Lumen News, 08/16/2016
Important Upcoming Dates:
- August 18th, 2016: New Parent Orientation at 6:30pm
- August 22nd, 2016: Classes begin
- August 26th, 2016: Back to School Night & BBQ at 6pm
Principal’s Update:
Over the past few months, it has been an honor to assume the responsibility of Principal from Mr. John Harmon. Lumen has flourished under Mr. Harmon’s leadership in recent years and we wish him well in his future endeavors! I am excited to grab the torch and continue ensuring Lumen lights the path to the future for our students.
I trust everyone is enjoying their last few days of summer vacation! It was a privilege to meet so many students and families during Registration. Thank you for the warm welcome and the great conversation. This past weekend, my family and I took a drive up to see our varsity soccer team compete against Delta Junction and Nenana. Our awesome student athletes played very well and finished the three day road trip with a 2-1 record. Well done Archangels! The junior high soccer program is underway as well, and the team is proud to include several 6th graders from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School.
When you return, you will see a lot of new things around the school, including me as the Principal and Father Tom Lilly as the Pastor of St. Benedict’s. We welcome a new faculty member, Mrs. Megan Spillers, who will be teaching some of our history, language arts, and theology classes. Over the summer, Mr. Tutor and Mr. Whisman have made the inside and outside of the school shine, and hopefully, if the weather holds out, we will have a new coating on our parking lot as well. The parishioners of St. Benedict’s generously donated funds to purchase new computers and printers for the school staff and we have plans to improve our internet speed and connection. Our incoming 7th grade class is the largest that anyone can remember (21 students) and with three international exchange students joining us, there will be a lot of new faces around the school!
Our highly professional, dedicated, and wonderful teachers and staff are working hard to prepare for the start of school and the excitement is clearly growing the closer we get to officially opening our doors. We welcome everyone back soon and we look forward to talking with new parents on the 18th, greeting the students on the 22nd, and hosting the entire Lumen family for Back to School night on the 26th. Go Lumen!
New Parent Orientation: On August 18th at 6:30pm, all new parents are invited to attend New Parent Orientation. You will learn about Powerschool and receive log-in information so you can get access to your student’s grades. Principal Brian Ross and other school representatives will give an informative session on various topics that are important to our new families.
1st Day of School, August 22nd: Many of our students begin arriving around 7:30am (some earlier). The tardy bell will ring at 7:45.
IMPORTANT-Student Government Lunches: Student Government will not provide lunch items the first week of school so please be sure your child brings a lunch for the 1st week. Student Government lunches will begin the 2nd week of school.
Parent Coffee: All parents are invited to coffee and refreshments in the parish hall right after drop off on August 22nd. This is a great time to catch up after summer and meet new families. Our 1st school Mass will be immediately following at 9:15am and all parents are welcome to attend.
Back to School Night: Back to School Night will kick off at 6pm on Friday, August 26th, followed by a BBQ at 7pm. Arrive at 6pm to pick up your child’s schedule and visit each class, beginning with your child’s 1st period class. Be sure to stick around for a delicious BBQ provided by an alumni family.
Ride needed from Lumen to St. Elizabeth’s: Lumen teacher, Mr. Palumbo is looking for someone who would be willing to help drive his daughter to St. Elizabeth’s. Please contact him at bpalumbo@lumenchristiak.org for more information or if you are available to help with this.
PVO President & Vice President Needed: We are currently looking to fill our PVO President and Vice-President positions. Please contact the office if you are interested or have questions about either of these positions.
Parent Share Hours: Each family is a member of the PVO and has 40 parent share hours to complete (20 hours for single head of household) each year. At least 50{d4876d85bca45a190b33d6c696456a399841af28eb325342d1f9ba09483f3a19} of those volunteer hours need to be conducted on fundraising efforts such as the Gala, Concessions, the Archangel Attic, and etc. Parent share hours help bridge the gap between tuition and the actual cost to educate each child…keeping our tuition as low as possible. Each family is responsible for logging their own share hours in the parent share hour book located in the office. If you are unable to come into the office, please email Mrs. Estes a detailed account of your parent share hours and she will gladly enter them for you. In April, share hours will be assessed and any incomplete share hours will be billed at $35 per hour to your ledger in May. PLEASE NOTE: Parent share hours do not include community service you may have done outside the Lumen community.
A Reminder from the Yearbook Team:
Summer is a great opportunity to take great Senior photos at your favorite location. The colors are gorgeous, the leaves are lush and the photographer is not overbooked and has patience. Nothing but good reasons to schedule your Senior photos now to have them ready when the Yearbook team needs them much later in the year. Then you won’t have the nice outdoor display.
