Saints Speak from Mrs. Marshall - 3/5/2026 - The Holy Habit of Hospitality

Our saint this week is St. Katharine Drexel, and we have been learning about the holy habit of hospitality. St. Katharine gave her time, talent, and treasure to others, founding a religious order and then using her own money to help the order open schools serving the underprivileged, especially Native Americans. When we practice the virtue of hospitality, we make all feel welcome and included. We respect our differences and celebrate that we are all God’s children, made exactly the way God intended each of us to be. St. Katharine led by example and inspires us all to be welcoming to those around us, regardless of our differences.

Report Cards

Second trimester report cards are going home tomorrow. The report card is yours to keep, The envelope should be signed and returned to your child’s homeroom teacher on Monday. Honor Roll lists will be shared in next week’s Saints Speak and recognized at Mass next Friday.

After teachers prepare the report cards, I spend time reviewing each one before they are sent home tomorrow. I love seeing the results of the students’ hard work throughout the trimester. They have made so much progress!

In reviewing report cards, I noted several students with excessive tardiness or absences. While some absences cannot be avoided, especially during cold and flu season, please make every effort to ensure your child is at school and arriving on time. Daily attendance ensures that they are not missing important instruction, and arriving on time each day allows them (and their classmates) to fully engage with the day’s routines, starting off the day in a positive manner without falling behind. Click here for more information on the importance of school attendance. Thank you for your partnership!

Reminder: Social Media & Mental Health Presentation Tonight!

ASPA is sponsoring a panel presentation at 6pm tonight on social media use and how it impacts youth mental health and wellbeing. Even if you didn’t RSVP, you are still invited to join us! Enter at Door 1; the presentation will be held in McSherry Hall.

DDA Update

The 21^st Annual Dinner Dance Auction is just 9 days away! We are excited to celebrate with so many of you. If you can’t attend this year, there are still several ways you can support the cause:

• Donate a bottle of wine for our wine pull! Wine can be dropped off at the welcome desk (value of $20 or more)
• Purchase raffle tickets – we have adult raffles for lotto tickets and booze, student raffle baskets (click here for details), and opportunities to win cold hard cash or a $5000 tuition credit
• Sign up your child for one of the class parties
• Bid on a silent auction item
• Donate to our fund-a-need cause, the teacher salary enhancement fund

Silent auction items and class parties will be visible to view next week. More information on all these opportunities can be found on the DDA website. Thank you for your generous support!

Mass 

If you’re planning to join us for Mass this month, click here to RSVP so we can print your visitor badge in advance! I have also added a sign-up for parents planning to attend our Living Stations of the Cross on Thursday, 3/26, at 2:30pm.

Athletics

Congratulations to our 8^th grade basketball players who were selected for the All-Conference teams: Evan Bauer, Matthew Botsis, James Budd, Hudson Coffey, Grace Coglianese, Maddox Galvan, Kameron Glynn, and Danny Silk.

Good luck to our 5 teams that are continuing in the playoffs this weekend!

• Girls 5A plays in the Championship game Saturday, 12:45pm at Joliet Catholic Academy
• Boys 6B1 plays in the Championship game Saturday, 11:30am at Providence Catholic H.S.
• Boys 6A plays in the Championship game Saturday, 5:45pm at Providence Catholic H.S.
• Boys 8A plays in the semifinal game Saturday, 2pm at St. Michael (if they win, Championship is Sunday, 8pm at Montini Catholic H.S.)
• Boys 8B plays in the semifinal game Saturday, 11am at St. Mary Mokena (if they win, Championship is Sunday, 11:15am at Montini Catholic H.S.)

Go Saints!

Community Event

St. Francis High School is hosting an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 21^st – all are welcome! Click here for more information and to RSVP.

Saintly Acts

Thank you and congrats to the following students who earned Saintly Acts recently: Piper E. (5^th grade), Robin K. (5^th grade), Antonella B. (4^th grade), Geena C. (4^th grade), Bella D. (4^th grade), Blakely D. (4^th grade), Giselle H. (4^th grade), Audrey K. (4^th grade), Evelyn K. (2^nd grade), Rishan M. (4^th grade), Safa Q. (4^th grade), Audrina V. (Kdg), Teddy E. (6^th grade), Max M. (6^th grade), Claire M. (2^nd grade), Jay N. (Kdg), Michael P. (2^nd grade), and Blaise Z. (2^nd grade). Keep being saintly!

Warm regards,

Margie Marshall

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