The annual Mardi Gras Gala will take place on Saturday, February 18, 2012 in the school auditorium. Tickets are on sale now and going fast! Dinner tickets are $45 each and include admission, dinner, dancing, and an open bar. You may buy your dinner tickets in the school office or after all weekend masses. If you have any items you would like to donate for the silent auction, please drop them off in the school office or rectory. For more information, please visit our Mardi Gras webpage at http://www.sfr-school.org/mardigras or call our school at (708) 652-2277.

Congratulations to Mrs. Maureen Martin, our dedicated 5th grade teacher. We are proud to announce that Mrs. Martin was recently chosen as the winner of the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Distinguished Service Award. The award is given to a select number of teachers throughout the Archdiocese for dedication to Catholic Schools.

Save the date for Saint Frances of Rome's Open House, which will be held on Thursday, February 2nd during Catholic Schools Week from 6:00-7:30 pm. Come visit each classroom and watch as our students demonstrate how they are saints and scholars through various curriculum activities. Registration for the 2012-2013 school year will also begin on this night. Come take advantage of the $150 early registration fee. We look forward to seeing you there.