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Lumen News 03/31/2017

Important Upcoming Dates:

April 5th: JH Testing Day
April 11th: Lenten Penance Service, 11:40am – 1pm
April 13th: ½ day, Holy Thursday
April 14th & 17th: No School, Easter Break
April 21st & 22nd: Drama Production, “The Hallow”, 7pm
April 25th: School Board Meeting, 6pm
April 29th: Prom, 8pm-11pm
May 10th: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm
May 11th: Graduation, 7pm
May 22nd-24th: Finals
May 24th: Last Day of School
May 25th-26th: Teacher Inservice

Principal’s Update: What a great week! We thank God for covering his creation with a fresh, beautiful blanket of snow and for giving our students an unexpected break from school on Wednesday! As we continue our Lenten resolutions of prayer, sacrifice, and almsgiving, we will walk and remember the Stations of the Cross on the next two Fridays at 9am in the gym. In addition, our Big A and Little A students are conducting an Easter Basket drive for children from the Clare House and Student Government is supporting the Knights of Columbus from St. Benedict Parish in their “40 Cans for Lent” canned food drive. If your son or daughter asks you to go to the store to buy Easter Basket materials or canned food, you can know that he or she is actively participating in Lenten almsgiving. We appreciate your support in these events.

Finally, as you walk through school, you may notice “CRIME SCENE” tape blocking certain locations in the building. DO NOT BE ALARMED! The students from Ms. Brewer’s Forensics Science class are playing Crime Scene Investigators (CSI) and putting into practice all the techniques for evidence gathering and handling that they have learned this semester. Good luck in finding the culprit!

JH Testing Days: JH testing will take place on April 5th, during 4th and 5th period. Please have your child arrive to school on time and eat a good breakfast. This year, we will be administering the PSAT 8/9 test instead of the Terra Nova test. You can learn more about the PSAT 8/9 at https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-8-9.

2017-18 School Calendar: Please see attachment.

Tuition Assistance for the 2017-18 School Year: Lumen Christi High School works with Covenant Tuition Services (CTS) to determine eligibility for financial aid. Families who wish to apply for financial aid, please click on the following link: http://cts-tuition.com/app/lumancak The deadline for applications is July 15th, 2017.

Drama Production: Lumen Christi’s Drama Department presents “The Hollow” by Agatha Christie at Grant Hall on APU Campus at the following days/times:

Friday, April 21st at 7pm
Saturday, April 22nd at 7pm

Tickets are currently on sale for $5 each at Lumen Christi’s office. Tickets at the door will be $7 each.

Soccer Gear Drive: Sixth grader, Rowan, is organizing a soccer gear drive to help the support Anchorage’s refugee soccer team, The Fugees, through Catholic Social Services. If you have any new or gently used soccer gear you’d like to donate, please bring them to the school. If you do not have any soccer gear to donate but would like to help Rowan’s efforts in this soccer gear drive, monetary donations are also appreciated.

Prom: Prom will be on April 29th from 8pm-11pm at The Alaska Zoo. The Prom committee is looking for parent volunteers to help with set-up and clean-up, please contact the office if you are interested in helping with this.

Next Scrip Order Date: The next order deadline will be April 13th at 3pm. If you’d like to place an order or create an account, please contact Jessica Estes at the front office and she will help you out.

Campus Ministry:

The Campus Ministry Team posts information for activities at all local Anchorage and Eagle River Churches. This can be found on the bulletin board outside room 121. If you have anything to add for your parish please email to Mrs. Loeffler or send it in with your teen.
Please join us in the Gym each Friday of Lent for Stations of the Cross. We begin at 9:00 a.m.
Looking for a great Lenten bond with your son or daughter? How about coming to 7:15 Mass once a week together at Lumen Christi, room 120? Mass is finished in time for students to have a few minutes before class begins at 7:45.
Be on the lookout for Parish missions at both your your home Parishes and sister parishes. Parish Missions offer talks and interactive discussion with dynamic speakers on Faith. Missions generally run 4-5 sessions in one week. These are great times of Faith renewal and reflection for teens and adults.
Our next Parent Discussion Group is this Sunday, April 2’ from 4:00 – 5:45 in room 109. Our Topic is Social Media. We hope to see you there!
Have you considered taking an hour a week to be still with Christ in Adoration? St. Benedict will be holding Adoration Monday – Friday each week from 10am to 10pm in the Church, beginning April 17. Students and parents are invited to sign up for Eucharistic Adoration at your home Parish or at St. Benedict Parish.
Please join our Ladies prayer group each Saturday morning at 10 a.m. in the Library. This is a great time of prayer and fellowship.
Does your student still need service hours? Remember SEAS service on Friday afternoons. Students can sign up on the hall bulletin board here at Lumen. Parents are also welcome to email Liz at eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org or call Lumen’s main office for parent sign up!
All students grades 6-8 are invited to St. Benedict’s Junior High youth group on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at 6 p.m.
Students who attend their home Parish’s Youth group can earn extra points in Theology Classes!
We are looking for altar servers for school Mass! Catholic students who have never served to be trained here at school.
Looking ahead: World Youth Day is January 22-27, 2019 in Panama. Watch your Parish bulletin for updates.

