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Greetings!
Today, we welcomed back all students and families for the official start of the school year at Chaminade Julienne. It was great to have the students' energy and excitement back on campus.
Teachers and staff spent Monday praying together during our opening retreat at Mt. Saint John, the Marianist property in east Dayton, and Tuesday preparing classrooms at CJ. During these days, we welcomed our new team members, caught up on the events of the summer, and got ready to welcome your sons and daughters. We have gotten off to a terrific start so far and look forward to continuing the tradition of Catholic educational excellence at Chaminade Julienne.
If you have not noticed the improvements to campus since June, please take advantage of upcoming opportunities like Meet the Eagles tonight on Blue Green Field or Meet the Teachers next Tuesday, August 23 starting at 6 p.m. in the auditorium. Our newest campus addition, the Eagle Tennis Center on the corner of Ludlow and Franklin Streets, is nearing completion (ready by the middle of September, our contractors tell us). The Faust building, adjacent to Blue Green Field, is being demolished for future campus development and, during the 2011-2012 school year, will be available for additional student parking. The Language Lab (Room 341) has been updated with new computers for students and we have moved one of our art rooms to room 123, directly across from the office of student services. You may still smell fresh paint from several classrooms and hallways, and the floors should still be gleaming for a few more weeks, at least, from a fresh coat of wax.
Thank you for allowing us to partner with you in the Catholic education of your CJ student. I wish you and your family a wonderful school year. As always, if you have questions or believe we can improve our service, please let me know.
Sincerely,
Dan Meixner, President | email
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 COMMUNITY UPDATE
NEW this week:
- Last week we introduced you to the seven newest members of CJ's faculty and staff. Now is your chance to get to know a little more about each one before meeting all of our Eagles educators on Tuesday, August 23. -- View story
CU August 2011 -- Read Full Issue
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UPDATES
A Message from the Health ClinicAll Emergency Medical Forms must be on file by Wednesday, August 31. Please return completed forms as soon as possible. Students who have not done so may be excluded from school beginning Thursday, September 1. CJ also requires that all Immunization Records be on file by Monday, September 8. Letters will be mailed home next week to families who still need to submit these records. If your son or daughter needs medicine during school or sports/extracurricular activities, it is required that he or she submit a physician's order to the Health Clinic. The only medications that students are authorized to carry and self-administer are emergency medications such as epi-pens and inhalers, and only after an Authorization to Self Carry and Administer Medication form is completed by the prescribing physician and on file in the nursing clinic. All other medications require the Authorization to Administer Medication form to be on file and medications must be kept in the clinic. All medication forms are available here at cjeagles.org.Tere McDonald, School Nurse | email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patron/Ad Drive Reminder
In July, you should have received a packet of materials in the mail for the Patron/Ad Drive. This is a mandatory fundraiser for all students. Students are required to sell a minimum of $125 worth of advertising or patron space in the Sports Program, Music Program, and/or Yearbook. Materials will be collected in homerooms and must be received no later than Friday, September 23. If you have questions, please email or call Caitlin Cronin Bennett at 461.3740 ext. 201. Caitlin Cronin Bennett, Alumni Relations Coordinator | email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Opportunities with CJ Parent Groups
Blue Green Club With the football season kicking off Friday, August 26, the Blue Green Club and volunteers will be running concessions again featuring hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, candy, pop, water, gatorade and everything you need to enjoy the game. Don't forget to support our 50/50 crews who will be making their way up and down the steps for you and CJ athletics. Tim Mahorney, Blue Green Club Co-President | email Co-Educators The Co-Educators are asking volunteers to bring cookies for Meet the Teacher Night on August 23. If you'd like to help, please email me. Donations of three to four dozen store bought or homemade cookies can be dropped off in the cafeteria as you arrive Tuesday evening. Thanks! Jenny Dufresne, Co-Educators President | email
Parents of Performing Arts (PoPS)
There are currently three calendars posted on the PoPS Web page at cjeagles.org to help keep you informed all year long: a general performing arts calendar, a fall play calendar and an Eagles Pep Band calendar. For information regarding upcoming events, view the Parent Weekly calendar below. Laura Meixner, CJ PoPS Co-President | email
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Athletic Participation Fees Due August 26
As our athletes transition from their preseason practices to their in-season schedules, please note that fall athletic participation fee of $75 is due to the athletic office by Friday, August 26 (checks can be made payable to Chaminade Julienne High School). Athletes who have not paid the participation fee should set up a time to meet with me before the deadline. Please contact me with any questions or concerns.
Scott Pierce, Athletic Director | email
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Liturgical Choir Rehearsal
Students taking Liturgical Choir will rehearse every Tuesday and Thursday morning before school at 7:15 a.m. in the Music room.
Joe Whatley, Director of Choirs | email
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CALENDAR
Fall Athletic Team Pictures - Day 2 - TONIGHT Thursday, August 18 | 4:30-7 pm | Blue Green Field - 4:30 | Band
- 4:45 | Trainers
- 5:30 | Football
- 6:00 | All Senior Cover
- 6:15 | Blue Green Club Officers
- 7:00 | Meet the Eagles
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Meet the Eagles Night - JOIN US!
