ROCKET NEWS!
Week of February 15, 2016
“Faith is professed with the lips and with the heart,
through words and through love.”
Pope Francis
•It’s been a great Homecoming Week! Thank you, Student Council, for your leadership and enthusiasm and for carrying on the ROCKET traditions we are so proud of holding! And congratulations to our beautiful Homecoming Court:
oQueen ¬– Jordan Cowan
oSenior Attendant – Molly Carlson
oJunior Attendant – Kynsington Cochran
oSophomore Attendant – Carmen Kinsey
oFreshman Attendant – Courtney Brierly
•We would like to give a big HOORAY! to our MSM Archery Team who placed 8th in STATE! Leading the charge with high scores were Leslie Torres (12th grade) and Erik Gutierrez (10th grade).
oLeslie Torres (12th grade) – 7th Place
oRizaMcClurkin (12th grade) – 11th Place
oMaci Capshew (9th grade) – 16th Place
oAlly Miller-Heard (10th grade) – 23rd Place
oHenry Williams (9th grade) – Placed THIRD in the Bullseye Contest!
•ROCKET Swim is ON TO STATE !!!!!! To qualify, as an individual, the swimmer had to score in the top 24 times of both Regionals combined. Some events had 80 plus swimmers in all the heats. To qualify as a relay, the team had to have the top 16 times of both meets. We had swimmers in both categories. These are the state qualifiers:
oTony Owens (9th grade) - 200 yard free and 500 yard free
oCaden Hawley (12th grade) - 100 yard backstroke
o400 boys free style relay - 5th at this regional itself. Best time ever!
Tony, Caden, Dat Cao (10th grade), Andrew Wagner (11th grade)
oCaden – 100 free style and also backstroke
•Remember, there is NO SCHOOL on Monday, February 15th. The entire Archdiocesan educational community will be in professional development that day. Our school offices will be open from 8:00am – Noon.
•This next week, enrollment begins for our current students. If you are the parent of a current junior, you need to schedule an appointment with the counselors to complete their enrollment. Enrollment date for current sophomores is Tuesday, February 16th from 8:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. in the Mercy Meeting Room. The date for current freshmen is Thursday, February 18th, from 8:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., again in the Mercy Meeting Room. Parents are not required to come with current sophomores or freshmen, but we do ask that you send all forms completed and signed (including tuition contract), along with the registration fee. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. McGugan in the main office.
•Our MSM Talent Show is scheduled for 2:10 pm this Thursday, February 18th. An evening performance will be held at 6:30 pm that same evening. As a fundraiser for the Drama Department, tickets are $3.
•At Tuesday night’s games, we will honor the senior student athletes of basketball and cheerleading. The recognition ceremony will take place in between the girls’ and boys’ varsity games.
•Please go to News9.com and vote for MOUNT ST. MARY in the “Cash for Schools” competition. You can vote once a day, and The Mount could win $10,000!!! One high school will be announced each Friday for the next four weeks!
•Make plans to attend “An Evening of Fine Arts” when the entire Fine Arts Department will celebrate our incredibly talented students in art, music, drama, and dance. The event takes place February 22nd and begins at 5:00pm. Walk through our Art Gallery, and also enjoy refreshments in the auditorium as you listen to beautiful music and eloquent monologues.
•This coming Friday is designated as an “Auction Jeans Day” for those students whose parents purchased this item at our auction! Please inform your student to stop by the Main Office to pick up the wristband they are to wear all day at school. Teachers will be made aware of the bands so they do not give “fines.”
•Our Peer Ministry Youth Team has created “Lenten Prayer Opportunities” for our Mount community. Please know we would enjoy our parents and families to join us.
oMonday – 8:00am Rosary in the Mercy Chapel
oTuesday – “Chapel Chat” during Academic Period (1:00)
oWednesday – Adoration during Academic Period (1:00)
oThursday – Stations of the Cross during Academic Period (1:00)
oFriday – Confessions
•Basketball Districts are this coming Friday, February 19th, against Sulphur High School. Varsity Girls begin at 6:30, followed by our Varsity Boys. Because it is an OSSAA sanctioned event, no passes will be allowed, unless you have an OSSAA Playoff Pass.
ROCKET ACTIVITIES PLANNED
Week of February 15
Monday, February 15:
NO SCHOOL
4:00 pm ROCKET Baseball @ Kingfisher
6:00 pm 9th Grade BB vs. Duncan (H)
Tuesday, February 16 (A day):
7:25 am NHS Member Meeting
8:00-11:30 Current Sophomore Enrollment
1:00-1:45 Chapel Chat
4:00pm ROCKET BB vs. Bethany (H)
•SENIOR NIGHT!
Wednesday, February 17 (B day):
1:00-1:45 Adoration
6:00 pm MSM Booster meeting
Thursday, February 18 (A day):
SHORTENED SCHEDULE
8:00-11:30 Current Freshmen Enrollment
*1:00 pm Due to shortened schedule, Stations of the Cross will not occur today
2:10 pm MSM Talent Show Performance
6:00 pm 9th Grade BB vs. OCS (H)
6:30 pm Evening performance of Talent Show
Friday, February 19 (B day):
ROCKET Swim Team @STATE (Jenks High School)
“Auction” JEANS DAY – Purchased at MSM Auction
7:00 am Lattes with the Lord
1:00-1:45 Confessions
6:30/8:00 MSM Basketball Districts vs. Sulphur (H)
Saturday, February 20:
ROCKET Swim Team @STATE (Jenks High School)
MSM Bowling Regionals @Holiday Lanes
ROCKET Baseball @Cascia Hall
ROCKET Soccer (Varsity Boys only) @Piedmont Tournament