Miscellaneous Information and Reminders 10-30-23
Upcoming Events
Thurs., Nov. 2nd - Picture Make-up Day
Sat., Nov. 4th - Placement Test and Financial Aid Workshop
Tues., Nov. 7th - No School for Students (Election Day)
Tues, Nov. 7th - Parent Teacher Conferences
Picture Make-Up Day - Thursday, November 2nd
This Thursday, November 2nd our photographer will be here to take pictures of those who did not get their school picture taken or would like to have their pictures retaken. For retakes there will be a fee for those who do not like their picture. If it is the fault of the photographer there is not a charge. Please remember to dress appropriately.
Uniform Order - Due Friday, November 3rd
The next Uniform order will be placed this Friday, November 3rd. If your student is in need of shirts, sweatshirts or 1/4 zips please make sure to have them turn in an order form first thing this Friday. Order forms are in the office or on the Serra Catholic website.
PLACEMENT TEST and FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP - Saturday, November 4th
If you know of an eighth grade student who is planning on attending Serra for the 2024-25 school year, please let the family know that the placement test for incoming freshmen will be held on Saturday, November 4th from 8:45-Noon. There will also be a Parent/Guardian workshop on Financial Aid from 9:00 am - 10:00 am. For more information please contact Mrs. Lyons, Admissions Director, at 412-751-2020 x134 or [email protected].
Click here to register for the placement test AND the financial aid workshop.
Parent-Teacher Conferences - Tuesday, November 7th
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Tuesday, Nov 7, 2023
Conference times are as follows:
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
You do not need an appointment for the conferences. If you feel you need to meet with a teacher for a more detailed conference you can set one up for a later date.
Middle States - Parent Survey
Our high school, like all high schools in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, is accredited by the Middle States Association of Secondary Schools. There are many reasons we are accredited by this organization. Primarily, it provides organization to our school improvement efforts and direction on possible areas of improvement. Furthermore, it engages our school’s various stakeholders in the process – everyone from students, parents, faculty, staff, and board members, should be involved. Finally, at the end of the process, a culture for continuous school improvement will be realized.
Our last Middle States accreditation occurred in 2017 and contributed to a wealth of school improvement projects over the past five years. It is now time to engage in the Middle States accreditation process again.
The first step in the process is to collect data from all of our constituents. The protocol we will be following is called “Excellence by Design.” This system will allow us to effectively use the data we collect from our surveys and implement it into our action plan which will be carefully evaluated by the Middle States Association.
Please click on the link below to participate in the survey.
We ask that you please complete the survey by Friday, November 10, 2023
We appreciate your time and contribution to this process.
Winter Sports Physicals
To the Parents of basketball, swimming, and bowling athletes:
All needed paperwork is attached to this email and also available and fully explained at:
SC Athletic Training (google.com)
There are 4 options to complete your paperwork:
- If you have not played a sport at Serra yet this school year, please go to the tab that says "full physical" in its title. Your physical has to have been done after June 1, 2023 to work for this school year.
https://sites.google.com/serrahs.org/serra-catholic/full-physical-packet
- If you have just played soccer, football, volleyball, golf, cross country, or cheerleading and were not injured, go to the "parent-guardian recertification form" tab.No medical provider signature is needed....just a parent/guardian and a student signature.
SC Athletic Training - Parent / Guardian Recertification Form (google.com)
- If you played something this fall and were unfortunately sick or injured, go to the medical provider re-certification form. The medical provider that took care of you has to fill this out.(If you were injured and returned to your fall sport as per doctor's orders, then you need the "parent-guardian re-certification form" for winter.)
SC Athletic Training - Medical Provider Re-Certification Form (google.com)
- Also, if your winter sports physical was performed / re-certified / paperwork filled out earlier than mid October 2023, please also turn in a current "parent-guardian re-certification form." This is for your family to state that your student has been healthy since their last physical done between June 1, 2023 and mid Oct 2023.
SC Athletic Training - Parent / Guardian Recertification Form (google.com)
Concussion testing dates for freshmen, junior, and new basketball players will be on Tuesday Nov 21, 2023.
