Fontbonne Academy

School Year 2012-2013

Week of February 11    

This Week at Fontbonne

Key Dates

  

Wednesday, February 13

Ash Wednesday

Prayer Service at 8:30 a.m.

All are welcome

Lenten Giving Initiative begins 

 

From the Office of Mission & Ministry     

 

 

Ash Wednesday Prayer Service

The Fontbonne Academy Community will begin the season of Lent with a Prayer Service and Distribution of Ashes on Wednesday, February 13. Our prayer service will begin at 8:30 a.m. and families are welcome to join us.

 

Summer Service Retreat

Current sophomores and juniors are reminded to turn in applications for the Summer Service Retreat to Overlook Farm in Rutland, MA. This four-night service opportunity is designed to help develop a deeper understanding of the complex causes of hunger and poverty throughout our world. The cost of this Service Retreat is $200 and students will earn 40 hours of service towards their Fontbonne Service responsibility. Applications are due by the end of the day on Monday, February 11. More information can be found in the Office of Mission and Ministry.

 

From the Athletic Department

     

This Week in Fontbonne Sports

Congratulations to Freshwoman Erin Leonard who qualified for the MIAA Indoor Track State Meet in the 300 meter dash. She competes at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston this Thursday, February 14.  Good Luck Erin!

 

Thursday February 14

2:10 p.m. Softball Information Meeting in the Fontbonne Gymnasium

  

Come out and cheer for the Ducks! 

 

  

From the Wellness Center

 

Love Your Body Week

February 11 - February 15

Love Your Body Week is a week of programming dedicated to promoting healthy body image on the Fontbonne campus. The week is hosted every winter by the Wellness Center and the Peer Educators and provides a time for students and faculty to consider their relationships with their bodies.

 

Highlights

The following events are open to all students, faculty, parents, and families of the Fontbonne Community. Join us!!

 

Tuesday, February 12:      3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.  

Zumba Class 

 

Wednesday, February 13:  7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.  

Feature Film and Discussion: MissRepresentation (ages 14 and up)

 

Thursday, February 14:      7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.  

Jump Rope Drills Challenge Class

 

To see all Love Your Body Week events click here.

 
Good News

 

The annual College Planning Night for parents of juniors was held Thursday January 31. Organized by the members of the Guidance Department, the evening is meant to give parents an overview of the steps which their daughters will be taking during the next few months in the college application process. Director of Guidance, Ms. Spignesi, explained the topics which will be covered in junior and senior guidance classes and shared with parents a folder filled with many handouts, the most important being the Fontbonne Academy College Planning Handbook. By the end of the evening, the grateful parents in attendance felt better prepared to support their daughters through the next steps of their academic careers.

 

For the second year in a row, sophomore Kathleen Ryan conducted a Chapstick Drive for residents and guests of the Pine Street Inn during Catholic Schools Week. This is a special need for the homeless during the very coldest months of winter. The homeroom which collected the most Chapsticks will be given a special treat. Thank you to Kathleen for organizing an opportunity for our whole school community to participate in this important cause.

 

This year senior Beth-Anne Amerault and school nurse, Ms. Katchpole, asked the Student Council if the annual penny wars collection could be redirected to support a special cause. Pennies for Patients, conducted during Catholic Schools Week, had the four class levels in competition to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and services to patients and their families. Thank you to Beth-Anne and Ms. Katchpole for recognizing the need and organizing our efforts.

 

Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, February 5 and 6, Fontbonne welcomed prospective students for the Class of 2017. A special thank you to seniors Eliza McDonald and Julia Butts and to alumnae Rita Callahan '12 and Allison Foley '09 for sharing their Fontbonne experiences. Current parent panels and many students also helped to make the eighth grade students and their parents feel welcome to Fontbonne.

 

Thank you to the many student volunteers who assisted at Parent/Teacher Conferences Thursday February 7. The evening was well attended, always an indication of the commitment of our parents to the academic success of their daughters. 

 

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