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SEPTEMBER 29, 2015 


Carondelet Supports Cancer Awareness

A new shirt is now available in the school store just in time to recognize Breast 
Cancer Awareness Month

Although Breast Cancer Awareness is critical to Carondelet as it is primarily a women's issue, we know that there are many types of cancer and we want to show our support for each and every person touched by this terrible disease. Our shirt is decked out in pink and proclaims: "Carondelet Supports Cancer Awareness." 

The new shirt is only $20, and $5 from each shirt sold will go to Women's Cancer Resource Center. Their mission is to help women with cancer improve their quality of life through education, support services and practical assistance.
Calling All Volunteers! 
visions of christmas volunteer
Looking for a way to get involved? Interested in being a part of the amazing Visions experience from the inside? Now is your opportunity to sign-up to help make Visions of Christmas a success.

There are many ways to volunteer:
Create beautiful gift baskets, bake cookies or scones for the teas, make tea sandwiches, work in the boutique or tea kitchen, set-up, take-down, or volunteer to work at one of the events.  We also need co-chairs for two of the tea kitchens and volunteer coordinators.

Visit the Visions webpage to find links to volunteer and to stay current on all event details. 

If you're not sure what you want to do or have questions, please contact Kathleen Henggeler at 925-686-5353 x151 or at [email protected].

College T-Shirt Day
college t-shirt day

Faculty and staff wore their college t-shirts from their alma maters and shared a college experience with their 4th period students. They also gave students a fun trivia quiz to help familiarize them with some of the wonderful college choices in their future.  (pictured: some of our college trivia participants)

awesome 80s dance party

What are you doing Saturday, Oct. 17?

Don't Stop Believin' that Girls Just Want to Have Fun. And so do their parents! With or Without You, we're going to have an Awesome '80s dance party here at Carondelet on Saturday, Oct. 17.  So, Come on, Eileen and Billie Jean, buy your tickets today!
 
Sorry, Sweet Child O'Mine, this party is for the 21+ crowd.  We'll have heavy appetizers, drinks (2 tickets included with reservation) & dancing.  You can even request your favorite '80s song when you purchase your ticket online.
 
Dress code is rad '80s attire or jeans casual. 
 

 

Class of 2016 Parents:  
College Admissions Presentation
Carondelet's Center for Student Success will give a presentation on college admissions for all senior class parents and guardians on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30) in the Garaventa Center. 

Topics covered will include (but are not limited to) UC , Cal State and private school admissions. You will receive a wealth of information including what your daughter can do right now if she is already "done" with her applications, or is just starting the process! There will also be time for you to speak one-on-one with your daughter's success counselor. 

We look forward to helping your daughter through the process. Please come to learn more about admissions, which has changed quite a bit in the last few years.

National Merit Award Recipients














 
Principal Kevin Cushing announced today that Andrea Berger, Celina Dioso, Jillian Garibaldi, Sarah Hodson, Hannah Kenneally, and Gabrielle Wright have been named Commended Students in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation for the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which runs the program, will be presented to these scholastically talented seniors. 

About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise, as they placed among the top five percent of more than 1 million students who entered the 2016 competition by taking the 2014 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). 

A spokesperson for NMSC said, "The young men and women being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success. These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation."

parent association
Parents, mark your calendars for these exciting Parent Association events!

Wednesday, October 14  *  6:30 p.m.  *  Inner Court
Student Success Director Liz Paz-Rumore presents:
"35 Steps to Creating a Less Stressful Roadmap Toward College"
RSVP and earn 2 PIP Hours for attending (sign up here)

Wednesday, November 4  *  6:30 p.m.  *  Inner Court
Meet and Greet / Q&A 
With Student Life Director  -  Joseph Silveira
And Athletic Director  - Caitlin Lawson '05
RSVP and earn 2 PIP hours for attending (sign up here)

Thursday, December 10  *  6:30 p.m.  *  Inner Court
Parent Potluck Social and Wine Tasting

Help Wanted

The Parent Association is looking for enthusiastic parents to help with the following:
  • Class Parent Representatives (Two parents per class needed) to assist with class events and to be representatives-at-large
  • Crab Feed Kitchen Help
  • Parent Association Meetings Coordinator
  • Grad Night Planning Committee
  • Parent Education Planning Committee
  • Communications Liaison Co-Chair
Email [email protected] if you are interested in helping out with any of these areas. PIP hours will be duly compensated.

Positive Coaching Alliance Workshop for Parents
As part of a targeted effort to provide the most positive environment possible for our student athletes, we are sponsoring a workshop to help parents and coaches enrich high school sports for students.

The workshop will be provided by Positive Coaching Alliance, a Stanford University-based non-profit organization developed to teach parents, coaches and organizational leaders how to effectively work with young athletes while instilling the values of teamwork, discipline, respect and goal-setting.

Please follow our RSVP link to register for this free parent event on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Garaventa Center.  Please email Caitlin Lawson at [email protected] for questions or more information.

