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A message from the president
Greetings,
Every day the teachers and staff get to see what great students we have here at Scecina and observe their individual gifts and talents.
In the past few weeks, others in our community also have seen first-hand what the young people at Scecina have to offer our world at large.
First, senior Austin Keogh and freshman Chad Lightbourne were invited to attend a Sept. 16 event on education called "Ready for Success," sponsored by the Mayor's Front Porch Alliance. Austin represented Scecina on a panel of student leaders from local high schools in a discussion with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan about community engagement and closing the achievement gap. Also taking part in the program were Scecina parent Mike O'Connor of Eli Lilly & Co. and Michael Twyman, program leader for Indy Black Expo's "Your Life Matters."
Austin not only represented Scecina well, he spoke highly of his school and mentioned Scecina's commitment to Christian service in the community. He was able to pose a question to Secretary Duncan about how the secretary, when traveling and speaking to diverse groups, is able to find common ground. The secretary noted that Austin's question was one of the most insightful he has been asked.
The second event was Scecina's Day of Service on Sept. 21. Our young people traveled to sites all over the city performing jobs small and large to help the nonprofit agencies in our community. At one of the sites, the Ransburg YMCA, the next day three administrators told me what a great job our students did there. Thank you to our campus minister, Maria Siap, and all of our staff for providing these Christian Service experiences for our students.
These are wonderful examples of how we are working together with you, the parents and guardians, to help our students grow into servant-leaders and to prepare them for life.
Thank you and God bless,
Joe Therber
Student Spotlight:
Athan Christopher
Each week the Scecina Student Spotlight introduces the Crusader Community to a current Scecina student.
In the classroom, sophomore Athan Christopher excels in science. He is enrolled in AP biology, taking advantage of Scecina's extensive offering of science classes as he prepares to attend either Purdue University or Rose Hulman Institute of Technology to study electrical engineering.
Athan's dedication to his studies has earned him a 4.0 GPA, recognition as a Scholar Athlete (he participates in soccer and wrestling), and the President's Academic Excellence Award during the 2014-15 school year.
New information in red headlines
To make The Weekly more reader friendly and easier to digest, information that is new that week will have red headlines. Older news will have black headlines.
Friday Football Frenzy at Scecina!!
RTV6 will bring TV cameras to Scecina early on Friday, Oct. 9, for live action of a student pep rally. All students are invited to come and be part of the cheering crowd. We want to fill the bleachers and show Indy our school spirit. Students who want to attend need to be at school by 5:45 a.m. The live feed of Friday Football Frenzy will begin at 6 a.m.
Daily Attendance The office will begin sending out a daily confirmation e-mail when your student is absent from school. If you have called to inform us of your student's absence, he or she should be listed as ABSENT EXCUSED. If we have not been able to confirm with you that your student is ill, he or she will be listed as ABS. UNEXCUSED. As a reminder, please call the office at 356-6377 by 9 a.m. to report each day that your student misses school. If there is no answer, please leave a message.
Crusaders of the Month
Each month a group of students will be recognized as "Crusaders of the Month."These students receive nominations by exhibiting one or more of Scecina's Four Values (Vocation, Servant Leadership, Stewardship, and Excellence) throughout the month.
For September, these nine students are being recognized as Crusaders of the Month.
Chris Gray: Excellence - nominated by the Learning Differences Department
Monica Higgins: Stewardship - nominated by the Science Department
Michael Ruiz: Vocation - nominated by the English Department
Jacqueline Kennedy: Stewardship - nominated by the Catholic Theology Department
Wes Moss: Excellence - nominated by the Social Studies Department
Grace Wright: Stewardship, Servant Leadership, Excellence - nominated by the World Languages Department
Mitch Kozenski: Vocation, Servant Leadership, Excellence - nominated by the Math Department
DeChelle Turner: Stewardship, Excellence - nominated by the Office of Advancement
Caleb Baue: Stewardship, Servant Leadership - nominated by the moderators of Student Ambassadors
Crusaders of the Month attended a breakfast before school this Friday and were able to dress out of uniform.If you see any of these students, please congratulate them on giving that little extra!
Indy Do Day Cancelled
We have cancelled our Saturday, October 3 cleanup at Scecina. We will reschedule at a later date to earn service hours, possibly an after-school project. Thank you.
Sacred Music Concert on Oct. 21
The Advanced Choir and Orchestra of Scecina Memorial High School will present their second annual Sacred Music Concert at 7 p.m. Oct. 21 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 5333 E. Washington St. This concert is free and open to the public.
