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Lumen News 02/16/2016

Important Upcoming Dates:

February 16th: PVO Meeting at 6:30pm
March 1st, PVO Meeting at 6:30pm
March 11th: No School, Teacher Inservice
March 14th-18th: No School, Spring Break
March 24th: ½ Day, Holy Thursday
March 25th, 28th: No School, Easter Break
April 5-7: JH Testing days
May 11th: Baccalaureate Mass
May 12th: Graduation
May 17th-19th: Finals

PVO Meeting: Please join us for tonight’s PVO meeting at 6:30pm in the Library. We will discuss the Gala, our spring events, and other important information.

Gala: A huge thank you goes out to everyone for helping to make this year’s Gala successful!!

Lenten Soup Fridays: Each Friday during Lent, our teachers make meatless soups for our students at lunchtime. A bowl of soup is $1 and a roll is $.50. The money raised will go to a charity chosen by the teachers at the end of Lent.

Reminder-Fridays during Lent: Just a reminder each Friday during Lent will consist of Mass and school will dismiss at 12:35pm.

Lumen-Best Kept Secret: We have heard many times that Lumen Christi is Anchorage’s best kept secret…let’s not keep it a secret!! Share with family and friends about our wonderful school and encourage them to come check us out.

Re-Enrollment Paperwork: I will prepare re-enrollment packets this week so look for those to be coming home sometime next week. If you have a student you are planning to enroll into the 7th grade for the 2016-17 school year, please stop by the office to get a new student enrollment packet.

Next Scrip Order: Our next Scrip order will be placed soon. Please have orders submitted by Friday, February 26th. Please keep in mind that we may have to extend the deadline if we do not reach our minimum order by the 26th.

Archery NASP Tournament: School wide archery tournament will be held during school hours Feb. 23 and 25. All 7th and 8th grade PE classes, and the Archery class will be participating. This is the Statewide NASP (National Archery in the Schools Program) tournament that can qualify us for Nationals. The cost is $7.00 and comes with the state t-shirt. Please have money and t-shirt size in by Feb. 19. Any student can participate. Check with the office for more info.

LUMENary Update: The LUMENary drive is doing great!! So far we have raised $55,183.00. Help us reach our goal of 60,000, we are almost there!!

11th Graders: It’s time for 11th grade students to register for the ACT and/or SAT.

Parent Share Hours: Have you updated your share hours lately? If not, feel free to stop by the office to record your hours or you may also email Mrs. Estes and she can record them for you. Please be sure to include the description of the volunteer activity, who did it, and the time spent.

Amazon Smile: Do you shop on Amazon? Please consider bookmarking the following link so that your eligible shopping can benefit Lumen Christi High School AKA St. Benedict’s Catholic Church. http://smile.amazon.com/ch/92-0122543.

Click.Pick.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.

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Lumen News 02/04/2016

Important Upcoming Dates:

February 6th: Lumen Christi’s Gala Fundraiser, “Through the Looking Glass”
February 8th: Open House with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton families
February 8th: Lumen Vs.Grace JV, Girls at 5:30, Boys at 7pm
February 9th: Basketball Senior Night vs. Kalskag; Girls at 6pm, boys at 7:30pm
February 10 & 11th: ½ days for Parent/Teacher Conferences
February 12th: No School, Teacher Inservice
February 15th: No School, President’s Day
February 23rd: PVO Meeting at 6:30pm
March 1st, PVO Meeting at 6:30pm
March 11th: No School, Teacher Inservice
March 14th-18th: No School, Spring Break
March 24th: ½ Day, Holy Thursday
March 25th, 28th: No School, Easter Break
April 5-7: JH Testing days
May 11th: Baccalaureate Mass
May 12th: Graduation
May 17th-19th: Finals