Thursday, August 18 | 7 pm | Blue Green Field
Join in this fun family event and meet our fall athletes. Be sure to bring a chair or blanket.
The athletic office will be selling Student and Adult Activity Passes for the 2011-12 school year. Student passes are $50 and admit one student, while adult passe are $175 and admit the pass holder plus one guest. Visit the athletic home page at cjeagles.org for more details.
Scott Pierce, Athletic Director | email
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Meet the Teacher Night
Tuesday, Aug. 23 | 6 pm
The evening will begin at 6 p.m. in the auditorium. Parents are invited to follow their child's schedule and meet their child's teachers. To discuss a specific issue with a teacher regarding a student, please contact the teacher directly and set up an individual meeting session. School directory >
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Fall Play Auditions
August 22-24 | 4 - 6 pm | Music room
Students interested in this open audition for CJ's fall play, The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet -- an adaption of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet told in the style of beloved author Dr. Seuss -- should prepare a 45 to 90 second monologue. Rehearsal will begin Monday, August 29 after school (times TBA).
Tech interviews will also take place August 22-23 from 3 to 6 p.m. in the music room.
Joe Whatley, Director of Choirs | email
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Pop A Capella Auditions - FRESHMEN ONLY
Thursday, August 25 | 3 - 4:30 pm | Music room
Freshmen wishing to audition should prepare a one to two minute pop song. Following auditions, the group will rehearse two days a week directly after school from 3:10 to 4 p.m.
Joe Whatley, Director of Choirs | email
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Faculty In-Service - NO SCHOOL
Friday, August 26
No school.
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CJ vs. Troy
Friday, August 26 | 7:30 pm | West Carrollton Jr. High
The Eagles football season begins with a rematch of last season's opener against Troy at West Carrollton Jr. High ( directions).
Pre-sale tickets will be available beginning Wednesday, August 24 for $6 for adults and $4 for students. At the gate the price will be $6 for adults and high school students, and $4 for grade school students.
Scott Pierce, Athletic Director | email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Crew Fall Information and Kickoff Meeting Sunday, August 28 | 7 pm | DBC Boathouse
Interested in rowing for one of the best teams in the nation? No experience is needed or expected!
Join us for our fall Information and Kickoff Meeting at the Dayton Boat Club Boathouse Sunday, August 28 at 7 p.m., located at 3400 River Road in Moraine (Dryden Rd exit from I-75; behind 'Orbit' and the Mandalay -- click for directions). With questions, please email or call Mike Bruggeman at 937.681.3067. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pop A Cappella Parent Meeting August 30 & September 1 | 6 pm | Music room Parents with a student in a pop a cappella group need only attend one of the two meetings on either Tuesday, August 30 or Thursday, September 1. Joe Whatley, Director of Choirs | email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . School Forms Due Date Wednesday, August 31 The 2011-12 Student Handbook Consent Form, found on page 55, needs to be completed, signed by both student and parent/guardian, and returned to the Office of Student Services (OSS). Jason Unger, Assistant Principal | email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CJ PoPS Parent Meeting Thursday, September 1 | 7 pm | Music room Come join us for the first CJ PoPS meeting of the year and learn more about opportunities to get involved! Laura Meixner, CJ PoPS Co-President | email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fall Play Parent Meeting September 6 & 8 | 6 pm | Music room Parents with a student participating in the cast or crew of the fall play, The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet, need only attend one of the two meetings on either Tuesday, September 6 or Thursday, September 8. Joe Whatley, Director of Choirs | email [Top of Page]
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REMINDERS
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Founders' Thoughts
 "Ask of the good God the spirit of perseverance in everything. He is quite willing to give us all kinds of things, but we must ask Him for them." 
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Fast Five
Meet the Eagles Night
8/18 @ 7 pm on BGF
Meet the Teacher Night
8/23 @ 6 pm
Block Wednesday
8/24 - 9:37 am start
No School
8/26 - In-service Day
School Forms Due Date
8/31 to OSS
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Featured Faculty & Staff Member
Judi Jacobson MacLeod '88
Judi has spent 19 years teaching, including the last 13 as the chair and founder of CJ's Cuvilly program for students with special needs. She is the proud mother of four young children, the eldest of whom is a CJ sophomore.
When not assisting her students in the classroom, you can find Judi playing the tuba with the Eagle Pep Band. Outside of CJ, she has served as a teacher at UD's Lifelong Learner Institute and continues to take classes at Sinclair Community College.
Learn more about this CJ graduate, parent and teacher here at cjeagles.org.
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Eagle Youth Programs
Girls Basketball - NEW
Try-outs for girls in grades 3-8 will be held Sunday, October 2 and 9 from 12 to 2 p.m. in CJ's main gym. Please email or call Tony Greene at 937.231.4493 with any questions. More info >
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Boys Basketball
Try-outs for boys in grades 3-8 will be held Sunday, September 18 and 25 from 3 to 7:30 p.m. in CJ's main gym. More info >
Try-out schedule:
3rd-4th grade: 3 - 4:30pm
5th-6th grade: 4:30 - 6pm
7th-8th grade: 6 - 7:30pm
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