Parent Share Hour Opportunity: Our Lady of the Valley (OLV), a fellow Catholic School in Wasilla is having their Auction on April 22nd. For those parents who still need to complete their parent share hours, Mr. Ross will approve your volunteer hours to go towards your Lumen parent share hour requirement if you choose to sign up to help OLV’s auction. Each year a group of staff and teachers from OLV volunteer at Lumen’s Gala, so this will be a great way to give back while helping to support another Catholic school. OLV was very impressed with our high school students who volunteered at Lumen’s Gala and they would also love to have any high school student to help volunteer as well. If you and/or your high school student are interested, please talk to Mrs. Estes for details. Please note: This happens to be the same night as our second night of Drama Club’s performance of “The Hallow”. If you and/or your student choose to volunteer at OLV, maybe you will be able to catch Drama Club’s first performance on Friday the 21st.

Reminder-Re-enrollment Packets are Due: Re-enrollment packets have been sent home with your children and if you have any questions, please let me know. There have been a few questions about enrollment fees which are usually highlighted on the financial agreement which will come out later. As a reminder of what those fees are, there is a commitment fee of $100.00 and the book & technology fee which is $300.00 (after March 31st the commitment fee will increase to $250.00). If your packet is missing, please let Mrs. Estes know and she will prepare another one for you.

Gala Gift Certificates Available for Purchase:

Dimond Tuxedo Rental: The Gala has one $150.00 gift certificate from Dimond Tuxedo for a tuxedo rental available for purchase for only $50.00. Prom is coming up!! Any takers? If you are interested, you may purchase from the office.
Alaska’s Best Water & Coffee: This certificate is for 3 months cooler rental & bottled water delivery, up to four five gallon bottles per month. Expires February 2018. Purchase Price: $50.00 (Value: $150.00).
UAA Gymnastics Meet: 4 Tickets: 2018 Season. Four tickets to a regular season home women’s gymnastics meet of your choice. Expires 3/31/2018 Purchase Price: $20.00 (Value: $48.00)

Scholarships:

Pioneers of Alaska Scholarship: Scholarships are available for graduating seniors who have a family member who is/was a member of the Anchorage Pioneers of Alaska (Men’s Igloo #15 or Women’s Igloo #4). See Mrs. Brewer for the forms.
Additional Scholarships: Please visit the following link to additional scholarships: http://www.asdk12.org/counseling/scholarships/

PVO President & Vice President: If you are interested in becoming our PVO President or Vice President, please see Mrs. Estes or Mr. Ross. If you think you might be interested but have questions, please let us know. We need to start looking forward to the next school year and it would be great to have PVO leadership in place before the end of the school year.

Parent Share Hours: Just a reminder to update your completed parent share hours in the book. We have seen many families actively volunteering but your family log sheet doesn’t reflect that. You may also email Mrs. Estes your completed hours and she will be more than happy to record them for you. In April, parent share hours will be assessed and any incomplete hours will be billed to your account at $35 per hour. Please let Mrs. Estes know if you have any questions.

Shoparoo: Shoparoo is an app in which you simply take photos of receipts on your smartphone and submit. Lumen then earns “Roo Points” which are converted at the end of the year into a donation to the school. Mrs. Estes and Mrs. Brewer both got this app on their phones and it is super easy and fun to use. Follow these simple steps after you download the app from either the App Store or on Google Play:

SHOP: Shop for any product, at any store.
SNAP: Take a picture of your receipt.
EARN: Earn cash donations & sweepstakes entries

Link to Signup.com: 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

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Lumen News 03/24/2017

Important Upcoming Dates:

March 23rd: Post Gala Meeting, 6:30pm in Library
April 4-6th: JH Testing Days
April 13th: ½ day, Holy Thursday
April 14th & 17th: No School, Easter Break
April 21st & 22nd: Drama Production, “The Hallow”, 7pm
April 25th: School Board Meeting, 6pm
April 29th: Prom, 8pm-11pm
May 10th: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm
May 11th: Graduation, 7pm
May 22nd-24th: Finals
May 24th: Last Day of School
May 25th-26th: Teacher Inservice

Principal’s Update: Welcome back from Spring Break! We hope that you had a restful and relaxing week.

Thank you to those students and parents who completed our AdvancED online surveys before the break. We truly appreciate your feedback and comments. In coming weeks, we will summarize the results and make them available for your review. Thank you again!

Our track team started practices this week, and as spring continues, we look forward to cheering on our junior high and senior high competitors at various track meets around the State.

Our front door electronic keypad access control system and security camera is on order (thank you again for all the wonderful donations) and should be installed by the end of next week. I am sure that there will be a few “bugs” and “kinks” to work out, so thanks for your patience as we transition to this new system.

Finally, we are halfway through Lent at this point. We hope you will accept our invite to attend daily Mass at 7:15am with your son or daughter here in the school, or participate in Stations of the Cross on Fridays at 9am in the gym, or pray the Rosary on Monday, April 3rd, at 2pm in the church. We would love for you to join our student and staff faith community as you are available. Blessings to you and your family!

Tonight-Post Gala Meeting: While the Gala is fresh in our minds, please think about what worked, what didn’t, and bring any ideas you have for next year. Our post Gala meeting tonight, March 23rd at 6:30pm in the Library.

Reminder-Re-enrollment Packets are Due: Re-enrollment packets have been sent home with your children and if you have any questions, please let me know. There have been a few questions about enrollment fees which are usually highlighted on the financial agreement which will come out later. As a reminder of what those fees are, there is a commitment fee of $100.00 and the book & technology fee which is $300.00 (after March 31st the commitment fee will increase to $250.00). If your packet is missing, please let Mrs. Estes know and she will prepare another one for you.

