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Lumen News – September 6, 2018

Important Upcoming Dates:

September 10-15: Homecoming Spirit Week:
September 12: Picture Day
September 12: Jr./Sr. College Information Night, 7pm
September 15-16: St. Benedict’s Festival of Ministries
September 14: Homecoming Bonfire, 7pm
September 15: Homecoming Dance, 8-11pm
September 17: Academic Awards Assembly, 2pm
September 18: School Board Meeting, 6pm
September 20-21: All High School Retreat
November 8th: Fall Open House

Principal’s Update:

Did you know that Lumen Christi High School started out in 1996 over off Fireweed Lane with 33 students (grades 7-10), four teachers, a secretary, and a teaching principal? This is such a neat piece of our history and heritage! We have come a long way since the humble beginnings of the early days!

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Good luck to our Varsity Soccer team competing in the Tri-Valley Kickoff Tournament in Healy this week. And we look forward to Homecoming Spirit Week next week and a weekend of activities, from the bonfire on the 14th, to the Homecoming dance on the 15th, to St. Benedict’s Festival of Ministries on the 15th and 16th. We hope our parents and students are willing to man our Lumen Christi table after Saturday and Sunday Masses and share with the St. Benedict’s parishioners all the wonderful things about our school!

Campus Ministry:

Our Seniors had a prayerful, reflective and productive retreat! Thanks to our students for their fantastic attitudes and depth of discussion. Thanks to Mrs. Brewer, Mr. Ross and Mr. Warren, who presented and chaperoned!
Our all High School Retreat is Sept 20th & 21st at St. Therese’s Camp in Wasilla. We need 8 parent chaperones, 4 men/4 women (safe & Sacred and background check needed). Chaperone duties include overnighting with students in cabins, keeping an eye out on the grounds, and helping prepare meals. Contact Mrs. Loeffler at 273-1514 or eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org if you can help.
We are currently forming our Lumen Christi team for the Jingle Bell Run. The run takes place on Dec. 8, 2018 and benefits The Arthritis Foundation. Students, teachers and families had a great time last year. Details for joining the team to come.
We will soon be forming our Lumen Christi team for the 2018 Polar Plunge. It takes place at Goose lake on Saturday, December 15 and benefits the Special Olympics. Last year Lumen Christi raised over $3,000 and had a ball doing it! Please consider this challenge. Details for joining the team to come.
We have Mass on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:15am in our Archangel Chapel, and each Thursday at 9am at St. Benedict Church. Please join us!

Prayer Spot:

Please remember the following in your prayers this week:

- - all affected by Hurricane Gordon
  - Repose of the soul of Mrs. Jean Tousigant, grandmother of Sabrina Warren
  - All first responders

Any prayer requests that families would like listed here in Lumen News and also in the Lumen Prayer Book of Intentions may be sent directly to Mrs. Loeffler.

Announcements:

Class of 2019
Don’t forget! Senior portraits are due no later than Wednesday October 31st! Please submit your digital files to Mrs. Spillers at mspillers@lumenchristiak.org as soon as you have them.

Picture Day

Picture Day is Wednesday, September 12th. Order forms from Fitzgerald Photos were distributed to students on Tuesday, September 4th. Extra forms are available in the Front Office.

Scrip Order: We have a Scrip order going out soon, please submit any orders by Sunday, September 9th in order to make the order cut-off. Remember you can order online at www.shopwithscrip.com or by completing the attached form and dropping it by the office. As a reminder, all cards purchased through Scrip result in a direct rebate to the school and the higher the rebate, the more money that comes back to the school. If you’re setting up an account on shopwithscrip.com for the first time, Lumen’s enrollment code is: B968B67E44853

Spirit Week

Students are encouraged to dress for Spirit Week next week! If students chose not to dress for Spirit Week, standard uniform requirements apply.

Monday, Sept 10th: Wild West Day
Tuesday, Sept 11th: America Day
Wednesday, Sept 12th: Pajama Day (Students must arrive in uniform on Wednesday morning for picture day. They may change into pajamas after all individual/class photos are taken.)
Friday, Sept 14th: Career Day.

Student Government Association (SGA) will host a Homecoming Bonfire for High School students only on Friday the 14th from 7p – 10p at the school. Saturday, SGA will host Homecoming Dance from 8p-11p at the school, cost to attend is $10. Students wishing to bring a non-Lumen guest to either the Bonfire or the Dance must complete and submit a “Guest Permission Slip,” available in the front office.

Tuition Payments: August/September tuition is now due. Don’t incur late payments by missing the Monday, September 10th, 8p deadline! Please contact Danna Hollering in our business office at 273-1553 or dhoellering@stbenedictsak.com with questions.

