Wednesday,November 16, 2011Edition #16
Dear Cathedral Parents,
I wish you and your family and friends a most Happy Thanksgiving Break for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, November 23 – 25.
We will not have any emails next week because of the shortened week.
The Climate Audit Survey that I had mentioned previously will be sent to Sophomore and Seniors Parents and students on Monday, November 28th. It can be completed any time before Thursday, December 8. Thank you in advance for your participation on this survey.
Remember that our Open House will be on tomorrow, Thursday, November 17th from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. It includes a sit down dinner for families with students considering Cathedral. Please encourage your friends to “come and meet the Irish!”
Use these hyperlinks to find information quickly:
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Advancement
Announcements
Athletics
Band
Bookstore and Spirit Shop
Cafeteria
Choir News
College Information
Congratulations
Dates to Remember
Mothers’ Club
Prayers
Service
Smart Quote
Theatre
Tutoring
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Dates to Remember:
November
Thurs, Nov 17Open House – Half-Day Schedule – dismissal at 11:30 a.m.
Spirit Shop Hours 7:15 a.m. – noon
Open House Hours 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Fri, Nov 18Theatre Production –Godspell at 7:30 p.m.
Sat, Nov 19Theatre Production –Godspell at 7:30 p.m.
Sun, Nov 20Theatre Production –Godspell at 3:00 p.m.
M-T, Nov 21-22Junior Men’s Overnight retreat
Tues, Nov 22County – AM Assembly Schedule
Wed, Nov 23Rugby Championship Day – no school
W-F, 11/23-25Spirit Shop CLOSED; Thanksgiving Holiday
Thurs, Nov 24Thanksgiving – no school
Fri, Nov 25Thanksgiving Break – no school
Tues, Nov 29PLCs – PLC Schedule
Wed, Nov 30Advent Reconciliation – special schedule
December
Thurs, Dec 1NCAA Information Night (NCAA rep.)
Fri, Dec 2Amy’s Day – Cafeteria at 6:00 - 7:15 a.m. in Cafeteria
Sat, Dec 3Brunch with Santa – Cafeteria from 8:00 – 12:00 noon
Choir’s Cookie Bake from 8:00 – 4:00 in kitchen
Sun, Dec. 4Holiday Christmas Choral and Instrumental Program – 1:30 p.m. in Auditorium
Sophomore Ring Ceremony – 5:00 p.m. - Auditorium
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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. Zahn, our Chaplain, encourages members of the Cathedral Family to contact him to have a mass said in memory of a loved one. If you wish to register a Mass, please contact Sister Lynne at 968-7383 for details and arrangements. If you are not able to pay the $10, you may still submit an intention for our daily Mass. Morning Masses begin at 7:00 a.m. in the Cathedral Chapel.
Thurs / 11/17 / St. Elizabeth of Hungary / RIP Bill Pruitt from Father Munshower
Fri / 11/18 / Ded. Bas of Sts. Peter & Paul-Rome / RIP Samuel Gerard Blandina from daughter Susan
Mon / 11/21 / Presentation of Bl. Virgin Mary / RIP Walton A. Collins (’45) from Cathedral family
Tues / 11/22 / St. Cecelia / Communion Service – private petitions
Wed / 11/23 / St. Clement 1 & St. Columban / No school
Thurs / 11/24 / St. Andrew Dung-Loc & comp. / Thanksgiving Day - no School
Fri / 11/25 / St. Catherine of Alexandria / Friday after Thanksgiving - no School
- If you wish to speak with a priest, please call Father John Zahn at 379-3054.
- Please remember to continue praying for Father Munshower, as he goes through back surgery and recovery. I just spoke with him and he tells me that his surgery will be on November 29th. We will keep you updated on Father’s condition through these next few weeks. Our rotating masses have been put on hold until Father Munshower returns.
- Reconciliation is available Tuesdays and Thursday during the lunch periods in the Chapel.