Tuition Assistance for the 2017-18 School Year: Lumen Christi High School works with Covenant Tuition Services (CTS) to determine eligibility for financial aid. Families who wish to apply for financial aid, please click on the following link: http://cts-tuition.com/app/lumancak The deadline for applications is July 15th, 2017.

Parent Share Hour Opportunity: Our Lady of the Valley (OLV), a fellow Catholic School in Wasilla is having their Auction on April 22nd. For those parents who still need to complete their parent share hours, Mr. Ross will approve your volunteer hours to go towards your Lumen parent share hour requirement if you choose to sign up to help OLV’s auction. Each year a group of staff and teachers from OLV volunteer at Lumen’s Gala, so this will be a great way to give back while helping to support another Catholic school. OLV was very impressed with our high school students who volunteered at Lumen’s Gala and they would also love to have any high school student to help volunteer as well. If you and/or your high school student are interested, please talk to Mrs. Estes for details. Please note: This happens to be the same night as our second night of Drama Club’s performance of “The Hallow”. If you and/or your student choose to volunteer at OLV, maybe you will be able to catch Drama Club’s first performance on Friday the 21st.

Drama Production: Lumen Christi’s Drama Department presents “The Hollow” by Agatha Christie at Grant Hall on APU Campus at the following days/times:

Friday, April 21st at 7pm
Saturday, April 22nd at 7pm

Tickets are currently on sale for $5 each at Lumen Christi’s office. Tickets at the door will be $7 each.

Next Scrip Order Date: The next order deadline will be March 28th at 3pm. If you’d like to place an order or create an account, please contact Jessica Estes at the front office and she will help you out.

Gala Gift Certificates Available for Purchase:

Dimond Tuxedo Rental: The Gala has one $150.00 gift certificate from Dimond Tuxedo for a tuxedo rental available for purchase for only $50.00. Prom is coming up!! Any takers? If you are interested, you may purchase from the office.
Alaska’s Best Water & Coffee: This certificate is for 3 months cooler rental & bottled water delivery, up to four five gallon bottles per month. Expires February 2018. Purchase Price: $50.00 (Value: $150.00).
UAA Gymnastics Meet: 4 Tickets: 2018 Season. Four tickets to a regular season home women’s gymnastics meet of your choice. Expires 3/31/2018 Purchase Price: $20.00 (Value: $48.00)

Prom: Prom will be on April 29th from 8pm-11pm at The Alaska Zoo. The Prom committee is looking for parent volunteers to help with set-up and clean-up, please contact the office if you are interested in helping with this.

Soccer Gear Drive: Sixth grader, Rowan, is organizing a soccer gear drive to help the support Anchorage’s refugee soccer team, The Fugees, through Catholic Social Services. If you have any new or gently used soccer gear you’d like to donate, please bring them to the school. If you do not have any soccer gear to donate but would like to help Rowan’s efforts in this soccer gear drive, monetary donations are also appreciated.

Scholarships:

Pioneers of Alaska Scholarship: Scholarships are available for graduating seniors who have a family member who is/was a member of the Anchorage Pioneers of Alaska (Men’s Igloo #15 or Women’s Igloo #4). See Mrs. Brewer for the forms.
Additional Scholarships: Please visit the following link to additional scholarships: http://www.asdk12.org/counseling/scholarships/

PVO President & Vice President: If you are interested in becoming our PVO President or Vice President, please see Mrs. Estes or Mr. Ross. If you think you might be interested but have questions, please let us know. We need to start looking forward to the next school year and it would be great to have PVO leadership in place before the end of the school year.

Parent Share Hours: Just a reminder to update your completed parent share hours in the book. We have seen many families actively volunteering but your family log sheet doesn’t reflect that. You may also email Mrs. Estes your completed hours and she will be more than happy to record them for you. In April, parent share hours will be assessed and any incomplete hours will be billed to your account at $35 per hour. Please let Mrs. Estes know if you have any questions.

Pick. Click.Give: When you choose Pick.Click.Give to benefit Lumen Christi High School, your money supports the education programs that have prepared our students for college and life. Your generous donation ensures that our students continue to be equipped with academic excellence and faith. Thank you for prayerfully considering Lumen Christi on the list of your Pick.Click.Give. donations. Your link to Pick.Click.Give.

State of the School: For those that missed the State of the School on January 30th, we have posted our slide presentation as well as a short report of the evening on our website. At the end of the presentation, I provided a list of 10 things that friends of Lumen can do to help light the path to the future for our school. That list is:

1) Talk about the 4 great things about our school to anyone you know

2) Attend the Community Mass on Sunday, Feb 5^th

3) Invite a prospective family to the Open House on Mar 7^th

4) Volunteer to serve as a Parent/Student Ambassador

5) Volunteer at the Archangel Attic

6) Volunteer with Friday afternoon Faith in Action opportunities

7) Volunteer to sell concessions at our home games

8) Support the Gala (attend, invite others, volunteer, find donations)

9) Donate to the LUMENARY Drive and invite at least 5 of your friends and family to do the same

10) Commit to SCRIP, Fred Meyer Rewards, Pick.Click.Give., and Amazon Smile

Campus Ministry:

Looking for a great Lenten bond with your son or daughter? How about coming to 7:15 Mass once a week together at Lumen Christi, room 120? Mass is finished in time for students to have a few minutes before class begins at 7:45.
Be on the lookout for Parish missions at both your your home Parishes and sister parishes. Parish Missions offer talks and interactive discussion with dynamic speakers on Faith. Missions generally run 4-5 sessions in one week. These are great times of Faith renewal and reflection for teens and adults.
Our next Parent Discussion Group is Sunday, April 2 from 4:00 – 5:45 in room 109. We hope to see you there!
Have you considered taking an hour a week to be still with Christ in Adoration? St. Benedict will be holding Adoration Monday – Friday each week from 10am to 10pm in the Church, beginning April 17. Students and parents are invited to sign up for Eucharistic Adoration at your home Parish or at St. Benedict Parish.
Please join our Ladies prayer group each Saturday morning at 10 a.m. in the Library. This is a great time of prayer and fellowship.
Does your student still need service hours? Remember SEAS service on Friday afternoons. Students can sign up on the hall bulletin board here at Lumen. Parents are also welcome to email Liz at eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org or call Lumen’s main office for parent sign up!
All students grades 6-8 are invited to St. Benedict’s Junior High youth group on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at 6 p.m.
All students grades 9-12 are invited this Friday to a nerf gun war in the upper room and gym. 7 – 9 p.m.
Students who attend their home Parish’s Youth group can earn extra points in Theology Classes!
We are looking for altar servers for school Mass! Catholic students who have never served to be trained here at school.
Looking ahead: World Youth Day is January 22-27, 2019 in Panama. Watch your Parish bulletin for updates.

Shoparoo: Shoparoo is an app in which you simply take photos of receipts on your smartphone and submit. Lumen then earns “Roo Points” which are converted at the end of the year into a donation to the school. Mrs. Estes and Mrs. Brewer both got this app on their phones and it is super easy and fun to use. Follow these simple steps after you download the app from either the App Store or on Google Play:

SHOP: Shop for any product, at any store.
SNAP: Take a picture of your receipt.
EARN: Earn cash donations & sweepstakes entries

Link to Signup.com: 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

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Lumen News 03/10/2017

Important Upcoming Dates:

March 10th: No School, Teacher In-Service
March 13th-17th: No School, Spring Break
March 23rd: Post Gala Meeting, 6:30pm in Library
April 4-6th: JH Testing Days
April 13th: ½ day, Holy Thursday
April 14th & 17th: No School, Easter Break
April 21st & 22nd: Drama Production, “The Hallow”, 7pm
April 25th: School Board Meeting, 6pm
April 29th: Prom, 8pm-11pm
May 10th: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm
May 11th: Graduation, 7pm
May 22nd-24th: Finals
May 24th: Last Day of School
May 25th-26th: Teacher Inservice

Principal’s Update: The staff and I wish you a relaxing and fantastic Spring Break! We hope you enjoy the time off and return ready and rested to finish off the school year! Go Lumen!

Gala Fund-A-Project: At the Gala, we raised $8000 towards our “Fund a Project,” an electronic keypad access control system and security camera for our front door. This is fantastic! With donations that have come in after the Gala towards this project, we are now within $500 of our goal. Would anyone be willing to donate $20, $50, $100, or even more to help get us there? Contact Mrs. Estes if you can help.

Post Gala Meeting: While the Gala is fresh in our minds, please think about what worked, what didn’t, and bring any ideas you have for next year. Our Post Gala meeting will be on Thursday, March 23rd at 6:30pm in the Library.

Re-enrollment Packets: Re-enrollment packets have been sent home with your children and if you have any questions, please let me know. There have been a few questions about enrollment fees which are usually highlighted on the financial agreement which will come out later. As a reminder of what those fees are, there is a commitment fee of $100.00 and the book & technology fee which is $300.00 (after March 31st the commitment fee will increase to $250.00).

Drama Production: Lumen Christi’s Drama Department presents “The Hollow” by Agatha Christie at Grant Hall on APU Campus at the following days/times:

Friday, April 21st at 7pm
Saturday, April 22nd at 7pm

Tickets will go on sale after Spring Break for $5 each at Lumen Christi’s office. Tickets at the door will be $7 each.

Prom: Prom will be on April 29th from 8pm-11pm at The Alaska Zoo. The Prom committee is looking for parent volunteers to help with set-up and clean-up, please contact the office if you are interested in helping with this.

Tuition Assistance for the 2017-18 School Year: Lumen Christi High School works with Covenant Tuition Services (CTS) to determine eligibility for financial aid. Families who wish to apply for financial aid, please click on the following link: http://cts-tuition.com/app/lumancak The deadline for applications is July 15th, 2017.

Scholarships:

Pioneers of Alaska Scholarship: Scholarships are available for graduating seniors who have a family member who is/was a member of the Anchorage Pioneers of Alaska (Men’s Igloo #15 or Women’s Igloo #4). See Mrs. Brewer for the forms.
Additional Scholarships: Please visit the following link to additional scholarships: http://www.asdk12.org/counseling/scholarships/

PVO President & Vice President: If you are interested in becoming our PVO President or Vice President, please see Mrs. Estes or Mr. Ross. If you think you might be interested but have questions, please let us know. We need to start looking forward to the next school year and it would be great to have PVO leadership in place before the end of the school year.

Parent Share Hours: Just a reminder to update your completed parent share hours in the book. We have seen many families actively volunteering but your family log sheet doesn’t reflect that. You may also email Mrs. Estes your completed hours and she will be more than happy to record them for you. In April, parent share hours will be assessed and any incomplete hours will be billed to your account at $35 per hour. Please let Mrs. Estes know if you have any questions.

Sports News:

HS Track: HS Track will begin on Monday, March 20th, practice times TBA.
JH Track: JH Track will begin on Monday, April 10th, practice times TBA.