Gala: It’s the final countdown to the Gala!! It’s basically a sold out event with only 5 tickets left as we speak. Thank you to everyone for your hard work and dedication to Lumen Christi!! There is still some work that needs to be done and I have listed details below. Those families who still need share hours, this is the perfect time to get some hours. Students are more than welcome to stay and help set-up Friday after school and/or clean up on Sunday which is a great way for them to earn community service hours. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Linen Help: We are still ironing/steaming linens throughout the day. You can stop by the school anytime to help with this or even take some home to do (they will need to be back tomorrow though). The auction committee will be in the school all day today until 7pm.
Auction set-up and decorating: begins tomorrow from 10am-6pm
Auction set-up continues: Saturday from 8:30am-3pm
Saturday-clean-up begins: from 10:30pm-Midnight
Sunday-clean-up continues: from 9am-1pm

Conference/In-Service Schedule: Parent/Teacher conferences will be on Wednesday, February 10th and Thursday, February 11th. The details are below

Wednesday: School releases for the day at 12:35pm; Parent/Teacher conferences are from 1pm-4pm
Thursday: School releases for the day at 12:20pm; Parent/Teacher conferences are from 4pm-7pm
Friday: No school for teacher inservice

Shop with Scrip: Our “Scrip Experts” will be at our conferences next week so be sure to stop by and check it out.

Monday, February 15th: President’s Day, No School

PVO Meeting: Our next PVO meeting will be on February 23rd at 6:30pm. We will discuss the Gala and our spring events. Please mark your calendars and join us.

Archery NASP Tournament: School wide archery tournament will be held during school hours Feb. 23 and 25. All 7th and 8th grade PE classes, and the Archery class will be participating. This is the Statewide NASP (National Archery in the Schools Program) tournament that can qualify us for Nationals. The cost is $7.00 and comes with the state t-shirt. Please have money and t-shirt size in by Feb. 19. Any student can participate check with the office for more info.

LUMENary Update: The LUMENary drive is doing great!! So far we have raised $55,183.00. Help us reach our goal of 60,000, we are almost there!!

11th Graders: It’s time for 11th grade students to register for the ACT and/or SAT.

Parent Share Hours: Have you updated your share hours lately? If not, feel free to stop by the office to record your hours or you may also email Mrs. Estes and she can record them for you. Please be sure to include the description of the volunteer activity, who did it, and the time spent.

Amazon Smile: Do you shop on Amazon? Please consider bookmarking the follow link so that your eligible shopping can benefit Lumen Christi High School AKA St. Benedict’s Catholic Church. http://smile.amazon.com/ch/92-0122543.

Click.Pick.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.

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Lumen News 11/16/2015

Important Upcoming Dates:

November 16th: Spring Academic Awards Assembly, 2-2:30pm
November 17th: PVO Meeting, 6:30-7:30pm
November 25th: School dismissal at 12:35; follow Fri. B Mass Schedule
November 26th & 27th: No School, Thanksgiving Holiday
November 28th & 29th: Mat-Su DAV Gun Show
December 2nd: High School Basketball Begins
December 3rd: Gala Planning Meeting, 7-8pm
December 15th: PVO Meeting, 6:30-7:30pm
December 15th-17th: Finals
December 17th: Gala Planning Meeting, 7-8pm
December 18th: No School, Teacher Inservice
December 21st-January 1st: No School, Christmas break
January 4th: Start of Second Semester

Stuffing Boxes for Thanksgiving Blessing Boxes: Each year students from Lumen Christi donate boxes of stuffing for the Catholic Social Services Thanksgiving Blessing Boxes. Our goal is that each student will bring in 10 boxes of stuffing which will help feed 1500 families in the city of Anchorage. The deadline to donate these boxes is November 19th. Catholic Social Services will pick up the boxes in the morning on November 20th.

Academic Awards Assembly: Please join us on Monday, November 16th for our Academic Awards Assembly at 2pm in our gymnasium. Academic awards earned from spring semester of the 2014-15 school year will be recognized.

