May / June Thank you to all the parents who have worked so hard to make this a wonderful and successful school year.

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1 May / June 2017 Dear St. Paul Community, Another school year is ending. I am always surprised at how quickly May follows September. Over night, our kindergartners have turned into first graders, and our beloved eighth graders have grown up and are ready to move on to high school. This has been a wonderful year of growth and accomplishments. Our children can be proud of their progress over the past nine months. Their successes are the results of the support of parents and teachers who have nurtured and instructed them over the course of the school year. St. Paul is a special place for our children because of the parents who volunteer their time and talents to help our students. Every classroom counts on parent helpers to carry out the task of education within the building. God has blessed St. Paul School with a strong support network. Thank you to all the parents who have worked so hard to make this a wonderful and successful school year. I wish each of you a warm and restful summer break. We look forward to returning in August for the start of a New Year. Kathleen Norris, Ph.D. Principal PRAYER TO END A SCHOOL YEAR GOD OF WISDOM, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GIFTS YOU HAVE GIVEN US THROUGHOUT THIS SCHOOL YEAR WE PRAISE YOU FOR GIVING US LIFE, FOR SAVING US IN CHRIST, AND FOR CHOOSING US TO BE YOUR PEOPLE. AS WE COME TO THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR WE VOICE OUR GRATITUDE FOR THE GOOD THING YOU HAVE DONE IN US, AND WE PRAISE YOU FOR ALL WHO HAVE SHARED IN THE WORK OF THIS SCHOOL. WE ASK YOU TO BLESS OUR STUDENTS IN YOUR LOVE AND GIVE THEM REFRESHMENT AND PEACE. WE PRAISE YOU, GOD, THROUGH JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD, WHO LIVES AND REIGNS FOREVER AND EVER. AMEN

2 Monday, May 29th Memorial Day - No School Tuesday, May 30th Protecting God s Children 1pm & 6pm in St. Peter s Room 3rd Gr. Up-Town walking tour 9:00am - 11:40 1st Gr. Ice Cream Social, classrooms Wednesday. May 31st Student of the Month pizza lunch 1st Gr. Camp Cow-a-bunga day 8:00-1pm A.C. Spanish Club - Las Margaritas 11:40-1:40 3rd Gr. Alum Creek Park Picnic 10:00-1:00 Protecting God s Children 10am & 2pm in St. Peter s Room Thursday, June 1st Kdg - 6th Grades Field Day - 8:15-12:30 6th Gr. T-Shirt Day Friday, June 2nd Last Day of School Early Dismissal 1:30pm 8th Grade Graduation Breakfast, Miller Hall, 8am 8th Grade Awards, Activities Center, 9am 8th Grade Graduation Mass, Church, 11am Kdg. Room 108 Teddy Bear Picnic 9:45-11:30 Monday, June 5th Friday, June 9th Vacation Bible School 9am - Noon Congratulations to Alex Rush for becoming the newest member of the Accelerated Reader Hall of Fame. Our 4th grader earned over 700 points on the books he read this school year.

3 ST. PAUL/HARPSTER STATE SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS May 13, 2017 Congratulations to the State Science Day Participants! Sydney Eader, Ryan Gustafson, Noah Kistler, Lillian Metzger, Ella Reither, Evelyn Sarle, Ashleigh Zehala, and Jason Zehala all received Superior Ratings! Nathan Fanning, Kendall Gonya, Kevin Heil, Marley Jackson, Marlee Kroll, Julia Mauger, John Protz, Mia Slanoc, Nathan Stevenson, and Haley Weis each received Excellent Ratings. Thank you to all the students, parents, judges and staff for your participation and dedication to scientific research! Margie Ford St Paul Science Teacher Kindergarten Olivia Khourie, Luke Brokaw, Kaity Koewler First Grade Ella Russell, CJ Smerdel Second Grade Ashley Zacherl, Stephanie Kaczmarek, Dylan Berndt Third Grade Brady Pearson, Alex VanAllsburg, Emerson Brundrette Fourth Grade Zaira Mahoney, Andrew Swallow, Robin Tankovich Fifth Grade Loralei Barker, Lily Verne, Isabella Swallow Sixth Grade Colin Cavinder, Claire Coleman, Matteo Salvadore Seventh Grade Brooklyn Hosey, Josie Zyskowski, Ryan Gustafson Eighth Grade Sarah Cudnik, Bridget Javitch, Juliana Macias Mrs. Power - Iris D Costa Library Payton Bame Gym Nick Trostel, Noah Grimmett Music Anna Godoy, Nick Lusky, Kendall Johnson Art Maggie West, Stella Hocker, John Castellano Nurse Erin Kelly, Sarah Everly-Mossbarger Band Lauren Coleman Spanish - Sydney Eader Computer Lex Popadak, Joanna Tegeler

