St Helen School

All St. Helen families are encouraged to attend the Family Mass at 9:00a.m. on Sunday, January 31, 2010. The Mass will signal the start of Catholic Schools Week. The theme for the week is Dividends For Life. Following the Mass, an Open House will be conducted in the school from 10:00-Noon. All school families, parishioners, and friends are invited to attend.

Pennies for Haiti   Penny Drive for relief to Haiti - All proceeds will go to Catholic Relief Services
St. Helen Drama Club     The Brothers Not So Grimm Tales  January 28 at 7:00p.m.
Catholic Schoools Week    Jan. 28-Feb. 5
Save the Date! The sixth annual St. Helen Festival will be held August 27-29, 2010!

January, 2010
Thank you to the Service Club and Student Council for sponsoring the Pennies for Haiti relief collection.
December, 2009

Thank you for your support of the Christmas Care Drive. Your generous donations of winter outerwear, clothing, and toys will delight the families that are seved at  Erie Neighborhood House.

November, 2009
Thank you for the support of the annual Thanksgiving Pie Sale. Over 600 pies were sold!

October, 2009
Thank you to our parents and friends for participating in the annual Taffy Apple sale during the month of October.  Over 3,000 apples were purchased. All proceeds will benefit the St. Helen School Athletic Department.
September, 2009
The fifth annual St. Helen Festival was held from August 28-30, 2009. Thank you to all the committee chairs and parent volunteers for your hours of planning as well as your work during the event. Your efforts are greatly appreciated and the children of St. Helen Catholic School will benefit from your sharing of time, talent, and treasure.

Congratulations to the raffle winners!

• 42" Plasma TV - Elsa DeLaFuente
• Laptop Computer - Jerry Dobuszykiski
• iPod - Zbigniew Witek

Thank you to all our sponosors that generously supported the Festival. Proceeds will be used to help keep St. Helen School's excellent educational program affordable to families of all sizes and backgrounds. The next Family School Association (FSA) meeting will be held on September 15 at 7:00p.m. The Agenda will include a financial report regarding the Festival.

Families may register for the 2010-2011 academic year beginning on January 31, 2010. An Open House will take place on Jan. 31 from 10:00-Noon. To arrange a personal tour prior to the Open House, please call Principal Marianne Johnson at 773-486-1055. The age requirement for Preschool is age 3 by September 1, 2010. All children registering for Kindergarten must be five years of age by September 1, 2010. St. Helen Catholic School offers classes from Preschool (3 years) to Grade 8. Tuition rates and additional information may be found by clicking below. Tuition Rates for the 2010-2011 will be established in January, 2010. Scholarships are available for families that quailfy.

• Tuition Rates
  
• Overview
  
• Preschool Information

Thanks to the hard work of more than 100 school parents and other volunteers many of whom worked every hour of the three day festival the fifth annual St. Helen Festival was a great success.

Special thanks are due our festival committee co-chairs (in alphabetical order): Lucia Areizaga (tickets), Aggie Atkins (tickets), John Collins (entertainment), Salme Drunga (organization), Gloria Dusenberry (signage), Larry Dziedzic (beer garden), Maria Feldman (permits/licenses), Gian Luca Ferme (entertainment), Geoff Grove (streets and logistics), Noelle Hoover (raffle), Chuck Lundgren (streets and logistics), Luz Miranda (Permits), Tony Miranda (food), Joe Pagan (security), Jeanne Rattenbury (sponsorships, PR, and marketing), and Ann Ryan (raffle).

We are also grateful to the sponsors and other donors whose financial support covered our upfront costs.

Gold Sponsor: St. Aloysius Parish. Silver Sponsors: National City Bank, Dr. Henry Poterucha, Annonymous (1),  Bernice Jachim, Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center, and Strack & Van Til.

Bronze Sponsors: mb Financial Bank, Robert R. Morris Associates, and DeLaSalle Institute

Patrons: Lundgren/Coffee Family, Charlie and Kitt ande, JandK McDonald, Mercury Studios, Roman Catholic Union of America, Rattenbury Family, Resurrection High School, Leonard Kosiba, Todd and Paula Wegman, Janusz and Marlena Mejer, and Jerome Slad

Supporters: Vilarrea/Uhlinger Family, Van Gogh School Photographers, Guerin Prep High School, Maridel and Tomas Maulawin, Rajendran/Dakshinamurthy Family, and Neil and Jeannine Shelton El.

Friends: Angelina Wiatek and  Joanne Slowik

All proceeds will benefit St. Helen Catholic School.

To make a donation, click here for the festival sponsor form. For more information, call 773-486-1055.

A museum partnership has been created through a grant from the Big Shoulders Fund. The grant includes professional development and field trips.

Jr. High students are participating in a technology class at Holy Trinity High School.

Thank you to the dedicated faculty, staff, parents, and St. Helen Parish community for your continued support. Chicago Magazine's October 2006 cover story identifies St. Helen School as one of 25 highly recommended nonpublic elementary schools in the Chicago metropolitan area!

Photos of our classroom activities and after-school programs are available by clicking on Our Community where you will find photo galleries.