Lumen News 10/13/2016

Important Upcoming Dates:

• October 19th:  PSAT (grades 9-11)
• October 20th & 21st:  ½ Days for Parent Teacher Conferences
• October 28th:  No School, Inservice
• November 11th:  No School, Veteran’s Day/In-Service
• November 24th & 25th:  No School, Thanksgiving
• December 19th-21st:  1st Semester Finals

Principal’s Update:

In sports, good luck to our Girl’s Volleyball team as they head down to compete against Ninilchik and Cook Inlet Academy this Friday and Saturday!  Our Junior High Boy’s and Girl’s Basketball team’s first game is next Tues, Oct 18 at Birchwood.

Next week, we will focus the efforts of the 9-11 graders towards doing well on the PSAT and the efforts of the Seniors towards taking the ASVAB on Wed, Oct 19.  That same day, our Junior High students will attend Mass at the Blessed Sacrament Monastery at the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration and participate in community service projects at different locations in the city.  And I look forward to seeing everyone at Parent Teacher Conferences at the end of the week.  Blessings to you!

Remind:  We will be using Remind this year for communicating announcements in the event of school closures, emergency notifications, and general school reminders.  Mrs. Estes has added parents and emails to Remind.  You will receive an email informing you that you have been invited to Remind and at that point you may also opt to receive text messages and/or get the app on your smartphone.  Below you will find some additional information:

• Some parents were already in our Remind database from previous years.  Please take a moment to go to your account and update any necessary information.  It is extremely helpful to us to have full first and last names.
• If we missed a parent who would like to receive announcements and reminders, please let Mrs. Estes know as she will send an invite as soon as possible.  We would like a least 1 parent on the Remind list but if the 2nd parent would prefer to not be included, please let Mrs. Estes know.

Next Scrip Order:  We will place our next Scrip order on October 14th, please have orders submitted either online or fill out an order form at the office no later than 3pm on October 14th to be included in this order.  Erika Dahm, Gerianne Thorsness or Jessica Estes can answer questions about Scrip.  To learn more you may also visit:  shopwithscrip.com  Lumen Christi’s enrollment code is:  B968B67E44853

School Board Meeting:  Our next School Board meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 18th at 6pm.

PSAT:  The PSAT will be administered on Wednesday, October 19th to grades 9-11.  Please make sure your student is to school on time.  On test day please be sure your student eats a good healthy breakfast as no snacks are allowed during the testing period.  Also, it is important that your student arrives to school prior to the 7:45 tardy bell to ensure they are not late for the start of the test.  No students are allowed admittance once the test begins.  ASVAB:  The ASVAB will also be administered on Wednesday, October 19th to 12th grade.  They will also need to be here before the 7:45am tardy bell as well.

October Inservice/Conferences:  October 20th & 21st will be half days for parent/teacher conferences which will be held in the Student Room.  Please come at your convenience during the designated conference times to meet with the teachers.  If you have any questions, please call the office.

• Thursday, October 20th will follow a Friday A schedule with school dismissal at 12:20pm.  Conferences will be held on this day from 3pm-7pm.
• Friday, October 21st will follow a Friday B schedule with school dismissal at 12:20pm.  Conferences on this day will be held from 1pm-5pm.  Please keep in mind that the teachers will have their lunch break from 12:30-1pm so conferences will not start earlier than 1pm.

Lumen Christi’s “Spike Out” Spiketacular Volleyball Tournament:  Next week kicks off our annual volleyball tournament with 16 teams from all over Alaska.  Lots of volunteer help is needed to make this tournament a success.  Please click the following link to see how you can help:  http://signup.com/go/tBYYSu  If you would like to help with scorekeeping, please contact Coach Billy at athletics@lumenchristiak.org OR 907-273-1513.

