Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Edition #2
Dear Cathedral Parents,
Tomorrow is the big day. We are ready to begin and are anxious to greet your teens. Classes are ready, teachers are prepared, and our biggest problems tomorrow should be situations such as opening lockers for new students and finding classes.
Just a gentle reminder that we have Mass every morning at 7:00 a.m. in our Chapel, unless it is an All-School Mass day, when the Liturgy begins at 9:30 a.m. You are always welcome to join us for any of these liturgical celebrations. Also, if you have someone for whom you wish a Mass to be offered, please contact either Father Munshower at 968-7362 or or Father John Zahn (968-7456 or . The Mass schedule for this week and next week are on page 2 of this email.
Our lunch program has a major change for this year. If you would like to pay for your child’s lunch in advance, that service is now possible. Please see this information on pages 3 and 4 of this Parent Email.
You’ve spoken and we’ve heard you! To better meet your information needs, we will be revamping the parent email that you receive on Wednesdays. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will be refining the product and our goal is that you will begin receiving that piece in late September. This will mean incorporating much of what you would have received in the monthly Insight, such as month-at-a-glance calendars and good news, allowing us to retire that newsletter.
You don’t need to do anything to receive the new newsletter – we’ll use the same distribution list already in place.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please let Lisa Renze-Rhodes know. She can be reached at 968-7352 or via email at .
Use these hyperlinks to find information quickly:
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Advancement
Announcements
Athletics
Band News
Bookstore and Spirit Shop
Cafeteria Menu
Choir News
College Information
Congratulations
Dates to Remember
Mothers’ Club
Prayers
Service
Smart Quote
Theatre
Tutoring
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Dates to Remember:
August:
Thurs, Aug 11 1st Day of school
Spirit Shop hours 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Used Book Swap 7:15 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. Cafeteria
Fri, Aug 12 Opening All-School Mass – Mass Schedule
Spirit Shop hours 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Fri, Aug 19 PM Assembly – PM Assembly Schedule
Freshman Welcoming Dance (Cathedral Freshmen only) – Commons from 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Tues, Aug 16 PLC meetings – PLC Schedule – school begins at 8:05 a.m.
Thurs, Aug 18 Summer Reading Test in your child’s English class
Tues, Aug 23 AM Schedule for County
Thurs, Aug 25 Meet the Teacher Night – 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.; dismissal at 2:15 p.m.
PowerSchool Updates Due
Tues, Aug 30 PLC – PLC Schedule
September
Thurs, Sept 1 Sophomore Parent Night - sponsored by the guidance department. We review sophomore
year events, explain ECA and PSAT Testing, service project and a guest speaker.
Fri, Sept 2 Amy’s Day – Cafeteria at 6:00 - 7:15 a.m. in Cafeteria
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Mass Information:
From the Desk of the Chaplains ~ Daily Mass is offered in the Chapel at 7:00 a.m. on each day. Fr. Munshower, our Chaplain, encourages members of the Cathedral Family to contact him to have a mass said in memory of a loved one. His phone number is 968-7362. The $10 mass stipend would go to a fund to help financially marginalized students here at Cathedral High School – helping those within our midst who need our help! If you are not able to pay the $10, you may still submit an intention for our daily Mass. Please contact Fr. Munshower at 968-7362 or Father Zahn (968-7456 for details and arrangements. Father also requests that, if you contract a Mass, that someone from your family tries to be in attendance on that day.
Morning Masses begin at 7:00 a.m. in the Cathedral Chapel.
· Father John Zahn, Chaplain, will be offering Mass on Monday mornings and during the school day on a rotating basis. This will allow your children to take advantage of a daily mass during their resource periods some days.
· At this time, all of the Masses for the week of August 15th are available, if you have a petition for which you want a Mass offered.
Thurs / 8/11 / St. Clare / For the Cathedral FamilyFriday / 8/12 / St. Frances de Chantel – Mass will be an All-School Mass from 9;30 – 11:00 a.m. / For healing for Jay Ruchelshaus ('11)
Mon / 8/15 / Assumption of B. V. Mary / For Tim Bolger ('09), injured in an auto accident and brother of Adrienne (’05), Kevin (’09), Stephen (‘’11) and Molly (’15); (8/9)
Tues / 8/16 / St. Stephen of Hungary / RIP Joseph Hilgenberg ('34), father of Joseph M. Hilgenberg (’64) and a WWII Vet
Wed / 8/17 / Weekday Mass / RIP Joshua Piechocki (’05), brother of Jaclyn Piechocki (’07), grandson of Bobby Plump, and cousin of Garrett Plump (’11).
