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| Reaching Higher! |
99% of our graduating seniors are continuing their education and 70% earned scholarships to colleges & universities totaling $6.35 million!
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Lenten Services at Gross Catholic |
You are always invited to join us as we celebrate our faith.
March 10 Lenten Mass at 9:05 am in Main Gym with St. Bernadette School
Celebrant: Archbishop George Lucas
March 17
All-School Penance Service
Special Schedule
March 31
Holy Week Celebration at 9:05 am in Main Gym
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| Cougar Athletics & Activities |
Boys Basketball
Districts Finals Mar. 2
Tryout Application Due March 3
Tryout Clinic March 8-11 at 3:30-5:30 pm
Tryouts March 12 at 5:30 pm
State March 13 at Gross
Districts March 3
State March 18
Cheerleading
Tryout Practice
Mar. 15-18
Tryouts March 19
Spring Sports Pep Rally
March 19 at 2:20 pm in Main Gym
Robotics Team
Championships in Omaha March 18-20
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Cougars are Environmentally Conscious! |
The Gross Catholic Environmental Club recycled 1,000 cans, 2,500 plastic bottles, and 1,200 lbs. of paper in February! Our recyclers of the month are Mr. Tim Powers and Emily Wilson who received a free lunch.
The Club also assisted St. Bernadette in collecting 250 milk bottles a day.
Think Green Thought for the Month: Every ton of plastic recycled saves about 2,000 lbs. of oil.
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| CeleBration 26
Gold Cup Drawing |
You can win $7,500 in our CeleBration 26 Gold Cup Drawing!
Prizes to be drawn on April 24, 2010 at CeleBration 26
First Prize: $7,500
Second Prize: $2,500
Third Prize: $1,500
Fourth Prize: $1,000
Buy your ticket by March 24 to be eligible for the $1,000 Early Bird Drawing!
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| CeleBration 26
Sports & Activities Quilt |
We Need Your Shirts!
Please donate any Gross Catholic t-shirts or sweatshirts (new, used, recent or "retro") to be used in the 2010 CeleBration Quilt for the auction. We would like our many teams, activities and groups represented.
If you would like to help with the quilt project, please email Geri Moore or call 593-0979. |
| Upcoming Events |
March 3
Freshman Registration
March 4
Late Start - Faculty Meeting
March 5
Third Quarter Ends
March 7-8
Senior Overnight Retreat
March 16
Senior Graduation Announcements delivered during lunch
March 18
Late Start - Faculty Meeting
March 25
Health Fair
March 26
No School Teacher Inservice
Prom & Post Prom
April 1 - 7
Easter Vacation
April 9
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Greetings! 
We are busy at this time preparing for CeleBration 26 - An Evening in Paradise. Our development office, chaircouples, and committees are hard at work, gathering auction gifts, soliciting corporate sponsors and underwriting, and planning how best to turn the gymnasium into a ballroom.
I want to thank our chaircouples for helping us. They are Bob and Jane Stutzman, Nancy and Dean Coenen, and Russ and Renee Iwan. We thank these parents for volunteering their time and efforts for this cause. Our goal this year is to raise $255,000. The school could not operate without this fundraiser and we are very appreciative of all the work that goes into it.
The students should be busy selling their raffle tickets for a $10,000 "Dream Vacation." Please encourage students to help sell the tickets. We believe it is an opportunity and a responsibility for the students to help their school. There are many prizes and incentives for selling the raffle tickets and students' efforts should be supported and promoted.
Gold Cup tickets are also available, as always, but the prizes are worth more this year. Each ticket costs $100 and puts the buyer in position to win $7,500, $2,500, $1,500, or $1,000! The Early Bird drawing will be held on March 24 and anyone who has purchased their ticket by then is eligible to win $1,000.
Please support this event with your attendance, selling your family's raffle tickets, purchasing a Gold Cup ticket, buying advertising, donating auction items, or volunteering your time. Gross Catholic students are absolutely the best of the best, and this evening makes it possible to provide them with the very best teachers, facilities and programs they so richly deserve.
God Bless,
Beckie Cleveland, President |
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Provide an Integral, Quality Education |
| For Incoming Freshmen |
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 Registration for 2010-2011 School Year
Wednesday, March 3
3:30 - 7:00 pm in Commons
Registration for incoming freshmen will be held on Wednesday, March 3. Each student received a registration packet in the mail. Students and parents may review the current class descriptions and listings in the online curriculum guide. To complete registration, students and their parents will meet with a faculty advisor to select their courses. The course selection sheet, registration form, textbook loan form, parent participation form, and tuition agreement form, along with the $250 registration fee, will be collected at this time. Our Guidance counselors are also available to answer your questions and assist with choosing the right course of study.
