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Lumen News – November 21, 2019

Important Upcoming Dates:

November 27th: Friday A Schedule (HALF DAY)
Nov 28-Dec 1: Thanksgiving Holiday (NO SCHOOL)
December 1: Start of Advent
Dec 3: Principal-Parent Forum, 6:30pm
December 4: First day of High School Basketball practice
December 4: Gala Meeting, 7pm
Dec 10: Advent Reconciliation Service, 11:40pm
Dec 13: Archdiocesan Dodgeball Tournament, 7-10pm
Dec 17-19: Final Exams
Dec 20-January 5: Christmas Break

Principal’s Update:

I hope you enjoyed my video Principal’s Update last week. I intend to alternate my updates this way going forward. This week, you get to read!

By now, most of you have heard that the Mat-Su Veterans have decided to cancel their November Gun Show held over Thanksgiving. This is due to delays in painting and coating the gym floor. With several unfortunate delays already, I did not want to risk the floor not being fully prepared to be covered and walked upon next weekend. My biggest fear was pulling up the floor cover after the Gun Show to find damage, which could have been averted if we had just waited a few more days. We’ve not been able to support our junior high basketball program and girls volleyball team at home this fall, and I did not want to risk impacting the varsity basketball season, which starts Dec 4. So we will let the gym floor get finished, dry and cure with enough time to be ready for our teams to practice on the brand new court.

Our November 20th Open House went awesome! We had 10 families come through, which is more than we have ever had for a fall open house. A special thanks to Ms. Gore, Mrs. Crosby, Mrs. Butcher, and our Ambassador students for supporting the event, as well as to our teachers, who give so much of their time to the school already. Please pray for these families as they make their decision where to send their son or daughter. We were all there ourselves at some point.

Every year, we conduct several surveys of parents, students, and staff in an effort to know where we are doing well and where we need to improve. Your thoughtful answers help us to provide the best environment for your child. This year’s survey is here: http://bit.ly/ClimateParent. Thank you in advance for filling this out as soon as possible!

I hope you have a wonderful and restful weekend!

Virtue of the Week:

This week’s SportsLeader Virtue is AUTHENTIC: The strength to always be true and real. The opposite of AUTHENTIC is FAKE: The weakness of not being who we truly are; counterfeit.

Campus Ministry:

The Campus Ministry Office is located in the school library, students and parents are always welcome to stop by!

After school on every 3rd Friday Mrs. Craig takes students to CSS Food Pantry for Community Service. Students can sign up in her classroom.
All Lumen students have been invited by Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish to celebrate their Feast Day Mass at the Dec. 8th 11:00a.m. Mass. Mrs. Alvarez is offering extra credit for Spanish, and Mr. Ross is offering service hours and a dress down day for students who attend in Lumen attire.
Mea Culpa – Joseph Moriarty was left out of last week’s congratulations to our students attending their Confirmation retreat…but he was not left out of our prayers!
It’s time to sign up for the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day! Proceeds go to the Anchorage food Bank. Register yourself, or your entire family at https://skinnyraven.com/event/turkey-trot/ We hope for a great Lumen Christi turnout!
We are now forming our Team for the Polar Plunge! The proceeds go to support Special Olympics in Anchorage. The last 3 years we had great student participation. Parents welcome too! Register at https://specialolympicsalaska.org/events/polar-plunge
- Click on “register or donate”
- Click in “register”
- Accept waiver
- Click “Join a Team”
- Input our team name “Families of the Knights”
- Fill out information
Please send Mrs. Loeffler news and activities happening in your parishes!

Prayer Spot

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

Our Volleyball as they travel
All affected by recent school violence
Those without adequate food, shelter and clothing as winter approaches

If you would like special intentions listed in Lumen News and Prayer Book of Intentions send them directly to Mrs. Loeffler.

All are invited to join us for Mass at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays Fridays in our School Chapel.

Pray for Peace. Act in Peace.

Archangel Sports Update #Lumenproud:

The Junior High Girls & Boys Basketball Teams continue to charge on through their season, both teams scored decisive wins over Anchor Lutheran on the 14th altho only the girls were successful against Birchwood on the 18th & 19th. The girls were unsuccessful in taking down the Holy Rosary Academy co-ed team on the 20th; the boys square off against the same team tomorrow night, the 22nd. Stay tuned for details!

The High School Volleyball Team had some tough competition against Birchwood on the 15th and are currently en route to Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna for their final tournament of the season. Good luck to the team especially our four seniors who are playing their last volleyball games as Lumen Christi Archangels: Sophia Dupras, Mai Do, Kaiya Thorness and Neat Song. Tournament details will be here in Lumen News next week.

Following is a list of all remaining junior high basketball games:

Junior High Basketball –

Tomorrow! Nov. 22 game vs Holy Rosary, 6:45pm (boys only) @ AT&T Center
Nov. 26 games vs Anchor Lutheran, 6:30pm (girls) and 7:30pm (boys) @ AT&T Center
Dec. 3 game vs Faith Lutheran, (boys only) @ 6:45 at AT&T Center
December 6-7 Tournament @ Lumen Christi – finally! The teams will get to end their season back on their own home turf.

School Announcements:

LUMENary Drive

Week 2 of the LUMENary Drive reporting: Donations continue to come in and with just over $20,000 having come in, we’re at exactly 40% of our $50k goal! To date we’ve had 71 individual families contribute, of those 21 are Lumen families (29% of total givers); 11 are Lumen faculty & staff (100% of the full time faculty & staff – whoo hoo! They represent 15% of total givers); and 39 (or 55 % of total givers) are St. Benedict’s parishioners and other friends of Lumen Christi.