Thurs / 8/18 / Weekday Mass / RIP Francis “F” Quinn (’38) and father of Patrick Quinn ’61, Michael Quinn ’62, Timothy Quinn ’64, John Quinn ’65, Barney Quinn ’72, Elizabeth Quinn Hahn ’78, Terry Quinn ’80, Kevin Quinn ’66 (decd), and Daniel Quinn (dec’d).
Fri / 8/19 / St. John Eudes / RIP Dee & Bob Mennel (‘46), who passed to Eternity one day apart
Congratulations:
Our Latin III students won the Youth-Serving Category of the Servaas Award from the Indiana Landmarks Foundation. The award will be presented at their Annual Meeting on Saturday September 10 between 4:00-6:00 p.m. The Sandi Servaas Memorial Award typically recognizes achievement in three categories. The judges look for a compelling narrative that conveys how the Non-profit organization’s work has benefited its neighborhood, town or place, and documentation that substantiates the record of success.
· These students created a PowerPoint presentation for the Indiana Landmarks Educational website in which they described the Greek and Roman architecture of selected downtown buildings.
· The students who were involved with this project are:
Class of 2012:
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Mallory Dye
Pat Dimond
Ryan Kelly
Alliy Moyer
Lauren Streiff
Emma Steinken
Caroline Sprunger
Aly Saum
Taylor Shellman
Victor Demyan
Connor Lemke
Michael Stump
Katherine Lynch
Alex Lucht
Erin Scaletty
Brett Rueschhoff
Tom French
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Class of 2011:
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LE Evans
Jackson McGrath
Nick Graham
Luke Plummer
Lou Stanley
Bailey Piccione
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Announcements:
School Lunches at Cathedral this year:
All students are welcome to bring a lunch with them, or they can purchase lunch each day from the school cafeteria. In addition to being able to pay for lunch with cash, students can use MyMealTime.com. With this program, students are assigned a student number within PowerSchool to allow parents the option to deposit money into a student's account to be used for lunch purchases. Checks or cash for deposit may be dropped off in the "lunch money" mailbox by the main office. BE SURE to include the student's name or ID number. Deposits may also be made with the designated cashiers at lunchtime. Parents can track purchases made with account funds or deposit money online by setting up a user name and password at www.mymealtime.com. There is no charge to access your student's account. If you choose to deposit money online, the site will charge a 4.9% user fee. If you deposit $100 or more, the cafeteria will credit the user fee amount to your child's balance.
In an effort to speed up meal service and offer privacy and convenience, students may opt to use a four digit pin code to identify themselves and use deposited funds for meal purchases. This system offers complete privacy and use of the device is 100% optional.
For information about the meal service system, visit www.mealtime.com.
Cathedral High School is a proud participant in the National School Lunch program. Cathedral, the USDA and the State of Indiana are equal opportunity providers and employers.
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Cathedral High School
Presents
GRANDPARENTS’ DAY
We welcome students and their grandparents
Mass: 10 a.m.
*Brunch: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
In the Welch Activity Center
*IN AN EFFORT TO PRESERVE THE SANCTITY OF THE MASS, THOSE WHO ARRIVE FOR BRUNCH ONLY WILL NOT BE SEATED UNTIL THE SERVICE IS COMPLETED. THIS IS ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR AND WELL-ATTENDED EVENTS. WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE RSVP BY SEPT. 6 WITH NAMES OF STUDENTS AND THEIR GRANDPARENTS WHO WILL ATTEND.
RSVP: Diane Szymanski, (317) 968-7313 or
by Sept. 6th
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When you receive your Blue Book (each student and each family receives one copy), please made the following additions:
· There will be PLCs (means late arrival – 8:05) on Tuesday, November 8 and Tuesday, March 13
Please mark your calendars or your Blue Book for these school days with special schedules. The specific daily schedules are listed in the front of your Blue Book on pages 9 – 11.