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| Earn College Credit |
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 Advanced Placement Exams
Registration for Advanced Placement Exams begins March 1. The $86 fee for each test a student plans to take should be paid by March 19. Fee reductions are available for qualified students. See Mr. Hargis for the guidelines.
Gross Catholic will offer 11 AP courses next year, including English 4, Calculus, Statistics, Computer Science, American History, American Government, World History, Spanish 5, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. For more information, consult our online curriculum guide. |
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Educate for Adaptation & Change |
| Ultimate Field Trip |
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 Spain in June 2011
The Gross Catholic foreign language department is planning an enrichment trip for any student interesting in experiencing Spanish culture. This 10-day trip to Spain is through ACIS Educational Tours. Save $300 if you register by April 1. Click here for an itinerary. For details and registration information, contact Senora Sharon Leuschen. |
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Educate in Service, Justice & Peace |
| Cougars Rebuilding the Gulf Coast |
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 Service Trip to Biloxi, Mississippi with Habitat for Humanity During their spring break, 17 Gross Catholic students and three staff members will volunteer with Habitat for Humanity near Biloxi on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The Gross Catholic volunteers are participants of Collegiate Challenge, Habitat for Humanity's year-round alternative break program.
During the week of March 28 - April 3, the group will help a family in need of a simple, decent and affordable home. This is the third year our students have participated in this event, helping families in New Orleans and Laredo, Texas. Watch for a story about their experience in the summer issue of Visions magazine. For more information, contact Mikaela VanMoorleghem, trip organizer. |
| Outstanding Service Award |
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 Mr. Bill Silk Named as 2009-2010 Recipient
The Nebraska State Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association has selected Bill Silk as a recipient of the Outstanding Service Award. Mr. Silk is being honored for his performance and dedication to the youth of Gross Catholic. He will be honored at the NSIAAA Spring Awards luncheon on March 10. Mr. Silk has contributed countless volunteer hours to our sports programs throughout the years. Thank you, Bill, for your dedication to the Cougar Family! |
| An Evening in Paradise! |
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 Student Raffle Ticket Sales
Win a $10,000 dream vacation to YOUR Paradise! You pick the location! OR choose $10,000 in cash for your prize! Buy your raffle tickets today online or from your favorite Gross Catholic student.
Each Cougar Family is required to sell four books of raffle tickets to support Gross Catholic.
March Early Student Raffle Ticket Turn-in Prizes:
- Turn in four books of tickets to your advisory and be eligible for $25 mall gift certificate drawings on March 5, 12 & 19!
- The advisory with the highest percentage of students turning in four books of tickets each by March 30 wins a special catered lunch served by the administration.
- If half the school quota is turned in by advisory on March 30, EVERYONE GETS A HALF DAY OFF ON MARCH 31 TO START EASTER VACATION EARLY!
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| An Evening in Paradise! |
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| CeleBration 26
Save the Date!
April 24, 2010
Our annual dinner/auction is being chaired by current parents Dean & Nancy Coenen, Russ & Renee Iwan, and Bob & Jane Carnazzo Stutzman. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO REACH OUR GOAL OF $255,000! The funds from CeleBration support the quality programs at Gross Catholic that benefit ALL students. Contact the Development Office to volunteer for one of the committees and make plans to attend for a wonderful evening! You can buy your tickets online. Current Parent tickets for CeleBration 26 are $75. Watch for your invitation in the mail.
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 Class Baskets
Each class is asked to put together a basket for CeleBration. Families are asked to contribute an item in the theme listed below. Please send your donations to school by April 15th and place in the tubs in the office.
Freshman Basket - Art Creativity Basket - Bring in fun art supplies for pre-school or primary students to enjoy! Markers, colors, color books, stickers, pencils, paints, paper, construction paper, tape, scissors, glitter pens, stencils, rulers, glue, hole punchers, clay, etc.
Sophomore Basket - For the Birds Basket - Donate items for bird lovers such as a bird house, bird feeders, bird seed, suet cakes, suet cake holders, hummingbird feeder, hummingbird food, bird identification book!
Junior Basket - Young Readers Basket - Donate NEW children's books preschool age or K-3 readers!
