Re-Enrollment Begins Today

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1 The Saints Weekly Digest Re-Enrollment Begins Today It s time to enroll at Saint Dominic Academy. The enrollment period (if applying for financial aid) will take place from January 12 to February 12. Applications will be accepted for financial aid and scholarship through FACTS for the academic year at this time. If you would like to be considered for financial aid or scholarships, you must apply during this time. If you do not wish to apply for financial aid, you have until March 30 to reenroll. We sent an earlier this week informing you that our Board voted for a modest costof-living tuition increase of $150 (per year) per student. This will allow us to provide our teachers and staff with a raise. Meanwhile, we will continue to keep all other costs down. Please contact Marilyn.Beauparlant@portlanddiocese.org if you have any questions. Thank you for your continued trust and support of Saint Dominic Academy! THIS WEEK S TOP STORIES Middle School Information Night for 6th Graders by Shelly.Wheeler@portlanddiocese.org You are invited to join us for a Middle School Information Night on Wednesday, January 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons at the Auburn campus. As you know, St. Dom's 7th grade is located in Auburn at our middle school/high school campus. I recognize that this can be a

2 stressful change for parents and students who have been at our Lewiston campus for many years, as well as a time of uncertainty regarding your choices for middle school. Our middle school has been transforming over the past two years and may be different than what you might expect. I would like to invite you to hear about what our middle school has to offer, our plan to keep middle school students separate from the high school students, and our innovative approaches to a first-class education including dedicated STREAM classes and weekly study skills classes. We recognize that a St. Dom's education is an investment for our families and we want to make sure you're completely informed of everything St. Dom's middle school has to offer. We will have current middle school students on hand to give tours, middle school teachers will be available to answer your specific classroom questions, and administration will be available to discuss college preparation and academics, extracurricular opportunities, and financial aid. If you have any questions, please contact Principal Shelly Wheeler at St. Dom's realizes it is not only important to challenge students but to do so in a safe and supportive environment where students can thrive. We hope you will join us to see first-hand what makes St. Dom's different. This meeting is for current and prospective St. Dom's middle school students, so feel free to invite a friend that may be considering a St. Dom's education! Teacher Workshop Day Canceled In an effort to make up academic time lost due to snow days and power outages, we are making the teacher workshop day scheduled for Monday, January 22 a regular school day. We apologize if this causes any inconvenience. We feel it is in the best interest of our students to sustain their post-holiday momentum right now, rather than make up any days at the end of the school year. We will serve regular lunch on this day. It has been updated on RenWeb so Lewiston families may place their order for students. St. Dom s Winter Carnival Enjoy s mores and hot chocolate by the fire pit, build a snowman, watch or participate in the cardboard sled race, play games, climb through the National Guard obstacle course, try your skill at indoor bowling, check out our pottery demonstration, see our robotics team in

3 action, or attend one of our sports clinics. It s all part of the fun at our second Winter Carnival on Sunday, January 28, 2018, from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at St. Dom s Auburn campus. At 4:50 p.m., the action moves to Norway Savings Bank Arena where we re hosting a FREE public skate and hockey clinics lead by our hockey teams. We hope you ll all join us for this fun family event. Be sure to invite your friends and neighbors! Everyone is welcome to attend. The more, the merrier! Cardboard Sled Race by jennifer.cyr@portlanddiocese.org

4 Attention Auburn campus students - It is almost race time! Time to get your sleds ready for the big Cardboard Sled Race held during this year s Winter Carnival. Last year, the students that participated in the race had a blast, join in the fun. There will be awards give to the Most attractive or spectacular looking sled Best details on sled Most spirited and/or best organized team. Looks don t matter here. Go Fast - Class I for 7th-9th grade. Class II for 10th - 12th grade. Please stop by the front desk for rules and sign off sheet. Protecting God s Children by Marilyn.Beauparlant@portlanddiocese.org The next Protecting God s Children class will be held on Saturday, January 20 at 9:00 a.m. at the Auburn campus. Please go to to sign up for the class and complete the online application. If you have any questions please contact Jen Cyr at Come on Down! You re in Our Studio Audience! by Jennifer.Michaelis@portlanddiocese.org