Fred Meyer Community Rewards-Time to Renew: Please take a moment to register your Fred Meyer card so that Lumen Christi can receive rewards from your shopping, a super easy way to help Lumen raise funds. If you have already registered your card, you may want to check to see if it needs to be renewed. Please click on this link and follow the steps: https://www.fredmeyer.com/topic/community-rewards-4
Catholic Student Exchange: Most of you may remember the 3 Guatemalan students that came to Lumen last fall for 8 weeks. They each had a wonderful time and had a great experience in a Alaska while attending Lumen Christi. If your family is interested in hosting a student from Guatemala from mid-October through Mid-December or If you’d like additional information, please let us know.
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Important Upcoming Dates:
- July 27th, 2016: High School Soccer and Tennis practice starts
- August 4th, 2016: Registration from 2-7pm
- August 8th, 2016: Junior High Soccer practice starts
- August 18th, 2016: New Parent Orientation at 6:30pm
- August 22nd, 2016: Classes begin
- August 26th, 2016: Back to School Night & BBQ at 6pm
Registration: Registration will be held on August 4th from 2pm-7pm. Please stop by at your convenience during that time. You will have the opportunity to get your class schedule, make schedule changes, pick out your locker, sign up for elective classes, learn about after school sports, see what PVO is all about, purchase ties or gently used uniform items, meet teachers and staff, meet Student Government, make tuition payments, and so much more!!
New Parent Orientation: On August 18th at 6:30pm, all new parents are invited to attend New Parent Orientation. You will learn about Powerschool and receive log-in information so you can get access to your student’s grades. Principal Brian Ross and other school representatives will give an informative session on various topics that are important to our new families.
1st Day of School, August 22nd: Many of our students begin arriving around 7:30am (some earlier). The tardy bell will ring at 7:45.
Back to School Night: Back to School Night will kick off at 6pm on Friday, August 26th, followed by a BBQ at 7pm. Arrive at 6pm to pick up your child’s schedule and visit each class, beginning with your child’s 1st period class. Be sure to stick around for a delicious BBQ provided by an alumni family.
PVO Newsletter: We are in the process of preparing a PVO Newsletter which will be sent to you soon. This newsletter will focus on positions that we need filled in order to have a successful PVO year. Please look it over prayerfully to see how you can help. We are currently looking to fill our PVO President and Vice-President positions. Gerianne Thorsness (our current PVO President…for a very limited time) will pass along all she knows and help mentor our new PVO President. Please contact the office if you are interested or have questions about either of these positions.
Parent Share Hours: Each family is a member of the PVO and has 40 parent share hours to complete (20 hours for single head of household) each year. At least 50{d4876d85bca45a190b33d6c696456a399841af28eb325342d1f9ba09483f3a19} of those volunteer hours need to be conducted on fundraising efforts such as the Gala, Concessions, the Archangel Attic, and etc. Parent share hours help bridge the gap between tuition and the actual cost to educate each child…keeping our tuition as low as possible. Each family is responsible for logging their own share hours in the parent share hour book located in the office. If you are unable to come into the office, please email Mrs. Estes a detailed account of your parent share hours and she will gladly enter them for you. In April, share hours will be assessed and any incomplete share hours will be billed at $35 per hour to your ledger in May. PLEASE NOTE: Parent share hours do not include community service you may have done outside the Lumen community.
Soccer and Tennis: JH and HS soccer and HS Tennis are about to begin. In order to be eligible to play sports, you need to fill out the necessary sports paperwork and complete a sports physical prior to the beginning of the sport that your child will play. Please visit the following link to the sports paperwork: http://staging.lumenchristiak.com/
Summer is a great opportunity to take great Senior photos at your favorite location. The colors are gorgeous, the leaves are lush and the photographer is not overbooked and has patience. Nothing but good reasons to schedule your Senior photos now to have them ready when the Yearbook team needs them much later in the year. Then you won’t have the nice outdoor display.
Fred Meyer Community Rewards-Time to Renew: Please take a moment to register your Fred Meyer card so that Lumen Christi can receive rewards from your shopping, a super easy way to help Lumen raise funds. If you have already registered your card, you may want to check to see if it needs to be renewed. Please click on this link and follow the steps: https://www.fredmeyer.com/
Catholic Student Exchange: Most of you may remember the 3 Guatemalan students that came to Lumen last fall for 8 weeks. They each had a wonderful time and had a great experience in a Alaska while attending Lumen Christi. If your family is interested in hosting a student from Guatemala from mid-October through Mid-December or If you’d like additional information, please let us know.
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Important Upcoming Dates:
- July 27th, 2016: High school soccer practice starts
- August 4th, 2016: Registration from 2-7pm
- August 8th, 2016: Junior high soccer practice starts.
- August 18th, 2016: New Parent Orientation at 6:30pm
- August 22nd, 2016: Classes begin
- August 26th, 2016: Back to School Night & Picnic, Time TBA
Message from Mr. Harmon: I want to express my deepest gratitude to the Lumen community. I’ve greatly enjoyed my past three years as principal at Lumen, special years that I will always cherish. Thank you all for your generosity, support, and prayers. God Bless!
