A Note from the Principal – Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Dear Parents and Students,

 We are winding down the school year and the 8^th graders are counting down their last week. This Sunday, our 8^th Grade students will be graduating at 2pm. Many of these students are moving on to Sacred Heart Griffin and others to surrounding schools. It is amazing to see our 8^th Graders begin to realize that their last days here are coming to an end. One moment they are thrilled to be graduating and moving on and the next moment they are sad and somber reflecting on the many good memories they have had here growing up. You know, we are with these students most of the day, and we do get connected with them as well. The faculty and staff may not really say it, but we get emotional as well.

 The last school Mass for our 8^th Graders is this Friday, May 18^th at 8:30am.

8^th Grade Graduation is this Sunday, May 20th at 2pm. All are welcome to attend this special occasion. Our soon to be 2012 graduates are:

Destiny Antuna                  Jacqueline Gunther                   Abigail  Overturf 

 Brent Beneky                    Madison Harrison                         Hunter  Ridley

 Spencer Beneky                Marianne  Huck                            Bryce  Ruffner

 Jacob Blair                          Brinton Johnson                           Mary Sadaj 

James  Bond                       Cameron  Kelley                           Jack Sigourney

JanayaBrown                  Madeline Livingstone                 Matthew Weaver

Jacob Fuchs                     Daniel Marcy                           Jacob Wolverton

Joshua  Fuchs               Nicklas  Mucciante                  Matthew  Young

 Congratulations to all of you! 

Reminder Dates for 8^th Graders:

May 19^th – 8^th Graders Last Day

May 20^th  – 8^th Grade Graduation – 2 pm Mass BE there by 1:15pm no later than 1:30pm Meet in Library

May 22^nd  – Class trip- 7am sharp for Mass – Jeans or appropriate shorts and Class 2012 T-Shirt, Tennis Shoes

Attention all Athletes!

The 2011-2012 Sports Banquet is being held this Thursday night from 6-8pm in the Atrium.

This will be a special night to honor all of our Athletes.

 

Reminder: All yearbook order forms are due Friday, May 18^th.  Yearbooks are $20.00 and in full color. Don’t miss your opportunity to order one, as we will not order extra books. Make checks payable to Cathedral School.

Auction Total$

THE FINAL TOTALS are in for our annual auction that was held last month. The “Night for Our Children” auction (Drum roll please) total this year is $68,800. Thank you to our parents, families, friends and business community for their generous donations. This is outstanding! We surpassed our total from last year!  The fund-a-project this year will soon be purchased. We will soon see a second playground on the grassy area across from the Cass street entrance. We will have swings, picnic tables and more things to climb on. This will all be enclosed in the same type of fencing. It’s so exciting, I can’t wait ! A huge “thank you” to Casey Wichmann our Development Director, her co-chair Catherine Hart, and the entire team that coordinated events for the auction. Outstanding!

Sports for next year upcoming 5^th, 6^th, 7^th and 8^th graders

If you are interested in playing sports for next year, please make sure your return the intent form that came home last week. This form will let the school know if your student is interested in playing sports next year. We need to know our number of athletes to see if we need to co-op with another school.  Forms are due Friday, May 18^th, 2012. If you have lost your form, please send in a note stating the sports your child is interested in. Thank you.

 

Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, any and all Volunteers:

Anyone that will volunteer in our school or parish, will need to complete the Protecting God’s Children class before being able to help. This is mandated by the Bishop.

Please call Sue Coombe for more information or to register at 522-3342.

Here are some upcoming training dates:

Tuesday – July 31,   12:15-3:15pm  Atrium

Monday – August 6,   6:15pm-9:15pm  Atrium

Wednesday – August 22,    6:15pm-9:15pm  Atrium

Sunday – August 26,    6:15pm-9:15pm  Atrium

Thursday – September 6,    6:15pm-9:15pm  Atrium

Outstanding Bills: 

All students with outstanding bills will not receive their Final Report Cards and 8^th Grade students will not receive their diploma, until payment or other arrangements have been made. Students will also not have their school records released to another school until all outstanding bills have been paid. If you need to make financial arrangements, please call the school office. Thank you.

Last Day of School May 23^{rd  -}  8:30am Mass, Report Cards and Dismissal 

NO EXTENDED CARE on the Last Day.