Thanks to those of you who have given or pledged already, please consider making your donation today in support of Catholic education.

Tomorrow – FRIDAY!! Drama Meeting

All interested high school students (and their parents if at all possible) should plan on attending the first drama club meeting of the year immediately after school gets out at 12:30p. Play selection, roles, set & tech strategy and more will be discussed. Mrs. Robertson will be providing lunch!

Gala

We need your feedback for the upcoming anniversary gala. Please complete the following survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G7WY6WK. We appreciate your feedback and support! Thank you! Danielle & Julie, Gala Co-Chairs

Other ways to support:

Volunteer for the gala- https://signup.com/go/BfFnxAD
Donate a dessert for our Dessert Dash-
https://signup.com/go/QfnVSJN
Upcoming Procurement/Gala Meetings (7pm in the Library):

o December: Wednesday 12/4 & Monday 12/16

o January: Monday 1/6 & Wednesday 1/22

Volleyball Headbands

The Lumen Christi headbands have arrived!! Please contact the Front Desk if you put in a pre-order. If you didn’t pre-order we still have a few left that can be purchased for $15 – send in cash, a check made out to Lumen or call the Front Desk and Mrs. Gore can take a credit card payment. Thank you for supporting the High School Volleyball team.

Parents with Pics on Your Phone….

We know you’ve been snapping pictures with your phones – if you’ve got any good ones of your student(s) please send them to Mrs. Spillers for inclusion in the yearbook. She’s looking in particular for pictures of them in any Lumen or non-Lumen sports and club activities. Please send them to mspillers@lumenchristiak.org. Thank you.

Spring Intensives & Electives

Don’t forget to have your student sign up for Art or Drama (full semester electives) or First Aid & Safety or Hunter & Gun Safety (2-6 week Intensives) in the office. Art & Hunter Safety are available for all grades; First Aid/Safety & Drama are available for High School only.

St. Benedicts & Other Community Events:

Community Service Opportunity

The Girls Scouts of Alaska is looking for students to help babysit on Thanksgiving Day from 4p – 10p and on Black Friday from 6a – 2p. These are prime shopping opportunities for parents and the Girl Scouts are working towards merit badges for their service. There are organized activities in place, Lumen students who can help will be participating and helping overseeing those not truly ‘babysitting.’ The event will be held at Woodland Park Boys & Girls Club located at 2300 36th Avenue. Please contact Mary Henry at 223-2036 if your student is interested in helping.

St. Benedict’s Youth Group

All Lumen students are welcome, regardless of parish affiliation or faith background.

Junior High Youth Night: Tonight! Thursday, November 21st: Presentation of Mary. 6-8p, Lumen Upper Room.

High School Youth Night: Wednesday, November 27th: Extended movie night, 7p – 11p in the Lumen Upper Room.

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Lumen News – November 14, 2019

Important Upcoming Dates:

November 15th: 9th Grade Retreat
November 19th: School Board Meeting, 6pm
November 20th: Fall Open House and Information Night, 6-8pm
November 27th: Friday A Schedule (HALF DAY)
Nov 28-Dec 1: Thanksgiving Holiday (NO SCHOOL)
December 1: Start of Advent
Dec 3: Principal-Parent Forum, 6:30pm
December 4: First day of High School Basketball practice
December 4: Gala Meeting, 7pm

Principal’s Update:

Uh oh, Mr. Ross discovered iMovie…see YouTube link for this week’s update: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhb7wQ1yCe8

Virtue of the Week:

This week’s SportsLeader Virtue is ENCOURAGEMENT: The strength to give others confidence, support and hope. The opposite is DISCOURAGEMENT: The weakness of letting difficulties and obstacles take away your enthusiasm, excitement and energy to fight the good fight.

Campus Ministry:

The Campus Ministry Office is located in the school library, students and parents are always welcome to stop by!

9th Grader students meet at 7:15 for Mass tomorrow in the Chapel of the Archangels, and then head to the Holy Spirit Center for retreat!
Congratulations to Toby, Helene,Brenden, Frankie, Vaeda, Evan, Anthony, Tommy, Liam and Sabrina for a wonderful Confirmation retreat! Our prayers are always with you.
It’s time to sign up for the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day! Proceeds go to the Anchorage food Bank. Register yourself, or your entire family at https://skinnyraven.com/event/turkey-trot/ We hope for a great Lumen Christi turnout!
We are now forming our Team for the Polar Plunge! The proceeds go to support Special Olympics in Anchorage. The last 3 years we had great student participation. Parents welcome too! Register at https://specialolympicsalaska.org/events/polar-plunge
- Click on “register or donate”
- Click in “register”
- Accept waiver
- Click “Join a Team”
- Input our team name “Families of the Knights”
- Fill out information

Prayer Spot

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

9th Graders as we retreat in prayer and service Friday
Our veterans
First responders
Our national and world leaders
For the sick and infirmed
Our students and families

If you would like special intentions listed in Lumen News and Prayer Book of Intentions send them directly to Mrs. Loeffler.

All are invited to join us for Mass at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays Fridays in our School Chapel.

Pray for Peace. Act in Peace.