Raffle: Thank you everyone for working so hard to sell your raffle tickets and with your help we raised $7,740.00 for our school. Congratulations to the raffle winners:
- Alaska Airlines tickets: Lois Scholl
- Orthodontia Treatment: Elvira Taylor
- K2 Aviation Denali Flight Seeing Trip: Bridgette Moses
Summer Office Hours:
- Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., effective May 23rd.
- The office will be closed the entire week of May 30th-June 3rd.
- Normal office hours will resume on Monday, August 1st.
- Please let us know if you need to schedule an alternative time to meet with us.
PVO President: We are looking for a parent to become our PVO President. Please contact Mrs. Estes if you are interested or want to learn more.
Tuition Assistance: The deadline to apply for financial assistance is July 15th, 2016. Click on the following link to apply through Covenant Tuition Services: http://cts-tuition.com/app/lumancak
Catholic Student Exchange: Most of you may remember the 3 Guatemalan students that came to Lumen in the fall for 8 weeks. They each had a wonderful time and a great experience in Alaska while attending Lumen Christi. If your family is interested in hosting a student from Guatemala from mid-October through Mid-December, please let the office know. If you’d like additional information, please let us know.
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Important Upcoming Dates:
- Tonight, May 11th: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm at St. Benedict’s Church
- May 12th: Graduation, 7pm at Lumen Christi
- May 17th-19th: Finals; see schedule below
Baccalaureate & Graduation Ceremonies: The entire Lumen Christi community is invited to come celebrate our Seniors as they graduate! The Baccalaureate Mass will be on Wednesday, May 11th at 7pm at St. Benedict’s Church. The Graduation ceremony will be on Thursday, May 12th at 7pm.
Murdock Partners in Science Grant: Thank you so much everyone for your generous support. Between the Tastee Freez takeover and other donors, Mrs. Brewer has made her goal. Thank you Mrs. Brewer for your hard work, we really appreciate all that you do for Lumen.
2016-17 Class Schedules: If you have any questions, concerns or requests for your student’s class schedule for the the 2016-17 school year, please contact Debbie Brewer at dbrewer@lumenchristiak.org
Raffle: Thank you everyone for working so hard to sell your raffle tickets to help raise money for Lumen Christi. We need to have all raffle tickets along with the money returned (sold or unsold) no later than Monday, May 16th. Winners will be drawn on the last day of school on May 19th.
Tuition Assistance: The deadline to apply for financial assistance is July 15th, 2016. Click on the following link to apply through Covenant Tuition Services: http://cts-tuition.com/app/lumancak
Ham Radio Club: Lumen Christi is looking for a parent who is a ham radio operator to volunteer with the Lumen Christi Ham Radio Club next year. Please let the office know if you are interested.
Finals Week Schedule: Here is a link to this snack sign-up http://vols.pt/oajSm3
Monday, May 16
- Regular Monday Schedule
Tuesday, May 17
- 7:45 – 8:00 — Snacks in Student Room
- 8:00 – 9:30 — Period 1 Final
- 9:30 – 9:45 — Break and Snacks
- 9:45 – 11:15 — Period 2 Final
- Students are dismissed at 11:15.
Wednesday, May 18
- 7:45 – 8:00 — Snacks in Student Room
- 8:00 – 9:30 — Period 3 Final
- 9:30 – 9:45 — Break and Snacks
- 9:45 – 11:15 — Period 4 Final
- Students are dismissed at 11:15.
Thursday, May 19
- 7:45 – 8:00 — Snacks in Student Room
- 8:00 – 9:30 — Period 5 Final
- 9:30 – 9:45 — Break and Snacks
- 9:45 – 11:15 — Period 6 Final
- Students are dismissed at 11:15.
Bunny-Sitter Needed: We need a bunny sitter for the summer. More than one family can split up the time if necessary. Please contact Mrs. Craig if you are interested at acraig@lumenchristiak.org
Shop with Scrip-Lands End: Do you order uniforms from Land’s End? If so, please remember that the Shop with Scrip program gives the school back 16{d4876d85bca45a190b33d6c696456a399841af28eb325342d1f9ba09483f3a19} of your purchases. All you have to do is put in an order for Land’s End gift cards and then shop with those gift cards for uniforms.
Catholic Student Exchange: Most of you may remember the 3 Guatemalan students that came to Lumen in the fall for 8 weeks. They each had a wonderful time and a great experience in a Alaska while attending Lumen Christi. If your family is interested in hosting a student from Guatemala from mid-October through Mid-December, please let the office know. If you’d like additional information, please let us know.