Have a blessed week and weekend, the weather is beautiful!

Rita Fuchs

Principal  Cathedral School

A Note from the Principal                   Thursday, May 10^th, 2012

 Parents and Students,
I understand sometimes you may not have the time to read the Principal’s letter, but this month there is a lot of information you won’t want to miss. Here we go!

The weather is expected to be beautiful tomorrow and that is great news for all of us!

Tomorrow is “Track and Field Day” which is a very exciting day for all the kids. Ms. Clinton and Ms. Walker have organized an outstanding day of fun. We have our always popular, RAT RACE here again this year. The kids just love that obstacle course!  Track and Field Day will begin immediately following our all school Mass. Here are four important changes for tomorrow.

*Morning Drop-Off: Due to Track and Field Day our morning drop off procedure for this day has changed. We will have the gates closed, so please park in the church side if you need to walk your child up to the school, or drop off along the Cass Street door entrance. The normal 5^th Street parking lot will not be accessible due to games being setup in the parking lot.

* After School Pickup: Games run until 2:30pm so students will remove games and supplies as fast as possible. The Rat Race may not be deflated yet, so please park away from the Rat Race. Thank you for your cooperation.

*Dress Code:  In my last letter I mentioned students could wear jeans, with their Cathedral Spirit shirt but this is really a “FREE” dress-down day.  This means an appropriate t-shirt and shorts with athletic shoes.  Please NO pajama pants, short shorts, or sandals!  Normal dress-down day rules apply – pg.27. This will be a day of fun and excitement.

*Lunch:  ALL students MUST bring a cold lunch on this day. We will not be serving lunch.

Milk will be provided.

Good Luck

Please join me in saying “Thank You’” and “Best of Luck” to Mrs. BJ Martin, the school cook, as she will be leaving us tomorrow, after preparing food for us for the past 5 years. BJ has been part of the Cathedral family for over 8 years when her oldest Joseph started here in 2^nd grade. Mrs. Martin has accepted another full-time position at Building Blocks Day Care. We wish her the best of luck in her new endeavors. It might be nice to send in a small note of appreciation, for all the lunches she has prepared each day for our children. I’m sure we’ll still see her around Cathedral, as Isaiah will be in 8^th grade next year. Thank you BJ for all the time and dedication given to the staff and students.

 

First Communion

This Saturday at the 4pm Mass, our 2^nd Graders will be celebrating the Sacrament of First  Communion. This is such a wonderful celebration of them receiving the Eucharist for the first time. Please consider joining us to show support for these students.  Nyelli Antuna, Alyssa Copelin, Anna Craddock, Jayden Driscoll, Ava Southern, and Karlie Weaver. Congratulations!

State Music Contest                                                                                                                                           Congratulations to the following students who participated in the State Music Competition this past weekend: Hunter Ridley, Mia Bentel, Abby Overturf and Maddie Wichmann all received first superior and Jaci Gunther received a second. All of these young soloists are just outstanding. Congrats and thank you to Mrs. DelGiorno, Ms. Walker, and Teri Dederer!

Track Sectionals                                                                                                                             Congratulations to all the athletes that participated in the State Sectionals Track meet this past weekend in Jacksonville. Although we had no athletes move on to State Finals, they all beat their own personal best time, so that is something to be very proud of.  Congratulations to the track team that placed ninth overall. Team members are: Garrett Asmussen, Dillon Harris, Ariel Seitz, Cyonna Young, Steven Orr, Shelby Williams, Brent Beneky, James Bond, Josh Fuchs, Nick Mucciante, and Bryce Ruffner. A big thank you to Mrs. Ruffner and Mrs. Asmussen for coaching the track team all year.

Important Deadlines and forms to be returned!

Sports Banquet

This Tuesday, May 15^th, is the RSVP deadline for all Athletes in grade 5^th – 8^th, to return their money and order form for the Sports Banquet on Thursday, May 17^th, 6pm in the Atrium. If you are an athlete in these grades and did not receive a form, please call the office. You will not be able to order that night as we are pre-ordering the food from McCormicks Deli.

Thank you.

           

Yearbook

Coming home today is the yearbook form for the 2011-2012 yearbook. This will include memories from this entire year.  Please return your yearbook form that is going home today and return it by Friday, May 18th, 2012.   The cost is $20 and you may make out the check to Cathedral School or you may pay by cash.  Place either check or cash into an envelope marked yearbook and include the yearbook form. Thank you!