Archangel Sports Update #Lumenproud:

Following is a list of all remaining volleyball and junior high basketball games:

High School Girls Volleyball –

November 15 game vs Birchwood Christian, 6pm @ Birchwood
November 21-23 Tournament at Cook Inlet Academy (Soldotna)

Junior High Basketball –

November 18 games vs Birchwood, 4pm (girls) and 5pm (boys) @ Birchwood
November 19 games vs Birchwood, 6:30pm (boys) and 7:30pm (girls) @ AT&T Center
November 20 game vs Holy Rosary, 3 pm girls only
November 22 game vs Holy Rosary, 6:45pm (boys only) @ TBD
November 26 games vs Anchor Lutheran, 6:30pm (girls) and 7:30pm (boys) @ O’Malley
December 3 game vs Faith Lutheran, (boys only) @ 6:45 at O’Malley
December 6-7 Tournament @ Lumen Christi

Student Spotlight:

Our Archangels do amazing things, on-campus and off! If your son or daughter has accomplished something that deserves spotlight attention, please send it to the Front Office at lchs@lumenchristiak.org

8th Grader Kateri Everard was recognized with the Gerard McDonnell Memorial Award at the last Ger McDonnell Ceili last weekend. She was nominated by her Irish dance teachers for her dedication to Irish dance and her community in general. She received $750 – mostly to be used to further her Irish dance aspirations – and a beautiful bodhran (an Irish drum). Congratulations on this honor, Kateri, we’re ever so proud of you!

School Announcements:

LUMENary Drive

The annual LUMENary Drive has kicked off…and wow! We’re off to a great start! Thanks to early donors (some parents chose to contribute during back to school registration in August, thereby exempting themselves from any other solicitations!); 100% staff & faculty giving; and generous St. Benedict’s Parishioners, we’ve already raised $14,427 of our $50,000 goal. Nearly 30%! Please consider making your donation today in support of Catholic education.

Italian Exchange Student

Interested in housing a foreign exchange student? The Honorary Consul General for Italy contacted us and is trying to help secure housing for a 16 year old Italian girl named Georgia. Georgia will be in Anchorage from January-May, 2020 and wishes to be placed in a Catholic home. Her hosting program is www.stsfoundation.org, please contact Nicoletta Mitaritonna Meissen at 217-415-5787 or nmeissen@gmail.com for more information.

Gala

25thAnniversary Gala February 8th, 2020

Thank you to all that attended the first gala meeting- we value your input!

Mark your Calendars! Upcoming Procurement/Gala Meetings

*Meetings are always 7pm in the Lumen Library*

December: Wednesday 12/4 & Monday 12/16

January: Monday 1/6 & Wednesday 1/22

Gala posters and save the date postcards need delivered to each parish.

If you can help with this, please stop by the Front Office to pick up a poster and some postcards to display at your parish. Make sure to fill in the list to let us know which parish you are helping with. Thank you! Other ways to help:

Volunteer for the gala- https://signup.com/go/BfFnxAD
Donate a dessert for our Dessert Dash- https://signup.com/go/QfnVSJN

Spring Intensives & Electives

Planning is underway for Spring Semester Intensives and Electives. Students with an interest in any of the following have been asked to sign up in the Front Office. Contact Mrs. Gore for more detailed information on

ELECTIVES (Full Semester)

ART
DRAMA

INTENSIVES (2 – 6 weeks)

FIRST AID & SAFETY (early winter offering)
HUNTER & GUN SAFETY (late winter/early spring offering)

Calling All Photographers!

If you have pictures of your student participating in any sports, clubs, or Lumen-affiliated activities, please send them to Mrs. Spillers (mspillers@lumenchristiak.org) so that we can include them in our 2019-2020 Yearbook. Thank you!

Northern Lights Coupon Books

The High School Boys Basketball Team are selling Northern Lights Coupon Books and you can pre-order your copy by calling the Front Office. Books will be $55 but provide over $21,000 in savings in fine & casual dining; hotels & lodging; recreation, auto, health & other amazing services. To see the full list of participating vendors, go to: https://northernlightscoupons.com/.

The Basketball Team is hoping to travel to several different tournaments this season but needs successful fundraisers to help make that happen! Every book purchased results in a portion coming back to the team. Thanks in advance for your support of their efforts.

Free Afterschool Tutoring

The National Honor Society is now offering free after school tutoring on Thursday afternoons from 2:30-3:30 pm in the Library. Any student, any subject, stop by for help!

Volleyball Fundraiser- Lumen Christi Headbands $15 each

Taking pre-orders at the Front Desk. Just call or stop in to reserve yours today…The first batch of headbands will be here soon! See the flyer below (sorry it didn’t come through on last week’s Lumen News.)

St. Benedicts & Other Community Events

St. Benedict’s Youth Group

All Lumen students are welcome, regardless of parish affiliation or faith background.

High School Youth Night: Wednesday, November 20th: St. Cecilia & Jam Session! Bring an instrument! 7-9p in the Lumen Upper Room.

Junior High Youth Night: Thursday, November 21st: Presentation of Mary. 6-8p, Lumen Upper Room.

