August 26, 2011

Mr. Wagner's Letter

Greetings!

Contemplating writing about the importance of working together to educate our children brought to mind some marriage advice I once heard: The notion of a marriage being a '50-50' partnership is a misnomer. It must be '100-100' - both parties must be 'all in' or the relationship is doomed to fail. (more...)

Back to School Night
Back-to-School Night will be held on August 31, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. The evening will include a brief program in the gymnasium, followed by a mini-schedule. The mini-schedule allows the parents to follow their student's schedule, attending five 10-minute classes - going to each of the classrooms, meeting the teacher, getting a copy of the course syllabus, etc. We hope all parents can join us! (Note: program is for the parents - students need not attend)

ANGEL Parent Accounts

An ANGEL parent account (aka Mentor Insight Window) allows parents access to their child's online ANGEL classes, assignments and grades at any time from any computer. It is an excellent way to keep up with your child's progress throughout the year. For instructions on how to set up your first ANGEL Insight Window or to add children to a current account, please click HERE. The IT Department will also be available during Back-to-School night on Wednesday to help set up parent accounts or you can contact Peg Dispenzieri, Asst. Principal @ pdispenzieri@guerincatholic.org

IB Certificates

Congratulations to our 13 IB diploma and 67 IB certificate recipients from the class of 2011! Official IB diplomas and certificates for the class of 2011 have arrived at Guerin. These are for any graduated senior who completed any kind of IB class(es) during their junior or senior year. Please let us know if you can stop by to pick up the certificate, if a younger sibling can bring it home or if you would like it mailed.

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Text Updates on Tomorrow's Game

Hopefully everyone can attend the big game at Lucas Oil tomorrow when the Golden Eagles take down Lafayette Central Catholic. Can't make the game? No worries--we'll keep you posted via text updates!!

You can now follow Guerin Catholic Football from anywhere

by visiting www.scoretrax.com and registering to receive

text updates. Once on the site, click on "register here", and follow the instructions. You will be able to follow the Golden Eagles all season long!! Texting rates do apply.

(Although all Guerin Catholic Fall Athletic Teams are listed on the site, this service is currently being tested with football.)

If you are interested in having your Golden Eagle athletic team included in this service, contact Chris Buhler, Athletic Director today!! (317) 582-0120 ext. 227

Register today and follow all the action tomorrow!!

GO GOLDEN EAGLES

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iPrism Remote

Please click here to read an important letter regarding iPrism and your child's laptop computer.

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Save the Date! 2011 President's Dinner

Mr. Paul Lunsford, President of Guerin Catholic High School requests the honor of your presence at the 2011 President's Dinner to be held at Guerin Catholic High School on November 9. All Guerin Catholic parents and/or guardians are strongly encouraged to attend this very important event, so please mark the date on your calendar. More details will follow in the coming weeks!

Indiana Catholic Cross Country Invitational
Mark your calendars now for the biggest gathering of Catholic Cross Country teams in the state! On September 10, Guerin Catholic is pleased to host the Second Annual Indiana Catholic Cross Country Invitational in which over 20 men's and women's cross country teams from Catholic High Schools across the state will compete!! The schedule for the day follows:

Men's Varsity CC Meet - 11 a.m.
Women's Varsity - approximately 11:30 a.m.
Men's JV - approximately noon
Women's JV - approximately 12:30 p.m.
Awards ceremony - 1:20 p.m.

Mass - 1:20 p.m.

Tailgate following Mass

Come on out and support our Golden Eagles on this historic day! For more detailed information on this Invitational visit the website at indianacatholiccc.org

ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT!! PRE-ORDERS FOR 2011-12 YEARBOOKS AT LOWER PRICE UNTIL FRIDAY, 9/2 For a limited time only (until Friday, September 2), yearbook orders will be offered for only $50!! After September 2, the price will increase to $65!! Take advantage of this limited offer (especially if you have more than one student at Guerin Catholic)! Order forms are available in the main office or simply click here for the order form.

