NEW! - St. Vincent De Paul Catholic School

Volume 16, Issue 5
Summer 2014
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CATHOLIC SCHOOL
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From the Principal...
Dear Parents,
This edition of the Tiger’s Mouth includes many of the past school year’s accomplishments. Our 70th anniversary year was filled with many first time
achievements. I am very proud of the many ways our students represented
themselves in sports, fine arts, and academic competitions both in and out of
school. They are fine examples of what dedication and hard work can bring
them and all that can be accomplished when the high expectations of parents
and the school are met. I am very proud of our teachers and coaches who devoted so much time and effort to support the students’ efforts. I look forward
to the beginning of the new school year which I am sure will bring great
rewards. We have some new additions to our faculty. They include: Ms. Teresa
Caram-PK, Mrs. Jessica Sprague-third grade, Mrs. Kathy Zimbaldi-6th and 7th grade English and literature, Mrs.
Dara Haddad-8th grade history, and Mrs. Barbara Mattson– Receptionist. We are very happy they are joining our
faculty. They all bring a dedication to Catholic education, along with many years of experience.
I look forward to meeting our new families as well as welcoming all returning families to the new school year.
Please plan on attending our scheduled parent nights as well as the Welcome Back Coffee in the coming weeks.
It is a great way to get off to a good start and forging a partnership for the coming year.
Yours in Christ,
Carolyn Sears
Staff & Faculty
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Mrs. Nina Maxwell has transitioned from PK to Kindergarten with Mrs. Bogenwright and Ms. Acomb.
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Ms. Theresa Caram will assist Mrs. Pruet-Collins with PK.
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Mrs. Jessica Sprague will teach 3rd grade with Mrs. Mann.
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Mrs. Kathy Zimbaldi will teach English literature and writing to 6th & 7th graders.
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Mrs. Berry will teach technology and provide tech support to staff and faculty.
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Mrs. Dara Haddad will teach middle school history.
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Mrs. Barbara Mattsson is the new morning receptionist.
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The following faculty members celebrated service anniversaries this year: Lorraine Colleti, Kimberly Hight,
Mary Thomas (5 years); Preston Smith (10 years); Jennifer Sen and Mikki Burns (15 years). SVdP thanks
these faculty and staff members for their years of service and loyalty!