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Lumen News – November 7, 2019

Important Upcoming Dates:

Nov 8th: Veterans Dress Up Day (wear red, white & blue or show your pride in a military branch)
Nov 11th: Veterans Day (NO SCHOOL)
Nov 12th: Girls VB vs Su Valley @ O’Malley Sports Center, 6pm (SENIOR NIGHT)
November 15th: 9th Grade Retreat
November 20th: Fall Open House and Information Night, 6-8pm
December 4: First day of High School Basketball practice

Principal’s Update:

Our first ever Dia de los Muertos celebration last week was a great success! Thank you to all who stopped by to enjoy the food, listen to music, tour the altars dedicated to loved ones, and share in the rich tradition of this cultural event. There has been discussion about putting together a Cinco de Mayo festival, so keep an eye out for an announcement next spring!

By now you have received your letter from the School Board highlighting the priorities for this year, as well as laying out a strategic direction for the school for the next 3-4 years. Recruitment of new families and students is a top priority As we look towards our Fall Open House and Information Night on Wed, Nov 20th from 6-8pm, we need your help. Word of mouth marketing is the most powerful method of encouraging new families to check out our school. YOU TRULY ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AMBASSADORS OF OUR SCHOOL!

My challenge to you: Over the next two weeks, go up to a family you know, or don’t know, at church, in the grocery line, in your neighborhood, at an event, where ever, and ask them if they have ever heard of Lumen Christi. Invite them to our Open House on the 20th. Talk to them about our small class sizes, student centered instruction, caring and compassionate teachers, solid academics, wonderful student body, cell phone policy, and bus transportation to and from South Anchorage. Be sure to mention that we have generous financial assistance available to all families in need.

I just did this last weekend at St. Elizabeth’s. I saw a family I did not recognize and struck up a conversation at the end of Mass. As it turns out, the family is brand new to the area and is very interested in Catholic education. No, they had not heard of Lumen Christi, but yes, would very much love to attend our upcoming house. After giving them my business card, I followed up with a text message and a link to our website. Thanks to a bit of courage (I know I’m the Principal, but I still get nervous), we may have a new 9th grader in our school with a rising 7th grader on the way next year.

Would you be willing to do the same? If all of our families reached out to one other family and invited them to our Open House, we’d have waiting lists for all of our classes. I hope you will be willing to take up this challenge.

Virtue of the Week:

This week’s SportsLeader Virtue is FLEXIBILITY: The strength to respond to change with ease. The opposite of flexibility is: RIGIDITY: The weakness of being unable to change or adapt to new or different circumstances.

Campus Ministry

The Campus Ministry Office is located in the school library, students and parents are always welcome to stop by!

Thank you Mrs. Ross for volunteering to provide lunch for the 9th grade class retreat! We would love another volunteer to help.
Anthony Ribicki did a fantastic job leading our congregation on piano today!
Looking for a fun way to support Alaskans in need? Lumen Christi will be participating in the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day. Proceeds go to the Anchorage food Bank. Register yourself, or your entire family at https://skinnyraven.com/event/turkey-trot/ We hope for a great Lumen Christi turnout!
We are now forming our Team for the Polar Plunge! The proceeds go to support Special Olympics in Anchorage. The last 3 years we had great student participation. Parents welcome too! Register at https://specialolympicsalaska.org/events/polar-plunge

Prayer Spot:

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

Our veterans
First responders
Our national and world leaders
For the sick and infirmed
Our students and families

If you would like special intentions listed in Lumen News and Prayer Book of Intentions send them directly to Mrs. Loeffler.

All are invited to join us for Mass at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Fridays in our School Chapel.

Pray for Peace. Act in Peace.

School Announcements:

ARCH Card Holders

If you purchased an ARCH Card during Fall Registration for High School basketball games, they’ll be distributed within the next few weeks, well ahead of the start of the season. If you didn’t purchase one and would like to, please let Ms. Gore in the Front Office know. The cost for a card is $25 for adults and $10 for students and covers the entrance fee for all home basketball games.

Gala

25thAnniversary Gala February 8th, 2020

Our first Gala Meeting will be NEXT WEDNESDAY 11/13 @ 7pm in the Library.

Please join us to discuss our upcoming school gala and auction. This is the first meeting of the season and is a great time to share your ideas and suggestions. We appreciate everyone’s input!! You will earn a fundraising Share Hour for attending!

The gala is a large fundraiser and we need every family to lend a hand to be successful.

Sign up to Volunteer – https://signup.com/go/BfFnxAD
Dessert for Dessert Dash SignUp- https://signup.com/go/QfnVSJN

If you have questions, contact us in the Gala Office- 273-1530/gala@lumenchristiak.org

Spring Intensives & Electives

Planning is underway for Spring Semester Intensives and Electives. Students with an interest in any of the following have been asked to sign up in the Front Office. (Note that signing up especially for Intensives doesn’t guarantee a spot but allows instructors to begin planning!)

ELECTIVES

ART:

Mrs. Androski will be back for another semester, students will continue to learn different ways of creative expression using charcoal, pastels, watercolor, ink, oil, acrylic, clay and metal. This class will meet during 7th hour on Tuesdays only, Wednesdays will remain a study hall period. Seventh graders are now eligible to register for this class as well as 8-12th graders. There is a $320 fee associated with this Elective which covers private instructor time and all materials.

DRAMA:

Mrs. Robertson is extending an invitation to all High School students to participate in Drama. Even if you signed up for Drama during Registration in the fall, please come and re-register in the Office. There will be a mandatory meeting for all students who wish to participate with Mrs. Robertson on Friday, November 22nd, right after school ends at 12:20. Mrs. Robertson will be providing lunch. There is a $100 fee associated with this Elective which covers the purchase of scripts and APU Grant Hall Rental, where final performances are held.

