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St. Edward Catholic School and Pre School

Developing students for a faith filled and academically successful future since

1960

1221 N. Fifth Street, Chillicothe, Illinois 61523

Phone: 309.274.2994 – Fax: 309.274.4141 - Website: www.saintedschool.org

Office Hours: 7:00 AM – 3:15 PM School Hours: 7:40 AM – 2:25 PM

Aftercare Program (Pearce Community Center) 2:25PM – 5:00 PM

Be it known to all who enter here that Christ is the reason for this school. He is the unseen but ever present teacher in its classes. He is the model of its faculty and the inspiration of its

students.

December 2014 Newsletter

School will be dismissed at 11:30 a. m. on Friday December

19, 2014 for our Christmas break. No after school bus service

or Pearce Aftercare programs are available that day.

Our 2014 – 2015 daily school calendar is posted on our St.

Edward Catholic School & Pre School/Parish website

The January Barrack’s Hot Lunch order form will be sent

home today. Please return your order form and money no

later than Friday December 19

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_{. This order will be used for}

our lunch count on Monday, January 5

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Tuesday, December 16

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_{: T Shirt and Popcorn Day}

Wednesday, December 17

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_{: Christmas Program}

Christmas Program reminders: All band students should

report to the music room by 6:00 p. m. All other students

are to report to their classrooms by 6:15 p. m. The program

begins at 6:30 p.m.

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Thursday, December 18

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_{– Dress Down Day: School}

appropriate clothing.

Friday, December 19

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_{– Uniforms are required}

All School Mass 8:45 a. m.

Classroom parties

Dismissal at 11:30 a. m.

Handbook Reminders for December

Emergency School Closing:

St. Edward Catholic School & Pre School normally follows Illinois

Valley Central High School's schedule when it comes to closing or early

dismissal. Severe weather conditions during the winter months may

warrant the closing of school. Announcement of such closings would

be posted as early as possible. The announcement will be on all the

television stations, and if you see IVC closed, please also look for St.

Edward School to be closed as well. If you have been receiving our

weekly updates and phone calls, you will receive a phone call and/or an

email from the school indicating that school has been closed, may have

a late start, or be dismissed early.

HELP US RECYCLE AND EARN!

St. Edward School participates in a fundraising-thru-recycling program that helps us earn supplies, equipment, even cash simply by collecting the following:

• Empty inkjet and laser cartridges • Used cell phones

• Small electronics (digital cameras, laptops, mp3 players, GPS devices)

Please help us by donating these items to us. We have collection boxes located in the front hall of the school by the office.

• Aluminum can recycling bin in the parking lot open to the general public to recycle cans. Proceeds go to debt reduction efforts.

St. Edward Students Surpass Canned Food Collection Goal!

Congratulations are extended to all of the students and families at St. Edward Catholic

School & Pre School for a job well done with the canned food drive this year. Student Council challenged all classes to surpass last years count. At the end of the drive the students

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FACTS APPLICATION PROTOCOL

Dear St. Edward Catholic School & Pre School Parents:

FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment will be conducting the financial need analysis for St. Edward Catholic School & Pre School for the upcoming 2015 – 2016 school year. Families applying for financial aid will need to complete an application and submit the necessary supporting documentation to FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment. Applicants can apply online at sainted.org. Once an online application has been completed, the following information will need to be sent to FACTS to complete the application process:

• Copies of your most recent Federal tax forms including all supporting tax schedules. • Copies of your 2013 W-2 forms for both you and your spouse.

• Copies of supporting documentation for Social Security Income, Welfare, Child Support, Food Stamps, Workers’ Compensation, and TANF.

All supporting documentation can be uploaded in pdf format online.

Documentation can also be faxed to 1-866-315-9264 or mailed to the address below. Please be sure to include the applicant ID on all faxed or mailed correspondence.

FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment P.O. Box 82524

Lincoln, NE 68501-2524

If you have questions or concerns about the application process, you may speak with a FACTS Customer Care Representative at 1-866-441-4637.

Sincerely, Mike Domico Principal

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JOHN LANCASTER SPALDING SCHOLARSHIP FUND

DIOCESAN APPLICATION 2015 – 2016 SCHOOL YEAR

Check One: Mother Father Stepfather Stepmother Guardian

First Name: Last Name: E-Mail Address:

Address:

City: Zip:

Home Phone: Cell Phone:

Catholic Parish: City:

Pastor:

Name of child(ren) for whom the scholarship is being sought. Use reverse side or extra sheet if necessary.

Last Name: First Name: M.I.

Last Name: First Name: M.I. Catholic school(s) and grade(s)the child(ren) will be enrolled in for the 2015-2016 school year:

School Name: City: Child: Grade:

Parent/Guardian Signature

Date:

Checklist for a Spalding Scholarship Application

Thoroughly read the Protocols and Procedures for details on how to complete the application Process.

Submit the one page Diocesan Application by email or mail to the Diocesan Office of Catholic

Schools.

Submit the FACTS Grant & Aid Application online, or mail to FACTS Management Company. Pay the $30 application fee to FACTS Management Company.

Upload, fax or mail your 2014 federal income tax return and ALL required supporting tax schedules

and documents to FACTS Management Company.

Upload, fax or mail your 2014 W-2 Wage & Tax Statements to the FACTS Management Company.

Ask your parish pastor to submit a recommendation to the Diocesan Office of Catholic Schools that your family is in good standing in the parish.

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---Apply as early as you can, but ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THE

DEADLINE DATE OF MARCH 15, 2015

, for the application to be considered for the Spalding Scholarship.

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