PVO Meeting, November 17th: How would you like to earn money for Lumen without selling items or raffle tickets to all of your families and friends? How would you like to earn money for Lumen without donating your precious time? Sound Good? Please join us on Tuesday, November 17th at 6:30pm in the Library to learn about Scrip. It’s a way for Lumen to earn money while you shop from your favorite stores. Scrip has been around for over 20 years and depending on participation from Lumen families and friends, we could earn thousands of dollars for our school!! Please come learn more about this great opportunity. There will be refreshments and students will earn a dress down day if their parent(s) attend. We look forward to seeing you there.

November 19th Lunch Announcement: Next Thursday, November 19th, our students will not be able to have lunch in the parish hall due to a parish event. Please plan to send a cold lunch to school with your child on this day. Student Government will be unable to serve lunch that day so every student needs to bring a lunch. The school does not have enough microwaves to accommodate everyone so cold lunches will be most helpful.

November 25th Holiday Schedule: Please remember that we have a modified schedule Thanksgiving week (November 23-27). Wednesday is a Friday B Mass schedule (Mass with periods 4, 5, lunch, and 6) with a 12:35 PM dismissal. Teachers will be at the school until 2:30 PM. If you cannot pick up your students until 2:30 PM, they may stay at the school and study in the library. However, we respectfully ask that all students are picked up by 2:30 PM so the faculty and staff can leave on time to prepare and enjoy their Thanksgiving holiday time. There is no school on Thursday, November 26 or Friday, November 27.

Gala Request: Theresa Brown is requesting thin boxes such as the ones you see in the below picture. She is creating some decorations for the Gala and needs lots of them. They can be brought to Lumen Christi’s office.

Borealis Regional Volleyball Tournament: This year’s Borealis Regional Volleyball tournament will be held here at Lumen Christi High School. It will be hosted by Holy Rosary. Lumen families can help earn money for the school by running the concession stand. Please click on the link and sign up if you and/or your student are available to work the concession stand. http://vols.pt/jnHgPN

Mat-Su DAV Gun Show: Help is still needed for this event…we are especially looking for parking attendants. We also still need help for set-up on Friday, November 27th and clean-up on Sunday, November 29th. Please click on the link below for latest details on the sign-up sheet. The Gun Show is hosted and put on by the Mat-Su DAV. Lumen Christi parents and students volunteer at the event by running concessions, collecting entrance fees, helping vendors set-up on Friday, November 27th, and help take down and clean up after the event is over. Here is the link to the sign up sheet: http://vols.pt/tukRuw

High School Basketball: Practice begins on December 2nd. Boys will practice from 3-5pm and girls will practice from 5-7pm. If this is your student’s first sport this year, they will need to fill out the ASAA paperwork and get a sport physical. Please visit our website at http://staging.lumenchristiak.com/students/sports/ to get the necessary paperwork and game schedules. If your student has played soccer or volleyball earlier this year, you will not need to fill out the ASAA paperwork again. There is a $100 basketball fee which can be paid at the office or online.

Amazon Smile: Do you shop on Amazon? Please consider bookmarking the follow link so that your eligible shopping can benefit Lumen Christi High School AKA St. Benedict’s Catholic Church. http://smile.amazon.com/ch/92-0122543.

School Rush: For those of you who downloaded the School Rush app, we hope you are enjoying the convenience of it. School Rush recently sent out a 2nd round of invites for those who did not sign up the first time. Please let Mrs. Estes know if you have questions.

LUMENary Drive: Everyone should have received information in the mail about our annual LUMENary Drive. As you read the information, you will see that your tuition only covers part of what it costs to educate your child. Our various fundraising events in addition to the LUMENary drive, help to fill the gap. In order for the LUMENary drive to be successful, everyone’s participation is important, no matter what size of your donation.