Campus Ministry News

• All students in grades 9-12 are invited to St. Benedict’s Youth Group in the Upper room on Wednesdays at 7pm. Students who attend their Parish’s Youth group can earn extra points in Theology Classes!
• All students grades 6-8 are invited to St. Benedict’s Junior High youth group on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 6pm. Students who attend their Parish’s Youth group can earn extra points in Theology Classes!
• This Saturday, October 15 is the Archdiocese Fall Youth Rally 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• This Sunday October 16 we will begin our Parents of Teens discussion group. The topic is “Keeping Your Kids Catholic”
• Next Week, October 17 – 21 is St. Benedict Parish Mission. Nightly schedule: 6 PM: reconciliation 6:30: Mass; 7 PM:  presentation and discussion 8 PM: Adoration 8:30: Oktoberfest fellowship and food topics include: what is mercy, corporal works of mercy, spiritual works of mercy, and conversion and transformation. Grade 12 Theology class will attend morning sessions of the Mission on Tuesday and Thursday. We will meet in the Church at 10 a.m.  Please join us.

 

Halloween Events:

• Junior High Halloween Movie Night:  The Big A Little A committee is hosting movie night for our Junior High students on Thursday, October 27th from 6-8pm.
• Halloween Dress Down Day:  On Monday, October 31st students can wear their Halloween costumes.  Costumes should be presentable and no weapons should accompany the costume.  Student Government will also lead a fun, festive assembly period for the students at the end of the school day.

Save the Date:  The Archdiocese of Anchorage invites you to save the date for the Installation Mass of the fourth Archbishop of Anchorage, the Most Reverend Paul Dennis Etienne, DD, STL.  Please see the attached document for all details.

• Solemn Evening of Prayer:  November 8th, 2016 at 7pm at Holy Family Cathedral
• Mass of Installation:  November 9th, 2016 at 2pm at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral, reception to follow in the Lunney Center.

Do you shop at Fred Meyer’s?:  If so, please visit https://www.fredmeyer.com/topic/community-rewards-4 to register your Fred Meyer Rewards card so that Lumen Christi can earn rebates.  It’s super easy…just click the link above and then click “Re-enroll or Link your Rewards Card Now” and then follow the steps to choose Lumen Christi to start receiving Community Rewards.

College Fair:  Seniors and Juniors are invited to attend the Anchorage College and Career Fair on Monday, October 17th.  We will be leaving Lumen at 9 AM and return by 11:30.  Transportation is by Lumen busses.  Interested students need to return their permission form to Mrs. Brewer by the end of school on October 13th.  The Fair is also open to families from 1 – 4 PM on Sunday, October 16th.  On Sunday there are also multiple college search and financial aid workshops available from 1 – 3:45 PM.

From the Gala Committee:

• If you shop at CARRS, they have a promotion going on where you can collect stamps to receive FREE Farberware cookware.  If you do not have a need for the stamps, please drop them off at the school office and we will collect the stamps to earn cookware which can be used in gift baskets for our Gala.
• Looking for a procurement chairperson to train with Katie Novcaski
• Procurement callers still needed
• Dessert Dash Co-Chair needed
• Do you know of a business or corporation who would like to purchase a corporate table and/or advertising?  If so, please contact Karin O’Connell or Claudia Main.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School Auction:  Our 33rd Annual Auction “Under the Big Top” is Saturday, November 5, 2016 at the Anchorage Marriott Downtown starting at 5:00 pm.  Individual tickets and tables to attend the event are available for purchase and we are currently accepting donations.  Donations can be dropped off at the school or picked up at your convenience.  We also have advertising space available for purchase in our auction booklet.  Thank you for your continued support of Catholic education.  If you have any questions, contact the auction office at 345-2327 or auction@akseas.com.

Link to Signup.com:  By now you have received emails from Signup.com (formerly known as Volunteer Spot) highlighting volunteer opportunities.  Below is a link where you will find all of Lumen’s current signups in one spot.

http://www.volunteerspot.com/group/151523700124?utm_source=group-badge-volunteer-green