      
Athletics News
golf win-
Golf remains undefeated at 8-0. Yealimi Noh '19 shot at 4-under par 32 vs San Ramon which is the lowest score ever by a Carondelet golfer.  The golf team also won the Poppy Ridge Classic Golf Tournament, led by Yealimi Noh '19, who shot a tournament low, 3-under-par, 67 to win the individual medal, and Angela Bagasbas who shot a 3-over-par 75. 

Varsity Water Polo won the Woodcreek Tournament 
Varsity Volleyball placed 3rd in the Sonoma Tournament
Varsity Cross Country placed 7th out of 29 teams at the Stanford Invitational

Great work, Cougars!

Athletes of the Week
Cross Country
McKenzie Elting '19: Kenzie had a fantastic week of workouts, crushing our mile repeats last Tuesday.

Laura McFarland '17: Laura broke 20 minutes in the 5k for the first time this past weekend, leading the team to a 7th place finish.

Rachel Canon '17: Rachel has had tremendous improvements over the past two weeks, taking more than 40 seconds off of her 2-mile time.

Golf
Yealimi Noh '19: In Thursday's match vs San Ramon Valley, Yealimi shot a 4-under 32, by one-putting 7 of the 9 greens. Carondelet has never had a golfer produce a score this low in competition!

Tennis
Sam Dow '17: Sam showed her versatile tennis game playing singles matches and doubles matches this last week. Going 4-1 in her match play.

Kayla Bingham '17: Kayla playing #1 singles, won her first league match in straight sets against Granada High. She also won her singles match against Northgate High School.

Volleyball
Dom Carpenello '16: In a win over Granada, Dom had 13 kills and 13 digs, then she recorded 10 kills and 9 digs in a win against Montgomery which put the team in the semifinals of the tournament.

Maya Hanck '19: Maya led the team in service points, aces and assists this week. Maya showed great team leadership in our two matches this week.

Water Polo
Aly Bamberger '19: Ali solidified her position last weekend by completely shutting down every whole set that we faced.

Alex Brown '19:  Alex is a natural team leader, in and out of the pool and is a huge contributor to this season's success. She helped lead us to a championship this past weekend going 4-0 in our games, which included two shutouts and had a total of 33 blocks.


Keep up with all the action by following us on Twitter @Go_Carondelet

Upcoming Pre-Med & STEM Enrichment Opportunities
Parents/Guardians, we wanted to let you know about two upcoming opportunities for young women to learn more about engineering, healthcare, and STEM fields.
  • The Perry Initiative: A day-long lab workshop (Nov. 7) at UCSF for girls in grades 10-12 to work with Professor of Engineering, Dr. Jenni Buckley.  Apply online by Oct. 7 (through this link).
  • The 13th Annual UC Davis Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Professions National Conference: Oct. 10-11. The conference is open to high school students, college students, parents, health professionals, and advisors. The conference features speakers such as Deans of medical, dental, public health, pharmacy and veterinary colleges; researchers in STEM fields; panels, pre-health professions fair and over 2,000 speakers. Register online at www.ucdprehealth.org. Register early!  The conference has sold out the last 12 years.
Additional information is available in the Center for Student Success.

PIP Hour Opportunities
Looking for a way to get involved and earn your 20 PIP hours?  Visit the Volunteer Opportunities page of the website for a list of available opportunities.  

Wednesday, Oct. 14 - Parent Association Meeting:  Attend the October Parent Association meeting and receive 2 PIP hours.  Sign up here

If you have any questions regarding your volunteer requirements/clearance, contact our Volunteer Coordinator Angela Ricci at [email protected]

Yearbook Senior Ads: Discount ENDS Thursday!
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The last day to purchase the yearbook senior ads at a discount is this Thursday, October 1.  Not only will you avoid the deadline rush, but you'll also save money!  

Absolutely no ads will be accepted after Saturday, Oct. 17. Any ad that is missing a component (photos, message or payment) will be considered incomplete.

For more information or to purchase an ad, go to the Parents page on the Carondelet website or click here.

If you are having any difficulties or have questions, please contact the yearbook staff at [email protected] (preferred).

Subscribing to Our E-Newsletter
Would you like to add another email address to our E-Newsletter distribution list? If so, you can easily do this on your own by subscribing to our newsletter through this link.

As a reminder, this will ONLY add you to our E-Newsletter distribution list, it will not update any of your information in PowerSchool. For PowerSchool updates, you will need to contact our Registrar, Joanne Missaggia, at [email protected]. 

Event RSVP / Online Orders
Yearbook Senior Ads (Early Bird Pricing Ends Sept. 30)
Awesome '80s Parent Dance (Saturday, Oct. 17)

Events & Special Schedules

Wednesday, Sept. 30
Late Start (frosh, sophs & seniors)

Junior Ring Rehearsal
7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. in the Garaventa Center

Alumnae Association Meeting
6:30 p.m. in the Convent Community Room 
Friday, Oct. 2Mothers in Prayer
8:15 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. 
Chapel
Sunday, Oct. 4Junior Ring Ceremony
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. in the Garaventa Center
Tuesday, Oct. 6Senior Parent College Night
7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30) in the Garaventa Center

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