SVdP Catholic School was voted one of “Houston’s Top Workplaces” by the Houston Chronicle for the
third year in a row.
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From the PTO President...
I hope everyone enjoyed a relaxing, fun-filled summer! Your
PTO has been hard at work the past few months planning community-building events and fundraisers for the upcoming year.
Please take a moment to mark your calendar with the upcoming
events listed on page 4. In addition to these events, I would like
to highlight the activities that PTO sponsors during the year. It
takes countless volunteers and boundless dedication to get it all
done, and I would like to thank everyone for sharing their time
and talents. Thank you to the PTO directors and committees of:
Cabrini Festival – Our international festival returns this year
with a focus on the Holy Land. Carmen Fitzpatrick will orchestrate this educational celebration. (Career Fair and the Cabrini
Festival typically alternate yearly, however this year is an exception.)
Concessions – Laura Sage will be coordinating concessions at
on-campus sporting events where our SVdP athletes are competing.
Enrichment – Lisa Gasper and Maria Jose Redondo Nieto will
work closely with our school counselors and Mrs. Sears to support our school’s goal of continuing to foster a respectful school
environment, and promoting self-respect, self-discipline, and selfconfidence within the context of a faith-filled environment. This
will include coordinating programming, speakers, and events,
including Power of One Week, the Academic Pep Rally, and
Tiger Pride Days.
Faculty Liaison – Elizabeth Tanner provides insight and sug-
gestions to PTO, and she works as a liaison to communicate
PTO affairs with our faculty and staff.
Hospitality –Kari Clay and Lori Etlinger will coordinate the
following for our school faculty: birthday celebrations and gifts,
the Catholic School’s Week Luncheon, and Teacher Appreciation
Week activities, just to name a few. In addition, they will host the
Back-to-School Coffee, and coordinate refreshments for Grandparents’ Day and other events throughout the year.
Party Packs – Faith Sepe and Allison Sovany have worked this
summer to select and coordinate items to include in children's
birthday Party Packs, which will be delivered to the classroom on
designated days.
Performing Arts – Rachel Bush and Olguita Santiago Rodriguez
will ensure the “show goes on”, as they coordinate volunteers for
Grandparents’ Day, Christmas and Spring Musical Programs, and
Jazz Night.
Public Relations– Kristina Drone and Maribel Nolla will cover
“all things SVdP” for the local media.
Room Parent Coordinator – Esmer Vale has been busy this
summer putting room parents in place and preparing the classroom volunteer sign-up sheets. Please look for sign-up sheets in
your child’s classroom at Parent Night.
Sports Parent Coordinator- Mary Callaghan and Tiffany Leyendecker will be working with the coaches and the athletes’ parents
to ensure that SVdP sports’ teams have the necessary volunteer
support.
Tiger Bucks – Lizzy Culotta and Tracy Rijken will coordinate
all “free money” programs for our school. Programs include
Box Tops for Education, restaurant nights, local grocery store
partnerships, shopping days, and many others, all of which
result in a percentage of purchase amounts paid to the school.
Tiger Market – Tricia Hoffman and Carrie Schwartzenburg
have worked this summer developing the Tiger Market spirit
gear offerings. Tiger Market gear will be available for purchase
this year on our school’s online SVdP Store and at Back to School
(formerly Orientation).
Tiger’s Mouth Newsletter –Janet Champagne and Lucy Anderson will be responsible for designing and editing the Tiger’s
Mouth newsletter. Five issues will be available online and in
print.
Used Uniforms – Monica Cruces and Mauria Still will have
the tough (but very much appreciated) jobs of washing, sorting,
storing, and selling used uniforms. They will also work to return all properly labeled Lost & Found items to their owners.
Yearbook – Valerie Cortez, Melissa Iero, and their team will be
capturing the memorable moments of 2014-2015 for the Tiger’s Roar yearbook.
Executive Board – Sheila Berggren, Michelle Bickham, Kelly
Hogan, Claire Hughes, and Heather Montoya work with the
PTO President in guiding and advising their respective PTO
Board members. Their responsibilities also include organizing
the “Get to Know SVdP” and the Positive Parenting Speaker series, overseeing all communications and the online SVdP Store,
managing the Buddy Family program, preparing meeting
minutes and financial reports, and running the PTO Board
nominations process.
I would like to thank Kelly Hogan, PTO VP/President-Elect,
for co-hosting the informative small-group New Parent Meetings
in May, and for planning the recent New Family Breakfast for
new SVdP families and their Buddy Families.
In addition to the 40 PTO board directors, we need the sup-
port of every family to continue to build on the successes of
our school. Please contact me if you have questions or want to
get involved in PTO - 713-562-5774 or teresa.bogatto@gmail.com . PTO dues are payable at Back to
School checkout. Together, we can do our part to support this
fantastic school and its goal of developing students to their
fullest potential in an environment permeated with Gospel
values.
Yours truly,
Teresa Bogatto
PTO President
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St. Vincent de Paul School PTO Board 2014-2015
Teresa Bogatto
Heather Montoya
Michelle Bickham
President
teresa.bogatto@gmail.com
Past President
hmontoya47@hotmail.com
Communications Vice President
mabickham@icloud.com
Sheila Berggren
Claire Hughes
Kelly Hogan
Secretary
stberggren@yahoo.com
Treasurer
