IMPORTANT DATES

• SEPTEMBER 25 - PICTURE RETAKES
• SEPTEMBER 26 - LATE START
• SEPTEMBER 26 - DRESS DOWN DAY
• OCTOBER 4 - SPAGHETTI DINNER
• OCTOBER 8 - DRESS DOWN DAY
• OCTOBER 17 & 18 - NO SCHOOL - FALL BREAK

At various times in the past two years Jenny Calvin, a Registered Behavior Technician, has worked on-site at Saint Pius X to help provide support to students receiving ABA therapy services. During her time at our school "Miss Jenny" developed close bonds with both students and staff, and she was inspired to become Catholic. At this past Thursday's school mass Miss Jenny was welcomed into the church and received the sacraments of Baptism, First Reconciliation, and Confirmation. There was a very tangible sense of joy during the ceremony, especially when many of our second and first grade students surrounded the baptismal font during the rite of baptism. 

As a mission of the parish, one of the central principles of our school is to evangelize. I am so proud that our school community played a role in bringing Miss Jenny into the Church. I am also profoundly grateful to her for modeling faith and discipleship for our students. A visitor who happened to be in attendance put it perfectly when she summed up the Mass: "The kids will learn to spell and read and do math, but the most important thing that Saint Pius X is doing for the children in the school is bringing the love of God into their hearts. This will ground them and give them meaning and purpose for the rest of their lives."

In Christ,

Chris Milliron

The Catholic faith is an integral part of our daily curriculum. We emphasize Gospel values such as respect, honesty, responsibility, compassion, and teamwork for all students. We have restarted our weekly drawing where classes displaying these values are "caught being good" and win a free dress day on the following week.

This week Mrs. Brumbaugh spotted Mr. Parrish's class showing the gospel value of respect. They were very respectful and gracious to each other while learning to play Capture the Flag. They kept moving throughout the game and showed great sportsmanship. Congrats to Mr. Parrish's class; they will get a dress down day Tuesday!

One of the systems we will be using to monitor 3rd through 8th grade student online activity during the school day is Hapara. Hapara also has a Parent Portal to keep parents informed with real time alerts of blocked and harmful websites. 

Watch for an email invitation from Hapara with instructions to create an account (noreply@deledao.com).  If you already have an account in the Hapara Parent Portal, you do not need to create a new account.  

Click HERE for more information. For questions, email Chelly Erichsen at cerichsen@stpius.net

Picture Retakes are Wednesday, September 25 from 10 am-1 pm. Please make sure to check your email for a link from Derby to view your child’s photo online. Everyone received the email, regardless of whether or not you placed an order. If you do not remember if you placed an order, please email staff@derbyphoto.com

If you cannot find your email link, click here. Your online code is your student’s first letter of their first name and their last name (Mary Smith would be MSmith). The link will allow parents to place new orders for students who were not photographed on picture day.

If you purchased photos on picture day and would like a retake, your child must return their entire original photo packet to the photographer on retake day.

If you did not purchase photos on picture day and would like a retake, please send a note to your child’s teacher. Students without a note from home or their returned picture packet will not be permitted for a retake. The retake photo will be used in the yearbook.

If you were unable to have your child's picture taken prior to school starting, he/she will have their picture taken on September 25th. Order forms will be sent home soon. 

We have recently updated our Parent/Student Handbook, following a request from the Catholic Schools Office, to offer further clarification on church teachings. Please click HERE to view the latest version of the handbook.

All families are required to sign the Google Form acknowledging that they have read the handbook.

If you have already completed the form, there is no need to submit it again for the updated handbook.

Please consider serving the School Lunch Program. This service is not possible without volunteers. All volunteers are required to have safe environment training. Click on the months below to volunteer:

October

November

December

Free and reduced lunch application can be found HERE.

You can find all of the HASA events and sign-ups HERE on our website!

The Teacher Tailgate lunch is on September 27th!  We would love your help providing football favorite dishes for a special lunch for our amazing teachers and staff! 

Thank you in advance for your generosity!

HASA Teacher & Staff Appreciation 

Check the athletic calendar HERE for any changes and cancellations.

Boys Basketball registration is now open for 5th-8th grades. Click HERE to sign up before September 30.

Girls Winter Cheer registration is now open for 5th-8th grades. Click HERE to sign up before September 30.

Registration for October's Craft Club is now open! Click HERE to see the dates and to reserve your spot. Space is limited!