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8 ST. PAUL PAC SCHOOL SUPPLY ORDER Order PAC school supplies online. Save time and money! Just go to the St. Paul website at: Click on supply lists which is located in the Student Resources box on the home page. This will bring you to the parent tab and includes the supply lists for each grade. Click on the PAC school supply kit link to place your order. *Credit card payment only *Orders must be placed by June 5th *Please check the supply lists for items that will not be included in the PAC order. Please contact Amy Harrington with any questions at or Saint Paul Vacation Bible School 2017! June 5 9 from 9am to noon $40 per student or $100 per family Registration for children preschool aged through 4th grade Youth Volunteers 5th grade through 12th grade Adult Volunteers needed! For more information, contact Leia Bame at lbame@stpacc.org or *** All registration is online! *** To register, please visit:

9 SAINT PAUL SCHOOL Principal: Kathleen Norris, Ph.D. 61 Moss Road Westerville, Ohio Phone: A.C.E. Phone: Fax: After-School Care Enrichment (A.C.E.) Program DATE: May, 2017 TO: Parents of St. Paul Kindergartners FROM: After-School Care Enrichment (A.C.E.) Program RE: St. Paul A.C.E. Waiting List Policies The A.C.E. Program has established the following policies and procedures to ensure fair and reasonable access. The process includes reserving places for continuing enrolled students and their siblings with any remaining openings being filled from a waiting list. Carefully read the following information. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions. Families who currently participate in the A.C.E. Program have the first opportunity to register for the following school year. Interested families wishing to place their child on the waitlist must call the A.C.E. phone at beginning June 1st. (Placement on A.C.E. waiting list does not guarantee space in the after-school care program.) 1. Children are enrolled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Currently enrolled families, including eligible siblings, have the opportunity to apply during the month of May. New families may apply during the summer months. Applicants in excess of program capacity are placed on a waiting list for one school year. Families must reapply every year. Waiting list applicants find out if they are enrolled in the program approximately two weeks before school begins. Any Kindergartners or newly enrolled students who are siblings of currently enrolled A.C.E. children will be given priority on any available spaces for the following school year once session assignments are made in June. If space is limited, families who have been enrolled the longest will be given first priority. Any families who decline a space with the A.C.E. Program are automatically placed at the end of the waiting list Children are enrolled without discrimination in regard to race, religion, sex, or national origin. Children with special needs will be enrolled provided the staff can serve them. Children must be in Grades K-6 to be eligible. Children must be attending St. Paul School to be eligible. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Feel free to contact us at if you have any questions.