Congratulations:
The AP United States Government /“We the People, The Citizen and the Constitution” is a semester-long co-curricular course. The class or “team” studies how the foundations of our gov’t relate to present-day laws and policies. The competition is a simulated congressional hearing, where students demonstrate their knowledge while they evaluate, take, and defend positions on relevant historical and contemporary constitutional issues. This is the first year for Cathedral High School to have a program and they competed in Indiana’s 7th Congressional District Competition, Monday, November 14th at IUPU. We congratulate our team, who won over the other five teams, and will progress to State Competition on Sunday, December 18th. The “We the People…” program is a national program sponsored by the Center for Civic Education, headquartered in Calabasas, California. All 50 states, District of Columbia, and several territories run the competition. Congratulations team to great inaugural showing.
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Josie Barrett
James Brokaw
Maria DeSanto
Patrick Dimond
Briana Glass
Abby Helvering
Aysha Jemison
Ana Kavanaugh
Jim Kempf
Steven Longerbone
Danny Massa
Haley Roach
Lauren Tolley
Guy Valponi
Erin Walsh
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Special honors go to Josie Barrett, James Brokaw, Abby Helvering, Jim Kempf, Steven Longerbone, Haley Roach, Lauren Tolley, and Guy Valponi for representing units with the highest scores of the competition!
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Congratulations to the Pride of the Irish, which did an excellent job performing and marching in the Veteran’s Day Parade! Thank you for representing Cathedral to our American Veterans!
Students making up the Pride of the Irish are:
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Bryce Akridge
Sean Allen
DeMani Arnold
Andrew Ash
William Ash
Briana Badgett
Sophia Baker
Meagan Ball
Josephine Barrett
Nicole Batalis
Elicia Bates
Caleb Beidelman
Joseph Berg
Kellen Berry
Josh Billows
Sarah Black
Morgan Bolden
Alex Boos
Abigail Brennan
James Brokaw
Grace Buchanan
Nick Buckman
Raja Burt
Tyler Butler
Grace Christoff
Nathan Clark
Moira Corcoran
Alex Cotton
Elizabeth Cummings
Grace Cummings
Emily Darnell
Chanea Davis
Johnathan Davis
Vince Demyan
Willy Dimond
Mitch Faber
Octavia Farris
Keagen Ferguson
Erin Fillenwarth
Patrick Foster
Will Foley
Joe Fulnecky
Meghan Garriott
John Garvey
Nate Gath
Sadie Gelb
Nicholas George
Mary Glowner
Jalen Goode
Garrett Hall
Shawn Hall
Sam Harlan
Madelaine Hidalgo
Ronnie Hill
Marissa Hoffmire
Matthew Hoffmire
Matt Huber
Clark Hutchings
Marika Inskeep
Joyreece James
Connor Jensen
Katherine Johantges
Danyon Johnson
Chris Jones
Zach Jordan
John Kansky
Chandler Kehoe
Conner Kelley
Kynnedy Kelly
Jim Kempf
Maureen Kesterson-Yates
Lana Kinney
Ashley Knoblauch
Sarah Lavelle
Sarah Lenahan
Steven Longerbone
Alexander Lucht
Keith MacDonell
Jacob Mages
Timothy Marks
L.J. Martin
Miles Mason
Rose McDowell
Michael Melbardis
Alex Moore
William Moores
Taylor Morton
Sarah Muller
Ryan Murphy
Chris Neuffer
Sofia Ocampo
James Officer
Clorissa Orrick
Samuel Osborn
Dillon Paul
Neil Perry
George Peyton
Cara Ratterman
Haley Roach
Colin Roberts
Melissa Robins
Belle Rogers
Chris Rudicel
Brendan Schlebecker
Paul Schlebecker
Sean Schlebecker
Frank Schwandt
Eddie Schwering
Brian Selvage
Samara Shackelton
Maddi Shake
Aaron Smith
Tim Smith
Lizzie Snyder
Katherine Spiech
Stephanie Stapleton
Edward Steppe
Mercer Suppiger
Shantelle Taylor
Haley Thompson
Mackenzie Tice
Logan Tice
Kaylee Titsworth
Ethan Topham
Erin Tupman
Kathryn Vanderbosch
Tianna Vander Missen
Zach Vander Missen
Austin Walker
Brian Walsh
Erin Walsh
Matthew Wehrli
Jasmine Whitaker
Tristan Wilbrandt
Gibran Williams
Spenser Wilson
MacKenzie Wolf
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Congratulations to Matthew Wehrli (’14), who was recognized as a Carson Scholar and was honored at the Carson Scholars Fund Annual Awards Banquet on Monday, November 14th. Matthew has been recognized for his outstanding academic record and for his good scholarship. His recognition includes a scholarship toward his post-high school expenses. Great job, Matthew!
