Were you able to join us for the CELEBRATE ST. FREDERICK! Pep Rally recently? If you were here, thanks for coming. If you weren't, you missed one great time:

OUR CONVICTION
We have a conviction that SFHS not only has a place in this community but that the community wouldn't be the same without our presence here. We provide a unique and necessary kind of education to our students that has thrived over nearly the last century and a half.

Last night we celebrated just a few of the many accomplishments of this year with our school family, shared some information about our upcoming marketing campaign, and issued a challenge to our community gathered here—to help us grow to serve our students better.

We were blessed to hear from four of our current students—Logan Blackford, Mattie Kincannon, LaLa Simmons, & Claire Kostelka—who spoke so beautifully of what SFHS means to them. And we're grateful to them for doing so in front of such a large audience.

SHARING THE GOOD NEWS
We spent a good portion of the time detailing the accomplishments of our students, teachers, and school community. Several of you asked that we publish the list, so you'll find it on our website so you can reference it when sharing this good news with your friends in the community. The link to the webpage is http://www.stfrederickhigh.org/achievements.html

The summer marketing campaign, which will kick off within the next week, involves spreading the message about St. Frederick in the local media, including radio, signage, and video. You might see your child's precious face in the commercials which will run at Tinseltown this summer. Or, you may hear a familiar voice on your favorite radio station.

Keep your eyes & ears open for “Where Everybody Knows Your Name” yard signs announcing registration. If you'd like to host one of these signs at your home or business, contact the school office.

You may also have seen “Proud St. Frederick Family” signs popping up all over, not only in Monroe, but in Bastrop, Swartz, Winnsboro, and who knows where else! This is part of our Paint the Town Blue & White effort. If you don't already have a sign in your yard, we have one with your name on it in the front office. They're available free of charge to all of our SFHS families. As an extra incentive, we're doing two drawings per week, and the lucky student winner and a friend will have a Free Dress Day and a special catered lunch on campus.

Who wouldn't like a facelift now & then? We've also begun work to update and strengthen our school logo and mascot and hope to unveil the finished products by the end of the summer.

ENROLLMENT INITIATIVE
We've known for a while that there are families in this area who desire a quality education for their children—students who are academically and behaviorally capable of succeeding in our environment—but who cannot afford the cost of full tuition. Through the generosity of a major donor, we have begun the WARRIOR FUND , a tuition assistance endowment. The initial donation of $100,000.00 was joined by an additional $25,000 in donations. This will allow us to offer more significant amounts of tuition assistance to more families in need of financial assistance. We welcome your donations to the Warrior Fund. They are tax-deductible.

One very special use of the Warrior Fund, at the request of its originator, will be a 25% tuition discount for SFHS faculty & staff . Currently the staff receives no tuition discount, so this is a gift which means a lot to me to be able to extend to those who give so much to our students and work for pay which is significantly less than their counterparts in the public school system.

ARE YOU READY TO EARN SOME COLD, HARD CASH?
We shared some wonderful things about our school at the Celebrate St. Frederick Pep Rally, and we've done so again in this message and on the website.

To honor your commitment and willingness to spread the good news, we're offering a $500 reward to any returning family who brings a new family to SFHS, if the family remains enrolled through the first semester.

HERE IS YOUR CALL TO ACTION
Take the good news into the community: We know that word-of-mouth is the best, most effective way to bring new families to our school. We challenge every in our school family to talk to 5 people about SFHS. Celebrate our school with them; encourage them to consider attending or sending their children here. It really is the PLACE TO BE! GO, WARRIORS!

God's Blessings,

Jennifer Malone