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Important Upcoming Dates:
- May 11th: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm at St. Benedict’s Church
- May 12th: Graduation, 7pm at Lumen Christi
- May 17th-19th: Finals; see schedule below
Baccalaureate & Graduation Ceremonies: The entire Lumen Christi community is invited to come celebrate our Seniors as they graduate! The Baccalaureate Mass will be on Wednesday, May 11th at 7pm at St. Benedict’s Church. The Graduation ceremony will be on Thursday, May 12th at 7pm.
Murdock Partners in Science Grant: This year Mrs. Brewer was nominated to receive the Murdock Partners in Science Supplemental Grant. This is a continuation of the summer research grant she received from them for the past two summers. The grant is to provide for purchasing materials to conduct research at Lumen Christi and to enhance our science laboratory. As a matching grant, the foundation required that the school raise $2000 which they will match with $7000. UPDATE: A HUGE thank you goes out to our generous donors who have contributed $1,792 so far but still need $208 in order to receive the $7000. Anyone who would like to contribute to this worthy cause can make donations online at www.lumenchristiak.com, by mail, stop by the office, or by credit card over the phone by calling Mrs. Estes at 907-245-9231. Donations should be made out to Lumen Christi and marked Partner’s in Science. If you would like more details about this grant, please email Mrs. Brewer at dbrewer@lumenchristiak.org.
Going Away Party: Join us in saying goodbye to 3 wonderful staff members: Fr. Leo Walsh, Mr. John Harmon and Mrs. Denise Mespelli on Tuesday, May 10th at 2pm in the gym.
Parent Survey: If you haven’t had a chance to complete the parent survey please take a few moments and visit the following link. The survey will close on May 6th. http://www.advanc-ed.org/survey/public/4011172
Tastee Freez Take Over: Last week’s event at Tastee Freez was so fun and a great success!! Please thank Mr. Rich Owens next time you see him.
Raffle: Thank you everyone for working so hard to sell your raffle tickets to help raise money for Lumen Christi. If you would like to arrange to sell your tickets at a public location or after Mass at your parish, please let us know and Gerianne will set it up for you. There is no overhead in this raffle so 100{d4876d85bca45a190b33d6c696456a399841af28eb325342d1f9ba09483f3a19} of ticket sales will benefit the school. According to rules of the permit, all raffle tickets must be accounted for, please do not lose them. UPDATE: We need to have all raffle tickets along with the money returned (sold or unsold) no later than Monday, May 16th. Winners will be drawn on the last day of school on May 19th.
Penny Drive Winners: The 9th grade class won the penny drive!! Congratulations! As a prize, they get to dress down for each day of finals. Standard dress down rules apply.
Finals Week Schedule:
Monday, May 16
Regular Monday Schedule
Tuesday, May 17
- 7:45 – 8:00 — Snacks in Student Room
- 8:00 – 9:30 — Period 1 Final
- 9:30 – 9:45 — Break and Snacks
- 9:45 – 11:15 — Period 2 Final
- Students are dismissed at 11:15.
Wednesday, May 18
- 7:45 – 8:00 — Snacks in Student Room
- 8:00 – 9:30 — Period 3 Final
- 9:30 – 9:45 — Break and Snacks
- 9:45 – 11:15 — Period 4 Final
- Students are dismissed at 11:15.
Thursday, May 19
- 7:45 – 8:00 — Snacks in Student Room
- 8:00 – 9:30 — Period 5 Final
- 9:30 – 9:45 — Break and Snacks
- 9:45 – 11:15 — Period 6 Final
- Students are dismissed at 11:15.
Bunny-Sitter Needed: We need a bunny sitter for the summer. More than one family can split up the time if necessary. Please contact Mrs. Craig if you are interested at acraig@lumenchristiak.org
Shop with Scrip-Lands End: Do you order uniforms from Land’s End? If so, please remember that the Shop with Scrip program gives the school back 16{d4876d85bca45a190b33d6c696456a399841af28eb325342d1f9ba09483f3a19} of your purchases. All you have to do is put in an order for Land’s End gift cards and then shop with those gift cards for uniforms.
Catholic Student Exchange: Most of you may remember the 3 Guatemalan students that came to Lumen in the fall for 8 weeks. They each had a wonderful time and a great experience in a Alaska while attending Lumen Christi. If your family is interested in hosting a student from Guatemala from mid-October through Mid-December, please let the office know. If you’d like additional information, please let us know.
Ham Radio Club: Lumen Christi is looking for a parent who is a ham radio operator to volunteer with the Lumen Christi Ham Radio Club next year. Please let the office know if you are interested.
Parent Share Hours: Families who had remaining share hours to complete were added to a list and given to our business manager, Danna Hoellering and these remaining hours will be added to your account balance for May.
Tuition Assistance: The deadline to apply for financial assistance is July 15th, 2016. Click on the following link to apply through Covenant Tuition Services: http://cts-tuition.com/app/lumancak
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