Announcements:
Schedule for School Day on November 17th for Open House:
PeriodTime
06:42 – 7:30
Pray: 7:34 – 7:38
1: 7:38 – 8:02
2. 8:07 – 8:31
3. 8:36 - 9:00
Ann: 9:00 – 9:03
4.9:08 – 9:32
5.9:37 – 10:01
6.10.06 – 10:30
7:10:35 - 10:59
8:11:04 – 11:28 (dismissal)
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Because we will be heading into Semi-State with our Football team this Friday, November 18th, we will have a spirit assembly on this day. If you are able to join us for this spirit assembly, please feel free to do so. Our schedule for this day is:
SPIRIT ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE
0-6:42 – 7:28
7:34 – 7:38 – Prayer and Pledge
1-7:38 – 8:22
2-8:27 – 9:11
3-9:16 – 10:00
10:00 – 10:03 Announcements
4-10:08 – 10:52
5-10:57 – 12:14
a-10:57 – 11:21
b-b- 11:21 – 11:45
c-c- 11:50 – 12:14
6-11:50 – 1:08
d- 12:20 – 12:44 e- 12:44 – 1:08
7- 1:13 – 1:57
8- 2:02 – 2:46
Spirit Assembly from 2:46 – 3:10
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In anticipation of NCYC (National Catholic Youth Conference) which starts this Thursday, I wanted to share this information with Cathedral High School so that students, parents, administrators and faculty can witness the conference from home or school!
- All of the NCYC general sessions, including the closing liturgy, will be streamed live via the internet. This is a great way for family and friends who cannot be present to see the 22,000 high school youth at NCYC.
- Streaming will begin at approximately 8:00 pm on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings and at approximately 9:00 am on Friday and Saturday mornings. A link to the stream will be available on the NFCYM website, and the NCYC website,
- Also, there will be streaming four workshop sessions specifically for parents on Friday and Saturday. The link to these streams will be available from the same sites as above. The sessions are Friday from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm, from 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm, and from 3:45 pm to 5:00 pm. On Saturday there is one session from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm.
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The Cathedral Alumni Association invites everyone to come and enjoy Brunch with Santa!
When: Saturday, December 3, 2011
Where: Cathedral’s Cafeteria
Time: 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Santa and his elves are coming to Cathedral! Come enjoy cookie decorating, ornament decorating and Santa!
Cost: $3.00 per child, $5.00 per adult or $15.00 per family (max 6 persons).
Contact: RSVP recommended to Beth Welch at by November 28, 2011
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Canned Food Drive trucks were loaded this morning. Cathedral’s contribution to the poor at three different charities was 23,600 cans and $7,677.00. Many people will have food for Thanksgiving and Christmas and other meals!
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Mrs. Kathy Keyes and Mr. Paul Brown, two of Cathedral’s teachers, made a trip to visit Jay Ruckelshaus this past weekend in Atlanta, where he is receiving rehab at Shepherd Center. They took with them a number of gifts for Jay – video of all of our students blessing him after last week’s assembly, an iPad2 with many messages for him from faculty and students, and all of our good wishes for him. Mrs. Keyes and Mr. Brown said the neatest thing was his excitement when he realized that he could type on the iPad 2 using a stylus and that he could listen to some of Duke University’s classes broadcast online. With this, a whole world has opened for him!
