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2008 Gala Tops the Fun Meter! 
St. Agnes Academy supporters did "Come Together" beautifully for a night of fun and fundraising at the 2008 Magical Mystery Tour Legacy Gala and Auction.  More than 650 parents, alumnae, and friends joined Sr. Jane Meyer, O.P. '57, Dominican Spirit Award recipients the Standish family, Gala Chairs Brenda and Tom Koch, and special guest Cardinal Daniel DiNardo at the annual gala at the Hilton-Americas Houston.
 
Special thanks go to the many talented and energetic SAA volunteers who made the evening so special, the fabulous Remix dance team and Remix Coach Julie Chilton for the pre-dinner performance, and the very entertaining band The Fab 5 who kept the dance floor hopping until midnight.
 
Preliminary numbers show that the gala's gross proceeds will be nearly $450,000, a new record for St. Agnes. Several online sign-up parties still have openings including a dance party, a poker night, a crawfish boil and a BBQ party and those numbers will be included later, so please sign up!

We need YOU!
Powder Puff football is coming up on Sunday, April 6 (kickoff at 1 p.m.) and we need volunteers to help out with the game and also with the Tail Gate Party! It is going to be a great day, but we need YOU! So please contact Mary Louise Berry if you are interested! mlberry@st-agnes.org

BBQ, POKER, CRAWFISH, DANCING, SHOPPING!
Do any of these parties sound like fun you? We have some really groovy sign-up parties this year and you can buy your ticket online today! Dont forget a flip flop or free dress pass for your daughter! This online option will be open for a week, so sign up soon! Click here for more details.

Raise your paddle for SAA Auditorium  lights
Thanks to everyone who attended the St. Agnes Academy "Magical Mystery Tour" Legacy Gala and Auction and made it such a huge and fun success! In case you didn't get to attend the gala or if missed out on all your auction bids, we want to shed a little fresh light in the auditorium. Now, we all know the Beatles were popular in the 1960s, but so were these lights! However, while the Fab Four has withstood the test of time, our auditorium lights have not. Please raise your paddle for St. Agnes and let new lighting come in! Donate by clicking here!

Wings to Fly: Mother-Daughter Luncheon & Senior Style Show
Invitations for the Wings to Fly Mother-Daughter Luncheon and Senior Style Show were mailed to the senior girls on Wednesday. The senior invitations go out first so that they can have the opportunity for priority seating. Be sure to send your completed reservation card along with your check as soon as possible to secure the best table.

Tables of 10 will be assigned in the order in which the completed, postmarked reservation cards and checks are received at St. Agnes. Reservation cards without checks will be held until payment arrives. Your reservation will be confirmed by e-mail (so be sure to put your e-mail address in the space provided on your reservation card) and any questions about reservations should be directed to WingsToFly2008@gmail.com.

Invitations to ninth-grade, sophomore, and junior girls will be mailed in approximately three weeks.  Senior parents - be looking for those invitations and get your reservations in early - first come, first served!

Thanks to parents for Faculty-Staff Luncheon!
Many thanks to the following parents from the Class of 2010 who donated to or volunteered at the Faculty and Staff Luncheon on February 21: Trisha Oyer, Cathy Sharp, Patty Clark, Kathleen Fenelon, Marsha Kudela, Sharon Smalling, Joan Nazario, Kathleen Torretta, Katherine Holland, Lisa Spieldenner, Martie Herrick, Julie Interiano, Janice Fortune, Stephanie Louis, Julie Reyes, Patti Doonan, Christie Condara, Elsa Echeverri, Ellen Leeman, Molly Delery, Susi Dunn and Regina Lewis. This generous group provided a wonderful taco salad fiesta, plus 16 gift cards to their favorite Mexican restaurants and a lovely pair of pearl earrings as raffle prizes. The luncheon hosted by the ninth-grade parents is scheduled for April 15. We need to host a luncheon that can take the pain out of Tax Day! More details to follow.


ALGEBRA REVIEW COURSE FOR STUDENTS ENTERING ALGEBRA 2
St.AgnesAcademy offers a thirty-hour, two-week review of major topics in Algebra 1.  This class is designed for those students who need additional instruction and practice on several concepts to have a successful year in  Algebra 2.  The session will run June 9 - 20, 2008.  There is a 50 student limit on a first come basis.  The class is from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.  The cost is $120. Contact your current math teacher or Ms. Thompson for more information.  Registration deadline is March 31, 2008. This class is opened to any student taking Algebra 2 next year and is required for some. Please check your daughter's Algebra 1 report card comments to determine if she is required to take this class.

Support the SAA Book Fair
The Mothers' Club encourages your support of the Book Fair at Amazon.com benefiting our SAA Library. Please consider a tax-deductible gift of a book, CD, DVD, or other special item! Every gift helps the Library keep up with the growth of our school. Questions? Contact the Book Fair Chair, Wendy Cain, at (wkcain@comcast.net) 713-780-4761. 

TIMING AND TEST PREP PROGRAMS

The counselors are busy this time of year with sophomore conferences.  Some of our discussion with families center around the question of prepping for the PSAT and SAT.  This is a great time to make some general observations about test prep considerations.

All of our sophomores and juniors take the PSAT in mid-October every year.  We have two purposes in administering a junior level test to our sophomores.  The first reason is that we do believe practice and exposure are good for our students.  The second reason is that we do want to identify our sophomores who score well on the sophomore PSAT and ask those girls and their families to consider taking a test prep program before they take their junior PSAT.  These students are potential National Merit candidates and we want to do everything we can to help them reach the selection index number that can qualify them for this recognition.  We assist those families by sponsoring a test prep program administered by Princeton Review at our school that runs in the fall of their junior year.

It is not our intent to discourage all sophomores from prepping.  It is our philosophy to advise parents and their daughter about the best time to prep.  Most of our sophomores should wait to do a prep program prior to taking the SAT in the spring of their junior year.  Since the PSAT scores are never seen by colleges and universities, we believe that with few exceptions (like trying to get to National Merit numbers), a prep program for the PSAT does not always make sense.  We do leave the final decision about this to each and every family.

If you have specific questions relating to your daughter and prepping, please contact her counselor.

Upcoming events:

Plans are under way for My Sister's Closet (Upscale/Resale), a cocktail and evening dress resale Event to be held March 30 . Clean out your closets and start thinking about donating your dressy dresses, prom dresses, accessories, shoes and designer clothes 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@comcast.net)  or Julie Samson  (jsamson@frostbank.com) or Cheryl Sorrels (cherylsorrels@comcast.net). Collections will be held Thursday, March 13. It is a great time to clean out your closets for the spring!

Mark your calendars for The Mother-Daughter Luncheon and Senior Style Show is Monday, April 28 at the George R. Brown Convention Center downtown. Watch Tiger Tracks for more information and details. 

Donations are needed for the "Pink Basket" which will be raffled off at the luncheon. Anything pink will do.any pink items for girls heading off to college will do! Gift certificates and Gift cards are also much appreciated.  Be creative.  Donations are accepted by Judi Cox in the front office.  Contact Carol Bailey cbailey@strakejesuit.org  with questions.

Letters of admittance will be mailed to prospective SAA families mid March.  If you are a current ninth-grade mom and would like to participate in the Mentor Mom program please contact Gail Branca gbranca@comcast.net or Susie Russo susieru@comcast.net.  It is a program designed to help new families become more familiar and more comfortable with SAA as they begin their high school years at our school.

Next Mothers' Club meeting is Wednesday, April 2 at 11:30 a.m. in the Fleming Room. Please join us for lunch and a brief meeting! All are invited.

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