Next Scrip Order Date: The next order deadline will be March 28th at 3pm. If you’d like to place an order or create an account, please contact Jessica Estes at the front office and she will help you out.

Pick. Click.Give: When you choose Pick.Click.Give to benefit Lumen Christi High School, your money supports the education programs that have prepared our students for college and life. Your generous donation ensures that our students continue to be equipped with academic excellence and faith. Thank you for prayerfully considering Lumen Christi on the list of your Pick.Click.Give. donations. Your link to Pick.Click.Give.

State of the School: For those that missed the State of the School on January 30th, we have posted our slide presentation as well as a short report of the evening on our website. At the end of the presentation, I provided a list of 10 things that friends of Lumen can do to help light the path to the future for our school. That list is:

1) Talk about the 4 great things about our school to anyone you know

2) Attend the Community Mass on Sunday, Feb 5^th

3) Invite a prospective family to the Open House on Mar 7^th

4) Volunteer to serve as a Parent/Student Ambassador

5) Volunteer at the Archangel Attic

6) Volunteer with Friday afternoon Faith in Action opportunities

7) Volunteer to sell concessions at our home games

8) Support the Gala (attend, invite others, volunteer, find donations)

9) Donate to the LUMENARY Drive and invite at least 5 of your friends and family to do the same

10) Commit to SCRIP, Fred Meyer Rewards, Pick.Click.Give., and Amazon Smile

Campus Ministry:

Looking for a great Lenten bond with your son or daughter? How about coming to 7:15 Mass once a week together at Lumen Christi room 120? Mass is finished in time for students to have a few minutes before class begins at 7:45.
All youth are invited to Youth Prayer Night this Friday, March 10 from 7-8 PM in St. Benedict Church. Lent is a great time to renew prayer life.
Be on the lookout for Parish missions at both your your home Parishes and sister parishes. Parish Missions offer talks and interactive discussion with dynamic speakers on Faith. Missions generally run 4-5 sessions in one week. These are great times of Faith renewal and reflection for teens and adults.
Our next Parent Discussion Group is Sunday, April 2 from 4:00 – 5:45 in room 109. We hope to see you there!
St. Benedict Youth will be skiing on Tuesday, March 14 at Hilltop. Youth from all parishes are invited. More information can be found on the Campus Ministry Bulletin Board in the main hallway outside Mr. B’s room
Have you considered taking an hour a week to be still with Christ in Adoration? St. Benedict will be holding Adoration Monday – Friday each week from 10am to 10pm in the Church, beginning April 17. Students and parents are invited to sign up for Eucharistic Adoration at your home Parish or at St. Benedict Parish.
Please join our Ladies prayer group each Saturday morning at 10 a.m. in the Library. This is a great time of prayer and fellowship.
This Friday there will be no service hours at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. We will start again the Friday after Spring Break. Students can sign up on the hall bulletin board here at Lumen. Parents are also welcome to email Liz at eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org or call Lumen’s main office for parent sign up!
All students grades 6-8 are invited to St. Benedict’s Junior High youth group on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at 6 p.m.
Students who attend their home Parish’s Youth group can earn extra points in Theology Classes!
It is great to see so many new altar servers serving for our school Masses. There is plenty of room for more! Catholic students who have never served to be trained here at school.
Looking ahead: World Youth Day is January 22-27, 2019 in Panama. Watch your Parish bulletin for updates.

Shoparoo: Shoparoo is an app in which you simply take photos of receipts on your smartphone and submit. Lumen then earns “Roo Points” which are converted at the end of the year into a donation to the school. Mrs. Estes and Mrs. Brewer both got this app on their phones and it is super easy and fun to use. Follow these simple steps after you download the app from either the App Store or on Google Play:

SHOP: Shop for any product, at any store.
SNAP: Take a picture of your receipt.
EARN: Earn cash donations & sweepstakes entries

Link to Signup.com: 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

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Lumen News 03/01/2017

Important Upcoming Dates:

March 7th: LCHS Open House, 6-8pm
March 8th: School Board Meeting, 6-7:30pm
March 10th: No School, Teacher In-Service
March 13th-17th: No School, Spring Break
April 4-6th: JH Testing Days
April 13th: ½ day, Holy Thursday
April 14th & 17th: No School, Easter Break
May 10th: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm
May 11th: Graduation, 7pm
May 22nd-24th: Finals
May 24th: Last Day of School
May 25th-26th: Teacher Inservice

Principal’s Update: A big thank you to all who volunteered time, talent, and treasure and helped make the Gala a great success! Our students did an especially awesome job; I received dozens of compliments about how well our students humbly served our guests and how they showcased the high quality of our school. Thanks, too, to the parent volunteers who made the night go very smoothly and the clean up seamless. What a wonderful family we have here at Lumen and thank you again to everyone who made this event possible!

On Monday, we recognized the hard work, commitment, and accomplishments of our academic honor roll students. Congratulations to all our award recipients! We also presented Nathan Marshall (Class of 2018) with the “…And Then Some” Award. This award is given to that student, junior or senior high, who goes above and beyond that expected of Lumen students. A selfless servant, Nathan exemplifies daily our Core Values of Faith, Family, and Excellence. He is quick to volunteer to serve at Mass, play music at the State of the School and the Gala, and proudly represents Lumen in everything he does. Well done Nathan!

We again wish both the boys and girls basketball teams success as they compete in Homer this week for Regions. Go Archangels!