caheilnd93@aol.com
Vice President/ President-Elect
khamhog@yahoo.com
Auction 2015
Auction Elect 2016
Back to School
Cathy Hollerbach & Ana Patrick
catherine.hollerback@yahoo.com &
anapatrick@mac.com
Erin Ayers , Wendy Johnston, &
Shannon Ramirez
eayers22@gmail.com
wendy@zattorneys.com
Shannon.Ramirez@LeClairRyan.com
Karen Haysley & Claire Lynch
kpink01@yahoo.com
Clynch17@sbcglobal.net
Book Fair
Breakfast with Santa
Cabrini Festival
Mildred Bautista &
Gentine Meagher
citachuck@gmail.com
meagher@deloitte.com
Patricia Sayegh & Jennifer Visintine
patriciaseyegh@gmail.com
Carmen Fitzpatrick
carmencanavati@gmail.com
Concessions
Enrichment
Faculty Liaison
Laura Sage
sagefamily@att.net
Lisa Gasper & Maria Jose Redondo Nieto
gasperfamily@sbcglobal.net
Mariajose.redondo@gmail.com
Elizabeth Tanner
etanner@svdp-edu.org
Jennifer_visintine@hotmail.com
Hospitality
Party Packs
Performing Arts
Kari Clay & Lori Etlinger
kariaclay@sbcglobal.net
tlingers@mac.com
Faith Sepe & Allison Sovany
fsepe@comcast.net
allisonsovany@yahoo.com
Rachel Bush &
Olguita Santiago Rodriguez
rachelbush@hotmail.com
oguitamsantiago@gmail.com
Public Relations
Room Parent Coordinator
Sports Parent Coordinator
Kristina Drone & Maribel Nolla
Kristina@jphomes
mariharb@gmail.com
Esmer Vale
ervale@swbell.net
Mary Callaghan &
Tiffany Leyendecker
mary.callaghan@comcast.net
tiffanygayle@me.com
Style Show
Tiger Bucks
SVdP Store
Donna McClure, Monica Smith &
Maureen Swanson
Ad4535@sbcglobal.net,
monica@ninematernity.com
maureenmswanson@gmail.com
Lizzy Culotta & Tracy Rijken
enculotta@gmail.com
oreotrac@earthlink.net
Carrie Schwartzenburg &
Tricia Hoffman
clinsween@sbcglobal.net
tiaturcott@aol.com
Tiger’s Mouth Newsletter
Used Uniforms
Yearbook
Janet Champagne & Lucy Anderson
tigersmouth@gmail.com
Monica Cruces & Mauria Still
crucesfamily@gmail.com
mauria.still@att.net
Valerie Cortez & Mel Iero
valeriemcortez@yahoo.com
melissaiero@mac.com
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Save the Dates!
Welcome Back Coffee
August 14, 2014 7:30—9 AM in the MJFC
Positive Parenting Speaker Series
Rosalind Wiseman
September 3, 2014 6:30—8:30 PM in the MJFC
Getting to Know - High School
Applications Process
September 12, 2014 12—1 PM in the MJFC
“Power of One” Week
October 27th—31st, 2014
Book Fair - Get Caught Reading!
November 2nd-8th, 2014
November 6, 2014—Family Night at Barnes and Noble
Grandparents’ Day
November 12, 2014 at 8:15 AM in the MJFC
Breakfast with Santa
December 6, 2014
Christmas Program
December 19, 2014
Auction & Gala - Swing into Auction 2015
January 31, 2015
Cabrini Festival - The Holy Land
March 25-27, 2015
Style Show
May 3, 2015
Spring Musical
May 7th—8th, 2015
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Be sure to visit
www.saintvincentschool.org
often to learn about upcoming
PTO events.
Annual Auction & Gala ~ Swing into Auction 2015!
Save the Date for Swing into Auction 2015 on January 31, 2015
at the Royal Sonesta Hotel—Galleria.
The newly renovated AAA rated 4 diamond hotel is in the heart of the
Houston Galleria at 2222 West Loop South.
Questions?
Contact Cathy Hollerbach (catherine.hollerbach@yahoo.com) or
Ana Patrick (anapatrick@mac.com) for more information.
8th Grade
7th Grade
6th Grade
PRICIPAL’S
Lindsay HONORS
Bevers
Nicolas Brito
Lauren Cerda
Elizabeth Coletti
Madeleine Ducote
Megan Hanratty
Francisca Linardi
Kelsey Olsen
Thomas Santala
Avery Smith
Skylar Smith
Sarah Venker
Manuel Vera
Christina Watson
Allison Clark
Clay Didway
Katie Fitzgibbon
Michael Hansen
Caroline Kherkher
Taylor McClure
Shane Pesek
Alisha Collaco
Robert Condron
William Dickason
Nathaniel Fernandes
Justin Varkey
Claire Piczak
Luke Read
Anna Rosenfeld
Marcus Whitley
HONORS
Katelyn Alo
David Brooks
Meredith Burrow
Scott Callaghan
Grace Carter
Katherine Christman
Richard Dickason
Thomas Edwards
Colin Fitzgibbon
Catherine Groff
Andrew Leyendecker
Joseph Little
Marshal McCann
Ford McCann
Jervon Monroe
Jacob Nieto
Cole Ross
Sofia Tellez
Katharine Tentinger
Peter Bambace
Matthew Castaneda
Carl Chemaly
Everett Ezell
Liam Garrison
Kathleen Leyendecker
Katya Smith
Sofia Speight
Matthew Whitley
Sarah Cunningham
William Hearne
Yara Karam
Alex Lopez
Olivia Lyons
Mary McDaniel
Dominique Nanquil
Allison Polnau
Sophia Quintanilla
Mary Catherine Reidy
Caimen Schneider
Claire Sullivan
Sarah Sullivan
Andrew Tayar
Maria Tellez
Roman Vale
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Marathon Award (26.2 miles)
All First Grade through Fifth Grade students participate in Running Day in P.E. class once per
week. On Running Day, students run for 10-12 minutes and the coaches keep track of their
laps, all year long. Awards are given for each five miles students run. Congratulations to the
following students who ran enough laps during the school year to earn a Marathon Award:
First Grade
Second Grade
Brooks Bosworth
Matthew Buettgen
Porter Garza
Bennett Hughes
Ella Etlinger
Paulina Ferrante
Patrick Hughes
Max King
Evan Levy
Kolbe Stewart
Owen Sweeney
Bennett Connelly
Katelyn Fiegel
Flynn Rijken
Fourth Grade
Jane Culwell
Luke Schwartzenburg
Stephi Tremont-Teixeira
Fifth Grade
Third Grade
William Thames
Patrick Bourg
Makenzie Olsen
Livvie Fitzpatrick
Lexie Oliver
Sara Price
Nicole Rosenfeld
Jillie Hermoso
Book Fair—Get Caught Reading!
Who will "Get Caught Reading" for this year's SVdP Book Fair? We hope it's YOU! Join us for a fun-filled
week of literary suspense and impressive writers including featured author Kelly Milner Halls. Ms. Halls is a
Spirit of Texas author and is on the 2014 HAISLN recommended reading list for Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures That May or May Not Exist. Coming to us from Spokane, WA, Ms. Halls has a long
list of awe-inspiring books on a variety of unusual themes, such as dinosaurs and Sasquatch, as well as titles
