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Announcements
Pet Blessing – October 4 Feast of St. Francis
Athletics/CSAL – golf tournament and 3v3 B’ball tournament
Note: if you are registered on csalden.org you should have received this email directly from the league.
CSAL is hosting a 9-Hole Golf and a 3v3 Basketball Tournaments in the coming months. Please read the information below for both tournaments. For questions, contact:
- Basketball Tournament (December 31st) Contact Greg Johnson regarding the 3v3 Basketball Tournament at gregj@stthomasmore.org.
- Golf Tournament (November 5th) Contact Tom White regarding the Golf Tournament at tom@tomwhitegolf.com
3v3 Basketball Tournament: CSAL will host their annual 3v3 Basketball Tournament on Friday, December 31st at Holy Family High School (5195 W 144th Ave, Broomfield, CO 80023). The tournament is available to boys and girls in 3rd through 8th Grades. Advanced registration is required through the CSAL website. Go to www.csalden.org, select “Register Now”, then click “2021 CSAL 3v3 Basketball Tournament”.
Students registering will be able to request their teammates but those names will need to be inputted at the time of registration. For participants who do not have a full team, or who will be registering as a solo player, he/she will be placed with other individual players or on teams that don’t have 5 players. Teams do not need coaches.
Details of the tournament will be based on the number of participants, please note the following information:
- Registration opens September 27th and closes on December 15th
- Friday, December 31st, 2021. 8am start – end TBD(maybe as late as 8pm)
- Three levels. Coed. 3rd/4th grades, 5th/6th grades, and 7th/8th grades. Additional levels/brackets may be created resulting from the number of registrations
- Cost $30 per person includes 4 game minimum. No refunds.
- Members of the team are to wear similar colors or an identical jersey. Bring two different color tops in case the other team is wearing the same color. Ask your Athletic Director if the players can wear their school’s jerseys
- 3 players min & 5 max
- COVID Protocols will be communicated as the tournament approaches.
CSAL Golf Tournament: CSAL is hosting their annual Fall Golf Tournament on Friday, November 5th with a 3 pm shotgun start (9 hole).
The tournament will be played at Homestead Golf Course in Lakewood (11500 W. Hampden Ave, Lakewood 80227) 720.963.5181
To register, go to www.csalden.org, select “2021 CSAL Fall Golf Tournament”. Players may request specific teammates.
Participation is limited to 64 players.
The cost to participate includes lunch and a commemorative T-shirt.
Green fees ($55) Non-refundable
Spectators can ride along with the foursome; an additional cost may be charged at the time of the rental.
Players can check-in 30 minutes before their group tees-off. The tournament is open to both boys and girls in grades 5-8.
COVID-19 Protocols will be announced as the date for the tournament approaches.
Contact Tom White at Tom@tomwhitegolf.com with any questions.
New Opportunity Parent Bible Study – Hosted by Mary Kate Conner
Dear SVDP Parents, I would love to serve you by hosting a weekly bible study. No past experience is necessary! We will be meeting just after drop off, around 8:05 on Friday mornings. It will typically last about an hour. Please complete this survey so I can get an idea of interest level. I will send out another interest form after our return from Christmas break if your schedule this trimester doesn’t work out for you.
Home and School
Invited to SVdP Day at DU Women’s Soccer
Sunday, October 17th at 1pm vs Oral Roberts
Click on this link for discounted group rate of $7 ($6 +$1 fee)
There are lots of connections between DU soccer and SVdP including head and assistant coaches Jeff and Katie Hooker (parents of Aubrey, Berkley, Caleb). See you there!
Traveling Mother Mary Statue
Watch this short video from our new campus minister, Melanie Karolenko, launching the Traveling Mother Mary Statue. Look for the signup
Speaker Series Save the Date – Legal Implications for Our Teens’ Online and Social Behaviors
Thursday, October 28th at 7pm in the School Gym
SVdP is fortunate to have local Attorney, Lara Baker, of Foster Graham, presenting to our community on the legal ramifications of seemingly normal online and social behaviors of teenage kids.
