Welcome back to school! Thank you to everyone who came out to help with clean up at the school, both staff and parents. We know everyone is dealing with their own cleanups at home, so giving of your time to help at school was greatly appreciated. Today I had an opportunity to watch our 8th graders jump in to help St. Vincent de Paul. A member of the Green Bay Knights of Columbus drove here from Wisconsin with a U-Haul filled with supplies for SVDP and the students helped to get them unloaded. Thank you to the people of Wisconsin and our 8th graders for their kindness and willingness to think of others. Please know that we continue to send our prayers to all our families and in particular to those who are dealing with loss, damage, or displacement.

I know many of you are anxiously awaiting news about making up the lost days from Hurricane Milton. Make up days will be determined in November after principals have the opportunity to meet with the superintendent. The good news is that Thanksgiving break will remain the same. We will be closed the entire week of November 24. I will provide more information as soon as it is determined.  

Yesterday, Servpro gave the all clear for two of the rooms in Angel's Wing and 6th grade is back in their homeroom. We are hoping to reopen Room 21 in Angel's Wing and the two PK rooms on Monday. I will be in touch with PK parents over the weekend to confirm.  

As you may know, our first school-wide fundraiser is almost here. This year, the Mustang Walkathon will take place on Nov. 15. All families are required to fundraise a total of $250 between the Walkathon and Spirit Raffle. Our recommendation is to aim for raising $125 with each event. To kick off the event, students will participate in a pep rally on Friday, Oct. 25 during the school day. That Friday is also Trunk or Treat and the Pumpkin Patch in the evening. I hope to see many of you there.  

Please take the time to read all of Tidbits as there are many upcoming events in the month of October.   

Let us continue to place our trust in God, remembering that "He is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble" (Psalm 46:1). 

Denise Essex from SVDP visited grades 2 through 8 and spoke to our students about the life of  St Vincent de Paul, the history of the society and the work of their ministry. Our students appreciated learning about how their donated cans of food make a difference in the lives of so many who live in our community. We were able to provide Denise with 100 Blessing Bags to distribute on Friday and also many donated items that were too large to fit in the bags. Thank you Denise for your visit and thank you to our students and our parents for their thoughtful generosity and support.The joint effort is truly an Angels Outreach!  

As a tool for self-discovery, drawing a self-portrait allows us to examine and define our own sense of self and find our own voice, while also offering the opportunity to explore and challenge existing stereotypes and narratives of identity and appearance. Our second grade students certainly used the self portrait exercise for all the right reasons as well as a chance to have some fun. The portraits are on display in the center hall for all to enjoy! Special thanks to our amazing art teacher, Mrs McDermott for encouraging our students to discover themselves in an unique way.  

All of the St. Stephen girls varsity volleyball and coed soccer games that were scheduled for this week have been postponed until next week due to Hurricane Milton.

Girls Volleyball: The top seeded varsity volleyball team hosts a quarterfinal match on Tuesday against Corpus Christi at 4:00 pm.  The semi finals are on Wednesday and the championship match is on Thursday. The Mustangs will host each match if they continue to win. Matches start at 4:00 pm.

Coed Soccer: The soccer team has a couple of practices before their games start back up next week. The Mustangs host Christ the King on Tuesday and travel to play at Incarnation on Wednesday. Both games start at 4:15 pm.  The soccer playoffs start the week of October 28 and more info will be posted next week.

 
The start of the girls JV & varsity basketball and boys JV & varsity track seasons will be delayed a week due to the hurricane days off. The soccer and volleyball seasons have been extended due to the hurricanes causing the delay. Coach Green will start signing up students for girls basketball tryouts and boys track practice this week.

More info about the girls basketball and boys track seasons will be coming next week.  

GO MUSTANGS

Coach Green