Senior Basket - Off to College Basket - Donate what our graduates need for college! Bedding supplies: sheets, mattress pad, comforter, pillow, towels or laundry supplies: basket, detergent, roll of quarters, hangers or dorm room items: alarm clock, desk lamp, shower caddy, power strip, etc. |
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College & Career Planning |
| For College-Bound Juniors |
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 ACT Testing April 10 & June 12
Juniors! The last ACTs this school year are fast approaching. You can take the both tests at Gross Catholic. Deadlines for registration are March 5th and May 7th. Register online today! |
| For Current Sophomores |
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 ACT Prep Class |
| Planning Your Future |
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 Resources for You
Counselors will be visiting with seniors who are undecided about their plans after graduation. Please remind your son or daughter we are here to help them with their career and/or school planning process. Contact Mrs. Schow, college counselor, or Mr. Hargis, head of counseling for more information. |
| Recognition Day |
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 College Scholarships
Please inform Ms. Schow or Mrs. Hazuka about all scholarships you receive, even those you do not plan to accept. Bring your award letters to the Guidance Center, and we will make a copy. Written confirmation of all scholarships is required. This information is for the Recognition Day & Commencement programs and the area newspapers. Congratulations to all our seniors on their awards! |
| College Math Placement |
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  UNL/UNK Math Placement Test
April 1 at Gross Catholic
Seniors planning to attend the University of Nebraska at Lincoln or the University of Nebraska at Kearney should take the math placement test for those universities on April 1 here at Gross Catholic. Contact Mrs. Schow for more information. |
| Gross Catholic Wrestling |
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 State Medalists
Congratulations to Nick Buchta '10 and Tracy Mixan '11 for their strong season finishes. Nick won the district championship and continued on to state with a fifth place finish at 140 lbs. Tracy finished second at districts and placed 6th at 135 lbs. in the state tournament, in spite of a dislocated shoulder. They continued Gross Catholic's unbroken streak of state appearances. |
| Instrumental Music Students |
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 Elkhorn Band Olympics
Congratulations to Brian DeVeau '12, Kevin Humlicek '13 and Tommy Kolbo '13 for receiving an "Excellent" rating at the Elkhorn Band Olympics Feb. 20th. Congratulations also to Paige Krupa for a "Superior" rating and the 2nd place Silver Medal in the category of 9th Grade Clarinet Solos. |
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 Competing Strong!
Gross Catholic's Speech Team earned medals in 10 of the 11 meets the team attended prior to districts. Anna Shymanski '10 medaled in all nine of her meets, earning runner-up honors twice and finishing as a RCC champion in Informative Speaking. Annie Pigaga '10 was also a RCC champion in Humorous Prose and Becky Rasmussen '10 also earned this honor in Oral Interpretation of Poetry. Mark Beischel '12 also earned championship honors this season in Impromptu Speaking at the Logan View Speech Meet. For more speech team results, click here. |
| Varsity Dance Team |
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 State Runner Up
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| Boys District Basketball Finals |
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 Cheer on the Cougars!
Listen to the Cougars as they take on Ralston tonight at Northwest High School. Rob List & Tim Johnk will begin the pregame show at 6:40 with tip-off at 7:00 pm. Listen to the game live here. |
| Parent Awareness Coalition |
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 Keeping Teens Safe
Know Your Narcotics
March 22 at 7:00 pm
Mercy High School
Gross Catholic alumnus Detective Bob Laney of the Omaha Police Force Narcotics Division will share information on how to better protect our children from drugs. Please join the Parent Awareness Coalition for this informative presentation. |
| Prom and All That Jazz! |
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 Junior-Senior Prom
March 26 from 8:30-11:30 pm
Scoular Building
Coronation at 8:45 pm
All Gross Catholic juniors and seniors are invited to attend Prom. Tickets are $25 and will be on sale from March 19 - March 25 during period 5 in the leadership room. Guests from other schools must turn in a guest permission form to Dr. Ostrowski by noon on March 25.
Post Prom
March 26 from 11:30 pm to 4:00 am
Dave & Busters - 132nd & Center
All Gross Catholic juniors, seniors, and their dates are invited to the post prom party, chaperoned by Gross Catholic parents. Ticket price includes admission to this private party at Dave & Busters, $60 game card - refillable at no charge, food buffet & beverages throughout the night, karaoke, Rock Band, Texas Hold 'Em, Basketball Shoot-Out tournament, and more! Estimated ticket price is $20 and will be on sale during lunch March 15 - 19. Please encourage your junior or senior to attend! Last day to purchase post prom tickets is Friday, March 19. | |
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