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A message from the president
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Mrs. Pat Tucker receives the Father Tom Service Award from
President Joe Therber.
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Today I'd like to introduce two people from our Scecina community who recently have earned some special honors.
Mrs. Pat Tucker, English teacher, received the Father Tom Service Award at our annual Father Tom Mass on Oct. 23. As her daughter Bridget, Class of 2003, wrote us: "She pushes (her students) toward excellence and holds them up when they need a hand. She expects students to live up to the potential she sees in them." Pat certainly is deserving of this award for "giving that extra" to Scecina over the years.
Bob Cathcart, Scecina Class of 1978, was inducted into DePauw University's Athletics Hall of Fame this month. Bob, who graduated from DePauw in 1982, was a linebacker for the Tigers. At Scecina, he played linebacker and tight end, earned All-City and All-State Honors and was named to the 1978 Indiana All-Star football squad. Four of his siblings also graduated from Scecina: Pat Duncan '74, Tom '77, Joe '80, and Bill '82. Bob now is senior vice president of global sales for Hansen Medical in the Greater New York City area.
I hope you can join us for Club 53 on Saturday night, Nov. 14, in our gymnasium. This fun night benefits our students through providing support for tuition assistance, athletics and student life. Also, good luck to the Crusaders in tonight's Sectional Semifinal in football. They play Cardinal Ritter at 7 p.m. at Manual High School. Have a great weekend, Joe Therber President
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Fall sports awards
All fall athletes will be recognized at the Sports Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, November 3, at 6:30 p.m. All student athletes who participated in a fall sport, and their families, are asked to join us in the gymnasium at 6:30 p.m. Please contact Mrs. Gallagher in the Athletic Office with any questions, (317) 356-6377 ext. 1128 or via email at cgallagher@scecina.org.
Canned Food Drive
The Student Council kicked off its Canned Food Drive on Friday with the costume day. We collected 500 cans on Friday toward our goal of 10,000 cans by Nov. 20.
Irvington Halloween Festival
Stop by the Scecina booth at the Irvington Halloween Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. We'll have treats and face-painting. Scecina is a Goblin Level sponsor of the Halloween Festival this year.
The Scecina cheerleaders and the Crusader Cuties will be in the parade, which begins at 4 p.m.
Need firewood?
There is extra firewood left over from our students' bonfire. Please feel free to take some home. The firewood is located near the Nowland Avenue fence on the west side of the building.
Student Spotlight:
Chris Duncan '18
Each week the Scecina Student Spotlight introduces the Crusader Community to a student who has been a recipient of the President's Academic Excellence Award.
Chris Duncan, a junior from Little Flower Parish, has earned the distinction of being named to the High Honor Roll every semester that he has been at Scecina. He is also a two-time President's Academic Excellence Award winner. When he isn't studying at the park, his favorite place, Chris dedicates his time and energy to taekwondo. He has earned a black belt and is a reigning TKO champion. He also enjoys music and plays percussion for the Scecina Pep Band.
Free vision screenings
Our social worker, Bridget Zobel, has arranged for Dr. Terry Null from Visionquest Eyecare to provide free vision screening at Scecina on Tuesday Nov. 17 for any interested students. We do ask parents to complete a vision checklist indicating you want your child screened. Students received the form in their religion classes. Please return them by Monday Nov. 2 so we can schedule their screenings.
Carpool information
Anyone interested in carpool information should send an email to admissions@scecina.org and give an email address and zip code. The information provided will then be posted on the school website under Student Life, then Carpool (www.scecina.org/carpool). Parents can email families in their zip codes to discuss carpooling. Thank you for helping other families in the Scecina community with their transportation needs.The following parent has asked for carpool aid in the 46205 zip code:
Courtney.hardiman@indy.gov
Club 53 auction to kick off online
Club 53: Live and Local will take place at Scecina on Saturday, Nov. 14, with local food, drinks and treats; live music by Tastes Like Chicken; and silent and live auctions.
Among the great items for this year's auction, we have:
- Six seats for dinner at the Colts Grille with Jimmy "Mad Dog" Matis, plus a football autographed by Andrew Luck;
- a week at a condo in Bonita Springs, Fla.;
- cabin rentals in Gaitlinburg, Tenn., and at Wasatch Lake in Indiana;
- growlers and gifts certificates for fills from Flat 12 and Bierwerks;
- Pacers center court seats, gift certificates to area restaurants and venues;
- concert tickets; and more.
The auction will go online next week, plus you can bid the night of Club 53, between 6:30 and 8:30. You can bid online at wedoauctions.net/scecina
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.
Thank you to our food vendors for Club 53! Drinks provided by Sun King Brewing, Flat 12 Bierwerks, Coca-Cola and Zink Distributing Co.
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Sectional football game tonight
The Scecina Crusaders play the Ritter Raiders in tonight's 2A Regional football game at 7 p.m. at Manual High School. Tickets are $6. No passes are accepted at IHSAA tournament games.
Fall sports awards
All fall athletes will be recognized at the Sports Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, November 3, at 6:30 p.m. All student athletes who participated in a fall sport, and their families, are asked to join us in the gymnasium at 6:30 p.m. Please contact Mrs. Gallagher in the Athletic Office with any questions, (317)356-6377 ext. 1128 or via email at cgallagher@scecina.org.
Walk-in clinics for sports injuries
St. Vincent Sports Performance has three walk-in clinics offering specialized services, from concussion management to fracture care, for all ages, from the young athlete to active adults. All three clinics are open 8-10 a.m. Monday through Friday (and Saturdays through the end of fall sports season at the Carmel location.)
You also can schedule an appointment for both new and chronic soprts injuries by calling 317-415-5795.
- 8227 Northwest Blvd., #160, Indianapolis, IN 46278.
- 14455 Clay Terrace Blvd., Suite B, Carmel, IN 46032
- 13861 Olio Road, Suite 302, Fishers, IN 46037
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:
- 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 parking
Student should make sure their parking tags are visible in their vehicles when they are parked at Scecina during school hours.
Daily Attendance
The office will send 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.
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.)
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.
Please have your portrait taken by Nov. 1.
Entrances to the school building
Please remember that everyone is required to use the front doors to enter Scecina during school hours.
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.
Like Us, Follow Us, Connect!
We are always updating our social media with current happenings around the Scecina community. Please like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and connect with us on LinkedIn.
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Nov. 3
Fall Sports Awards,
6:30 p.m.
Nov. 14
Club 53
Nov. 17
Vision screenings
Nov. 16
Winter sports pictures
Dec. 5
Turnabout Dance
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