10 Following the successful completion of Phase I, we have continued to make progress in our fundraising efforts for Reaching for Tomorrow and would like to again thank everyone who has made a pledge or donation. Unfortunately, we currently have not raised enough in pledges and cash to complete the entire second floor as originally planned. However, we do have the capital necessary that would allow us to begin construction this summer on a shell for the second story. This strategy would allow us to grow into a finished space as we raise additional funds so we will be proceeding ahead with construction in June. Once built, the second story shell will be complete from a structural standpoint. It will be safe for the school and the students, teachers and staff. We liken this approach to building a structurally sound house with power, water, sewer but without all of the finishes such as paint, flooring etc. This approach was also used during the building of the church as it relates to construction and use of the lower level meeting rooms. We believe that this approach is the best for our school and allows us to maximize the use of our capital. Construction material expenses for things like steel, etc. continue to climb and outpace our budget. Should we wait an additional summer to continue work, the project could become even more expensive to complete. The school expansion is one of many priorities and needs for our community and we aspire to serve the community in many ways. Corna-Kokosing will begin preparatory work in June with a construction timeline of 11 months until completion. In addition to the second story shell, it will include some great improvements for the teachers, students and staff. This includes: New main school entrances with handicap accessibility in both the car and bus loops Expanded school and auxiliary offices Renovation and expansion of the school clinic to include a handicap accessible bathroom Additional speakers to assist with communication in the lower levels of the school building such as music, art, Youth Ministry and the PSR program which were not upgraded last summer The addition of a sound amplification system in the Learning Commons which is needed for large groups This is only a portion of the plans and impacts for the school. Please look for additional updates which will be posted in the bulletin over the next few weeks and a detailed FAQ document will be published on the St Paul Parish & School websites. We are also still in need of your pledges and cash donations to ensure that we can fully complete this phase of the school expansion. For additional information about the Reaching for Tomorrow Campaign, please contact our Parish Development Director, Dana Forsythe, at dforsythe@stpaulk-8.org or

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12 Congratulations to our DeSales Scholarship Winners! St. Francis DeSales High School is proud to announce the following St. Paul students received scholarships for the St. Francis DeSales High School Class of 2021: Tara Mnich - $1,000 Alumni Legacy Scholarship Cara Jewett - $1,000 Alumni Legacy Scholarship $3500 St. Francis de Sales Merit Scholarship Maya Steiger - $500 Nancy Billy Memorial Scholarship $1500 renewable Franciscan Sisters Merit Scholarship Aidan Williams - $500 Nancy Billy Memorial Scholarship Kendall Gonya - $1000 Grandparents Scholarship Anna Godoy - $500 John & Connie Sauter Family Endowed Scholarship Nick Trostel - $1500 renewable Patrick D. Rossetti Scholarship Kevin Heil - $3500 renewable St. Francis DeSales Academic Merit Scholarship Elena Marchese - $3500 renewable St. Francis DeSales Academic Merit Scholarship Evelyn Sarle - $3500 renewable St. Francis DeSales Academic Merit Scholarship Mia Slanoc - $3500 renewable St. Francis DeSales Academic Merit Scholarship Haley Weis - $3500 renewable St. Francis DeSales Academic Merit Scholarship Leah Vanasdale - $3500 renewable St. Francis DeSales Academic Merit Scholarship Nick Bedzyk - $1500 renewable Franciscan Sisters Merit Scholarship Christopher Caito - $1500 renewable Franciscan Sisters Merit Scholarship Lily Carlos - $1500 renewable Franciscan Sisters Merit Scholarship Lauren Coleman - $1500 renewable Franciscan Sisters Merit Scholarship Alexander Hatcher $1500 renewable Franciscan Sisters Merit Scholarship Ella Reither - $1500 renewable Franciscan Sisters Merit Scholarship Isaac Rush - $1500 renewable Franciscan Sisters Merit Scholarship Isaiah Rush - $1500 renewable Franciscan Sisters Merit Scholarship Nicholas Schetter - $1500 renewable Franciscan Sisters Merit Scholarship Allison Weiner - $1500 renewable Franciscan Sisters Merit Scholarship Congratulations to our St. Charles Scholarship Winner! Luke Blubaugh $6000 Msgr. Kerrigan 4-year Scholarship Nicholas Lusky $6000 Class of 58 Scholars 4-year Scholarship Kian Haghnazari - $ year Scholarship Sam Nori $ year Scholarship John Protz $ year Scholarship Nathan Stevenson - $ year Scholarship Jacob Lowis $ year Scholarship

13 ST. PAUL SILENT AUCTION PRINCIPAL AND DEAN OF STUDENTS OF THE DAY Thank you to J.D. MYAARD and PETE LECHIARA for an awesome job as Principal and Dean of Students of the day on Friday, May 19th! CONGRATULATIONS FOR A JOB WELL DONE! SILENT AUCTION SECRETARY OF THE DAY WINNER LILLIAN HEMMERT!! A SILENT AUCTION ICE CREAM SUNDAE PARTY WINNER JAMIN & SIMEON HODGES AND FRIENDS!!!

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