Days with Special Schedules
2011 – 2012
August
Fri, Aug 12 Opening All-School Mass – Mass Schedule
Tues, Aug 16 PLC meetings – PLC Schedule
Fri, Aug 19 PM Assembly – PM Assembly Schedule
Tues, Aug 23 AM Schedule for County
Thurs, Aug 25 Meet the Teacher Night – Early Dismissal Schedule
Tues, Aug 30 PLC – PLC Schedule
September
Tues, Sept 6 County – AM Assembly Schedule
Thurs, Sept 8 Magazine Assembly – AM Assembly Schedule
Fri, Sept 9 Spirit Assembly – Spirit Assembly Special Schedule
Mon, Sept 12 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony – PLC Schedule – school begins at 7:34 a.m. for everyone
Tues, Sept 13 Cathedral’s Birthday – All-School Liturgy – Mass Schedule
Tues, Sept 20 PLCs – PLC Schedule
Tues, Sept 27 County – AM Assembly Schedule
October
Tues, Oct 4 Rosary Ritual/County – AM Assembly Schedule
Fri, Oct 7 End of Homecoming Week; Walk-a-thon
Wed, Oct 12 Freshman Retreat; PSAT for Sophomores & Juniors; Senior College Day
Fri, Oct 14 End of 1st Q
Tues, Oct 18 County / Service Fair
Tues, Oct 25 PLCs; PLC schedule
Wed, Oct 26 Parent Conferences; Early Dismissal Schedule
Mon, Oct. 31 Magazine Free Day (if students meet their quotas)
November
Tues, Nov 1 All School Liturgy - All Saints’ Day – Mass Schedule
Tues, Nov 8 PLCs; PLC Schedule
Tues, Nov 15 County – AM Assembly Schedule
Thurs, Nov 17 Open House – Half-Day Schedule
Tues, Nov 22 County – AM Assembly Schedule
Thurs, Nov 24 Thanksgiving
Fri, Nov 25 Thanksgiving Break
Tues, Nov 29 PLCs – PLC Schedule
Wed, Nov 30 Advent Reconciliation – special schedule
December
Mon, Dec 5 Senior Mass at Cathedral at 10:00 a.m.
Tues, Dec 6 County – AM Assembly Schedule
Thurs, Dec 8 All School Liturgy - Immaculate Conception – Mass Schedule
Tues – Fri, December 13 – 16 Sem. 1 Exams
January, 2012
Mon, Jan 2 End of Christmas Vacation – no school
Tues, Jan 3 End of Sem 1; Half-Day Schedule; Semester 1 has 90 days
Fri, Jan 6 All School Liturgy - Andre Bessette – Mass Schedule
Tues, Jan 10 County – AM Assembly Schedule
Fri, Jan 13 Martin Luther King, Jr. Assembly – 2:45 PM – Spirit Assembly Schedule
Tues, Jan 17 PLCs – PLC Schedule
Tues, Jan 24 County – AM Activity Schedule
Tues, Jan 31 National Catholic Schools Week Mass – Mass Schedule
February
Wed, Feb 1 AM Assembly - AM Assembly Schedule – Dr. Terry Johnson
Tues, Feb 7 PLCs – PLC Schedule
Tues, Feb 14 County – AM Assembly Schedule
Thurs, Feb 16 Parent Conferences – Early Dismissal Schedule
Wed, Feb 22 Ash Wednesday - All School Liturgy – Mass Schedule
Fri, Feb 24 ShamrAuction Prep Day
Mon, Feb 27 Sophomore Day of Recollection
Tues, Feb 28 PLCs – PLC Schedule
Sophomore Day of Recollection
March
Tues, Mar 6 County – PM Assembly Schedule
Junior Plan for College Day – Periods 1 - 5 periods
Fri, Mar 9 End of 3Q
Tues, Mar 13 PLCs – PLC Schedule
Wed, Mar 14 Lenten Reconciliation – Special Schedule
Tues, Mar 20 County – AM Activity Schedule
April
Tues, Apr 3 PLCs – PLC Schedule
Tues, Apr 10 County – AM Assembly Schedule
Tues, Apr 17 PLCs – PLC Schedule
Tues, Apr 24 County – AM Assembly Schedule
May
Fri, May 4 All School Liturgy - Senior Send Off – Mass at 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Tues, May 8 County – AM Assembly Schedule
Tues – Fri, May15 – 18 Senior Exams
Fri, May 18 Irish 500 – Half Day Schedule
Tues – Fri, May 22-25 Underclass Exams
Fri, May 25 End of 4Q; end of sem 2; semester 2 has 95 days
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Please be aware of two new policies for the 2011-2012 school year.
STUDENT USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES ON CAMPUS
Cathedral High School encourages all faculty and staff to use 21st-Century tools to teach, communicate, and bring the real world into the classroom and all facets of Cathedral life, and therefore, it is imperative that students are encouraged to have and use tools appropriate for those educational opportunities.