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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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Educate for Formation in Faith |
at 9:05 am in Main Gym with Reception Following
May 13
Ascension Day Mass at 9:05 am in the Main Gym
May 21
Baccalaureate Mass 6:00 pm at the Cathedral
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| Cougar Athletics & Activities |
Drama Department
Spring Musical
April 15-18
Auditorium
Robotics Team
2010 VEX Robotics Competition World Championships in Dallas April 22-24
Vocal Music
Spring Concert
April 28 at 7:00 pm
Auditorium
RCC April 23-24
RCC April 26-27 & 29
RCC April 26-27 & 29
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Cougars are Environmentally Conscious! |
The Gross Catholic Environmental Club recycled 37 lbs. of cans, 452 lbs. of plastic, and 1,200 lbs. of paper in March!
Think Green Thought for the Month: The average home throws away 13,000 pieces of paper a year. On the average, it costs $30 a ton to recycle and $50 a ton to send the same materials to the landfill.
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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
Congratulations
to Tom Zimmerer as our $1,000 Early Bird winner!
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| Upcoming Events |
April 1 - 7
Easter Break
April 9
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Memorial Mass & Reception
April 10
ACT at Gross
April 15
Late Start - Faculty Meeting
April 23
CeleBration
April 27
Recognition Day Ceremony
April 29
Late Start - Faculty Meeting
April 30
Volunteer BBQ
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Greetings! 
In our efforts to help parents with the high cost of private, Catholic education, we have decided to move to an online book buying format for the 2010 school year. We will be working with Follett Virtual Books to give our parents the largest selection of new and used books.
In June, the school will send each student's book list to their home. This list will include the ISBN numbers necessary for ordering a book for each class. Enclosed with the list will be instructions for ordering your books from Follett. You may order books online or by phone. You may order them all at once, or a few at a time. This will allow you flexibility in determining your family's budget.
Since so many people buy books online, it is not possible for the school to keep a large inventory of books. The Follett Company will set up in our school during the last days of the school year to buy back the books students want to sell. The parents will receive a check for the buy-back cost of their used books.
We hope this makes the purchase of books a more efficient and cost-saving process. If you have any questions, you may email Denise Gehringer or call her at 734-2000.
Sincerely,
Beckie Cleveland, President |
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| Media Center News |
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 National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month - a celebration of poetry established by the Academy of American Poets. The concept is to widen the attention of individuals to the art of poetry, to living poets, to our complex poetic heritage, and poetry books and journals of wide aesthetic range and concern. To learn more, click here. Mrs. Reddel, Media Specialist, has also prepared a list of Nebraska poets for further reading. |
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 Advanced Placement Exams
Fifty-one juniors and seniors have registered to take 91 Advanced Placement tests during the first weeks of May! Through these college-level courses and exams, students can earn college credit and advanced placement and stand out in the college admissions process. These students demonstrate the success of Gross Catholic's strong academic program.
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 in Service, Justice & Peace |
| Fundred Project |
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 Artist Mel Chin Visits Omaha
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| 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.
Student Raffle Ticket Turn-in Prizes:
- We reached our goal of a 50% turn-in to enjoy a half-day off on March 31.
- Mr. Carey's, Mr. Schwalm's, and Mrs. Dorwart's advisories won a special catered lunch served by the administration.
- Turn in four books of tickets to be eligible for a $25 mall gift certificate drawing on April 9.
- If 100% of the school quota is turned in by advisory on APRIL 22, EVERYONE GETS A WHOLE DAY OFF ON APRIL 23!
- Top 25 Individual Sellers win a trip to Worlds of Fun in May!
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| An Evening in Paradise! |
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| CeleBration 26
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. Make plans to attend for a wonderful evening! You can buy your tickets online. Current Parent tickets for CeleBration 26 are $75. |
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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 June 12
Juniors! The last ACT of this school year is fast approaching. You can take the test at Gross Catholic. Deadline for registration is May 7. Packets are available in the Guidance Center and contain a practice test. Preparation classes before the June test include a six-hour course at Westside sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Register online today! |
| College & Career Night |
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 Thanks for Your Interest
More than 70 parents and students attended the College & Career Night presentation for juniors during report card conferences. We thank everyone who attended and invite your questions at any time! Contact Mrs. Liz Schow for more information. |
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 Be Aware!
Recently, you may have received an invitation to attend a meeting to find out how you can get the funding you need to attend college. Most likely, this is from a company that charges a fee. Before you RSVP, be aware you can get this information for FREE.
We recommend you contact Joan Jurek at EducationQuest at 391-4033, ext. 23. EducationQuest offers the same information for FREE that other companies will charge you. EducationQuest's Omaha office is located at 11031 Elm St. in Rockbrook Village. |
| 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 on April 27 & Commencement programs on May 24 and the area newspapers. Congratulations to all our seniors on their awards! |
| College-Bound Seniors |
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 Award Letter Comparison Tool
College-bound seniors will soon be receiving award letters from the colleges they have applied to. If you want to see what kind of deals you're really getting, use the Award Letter Comparison Tool. Click here or the link can also be found on the Guidance Center page of the Gross Catholic website. |
| Girls State |
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 Congratulations to Sarah Bergeron!
Sarah '11 has been selected by the American Legion Auxiliary to attend Cornhusker Girls State at the University of Nebraska Lincoln from June 6-12. She will join nearly 400 girls from throughout Nebraska in structured role-playing that emphasizes our democratic form of government. |
| Cornhusker Boys State |
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 Congratulations to John Kolbo, Joseph Murnan & Jerry Tooley!
