A message from the president
Greetings!
Homecoming Week is a special time at Scecina. Alumni gather to remember their days at Scecina while current students enjoy a week of fun decorating the hallways, dressing up all week, voting for a court. Tonight, our students come together again for their Homecoming Dance, something Scecina students have done for years, but this year they'll celebrate in a renovated cafeteria (if you haven't had a chance to see the cafeteria in person, you can view photos at www.scecina.org/cafeteria-renovation).
This Homecoming Week we honor Scecina's history in many ways, including a tribute during the game to the Class of 1991 on their 25th anniversary. These alumni were seniors in the fall of 1990 when Scecina won its first state football championship. We'll also honor the 1966 football team on its 50th anniversary. After the game, alumni will gather at the Irish Mutt.
While we look back and reminisce, we also have some exciting plans for the future:
- We've begun installing the new computers for student use in the library. All 16 new devices will be in place soon after Labor Day.
- We've been listening to students, teachers, young alumni and our technology committee to hear what they would like to see in our redesigned library of the future.
- A new school year starts with the passing of the baton of our Parent Ambassador Team leadership. I thank Julanne Sausser for helping to form our current Parent Ambassador program and for chairing it over the past two years. Nick Petrone, a new member of the Scecina Board of Directors, soon will take over the leadership. Nick and his wife, Amy, have three children: Audrey '15; Dominic '17; and Sophia, an eighth-grader at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School.
We hope you can join us tonight at the football game. It's another great way to meet other parents and to connect with the Crusader Community.
Go Crusaders!
Joe Therber
President
Activities for Homecoming Week
- Tailgate begins at 5:30 p.m. tonight in the parking lot south of the UIndy stadium. Cost is $3 for your choice of a hot dog or a hamburger, chips and a drink.
- 9 p.m. (after game ends) Dance in the cafeteria. The theme is Around the World and admission is $5 a person. We'll have a Car Smash in the parking lot. Cost is $2 for three swings and $5 for eight swings. Proceeds go to the Student Council for future dances.
The Class of 1991 will be honored during halftime of the Homecoming Game for their 25th anniversary. Crusader football players from the Class of 1966 will be honored on their 50th anniversary.
Entrances to the school building
Please remember that everyone is required to use the front doors to enter Scecina during school hours.
College Planning Night
College Planning Night is 7 p.m. Sept. 8 at Scecina. This will be an informative evening for the college application process and knowing how to navigate your college career path. A representative from Franklin College will provide information about Franklin and also answer any questions you may have about the college life adventure your child is about to experience. This session is more focused on students in their senior year.
Students can get Office for free
Scecina is providing Microsoft Office to every one of our students free of charge. This automatically updatable, subscription-based software ensures your child will always have the latest version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and more. According to IDC, students with Office skills are better prepared for work in the professional world, providing our students with free access will enable them to better prepare for their future.
- Install on up to 5 compatible PCs and Macs, plus 5 tablets
- Use with OneDrive for automatic device syncing
- Gain valuable skills on the world's most popular document software
- Use the same programs as the faculty to ensure full file fidelity
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Club 53: Live and Local Club 53 is Scecina's night of fun, local food and drinks, socializing, dancing and silent and live auctions, all to benefit the school's tuition assistance, athletics and student life. Club 53: Live and Local will take place on Saturday, Nov. 14. Our live band is Tastes Like Chicken.
Parents can give back to Scecina by volunteering at the event or buying a ticket to attend. Volunteer activities include following up on auction solicitations, ticket selling and helping on the night of the event.
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Softball call-out meeting
For all girls interested in playing softball in the spring, there will be a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 8, right after school in the cafeteria.
Scecina sports passes
Scecina Sports Passes are on sale in the Athletic Office. The passes are $75 for one or $125 for two. Each pass will admit one adult to all Scecina Home Athletic Events for the 2015-16 school year. As always, our Future Crusaders (Scecina siblings and Partner School students) are admitted at no charge. The Scecina Sports Passes are not valid at away games, city tournaments, or IHSAA sectional games even if they are hosted by Scecina. Please contact Cari Gallagher at 352-3272 for more information, or to make plans to purchase a pass.
Athlete echo screenings
St. Vincent Medical Group Cardiology Services will offer student athlete echo screenings:
- 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday Sept. 14 at the St. Vincent Medical Group Professional Building, 10590 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, 46290.
- Please call (317) 338-CARE (2273) to pre-register. No walk-ups or money can be taken at the time of the screenings.
- The screening focuses on the four leading causes of cardiovascular compromise (including sudden cardiac death) in athletes: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Marfan's aorta, mitral valve prolapse and aortic valve stenosis.
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Scecina students are required to have service hours. Here are some current opportunities:
- Scecina's Key Club performs service at school and in the community. If you would like to join Key Club, please attend call-out meeting at 7 a.m. Tuesday Sept. 1 in the cafeteria. Email questions to scecinahskeyclub@gmail.com.
- The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is in need of volunteers at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at its Distribution Center. St. Vincent de Paul receives donations of appliances clothing, bed linens, sick room equipment and furniture for distribution to the poor and needy in Indianapolis at no cost to them. The distribution center is located at 1201 E. Maryland St., Indianapolis, IN 46202.
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The Downtown Mater Dei Knights of Columbus at 13th and Delaware can always use help to take care of cleaning projects, move tables and chairs, sprucing up the garden, etc. Also there are opportunities to help with our pro-life monthly fundraising brunches and other charitable events. If you would like to help, contact event coordinator Robert Newport at ranewport@gmail.com or by phone at (317) 631-4373 (office) or (317) 476-5793 (cell).
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Senior portraits
For the 33rd year, Tiffany Photography Studio will be helping to make this year a memorable one as the official school photographer for the Senior Class of 2016.
SAT prep class
A special SAT prep class for Scecina students only will take place at the school from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. The price is $79.99. Students will learn tips and strategies during the five-hour ZAPS test-prep seminar.
New lunch policy Students may not charge more than $21 on their lunch accounts. If they are above that amount, the cafeteria will serve them a peanut butter and jelly sandiwich and a milk until the lunch account is current Please check with Julie Brown at jbrown@scecina.org if you need to know your student's balance. Please try to keep money in their accounts this year!
The Indiana State Department of Health now requires that all seniors have a second MCV4 vaccination. The only students exempt from this requirement are those who received their first MCV4 on or after their 16th birthday. Please be sure to get your senior's updated record to the main office. Summer office hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The office fax number is 322-4287.
National Catholic Youth Conference The National Catholic Youth Conference will be in our city, Indy, Nov. 19-21. Registration and scholarship information is due over the summer with final payments due Sept. 14.
The theme for NCYC 2015 is Here I am Lord-Aqui Estoy Senor. About 23,000 high school students and chaperones will be in attendance.
Shop and support Scecina Help our school earn free educational equipment from Marsh! Enroll your 12-digit Marsh Fresh IDEA, O'Malia's CouponPlus or MainStreet Rewards card number to our school. Then, each time you shop at Marsh Supermarkets, O'Malia's or MainStreet Markets, our school will automatically earn points towards free equipment and supplies.
Scecina will earn double points on all Guiding StarŪ product purchases.*
Cards were enrolled before Aug. 1, 2014, must be re-enrolled to continue supporting our school.
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Homecoming Game at U of Indy, 7 p.m.
Dance at school,
9 p.m.
Labor Day,
No School
7 p.m. Sept. 8
College Planning Night
Progress Report Night
Oct. 8
Open House
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