Thomas A. Kardish, President    Lauren Carr '00, Principal

January 8, 2021

Reminder: There is no school on Monday, January 18.

FUTURE DATES TO REMEMBER and where to find more info about them!

The school calendar for the second half of the school year is now posted on Villa's website. We will keep you posted about any events that may need to be adjusted as the school year progresses.

• Virtual Quizzo: Saturday, February 6  www.vjmhs.org/quizzo  *Registration opens next week, so stay tuned for more information!
  
• Mother/Daughter Tea: Saturday, February 20 (part 1) & Sunday, February 21 (part 2)
  
• Women Today Leading Tomorrow: A Symposium on Empowerment for Women:  Saturday, February 27  www.vjmhs.org/WTLT  *The announcement of our amazing speakers is coming next week!
• St. Casimir Week of Giving: March 1-7 www.vjmhs.org/give/annualfund
• Father/Daughter Dance: Saturday, March 6
• Day of Service: Sunday, March 7
• Virtual Annual Spring Auction: Tuesday, March 16-Saturday, March 20 — Visit  www.vjmhs.org/auction now to view our Auction wish lists or donate directly for the girls.
• Easter Break: March 29-April 5 (No School)

REMINDERS FOR STUDENTS

• Welcome back to campus, Jems! And, and a huge shoutout and hello goes to our three new transfers joining us for the second semester. 
• SONG REQUESTS: As you might remember, the Day 3 incentive for participation in the Always Villa student collection was the opportunity to vote on the tunes to be used to signal change of classes for Spirit Week. We are now accepting your suggestions for those songs to be included on the ballots. Have a favorite that you want to hear? Please email Mrs. McDonald directly on or before Monday, January 11, with any suggestions you might have.
• SPRING MUSICAL AUDITIONS: Please prepare a short excerpt from a Broadway or Pop style song and send video auditions to mholdren@vjmhs.org from Friday, January 8-Monday, January 11. Open to all Villa girls and boys from local schools!
• SENIOR DISNEY TRIP: If you would like to purchase a fanny pack for the trip, the cost is $12. You may pay by cash or check; please make all checks payable to VJMHS. The order must be submitted to Mrs. Weaver no later than Friday, January 22 at 3:00 p.m. 

IMPORTANT

Please note that the above calendar is subject to change after this email has been sent. Please confirm with Villa's online calendars for the most up-to-date information. Here are some quick links for your convenience:

• Order Breakfast/Lunch: Beginning at 3:00 p.m. the day before, Due by 9:00 a.m. the day of (More cafeteria info is available here.)
  
• CARE PLAN: All important school communications organized in one place for your convenience
• Villa Photo Gallery: Smugmug
• Villa on Video: Vimeo and Youtube
• School Calendar
• Athletics Calendar
• Prayer Intention Submission Form
• ShopWithScrip.com *If you have any questions, please contact our Scrip Coordinator, Alyssa Dominique at alyssa.dominique@yahoo.com.
  
• EITC/OSTC information

Contact Erica Franzzo '03 at efranzzo@vjmhs.org with questions, feedback, or additions for this weekly email. Thanks for reading! Past editions of Calendar/This Week at Villa can be viewed here. Past editions of the Alumnae Newsletter can be viewed here.