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Amy’s Day will be held on Friday, December 2nd. “Amy’s Day” is for parents and daughters (school-age) who choose to spend quality time together.
- When: The 1st Friday of each month (except for School breaks in January/April)
- From: 6:00 a.m. - 7:15 a.m.
- Where: Cathedral High School Cafeteria…breakfast
- is served by Sahm’s for $7.00 per person (Not for profit).
- Who: Daughters & any parent! (Fathers and daughters as well as mom/guardian(s)!
- Why: Quality time with the ones you love. We have wonderful speakers that address topics such as: self-respect, dating, drinking and drugs, health & wellness, value of a close family, etc. We take requests as well.
P.S. The sacrifice is worth it!! Can’t wait to see you at the next one on Friday, December 2nd, 2011 at 6:00 a.m.
- Featured Speaker: Lance Rhodes, Indiana Department of Education, former Cathedral Teacher and Wrestling Coach, and current Cathedral parent.
- Questions? Please contact:
Kathleen Miller@ 317.257.3051
Barbara Hasbrook@ 317.432-5900
Anne Hasbrook - or or317-407-8997.
Ben Sasin, Student Journalist: On Friday, October 28th, Ben Sasin’s (’14) article was printed in the New Palestine Reporter. I have included excerpts from Ben Sasin’s article below.
‘By Far the best Camporee yet’
Three awards and one ribbon were among what New Palestine’s own Boy Scout Troop 244 brought home Sunday, October 16, from the Pioneer Distract Fall Camporee.
The Troop was given the Spirit of Scouting Award and Best Skit and Song Award. Also, Troop 244 was crowned champion of the tug of war competition on Saturday evening against 10 other troops.
“I had a lot of fun on this outing,” chaplain aid Cory Sitler said. “It was probably by far the best camporee yet…. Sean (Webster) jumping up constantly saying ‘the Olympians are better’ was pretty good.”
The lumberjack-theme camporee was held at Camp Ransburg in Bloomington, October 14 – 16. Tomahawk throwing, the Lumberjack Carry, and Lumberjack Trivia and First Aid were only a few of the activities Scouts were able to participate.
Near dinner time, the Cobra Patrol rushed to present their original spaghetti taco and a bread stick specialty to the judges.
At the campfire Saturday night, most troops performed more than one skit or song. Troop 244 presented “The Tree Climbing Skit with a Twist” and sang a lumberjack song.
When Boy Scouts think of Camp Ransburg, they think “hot, humid and sweaty,” though this time of year it’s the opposite. I froze and woke up shivering like a little dog,” Olympians Patrol Leader Sean Webster said.
Packs 244 and 254 accompanied Troop 244 on the camp out, though they were eager to try the fun-filled activities for themselves. The Cub Scouts wanted to explore beyond the frontier and visited Fossil Beach on the shoreline of Lake Monroe. The Scouts, even the adults, were amazed by their discoveries. This outing for the Cub Scouts gave them a glimpse of all that Boy Scouts has to offer.
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The next Dad’s Day will be on Friday, December 9th.
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Get a Jump on Life, with your Resume Vol. 1. Number 1
(That Little Edge Makes the Big Difference)
by Jim Faulkner, CHS Computer Programming Instructor
Most people go to college to get a Job, or better yet, to create a long-term career.
Most people who go to college, exit with a resume that consist of non-career-oriented student summer jobs,
their grades, a few student affiliations, and some student honors. In the past, this may have been enough
to at least get a job, if not a great one. Today, such a "power-packed" resume, even with a 3.85 (out of 4.0),
many not pull in a job in the student's chosen field, at all.
The "Graduate" (Dustin Hoffman, 1969) was told, "I have one word for you -- PLASTICS."
