Auditions for this years Talent Show will be held on Tuesday, February 9th at 2:45 in Seton's Auditorium.  You must perform your act on this day to be added to the program.  The Talent Show performance will be on Thursday, February 18th at 7:00 in Seton Auditorium.  Please see Ms. Schad with any questions.

Attention juniors and seniors...Mom Prom is just around the corner! The dinner dance will be Sunday, February 14th - is there any better way to spend Valentines Day than with your mother?!!!

The dance will be held at The Woodlands from 6:00-10:00 P.M. and will cost $40/couple. Tickets are on sale in the Main Office during lunch periods until this Thursday, February 11th. If more than one son will be attending, please add $15 per additional son.

Detention this Saturday is cancelled due to the G.C.L. Wrestling Tournament at Elder.
Students who have detention hours to serve may complete up to 4 bricksheets this weekend and they must be turned in by 7:45am Monday to Mr. Ruffing. NO late papers!!! One bricksheet will replace 1 detention hour. (ex. If you have 3 hours of DT to serve, then you may complete 3 bricksheets.)
The bricksheets may be picked up in the main office after school today.

The new EZ Pay Link is available for parents to deposit money on their son's lunch accounts.  The link is: https://www.spsezpay.com/SPSEZpay/NT/Login.aspx?EC=154

In true Elder Altiora spirit, the Elder Library is having a contest this year to celebrate Teen Reading but not just for a week---our contest is going to take place over a period of 6 months from Teen Read Week (Oct. 18-24 2009) to Teen Literature Day (April 15, 2010)! The purpose of the contest is to encourage students to read books beyond course assignments.

 

For each book read, a contestant will need to fill out an entry form (available in the school library) with the title/author and brief information about the book. For each approved entry form (approval determined by Mrs. Ploehs or Mrs. Kelley), a contestant will receive a valuable raffle ticket that will give him an opportunity to win a Grand Prize Package of gift cards/certificates to various food  and retail establishments (a retail value of at least $100!). This raffle drawing will take place on Teen Literature Day in April. Of course, the Super Grand Prize will be the knowledge and pleasure gained from reading for fun!

  

Also, each month of the contest, there will be an announcement regarding Bonus Books.  Contestants who read and submit an entry form for a book denoted as a Bonus Book during that month will receive an additional bonus entry into the raffle contest – “2 for the price of 1!” For example, during the month from Jan. 19th through Feb. 15th, the Bonus Books will be any book from the Biography /Non-Fiction genres - anyone who reads and submits an approved entry form for a Biography or Non-fiction book by Feb. 16th will receive 2 raffle tickets for the BIG prize drawing on Thurs. April 15th.

 

And, as an added incentive, any contestant who reads and submits an approved entry form anytime during the 6 month contest period for a book that was on the list of Favorite Books of Elder Staff from last year’s Teen Literature Day Contest will receive 3 raffle tickets! (This list is available in the Elder Library.)

It is important  for our community to be aware and  take preventive measures in dealing with the spread of the Swine Flu ( H1N1) virus.

The flu, also known as influenza, is a contagious respiratory

disease caused by influenza viruses. In the United States,

flu season begins every fall and ends every spring. The flu

people get during this season is called seasonal flu.

 Presently a new type of flu virus ( H1N1) has  emerged to which

people have no resistance. When this happens, it can

spread more easily from person to person around the

world in a very short time. This is pandemic flu. Illness with the new H1N1 virus has ranged from mild to severe. While most people who have been sick have recovered without needing medical treatment, hospitalizations and deaths from infection with this virus have occurred.

Please refer to the following website  from the Centers For Disease Control  for frequent updates on the  H1N1 Swine Flu.

The information from the American Red Cross  on Family Preparedness  and Home Care for the Pandemic Flu  is also very helpful.

 Any questions or concerns, feel free to contact your family physician or  contact the school nurse, Linda M. Giessler RN at  # 513- 921-3744 ext 3109

 

 Here is a link for information on  Home care  For Pandemic flu:

 http://www.elderhs.net/School%20Health/Home%20Care%20for%20Pandemic%20Flu.pdf

 

Here is a link on Family Preparedness for the Pandemic Flu

20Family%20Preparedness%20Sheet.pdf

 

What to Do if you get Flu Like Symptoms (Centers for Disease  Control website)

 

The Elder newsletter is now available on the web. You can view the newsletter at any time by clicking on this link: http://www.elderhs.net/Newsletter.pdf

 

A new version will be available on the first of each month from October thru May.

Math Textbooks in PDF Form

Students who graduated from St. Dominic and are interested in playing volleyball for St. Dominic may sign up by sending an email to the volleyball coordinator; his email address is combsj3@gmail.com. Teams can be formed from 9th to 12th grade mix and max. The last day for sign ups is February 11th.

Adam Brown please see Ms. Montgomery sometime today.