I’ll close my update with two requests:

At the Gala, we raised $8000 towards our “Fund a Project,” an electronic keypad access control system and security camera for our front door. This is fantastic! We are within $1100 of our goal. Would anyone be willing to donate $20, $50, $100, or even more to help get us there? Contact Mrs. Estes if you can help.
I once again encourage parents to complete the AdvancED annual parent survey at: https://goo.gl/R0JdWC. To date, about 40{d4876d85bca45a190b33d6c696456a399841af28eb325342d1f9ba09483f3a19} of our families have completed the survey. Our goal is 80{d4876d85bca45a190b33d6c696456a399841af28eb325342d1f9ba09483f3a19}. We look forward to your feedback on our school. Thanks to those who have already filled it out!

God Bless You!

Spring Open House: Our Spring Open House will be held on March 7th from 6-8pm. Please share this information with your friends and family. Don’t forget about our Incentive Discount Program: A family or household who has referred a student to Lumen Christi will receive a $500 incentive discount per student referred who has successfully enrolled at Lumen Christi, up to $2500 per school year. Referred families must specify the referral at the time of registration for the current family to receive this discount.

Ash Wednesday: Lumen Christi will attend Mass Wednesday, March 1st for Ash Wednesday. To accommodate this we will need to adjust our bell schedule for Wednesday and Thursday as follows:

Wednesday, March 1st: We will follow a Thursday schedule.
Thursday, March 2nd: We will follow a Wednesday schedule.

Re-enrollment Packets: Re-enrollment packets have been sent home with your children and if you have any questions, please let me know. There have been a few questions about enrollment fees which are usually highlighted on the financial agreement which will come out later. As a reminder of what those fees are, there is a commitment fee of $100.00 and the book & technology fee which is $300.00 (after March 31st the commitment fee will increase to $250.00).

Tuition Assistance for the 2017-18 School Year: Lumen Christi High School works with Covenant Tuition Services (CTS) to determine eligibility for financial aid. Families who wish to apply for financial aid, please click on the following link: http://cts-tuition.com/app/lumancak The deadline for applications is July 15th, 2017.

Lumen’s Great Gatsby Gala: A huge thank you to all of the parents and students and their families who helped with the Gala…all help was greatly appreciated!!

Volunteers Needed: We are in need of volunteers to take home linens to wash. Please contact Karin O’Connell at gala@lumenchristiak.org if you can help with this. This is another way to complete share hours for those who still have hours to complete.
Post Gala Meeting: While the Gala is fresh in our minds, please think about what worked, what didn’t, and bring any ideas you have for next year. Our Post Gala meeting will be on Thursday, March 23rd at 6:30pm in the Library.

Scholarships:

Pioneers of Alaska Scholarship: Scholarships are available for graduating seniors who have a family member who is/was a member of the Anchorage Pioneers of Alaska (Men’s Igloo #15 or Women’s Igloo #4). See Mrs. Brewer for the forms.
Additional Scholarships: Please visit the following link to additional scholarships: http://www.asdk12.org/counseling/scholarships/

Parent Share Hours: Just a reminder to update your completed parent share hours in the book. We have seen many families actively volunteering but your family log sheet doesn’t reflect that. You may also email Mrs. Estes your completed hours and she will be more than happy to record them for you. In April, parent share hours will be assessed and any incomplete hours will be billed to your account at $35 per hour. Please let Mrs. Estes know if you have any questions.

Sports News:

JH Indoor Soccer: We are still looking for a coach, please let us know if you are interested.
HS Track: HS Track will begin on Tuesday, February 28th, practice times TBA.
JH Track: JH Track will begin on Monday, April 10th, practice times TBA.

Pick. Click.Give: When you choose Pick.Click.Give to benefit Lumen Christi High School, your money supports the education programs that have prepared our students for college and life. Your generous donation ensures that our students continue to be equipped with academic excellence and faith. Thank you for prayerfully considering Lumen Christi on the list of your Pick.Click.Give. donations. Your link to Pick.Click.Give.

State of the School: For those that missed the State of the School on January 30th, we have posted our slide presentation as well as a short report of the evening on our website. At the end of the presentation, I provided a list of 10 things that friends of Lumen can do to help light the path to the future for our school. That list is:

1) Talk about the 4 great things about our school to anyone you know

2) Attend the Community Mass on Sunday, Feb 5^th

3) Invite a prospective family to the Open House on Mar 7^th

4) Volunteer to serve as a Parent/Student Ambassador

5) Volunteer at the Archangel Attic

6) Volunteer with Friday afternoon Faith in Action opportunities

7) Volunteer to sell concessions at our home games

8) Support the Gala (attend, invite others, volunteer, find donations)

9) Donate to the LUMENARY Drive and invite at least 5 of your friends and family to do the same

10) Commit to SCRIP, Fred Meyer Rewards, Pick.Click.Give., and Amazon Smile

PVO President & Vice President: If you are interested in becoming our PVO President or Vice President, please see Mrs. Estes or Mr. Ross. If you think you might be interested but have questions, please let us know. We need to start looking forward to the next school year and it would be great to have PVO leadership in place before the end of the school year.

Next Scrip Order Date: The next order deadline will be March 6th (right before Spring Break) at 3pm. If you’d like to place an order or create an account, please contact Jessica Estes at the front office and she will help you out.

