TIGER TRACKS, our weekly community newsletter

Volume 27, Issue 7  

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Fall Musical Birds of Paradise Plays Oct. 2-5
"Birds of Paradise" is a sweet story - both funny and poignant - with a terrific musical score by David Evans and Winnie Holzman. "Birds of Paradise" is the story of the Harbour Island Players, an amateur theater group whose lives are turned upside down when a professional actor, down on his luck, decides to direct and star in one of their productions. Showtimes are October 2-4 at 7:30 p.m. and October 5 at 2 p.m. You may also purchase tickets for $10 at the door. This musical is a black box production so seating is very limited. For information and reservations: 713-219-5515.

Tee off with St. Agnes at the Annual Golf Tournament Tuesday, Oct. 28.
It is right around the corner! Deadline to register is Oct. 13. Click here to register today!

Calling all Aggie and Longhorn Fans!
Show your school spirit and help raise money for the St. Agnes Academy An Evening in Paris Gala by donating an item to the Aggie or Longhorn basket for our Big Board. If it has anything to do with the Aggies or Longhorns, we'll take it! Caps, flip flops, t-shirts, board games, chairs, game tickets, mugs, glasses.... use your imagination! Who has the best fans? Which basket will go for the highest amount? If you have any questions about donations, please contact either Selena Stuchly for the Aggies at sstuchly@enervest.net or Ashley Hotze for the Longhorns at ahotze375@comcast.net. You may drop off your items and complete a donor form with Mary Louise Berry at St. Agnes. Thanks for your help!

Mothers' Club Bookfair: The Online Book Fair at Amazon.com is active!
Recognizing the many demands on the St. Agnes Academy community's time to attend events, the Mothers' Club moved the annual Book Fair, supporting the Isabel Cameron Library, online. From the convenience of home or office, supporters can now donate books to the Academy's library with the click of a mouse. Many items have been purchased for the library already this school year. Click on this link to go to the St. Agnes Wish List at Amazon.com. Look over the list of books, CDs and DVDs, then choose what you would like our library to have. With just a few clicks you're finished and Amazon ships directly to our library. It's that easy. Every donation further builds on the resources and strength of the Cameron Library.  Thanks for participating!  If you have any questions please contact Patsy Koetting at  Patsy.Koetting@hp.com or call 281-586-0625.

Habitat for Humanity
Mark your calendars! The Habitat for Humanity Build-A-Thon is coming! Saturday, October 25 from 7:30 p.m.-midnight at SAA. KRBE will be the there for this event! All are welcome. Students from SAA, Strake Jesuit and St. Thomas are welcome and may bring one guest. Stay tune .... more to follow next week! It's a night you DON'T want to miss!

PSAT TO BE GIVEN TO SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS
On Wednesday, October 15, St. Agnes Academy will be administering the PSAT to all of our sophomores and juniors.  The fee for this test has already been paid earlier this year.  All sophomores and juniors will be dismissed following the administration.  We anticipate this occurring around 11:30 am.  Please arrange for your daughters to be picked up early that day.  The PSAT results will come to us mid December and we will mail those results to you upon receipt.  On PSAT day, the girls are to wear their regular uniforms.  Each student should bring two #2 pencils, her calculator and a small snack with her to school on the 15th.

Catholic College Fair
The Catholic College Fair will be held on Monday, October 13 at Strake Jesuit in the gyms. Over 275 colleges will be represented at this year's fair. We encourage our juniors and seniors to participate. The event begins at 7 pm and will conclude at 9 pm. Parking is at a premium, so we encourage carpooling whenever possible. For a complete listing of this year's participating colleges, please check the St. Agnes website under counseling, college night.

The Aftermath of the Hurricane
It has now been a little more than two weeks since Hurricane Ike. For most of us life seems back to normal - power has been restored, refrigerators are stocked and our daily routine is back. All of us continue, however, to be in varying stages of the recovery process depending on how our lives were impacted by the storm. For our students, the feeling that they need to make up for lost time seems to be an added pressure at school. It is important to remember that even when life seems normal the affects of such a major event can linger. For many, the greatest effect may continue to be fatigue and distraction. A simple way to monitor yours and your daughter's response, and to help restore some semblance of normalcy, is "SAME C."  We know that sleep, appetite, mood, energy and concentration can be off after an event of this magnitude occurs. Regulating the following basic daily routines can bring restoration and focus back: 
Sleep-getting regular sleep is a most for adolescents eight hours a night.
Appetite-getting back to a balanced diet is recommended.   
Mood-ups and down in affect are expected.  Encourage conversation.
Energy-physical and emotional fatigue is typical. Rest, exercise can help re-energize.
Concentration-Focus can clearly wane when our routines are out of kilter. Monitoring the above and active positive interventions can restore concentration. In addition, we have a list of resources (Hurricane Ike Recovery for Schools in the Parent Document area of Parent Corner on our Web site) for your reference in dealing with the aftermath of a hurricane.

Mothers Club Aprons will be available for pick on Friday in the Apron Box located in the front office. Reminder: Moms,if you have forgotten to pick up your apron from last year, it is waiting for you in the Apron Box. Thank you for your support and school spirit! Hurry and order now if you want an apron for Thanksgiving or Christmas gifts with last holiday orders taken at the next Mother's Club meeting, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. Pick up holiday order aprons the week of November 24 before Thanksgiving Holidays. For more info contact: Janice C. Perez 281-395-0087l or adperez1@peoplepc.com.

6 p.m. Monday - Dads' Club Meeting - Cameron Library

Tee off with St. Agnes at the Annual Golf Tournament Tuesday, Oct. 28.
It is right around the corner! Deadline to register is Oct. 13. Click here to register today!