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St. Barnabas Catholic School

F E B R U A R Y 2 7 , 2 0 1 5

G R O W I N G I N M I N D , H E A R T , A N D S P I R I T

CALENDAR

February 27

5:00-7:30, St. B.

Drive-thru Fish Fry,

back parking lot

March 2

ISTEP testing

Begins

March 6

Stations of the Cross

2:10

SAINT BARNABAS,

PRAY FOR US.

St. Barnabas 7th and 8th graders have been preparing for Roncalli’s annual Quest for Excellence since last October. The academic and fine arts competi-tion between the south deanery schools brings out the competitive spirit in our Warriors (and their teachers). Big thanks goes to the teachers who have given their time before and after school to coach our teams. They include: Mary Jaffe Science Team Connie Schmidt Spelling and Essay Doug Bauman Mathematics Julie Watson Theology Sally Parden Current Events and Speech T.C. Kidwell Super Quiz Kim Higdon Vocal and Instrumental Mimi Hoefling Physical Education Maggie Kendzicky Art Joseph Schonegg History Megan Burnett Geography Alex Rodriguez Geography Autumn Scheer Drama All parents of the participants are invited to join the students at Roncalli tomorrow at 11:00 in Roncalli’s gym for the Super Quiz competition and the awards ceremony. It’s one of our best days of the year! Dinner for Warriors V is here! Thanks so much to all who have contributed to make it a successful evening. They include: Ginger Miller and Laura Fikes Co-chairs Chef Joe Miller & Staff Food Laura Bridgewater Ticket Sales and a million details Lisa Blaser Décor Alicia Coss Silent Auction Dean Beer and Rob Brown MC’s Joseph Schonegg Technology Andy and Kelly Reese Party Reel James Conn Bar Service Thanks goes to all of our volunteers and contributors including our parents and Men’s Club. It’s going to be a great night!

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P A G E 2

S T . B A R N A B A S C A T H O L I C S C H O O L

March 2

Hot Dog

Chili

Cheese

Fries

Carrots

Fruit

March 3

French Toast

Sausage

Hash Brown

Syrup Cup

Oranges

March 4

Chicken Sandwich

Baked Beans

Au Gratin Potatoes

Pickles

Pears

March 5

Turkey Manhattan

Mashed Potatoes

Green Beans

Sliced Bread

Fruit

March 6

Cheese Quesadilla

Sour Cream/Salsa

Spanish Rice

Fruit

Save the Date……. Saturday, April 18 First Annual St. Barnabas Trivia Night Details to come in future newsletters

Final day for Spring sport sign-up is March 1 See details on page 5 of the

newsletter.

ATTENTION All Current 2014-2015 CHOICE Voucher and CHOICE SGO SCholarship recipients:

The State of Indiana CHOICE voucher application process for the upcom-ing 2015-2016 school year will open as of Friday, February 27th and will close September 1st. If you are a current State of Indiana CHOICE Voucher recipient, be looking for a confidential Sign-Up Genius to reserve your ap-pointment time. You must have your 2014 tax return completed when you come to the individual meeting with the Business Manager.

If your student(s) was a ** CHOICE SGO scholarship recipient in the cur-rent 2014-2015 year and you are unsure if you qualify for a state voucher in the upcoming year 2015-2016, please review the income schedule be-low to pre-determine eligibility. Your family household income must be at or below these guidelines. If you have questions, you may call Angela Boyle at 881-7422 ext.253 for assistance.

Persons in household Household Income for 2014-2015 **CHOICE $500 SGO recipient

1 32,662

2 44,206

3 55,750

4 69,294

5 78,838

6 90,382

7 101,926

8 113,470

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As part of our Teacher Lunch-

eon and Teacher Gifts for Cath-

olic Schools week, we had gen-

erous donations to purchase

tickets to an Indians Game

along with other summer base-

ball themed fun for each teach-

er.

A big thank you goes out to Spot

Freight, INC (The Elsener Fami-

ly) and the Smith and Syberg

(Keith Syberg Father of Sarah

Nelson and Fr. Ben & Grandfa-

ther to the Nelson Family) for

your donations.

SCRIPS—POPCORN and a MOVIE!

PTO President:

Angie Schoettle

PTO Vice President:

Deana Haworth

PTO Treasurer:

Robin McCurdy

PTO Secretary:

Christine Woodruff

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Upcoming Events 2

PTO Nominations 2

Market Day 2

Kroger Rewards 2

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

S T B A R N A B A S S C H O O L

P O W E R Y O U R ( K I D S ) F E B R U A R Y 2 7 ,

PTO NEWS

Shop with Scrips at

Www.shopwithscrips.com

Organization: St. Barnabas Cath-

olic School/IN

Organizer: Angie Schoettle

stbscrips@gmail.com

Email if you have questions or

need some help signing up.

