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The Cougar Published every two weeks for SJS Parents www.stjudebr.org April 27th, 2017

St. Jude the Apostle School provides a Catholic family environment, dedicated to the formation of each student's

relationship with Christ through faith, academics, and excellence.

SCHOOL CALENDAR

Friday, April 28th 6:30pm Shakespearience Evening Performance (Activity Center)

Sunday, April 30th 3:00pm First Eucharist (Church)

Mon., May 1st-Fri., May 5th Teacher Appreciation Week

Tuesday, May 2nd Favorite team shirt theme dress day (Proclamation)

Tuesday, May 2nd 6:30pm Choir & Band Concert (Activity Center)

Wednesday, May 3rd 8:15am School-Wide Liturgy (2A) Dress Uniforms

Thursday, May 4th 7:50am May Crowing at Assembly

Friday, May 5th 7:30am Donuts & Devotion (8th Grade) Parish Hall

Friday, May 5th 12:30-2:30pm Taste Fair (3rd & 4th Grade) Activity Center

Saturday, May 6th 7:30pm 7th/8th Grade Dance (Cafeteria)

Mon., May 8th-Wed., May 10th ACT ASPIRE Testing

Tuesday, May 9th 8:15am 2nd Grade Level Liturgy

May 11th, 12th, 15th 8th Grade Exams

Friday, May 12th 1-2:30pm First Grade STEM (Parish Hall)

Sunday, May 14th Mother’s Day

SCHOOL INFORMATION

SHAKESPEARIENCE EVENING PERFORMANCE: In an effort to raise money for new speakers in the activity cen-

ter, the eighth grade class will put on an evening performance of “Shakespearience Bandstand” tomorrow- Friday, April

28th at 6:30pm. Admission is $5; SJS students are free!

PRINCIPAL FOR A DAY: Alexandra and Oliva F. recently served as “Principal for a Day”.

They issued a proclamation to the student body that on Tuesday, May 2nd students may wear a

“favorite team” t-shirt with blue jeans or uniform bottoms!

SPRING BAND & CHOIR CONCERT: Please make plans to attend the spring concert

Tuesday, May 10th at 7:00pm in the activity center. Our school choir will kick things off fol-

lowed by the beginning, advanced, and jazz ensemble bands. ALL students, parents, friends

and family are welcome to come watch the hard that these students have put into their perfor-

mances!

MOTHER SETON: Please join us in congratulating Mrs. Joanne Grantham on being named

the 2017 Mother Seton recipient for St. Jude School!

HAITI MISSION LENTEN PROJECT: Thanks to everyone who donated to our Haiti Mis-

sion Lenten project. We collected $1,625.76. Your generosity is much appreciated!

ACT ASPIRE: Our students will be undergoing the spring ACT ASPIRE spring assessment in two weeks. Please note

the following schedule below and try to avoid tardies and absences in particular on dates your child will be tested. All

grade levels will take four tests. Two tests are scheduled for before lunch and two tests are scheduled for after lunch.

Mon. May 8th - 5th grade & 7th grade

Tues. May 9th - 3rd grade & 6th grade

Wed. May 10th - 4th grade & 8th grade

COUGAR DEADLINE: Submissions for the next issue of The Cougar are due by Tuesday, May 9, 2017 E-mail sdriesse@stjudebr.org

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COMMUNITY COFFEE CASH FOR SCHOOLS: Thanks to the ongoing

support of our parents and community stakeholders, St. Jude School was presented a

check in the amount of $1,130.40 from Community Coffee in the Cash for Schools

program! Each school that raises over $1,000 receives a campus visit for this

special presentation. SJS parents and Community Coffee employees Kennon

Breaux, George Hart, Wayne Losavio and Allyson Vogt were ambassadors for the

announcement. We would also like to especially thank Mrs. Ashley Gravois as

chair of the H&S Community Campaign Committee in collecting and counting these

and other labels this year. Please keep up the great work and continue saving your

coffee labels and box tops all summer!

ATHLETIC INFORMATION

2016-17 BANQUET: Our Athletic Banquet was held this past Tuesday, April

25th. It was a special night honoring all our 6th, 7th and 8th grade athletes for all

their accomplishments this past year. Thank you to the Paul Talbot and the Men's

Club for cooking and preparing over 300 hamburger dinners for our athletes, par-

ents, and coaches. Receiving the "Cougar Award" this year for outstanding

character, leadership and Athletic performance were Anna Michael I. and Jacob

B. Congratulations to all of our participants. Special thank you to Lisa LeMaire and

Kelly Elliott for all their hard work in preparing for this night, and also to our

faculty members who assisting with serving our guests.

UNIFORM TURN-IN: Our track and volleyball teams should send all of their uniforms to Mrs. Moses on Monday,

May 1st. Uniforms should be clean and placed in a ziplock bag labeled with the student name. Thank you!

HOME & SCHOOL INFORMATION

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK: Hats off to our wonderful Teachers and Staff! TAW is May 1-5. Thank you to

everyone who has signed up to bring items. Please remember to bring your items to the lounge on your designated day

between 7:15 and 7:30 a.m. If you have any questions, please contact Sydney Braud at smbraud@bellsouth.net or 318-

518-1951.

CLASS PICTURES: A HUGE thank you goes out to Lindsey Stelly for taking our class pictures this year! Also, thank

you to Karalyn Cass and Bonnie Schwing for volunteering to help get our students picture ready. Pictures will be dis-

tributed soon and if you have any concerns or questions, please contact Tamara Parboosingh at tparboosingh@mac.com.

USED UNIFORM SALE: The summer sale will be held July 23rd from 10:45 am-1 pm in the school cafeteria. There

will be lots of great bargains available on uniforms for the 2017-18 school year. Uniforms to donate for the sale may be

dropped off at the school office during regular school hours, or you may contact Ginny Anderson at ginny-

crigler@gmail.com or 225-328-0631.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES: School supplies for the 2017-18 school year will be sold again through School Tool Box. The

packs come with the teacher-approved supplies your student needs and includes trusted brands like Avery, Elmer’s and

Crayola. School Tool Box saves you precious time searching for those hard-to-find items in the back-to-school crowds.

Place your order at www.schooltoolbox.com and it will be waiting for your child at school. Ordering starts April 25th

through June 9th. BE SURE TO ORDER NEXT YEAR’S GRADE.

FIELD DAY: Field day is fast approaching on May 24th. We are still in need of volunteers. Please sign up on the link

below. Any questions can be sent to Kimberly McDaniel at kimberlydmcdaniel@gmail.com. Thank you! http://

www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4DAFA62DA3F49-sjsfield