Juniors John, Joseph and Jerry have been selected by the American Legion to attend Cornhusker Boys State in Lincoln this June. Each year more than 400 boys from throughout the state are offered an opportunity to be active participants in learning our democratic form of government. |
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AIM Technology High School Intern of the Year |
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 Congratulations to Jovan Kelsey!
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| Youth Advisory Council |
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 Congratulations to Jamie Gehringer!
Jamie '10 has been selected to serve as a member of the Attorney General's Youth Advisory Council and attend the state conference in Lincoln, featuring several events focusing on state government, criminal justice issues, and our system of law.
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Cougar Sports & Activities Achievement |
| Chess Team |
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 Division I State Chess Champions
Congratulations to the Cougar Chess Team who recently captured the Division I State Team Title! Teams members are Tim Brown, John Hotovy, Eli Missak & Joseph Lamagna-Reiter.
The Division II team captured fourth place. Members are Stephen Krupa, Matt Ruiz & Ben Lohaus. |
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 Band Scholars
Congratulations to the Cougar Band for receiving the Nebraska State Bandmasters Academic Achievement Award. This prestigious award is given to Nebraska Bands with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above. |
| Speech Team |
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 Best Finish!
Gross Catholic's Speech Team wrapped up the 2009-2010 season with districts on March 3 and state competition on March 17. The team earned 11 medals at the District Speech Meet. Anna Shymanski '10 earned second in informative speaking at districts and just missed breaking into the finals at state, finishing seventh overall. Becky Rasmussen '10 finished second in Oral Interpretation of Poetry at districts and 13th overall at state. For more speech team results, click here. |
| Athletic and Activity Honors |
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 Congratulations to our Winter Sports and Activities Honorees
Boys Basketball
Jared Warner - 2nd Team All-State; 1st Team All-Area; RCC All-Conference
Tony Nelson - Honorable Mention All-State; Honorable Mention All-Area; Honorable Mention RCC All-Conference
Dylan Travis - Honorable Mention All-State; Honorable Mention All-Area; Honorable Mention RCC All-Conference
Joe Guinan - Honorable Mention RCC All-Conference
Girls Basketball
Gina Scarpello - Honorable Mention All-State; Honorable Mention All-Area; Honorable Mention RCC All-Conference
Erin Sullivan - Honorable Mention RCC All-Conference
Speech
Annie Pigaga - All-Conference
Anna Shymanski - All-Conference
Becky Rasmussen - All-Conference |
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| Scholar-Athletes
To receive recognition as an NSAA Academic All-State Athlete, students must achieve a 3.7 or above GPA, make a difference in their NSAA activity and contribute significantly to the school's activities program. Congratulations to Gross Catholic's all-state student-athletes!
Girls Basketball - Mariah Fuchs & Erin Sullivan
Speech - Becky Rasmussen & Anna Shymanski
Wrestling - Sean Cork |
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 Bellevue Leader Wrestling Athlete of the Year!
Congratulations to Nick Buchta '10 as the Bellevue Leader Wrestler of the Year! Nick qualified for the state tournament for the second time in his career and reached the semi-finals before settling for a fifth place finish. He ended his career as a 140-pounder with a 37-13 record and earned his first invite title at the Plattsmouth Invite in January. He followed that with a second place showing at the River Cities Conference Dual Tournament before capturing the individual title at the B-4 District competition. |
| Cheerleading Squad |
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 Congratulations to the 2010-2011 Cheer Squads
Varsity - Sam Bober, Elizabeth Chandler, Allie Clark, Suzie Halliburton, Kristin Hamata, Mikala Hartranft, Nikki Ketchmark, Rachel Ketchmark, Courtney Larsen, Victoria McMullen, Jessie Nowak & Katie Thompson.
JV - Laura Baxter, Abbey Dunkle, ReBecca Hamata, Liyanda Mafilika, Cassandra Nowak & Hannah Zimmerer
Freshman - Laura Baxter, Abbey Dunkle, ReBecca Hamata, Cassandra Nowak, Hannah Zimmerer
Any incoming freshman interested in cheer should contact Mrs. Dostal about available spots on the squad. |
| Spring Musical |
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 April 15-18
Gross Catholic Auditorium
Gross Catholic's Drama Department proudly presents I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, an off-broadway musical that celebrates the joys of dating, romance & marriage!
Performances are at 7:00 pm each evening with an additional 2:00 pm matinee on April 18.
Admission is $6 for adults; $5 Gross Catholic students, and $4 for under 12.
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| Drivers Education |
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 Summer Session
June 7 - 18
7:30 - 10:00 am daily
Classroom instruction will be followed by behind-the-wheel driving. The cost is $265 for Gross Catholic students. A $50 deposit is required to hold your spot in class. Registration forms are available on the office counter or click here. |
| For Girls Only |
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 May Day - My Day!
For 6th & 7th Grade Girls
May 1 from 6:30-9:00 pm
Join us for an exciting evening of friendship and leadership. Have some fun with the girls of Gross Catholic! Learn what Gross Catholic has to offer YOU through activities, games, displays and presentations. Develop new relationships with future classmates. Created by and presented by the young women leaders of Gross Catholic High School.
Admission is $10. Reservations are required. RSVP to Tim Johnk or call 734-2000. | |
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