 

Sports for next year upcoming 5^th, 6^th, 7^th and 8^th graders

If you are interested in playing sports for next year, please see the form coming home today. This form will let the school know if your student is interested in playing sports next year. We need to know our number of athletes to see if we need to co-op with another school.  Forms will be due Friday, May 18^th, 2012.

 

Market Day

Market Day orders are due to the school office no later than noon, May 11^th. Online orders will be accepted until 11pm CST, May 12^th.  Go online at www.marketday.com and use 7458 as our school code.  This will be the last order until school resumes. September 2012 will be the first month of Market Day.

Thank you – Donation                                                                                                            I am excited to announce that we have earned a $1,000 dollar donation from Niemann Foods Inc. “County Market”.  We worked hard and outperformed 300 other schools that participated in the Max Dollars for Education in 2011. Congratulations and continue to use the Max Dollars for Education. More sign-up sheets will be coming next year.

Volunteer Hours

Attention Parents:  Be sure to check your child’s folder if you didn’t check it yesterday.

Family Volunteer Status Forms have been sent home. This paper will tell you how many hours you have completed and how many you have not. If you received an email from Mrs. Wichmann last week, then you have completed your required hours and will not receive a letter. If you have completed volunteer hours but have not received credit, please turn in your volunteer cards to the school office for credit.  If you still need volunteer hours we have a few opportunities left.

• Track and Field Day tomorrow, call the school office for details.
• Market Day – May 17^th from 1:15pm – 3:15pm in the school hall, just show up to help.
• Daily playground help – Call Rusty Overturf at 899-2468 for details.
• Church cleaning – May 23^rd immediately after the 5:15pm Mass, just show up to help.
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Thank you to all the families that have completed their hours. We appreciate your support and continued dedication.

 

 

Thank you – Volunteers

As we end the year, I would like to thank the many volunteers we have had throughout the school that have helped us each and every day, or many just a hour or two here or there.

Thank you especially to Mrs. Norma Dougherty and Mr. Rich Lefferts for their extended hours at Cathedral. Thank you!

 

BBQ                                                                                                                                   Just a reminder the end of the year BBQ scheduled for May 18^th has been cancelled.

 

Summer Camp

Interested in Cathedral School Camp?  Information packets and registration forms were sent home on Monday. If you did not get one or you have misplaced it, log on to the school website and click Admissions. There you will find the guidelines and registration form. Any questions regarding camp can be directed to Casey Wichmann at 522-3342 or email her at cathedraldevelopment@gmail.com.  If you are not current financially with the school, you are not eligible for summer camp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, any and all Volunteers:

Anyone that will volunteer in any capacity at our school or parish, will need to complete the Protecting God’s Children class before being able to help. This is mandated by the Bishop.

Please call Sue Coombe for more information or to register at 522-3342.

Here are some upcoming training dates:

Tuesday – July 31,   12:15-3:15pm  Atrium

Monday – August 6,   6:15pm-9:15pm  Atrium

Wednesday – August 22,    6:15pm-9:15pm  Atrium

Sunday – August 26,    6:15pm-9:15pm  Atrium

Thursday – September 6,    6:15pm-9:15pm  Atrium

 

Volunteer time for kids

Students entering grades 7-12 are invited to volunteer their time over the summer for various needs at Cathedral (for service hours or just out of stewardship). Jobs may involve office activities or light activity. Interested students should contact Nichol DelGiorno at cathedralmusic1@gmail.com or 522-3342.

Financial Obligation

If you have not completed your financial obligation to the school, you will not receive your report card at the end of the year. If you need to make other arrangements, please call the school office to make an appointment with me and/or Father Harman.