INTENSIVES

FIRST AID & SAFETY: (early winter offering)

This will be a short, 2 week/4 session class for High School Students only covering Adult & Pediatric CPR/AED plus First Aid training. Upon successful completion, participants will receive a American Safety Health Institute Certificate for CPR/AED & First Aid valid for 2 years. There is a fee associated with this Intensive which covers private instructor time. The fee is estimated to be in-between $75-$110 and is dependent upon the number of students enrolled.

HUNTER & GUN SAFETY: (late winter/early spring offering)

This 5 week intensive is for grades 7-12 and provides training in firearms safety, wildlife conservation, and respect for our natural resources, landowners, and other hunters. This is the same class offered by the Alaska Department of Fish & Game. Upon successful completion, students will receive a lifetime hunter safety certification recognized by all 50 states. There may be a small fee (less than $20) associated with this Intensive.

Calling All Photographers!

Northern Lights Coupon Books

Free Afterschool Tutoring

The National Honor Society is now offering free after school tutoring on Thursday afternoons from 2:30-3:30 pm in the Library. Any student, any subject, stop by for help!

Class of 2020 Senior Memory Pages

Now that your Senior Portraits have been submitted, it’s time to get working on your Senior Memory Page. Please adhere to the following due dates:

**If you and your family opted to create your own Senior Memory Page, it is due Tuesday January 21st. This must be a digital file that is submitted to Mrs. Spillers. Price is $100.00. If you have yet to pay, please do so at the front office.

**If you have chosen to have the Yearbook Staff create your Senior Memory Page, photos for your page are due Friday December 20th. These photos must be in digital format and submitted to Mrs. Spillers. Price is $150.00. If you have yet to pay, please do so at the front office.

Volleyball Fundraiser- Lumen Christi Headbands $15 each

Archangel Sports Update #Lumenproud

The High School basketball season gets underway with the first practices for both teams on December 4. Please contact Coach Warren at athletics@lumenchristiak.org or 273-1513 if you’re planning on playing this upcoming season. Please be sure all your eligibility paperwork and physical forms are turned in before December 4.

Following is a list of all remaining games:

High School Girls Volleyball –

Tomorrow! November 8 game vs Cook Inlet Academy, 4pm @ O’Malley Sports Center
November 12 game vs Su-Valley, 6pm @ O’Malley Sports Center (SENIOR NIGHT)
November 15 game vs Birchwood Christian, 6pm @ Birchwood
November 21-23 Tournament at Cook Inlet Academy (Soldotna)

Junior High Basketball –

November 13 games vs Anchor Lutheran, 6pm (girls) and 7pm (boys) @ Anchor
November 18 games vs Birchwood, 4pm (girls) and 5pm (boys) @ Birchwood
November 19 games vs Birchwood, 6:30pm (girls) and 7:30pm (boys) @ O’Malley
November 20 game vs Holy Rosary, 3 pm girls only
November 22 game vs Holy Rosary, 6:45pm (boys only) @ TBD
November 26 games vs Anchor Lutheran, 6:30pm (girls) and 7:30pm (boys) @ O’Malley
December 3 game vs Faith Lutheran, 5pm (boys only) @ 6:45 at O’Malley
December 6-7 Tournament @ Lumen Christi

St. Benedicts & Other Community Events

St. Benedict’s Youth Group

All Lumen students are welcome, regardless of parish affiliation or faith background.

High School Youth Night: Wednesday, November 13th: St. Margaret of Scotland & the Scottish Games. 7-9p, Lumen Upper Room.

Junior High Youth Night: Thursday, November 21st: Presentation of Mary. 6-8p, Lumen Upper Room.

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Lumen News – October 31, 2019

Important Upcoming Dates:

November 1st: All School Mass, 9am (All Saints Day, Holy Day of Obligation)
November 1st: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Event, 8-10pm (see attached flyer)
Nov 3rd: Daylight Savings Time (Fall Back)
Nov 4th: Saints Dress Up Day (Dress up as your favorite saint)
Nov 4th: All School Rosary, 2pm
Nov 7th: All School Mass, 9am
Nov 8th: Veterans Dress Up Day (wear red, white and blue or show your pride in a military branch)
Nov 11th: Veterans Day (NO SCHOOL)
Nov 12th: Girls VB vs Su Valley @ O’Malley Sports Center, 6pm (SENIOR NIGHT)
November 15th: 9th Grade Retreat

Principal’s Update:

A special shout out and congratulations to members of our Lumen Christi Debate Team, who participated in a recent competition at South High School. Class of 2022 sophomores Vaeda Michaelson and Jack Murkowski won 2nd place team award in the Public Forum portion of the meet, and Jack earned 2nd place individual award in Public Forum. An honorable mention goes out to Class of 2023 freshman Emily Ross who held her own in a series of Lincoln-Douglas debates against some tough, experienced competitors. Thanks to Mrs. Kelli Reed, our Debate Coach, for working with our team members each week during elective periods!

We hope that you will join us tomorrow night for our first annual Dia de los Muertos community event from 8-10pm. Gracias to Mrs. April Alvarez, Mrs. Josefina Ortega, and Mrs. Celina Vargas for organizing and preparing decorations and food for the evening!

Due to delays in our new gym floor installation, we had to move the Dodgeball Tournament scheduled for Nov 15th to Friday, December 13th! We are sorry for the inconvenience and hope that you will save the new date on your calendar.