Tutoring: Starting on Monday, September 10th, former Lumen student Lauren (Heilala) Rannals will be available to tutor students after school. Lauren will be available in the Library from 2:30-4p and can tutor in any subject. There is no charge for her service.

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Lumen News – August 30, 2018

Important Upcoming Dates:

September 3: Labor Day – No School
Varsity Soccer Tri-Valley Tournament (Healy): Sept 6-8
Homecoming Spirit Week: Sept 10-15
September 12: Picture Day
September 20-21: All High School Retreat
November 7^th: Fall Open House

Principal’s Update

Our school year is off to a fantastic start! With nearly 20 new students in the school, we are settling in nicely to our daily routine. We start the day in student led prayer and end the day cleaning our classrooms and saying the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel. As a school community, we celebrated a Mass of the Holy Spirit during the first week back at school with Archbishop Etienne and brought the “Light of Christ” into our building. The Archbishop blessed all our students, our classrooms, the science lab, and our gym as well. This weekend, our Class of 2019 will go on an overnight Senior Retreat at St. Therese’s camp to reflect on being servant leaders in our school and our community. Next week, after a rest on Labor Day, our varsity soccer team will head to Healy, Alaska, to participate in the Tri-Valley Tournament against Susitna Valley, Nenana, and other Parks Highway teams. We wish them the best of luck on their first, and only, travel trip of the season. Our parish school is a very busy, and blessed, place to grow in body, mind, and spirit!

Campus Ministry

There will be an all High School Retreat Sept 20 & 21^st at St. Theresa’s in Wasilla. We need 8 parent chaperones, 4 men/4 women. Chaperone duties include driving students to Wasilla on Thursday the 20^th and overnighting with them in cabins, keeping an eye out on the grounds, helping prepare meals, and driving back to school the following day. Contact Mrs. Loeffler at 273-1514 or eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org if you can help.

Please join us for Mass on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:15a in the Archangel Chapel in the school and Thursdays at 9a at St. Benedicts. All are welcome to attend.

Any prayer requests that families would like listed here in Lumen News and also in the Lumen Prayer Book of Intentions may be sent directly to Mrs. Loeffler.

This week we offer our intentions for the repose of the soul of Jean Tousignant and for grace for her family during this difficult time. Additionally we offer intentions for the Church, and for all listed in our Lumen Book of Intentions.

Announcements

Class of 2019
Senior portraits are due no later than Wednesday October 31st! Please submit your digital files to Mrs. Spillers at mspillers@lumenchristiak.org as soon as you have them.

Need to Add/Drop a Class?
Tomorrow – Friday, August 30th is the last day to do so. Send your student to Mrs. Brewer if any final changes need to be made.

Online Courses
A quick reminder for parents of students taking online courses: If your student wants to receive Lumen credit for an online course they’re enrolled in, a “Request to Enroll in an Online Course” form must be completed and submitted prior to the course start. These were available from the online vendors at registration and are also available in the office. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Brewer at dbrewer@lumenchristiak.org.

PowerSchool
PowerSchool is our on-line student system that allows you to monitor your student’s attendance, grades, upcoming homework assignments, and more. If you’ve not yet set up your PowerSchool account, please send an email to Mrs. Gore at lchs@lumenchristiak.org and include the following information: Parent First Name, Last Name, Preferred email. This is a great way to monitor your student’s academic activity!

PVO
We’re still looking for a PVO (Parent Volunteer Organization) President and it’s not as time consuming or challenging as you think! Please consider helping out, contact Ms. Gore in the front office, or Danielle Rybicki (see Ms. Gore for contact info).

Remind.com
Over the next week, Ms. Gore will be populating “Remind,” LCHS’s online remind system. If you’re not familiar with Remind, think of it as Twitter* – brief, succinct one liners with important information that needs to be delivered immediately: emergency or weather related school closure info, last minute requests for help, etc. Set up will automatically default to the email account you have on file with the office. If you prefer to have Remind messages sent via text, please send your preferred phone number to Ms. Gore no later than Thursday, Sept 6th, 3p. If you wish to be removed from the Remind system, please let Ms. Gore know that as well.