Upcoming dates:

Thursday, May 17^th – Early Dismissal, Faculty Meeting    Dress-up Day for 8^th Graders

Friday, May 18^th – Last day for the 8^th Graders

Sunday, May 20^th – Graduation for 8^th Graders – 2 pm Mass

Wednesday, May 23^rd – Last day of School – Mass, Report Cards, and Dismissal

Until next week,

God Bless,

Mrs. Rita Fuchs

Principal

A Note from the Principal                        __        Thursday, May 3^rd, 2012 

Dear Parents and students,

I would like to thank everyone who participated or donated in any way to our annual, “A Night for Our Children” Auction.  I thank all the parents, families, friends and businesses in the area for their continued support to Cathedral School. We won’t know our grand totals for awhile, but it is exciting to know that we have raised enough money from the fund-a-project, to begin development of our 2^nd playground on the grassy area, just outside the Cass street doors. This will allow us to have swings, benches, and more. Thank you all for your generosity. I would like to thank Casey Wichmann, Catherine Hart, Jennifer Johnson and the many volunteers that have worked so hard to put the auction together. It  was a great night!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        I

 Monday was an exciting day for our school, as we had many new students shadowing our students. They are transferring from St. Joe’s or other area schools and were able to meet their future classmates and teachers. It was great to have them join us for the day. 

Congratulations to all of our students that participated in the Spring Musical. It was a bit warm, as the weather brought an unusually hot and humid night. (At least it wasn’t raining).

I hope you enjoyed the show. It was great to see the students singing songs that we as a Parochial school can sing, in school – “God Bless America”.  I think that the patriotic songs and the tribute to our Veterans, made us all proud.  Thank you to the students and Ms. Walker for her hard work! 

Congratulations to our Environmental club. They received 3^rd place in the CWLP refrigerator decoration contest. The school will be awarded $100 for their participation.  We give Mrs. Lentz and Mary Sadaj special acknowledgement for their hard work on this project. Kudos!

Tomorrow, Friday, May 4^th – This is an important date for our 8^th graders.

We will have our School Mass at 8:30am and immediately following Mass, we will pin the 8^th grade students with their graduation ribbons. At least one parent from the 8^th grade class is asked to come pin their student. If you cannot make the ceremony, please let us know.

All students will then proceed out to the fountain and statue of Mary to continue with our May Crowning.

Track Sectionals will be Saturday, May 5^th in Jacksonville. Good luck track team members!

Our end of the Year BBQ on May 18^th has been cancelled.

For those families interested in summer camp, registration forms will go home Friday and guidelines/schedules will go home to families as registration forms and fees are received.

VOLUNTEER HOURS:  Monday, Volunteer hours notification forms will be going home.  If families still owe hours, they we be told what is left to fill and the dollar amt that will be charged if the hours are not completed.  Questions regarding hours can be directed to Julie Pitchford at cgsvolunteerhours@gmail.com .

 

UPCOMING DATES FOR MAY

 

May 11 – Track and Field Day – Wear jeans and your SPIRIT shirt.

May 12 – First Communion  4pm Mass

May 13 –  Mother’s Day – Don’t forget MOM on this special day.

May 15 –  Mother / Daughter Banquet  6pm School Hall

May 16 – Dollar Denim Day

May 17^th – Early Dismissal 1:30pm  Faculty meeting

May 17^th – 8^th Grade dress up day

May 17^th – Sports Banquet –Details will follow

May 18^th – Last day for 8^th Graders

May 20^th – Cathedral Graduation – 2pm Mass

May 22^nd – 8^th Grade Field trip

May 23^rd – Last Day – School Mass 8:30am

                  Dismissal immediately following

Have a great weekend!

The kids are counting down the days until summer…are you?

God bless,

Rita Fuchs

Principal

 

Thank you to our families, friends, and business partners  that supported us with their contributions at our recent
“NIGHT FOR OUR CHILDREN AUCTION”. The auction was a success but we won’t know totals for awhile.  We can say we are excited that we were successful in raising enough money for our Fund-a-project,  that  will allow us to begin construction on our 2nd playground, just of f Cass street. Thank you all for your support!

 A Note from the Principal                        __        Thursday, April 26, 2012 

Dear Parents and students, 

Yesterday was an exciting day in the office as we celebrated Secretaries Day here at school. The kids delivered cards, poems and sang songs too. Mrs. Keen and Mrs. Sgambelluri, we thank you for all you do for us, the faculty, staff, students and parents of Cathedral. Just imagine the number of kids that come through the office needing something from magic Band-Aids from playground mishaps, a temperature check, stomach ache, lost tooth, call home, missing lunch, missing assignment, and the list goes on and on.  Can you imagine the number of phone calls, thousands of papers that cross their desks?  We thank them for all that they do for us, as they give a new meaning to multi-tasking. Thank you!