from the National Geographic Kids series. With so many wonderful selections, it's easy for a child of any age to
"get caught" up in Ms. Halls’ works.
We also look forward to stocking the SVdP library and classroom bookshelves through your purchases and donations! So "get caught reading" with us! Mark your calendars for November 2nd - 8th for Book Fair Week.
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2013-2014 PTO Board Funding Report
Last year's PTO Board wishes to thank the entire SVdP Catholic School community for its support of our efforts. Thanks to community-wide participation in events, support of services, and - most importantly - volunteer
support, the PTO was able to support SVdP School to the tune of $284,717 last year!
In addition to the myriad services provided, events coordinated, and funds set aside for the future, the PTO gave
back to the school financially as follows:
Fine Arts Building Renovation: up to $66,000
Operating Expenses: $53,000
Endowment Contribution: $50,000
Faculty Christmas Bonuses*: $27,046
Faculty Retention Bonuses*: $25,187
Paddles Up for Tiger Patio: $24,000
Locker Rooms Update (shelving, paint and cleaning): $19,446
Middle School Science Lab Enhancements: $10,000
Book Fair (earmarked for the Library): $6,157
Concession Sales (earmarked for Athletics): $2,381
Front Office Furnishings: $1,500
*These numbers reflect faculty bonuses paid during the 2013-14 school year. Funds for faculty bonuses are set
aside each year by the PTO for the following school year.
The 2014-15 PTO Board is hard at work to prepare for the upcoming school year. Please look for ways to support their efforts. Every student at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School benefits from this vibrant, supportive
community of parents.
Thank you all for your support! Please contact Heather Montoya, 2013-14 PTO President, with any questions
about the information above.
St. Joseph Award This award is given to one student per grade level who is hard working and
faithfully practices their religion through their conduct, willingness to cooperate and sets a positive example for their peers.
St. Peter Award This award is given to one student per grade level who displays best citizenship
and leadership and qualities of honesty, responsibility and justice within the classroom and
school.
St. Vincent de Paul Award This award is given to one student per grade level who shows humility, generosity, compassion and is humble. This is demonstrated by works of charity throughout the class, school and community.
Holy Spirit Award This award is given to one female and one male student who go above and
beyond in all aspects mentioned in the other awards above. The students are leaders, hard working and show generosity, kindness, compassion and faithfully practice their faith.
Please reference pages 10 and 11 for award recipients.
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6th grade
Mimi Reidy
Sarah Cunningham
Anjali Tholany
Chloe Alff
7th grade
Lindsay Bevers
Liam Garrison
Ana Passmore
Allison Clark
Kenneth Swanson
Taylor McClure
Caroline Kherkher
Kathleen Leyendecker
Matthew Whitley
Mathias Hisse
Abigail Standish
Lindsay Bevers
Luke Read
Shane Pesek
Taylor McClure
Abigail Standish
Kathleen Leyendecker
Lily Iero
William Hearne
Lindsay Bevers
Luke Read
ART
BAND
CHOIR
COMPUTER
DRUMLINE
ENGLISH/ LA
Alisha Collaco
HISTORY
William Dickason
LITERATURE
William Hearne
MATH
Yara Karam
P.E. - BOYS
Roman Vale
P.E. - GIRLS
Dominique Nanquil
RELIGION
Justin Varkey
SCIENCE
Robert Condron
SPANISH
Olivia Lyons
ST. JOSEPH
Dominique Nanquil
ST. PETER
Justin Varkey
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Sarah Cunningham
HOLY SPIRIT GIRL
HOLY SPIRIT BOY
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ALGEBRA
ALGEBRA HONORS
ART
BAND
CHOIR
ENGLISH/ LA
HISTORY
LITERATURE
P.E. - BOYS
P.E. - GIRLS
RELIGION
SCIENCE
SPANISH
TECHNOLOGY
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
TIGER AWARD
SALUTATORIAN
VALEDICTORIAN
8th grade
Francisca Linardi
Lauren Cerda
Lauren Cerda
Michael Bouvier
Francisca Linardi
Jervon Monroe
Megan Hanratty
Skylar Smith
Scott Callaghan
Catherine Groff
Madeleine Ducote & Brian Swanson
Phillip McAughan
Thomas Santala
Grace Carter
Catherine Groff & Manuel Vera
Nicolas Brito & Lauren Cerda
Lauren Cerda
Nicolas Brito
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2014 Awards Recipients
ART
4A
4N
5S
5T
Sofia Iero
Annie McConn
Andrew Miller
Molly Oubre
Bryce Bogatto
Tyler Carbo
BAND
Tori Hollerbach
CHOIR
Caroline Thames
COMPUTER
Jolie LaPorte
Natalie Montoya
Wyatt Green
Michael Haysley
Robert Bambace
Teresa Nieto
Amanda Butz
Michael Bevers
Lexie Oliver
HANDWRITING
Danielle Grams
Natalia Lopez
Emily Clark
Taggart Atwood
LIBRARY
Tate Chapman
Abby Chapman
Jillian Hermoso
Dylan Fitzgibbon
MATH
Mark Tayar
Katie Berggren
Elise Cunningham
Abigail Tran
MUSIC
Anders Sorensen
Reed Pollard
Brooke Bickham
Sophia Coletti
P.E. - BOYS
Jacob Stavinoha
Brodie Scott
Hunter Osborn
P.E. - GIRLS
Anna Marie Zepeda
Lauren Wallace
Nicole Rosenfeld
READING
Ryan Hogan
Emily Gentry
Bryce Bogatto
Caroline Tanner
RELIGION
Caroline McDaniel
Caroline Steely
Emily Clark
Isabella Ballerini
Caterina Cruces
Jaden Bosworth
Ryan Naumann
Blair Bath
SOCIAL STUDIES
Dalton Ezell
Alex Buettgen
Sara Price
Sophia Rebello
SPANISH
Isabella Seiler
Sam Read
Madelyn Kaelin
Emma Burrow
Amanda Nguyen
Caleb Vinson
Riley Maytum
Max Naegeli
ENGLISH/ LA
SCIENCE
SPELLING
ST. JOSEPH
Leonardo Morales
Nicole Rosenfeld
ST. PETER
Cody Ayers
Elise Cunningham
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
Stephi Tremont
Isabella Ballerini
HOLY SPIRIT GIRL
Tosha Tkaczyk
Sara Price
HOLY SPIRIT BOY
Pablo Tellez
Michael Bevers
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Academic Highlights

