KNIGHTLY NEWS Seton Catholic Newsletter

Feb. 1,

2019

Dress-Downs, Talent, Food Drive, Basketball Mark Catholic Schools Week Celebrations

Photo Captions: (Left) Matilda Dispo performs the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from “The Nutcracker” at the elementary talent show Thursday (visit our Facebook page for photos of each talent show participant). (Top right) Nate DeBoos, Samantha Darrah, Graziella Turco, Lauren Lincourt, Sophie Kabeli, Thane Shalton and Anthony Semeraro strut their stuff on Wednesday’s Career Day. (Bottom right) Social Studies teacher Mr. Andy Bilow clutches the basketball as senior John Glover tries to steal it during Friday’s Faculty vs. Seniors Basketball Game. Though the seniors triumphed, it was a close contest with a final score of 28-31. This year we celebrated Catholic Schools Week by embracing all sorts of traditions from the elementary, middle and high schools. Everyone got to participate in our themed dress-down days, we organized a food drive for the Plattsburgh Interfaith Food Shelf, the elementary students put on a spectacular talent show, the middle and high school students held a trivia competition and, to end the week, teachers and staff took on the Class of 2019 in our annual Faculty vs. Seniors Basketball Game.

Employment Opportunity: Substitute Teachers

Seton Catholic is cur-rently seeking applica-tions for substitute teachers at all grade levels. Start the appli-cation process today by stopping by the front office with your resume or emailing it to Mrs. Sandy Gingrich

at sgingrich@setonknights.org. College degrees are preferred, but not required. Please pass this opportunity along to anyone you know who might be interested in joining our community!

Fourth Grader to Compete in Empire State Games

If you head out to Lake Placid this weekend to watch the Empire State Games, don’t forget to check out the luge competition. Seton Catholic’s own Gabriel Dolan, a fourth grader, will be partic-ipating in the Saturday morning luge race at 9 a.m. For Gabe, luge is a family affair — his father, Larry Dolan (pictured with Gabe), went to the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, for luge and is now the Junior National Assistant Coach for Team USA. Come cheer for Gabe! For more information, go to www.usaluge.org.

February • Friday, Feb. 15 — Friday, Feb. 22: Winter Break, no classes. • Tuesday, Feb. 26 — SFA Meeting, 5:30 p.m. in the Seton library.

March • Monday, March 11 — Staff Development Day, no classes.

LOOKING AHEAD

Fame Jr. Tickets to Go on Sale Monday

The Seton Catholic International Program is ac-tively recruiting respite and full-time host parents interested in opening their homes to our interna-tional students. We welcome families of all shapes, sizes and faiths to apply, from single per-sons to homes with young children or teenagers. Hosting comes with a generous monthly stipend to help with expenses, a handbook for guidance and 24/7 support from the international depart-ment. If you would like more information or an application, please contact Miss Cara Chapman, Director of International Students, at 518-561-4031 ext. 2004 or cchapman@setonknights.org.

International Program Seeks Nurturing Families

Please visit the Section VII website for the most up-to-date information: https://bit.ly/2BYsR0P. Boys Basketball (Mod 5 p.m., Varsity 6:30 p.m.) • 2/1 — Away @ Keene. • 2/4 — Home vs. Lake Placid. • 2/6 — Away @ Westport. Girl Basketball (Mod 5 p.m., Varsity 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted) • 2/1 — Away @ NAC. Varsity Only, 5 p.m. • 2/5 — Home vs. Westport. Indoor Track & Field • 2/9 — Sectionals @ PSUC Field House, 4:30 p.m. Girls Varsity Hockey (w/ PHS, home @ Ameri-Can North Sports Center) • 2/3 — Sectionals @ Stafford Arena, 12:30 p.m. Boys Varsity Hockey (w/ PHS, home @ Ameri-Can North Sports Center) • 2/2 — Home vs. Norwood-Norfolk, 1 p.m. • 2/6 — Home vs. Saranac Lake, 7 p.m. Boys Varsity Swim (w/PHS, home @ Stafford) • 2/1 — Home vs. AuSable Valley, 5 p.m. • 2/9 — Meet @ SUNY Potsdam, noon.

Winter Sports Schedule

The Seton Family Association’s Valentine Craft Night for grades K-5* will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8. in the Seton Catholic Cafete-ria. The cost is $10 per child and includes craft supplies, pizza and a drink. Please email the SFA at setonfamilyassociation@gmail.com to let them know your child is coming and you can pay at the door. *Pre-K students are welcome if accompa-nied by an adult.