By now, we hope you have received a copy of the 2018-2019 Annual Report highlighting all the accomplishments, blessings, and recognitions of our last school year. Please share your copy with friends and other family members to showcase the multitude of good news in our school.

Next week, we are officially starting our LUMEN-ary Drive campaign, our most important annual fundraiser, second only to the Gala-Auction! A successful LUMEN-ary drive is critical to our financial stability. Thank you to our School Board, faculty, and many of our school families who have already enthusiastically supported this appeal with thousands of dollars. Please be on the lookout soon for a letter from me, Father Tom, and our School Board Chair, Mr. Greg Gallagher, requesting your assistance and sacrifice in helping us achieve our goal of raising $50,000.

Virtue of the Week:

This week’s SportsLeader Virtue is ADVENTURE: The strength to undertake new and daring enterprises. The opposite of Adventure is APATHY: The weakness of having a lack of enthusiasm, training and relationship skills.

Campus Ministry:

The Campus Ministry Office is located in the school library, students and parents are always welcome to stop by!

Looking for a fun way to support Alaskans in need? Lumen Christi will be participating in the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day. Proceeds go to the Anchorage food Bank. Register yourself, or your entire family at https://skinnyraven.com/event/turkey-trot/ We hope for a great Lumen Christi turnout!
We are now forming our Team for the Polar Plunge! The proceeds go to support Special Olympics in Anchorage. The last 3 years we had great student participation. Parents welcome too! Register at https://specialolympicsalaska.org/events/polar-plunge
We are in need of a volunteer(s) to organize lunch for the 9th grade retreat on November 15. Please contact Mrs. Loeffler: eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org.
Please join our basketball teams for 7:15 a.m. Mass on Friday, December 6th in the Archangel Chapel inside the school.
Permission forms for the 9th grade retreat on Friday, November 15 were sent home with students Monday. The retreat will be held at the Holy Spirit Center.

Prayer Spot:

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

Our veterans
First responders
Our national and world leaders
For the sick and infirmed
Our students and families

If you would like special intentions listed in Lumen News and Prayer Book of Intentions send them directly to Mrs. Loeffler.

All are invited to join us for Mass at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays Fridays in our School Chapel.

Pray for Peace. Act in Peace.

School Announcements:

Northern Lights Coupon Books

The High School Boys Basketball Team will be selling Northern Lights Coupon Books and you can pre-order your copy by calling the Front Office. Books will be $55 but provide over $21,000 in savings in fine & casual dining; hotels & lodging; recreation, auto, health & other amazing services. To see the full list of participating vendors, go to: https://northernlightscoupons.com/.

Drama Meeting 2nd Semester

There will be a parent/student meeting for any high school students interested in our 2nd Semester Drama elective on Friday, November 22nd at 12:20p. Mrs. Robertson (with featured guest, baby Elliot) will be coming back to once again coach our budding actors and actresses to theater greatness! Please let Mrs. Gore know if your student plans to participate and if you’ll be at the meeting – Mrs. Robertson will be providing lunch and needs a head count for food.

All Saints Day

Reminder that tomorrow, November 1st is All Saints Day & students will attend mass, so please make sure students are in uniform. Monday is “come dressed as your favorite saint” in honor of tomorrow – students can wear either their uniform or get creative!

Free Afterschool Tutoring

The National Honor Society is now offering free after school tutoring on Thursday afternoons from 2:30-3:30 pm in the Library. Any student, any subject, stop by for help!

Volleyball Fundraiser- Lumen Christi Headbands $15 each

Taking pre-orders at the Front Desk. Just call or stop in to reserve yours today…The first batch of headbands will be here soon!

*RESCHEDULED* Dodgeball, Open House, Chocolate Challenge!

TWO years in a row – Dodgeball rescheduled! Last year was because of the earthquake and this year because of gym issues related to the earthquake! The Dodgeball Tournament & Chocolate Challenge have officially been rescheduled for Friday, December 13th. More news on that to follow, but you can still register your teams at: https://forms.gle/CoVivuw71nG2tke9A

The Open House has been rescheduled for Wednesday, November 20th from 6-8p. Details to follow on this as well, but please think about your friends & neighbors with Lumen aged students. They may have heard about us in the news and now would be a perfect time for them to meet our students, teachers and take a tour!

Gala:

25thAnniversary Gala February 8th, 2020

Sign up to Volunteer – https://signup.com/go/BfFnxAD
Dessert for Dessert Dash SignUp- https://signup.com/go/QfnVSJN

Class Project Parent(s) for 8th & 11th Grades- These projects will need to get started soon and we are still looking for help with a few classes. Work with the students to come up with a project and oversee the execution of the project getting made. The auction co-chairs can help with ideas if needed. Class projects should be started by Thanksgiving, and should be completed and turned in to be on display by February 1.

Class Project Parent(s) for grades 7, 9, & 10 let the Gala Co-Chairs know what your planning on for this year! Thank you!!

If you have questions, contact us in the Gala Office- 273-1530/gala@lumenchristiak.org

Archangel Sports Update #Lumenproud:

Last weekend the High School Girls Volleyball Team and the Junior High Boys & Girls Basketball Teams were up against teams from across our region in tournament play.

Outcomes varied but the Junior High Girls placed highest in 3rd place, and we had 4 students make All Tournament Teams: Sophia Dupras (12th Grade/Volleyball); Luka Hart & Kallen Cain (8th Grade/Boys Basketball) and Amara Warren (7th Grade/Girls Basketball). We’re proud of ALL our players but shout out to those four for earning the recognition of region wide coaches!

