60 ticket price is too
much for them. Sr. Diane and Sr.
Christy suggested we sell tickets to the Sisters for the actual cost of the evening-$30. I would like to go one step further and
offer the parents and friends of St.
James School
the opportunity to "Sponsor a Sister". For $30, a Sister of St. Joseph can join us
for a great evening. I hear some of
the Sisters are really excited about the dance portion of the the
dinner/dance! Please support this
great group of people with your generosity.
Thank you. If we receive
donations greater than the number of Sisters that can join us, we will use
the funds to sponsor our teachers.
Donations for the
Sisters should be directed to Kelly Haluszczak. Checks payable to St. James School.
50/50 Raffle
Last week in the Wednesday folder, your family
received a packet of six 50/50 raffle tickets. We are asking each family to try to sell
them. If you are able to sell more,
just let us know. We will get additional tickets to you. If every family sells their share, then the
winner will receive over $3,000! Which
means the school will raise over $3,000!
So please sell your tickets and return the completed (sold) tickets
and check/money to Miss Marcy's office.
The winning ticket will be drawn the evening of the "All You Need
Is Love" dinner/dance. Winner
need not be present. Thank you. Any questions should be directed to Joann
Matten at 412-859-1281 or jmatten@comcast.net
All You Need is Love
We are less than 2 weeks away from the 12th
annual Dinner/Dance/Auction. We have great prizes this year, including a
signed Troy Polamalu Steelers jersey, a Mario Lemieux autographed all-star
game jersey, week in Tuscany, Italy and
much, much more. Make your reservations today. Complete the rsvp or call
Kelly Haluszczak at 724-457-0849.
Attention Scouts
St. James
Parish will be holding a Scout Sunday observance on February 14th, 2010 at
the 11:30 AM Mass. All Girl Scouts,
Boy Scouts, and Cub Scouts are encouraged to attend in full uniform. Scouts please arrive by 11:15AM at the
Gathering Space. Any Scout who has
completed the requirements for their age-level Catholic Religious Award may
have the award presented during this Mass. Please contact Linda Nicolaus at
412-259-8583 or jlnicolaus@comcast.net for additional information.
Girls
JV Wins a Thriller
On Saturday,
January 23rd the girls JV basketball team needed an overtime period
to defeat Divine Mercy 16 to 14. After falling behind 4-0 in the first
quarter the Cougars clawed their way back into the game and went to the
locker rooms at halftime trailing 5-4. St. James started hot in the third
quarter and jumped out to a 9-6 lead, but Divine Mercy was not ready to
concede as they outscored the Cougars 8-5 in the final quarter to tie the
game at the end of regulation. In overtime Emma Cullo scored the only basket
of the period while the Cougars tenacious defense kept Divine Mercy off the
board to secure the win. The Cougars were let by Emma Cullo’s season high 11
points. Lauren Padalino and Aesling Mcullough also scored for the Cougars.
This was a well-deserved win for the girls as they have played extremely hard
all season.
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Altar Servers
for February 6 – 7
2010
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Feb 6, 5 PM
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Feb 7, 7:30 AM
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Feb 7, 9:30 AM
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Feb 7, 11:30 PM
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Jamie Alexander
Paul Alexander
Nick Cullo
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Alexis Brezny
Jackson House
Matthew Mezzio
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Jack Ciesinski
Emma Saftner
Cora Saftner
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Stephen Jancart
Grace Jancart
Emily Jancart
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