Destination Imagination - Fourth and fifth grade D.I. teams took first and third place at the regional competition. One of the teams went on to take fourth place in the state tournament, which qualified them to
compete in the Global Finals in Tennessee, where they placed 23rd out of 111 teams competing from around
the world. The D.I. team members included Sofia Iero, Shawn Varkey, Kirstie Scott, Natalie Montoya, Isabelle Louis, Molly Oubre, Jillian Hermoso, Ryan Hogan, Ella Smith, Caterina Cruces, Vivian Montoya,
Brooke Bickham, Emily Clark, and Sophia Rebello

St. Agnes Math Competition - SVdP Mathletes won first place out of 18 area Catholic schools in spring
2014. This marks the third consecutive year SVdP has won the title at this event. 7 th grade students: Sean
Doyle, Everett Ezell, Liam Garrison, Michael Hansen, Taylor McClure, and Matthew Whitley; and 8 th grade
students who were also members of the team last year: Nicolas Brito, Lauren Cerda, Elizabeth Coletti, Phillip McAughan, Cole Ross, joined by new comer Thomas Santala.

Strake Prep Bowl –SVdP won first place, beating out public and private schools from the Houston area.
The team members included Michael Bouvier, Colin Fitzgibbon, Jackson Lee, Phillip McAughan, Jacob Nieto, Alexei Passmore, Brian Swanson, and Manuel Vera.