2011 Yearbooks are Here!!!

Graduated seniors may pick their books up from the front desk in the main office. For those students who did not order this incredible first full-color publication and would like one, there is a limited number available for $70 each. Submit a check and note attached (2011 yearbook) to the business office; a yearbook will then be given to the student after the order has been processed.

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12th GRADE COLLEGE INFORMATION NIGHT

Monday, August 29, 2011

On Monday, August 29, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Cafetorium, we will be presenting the annual 12^th Grade College Information Night to all parents of seniors and students. We strongly urge both parents and their student to attend this meeting. We will walk you through the application process and offers tips how you can help and support your children. Pending any prior conflict with studying/and or sports activities, all students are expected to attend. Although students will have heard an abbreviated version of this presentation in their classroom prior to the evening's discussion, Monday night's presentation will highlight student & parent responsibilities and expectations. Both parties will benefit from attending together.

We will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. and hope to have you on your way no later than 8:15 p.m.

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Heavenly Cookies

Our awesome cafeteria makes the absolute best made from scratch cookies!! Order a cookie bouquet for your student today!! Click here to download the order form.

Athletics Updates

Golden Eagle Day

Make it a day of purple and gold at "Golden Eagle Day" this Saturday, August 27th.

Begin by heading down to Lucas Oil Stadium at noon to watch your Varsity Football team take on Lafayette Central Catholic. Return to the Guerin Catholic campus at 4:00 p.m. for the Women's & Men's varsity soccer competition against Brebeuf. Bring your GCHS Student ID or Lucas Oil ticket stub to the fields for FREE admittance to both soccer games. As an added bonus, all GCHS students and families will receive FREE Dominos pizza, Chipotle burritos and Coca-Cola products at the soccer games!!

Men's Tennis

Congrats to the men's tennis team who defeated Cathedral this week 4-1. Guerin names and scores are given first
Singles

Conner Metzger lost to Luke Wojtalik 4-6 1-6
Jake Dunbar def John Eckhart 3-6 6-4 6-3
Matthew Moe def James Robertson 6-2 6-2

Doubles

Joe Viater/Thomas Voigt def Andrew Caladro/David Van Winkle 6-4 6-3
Bryan Hall/Chris Eckerman def kevin Wissle Ashton DeGyansky 7-5 5-7 7-5

Reserve winners were Sam Catton, Chris Hacker, Cam Metzger

Men's Soccer

Congratulations to the Men's Varisty soccer team who defeated Bishop Chatard this week by a score of 2-0. Come out on Saturday as the guys take on Brebuef as part of Golden Eagle Day at Guerin Catholic. (Game time approximately 6 p.m.)

Volleyball

The Golden Eagle volleyball teams have had a busy week! Last Saturday, the Varsity team traveled to Cardinal Ritter, posting a 1-2 record, against Ritter, Mt. Vernon and Triton Central. On Monday, Indianapolis Metro visited the Nest, where the JV and Varsity teams both swept each match 2-0 and 3-0, respectively. Thursday, the Golden Eagles hosted 3A #9 Bishop Chatard in the season's first 'triple header'. The Nest was loud and full of fans, faculty and students! The freshman and JV teams battled tough, each losing to the Trojans in 3 games. Varsity gave the Trojans some trouble Thursday night, winning the first game 23-25. In an exciting match, the Golden Eagles fell short the next 3 games 18-25, 24-26, 21-25. The volleyball teams would like to thank all the students, staff and fans who came out to support the team this week. Next week, your Golden Eagles travel to Eastern Greentown on Tuesday and host Knightstown on Thursday. Go Golden Eagles!

Volleyball CYO Night

The Guerin Catholic girls volleyball team will be hosting CYO night on

Tuesday, September 6. Youth attending this home match will enjoy free admission, various door prizes and great volleyball. JV match starts at 6:00 pm and Varsity match starts at 7:00 pm.