*Speaking of Twitter, are you following LCHS on Twitter and other social media sites?
Twitter: @LumenArchangel1
Facebook: Lumen Christi High School
Instagram: lumen_christi_high_school and LCHS Student Government lumen_christi_sga

Scrip Order
Need gift cards? Want to raise easy money for Lumen? Scrip is a no-selling program that allows you to do just that. You purchase gift cards from us at face value and we order those cards from Great Lakes Scrip Center, which results in an instant rebate for the school! Consider buying gift cards from hundreds of popular retailers to use as gifts, or pay for your everyday purchases using gift cards instead of cash or credit cards. Place your order online at www.shopwithscrip.com or fill out the attached order form and return it to the office. Rebates vary and are listed next to the name of each retailer. The higher the rebate, the more money that comes back to the school. If you’re setting up an account on shopwithscrip.com for the first time, Lumen’s enrollment code is: B968B67E44853

Uniforms
Still need uniform items? Land’s End is having a Back to School Sale September 3rd – 15th. Enter code “BTSNight3” with pin 3755 to save 40{87587bff62748d853b25c5c00e545c389c2cc3e9e64848ccec5036484113dbfe}.

Winter Wonderland Gala:
Gala planning is underway! If you’re doing any major tree removal or know of someone who is, we are looking for the top 3- 4 feet of birch trees for our Winter Wonderland decorations. If you can help, please contact the Gala Office at 273-1530 or email gala@lumenchristiak.org. Thank you.

Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend. No school Monday, see you Tuesday!

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Lumen News – August 23, 2018

Important Upcoming Dates:

August 23, TONIGHT! Back to School Night
August 30-31, Senior Retreat
September 3, Labor Day – No School
September 12, Picture Day
September 20-21, All High School Retreat

Announcements

We’re off to a great start to the 2018-19 School Year! Enjoy this abbreviated edition of Lumen News and look for a more comprehensive update of school activities and announcements next week.

TONIGHT! Please join us tonight for Back to School night. New parents should join us at 6:30p, all other parents at 7:00p. This is a great time to get those last minute questions answered about all school and classroom policies and procedures, tour classrooms, meet teachers, and more.

There are two upcoming retreats, one for the Senior Class (August 30-31) and one for all High School students (September 20-21.) These are important events in the faith lives of Lumen students and a great time of spiritual growth. Please contact Mrs. Liz Loeffler, Campus Minister, for more information and/or questions.

We’re offering one last opportunity for any interested students to sign up for band. Please contact Mrs. Gore at the front desk if your student is interested.

HELP NEEDED!-PVO: We’re still looking for a PVO President and it’s not as challenging as you think! Please prayerfully consider helping out, contact Mrs. Gore or Danielle Rybicki for more information.

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Lumen News – 05/19/2018

Important Upcoming Dates:

May 21st, 22nd, 23rd: Finals
May 23rd: Last Day of School
May 24th & 25th: Teacher Inservice

Announcements:

HELP NEEDED!-PVO: Please prayerfully consider being a part of PVO next year. We are looking for a President and Secretary. Danielle Rybicki has done a fabulous job this year and has decided take on the Gala Co-Chair position next year. If you have questions on what the job(s) entails, please contact the office or Danielle Rybicki and we will be happy to talk details with you.

Jador Needs a Summer Home: Mrs. Craig is looking for a home for the class rabbit, Jidor, for the summer. Jidor gets along very well with people and most pets and would love to spend the summer with a loving family. Please let Mrs. Craig know if you have any interest in taking care of the rabbit for the entire or part of summer break. Thanks!

Semester 2 Finals Schedule: On May 21st, 22nd, and 23rd we will have our semester 2 finals and will follow the schedule below:

Monday, May 21st: Finals in periods 1 & 2 with school dismissal at 11:15am.
Tuesday, May 22nd: Finals in periods 3 & 4 with school dismissal at 11:15am.
Wednesday, May 23rd: Finals in period 5 & 6 with school dismissal at 11:15am.

A Prom Thank You!!: Matthew and I want to thank all the parents that came and helped with set up and clean up for this year‘s prom. It was a great success, I think the kids had a wonderful night. It couldn’t have been done without all your help especially the senior parents.

Thanks again, Matthew and Michell Goodwin

Class of 2019 Seniors: Summer and Fall is a great time to get your Senior Portraits taken! When we return for the 2018-2019 School Year, your senior portraits are due on Wednesday October 31st, 2018.

Tuition Assistance for the 2018-19 SY: For those wishing to apply for tuition assistance, please click on the following link and complete the application through Covenant Tuition Services no later than July 13, 2018. http://cts-tuition.com/app/lumancak Please let us know if you have any questions.

New Uniform Company-Tommy Hilfiger:

Click on the following link to access Lumen Christi’s store on Tommy Hilfiger https://www.globalschoolwear.com/school_lume01/school-search/ There are a couple changes on the site that are being ironed out. Currently the selection for the 12th grade class is not accurate yet in regards to the Senior logo and sweaters are not available yet. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Estes.