5 Have you always wanted to be in a game show studio audience? Hear your name to come on down?! Well, we can t really help with the Come on Down! part, but our amazing high school quiz team would LOVE to have you join us in the studio audience as we compete two weeks from now in the High School Quiz Show: Maine semi-finals! Last time we competed, we were told that our fans are the loudest and show the most school spirit -- and that we bring the most fans of any competing school in Maine. We d love to keep that up, and YOU are the one to make that happen! Please join us on Saturday, January 20, at 8:30 a.m. at the Maine Public Television studios, 1450 Lisbon St. in Lewiston. (Shhhh. we don t want to jinx it. but if we win our morning match, we will compete again at 1 p.m. that same day for the state title!) Dunkin Donuts Community Coffee Club Support St. Dom s with the purchase of a CommUNITY Coffee Club Card and Koozie. Bring your card into any of your neighborhood Dunkin Donuts in Maine and Coos and Carroll Counties in N.H. and receive a free medium Hot/Iced Coffee each Sunday in Cards may be purchased at either campus. Pick up a few today! Scrip Cards Well, we all made it through another Holiday season. It was a big success here in the Scrip office. Your support is greatly appreciated. We are now moving towards Super Bowl, Valentine s Day and spring home improvements. Please remember that we are here to help with all of these events. For those of you who are new to the Saint Dominic Academy family, we welcome you and would like to tell you a little about our Scrip Program. This is fundraising without having to purchase anything other than what you already buy! Check out our link on the Saint Dominic website.

6 Cards are available at the Lewiston Campus on Thursday s from 7:30 a.m. - 8 a.m. and at the Auburn campus during normal business hours. If you have any questions about how the program works please call Heather or Lisa at You can also us at Heather.emery@portlanddiocese.org or djladie2@aol.com Championship Banners Unveiled by jennifer.cyr@portlanddiocese.org On January 20, we will be unveiling the Girls Ice Hockey State Championship banner before the Girls Varsity game against Lewiston at 5:30 p.m. at Norway Savings Bank Arena. Tommy Hilfiger Uniform Sale by jennifer.cyr@portlanddiocese.org Save the Date & Save 20% off - Now through Jan. 16th Save 20% on your entire uniform order through Tommy Hilfiger. The discount is on products and logo fees (excludes tax and shipping). This offer is not valid on any previous orders and has no cash value. Use this promotion code - 20OFFJAN18. Our school sign in code is SDO01. Father-Daughter Dance by russellfive@gmail.com The St. Dom s Father-Daughter Dance will be held March 24. We are looking for a few committee members to help make this year s dance the best one yet! We are meeting on Tuesday, January 16 at 6 p.m. in the Library at the Auburn campus. If you are interested, please come to the meeting or contact Jenny Russell at russellfive@gmail.com or High School Semi-Formal by Kelly.Angell@portlanddiocese.org The semi-formal will be held on Saturday, February 3, 2018 from 7-10 pm for grades The theme this year is the Roaring Twenties! More details coming soon.

7 33rd Annual Auction by Are you interested in helping plan the Annual Auction? We are looking for new committee members to help us plan the 33rd Annual Auction. Areas of help needed are decorations and solicitations. This year s theme will be Wizard of Oz, There s No Place Like St. Dom s! We will kick off our first meet on January 31 at 6:00 p.m. at Auburn Campus Library. If you are interested, please contact Noelle Hotham at noelle.hotham@portlanddiocese.org Hungry? by lori.rioux@portlanddiocese.org Mission to Mississippi will be holding a spaghetti supper on Friday, February 9, 2018 from 5-7 p.m. at the Auburn Campus. Save the date! More details will follow. Dates at a Glance! January 15, 2018 January 17, 2018 January 20, 2018 January 24, 2018 January January 28, 2018 January 28-February 3, 2018 January 31, 2018 February 8, 2018 February 9, 2018 February 19-23, 2018 March 14, 2018 March 16-17, 2018 March 18, 2018 March 24, 2018 April 7, 2018 No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Geography Bee, 1 p.m., Auburn Campus 8:30 a.m. H.S. Quiz Show Maine Team competes at Maine Public studios in Lewiston, 1450 Lisbon St. Mission to Mississippi Little Caesar Pizza Kit pick up after 2:30 pm Friends of St. Dom s Meeting, 8 a.m., Lewiston Winter Carnival, Auburn Campus Catholic Schools Week Bishop s Mass, Lewiston Campus County Spelling Bee, 6 p.m., Commons, Auburn Campus Mission to Mississippi Spaghetti Supper, 5-7 pm Auburn Winter Recess National Honor Society Induction Ceremony, Auburn Drama Club Presentation You re a Good Man Charlie Brown Mission to Mississippi Pancake Breakfast 7-11 am Auburn Father Daughter Dance Grande Auction

8 April 12-24, 2018 April 16-20, 2018 May 5, 2018 May 10, 2018 May 24, 2018 May 25, 2018 June 1, 2018 Mission to Mississippi Spring Break Senior Prom Auburn Awards Night Senior Baccalaureate Mass Senior Graduation Lewiston Field Day Study - Prayer - Community - Service