Miscellaneous Information and Reminders 1-27-25
Serra Color Guard - New Members Needed
Serra Color Guard looking for new members to be part of this year's Winter Guard program! Winter guard is a performance activity which incorporates choreographed staging, dance, and manipulation of equipment such as flags and other props. If interested please contact Guard Director Susan Frank [email protected]
Uniform Order
The next Uniform order will be placed this Friday, January 31st. If your child needs a ¼ zip, sweatshirt or polo, please have the order form along with payment in the office no later than homeroom on Friday. Order forms can be found on our website or in the main office.
Message from the Business Office
The Serra Catholic Business Office would like to inform you that applications for tuition assistance in the 2025-2026 school year are now being accepted. To be considered for tuition assistance, we ask that you please complete the 2025-2026 FACTS financial aid application, the link for which can be found on our school website. The deadline to complete the application is March 17th, 2025.
Families will be required to provide their 2023 and 2024 tax documents with their application. If your 2024 tax documents are not completed yet, you are welcome to begin the application and upload your 2024 documents when they are completed. If you are having difficulties uploading your tax documents,please contact the FACTS helpline at (866)-315-9262.
If you have any questions concerning your application, or you are planning on filing for an extension on your 2024 taxes, please contact my office at [email protected] or 412-751-2020 x109.
SERRA SCHOLARSHIPS
Serra Catholic proudly offers several scholarship opportunities to current students. The deadline for Serra Scholarships is Friday, March 14, 2025. All scholarships must be received in the main office by that date. The following is a list of current scholarships being offered to our students:
- Serra Catholic Endowment Scholarship
- Serra Catholic Academic Merit Scholarship for Current Students
- Serra Catholic Saint Junipero Serra Scholarship
- Arnold & Jean Stein Scholarship
- Walter & Stefina Ogrodnik Scholarship
- The Bruce Michael Guarascio Memorial Scholarship
- The Samantha Lee Kalkbrenner Scholarship
Criteria and applications can be accessed on our website www.serrahs.org. Once there click on the Admissions Tab, scroll down, click Tuition and Financial Aid, scroll down and to the right click on Scholarships. Click the button for each scholarship you would like to print. Make sure to print a Scholarship Cover page and the Teacher Recommendation page. Please carefully read the directions and criteria for each of the scholarships. Please note that Serra faculty recommendations are submitted online. Contact Mrs. Lyons in the Admissions Office at [email protected] or 412-751-2020 x134 with any questions.
WINTER 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 Friday, February 28th. Please indicate on the envelope your child’s name, grade, and the sport(s) they are participating in. If you have already paid for your fall sport, you only need to pay for your winter sport. If you have yet to pay your fall sports fee, we ask that you please pay it at this time. If you have already paid this fee for the year, thank you very much and you may disregard this message. If you have any questions concerning your child’s sports fee, please contact Ms. Cassie Fedor at [email protected].
Musical Ad Sale 2024
This spring, Serra Catholic is proud to present Peter Pan! If you or someone you know owns a small business, you can purchase a program ad to help support our show! Small ads are $50, medium ads are $75, and full page ads are $150. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Cassie Fedor at [email protected]. All ads are due back to the business office by March 14th.
We are also introducing a musical sponsorship program this year! For more information, please contact Ms. Fedor at [email protected].