St. Pius Academic Rally -SVdP had 15 students place third or higher in individual subject competitions.

Duke Talented Identification Program – the following 7th grade students received state recognition
(they scored at or above the 95th percentile on a grade-level achievement test): Lindsay Bevers, Allison Clark,
Sean Doyle, Liam Garrison, Taylor McClure, Claire Thomas Piczak, and Anna Rosenfeld.

The University of St. Thomas essay contest winners: Caroline Thames, Dominique Nanquil, and Claire
Thomas Piczak - Third Place; Caleb Vinson, Nathaniel Fernandes, and Alexander Jacobs - Honorable Mention.

Archdiocesan Spelling Bee - Shawn Varkey, Fourth Place

SVdP Spelling Bee winners: Shawn Varkey - intermediate school; Nathaniel Fernandes - middle school

“Do the Write Thing” winners: Anna McGrath and Jervon Monroe (this is an anti-violence and academic
program for Middle School students).

“Why I am Glad America is a Nation of Immigrants” writing contest winners: Isabella Ballerini, Blair
Bath, Livvie Fitzpatrick, Sara Price, and Sophia Rebello.

Fifty-four (54) second grade SVdP students celebrated their first communion in May 2014.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL PTO’S POSITIVE PARENTING SPEAKER SERIES
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
ST. ANNE CATHOLIC SCHOOL, ST. MICHAEL CATHOLIC SCHOOL AND ST. THOMAS MORE PARISH SCHOOL
PRESENTS
ROSALIND WISEMAN
SPEAKING ON
QUEENBEES AND MASTERMINDS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD
6:30PM
MONSIGNOR JAMAIL FAMILY CENTER
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Athletic Highlights

SVdP Varsity teams won back to back city championships in boys Football and boys Basketball. The
Eighth Grade is the first class in over 40 years of SVdP history to achieve dual titles in the same school year.

