PARENT INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM
History
St. Mary's Preparatory has long been built on the strength of its students and on the families that support them. Many of the activities throughout the year are designed to strengthen the bond between student, family, and school. Each year, St. Mary’s hosts multiple family encompassing events (I.E. Mother/Son Dance; Father/Son Breakfast).
Parents participate in everything from the Polish Country Fair, Athletic Booster Club, Unpaid Coaching, Ring Day, Auction, and finally to Graduation. These events
ultimately bring parents and their sons closer to each other and to St. Mary's. By far, the single most effective force for involving parents in the education of their sons is the Moms & Dads Club.
The Moms & Dads Club
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The Moms & Dads Club of St. Mary's has long been an integral part of the successful fund-raising activities and the various award and achievement ceremonies at the school. Parents participate in a wide variety of activities, including the Polish Country Fair (America's largest High School Fair), Vegas nights, “Jazz on the Lake”, Canteen, and the Annual Auction. These activities are vital to the continued success of St. Mary's. Because of the importance of these events and the need for active participation from all members of our community, St. Mary's requires the parents of all current students to be members of the Moms & Dads Club. To assure that all parents participate, the school requires each family to donate 40 hours of service each year through such activities listed above. The group serves as a great way to get the whole family involved in a St. Mary's education. Upon enrollment, anyone interested in participating in the club's activities is encouraged to contact the Presidents to let them know of that interest.
Program Highlights
Each family is required to donate 40 hours of service each year (Single parent
households may petition the Moms & Dads Club to work 20 hours.), 15 of which must be toward the Polish Country Fair. Participating family members must be non-students, 18 years or older. Freshman, sophomore, and junior students must work 10 hours at the Polish Country Fair, in addition to the family’s hours. Students’ hours may be bought out for $20.00 each. Families have the option to pay $25.00 per hour to cover all or any portion of the required hours. Since this program is a requirement, parents will be asked to sign a Parent Involvement Program contract at the beginning of each school year. At that time, families will be required to purchase $225.00 in raffle tickets, which may then be kept or sold by the family. St. Mary's will withhold the final report card and transcript of any student who does not meet the club requirements for a given year. In the case of extenuating circumstances, a family may petition the Moms & Dads Club for an adjustment of the requirements.
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