Wednesday, February 2, 2011 Edition #25
Dear Cathedral Parents,
We will be on a 2-hour delay tomorrow morning!
National Catholic Schools Week All-School Mass has been rescheduled for Friday, February 4th from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. If you are able to join us for this Liturgy, you are invited!
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Choir News
College Information
Congratulations
Dates to Remember
Prayers
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Dates to Remember:
Wed, Feb 2 Sophomore Day of Recollection for ¼ of class – to be rescheduled
Thurs, Feb 3 Sophomore Day of Recollection for ¼ of class – to be rescheduled
Fri, Feb 4 National Catholic Schools Week Mass – 9:30 – 11:00 p.m. in Robert V. Welch Student Activity Center
Black Box Theatre – 4:00 p.m.
Sat, Feb 5 ISSMA Instrumental District Solo and Ensemble Contest – Beech Grove High School
Tues, Feb 8 Caritas – school begins at regular time
American Mathematics Competition occurs during Caritas
Thurs, Feb. 10 ISSMA State Vocal/Piano
7th Annual Black History Month Program & Dinner (CHS Campus), Guest Speaker, Dr. Michael Green. Class of ’87 – (There will also be some special recognition awards.)
Faculty Meeting – Commons – 3:20 – 4:20 p.m. Program: Christine Krull
Fri, Feb 11 Dad’s Day – Cafeteria – 6:00 a.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Sat, Feb 12 PLAN Test to be given at Cathedral
ACT Test given at other schools
Sun, Feb 13 Senior Retreat Team Planning Meeting – Commons – 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Tues, Feb 15 Professional Learning Communities for faculty/staff – school begins at 8:05 a.m.
Tues-Fri, Feb 15-18 Senior Retreat
Thurs, Feb 17 Parent-Teacher Conferences from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. in cafeteria and in Robert V. Welch Student Activity
Center
Early Dismissal Schedule
Fri, Feb 18 Amy’s Day Breakfast – Cafeteria – 6:00 – 7:15 a.m.
Sat, Feb 19 S.A.I.L. – Commons – 10:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Speech Team meet @ North Central
ISSMA State Contest at Perry Meridian High School
Sun, Feb 20 CYO Music Recital – Auditorium – 3:30 p.m.
Mon, Feb 21 Seniors to IRT. They will not be present on campus at all on that day.
Band Booster Meeting – Commons – 5:45 p.m.
Tues, Feb 22 Math League – café – 6:55 a.m.
Blood Drive
“41” – AM Assembly Schedule
Wed, Feb 23 Annual Presidential Scholars Reception at 6:30 p.m. on in the SLC Commons.
Fri, Feb 25 ShamrAuction Prep Day – no school
Sat, Feb 26 ShamrAuction
ISSMA Instrumental State Solo & Ensemble Contests – North Central High School
Mon, Feb 28 Winterfest begins – regular schedule
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Mass Information:
From the Desk of the Chaplain ~ Daily Mass is offered in the Chapel at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Fr. Munshower encourages members of the Cathedral Family to contact him to have a mass said in memory of a loved one. If you are not able to pay the $10 Mass stipend, you may still submit an intention for our daily Mass. Please contact Fr. Munshower at 968-7362 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.
Communion Services and Masses begin at 7:00 a.m. in the Cathedral Chapel.
Day / Date / Holy Day / Mass Offered for:Thurs / 2/3 / St. Blaise & St. Ansgar / Still Available
Fri / 2/4 / St. Agatha / Still Available
Mon / 2/7 / Communion Service / Private Petitions
Tues / 2/8 / St. Jerome Emiliani & St. Josephone Bakhita / Still Available
Wed / 2/9 / Weekday Mass / Still Available
Thurs / 2/10 / St. Scholastica / RIP Jack Ryan ('52) from Renie Family
Fri / 2/11 / Our Lady of Lourdes / Still Available
Congratulations:
I am very pleased to share with you the names of the valedictorians and salutatorians of Cathedral High School for the Class of 2011. They are:
§ Valedictorians:
Nick Petruzzi
Aly Ricker
Jay Ruckelshaus
Christine White
§ Salutatorians
Joe Corsaro
Sarah TeKolste
Congratulations to Maxxamillion Hamm (‘11), who has completed his Eagle Project and will be awarded his Eagle Scout Medal at an Eagle Court of Honor in March. Maxx is a member of Troop #73. His project was to build a bridge and trellis and construction of a stone pathway and creek bed in the Christ the King Catholic Church Prayer Park, located behind the school. Congratulations!
