A message from the president
Greetings!
In our Catholic liturgical year, we are in the midst of Advent, a season of waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. "Advent" is a version of the Latin word meaning "coming." Throughout our school, our Nativity sets are displayed without Baby Jesus to remind us that we are joyfully awaiting His coming.
At Scecina, we also are undergoing a more earthly type of waiting and preparation as we proceed with the Capital Campaign Exploration, Discovery and Financial Feasibility Study. Over the past two weeks, more than 180 people took part in 15 input and listening sessions for this exploration and feasibility study process: staff and faculty; parents; current students and alumni; East Deanery priests and principals; future Scecina parents; archdiocesan administrators; and community and business leaders. They shared their visions and hopes for Scecina Memorial High School and asked insightful questions. Thank you to all who made your voices heard. This is an important part of the process as we as a community discern the best path for Scecina's future.
For clarity, please remember that we have not yet undertaken a capital campaign, but we are in an exploratory and discovery phase as we determine the feasibility of any plan. This process will continue through the first half of 2016.
The input and listening sessions focused on the five Case Points for Consideration in the feasibility study. The five areas being considered came out of our Strategic Growth Plan priorities. They are:
- Academic Excellence through further professional development and performance-based compensation for teachers;
- A new chapel to help create an inspiring campus;
- An expanded endowment especially for facilities upkeep and maintenance;
- Boosting our Godparent Program so that more students can enjoy access to a quality Catholic education;
- Enhancing student life through upgrades such as new outdoor athletic fields and a multipurpose facility that will reduce scheduling conflicts for our co-curricular activities and provide activity and gathering space for Scecina and the broader community.
We will keep you informed as this process develops. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts and for keeping Scecina in your prayers.
I wish all of you a joyous Advent as you prepare the way of the Lord and also a blessed Christmas and Happy New Year. Joe Therber President
Last-minute Scecina shopping
Need some nice Christmas gifts for students, friends and family? Pick up some Scecina gear in our bookstore. Besides our regular gear,
we now have Scecina Mom, Dad and Grandparent sweatshirts and t-shirts in the Bookstore. They are going fast!
For your holiday shopping convenience, the Bookstore will be open this Saturday, Dec. 19, from 9 a.m. to noon and on Monday, Dec. 3-6 p.m.
Scholarships for current students
Applications for current student scholarships for the 2016-2017 school year are available on the Scecina website. There are five opportunities for current students to earn a scholarship for next school year. Don't miss out on this opportunity! Applications can be found at www.scecina.org/current-student-scholarship-opportunities. If you have any questions please contact Kelsey Abelein in the Enrollment Management Office at kabelein@scecina.org.
Student Spotlight:
Summer Li '16
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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. This week's spotlight is on Bo Sims.
Summer Li, who hails from the Chinese city of Qingdao in the province of Shandong, is a senior at Scecina with plans to study applied mathematics at either Lehigh University or the University of Toronto. Summer consistently earns a spot on the high honor roll each semester. Her cumulative G.P.A. of 4.13 places her in the top five of the senior class and has earned her accolades such as the President's Academic Excellence Award and Scholar Athlete recognition. Away from school she enjoys painting and movies.
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.
Teacher spotlight: Andrew Smith
Mr. Smith teaches a full menu of higher-level social studies classes while serving as adviser to the Robotics Club, the Debate Club and Scecina's chapter of the Rho Kappa Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society. He's also Scecina's Selective Service and Voter Registrar.
Online pay for cafeteria
Our new online payment option will be added soon for the cafeteria. Please watch for an important letter that will include instructions and your student's number. You will need to set up your account on the website.
Key Club Coat Drive
The Scecina Memorial High School Key Club's third annual coat drive starts in January. Throughout the month, club members will be collecting gently used coats, hats, gloves and scarves, which will be donated to Catholic Charities. Please bring in these items during January.
Host families needed
Two new international students will be joining us at Scecina for the second semester of the 2015-2016 school year. One is a freshman girl from China who enjoys sports and art. The other student is a sophomore boy from India who enjoys movies, photography and sports. Please contact Kelsey Abelein in Enrollment if you are interested in hosting one of these students kabelein@scecina.org or (317) 352-3287.
Alumni Appreciation Night
Join your fellow alumni and friends in supporting your Crusader boys varsity basketball for Red and Gold Night at Scecina on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016. Scecina will play Cardinal Ritter at 7:30 p.m.
All alumni are invited to cheer on your Crusaders for FREE. Complimentary popcorn and drinks provided. Tours will be available beginning at 6:45 p.m. to those who would like to see the many renovations made to the school recently. RSVP online below or email Rose Timpe at rtimpe@scecina.org.
You will receive four tickets and vouchers for one popcorn and one drink per person. Go Crusaders!
Share Scecina with others
It's time for eighth-graders to start applying for high school. If you know any interested students, please share the good news about Scecina and tell them they can go to our website at scecina.org/admisssions to learn more about applying.
Financial Aid Night on January 14
Speakers: Kristine Butz from the University of Notre Dame Office of Financial Aid and Michael Jackson from Education Planning Resources.
What: Opportunity to learn about post-secondary financial aid process and options.
Where: Scecina Memorial High School-Room 006/Music Room from 7-8:30 p.m.
All senior and junior students and their families should join us on Wednesday Jan.14 at 7 p.m. to gain critical insight into the financial aid process for post-secondary programs. This meeting will specifically provide information on the following topics:
- The financial aid process in general.
- Accessing and completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
- Applying for grants and scholarships.
- Timelines for student aid, grants and scholarships.
If you have questions concerning this event, please contact Mr. Jeremy Corn at jcorn@scecina.org.
Carpool Connection
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. 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.
Driver Education
Registration packets for our 2016 Driver Education classes are available in the main office. Classes will begin Jan.10. The cost is $360 for Scecina students and $425 for non-Scecina students. Scecina students will receive priority in enrollment. Students must be at least 15 years old by Jan. 10 in order to take Driver Education.
The class is limited to the first 40 students to register. Please contact Ott Hurrle at ohurrle@scecina.org should you have any questions. Registration deadline is Jan. 10, 2016.
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Track honors for junior runner
Congratulations to junior cross country runner Jacqueline Kennedy. Jacqueline was name Honorable Mention All-State by the Indiana Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches. The complete list can be found at www.iatccc.org under the athlete awards tab.
Track conditioning When we return from Christmas Break, the track team will meet for conditioning at 3:45 on Mondays outside of the training room and on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the blockhouse.
Football players win honors
The following Crusaders football players have been named to the All-Conference, All-City, All-State and Junior All-State teams.
All-Conference
| Lex Martin | Quarterback | | Koy Pruitt | Center | | Isaiah Bryant | Defensive Back |
All-City
| Koy Pruitt | Center | | Isaiah Bryant | Defensive Back |
All-State
| Elliott Connor | Defensive End | | Koy Pruitt | Center | | Isaiah Bryant | Defensive Back |
Junior All-State
| Will Ferree | Linebacker | | Will Therber | Defensive End | | Jack Wright | Tight End |
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.com or by phone at (317) 631-4373 (office) or (317) 476-5793 (cell).
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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
There will be special holiday bookstore hours. Please see note above. Otherwise, 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/.
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.
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Christmas break
Jan. 4
Classes resume
Jan. 9
Red & Gold Game
Jan. 14 Financial Aid Night
Jan. 20-24 March for Life
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