SVdP Lady Tiger Softball won the Greater Houston Catholic Athletic Association (GHCAA) Championship in spring 2014.

SVdP Varsity Girls Basketball finished 4th in GHCAA. They also won 1st Place in the St. Thomas More
Tournament.
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SVdP Volleyball placed 2nd in GHCAA and took first place in the St. Agnes Tournament in fall 2013.

Girls track finished 3rd and boys track finished 4th in the GHCAA large school division which included 36
teams.

The 8th grade 4x100 relay teams were invited to run the Bayou City Classic Invitational.

SVdP 8th grader, Jervon Monroe, received the HSA All-Greater Houston Student Athlete of the Year
Award.
School Board News
As we start a new school year, the Board would like to thank Penny Grams, Cindy Fiegel and Joe Watson for
their selfless service over the past three years to SVdP. Penny Grams has served us with her insight on the Advancement and Extra-curricular committees. Her positive energy, dedication to our school and parish and her
enthusiastic spirit will be missed. It will also be hard to replace Cindy Fiegel whose organizational skills, positive attitude and incredible support of the school is contagious. Cindy has stepped into various roles chairing
the Technology and Student Affairs committees during her tenure. The board also wishes to express its appreciation to Joe Watson who has devoted many hours to help improve our school’s Long-Range planning, Facilities and Advancement committees. Joe’s good counsel and business savvy will be missed at school board meetings.
While we say farewell to those rolling off the board, we welcome our newest members: Frank Hogan, Katherine Macy and Jennifer Rosenfeld -- and the Board looks forward to working with them in the years ahead. We
would also like to take the opportunity to say thank you to everyone who expressed an interest in serving on
the school board and participated in the discernment process in April.
The Board, Monsignor Bill and Mrs. Sears sent out the 2014 parent survey summary results in the May mailing.
If you have any questions, please contact a member of the school board or the school’s administration. Our
key focus for this coming school year will be in furthering SVdP’s strategic plan, which can be found on Edline
under the School Board Contents folder. If you have an interest in serving on a School Board committee this
year, please reach out to any member of the 2014-15 School Board Executive Committee.
I hope you had a safe, fun summer!
The 2014-2015 SVdP School Board:
Monsignor Bill Young, Pastor
Carolyn Sears, Principal
Joe Louis, President
Tom Bickham, Vice President
Elaine Fitzgibbon, Secretary
Marnie Clark, Advancement Chair
Frank Hogan, Advancement
Tiffany Johnson, Finance Chair
Katherine Macey, Student Affairs Chair
Michael McConn , Extracurricular
Jennifer Rosenfeld , Communications Chair
Glenn Standish, Finance
Rachel Steely, Extracurricular Chair
Ray Vale, Strategic Planning Chair
Teresa Bogatto, PTO President
We are on the web!
Under the PTO tab
SVdP Day at the Houston Dynamos
Come and hear the SVdP Choir sing the National Anthem for the Dynamo
game in the BBVA Compass Stadium! Plus there is a free Pre-Game Carnival.
Cut along lines
St. Vincent de Paul day at the Houston Dynamos
Sunday, September 28, 2014 at 1:00 PM
Come see BBVA Compass Stadium and the SVdP Choir sing the National Anthem!
$25/ticket (normally $30)
Free Pre-Game Carnival
Name ___________________________________________________________________
Address__________________________________________________________________
Email____________________________________________________________________
Number of tickets @ $25 each:
______________
Please mail my tickets for $2 fee:
______________
Total enclosed:
$______________
Please make checks payable to “SVdP School” by September 8, 2014. Pick up pre-ordered tickets at SVdP. School
Office September 22-26th. You may have your tickets mailed for $2. Email Mrs. Monks (mmonks@svdp-edu.org)
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