All too often the lawyers in her practice handle cases for good kids who have found themselves in trouble. Whether it be school discipline or contact with law enforcement, the best way to protect your children is to understand how the laws work in Colorado and create a dialogue about how to help your kids make good decisions. Laura will be discussing these important issues and pitfalls:
- Social media, cyber-bullying and the use of electronic devices.
- Sex, sexting and the laws of consent.
- The temptation of drugs and alcohol and the consequences you could face
- School disciplinary consequences and what to do if you are contacted by the police.
This talk is not just for parents of middle schoolers, but all ages as we prepare to raise our children in this technologically driven world. More information about Lara can be found here; as well as past talks she has given to High School communities.
Please RSVP here if you plan to attend Lara’s talk.
Raffle Results – $35,700
Gala Denim Wear
Students/Staff are invited to wear their gala t-shirts with denim jeans (or skirts for girls)! This is a fun way to get excited for the SADDLE UP Gala on April 30th. Click here for the whole Denim Days schedule. Jeans should be clean and in good condition with no tears in the knees or elsewhere. Gala shirts were ordered for the entire student body and have been passed out to the “youngest and only” child in the school. (September 30th is a Mass day, and students are permitted to wear their Saddle Up Denim Wear on this day).
A note of clarification on all of these non uniform opportunities:
- Spirit Wear – scheduled monthly. Students may wear an SVDP spirit wear top and uniform bottoms. Spirit wear can be jerseys from SVDP teams, past years faith rally t-shirts, or tops purchased specifically during “Spirit Wear” sales. Wearing the school uniform top/bottom is always an option.
- Gala Denim Days – see schedule linked above. Students may wear their SVDP Gala Wear shirt. This is a red shirt with SVDP written vertically on the front of the shirt, with a boot spur floating above the V. This year, this shirt is for Gala Denim Days only. (Next year it will be included in spirit wear options). Bottoms are long pant denim jeans of any color or, for girls, a skirt of length similar to the uniform skirt length. Tennis shoes/regular school shoes. It is an oversight that the first one is scheduled on a Mass day, but we will keep it as scheduled. We try to be very intentional that students (and all people) should plan to look their best on a Mass day because we are going into a sacred space to worship.
- Out of uniform or free dress days – not currently scheduled but they do pop up and/or students receive passes for this. Please check free dress day guidelines in the parent/student handbook. These should never be used on a Mass day.
Hats off!
Thank you to all our Oktoberfest volunteers and congratulations to our Chili Cookoff and Pie Contest winners and participants!
Red Chili Winners
1st Place = Jenae Neiman
2nd Place = Lea Schlipman
3rd Place = Catherin Martin
Green Chili Winners
1st Place = Meg Robinson
2nd = Marcia Giefer
Special thanks to the judges in SVdP’s ”hottest” contest…..Dave Bacon, Lukas Powers, Ben Neiman, Carri Boian and Tim Liley!
Kid Pie Baking Contest
1st Place – Liam Purcell – Snickers Pie
2nd Place – Leilah Cowhick – Pecan Pie
3rd Place – Helen & Katie Gram – Cherry Pie
Adult Pie Baking Contest
1st Place – Mari Dietz – Blueberry Cheesecake
2nd Place – Sister Maria Sophia – Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Pie
3rd Place – Marcia Giefer – Key Lime Pie
HOME & SCHOOL SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER, click here to read!
SVDP Serves
Coat and Boot Drive
BRRRR!! With the arrival of the cooler temps, it’s time to make sure that your family has winter clothes that fit…AND time to donate the gently used coats, jackets, sweaters, long underwear, gloves, mittens, hats, boots, and shoes that could be better used by someone else! Please take the time to clean out your closets and bag up your extra or out-grown items. September 27th-October 8th, donations will be accepted by the flag pole and by the main entrance at drop-off and pick-up. Please include your children by having them deliver the bagged donations to our drop zones so they feel included in helping us serve those in need love! Donations will be going to Denver Rescue Mission and the Samaritan House.