Following is a list of all remaining games:

High School Girls Volleyball –

November 4 game vs Birchwood Christian, 5pm @ O’Malley Sports Center
November 8 game vs Cook Inlet Academy, 4pm @ O’Malley Sports Center
November 12 game vs Su-Valley, 6pm @ O’Malley Sports Center (SENIOR NIGHT)
November 15 game vs Birchwood Christian, 6pm @ Birchwood
November 21-23 Tournament at Cook Inlet Academy (Soldotna)

Junior High Basketball –

November 4 game vs Holy Rosary, 5pm (boys only) @ O’Malley Sports Center
November 5 game vs Faith Lutheran, 5pm (girls only) @ O’Malley Sports Center
November 13 games vs Anchor Lutheran, 5pm (girls) and 6:15pm (boys) @ TBD
November 18 games vs Birchwood, 4pm (girls) and 5pm (boys) @ Birchwood
November 19 games vs Birchwood, 5pm (girls) and 6pm (boys) @ TBD
November 22 game vs Holy Rosary, 6pm (boys only) @ TBD
November 26 games vs Anchor Lutheran, 6pm (girls) and 7:15pm (boys) @ TBD
December 3 game vs Faith Lutheran, 5pm (boys only) @ TBD
December 6-7 Tournament @ Lumen Christi

St. Benedicts & Other Community Events:

St. Benedict’s Parish Mission

Fr. Tom Sullivan, Father of Mercy, will be leading St. Benedicts’s fall mission. Sharing the Mercy of God, Fr. Tom will reflect on the Divine Mercy, St. Padre Pio, and St. Mother Teresa as he encourages and challenges all attendees to make stronger, deeper commitments to Christ, His Church and the Sacraments, and offers practical wisdom for growth in the spiritual life. The Mission schedule is as follows:

Monday-Thursday: 6PM Adoration and confession in the church; 7PM Mission talk; 8PM German food.

Morning sessions Monday through Thursday: 9AM Mass followed by Saint movie with Fr. Tom. All are welcome.

St. Benedict’s Youth Group

Junior High Youth Night: TONIGHT! October 31st, Trick or Treating, meet at the school at 6p.

Junior High & High School Youth Night: Next week – both groups will be on Mission.

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Lumen News – October 24, 2019

Important Upcoming Dates:

October 24th: Friday A Schedule (Parent Teacher Conferences, 3-7pm)**
October 25th: Friday B Schedule (Parent Teacher Conferences, 1-4pm)**
October 25th: SEAS Halloween Carnival, 6-8pm
October 28-31 and November 4th: Spirit Week (see daily schedule below)
November 1st: All School Mass, 9am (All Saints Day, Holy Day of Obligation)
November 1st: Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Event, 8-10pm (see attached flyer)
Nov 4th: All School Rosary
November 15th: 9th Grade Retreat
November 15th: DodgeBall Tournament AND MORE, 6-10pm! (details below)

**NO AFTERNOON BUS SERVICE

Principal’s Update:

The Spanish classes at Lumen Christi recognized Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept 15-Oct 15. You may have seen some of the artwork displayed around the school as well as posters in both English and Spanish. Last Sunday, our Spanish class students attended the Senor de los Milagros (Lord of the Miracles) Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral. We witnessed the beautiful and moving procession at the beginning and end of Mass, the wonderful music from the choir, and the vibrancy of purple in those gathered.

On November 1st, you are cordially invited to attend our first ever Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration in our school from 8-10pm. Come after the All Saints Day Mass at 7pm. We will have free food, music, arts and crafts, face painting, skull cookie decorating, and building an altar. This is the same night as the Parish Fun Night, so we hope you will consider swinging by to see us. Dios los bendiga!

Finally, come support our Lady Archangels at the AT&T Sports Center as they compete in the Spiketacular through Saturday! And pray for our middle school basketball players up in Su-Valley!

Virtue of the Week:

This week’s SportsLeader Virtue is COURTESY: The strength to always treat others with civility and honor. The opposite of COURTESY is RUDENESS: The weakness of having a lack of manners, training and relationship skills.

Campus Ministry:

The Campus Ministry Office is located in the school library, students and parents are always welcome to stop by!

Volleyball Rosary Rally and Middle School chaplet were wonderful starts to the sports seasons!
We wish Pablo Schiavenato congratulations on his citizenship, best wishes and please know we will miss you Pablo!
Permission forms for the 9th grade retreat on Friday, November 15 were sent home with students Monday. The retreat will be held at the Holy Spirit Center.

Prayer Spot

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

Those lacking adequate shelter, food and clothing as the winter comes on
Our national and world leaders
For members of our military and their families
For the sick and infirmed
Peace

If you would like special intentions listed in Lumen News and Prayer Book of Intentions send them directly to Mrs. Loeffler.

All are invited to join us for Mass at 7:15 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays,

Wednesdays Fridays in our School Chapel.

Pray for Peace. Act in Peace.

School Announcements:

Northern Lights Coupon Books

The Basketball Team is hoping to travel to several different tournaments this season but need successful fundraisers to help make that happen! Every book purchased results in $20 coming back to them. Thanks in advance for your support of their efforts.