Winter Weather Reminder: Just a reminder that as winter approaches, so does the possibility for school closures. If the Anchorage School District (ASD) cancels or delays the start of school, so does Lumen Christi. Sometimes ASD will close some schools for weather conditions but not all schools, please listen to the radio or check ASD’s website. If Sand Lake and/or Dimond cancel or delay the start time of school, so will Lumen Christi.

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Lumen News 11/03/2015

Important Upcoming Dates:

November 7th: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Annual Auction
November 11th: No School, Veteran’s Day
November 12th: Gala Planning Meeting
November 16th: Spring Academic Awards Assembly
November 17th: PVO Meeting, 6:30-7:30pm
November 26th & 27th: No School, Thanksgiving Holiday
November 28th & 29th: Mat-Su DAV Gun Show
December 3rd: Gala Planning Meeting
December 15th: PVO Meeting 6:30-7:30pm
December 15th-17th: Finals
December 17th: Gala Planning Meeting
December 18th: No School, Teacher Inservice
December 21st-January 1st: No School, Christmas break

A HUGE Thank you: The volleyball tournament coordinators would like to send out a huge thank you to all of the parents, students, alumni students and alumni parents who volunteered their time to make our tournament a successful event. It ran very smoothly and was a fun event for students across Alaska!!

PVO Updates: As you may have heard we have a filled our PVO positions.

President: Gerianne Thorsness
Vice-President: Lynn Streff
Secretary: Jessica Lirette

A big thank you to each of them for their time and talents. Please help support them by attending the PVO meetings which are all parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. Our next meeting will be on November 17th from 6:30-7:30pm

LUMENary Drive: Everyone should have received information in the mail about our annual LUMENary Drive. As you read the information, you will see that your tuition only covers part of what it costs to educate your child. Our various fundraising events in addition to the LUMENary drive, help to fill the gap. In order for the LUMENary drive to be successful, everyone’s participation is important, no matter what size of your donation.

Mat-Su DAV Gun Show: The Gun Show is hosted and put on by the Mat-Su DAV. Lumen Christi parents and students volunteer at the event by running concessions, collecting entrance fees, helping vendors set-up on Friday, November 27th, and help take down and clean up after the event is over. Please click on the following link to the sign-up sheet: http://vols.pt/tukRuw

AKCIS Visit: A representative form AKCIS (Alaska Career Information Systems) will be visiting Lumen Christi on Wednesday, November 4th from 11:30am-Noon. The representative will talk about different careers, choosing careers, and also have some career selection activities. This meeting is open to all 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. Parents are also welcome to attend. This meeting will take place during our lunch period so students should bring their lunch with them.

Winter Weather Reminder: Just a reminder that as winter approaches, so does the possibility for school closures. If the Anchorage School District (ASD) cancels school, so does Lumen Christi. Sometimes ASD will close some schools for weather conditions but not all schools, please listen to the radio or check ASD’s website. If Sand Lake and/or Dimond cancel school, then so will Lumen Christi.

School Rush: For those of you who downloaded the School Rush app, we hope you are enjoying the convenience of it. School Rush will be sending out a 2nd round of invites for those who did not sign up the first time. Please let Mrs. Estes know if you have questions.

Student Volunteer Opportunity: The PVO is look for 3-4 computer savvy students to help provide “tech support” for a new program Lumen will be promoting. If interested, please let the office or Gerianne Thorsness know.

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Lumen News 10/13/2015

Important Upcoming Dates:

October 14th: PSAT Testing (9th-11th grades)
October 14th: Picture re-takes
October 21st & 22nd: ½ days for parent/teacher conferences
October 23rd: No School, Teacher Inservice
October 22nd-24th: Lumen’s Annual Spiketacular Volleyball Tournament
October 29th: Gala Planning Meeting
November 7th: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Annual Auction
November 11th: No School, Veteran’s Day
November 16th: Spring Academic Awards Assembly
November 26th & 27th: No School, Thanksgiving Holiday
November 28th & 29th: Mat-Su DAV Gun Show
December 3rd: Gala Planning Meeting
December 15th-17th: Finals
December 17th: Gala Planning Meeting
December 18th: No School, Teacher Inservice
December 21st-January 1st: No School, Christmas break

