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Great News! Parking and driving @ SAA
The drive in front of the new building is now open to morning and afternoon traffic.  Please refer to the traffic flow information here for detailed maps and instructions. Please do not drop off students in any of the front parking lots, as this slows down the morning student and faculty drivers trying to get to school on time.
MORNING AND AFTERNOON TRAFFIC FLOW INFORMATION
• Student drop-off and pickup is at the following three locations:
--- In front of the new Center for the Sciences and Student services
--- In front of the Administration entrance
--- In front of the Auditorium entrance on the east side of campus. 
• Use the curb side as the drop off and pick up lane. The center lane in front of the Science and Student Services and the Administration entrance and the right lane at the Auditorium entrance are pass lanes only - allowing parents to continue without delay once they have picked up their student.
• Please arrive no earlier than 3:15 p.m. to pick up your student. The school day ends at 3:05 p.m. and most students need a few minutes to navigate our halls, go to their locker, and visit with friends before meeting you at either the Administration or Auditorium entrance. The police officers will not allow the pick-up line to back up to Bellaire in the afternoon.
• The front parking lots, the back parking lots and the west side of campus are not a student pickup or drop off location, as this will back traffic up on our campus significantly. The front parking lots will be closed to afternoon traffic.
• Traffic is one-way only around the building with the entrance on the east side of campus and the exit on the west side of campus.
• Please pay attention to the campus speed limit of 10 MPH.
• Please do not block campus drive ways.
VISITOR PARKING & INFORMATION
• Visitor parking is on the west side of campus in front of the Administration entrance.
• Please follow the signs to the designated visitor parking spots. 
• Please do not park in any other spot. All other parking spots are numbered and are assigned to students, faculty and staff.
• All Visitors must sign in with the Receptionist at the Administration Building

Dominican Effectiveness Survey
We are currently soliciting feedback from all of our constituencies regarding how well we are executing our mission as a Dominican school.  Please take a few minutes to complete this online survey.  The results are an important part of our self study required for school accreditation.  An overview of the results will be shared in a future issue of Tiger Tracks.  Thank you for your help!

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure - Saturday!
The Susan Komen Race for the Cure is this weekend.  Thanks to all of those who have signed up. Although online registrations have passed, you can still sign up at the Galleria first floor by Pottery Barn Kids. The St. Agnes "Team" will gather Saturday morning at the public library downtown on the Bagby side. Look for our St. Agnes Tiger sign! If you are registered for the race, you are entitled to a St. Agnes Team t-shirt. They will be available at school on Thursday and Friday.

Water Polo competes in regionals next week
The regional competition is on tap for the SAA varsity water polo team at Strake Jesuit next week - all-day Thursday and Saturday.

Parent drivers needed for Service Day
Parents, we need you! Please sign up online today to help with St. Agnes Academy's annual Service Day on Wednesday, October 24. We need many, many drivers to take students to and from numerous service agencies around the city of Houston. Please make this all-school day of service a success! Click here to sign up as a driver and for more information.

Toiletry items needed for Service Day
Thank you to all who have so far contributed toiletries for the In House Service Project. Collections of your travel-sized soaps, shampoos, conditioners, lotions etc. are ongoing. You may drop off the toiletries any time at the front office, but the major collection will be on every Friday morning through October 19 at the new Center for the Sciences and Student Services Center. May each of you be blessed for your donations.

TOTAL IMMERSION IN SEGOVIA, SPAIN - Reserve the date - Thursday, Oct. 11 in the Library Conference Room from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. The director of the Instituto San Pedro, Chema Martin San Pedro, will be here to personally explain the benefits of a summer immersion program at ISP. This summer course lasts five weeks and students live with local Segovia families. Parents and students are cordially invited to meet Mr. Martin.  Previous year’s participants will be present to share their wonderful experiences, pictures and answer questions.  You may visit their website for more information: http://www.institutosanpedro.com or contact Mrs. Moore.

Fall play needs donations
The SAA Drama Dept. is once again looking to BORROW camping cots, and or small mattresses for their Fall Production of "THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK." We are reproducing the attic the Franks lived in for 2 years. We do not need larger matresses or beds--they need to be no larger than single/twin size. Some of you already responded, and we greatly appreciate your help! Please get in touch with us to arrange for pick up or delivery. This is proving to be an educational, inspirational, and emotional trip for all those involved--what a great experience! Thank you in advance for your help. Contact Felicia Miller at fmiller@st-agnes.org for more information.

Baked goods requested for Open House
We need your help! Please volunteer to bring baked goods for SAA Open House on Nov. 7th. If you would like to help, please contact Karen Counter at karencounter@aol.com.

THE MOTHERS’ CLUB SPONSORS AN ONLINE BOOK FAIR AT AMAZON.COM to make it easy for you to give a gift to our SAA Isabel Cameron Library.  Look for our postcard coming to your mailbox next week with instructions on how the program works.  In the meantime, this link will take you directly to the Library’s Wish List. You can dedicate your gift in honor of your daughter, in honor of a special teacher or as a memorial to a loved one.  Just a few easy steps and your gift will be on its way to our Library!  Questions?  Contact Wendy Cain, Book Fair Chair (713-780-4761) wkcain@comcast.net  

Sr/Baby Ad
It is her last year of high school, show her how proud she has made you. Contact Ms. Thompson at 713-219-5506 or at  kthompso@st-agnes.org. To purchase an ad in the 2008 edition of the SAA yearbook, Veritas. Space is limited so be sure to contact us early, we will be on a first come basis. ALL ARTWORK AND MONEY DUE 12/1/07.
 

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Carol Lester (carlester@comcast.net)  and Lauren Granberry (wmgran@prodigy.net ) and their Service Day team are busy organizing All-School Service Day, which will be held Wednesday, October 24.  Mark your calendars.  We need many, many volunteers (drivers) for this special event.  Be sure to register to work this event on-line.please check the website for the Service Day link.

If you would like to drive on Service Day, you MUST sign up ONLINE.    Please go to the St. Agnes website (www.st-agnes.org), then click on the "Service Day Drivers" link in the left hand menu. Drivers are assigned on a FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED basis, so if you wish to drive your own daughter's homeroom, you should act quickly. 

Also bring in your toiletry sample bottles from your hotel stays..we are collecting these items for donation. Drop off in the main office...

College Night for area high schools will be held at Strake Jesuit on Monday, October 29.  Cindy Olszewski is planning the dinner for the College Representatives.  If you would like to help serve the dinner that evening please email Cindy at cindyoski@aol.com

A Look Forward...

Open House for Prospective Students is Wednesday, November 7. If you could help with this event please contact Anne Blue at anne70005@aol.com or Cindy Chambers at  chamberscindy@comcast.net  or Karen Counter at karencounter@aol.com .

Plans are under way for an Cocktail and Evening Dress Re-sale Event to be held in March 2008 .clean out your closets and start thinking about donating your dressy dresses and  prom dresses for resale..watch for more details as the plans develop...if you would like help with the planning process for this grand new event please contact  Vivian Colvill (vcolvill@houston.rr.com )  or Julie Samson  ( jsamson@frostbank.com )

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