Miss Jessica Starek, M.Ed.

As new administrator of Collins Catholic School, I am looking forward to working with you by providing leadership that will continue to build upon your current success while looking towards a future of continued growth in excellence. I have been a Catholic School administrator for 18 years. Nine years were spent at Visitation of Our Lady in Marrero, Louisiana and nine years at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Dallas, Texas. Prior to this, I taught 6 years at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School, Houston, Texas. During the past 13 years, I have taught 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math in Corsicana ISD at Drane Intermediate and Collins Middle School. Growing up in the Dallas area, I attended Holy Trinity, Bishop Dunne High School and the University of Dallas (B.A. in Elem. Ed.). I entered the School Sisters of Notre Dame, Dallas Province, and was a member for 28 years. My Masters is in Administration and Supervision from University of Houston.

Parent Teacher Club
	PTC MEETING September 8th, 6-8 p.m. in the School Gym follow by a MANDATORY safety training in the cafeteria School Board Talk Event to be covered by Stephen Ferris who was presented a plaque for his wonderful coverage of events at our school. of Navarro County Times Dedication of the Bleachers/backboards

Fall Fundraisers

Fall Fundraisers August: Cookie Dough Sales August 24th thru September 11th.The cookie dough will be delivered on October 21st. Prepackaged for easier distribution. September: New shirts coming soon All School Dance Sept.11th Tentative Date- Kohl's cares for kids October: Braided Bread Sales October 12th thru October 26th.The Braided bread will be delivered on November 16th. It will be prepackaged. PTC - Fall Carnival to be announce November: Pastors Guild, Bling Bling Bear Bazaar, and Bear Babysitting

Destination Celebration 2010
	Destination Celebration 2010 “Wild Wild West” Tickets on sale now $ 125 Your chance to win a Ford Fusion SE or Ford F150 XL (regular cab). Steak Dinner for two served by Bubbas BBQ and for your entertainment come and listen to sounds of The Bryan Smith Band & Drawing Saturday,February 20,2010 6:00 pm James L. Collins Catholic School Gym ( All proceeds benefit James L. Collins Catholic School)

Volleyball Trophy for 2009
	The CCS volleyball team won the DPL Trophy for the second year in a row. Mrs. Susan Biltz and Mrs. Jean Schlenk are coaches for the team.

Early Savers Bank
	Citizens National Bank visits our school each week for an Early Savers program, encouraging our students to participate in a savings account program.

Chess Club
	The CCS Chess Club meets on Monday and Thursday afternoons after school. Mrs. Severson and Mr. Lagomarsino are sponsors of the club. Mr. Maurice LeGrand assists also. He is pictured with students.

First PTC Meeting - Pizza is served
	The first PTC meeting of the 2009-2010 school year began with pizza served to parents and their children. Tammy Irvin-Carter is the PTC president for this school year.

Partners in Excellence Banner
	Banner displayed by students at the first PTC meeting of the year.

New Mini Lab at CCS

A wonderful addition to our school this year is the purchase of 24 Dell computers from the St. John's computer lab in Ennis. Twelve of these computers are located in our Library Mini Lab, grades 5-8 have two of the Dells in each classroom as well as an AR computer, grades 1 and 2 have one Dell each in addition to their Macintosh computers. Two of the Dells are on media carts. The entire school will benefit from the computers.

New Projectors at CCS

The first complete set of media projector, cart, Interwrite Pad, and computer are shown with Miss Starek, principal, Ryan Folmar, Technology Assistant, and Mrs. Folmar, Director of Development. There are two more carts and equipment. The technology equipment was funded from the cookie dough sales and Title I funds. The laptop computer is one of five purchased this school year by our PTC. Teachers will receive training in the use of the new equipment, as well as students in Mrs. Stutts's computer classes.

Safety Audit 2009

Once again, Collins Catholic School has passes our annual Safety Audit with a perfect score. Mrs. Sally Tlustos is Safety Officer at our school. Teachers and staff, arents and volunteers at our school undergo safety training each year and background checks to ensure the safety of our students. Students also receive information and training about internet and other safety concerns. This is our fourth year of having a perfect score for the Safety Audit