Midterms came home yesterday in the communication folders. If you did not see the progress report from your child, please call the office or email your teacher.  If your child has marks that are unsatisfactory, just remember students still have time to work on these grades.

Congratulations to our (28) 7^th and 8^th Graders from Cathedral School that were confirmed this past weekend on Sunday, April 22^nd, 2012, at the 10am Mass celebrated by Bishop Thomas John Paproki. These newly confirmed from Cathedral School are:

 

7^th grade                                                       8^th grade

Scott (Charles) Adams                                    Destiny (Agnes) Antuna

Elizabeth (Mary) Canas                                   Brent (Joseph) Beneky

Aaron (Jude) Deopere                                    Spencer (Jerome) Beneky

Grace (Elizabeth) Fu nk                                   Jacob (Peter) Blair

Isaiah (Sebastian) Martin                                Jacob (Michael) Fuchs

Mackenzie (Rose) Netherland                          Joshua (Joshua) Fuchs

Steven (Stephen) Orr                                     Jacqueline (Sophia) Gunther

Anthony (Anthony) Rolens                             Madison (Catherine of Siena) Harrison

Ann (Amelia) Urbance                                    Brinton (Stephen) Johnson

                                                                   Madeline (Gemma Galgani) Livingstone

                                                                   Daniel (Charles) Marcy

                                                                   Nick (Nicholas) Mucciante

                                                                   Abigail (Kateri Tekawita) Overturf

                                                                   Hunter (Maria Goretti) Ridley

                                                                   Bryce (Sebastian) Ruffner

                                                                   Jack (Francis of Assisi) Sigourney

                                                                   Matthew (Matthew) Weaver

                                                                   Jacob (Patrick) Wolverton

                                                                   Matthew (Thomas) Young

Congratulations to our newly confirmed as they received the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.

We also thank you their parents, their sponsors, Mrs. Walch, Mrs. Wilderson, Sue Coombe, Father Harman, and Father Thompson for their work in preparing these students to receive this sacrament.

Monday, April 23^rd, Cathedral School had a very exciting day.
First, Cathedral School celebrated Earth Day by wearing their Earth Day t-shirts, and then learning about how to keep the Earth clean by recycling. Eighth graders – Maddie Livingstone, Hunter Ridley, and Madison Harrison created and presented a PowerPoint on recycling and Earth Day trivia. Thank you to the Builder’s Club representatives as they also had a school skit on recycling.

Second, we had Mark Schmale, representative from the CN Railroad present “Operation Lifesaver” a Railroad Safety presentation. What time is train time? Anytime! There is never a time to be on the train tracks!  I didn’t realize how many students live next to railroad tracks! After the presentation, they were able to ride “Little Obie”, a 44 ft. miniature locomotive, flat car and caboose. The safety train travels 18mph, blows bubbles, and jams disco music.  What a fun time it was!

Don’t forget this Saturday is the BIG NIGHT…The Night for Our Children Auction.

For those of you attending, or that cannot attend but have supported with baskets or other donations, we thank you. Thank you to Casey Wichmann and Catherine Hart, and the many volunteers that have worked so hard to put this all together. It’s going to be a great night as always!

May is just around the corner and on Tuesday, May 1^st, is the Spring Musical. All students will participate as this is part of their music grade. Students will be practicing on Tuesday, walking down to the Ansar Shrine to practice for the evening. Remember students need to be at the Ansar Shrine at 6pm with the musical starting at 6:30pm. Students will be wearing clean, appropriate JEANS with no holes, and either a navy blue or white polo. Jubilate Singers will wear Jeans and a red polo. Parents with students in PK, K or 1^st will be sitting with their parents immediately after they perform to watch the rest of the show. They will then return to the stage, for the last song with the entire school. Thank you!

Dates upcoming this next week:

May 4^th – There has been a small change in the Ribbon Ceremony and May Crowning.

We will have our School Mass at 8:30am and immediately following Mass, we will pin the 8^th grade students with their graduation ribbons. All students will then proceed out to the fountain and statue of Mary to continue with our May Crowning. 

Track Sectionals will be May 5^th:  Congratulations to our track team and good luck!

May the Peace of God be with you,

Rita Fuchs

Principal

Cathedral School

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