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SCHOOL NEWS – January 26, 2012

SCHOOL CALENDAR UPDATES and
REMINDERS:
· Friday January 27th - No School – Parent
Conference
· Monday February 6th - NO Bay City
Public School Bus
PAST DUE ACCOUNTS – We have several
families (both in the preschool program and the day
school) who have outstanding balances. Please
contact the school office by the end of January to
discuss current balances and to make payment
arrangements.
Bay City Public Schools Bus Update – Bay City
schools will not be in session on Monday February
6th. Therefore, there will be no BCPS bus service
that day.
Labels for Education (different from Box Tops for
Education) is another way you can support our
efforts here at St. Paul School. There are now over
2,600 participating products including Pace,
Dannon, and Emerald. These “new” additions join
products from Campbell, Prego, Goldfish,
Pepperidge Farms, and Swanson. Check out their
website for a complete list of participating products
at www.LabelsForEducation.com.
The February 14th PTO meeting has been
canceled and will not be rescheduled.
Congratulations to the “B” Boys basketball teams
and their coaches for being the runners up at last
week’s invitational tournament held at Christ the
King Lutheran School in Sebewaing.

Julia Appold has informed the staff and students
today that she has breast cancer. She is having a
lumpectomy on Monday and will need radiation.
She may need someone to help out in the kitchen
occasionally so if you are able to help, please call
the school. Please keep Julia & Floyd in your
prayers.
Church Extension Fund Stamp sale had been
scheduled. CEF stamps will be sold during both
lunches on Thursday February 9th. Stamp price is
$.25 per stamp. A reminder will be put in the
Potpourri.
Grades 1 – 8 Tardy Policy to be enforced: Parents
are reminded that students are expected to be in
their rooms and ready to start school when the 8:00
bell rings. Students may be tardy three (3) times
per quarter. If the child is tardy the 4th time, that
child will be required to serve a 45 minute after
school detention. Additional detention sessions will
be assigned each time more than 3 more tardies.
Parents will be given prior notice as to the day of
that detention. Exceptions can be made due to
weather and/or extenuating circumstances.
Kindergarten Tardy Policy: Students who are tardy
(not in the room when the 8:00 bell rings) will lose
5 minutes off both recesses for that day. If a
chronic tardy situation develops, the above
mentioned detention policy may need to be
implemented.
Exceptions can be made due to weather and/or
extenuating circumstances.

Athletic News
The 2012 Basketball season for St. Paul started
in early December with the Panther Kick-Off
Classic, but truly starts to get busy in the next
several weeks and months. Here are some of
the events you will want to mark down
regarding our 2012 basketball season.
Academic Excellence
Student-athletes have received a letter from
Mr. Garcia regarding the importance of
academics during any sports season. Eligibility
will be checked each week. A not going home
each week will inform both the student-athlete
and parents of eligibility for the following week.
Thank you for your support regarding this
important academic matter.
A-Boys Basketball
Congratulations to our “A” boys basketball
team for finishing as “Runner Up” at the
Knight Invitational Basketball Tournament
hosted by Christ the King Lutheran School on
Saturday, January 21st. Great job gentlemen
and coaches.
A-Girls Basketball
Our “A” girls basketball team will be competing
in the Valley Lutheran Basketball tournament
on Saturday, January 28th and on Sunday,
January 29th. Their first game will be at
10:00a.m. on Saturday against St. Paul,
Millington. Their second game will depend on
the outcome of their first game. Bracket play
will continue throughout the day on January,
28th with the finals being on Sunday, January
29th.
C- Boys Basketball
Our “C” Boys play on Tuesday, January 31st
against Immanuel, Bay City. This is an away
game and begins at 6:30p.m. The address to
Immanuel is:
247 N. Lincoln, Bay City, MI 48708
Bay-Midland Lutheran League
Our A and B teams will be playing at Zion, Bay
City on Friday evening. The B-girls start at
5:30p.m. with the B-boys, A-girls, and A-boys
to follow.

Our A-teams will play on Monday, January 30th
against St. John, Amelith. This is a home game
with the A-girls starting at 5:30p.m. with the Aboys
to follow.
Special Friday Night Home Game
Themes for 2012:
Friday, February 3rd “PRE-SCHOOL NIGHT” –
pre-school families admitted free.
Friday, February 10th “ALUMNI NIGHT” --
invite alumni back for this special night.
Alumni shirts will be on sale at the concession
stand. A FREE bag of popcorn for all alumni
wearing their alumni T-shirts and sweatshirts.
Season Passes
Season Passes are available in the office for all
Bay-Midland Lutheran League games. Season
passes will not be accepted at any weekend
tournaments.
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY can be heard at
9:30am & 9:00pm, Mon.- Fri. on Family Life
Radio, WUGN 99.7 FM. You can go to
http://listen.family.org/upcomingdaily/ to see a list
of upcoming broadcasts. Next week’s schedule is
01/30/12: Embracing God's Design for Parenting (Part 1 of 2)
Author Gary Thomas describes how God designed parenting
to shape the character of moms and dads and to make them
more Christ-like.
01/31/12: Embracing God's Design for Parenting (Part 2 of 2)
02/1/12: Trusting God When the Unthinkable Happens
Author and speaker Carol Kent discusses the emotional
struggles she experienced and the spiritual lessons she learned
when her son was arrested, convicted and imprisoned for
murder. (Part 1 of 2)
02/2/12: Trusting God When the Unthinkable Happens
(Part 2 of 2)
02/3/12: Nurturing Affection in Your Marriage
Dr. Randy Carlson offers insights from his book Starved for
Affection: Why We Crave It, How to Get It and Why It's So
Important in Marriage