Today, or 4 to 8 years from now, that "one word" might be -- "COMPUTERS" or "Technology". The more
important words, however, will be, "Internships", "On-the-Job Experience", and "your personal Network".
Three graduates with 4.0's and a "typical graduate's resume", will be easily trumpeted by one graduate with
a 3.5 and a list of internships, on-the-job-experience, and maybe a certification or two.
This is an important thrust of the Business and Technology Department at CHS, and especially the computer related classes.
"…and so", he will say, "What have you done in our field lately? Real work experience, that is?"
Stay tuned to this column. Next week we will show you statistics about the jobs that are in demand now, and in the next 10 years. Even I was surprised with the overwhelming weight of technology and computer related skills that will be in demand.
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Within the next couple weeks, you will see a new format for our Parent Email. I look forward to sharing this with you!
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Below is a copyof our approved calendar for the 2012 – 2013 school year. I hope this will help in making some long-range plans for your family.
Here is our calendar for 2012 – 2013 (next school year)!
Mon-Sun, July 2 – 8IHSAA Sports Moratorium Week
Thurs, Aug 9First Day of School
Mon, Sept 3Labor Day – no school
Fri, Oct 12End of 1st Quarter
Thurs, Nov 15Open House
Th-Fri, Nov 22-23 Thanksgiving Break
T-F, Dec 18-21Exams for Semester 1
Mon, Dec 24 – Fri, Jan 4Christmas Break
Mon, Jan 7Last Day of 2Q; Last day of Sem. 1
Tues, Jan 8Semester 2 begins
Mon, Jan 24Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – no school
Fri, Feb 24ShamrAuction Prep Day – no school
Fri, Mar 8Last Day of 3rd Quarter
Fri, Mar 15St. Patrick’s Day – no school
Mon, Mar 18-Fi, Mar 22Spring Break
Fri, Mar 29Good Friday
Sun, Mar 31Easter Sunday
Mon – Thurs, May 13 – 16Senior Exams
Fri, May 17thIrish 500 Day
Sat, May 18thBaccalaureate
Sun, May 19thGraduation
Tues-Fri, May 21-24Underclass Exams
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1Q has 46 days
2Q has 49 days
Sem 1 has 95 days
3Q has 42 days
4Q has 48 days
Sem 2 has 90 days
School year has 185 days
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Calendar Corrections:
- There is no PLC listed in the bluebook on March 13.I want to you to be aware of this day is a PLC day.
- Also, the math league listed in the blue book on February 14 has been moved to February 7.
The Jay Ruckelshaus Memorial Blood Drive was a huge success! Thanks to the 68 cathedral students and staff who donated blood and to the 30 who tried, but were denied, Cathedral potentially saved 294 lives in just one day.
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Here is an essay, written by one of our seniors and reprinted here with his consent.
True Wealth
Daniel Flood – Brownsburg, Indiana
Entered on December 15, 2010
Age Group: Under 18
Themes: charity & service, good & evil, goodness & kindness, humility
Share This Essay:
I’ve been to New Orleans and seen the destruction of Hurricane Katrina years after it passed; I’ve built houses in South Carolina in an area where the average income is well below the national average; and I’ve helped the homeless in my own city. Each person I have met while working has taught me a different lesson: lessons that I will never forget. Some people stand out more than others, but one man and the lessons he taught me stand out among the rest.
Biloxi, Mississippi was hit hard by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. A native Mississippian, David was a frail 65 year old man who wore a stocking cap despite temperatures in the upper 80s. Hurricane Katrina took its toll on David’s small house; it was beat up with beetles in the wall and holes in the ceiling. While we took down the walls to replace the drywall and beetles fell on top of us, he stood a few feet behind us cracking jokes and telling stories. We took breaks and David showed us a card trick, a coin trick, or some other magic trick meant for a child. Despite being poor, he wore a smile on his face unmatched by any I have ever seen. How could a person as poor as David be as happy as he was?