Campus Ministry:

Success! Thank you so much to our Campus Ministry Team and students who organized and helped serve the Mardis Gras Pancake Dinner on Tuesday. Also thank you Parishioners and school families who supported us. We were able to raise a good amount for Clare House and Ministry teams
Please join our Parent Discussion Group this Sunday, March 5 from 4:00 – 5:45 in room 109. This week’s topic is “Authentic Friendships”
Grades 10 and 12 are creating small prayer walls for Lent. These walls are a reminder to offer extra prayer and sacrifice each day during Lent. Students are asked to find a space in their homes where they will see it each day.
Please join our Ladies prayer group each Saturday morning at 10 a.m. in the Library. This is a great time of prayer and fellowship.
Many students have already signed up to volunteer at St. Elizabeth’s school on Fridays after school until 2:30 p.m. You can still make the most of Friday afternoon service time because there is plenty of room for more volunteers! Students can sign up on the hall bulletin board here at Lumen. Parents are also welcome to email Liz @ eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org or call Lumen’s main office for parent sign up!
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 6 p.m.
All High School Students are invited to St, Benedict’s youth group every Thursday @ 7 p.m.
Students who attend their Parish’s Youth group can earn extra points in Theology Classes!
It is great to see so many new altar servers serving for our school Masses. There is plenty of room for more! Catholic students who have never served to be trained here at school.
Looking ahead: World Youth Day is January 22-27, 2019 in Panama. It would be wonderful to have a group from Lumen. More info to follow.

Shoparoo: Shoparoo is an app in which you simply take photos of receipts on your smartphone and submit. Lumen then earns “Roo Points” which are converted at the end of the year into a donation to the school. Mrs. Estes and Mrs. Brewer both got this app on their phones and it is super easy and fun to use. Follow these simple steps after you download the app from either the App Store or on Google Play:

SHOP: Shop for any product, at any store.
SNAP: Take a picture of your receipt.
EARN: Earn cash donations & sweepstakes entries

Link to Signup.com: 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

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Lumen News 02/15/2017

Important Upcoming Dates:

February 15th, 16th: ½ days for Conferences
February 17th: No School, Teacher Inservice
February 20th: No School, President’s Day
February 25th: Lumen’s Great Gatsby Gala, 5:30pm
February 27th: Fall Academic Awards Assembly, 2pm
February 28th: Mardi Gras Pancake Feast, 6:30-8:30pm
March 7th: LCHS Open House, 6-8pm
March 8th: School Board Meeting, 6-7:30pm
March 10th: No School, Teacher In-Service
March 13th-17th: No School, Spring Break
April 4-6th: JH Testing Days
April 13th: ½ day, Holy Thursday
April 14th & 17th: No School, Easter Break
May 10th: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm
May 11th: Graduation, 7pm
May 22nd-24th: Finals
May 24th: Last Day of School
May 25th-26th: Teacher Inservice

Principal’s Update: We have a short week this week and I look forward to seeing everyone at Parent-Teacher conferences today and Thursday. As you come in to talk to your son or daughter’s teachers, we hope you will bring in your completed re-enrollment forms so we can include your family in our planning for next year. We also hope you will take the time if waiting to complete our annual online survey for AdvancED accreditation. Several computers will be available in Dr. Carlson’s room (Rm 110) while you wait to talk with teachers or you can go to the survey here: https://goo.gl/R0JdWC. This is the parent survey; your son or daughter will be asked to complete a similar survey for students. These surveys are very important not only for our accreditation, but also for our own continuous improvement as a school. For the first time, we have been able to add Catholic identity questions to the survey. We hope you will provide us this valuable feedback by March 1st. Thank you again!

In closing, a special shout-out to the hardworking volunteers busy preparing for our Gala next week. The library has been a beehive of activity and we truly appreciate your efforts. Thank you for your time and talent! Go Archangels!

Lumen’s Great Gatsby Gala:

The Gala is next weekend, February 25th at 5:30pm!

Tickets & Tables Still Available: If you are planning on attending this year’s Gala, now is the time to buy your tickets or tables. Contact the gala office at 907-273-1530 or Mrs. Estes at 907-245-9231 if you want to purchase.
Donations..Donations..Donations!! Now is the time to bring in your donations!! Baskets are great sellers at the Gala, consider putting together a fun themed basket. The basket committee can make it look pretty…all you have to do is bring the items in. Attached to this email is a list of themed basket ideas.
IRONING: WE DESPERATELY NEED HELP WITH IRONING!! Please stop by the school if you can help with this. This is a job that can be done at home.
Silent Auction Monitor/Check-out: Help for this job is still needed the night of the Gala
Wine Donations: Signup for Wine donations for share hours here: http://signup.com/go/L5Btum If you signed up to donate wine, please start bringing it in.
Dessert Dash: Calling all bakers!! Do you love to bake? Would you like to make and donate a delicious dessert to our 3rd annual Dessert Dash? If baking is not your thing but you’d like to help…consider making a cash donation towards the purchase of a dessert at a local bakery or maybe you have a friend or relative that would like to donate. Desserts need to feed a table of 8-10 guests. Please contact the Gala office at 907-273-1530 or at Gala@lumenchristiak.org if you’d like to help. Last year’s Dessert Dash raised more that $8000.00!!!
Want to Volunteer?: Can’t attend the event but would like to help or volunteer to complete some parent share hours? There are still several volunteer opportunities available the weekend of the event. The Gala volunteer sign-up sheet can be found here: http://signup.com/go/sEDn4i Not sure how you can help? Just ask and we will help find a job for you.