You cannot participate as of Friday November 17 without a fully filled out, valid physical or proper re-certification papers.
Please email any questions to [email protected].
Penny Drive - October 30-November 3, 2023
The Respect Life Club will be hosting the annual Penny Drive from October 30-November 3. This year, the proceeds will go to the Kalkbrenner family. Just a reminder that students need to put pennies, which count as positive points, in their own grade's bucket, and all other coins and bills, which count as negative points, in other grades' buckets.
Thanksgiving Food Drive - November 6-10, 2023
The Black Student Union will be hosting a Thanksgiving food drive the week of November 6-10. Non-perishable items such as boxed mashed potatoes, stove top stuffing mix, corn bread mix, gravy, or canned corn, cranberry sauce, yams, or green beans will be accepted. Donations can be dropped off in the main lobby. Gift cards to Giant Eagle will also be accepted and can be dropped off in the main office or to Mrs. Fox.
Eagles Flight Night - We Need Your Help!
We have a new and exciting event planned for November 11, 2023, from 6 to 8 p.m. Eagles Flight Night is an upscale cash-bash/raffle style event. We need your help to make this event a success for our school community.
There are many ways to support the event:
Tickets are $45 and include deluxe hors d'oeuvres, a cash bar, silent auction, basket raffle, 50/50, and cash prizes every 4 minutes leading up to our grand prize drawing of $2,500.
If you can’t attend the event in person but would like your chance at the cash prizes, you can purchase a $25 “raffle only” ticket.
We also are asking that our families contribute either a gift card and/or scratch-off lottery tickets to create featured prizes for our raffle event. Please send your donation to the Main Office, attention Amy Sullivan as soon as possible.
You can find more information and purchase event tickets at www.serrahs.org/eaglesflightnight
Thank you in advance for your generosity!
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Sarris Online Christmas Candy Sale Christmas is right around the corner. Why not give a gift of Sarris Chocolates by participating in the Online Only Sarris Candy Fundraiser. Please see the attached flier with more details. Orders can be placed until December 15th. There are also flyers in the main office if your student would like to pick one up.
For more information click here view the catalog.
2023 Semi-formal Dance Sign-up |
The 2023 semi-formal dance will be held on Saturday, December 16, at the Antonelli Event Center in Irwin. The cost is $50 per person and $100 per couple.
All financial obligations must be current prior to the dance. If your student is bringing a current Serra student as their guest, this applies to both individuals.
The sign-up period will end on Friday, November 10, at 10:00 pm. ONLY ONE PERSON PER COUPLE NEEDS TO SIGN UP. After the student signs up, they will either be called down to the main office or emailed to receive their paperwork.
ALL paperwork and money are due to Mrs. Sullivan in the main office by Friday, November 17.
Please contact Mrs. Gigliotti ([email protected]) with any questions.
Norwin Formalwear Consignment Sale (affordable and high quality dresses, shoes, and accessories)
2023-24 Course Registration Fee
Please don't forget to send in your $100 course registration fee, as there are still a number of families who need to do so. You may pay your course registration fee by check, made payable to Serra Catholic High School, or by cash. If you have any questions, please email Ms. Cassie Fedor at [email protected].
*Freshman families please note - this fee is only for sophomore, junior, and senior families.
FALL ATHLETIC SPORTS FEE
To continue our tradition of excellence in athletics, we require all families of student athletes* to pay an athletic fee based on how many sports are played, according to the following schedule:
One Sport: $100.00
Two Sports: $125.00
Three Sports: $150.00
Please note that this is a mandatory school fee and is in addition to any team’s booster club’s activity fee. Please submit your payment to the main office by Wednesday, November 1st. Please indicate on the envelope your child’s name, grade, and the sport(s) they are participating in. If your child will be playing a winter or spring sport, you are welcome to pay for it at this time, if you would like. If you have any questions concerning your child’s sports fee, please contact Ms. Cassie Fedor at [email protected].
*Please note: Cheerleaders are not required to pay this fee.