The choir and orchestra are directed by Scecina's Donnie Glowinski. Among the pieces they will perform are: Psalm 8 by Dan Forrest Singahahambayo by Victor C. Johnson Where True Joy is Found by Douglas E. Wagner A Prayer for Peace by John Williams Baba Yetu by Christopher Tin River Flows in You by Yiruma
Open House is Oct. 8
Please spread the word to families of potential students that Scecina's Open House is Oct. 8. All are welcome. To register and for more information, please visit our website at scecina.org/openhouse.
The schedule is:
- 6-6:30 p.m.: Registration
- 6:30 p.m.: Prayer and presentation in gym
- 6:50 p.m.: Informational sessions
- 6:50-8:30 p.m.: Scecina Community Fair in the cafeteria (Enjoy dinner and music while meeting with Crusader teachers, coaches and club moderators.)
College visits
Next week we'll have two college visits at Scecina:
- University of Indianapolis, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesday Oct. 6.
- St. Francis University, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday Oct. 8.
Student email accounts
All Scecina students now have personal school email accounts. To set up this email access on your device, please go to scecinaindy.okta.com/.
Student parking
Student parking tags are available in the bookstore with Mrs. Layton starting on Monday Sept. 28 through Oct. 9. The cost is $10. Bookstore hours are listed below. Student should make sure the tags are visible in their vehicles when they are parked at Scecina during school hours.
Bookstore hours
The regular Bookstore hours for the school year are:
Mondays: 7:15-8:15 a.m. and 2:45-3:30 p.m.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 7:15-8:15 a.m.
Thursdays: 7:15-8:15 a.m. and 2:45-6 p.m.
Fridays: 7:15-8:15 a.m.
The bookstore also will be open during various school and athletic events.
Handbook reminder: Tardiness
We encourage students and families to arrive to school on time. Students reporting late to school will go directly to the main office to receive a pass to their first period class. Students will be given 4 exempted tardies to 1st period during the course of each semester. After the 4th tardy, all tardies to 1st period are unexcused.
(Please refer to Page 20 of the student handbook for the full policy on tardiness.)
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
Club 53: Live and Local
We would love to see our parents at Club 53! Tickets are now on sale for Club 53, 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. Ticket includes all your food and drink.
We still need some volunteers to help with Club 53. If you can spend a few hours before, during or after the event, Click here to volunteer!
Club 53 admission is FREE to those who volunteer to help during the night of the event. But you must buy a ticket to be entered into the raffles. Buy your ticket by Oct. 31 to be entered into the Early Bird drawing for $500. All ticket buyers also will be entered into the $2,500 raffle and the winning ticket will be drawn at Club 53 on Nov. 14.
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Basketball Cheerleader Try-outs
Here's the schedule for those wanting to try out for basketball cheerleading:
Clinics: October 6, 7 and 8
Tryouts: October 9 and 10.
Pick up your packet in the athletic office today!
If you have questions, see Mrs. Gallagher in the Athletic Office.
Cross Country News
Over the weekend the Crusader Criss Country teams competed in the 44th annual Culver Military Academy Invitational the girls team placing 9th and the boys 7th. The Scecina was led by Junior Jacqueline Kennedy who placed 8th overall out of the 243 runners in the race. Sophomore Henry Egan led the boys team with his 14th place finish while Juniors Andrew Clegg and Jacob Lenne finished in 28th and 32nd places respectively. There were a total of 166 runners in their race. The cross country teams compete next Saturday for the City Championship at Graham Park.
Special night for senior athletes
Scecina will honor athletes and band members from the Class of 2016 on Friday, Oct. 16, before the start of the varsity football game vs. Monrovia. The game is at Tech High School. All senior athletes and their families will receive a letter with details for the evening's celebration. Please contact Cari Gallagher in the Athletic Office with any questions at cgallagher@scecina.org.
New location for Oct. 5 JV game
The JV football game schedule on Oct. 5 vs. Cardinal Ritter has been moved to Scecina at 5 p.m.
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.
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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.
- SVDP is Saturday, October 17 at 8 a.m. The SVDP Distribution Center is located at 1201 E Maryland Street.
- 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.comĀ or by phone at (317) 631-4373 (office) or (317) 476-5793 (cell).
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Student email accounts
All Scecina students now have personal school email accounts. To set up this email access on your device, please go to scecinaindy.okta.com/.
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.
Entrances to the school building
Please remember that everyone is required to use the front doors to enter Scecina during school hours.
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!
Shop and support Scecina
Earn money for Scecina while you shop at these businesses or online: Amazon, Marsh, Meijer, and Target. Visit www.scecina.org/rewards-programs for more information.
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Open House
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Football Frenzy at Scecina
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