As the Thanksgiving holidays approach, we wish you and your families a blessed time together. We are thankful that you have chosen St. Thomas More Catholic High School. Our campus is closed Monday, November 20 - Sunday, November 26 with the exception of club or sport activities. #GivingTuesday On Tuesday, November 28 we are participating in #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving fueled by the power of social media. Donations to #GivingTuesday will go towards our 2017 Annual Appeal. Any gift, big or small makes a difference. Watch for more information! Toys for Tots In the spirit of giving, our Social Studies department is collecting toys for the local Toys for Tots Foundation. Thanks to our past efforts, St. Thomas More is the largest contributor in the Acadiana area and we hope, with your help we can meet this goal again this year. Please consider sending a new, unwrapped toy for a child in need. Collection boxes will be placed all over campus the week of November 27 and the drive will continue until December 8. High School Placement Test All incoming freshmen are required to register for the High School Placement Test. Testing dates are Saturday, December 2 or 9 from 8 - 11:30 a.m. Please click here to register. Club/Sport Fundraisers Lady Cougar Basketball Free Clinic On Friday, November 24, Lady Cougar basketball is hosting a free girls basketball clinic. All girls in the Acadiana area between the ages of 5 - 16 are invited to attend. The clinic is from 8 a.m. until noon. Please click here to register or visit www.stmcougars.net/freeclinic. Lacrosse Gumbo Fundraiser The lacrosse team is selling tickets for 28 oz. tub of duck and andouille gumbo from Charley G's. Tickets are $20.00 and may be purchased from any player. Pick up is on December 2 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on the side of STM. Cougar Band Christmas Concert Join the STM Cougar Band for "A Rockin'Christmas" on Tuesday, December 5 at 6 p.m. in the STM Mall. The price of admission is one new, unwrapped toy benefitting Toys for Tots sponsored by the United States Marine Corps Reserved. Christmas Dinner Theater STM Fine Arts department presents The Gift of the Magi on Monday, December 11 in the STM mall. An old fashioned Christmas dinner will be served at 5:45 p.m. followed by the "radio-style" production, complete with sound effects and singing by the STM Chorus. Tickets may be purchased here or from any chorus and cast members for $25. For more information, please contact karen.minor@stmcougars.net. Christmas with Cougars Cougar Cast is sponsoring Christmas with Cougars on Saturday, December 16 from 9 a.m. – noon. Children up to 10 years old, will enjoy a pancake breakfast, pictures with Santa, hot chocolate and Christmas themed arts & crafts. Admission is $15 and children under 1 are free. Tickets may be purchased from any Cougar Cast student. For more information, please email stmcougarcast@stmcougars.net. The Next Two Weeks at STM November 20 - Sparkler's Mothers Day Out Dance Camp November 20 - Girls Basketball Linear Shootout | Cougar Dome and Den November 20 - Boys Basketball Catholic High BR Thanksgiving Classic November 20 - Boys Soccer V 1pm @ESA November 21 - Girls Basketball Linear Shootout | Cougar Dome and Den November 21 - Boys Basketball Catholic High BR Thanksgiving Classic November 21 - Girls Soccer JV 5:30 pm, V 7pm vs. Vanderbilt Catholic November 22 - Girls Basketball Linear Shootout | Cougar Dome and Den November 22 - Boys Basketball Catholic High BR Thanksgiving Classic November 23 - Happy Thanksgiving! November 24 - Lady Cougar Basketball Free Clinic November 27 - Service Monday - Holy Family Tutoring November 28 - #GivingTuesday November 29 - IMPACT - 6 pm | STM Cafe November 30 - Boys Soccer - COPA Tournament | Moore Park December 1 - Boys Basketball @Sophie B. Wright New Orleans December 2 - High School Placement Test 8 am - Noon | STM St. Thomas More Catholic High School 450 E. Farrel Road • Lafayette, LA • (337) 988-3700 If you wish to unsubscribe from St. Thomas More email, please click here |