The Indiana All-State Band is the top honor band in our state. Over 1100 high school students audition for less than 200 spots in the two All-State Bands. Congratulations to freshman MADDI SHAKE (percussion) for making the TOP Indiana All-State Honor Band (only the second student in Cathedral’s history to make this group) and to sophomore CHRIS JONES (trombone) for being selected as an alternate to the band. We are SO proud of these students as they auditioned against the VERY BEST band instrumentalists in our state! Maddi (and hopefully Chris!) will be rehearsing and performing at Purdue University on All-State weekend (March 11-13). GREAT JOB!
Butler University has selected four of our students to their All-Star Honor Band – senior AUSTIN BAZILIO (trumpet), juniors ALEX LUCHT (tuba) and EDWARD STEPPE (baritone/trombone), and sophomore CHRIS JONES (trombone). They will rehearse on campus at Butler during the weekend of February 18-20, and perform at Clowes Hall on February 20. Congratulations to these outstanding musicians!
2011 Vocal/Piano ISSMA Results – advancing to State
Vocal Soloists Pop Swing
CJ Benberry Brianna Badgett
Isobel Bowles Katy Hoeper
Brittany Casavant Amanda Ignas
Kathryn Habecker Brittany Ignas
Malcolm Herbert Claire Kiesel
Claire Kiesel Kelsey Lee
Brynn Lee Maddie Mitchell
Bailey Lewis Anna Nassiri
Caroline Melloh Sarah Scheer
Steven Meuleman Teresa Schrader
Anna Nassiri
Zain Santamaria Concert Choir
Teresa Schrader Katie Barker Christine White
Sarah Schultz CJ Benberry Mary Ann White
Christine White Brittany Casavant Spencer Whitson
Mary Ann White Michael Conway Austin Orr
Spencer Whitson Sara Conway Gabby Salgado
Monica Wright Kathryn Habecker Zain Santamaria
Girls’ Barbershop Quartet Malcolm Herbert Sarah Schultz
Katie Barker Brynn Lee Mark Troiano
Kathryn Habecker Bailey Lewis
Brynn Lee Tyler Lyons
Sarah Schultz Will Meulbroek
Steven Meuleman
Boys’ Barbershop Quartet
CJ Benberry
Malcolm Herbert
Steven Meuleman
Zain Santamaria
Sophomore Girl’s Trio
Katy Hoeper
Amanda Ignas
Maddie Mitchell Piano Soloists
Nathan Clark
Freshman Girls’ Trio Joe Fulnecky
Caroline Melloh Michael Melbardis
Sami Toth Brigid Murphy
Monica Wright Lizzy O’Meara
Congratulations to fencer Nick Hanahan (’14), who recently competed again. In this meet, Nick finished 3rd out of 70 competitors. If you would like to see some of his fencing action, please check this link: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DCvvzx5_y7cM&h=2dfb3DGB-6ZGXBZOD71d4l4GaMA
Congratulations, Nick!
Congratulations to Drew Kochell (’09) and Eric Prechtel (’09), who were chosen to represent their fraternities at Purdue for Big Man on Campus on March 4.Twenty ninecandidates are chosen for the competition. The contest is put on annually to raise money for breast cancer research.
Announcements:
Here is the link to your February Insight magazine: http://www.cathedral-irish.org/page.cfm?p=1879
Remember, there is information here that is not listed in the parent email!
National Catholic Schools Week continues:
The week of Jan. 31st is the celebration of Catholic Schools Week in the United States. The theme for the week is “A+ for American Catholic Schools” and reflects the positive impact that Catholic schools have on American society by providing their graduates with the tools needed to be community leaders and to succeed in life.
Daily celebrations:
§ Thursday, February 3 – honoring Community – collection for refugees
§ Friday, February 4 – honoring faculty and staff with breakfast in faculty lounge plus All-School Mass from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. in Robert V. Welch Student Activity Center
Due to the weather conditions the February 2 and 3 Sophomore Day of Recollection have been canceled and will be rescheduled at a later date!
Thank you and hope everyone is staying warm!
Mrs. Witka, Campus Minister
Dad’s Day will be held on Friday, February 11th from 6:00 – 7:15 a.m.