Scrips has raised $18000 for the

school so far this year, lets keep

it going strong through the end of

the year!

Families…….Buy some Scrips!!

March Promotion is Here!

The Class Room Competition has

started and goes through Tues-

day March 17th.

Goal: $100 in purchases per St.

Barnabas Family

Prize: The Classroom with the

highest family participation will

win a Popcorn and Movie Party on

the Last Day before Spring Break

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Need some meatless op-

tions? Cheese Ravoli,

Manacotti, Stuffed Egg-

plant, Krunchy Cod, Sweet

Potato Encrusted Pollock,

Coconut Butterfly Shrimp

and Cheese Lasagna

Rollups are all options at

Market Day. Order for

March delivery.

Www.marketday.com

This weeks specials (good

through 2/28/15):

Save $1.50 off Baby Baked

Potatoes Code VC3649

$1.00 off Cheesy Baked

Potato Soup Code

VC3650

$1.00 off Spinach Arti-

choke Dip Code VC3651

Other Items on sale this

month:

Broccoli Florets

5-Cheese Garlic Toast

French Dip (with Au Jus)

Bosco Breadsticks

Place your order online,

you can pay online or pay

with a check at pick up.

Community Tab

Community Re-

wards

Choose to enroll

and search for St.

Barnabas or enter

code 10531.

Register your

Kroger Plus Card

to help St. Barna-

bas earn rewards

based on your

Kroger purchases.

Www.kroger.com

Use your card as

you normally

would and St. Bar-

nabas School ben-

efits!

Market Day

Kroger Rewards

Upcoming Events

Night March 13th

5-7:30pm

Market Day Pick

Up Saturday

March 14th 11:30-

12:30pm

Firehouse Subs

Night Wednesday

March 18th

Chik-Fil-A Day

supporting St.

Barnabas is

Wednesday Apr

29th

Skating Party

Wednesday May

PTO Meeting

Tuesday March

3rd in the Cafete-

ria

Market Day order

deadline Monday-

March 9th 11pm.

Fish Fry Friday

PTO

Executive

Committee

Nominations

at the April

Meeting.

PTO Elections

at the May

Meeting.

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Amazon

Smiles!

Smile.amazon.com

Designate

St. Barnabas

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Drive-Thru Fish Fry

2 Fridays during Lent: Feb 27 & Mar 13 Open from 5:00pm – 7:30pm

Orders will be taken in the back parking lot of church

OR..call your ordering in the day of the drive-thru @ 317-513-3493

Proceeds will directly benefit the Athletic Programs at St. Barnabas.

MENU

(Dinners include coleslaw, french fries, & hush puppies)

3-piece Dinner…………………………………………….....$ 8.00

Fish Sandwich Dinner………………………………………$ 7.00

Family Dinner (15 pieces of fish)……………………..$25.00

(4-coleslaws & 4 servings of fries/hush puppies)

Extra piece of fish…………………………………………….$ 2.00

“CSI JERUSALEM”

Are you looking for a way to enhance your Lenten journey this year? If so, consider attending “CSI Jerusa-

lem” on Sunday, March 15th at 6:30 PM at St. Barnabas Church.

Just as the popular “CSI” TV series, this presentation will look at the science behind the events of the cruci-

fixion. Some of the topics covered will be:

The Roman practice of Crucifixion Controversies of the cause of Jesus’ death and what really killed him Resurrection of Jesus: a medical analysis of opposing theories Medical examination & scientific analysis/controversies of the Shroud of Turin See a life size replica of the Shroud of Turin and other artifacts Relaxed presentation allowing time for questions Plus much, more…

The program is presented by Dr. Chuck Dietzen, MD. Dr. Chuck is an engaging speaker who has led numer-

ous mission trips to South American and Asia. He has met Pope John Paul II and worked with Mother Tere-

sa. Dr. Chuck founded the organization “Timmy Global Health” whose mission is to expand access to

healthcare and empower students and volunteers to tackle today’s most pressing global health challenges.