Senior Portraits

Senior portraits are due to Mrs. Spillers In. Seven. Days. October. 31st. There are still 6 students missing pictures! Don’t miss the deadline and not have your senior pictures in the yearbook! Email a digital file to mspillers@lumenchristiak.org or bring a jump drive to the school.

Spirit Week October 28-31 & Nov 4th

To support our sports team and to recognize Halloween, next week will be a Spirit Week, the schedule is as follows:

Monday, Oct 28: Halloween colors (orange, black, purple)
Tuesday, Oct 29: TV/movie character
Wednesday, Oct 30: Duo Day (dress as twins)
Thursday, Oct 31: Halloween costumes (no weapons and no masks)
Friday, Nov. 1: Regular school uniform day – no dress ups!
Monday, Nov 4th: Saint Dress Up (dress up as your favorite saint)

Free Afterschool Tutoring

The National Honor Society is now offering after school tutoring on Thursday afternoons from 2:30-3:30 pm. Any student, any subject, stop by for help!

Volleyball Fundraiser- Lumen Christi Headbands $15 each

Taking pre-orders during Parent Teacher conferences and at the Front Desk. Just call or stop in to reserve yours today!! The first batch of headbands will be here soon! See the flyer below.

Dodgeball, Open House, Chocolate Challenge!

On Friday, November 15th, the school will be hosting an Archdiocesan-wide Dodgeball Tournament. Organized by the Archdiocese but held here in our NCAA regulation sized gym, this promises to be a really fun night not just for our Lumen families, but all those who will be visiting our school as part of games or as your guest at our modified “open house.” So what’s it all about?

PART 1: DODGEBALL

The Dodgeball team rules are simple: 3 boys/3 girls per team. Can only find 4 girls and 2 boys or 2 girls and 4 boys? Not to worry. Want 3 men/3 women? Great – adult teams welcome too. Are you a 6 person family of all ages that wants to play together? Awesome – make it so. Teams will be matched for play the night of the tournament according to male/female ratio & assumed ability (we promise elementary school teams won’t be matched against the Dimond Baseball Team!)

The winning team gets to take home an awesome trophy for the year, there will also be awards for the Best Team Spirit & Best Uniform.

Please register your team(s) if you plan to participate: https://forms.gle/4M7ABe8S8625N6gu5. You don’t need to submit player names, Archdiocese organizers simply need to know who to expect so they can plan appropriately. Players may only participate on one team in order to keep the playing field level. Questions about the Tournament can be directed to Matthew Beck at 907-297-7734.

PART 2. “OPEN HOUSE” (kind of, not really)

Experiencing the Lumen school community first hand has proven to be a major selling point for families considering enrollment. As a result, we’re scrapping our traditional fall Open House with its formal tours and hosting an informal night of community building instead.

Prior to the start of the Dodgeball games we’re inviting all Lumen families and their guests to join us for dinner from 6p-7p at the school. Thanks to several amazing family sponsors* we’ll be bringing in an Olive Garden Pasta Bar for all to enjoy. Please invite a family or two with Lumen aged students who might be interested in learning more about the school. You (or your student) can give them a tour, they’ll meet teachers and staff, get fed and maybe even play dodgeball!

(Become a sponsor of this first annual pre- dodgeball tournament dinner! $250 – only three sponsor slots left. Call/text Lumen parent Shareen Crosby at 907-317-8811. Businesses or families welcome.)

3: And finally……CHOCOLATE CHALLENGE

Starting on Tuesday, November 12th, there will be boxes of brownie mix in the office. Take a box home, add a secret ingredient and return your creation to the Pasta Dinner on the 15th. There will be a “taste off” with a prize awarded to the most-best-tastiest-delicioius brownies. Get creative and see if your baking skills are up to the challenge!

Stay tuned for additional details on what will be a busy November night, but mark your calendars now – you won’t want to miss it.

Gala:

25thAnniversary Gala February 8th, 2020

Sign ups are going strong and the sign-up boards will be up during

Parent Teacher Conferences.

Volunteer for the event- https://signup.com/go/BfFnxAD
Donate wine for Mystery Wine Grab Bags- https://signup.com/go/BfFnxAD
Donate a dessert for our Dessert Dash- https://signup.com/go/QfnVSJN

Future Auction Chair- We are looking for someone interested in shadowing the auction chairs and eventually taking over a chair position. If you are interested, please talk with the current auction chairs or Mr. Ross. If you have questions contact us in the Gala Office- 273-1530/gala@lumenchristiak.org

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead):

Read Principal Ross’s update above and join us on November 1st!

Archangel Sports Update #Lumenproud:

High School Girls Volleyball – our spikin’ Archangels had their first game last night against the team from Unalaska – one of the most accomplished teams in our Division. While our Archangels weren’t successful in bringing that team town, they did come back and take out Glennallen this morning at 9a! Play continues this afternoon with a game at 3p, and then tomorrow at 12p, 1p, and 3p. All “Spiketacular” games are at the AT&T Sports Center near O’Malley & Old Seward.

Junior High Basketball – The Jr. High teams are off to Talkeetna for their first games of the season!

Stay tuned for tournament updates from both teams.

St. Benedicts & Other Community Events:

St. Benedict’s Youth Nights

All Lumen HS students are welcome, regardless of parish affiliation or faith background.

High School Youth Night: Next Wednesday, 10/30 – Halloween Party, 7-9p in the school’s Upper Room.

Junior High Youth Night: Next Thursday, October 31st, Trick or Treating, meet at the school at 6p.