Heart Echo Screen Date at St.Vincent

Due to high demand St.Vincent has added a date for the heart echo screen--September 13, 2011. Click here to download more detailed information and registration.

Softball

Any new player who is interested in playing softball this season needs to contact Coach Neman to be added to the informational emails. We will begin our fall workouts soon and you don't want to be left out! Email Coach Neman at mneman@guerincatholic.org if you are interested!

Girls Golf

Another winning week for the Girls Golf Team! Guerin Catholic won a match on Thursday against University High School - 189 to 204. Guerin Catholic's leading scorers were Whitney Gryna and Sarah Baxter, supported by Kara McDonald, Nora Sego, and Kara Linton. Lucy Stevens had to leave the match due to illness - get better soon! In the week ahead the team will play on Tuesday, 8/30 with Carmel at Prairie View (4:30 pm) and Thursday, 9/1 with Brebeuf/Warren Central at Wood Wind (4:00 pm). Keep it going!!

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Guerin Catholic Travels

France! Italy! London! China! Could you imagine yourself traveling to one of these countries? Come to a meeting on Monday, August 29th @ 6:00 p.m. in the Media Center to find out how.

Monday Morning Rosaries

What better way to start the week than by joining us in the St. Joseph's Chapel at Guerin Catholic to pray the rosary?!? We will begin promptly every Monday at 8:15 a.m. All are welcome to come pray for our students, faculty, staff and community! It is NOT an extended prayer group, just a rosary with intentions, and folks can be wherever they need to be before 9 a.m.! Join us!!

Golf Outing

Many, many thanks to the donors, sponsors and participants in the annual Guerin Catholic golf outing! We are happy to announce that over $55,000 was raised through this event!! We are continuously amazed and forever grateful by the generosity of the Guerin Catholic family!!

ATTENTION PARENTS OF SENIORS

LifeTouch photography was here on Thursday for Picture Day. Because of the large number of seniors requesting retakes - not all seniors were able to have their photographs retaken. LifeTouch will be back again on October 13th to photograph any seniors still needing retakes. Please watch the Updates for details. Any questions can be directed to Cathy Dolan at cdolan@guerincatholic.org.

NCYC Volunteers Needed!!

National Catholic Youth Conference 2011 NCYC '11

November 17-19, 2011

Indianapolis, Indiana

Lucas Oil Stadium & The Indiana Convention Center

Did you know that 25,000 Catholic high school students from across America are coming to Indy the weekend of November 17-19, 2011? They are coming to attend the Call to Glory; the 2011 National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) hosted by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. We need over 1,500 adult volunteers to support this event. You can register as a volunteer by visiting www.archindy.org/youth/ncycVolunteer.html.

COME JOIN THE CALL TO GLORY AS A VOUNTEER AND WITNESS THE BRIGHT FUTURE OF OUR CATHOLIC CHURCH IN ACTION!

Service Hour Opportunity

The Greek Festival at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church located at 106th & Shelborne is Friday, Sept 9th (4-10pm) & Saturday Sept 10th (Noon - 10pm). Volunteers are needed to work 3 hour shifts. All volunteers will get into the festival for free. Interested students may contact Mrs. Dallas at (317) 575-0411.

Internship Program

The Professional Career Internship program is off to a great start this year. We have one intern who is still looking for a placement in in the legal field. Anyone interested in placing one of our interns in your law office or legal department, please contact Polly White at 317-582-0140 or pwhite@guerincatholic.org.

Thank you to the following businesses for sponsoring our Interns!

St. Vincent Hospital

The Center for the Performing Arts - The Palladium

Advanced Physical Therapy - Physical Therapy

Such Great Heights Photography -Professional Photography

Methodist Sports Medicine - Physical Therapy

Howard Regional Health Systems - Pediatrics

St. Vincent's Hospital

*Interns must be placed for a total of 70 hours (5 hours per week) from September 6 to November 4

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