Sports News:

JH Volleyball: Friday and Saturday kicks off our JH Volleyball end of season tournament. Come cheer them on!! Their first game is on Friday, February 17th at 6pm at Lumen Christi.
HS Basketball Senior Night: On Tuesday, February 21st, we will celebrate our Seniors during our home games against Birchwood Christian School. Girls will play at 5:30pm; Boys at 7pm. Come support our basketball players by cheering them on and also to celebrate our Seniors too!!
JH Indoor Soccer: JH Indoor Soccer will begin on Monday, February 27th, practice times TBA.
HS Track: HS Track will begin on Tuesday, February 28th, practice times TBA.
JH Track: JH Track will begin on Monday, April 10th, practice times TBA.

Parent-Teacher Conferences & Bell Schedule: Parent-Teacher conferences are quickly approaching and the schedule is highlighted below:

Wednesday, February 15th: We will follow a Friday A Schedule with school dismissal at 12:20pm. Parent-Teacher Conferences will be from 1pm-5pm.
Thursday, February 16th: We will follow a Friday B Mass Schedule with school dismissal at 12:35pm. Parent-Teacher Conferences will be from 3pm-7pm.
Friday, February 17th: Teacher Inservice-No School

Re-enrollment Packets: Re-enrollment packets have been sent home with your children and if you have any questions, please let me know. There have been a few questions about enrollment fees which are usually highlighted on the financial agreement which will come out later. As a reminder of what those fees are, there is a commitment fee of $100.00 and the book & technology fee which is $300.00 (after March 31st the commitment fee will increase to $250.00).

When you choose Pick.Click.Give to benefit Lumen Christi High School, your money supports the education programs that have prepared our students for college and life. Your generous donation ensures that our students continue to be equipped with academic excellence and faith. Thank you for prayerfully considering Lumen Christi on the list of your Pick.Click.Give. donations. Your link to Pick.Click.Give.

State of the School: For those that missed the State of the School on January 30th, we have posted our slide presentation as well as a short report of the evening on our website. At the end of the presentation, I provided a list of 10 things that friends of Lumen can do to help light the path to the future for our school. That list is:

1) Talk about the 4 great things about our school to anyone you know

2) Attend the Community Mass on Sunday, Feb 5^th

3) Invite a prospective family to the Open House on Mar 7^th

4) Volunteer to serve as a Parent/Student Ambassador

5) Volunteer at the Archangel Attic

6) Volunteer with Friday afternoon Faith in Action opportunities

7) Volunteer to sell concessions at our home games

8) Support the Gala (attend, invite others, volunteer, find donations)

9) Donate to the LUMENARY Drive and invite at least 5 of your friends and family to do the same

10) Commit to SCRIP, Fred Meyer Rewards, Pick.Click.Give., and Amazon Smile

PVO President & Vice President: If you are interested in becoming our PVO President or Vice President, please see Mrs. Estes or Mr. Ross. If you think you might be interested but have questions, please let us know. We need to start looking forward to the next school year and it would be great to have PVO leadership in place before the end of the school year.

Next Scrip Order Date: The next order deadline will be March 6th (right before Spring Break) at 3pm. If you’d like to place an order or create an account, please contact Jessica Estes at the front office and she will help you out.

Fall Semester Academic Awards Assembly: Academic Awards is Monday, February 27th; please join us as we celebrate our students who have earned academic awards (a GPA of 3.0 or higher) for 1st semester. It will be held in the gym at 2pm.

Campus Ministry:

February 17-19 is the St. Benedict Winter Retreat at St. Teresa Camp. All students grades 9-12 are welcome. Last year this was a wonderful time of prayer and reflection. Please consider encouraging your high schooler to attend. Registration forms are available in the office.
Welcome new members to the Student Campus Ministry Team (SCMT), Sophia Dupras, Nathan Goodwin, Gage Hogue, Chidubem Lebechi, and Josef Mey!
SCMT is collaborating with St. Benedict Leadership Team to hold the first (what we hope to be annual) Mardis Gras Pancake Feast. The event is student planned and led and will be held in the Parish Hall on Tuesday, February 28 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Proceeds will be divided among a local charity, Student Campus Ministry, and St. Benedict Youth Ministry. We hope you will all join us for the event. Look for upcoming details!
Please join our Ladies prayer group each Saturday morning at 10 a.m. in the Library. This is a great time of prayer and fellowship.
Many students have already signed up to volunteer at St. Elizabeth’s school on Fridays after school until 2:30 p.m. You can still make the most of Friday afternoon service time because there is plenty of room for more volunteers! Students can sign up on the hall bulletin board here at Lumen. Parents are also welcome to email Liz @ eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org or call Lumen’s main office for parent sign up!
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 6 p.m.
All High School Students are invited to St, Benedict’s youth group every Thursday @ 7 p.m.
Students who attend their Parish’s Youth group can earn extra points in Theology Classes!
It is great to see so many new altar servers serving for our school Masses. There is plenty of room for more! Catholic students who have never served to be trained here at school.
Looking ahead: World Youth Day is January 22-27, 2018 in Panama. IIt would be wonderful to have a group from Lumen. More info to follow.

Shoparoo: Shoparoo is an app in which you simply take photos of receipts on your smartphone and submit. Lumen then earns “Roo Points” which are converted at the end of the year into a donation to the school. Mrs. Estes and Mrs. Brewer both got this app on their phones and it is super easy and fun to use. Follow these simple steps after you download the app from either the App Store or on Google Play:

SHOP: Shop for any product, at any store.
SNAP: Take a picture of your receipt.
EARN: Earn cash donations & sweepstakes entries

Link to Signup.com: 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