Once again we are reminding you to PLEASE pull forward when dropping your student(s) off in the morning. Stopping just inside the south lot creates a hazard; cars are backed up on York Road, creating a traffic jam.

          IF YOU NEED TO SIGN PAPERS OR FINISH HOMEWORK, PULL OVER AND PARK IN THE LOT.

          Follow the directions of Mark and Jason; they are there to help keep your child safe. 

Viking News for the Week of January 23, 2012:

• Consider supporting your school and have a great time doing it by attending and/or donating to the Vikings Unite! Dinner Dance & Auction. For complete coverage of the Dinner Dance & Auction, click here to visit the Vikings Unite! page for tons of updated information.
   
• WANTED: your used and broken crayons! The 2nd Grade Cub Scouts are collecting used and broken crayons for their field trip to the SCARCE Recycling Center. The broken pieces of crayons will be used to make "Super Crayons," which are large crayons used by children with special needs. Please drop off your crayons in the School Lobby in the box marked “CRAYON RECYCLING” from now until Friday, Feb 3rd.
   
• Box Tops for Education are due on January 25th. Click here for more info on how to contribute to this fantastic fundraiser.
   
• Catholic Schools Week is almost here!!! Beginning with the Science Fair on Sunday, January 29 at 12:30 pm in the Valentino Center and ending on a high note at the Vikings Unite! Dinner Dance & Auction on February 4th, there will also be much to celebrate during the week. Be sure to attend the Open Houses on Tuesday, January 31st for the Primary Grades and on Wednesday, February 1st for the Intermediate and Junior High Wings. There will also be a special All School Mass on Friday, February 3rd. Come join us at any and all of these events and help celebrate Catholic education!

Please check the new page under For Parents for information about the Catholic Education Foundation in the Diocese of Joliet. The Foundation is offering tuition assistance to eligible families. The application and all information can be found on this new page .

Another law that went into effect on January 1st, 2010 is Senate Bill 72 titled "Vehicular Phone Use in School Zones". According to the new law:

"A person, regardless of age, may not use a wireless telephone at any time while operating a motor vehicle on a roadway in a school speed zone"

There are exceptions for a person engaged in a highway construction or maintenance, emergencies and when the phone is in voice-activated mode.

To read the text of the new law please read Public Act 096-0131