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| Gross Catholic High School |
Greetings!
On September 7th we welcomed over 300 guests to our building in celebration of our annual Grandparent's Day Liturgy. As I indicated on that day, what a marvelous celebration of family! It is not often that in these busy times of work and school and activities, we take the time or are given the time to share moments with the most important people in our lives -- those we love. It is especially fitting that we combine this celebration of family with prayer, since it is our faith and our families that provide our school with the foundation on which we build all we do. We are very grateful for the continued support of both.
As our school year continues to move forward, I am very happy to welcome Ellen Poly back to our community as our new Alumni/Communications Director. Ellen is a 2005 graduate of Gross Catholic and earned her post-secondary degree from UNL in 2009. Ellen's responsibilities in our Advancement Office will include alumni event planning and management of our public relations and marketing efforts. Ellen began her position at the beginning of this month and we are very happy to welcome her back "home".
Again, we are very grateful for the gift of the Gross Catholic family and we continue to thank God for all our blessings as we move forward.
Sincerely, Dr. Dorothy A. Ostrowski President |
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Make Your Gift to the Annual Fund Today!
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We rely on your generosity in supporting scholarships and financial aid for our students. Help us continue to assist families through our Individual Tuition Plan program.
Make your gift to the annual fund today!  $24.6 million in college scholarships over the last four years! |
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Academic excellence continued to be achieved last year at Gross Catholic. Ninety eight percent of our graduating class had plans to attend a post-secondary institution. Sixty five percent of the graduating class received scholarships to achieve their post-secondary goals. Our average ACT scores rose over the last three years. Our Academic Decathlon team came in first for small schools. All of these accomplishments have been achieved because of the hard work of our students, staff and administration.
In order to maintain and continually improve our quality academics, the administration is going into classrooms to gather information on the teaching strategies our staff is using to improve instruction. We are using a program called Power Walk Through. This program, supported by our Catholic Schools Office, uses researched based instructional strategies that have been proven to increase student achievement. A team of observers goes into a classroom for 3 - 5 minutes. During the walk through key areas are observed that are proven to increase student achievement. The data is compiled in a database so it can be easily analyzed. This information will help to inform us about professional development needed to continually improve our staff and ultimately increase student achievement. It is our hope that this program will help us to continue building on our tradition of academic excellence.
Sincerely,
John Schultz
Principal
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From the Advancement Office
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As the new Alumni and Communications Director, I
really do feel like I am coming home. I am very familiar with Gross Catholic, being a former student and attending events since I graduated in 2005. I am thrilled to be able to help build an even stronger Alumni community with the support of the Cougar family. I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself. After four years as a Cougar, my education continued at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where I earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast production with concentrations in marketing, English, and history. I received my diploma in 2009 and returned to Omaha where I took a position with Journal Broadcast Group at the CBS affiliate, KMTV Action 3 News. For three years I served as Marketing Producer, producing daily commercials to promote the station brand. I look forward to an exciting and fulfilling year and I'm happy to give back to a school that gave so much to me. Dux Esto, Ellen Poly '05 Alumni and Communications Director
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| Provide an Integral, Quality Education |
 Cougar Spirit Store
order your gear online
New this year! Gross Catholic Parents and supporters can order from the Gross Spirit Store online. Stock up on your orange and blue!
Click here for an order form |
 Host Families Needed
for international exchange students
Youth For Understanding is looking for welcoming host families. Gross Catholic has welcomed students to the Cougar family from a variety of countries including Germany, Japan, Mexico, Poland, South Korea & China.
There are many different hosting opportunities available. Please spread the word! Any help in finding host families is greatly appreciated!
Please contact Patty Scarpello, YFU Nebraska Field Director, at 402-342-6737 with any questions.
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 Reminders
Cougar Caller
In a few weeks, we will publish our Cougar Caller Directory which is a listing of all our families, addresses, phone numbers, and emails. If you DO NOT want your family's phone number, address, or email published, please call the school office at 402-734-2000 or email Mrs. Sandy Antoniak and let us know.
Safe Home Project
Also, indicated in our Cougar Caller by an asterisk (*) are the names of families that participate in the Safe Home Project. This is a program that allows parents to have a list of other parents supportive of the Safe Home Project. Complete the agreement form by September 18th to participate.
Parent Volunteers Needed
Parent Volunteers needed to help one hour a week in the lunch room! Please contact Cris Herek if you are available! herek@grosscatholic.org.
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| Educate for Formation in Faith |
 Catholic College Fair
Wednesday, September 19
9:00 - 10:00 am & 6:30 - 7:30 pm in Main Gym
Students are invited to visit with representatives from 30 Catholic colleges! Parents are welcome to attend.
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 Extraordinary Ministers
of Holy Communion
Students from six different parishes were mandated by Archbishop Lucus to serve as extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion.
Congratulations to Anna Gibilisco, Theresa Holly, Sami Morford, Tessa Boukal, Jacob Lenhart, Rachel McCartney, Victoria McNamara, Abby Pietryga, and Alex Tooley!
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 Campus Ministry
Freshman Retreat
On September 12, all freshmen participated in retreat. The focus of this retreat was on God's love.
More on their first retreat here!
Grandparents Day Mass
We would also like to thank all the parents and grandparents who joined us for Grandparents Day Mass. The celebration was made more complete because of your presence.
Senior Parents
Finally, parents of seniors, please remember to send in your student's retreat registration and personal letters. Questions can be directed to Michele Sweetmon.
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 Driver Education Mondays & Wednesdays October 1-29
3:05 - 5:35 pm
Students receive 25 hours of driver's education, 20 hours of classroom instruction and 3 - 5 hours of behind the wheel driving (during the school day).
Successful completion of this course will qualify the student for a Provisional Operator's Permit (POP) and a Driver Education Insurance Certificate.
Click here for the registration form. |
 Cougar Classic Golf Tournament Monday, September 24
11:00 am at Platteview Country Club Join us for a wonderful day of golf supporting Cougar athletics and activities! Begin your day with a golfer's lunch, tournament shot-gun start, pin prizes on every hole, and door prizes, followed with dinner and awards! Foursomes are still available. Register online today! |
 Homecoming Tailgate, Chili Cookoff Competition, & Game!
Friday, October 5
beginning at 5:00 pm in the West Parking Lot
In the Jungle, the mighty Jungle, the Cougars WIN tonight! Join us for the Madagascar Homecoming!
The Cougar Family is invited to join us for our annual Homecoming Tailgate, sponsored by the Alumni Association. Click here for all the details!
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| Gross Catholic High School |
  About UsGross Catholic High School is a faith and family based community committed to developing Christian leaders through educational excellence in the Marianist tradition.
We are an Archdiocesan college-preparatory school sponsored by the Marianist Province of the United States.
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