Amy’s Day, postponed in January, has been rescheduled for Friday, February 18th. The speaker will still be Coach Tom O’Brien. Be sure to note this date on your calendar.
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“LIBRARY/MEDIA CENTER NEWS:”
The Battle of the Books team is in full swing toward the April 14 competition at Ben Davis. The 8-member team, moderated by Mrs. Jenny Herron, reads and studies 8 different Eliot Rosewater winners (Best Young Adult Hoosier Books) and prepares for written tests and lightning-round stages of competition against surrounding area high school teams. The team includes: Jackson McGrath, Brenna Holland, Bailey Lewis, Danila Burnham, Kaylee Titsworth, Audrey Gelb, Abigail Helvering, and Willy Dimond.
Several entries have already been received for the library/media center’s “What Makes You hAPPy?” best educational app contest. Students are encouraged to share their favorite educational apps for use on iPhone, iPod, iPad, or Smartphone. See a librarians for details, the deadline is February 18. The winner receives a $25.00 iTunes gift cardJ
Recently our technology crew installed the computer game “Civilization IV” on one of the library/media center’s computers. Students are welcome to access this and play during resource and before & after school. Recent studies indicate that educational gaming is gaining popularity among educators, especially in math and science. “Civilization IV” has been reviewed by educational journals as instructive in social and political history.
The American Library Association announced January 10th the top young adult media awards, and several of these winners are displayed now in our library, available for check out by students, parents, and staff. Remember, because we’re an Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library branch, items checked out at any IMCPL branch can be returned here at CHS, and students may request any IMCPL item be sent here for check out.
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Camp Cathedral Summer 2011 - Register Online Today! This summer, Cathedral will be expanding on an already very successful summer camps program. We are happy to announce that 55 enrichment camps and 17 sports camps will be available to all Indianapolis areas students. We have assembled an excited, enthusiastic staff eager to provide campers with a fun-filled, educational week on our beautiful campus. Registrations are limited so sign-up today!
Thanks!
Bryan K. Banschbach
From the Business Office,
In addition to accepting Visa, Mastercard and Discover credit cards as payment for tuition and fees , the Business Office now also accepts American Express. Please note, the 2% fee applies to all payments made by the above mentioned credit or debit cards. Thank you.
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If anyone has tickets to events i.e. Pacers, Ice, IRT, Circus etc that you are unable to use please contact Mike Feeney at 968-7348 or We would like to make unused tickets available to our teachers or students who would otherwise not be able to attend these events.
Dear parents of seniors,
The senior class has traditionally attended a Shakespearean play at the IRT. We are continuing that tradition by having the seniors attend a matinee production of IRT’s In Acting Shakespeare on Monday, February 21. The tickets cost $9.25, and students need to bring that money to their English teachers as soon as possible. Teachers would appreciate if students could bring exact change or pay by check made out to Cathedral High School. Their payment of that money is your approval of their attendance.
Transportation is not provided by Cathedral High School, so students will need to drive themselves. We urge them to carpool with other students. The most reasonable parking rates can be found in the Circle Center Mall parking garages. We will give them a map to the theatre. The students will attend the matinee that begins at 10:00 AM. We ask that they meet us at the IRT by 9:40. The play will last approximately two hours. After the performance, the students are released for the day. They do not report to school in the morning, and they are free after the performance.
Finally, we will be discussing theatre etiquette and asking students to dress appropriately for the play. Because the students represent Cathedral High School, we require them to be on their best behavior. We ask young men to wear shirts and ties and dress pants. Young ladies may wear appropriate length dresses or skirts or dress pants. No students should wear jeans. We appreciate your support in this area.
If you have any problems or questions, please contact Mrs. Keyes at Cathedral High School.
Kathy Keyes (
Spanish Competition Team will be practicing every Wednesday before school from 6:45 until 7:30 in the Nuttall Lab and after school from 3:15 to 4:00 in the MML. There are still spots available if your student would like to be on the team! There is also a category for Heritage Speakers who speak Spanish in the home. Please email Mrs. Rose Egan () if you have questions.
Camp Cathedral Summer 2011 - Register Online Today!! This summer, Cathedral will be expanding on an already very successful summer camps program. We are happy to announce that 55 enrichment camps and 17 sports camps will be available to all Indianapolis areas students. We have assembled an excited, enthusiastic staff eager to provide campers with a fun-filled, educational week on our beautiful campus. Registrations are limited so sign-up today!
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