Welcome Parents! We are excited for the 2024-2025 school year at SPC. As your Home & School board, we invite you to get involved in your children's school. Home & School is a great way to meet other parents and teachers, spend time with your children, and meet their friends. SPC is a vibrant community made up of extraordinary volunteers, exceptional teachers, and a committed school and parish staff. It is only with your involvement and support that, together, we continue to make this all possible. There are so many volunteer opportunities both at school and from your home. Please contact any member of Home & School with questions. Looking forward to another GREAT year at SPC!
2024-2025 HSA Board:
The St. Paul Home and School Association is the parent organization at St. Paul of the Cross School. The general goal of this organization is to provide opportunities for service to the St. Paul of the Cross School community in keeping with the mission statement of the school. This Association seeks to cooperate with the Pastor, the administration, school board, and faculty in providing a Catholic education for the students. It operates within the framework of all policies and guidelines of the school and the Archdiocesan Office of Catholic Education.
The specific functions of this organization are:
- To promote more effective communication between the school and the home in order to provide continuity of the students' education;
- To sponsor well-planned programs which will encourage the religious, moral, physical, mental, social, and educational growth of the students, the parents and the faculty;
- To create a greater appreciation of Catholic education in its broadest sense; To provide and coordinate lay assistance for the school;
- To assist in fundraising for educational items not funded by the school budget.
Home & School members are represented by a four member Board. Board members serve a two-year term, not to exceed one term. We encourage all parents to attend Home & School meetings, which take place every other month at school.
Meetings
Please mark your calendars for the HSA meetings for this school year. Meetings are at 8am in Duffin Hall. We will also send Zoom links out if you prefer to join virtually.
9/6, 10/4, 12/6, 1/24, 4/4
Would you like to volunteer but don't know where to start? Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.
Reimbursement Form:
Home and School Reimbursement Form
Our Events and Fundraisers
Back to School Mass & Ice Cream Social - August
Join us at Back-to-School Mass and Ice Cream Social on the Sunday before school starts. We begin with the Back-to-School Mass, followed by an ice cream social. The K–8th grade students bring their school supplies and visit their new classrooms.
Out of Uniform Passes
A great way to support SPC, Out of Uniform Ten-Packs fund the majority of Home & School activities. Students get to come out of uniform on the following dates: 8/30, 9/20, 10/18. 11/22. 12/13, 1/17, 2/21, 2/28, 4/4, 5/16.
Restaurant Fundraisers-Year Round
Dates to be updated.
Restaurant Fundraisers are one of the primary sources of fundraising for the SPC Home and School Association.
Raise Right (formerly known as T.R.I.P) Year Round
Raise Right is a St. Paul of the Cross Tuition Reduction Incentive Program (T.R.I.P.) and fundraiser that gives participating families the opportunity to earn tuition credit and also raise funds for our school. This is just another way to pay for everyday purchases using gift cards in place of cash, checks and credit cards.
Choose from over 300 of the country's biggest brands -- such as Whole Foods, Jewel, Walgreens, Starbucks, Subway, WalMart, Dunkin' Donuts, Macy's, Target, BP, Lowes, Dick's Sporting Goods, Panera, Barnes & Noble, American Girl, CVS Pharmacy, iTunes and many, many more!!
How the Program Works
You purchase gift cards/certificates at a discount through the Raise Right App. The discounts range from 2% to 30% of the card's face value and this percentage is the total profit. This year we are offering 80% of the profit to our school families in the form of a tuition credit. This credit accumulates in your account with each order placed and is given to the school twice a year to reduce your tuition bill. The other 20% of the profit, after deducting expenses, is given to the school as a donation for miscellaneous improvements.
Example:
You place an order and pay $200.00 for Jewel gift cards. Use the gift cards exactly like cash and buy $200.00 worth of groceries. Jewel offers a 4% discount, so the profit for this order is $8.00. Your family earns $6.40 as a tuition credit and $1.60 goes to the School T.R.I.P. account.
Initial Sign up
Before placing your initial order, send an email to parent coordinator, Sheila Canzoneri, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your first & last name, oldest child at school and their grade/teacher/room #. An account will be established for you online. An email will be sent to you once this has been completed with instructions on how to log in for the first time.
Fun Fair Fundraiser-October
Fun Fair is one of the primary fundraisers of Home and School. The fee that is charged per student covers all of the decorations, candy, lunch for the children and other various HSA expenses throughout the year. It provides a day of fun for the children in a carnival-like atmosphere dressed in their Halloween costumes.
Scholastic Book Fairs-Year Round Fundraisers
Currently online HERE.
Home and School coordinates the Scholastic Book Fair and volunteers with the school librarian twice per year.
We coordinate the use of the funds raised (Scholastics Dollars) with the H&S Board and Teacher Recognition Committee at the principal's discretion.
Mother/Son Outing
Join us for dinner, music and special surprises as we celebrate YOU, the amazing mothers and sons of St. Paul of the Cross. This is an event that organized by Home and School but does not have a fundraiser component.
Tote and Magnet Sales-Year Round
Have you see the cool SPC totes and car magnets around town? You may purchase them here and they will be delivered to your only/oldest for them to bring home!
St. Paul of the Cross Embroidered Tote-$30
St. Paul of the Cross Car Magnet-$5:
Ways to Donate
End of Year Faculty Gift Fund
The Home and School Association is pleased to sponsor the End of Year Faculty Gift Fund. This is a convenient way for parents to give End of Year gifts to all of their children's teachers and the staff at our school. The SPC teachers and staff truly appreciate the gift. Please use the link below to make your contribution online through PayPal.