Volume 24,Issue 1

August 31, 2017

Anne Carroll, Director

Seton School

Aug 31 Auditions for the Fall Play 7PM

in Faustina

Sept 4 Labor Day—No School

Sept 12 ASVAB—Grade 11

Sept 13 Holy Hour 7:30-8:30

Choir Auditions 5th/6th Lunch

Sept 16 Back to School Mass 11AM

Back to School BBQ 6-9PM

Sept 18 HS Back to School Night

7:15PM Meet in JPII Center

Sept 20 JHS Back to School Night

7:15PM Meet in JPII Center

Sept 23 JHS Scavenger Hunt

Sept 29 Picture Day

Oct 4 Col P. Golf Tournament

Oct 9 Guest Speaker for Faculty 3PM

Oct 11 PSAT 9, 10, 11th Graders

7th Grade Field Trip

8th Grade Field Trip

Oct 14 Haiti Fundraiser

Oct 17 Swim Team Parent Orientation

Meeting 7PM

Oct 20 End of 1st Quarter

Oct 20, 21, & 22 Fall Play

Seton Live Calendar WELCOME TO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR!

OPENING MASS: The opening Mass of the school year will be celebrated on Saturday, September 16, at 11:00 AM in the St. John Paul II Center. Our pastor, Father Roos will continue the tradition of celebrating this Mass. Sunday dress, please. As is also our tradition, please bring (or send in earlier) non-perishable food items to donate to the Bethany Food Pantry to help needy families in our parish. A reception will follow the Mass. Please bring finger foods and/or desserts to share. What better way to celebrate the opening of our 43rd year than participating in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

SETON MUSCIAL 2018: After a hiatus of 16 years, Seton welcomes back Mrs. Maryan Vander Woude as director of the spring musical. Seton would also like to extend our profound thanks to Mrs. Lisa Bailey for all that she has done for our mu-sical and our school in the past 11 years. Words cannot de-scribe the appreciation we have for all of her hard work, shar-ing her time and talents with our students. God bless you, Lisa, in all of your future endeavors.

HONORING OUR LADY OF FATIMA: The next Holy Hour in honor of the centenary of Our Lady of Fatima is Wednes-day, September 13, 7:30-8:30 PM in the Seton chapel.

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS: High School, Monday, Septem-ber 18, 7:15 PM. Junior High, Wednesday, September 20, 7:15 PM (moved because of the Holy Hour). For both, meet in the John Paul II Center, and bring a copy of your child’s schedule.

PLEDGED DONATIONS: Thanks to all those who have pledged donations in response to my August fund appeal. You should soon receive a personal thank you. I am also grateful to all those who have promised prayers. Prayers are essential to the success of Seton’s mission. If you have not yet sent in your pledge, you may still do so. And prayers may be said at any time!

The Pilgrim Virgin statue

will be received by the Alsup

family. The vocations crucifix will be received by the

Ashton family.

Attention Parents: Students are expected to be at Monday Mass

each week and on time. If your child will not be at Mass, please

call the absent tardy line. If we have not heard from you and

your child is not at Mass, they will receive a demerit.

WELCOME NEW TEACHERS!

Seton’s new Latin I-IV teacher, Miss Monica Wilson, is a native of New Jersey and a graduate of Christendom College. She has a BA in History with a focus on the classical period, including ad-vanced courses in Latin reading and translation. She was an active Latin tutor at the college, so she has experience with problems that Latin students face and how to solve them.

Mrs. Pamela Prevoznik, a Seton mother, will be teaching one section of girls’ Religion 8 while also bringing French back to Seton, beginning with French I. Mrs. Prevoznik has a Master’s degree in Moral Theology. She studied French in high school and college (7 years) and tutored French, worked with a French company, and served as translator in other business situations. Last summer she studied in the Alliance Francais in Philadelphia. She also has knowledge of Italian, Hebrew, Latin and Greek.