Come join us for this insightful and informative presentation on the death of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Spring Sports Registrations ..Final day for sign-up is March 1st

On line Registration for Soccer, Track, Softball, Baseball and Spring Kickball will be open from February 1, 2015 thru March 1, 2015. (www.cyoarchindy.org) Participants must be members of St. Barnabas and have sub-mitted a physical evaluation clearing them for sports activity. This notification is going out to all St. Barnabas school families. There has been a change made to the registration policy for all CYO sports at St. Barnabas. In the past, fami-lies were able to register their children for a particular sport through the Orgsonline.com system and render payment for the fee associated with that particular sport AFTER the registration process had been complet-ed. Effective immediately, registrations will NOT be complete (registrations will be placed in “PENDING” status) until FULL payment is made in the Orgsonline.com system. Payment will be made via electronic check with-drawal from your bank or via check/cash payment to Laura Bridgewater in the school office; unless a payment arrangement has been approved by the Athletic Director, Tim Griffin. This will include the fee for the current registration as well as ALL outstanding balances that have incurred from unpaid fees for prior registrations. Once the FULL balance has been paid or a payment plan has been established, the registration will move from “PENDING” status to “ACTIVE” status. (Please note, your child will not be able to participate in any evalua-tions or practices and will not be placed on a team until the registration is moved to the “ACTIVE” sta-tus). Registrations after March 1, if accepted, will incur a $20 Late Fee due to CYO team entry deadlines. Sport specific information:

Soccer $45 Fee For Boys and Girls (Co-Ed Teams) grades 5 thru 8. Contact: Evan Cutshaw at 317- 250-4780 or escut- shaw@gmail.com Track $40 Fee For Boys and Girls (separate teams) in grades 4 thru 8. Contact: Rick Dias at 888-6473 or rdias@ronnoco.com

Baseball $45 Fee For Boys in grades 7 and 8. Contact Jon Ramos at 413-7261 or JRamos30@sbcglobal.net

Kickballl $45 Fee For Girls in grades 3 thru 8. Contact: Tracy Miller at 605-9546 or millerstla@gmail.com

Softball $45 Fee For Girls in grades 5 thru 8. Contact: Lori Hoffmann at hofmannlori@gmail.com

Parents interested in coaching should contact those listed above. All coaches must have a background check and attend Safe and Sacred training.

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The Indianapolis Brass Choir will be playing a concert in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the groundbreaking of the St. Barnabas Catholic Church on March 8, 2015 at 3 PM. The groundbreaking for the original church occurred on March 7, 1965.

50 years ago Fr John Sciarra was assigned the task of opening a new church in the cornfields on the southside of Indianapolis! Fifty years later, the Indianapolis Brass Choir, (IBC) will commemorate this groundbreaking. The IBC is a large brass ensemble of about 30+ people who volunteer their time, talent, and effort, without pay, to provide music for area churches and to aid local charities. The Indianapolis Brass Choir has raised over $80,000 for charities since its founding.

Founded by Delbert A. Dale in 1986, it has a membership of professional, semi-professional musicians, and serious amateurs who meet for weekly rehearsals and perform eight to twelve concerts a year. The choir includes trumpets, trombones, horns, euphoniums, tubas, and percussion.

Join us on March 8th for the event. A freewill offering will be collected at intermission, and the money col-lected given to a charity designated by the church.

For more information you can contact St Barnabas, attention: Dan Bailey at music@stbindy.org or call 317-882-0724 ex 238, or view the IBC website at http://www.indybrasschoir.com

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KINDERMUSIK CLASSES FOR INFANTS & TODDLERS

CUDDLE & BOUNCE: INFANTS/newborns & crawlers to 12 months

TUESDAYS 9:30-10:15 a.m.

SING & PLAY: TODDLERS/older babies, walking, talking, singing, tapping, playing, dancing and clapping on their own 13 to 24 months

TUESDAYS 11:15-12 noon

WIGGLE & GROW: Children 2-3 years

TUESDAYS 5:30-6:15 p.m.

Since 1978, more than two million families in over 70 countries have enjoyed Kindermusik, Classes involve a mix of singing, instru-

ment play, dancing and movement, story time, and other activities that help children and their families discover how music can

enrich their lives and lay the foundation for a lifelong love of learning. Kindermusik classes give parents the opportunity to engage

in safe, fun and developmentally appropriate music-and-movement experiences with children. Kindermusik offers developmental-

ly specific educational programs for children by licensed educators. Jody Wyss-Treadwell has been a licensed educator since 1997.

Classes held at:

Frieden’s U.C.C.

8300 S. Meridian St.

Kindermusik of Indianapolis Kindermusikofindianapolis.com

Jody Wyss-Treadwell, Owner/Teacher (Mrs. Higdon’s sub from Oct.-Dec.)

317-513-5941 jtmusik@comcast.net

Kindermusik of Indianapolis Kindermusikofindianapolis.com

Jody Wyss-Treadwell, Owner/Teacher (Mrs. Higdon’s sub from Oct.-Dec.)

317-513-5941 jtmusik@comcast.net