PVO President and Vice President Needed: We are in dire need of a PVO President and Vice President who can work together as a team along with our PVO Secretary, Jessica Lirette. These roles are vital to the success of our school and its many events and fundraising activities. Each of these positions would receive “Auto-Earn” parent share hours. It’s a great way to get involved in what makes Lumen so special…it’s parents, alumni, teachers, staff, St. Benedict’s parish, and of course our amazing students. Without a successful PVO and its fundraising activities, tuition may have to increase…please prayerfully consider volunteering to be Lumen Christi’s PVO President or Vice President.

Parent-Teacher Conferences: On October 21st and 22nd students will have a ½ day of school for parent-teacher conferences. The conferences will be held in the student room at the following time schedule: Wednesday, October 21st from 3-7pm and Thursday from 1-4pm. Please come at your convenience during the designated conference times to meet with the teachers. If you have any questions, please call the office. On Wednesday the 21st, students will follow a Friday Mass A schedule with dismissal for the day at 12:35. On Thursday the 22nd, students will follow a Friday B schedule with dismissal at 12:20pm. Friday the 23rd is No School for teacher in-service.

Lumen’s Annual Spiketacular Volleyball Tournament: Last year, our volleyball tournament brought approximately $10,000 to our school. Not only is it a great fundraiser it also raises awareness about Lumen Christi throughout the state. This year, we have 16 teams participating in our tournament which is very exciting. As you may guess, this tournament needs lots of help to be a success…please sign up today to help raise a significant amount of money for our school and enjoy some great volleyball games too! Here is a link to the sign up: http://vols.pt/ZMrjRX

PSAT Testing: Grades 9th through 11th will be taking the PSAT on October 14th. The test will begin first thing in the morning so be sure to have your student well rested and on time to school that day.

2015 College & Career Fair: The 11th and 12th grade classes will go on a field trip to the College & Career Fair on Monday, October 19th. We are in need of drivers, please let the front office know if you are available. We will leave the school at 8:50am and return at Noon.

Seattle University Visit: Seattle University’s admission’s officer will be visiting Lumen Christi on October 20th at 1pm in room 108. All 10th, 11th, and 12th graders are welcome to stop by and learn more about Seattle University. Parents are also welcome to join us.

Student Government Clare House Drive: Student Government is organizing a community outreach for Clare House. Items needed consist of: diapers (sizes 4, 5, & 6), shampoo, conditioner, hair ties, q-tips, deodorant, and brushes. Student Government will collect items for the drive from October 12th through October 23rd. Students who donate items will receive a dress down day.

Mat-Su DAV Gun Show: The Gun Show is hosted and put on by the Mat-Su DAV. Lumen Christi parents and students volunteer at the event by running concessions, collecting entrance fees, helping vendors set-up on Friday the 27th, and help take down and clean up after the event is over. Please click on the following link to the sign up sheet: http://vols.pt/tukRuw

Mission Trip: St. Benedict and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parishes are partnering for this exciting service initiative to Montego Bay, Jamaica, to serve disabled children in the Mustard Seed Communities. Participants must be age 15 or older and must have a passport. The cost will be around $2500; limited fundraising will be available. If you are at all interested, please join us for an informational meeting on Wednesday, October 14th at 6:00 pm. Please contact Oriele Jones at 907-245-2195 with any questions you may have.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School Auction: Our 32nd Annual Auction “Let the Good Times Roll” is Saturday, November 7, 2015 at the Anchorage Marriott Downtown starting at 5:00 pm. Tickets to attend the event are available at the auction office inside the school. We are looking for donations of new items, basket items, and artwork.

Donations can be dropped off at the school or picked up at your convenience.

We also have advertising space available for our purchase in our auction booklet.

Thank you for your continued support of Catholic education.