Mrs. Christan Summers is the wife of Craig Summers, Seton ’90. Since receiving her degree in elementary education from Franciscan University, she has taught for over twenty years, most re-cently at Nativity Catholic School in Burke. She has taught language arts, social studies and religion and was preparing to teach English and Grammar in middle school when she was hired to teach Reading 8 and Grammar 7 and 9 at Seton.

Mrs. Eve Montavon, Seton’s new Guidance Counselor, has experience in elementary, middle, and high school counseling. She earned her Master’s degree in School Counseling at George Mason Uni-versity and a Post Master’s Counseling Certificate, also from GMU. Mrs. Montavon is a full time counselor who will be working with other members of the guidance staff to help students succeed at Seton and beyond.

Mrs. Martha Aveni, longtime Seton mother, has been using her training in art to teach Art Appre-ciation for a year. However, she actually gained her degree from Virginia Tech in Chemistry and worked in the field before homeschooling her six children. She taught them all of their courses, in-cluding math, through Grade 6. This year she will be putting her diverse talents to work in teaching Pre-Algebra (formerly Math B), while continuing in Art Appreciation. Mrs. Aveni also coaches girls’ cross country.

PLEASE SEE THE ADDENDUM to the Sentinel for a protocol if you have a question or issue with a teacher or staff member.

AUDITIONS FOR 2017 FALL PLAY Auditions for Seton’s 2017 Fall Play - Cyrano - are THURSDAY, AUGUST 31st at 7:00 PM in Faustina! This year’s fall play is open to all grades.

You’ll need to dress ready to move! You’ll also need to have a one-minute monologue MEMORIZED, be prepared to take part in cold readings, character interactions, and more. Bring paper, pencil, water, and your completed Audition Packet.

Questions? Email the director Matt Moore at m@ttmoore.com

The audition packet is attached and can also be found at http://www.setontheatre.com/sample-pageCyrano”

JOIN THE PRO BOARD FOR 2017-2018!

There are several open/available positions on the PRO Board for this year, and the Parents Resource Organization wants you! Being on the PRO Board gives you the benefit of automatically fulfilling your PRO Point obligation for the year, and you are able to participate in the PRO Board meetings to help coordinate volunteer opportunities. It is a great way to help all Seton families get more involved and help guide the Parents Resource Organization. Please visit the Seton website under the Support tab and see the attachment for all the information.

Seton Athletics is requesting your consideration of the attached document. If you have any questions please contact Athletic Director Dan VanderWoude at setonschool@aol.com or call 703-367-7871. Thank you.

The Women’s Apostolate to Youth invites you to a Mother-

Daughter retreat (for girls in grades 7-9) entitled,"God's Plan for

My Life" on 9/23 from 8:30-3:30p at St. Raymond of Penafort. For

more details go to http://

www.womensapostolatetoyouth.blogspot.com

or call Angela Smith at 703-266-6756. Must register by 9/9.

Employment Opportunity: We are looking for a tutor/aide to come

to our home in Manassas to help homeschool our daughter with

Down Syndrome. You will be given guidance on curriculum and other

activities. We offer 25-35 hours a week, which may be scheduled

between 7:30am - 6:30 pm, Monday through Friday (perfect flexibility

for students!) The pay is $11.93 per hour. Candidates must be 18+

years old and have transportation. Please call Sally Crocker at 703-

789-1922 or email sjandhw@verizon.net for more information.

PLANNING DATES FOR 2017-2018

Sept 4 Labor Day-No School

Sept 16 Back to School Mass

Sept 18 HS Back to School Night

Sept 20 JHS Back to School Night

Nov 1 All Saints Day-No School

Nov 13-17 Spirit Week

Nov 23-24 Thanksgiving-No School

Dec 8 Immaculate Conception-

No School

Dec 20-Jan 2 Christmas Break

Jan 10-18 Mid-Term Exams

Feb 19 Presidents Day-No School

Mar 29-Apr 8 Easter Break

May 23-Jun 1 Final Exam Week

June 4 Class of 2018 HS Graduation