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We wish you all a very Happy St. Valentine's Day tomorrow! As the pages on the calendar turn, and the weather stays so unseasonably nice and warm, we are reminded that it will soon be time to Celebrate Spring!
Convent & Stuart Hall's signature event is a mere 22 days away. Please read below for details on how you can lend a hand in these last few weeks before Celebrate Spring!
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Simple Gifts Fashion Show - Tomorrow Evening, Thursday, February 14 |
 Convent of the Sacred Heart High School cordially invites you to the Simple Gifts Fashion Show. The event will be held tomorrow evening in the Main Hall of the Flood Mansion. A cocktail reception begins the evening at 6:30 p.m., and the runway show commences at 7:00 p.m.
Beautiful fashions by various designers will be featured, including St. John, Cole Haan, and Convent's own Rachael Hurd.
Simple Gifts is a student-run community service program dedicated to making a meaningful difference in programs for women and children in San Francisco. The mission of the Simple Gifts program is to raise funds and awareness.
You may link to the invitation here.
Come and support Convent of the Sacred Heart High School students in
this wonderful effort! We look forward to seeing you tomorrow evening!
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Basketball Playoffs
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 Our Convent & Stuart Hall High School basketball teams are bound
for BCL West glory! Please come out to historic Kezar Pavilion tomorrow
evening, to see both our squads in semi final action.
The Convent Cubs
tip off at 6:30 p.m., and the Stuart Hall Knights will play at 8:00
p.m. If they win, both high school teams will go on to play in the
finals Saturday night. Come on out to support our Convent & Stuart
Hall squads! Go, Cubs! Go, Knights! |
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Celebrate Spring - BASKET WRAPPING THIS SATURDAY!
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 Preparations for Celebrate Spring 2008 are in full swing - and WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Our Basket Wrapping volunteer opportunity is just one example of the fun ways to become involved in Celebrate Spring. Basket Wrapping is this Saturday, February 16, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will also be a Basket Wrapping session next Saturday and Sunday, February 23 and 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Basket wrapping will take place in the Flood Mansion outside the Little Theater. You may RSVP for all Basket Wrap activities to Monica Bickle at monica@horsleybridge.com.
Basket Donations: We still need many donations of baskets! Please help by dropping off your donations at the Front Desk or 1911 Pine Street.
SIGN UP ONLINE for one of the many volunteer opportunities available before, during, and after the weekend of events; this includes all event activities from February 16 through March 11. Please visit www.celebratespring.org to sign up. Contact Nancy Weber with any questions at nmsweber@sbcglobal.net
We cannot do it without you!
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Parents' Association Volunteer Search Committee |
 There is still time to return your Volunteer Form for next year.
For your convenience, you may download a copy of the form here.
Please return your completed form via fax to 415-921-7335, or you may
deliver it to the Front Desk at the Broadway campus. Please contact
Brenda Bottum with any questions at bbbottum@aol.com.
Thank you very much for your dedication and involvement!
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Miller's Mile T-Shirt Design Contest - Deadline This Friday, February 15 |
 It is time for students to enter the T-Shirt Design Contest!
The contest is open to all Convent & Stuart Hall students. Original art and computer drawings are welcome. Artists may use markers, poster paints, and paper cutouts in their designs. The deadline for the contest is this Friday, February 15. Students may turn in their entries to their school's office.
Please contact Miller's Mile Co-Chairs Susan Butler at susan@freshairfitness.com or Beth Silvestri at rsilve4196@aol.com with any questions.
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Director's Club Dinner a Smashing Success! |
A hearty thank you to our wonderful leadership level donors for making the Director's Club Dinner such a great success last Thursday evening. More than 300 people enjoyed a lovely night at the Flood Mansion hosted by Pamela Hayes, Director of Schools, and our Board of Trustees.
Please click here to see photographs from the Director's Club Dinner.
Thank you for making it a fabulous evening. We very much appreciate your generosity and support!
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A Presentation on Islam - Thursday, February 28 |
Stuart Hall High School Campus Ministry, in conjunction with the Parents' Association, the Islamic Society of San Francisco, and 20,000 Dialogues (an interfaith project of Unity Productions Foundation), will host a showing of "Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet" on Thursday, February 28, at 6:00 p.m. in Syufy Theatre.The film will run two hours, followed by a discussion. We welcome parents, students, and friends. Convent & Stuart Hall High School students will be available for childcare. Light Middle Eastern snacks will be served. Please RSVP to parentsassociation@sacredsf.org. Please contact Nancy Bolmeier Fisher at nbf1082@sbcglobal.net if you are interested in childcare. We hope to see you after Winter Break, for what will surely be an important discussion! |
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Calling All Speedracers! Pinewood Derby Coming to Convent & Stuart Hall!
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 Please save the date of Saturday, April 5 for an event that will be fun for the whole family! The Convent & Stuart Hall community is cordially invited to a Pinewood Derby Race, to be held in the courtyard at our Stuart Hall High School campus.
An entry fee of $25 includes a racing berth and a speedracer car kit. Convent of the Sacred Heart Elementary School and Stuart Hall for Boys students will get a sneak peek at one of the cars during morning assembly!
All Convent & Stuart Hall students are invited to participate in the Derby, and all Cub Scout Pinewood Derby Race Rules apply to the competition. Students must turn in their completed forms to their school's office by Friday, February 29. Cars will be delivered to classrooms on Monday, March 4 - a perfect craft project to enjoy over Easter break!
All proceeds from the event benefit a service trip several of our students will be taking to Uganda this summer.
You may link to an entry form here.
For more information about the event, please contact Stuart Hall High School instructors Lori Saltveit (lsaltveit@sacredsf.org) or Sergio Vasquez (vasquez@sacredsf.org).
There will be food, prizes, and loads of fun for everyone! We hope to see you on the speedway on Saturday, April 5!
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Parents' Association Meetings -
All Are Welcome to Attend |
All Convent & Stuart Hall parents are welcome to attend our Parents' Association Board Meetings. The meetings are held once a month in the Flood Mansion Reception Room on the Broadway Campus, at 8:30 a.m.
The next meetings are slated for Wednesday, April 9, and Wednesday, May 7. Please email Parents' Association President Nancy Bolmeier Fisher with any questions at nbf1082@sbcglobal.net.
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Summer School Enrollment Now Online! |
 Summer School 2008 program enrollment is now available on our school website!
The Summer School program will not be sending home printed brochures this year. Instead, you may link to www.sacredsf.org, and click on the "Summer" tab on the main page. There you will find course descriptions, application forms and contact information.
Be sure to sign up early for the best selection of classes. See you this summer!
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Seconds-To-Go Corner -
This Week's Treasures
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 Attention all shoe lovers: Seconds-to-Go has some beautiful finds available this week! A pair of Manolo Blahnik brown suede pumps, in a size 7, can be yours, as can a beautiful pair of Hermés shoes, ladies 9 ½. A Bottega Veneta briefcase, in excellent condition, is available at our resale shop on Fillmore Street. Also on hand is an exquisite white leather jacket, as well as a short brown mink jacket, size 6. And for those of you looking to add some storage space in your home, Seconds-to-Go has among its treasures a set of sturdy glass shelves, for $75.
Come on down to shop, save, and support the schools' scholarship fund!
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