Tax Cut and Jobs Act: Congress recently passed tax reform measures which now permits qualified education expenses to include elementary schools and secondary schools, not just college. Parents and grandparents can now use tax saving “529” plans to fund education at Lumen Christi. Here are two websites with information on how families can take advantage of this new opportunity:

http://www.marinerwealthadvisors.com/insights/2017-tcja-and-your-529-plan

http://www.uacollegesavings.com/public/ua529/Save-for-K12-Education-with-529

Calling All Photographers!: Do you have any great pictures of your students playing sports or participating in extra-curricular activities? Although our Yearbook team tries to be at as many events as possible, we can’t be everywhere. Please send any pictures you have to Mrs. Spillers, so that we can try to include them in the yearbook. E-mail: mspillers@lumenchristiak.org

ACYC 2018: ACYC will take place from June 3-6th. Registration opens on April 1, 2018. Click the following link for more information: https://www.archdioceseofanchorage.org/?s=acyc&submit=Search

Campus Ministry:

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

Our teens are growing up in a world that constantly challenges their Faith; evil calls out, looking beautiful and exciting. “Be Not Afraid” – This year’s theme for ACYC
Thanks to all who helped with our May Procession and Crowning. It was beautiful!
Mary Mother of the Church Holy cards are in the main office for all
Campus Ministry is planning service projects for the 2018-19 school year. Please contact Mrs. Loeffler with ideas you might have!
Sign up sheets for Friday service hours at The Archangel Attic can be found on the bulletin board across from the school office. Students please sign up!!
If you know of a worthy cause in need of volunteers let us know so we can get the word out!

Prayer Corner:

(prayer requests can be sent to Liz Loeffler – eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org)

Please Pray for:

For the victims, families, and community of the Santa Fe High School tragedy
Those in danger of the effects of the Kilauea eruption in Hawaii
Our local, state, national, world, and Church leaders
Those who are lacking adequate food and shelter
Respect for all life

PVO News:

Please prayerfully consider if you or your family could help with one of the open PVO roles for the 2018-19 school year. Your help and support is needed. We NEED someone to help coordinate the concessions for the Gun Show on August 4th & 5th- Can you help with this?

2018-19 PVO OPEN ROLES

PVO PRESIDENT:

Lead our group of parent volunteers by communicating with parents and staff
Conduct 3-4 PVO meetings a year
Sit on School board and provide monthly PVO updates

PVO Secretary:

Advertise Meetings and Take Notes
This will be for 3-4 PVO Meetings that take place on weekday evenings

Concession Special Events Help/Leads:

Gun Shows (August/November)
Special Athletic Events- Tournaments & Jamborees

If you have any questions or can help with any of these roles please contact Danielle- pvo@lumenchristiak.org or 227-7080.

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Lumen News – 05/11/2018

Important Upcoming Dates:

May 14: Field Day, 1pm (Casual Day-no uniform)
May 21st, 22nd, 23rd: Finals
May 23rd: Last Day of School
May 24th & 25th: Teacher Inservice

From the Principal:

What a busy and exciting week! From oral presentations on research papers in Dr. Carlson’s class to dissection of frogs in Mrs. Craig’s class, we had a lot going in our Lumen hallways! And that doesn’t even count the evening activities as well. Congratulations to Jaime Martin and Julianne Estes from the Class of 2019 and Nathan Goodwin, Kirstin Marshall, and Jeannie McConnell from the Class of 2020 who received the sacrament of Confirmation and the gift of the Holy Spirit at a beautiful ceremony at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church on Tuesday! Awesome job, Confirmandi!

On Wednesday and Thursday, we said goodbye and good luck to our Class of 2018 graduates at the Baccalaureate Mass and the Graduation Commencement Ceremonies. We passed the Light of Christ to Shon Nagel and Megan Flaherty from the Class of 2019 at Baccalaureate. At Graduation, Class of 2018 graduate Kaare Helgesen received the UA Scholars award and gave the Salutatorian address, while Maeve Bakic provided words of wisdom to her fellow graduates and the audience as the Valedictorian. Both nights were very special and a huge thank you to Mrs. Liz Loeffler, Ms. Debbie Brewer, Mrs. Jessica Estes, and to all the parents and students who made these two events happen. Thank you!

All in all, it was a busy, but wonderful, week to be an Archangel. I am constantly amazed by the amount of cool things we have going on in a school of 70 students. Next week brings our last full week of school before finals. We will have a bit of good, clean fun starting at 1pm Monday with our Field Day, and we hope some of you will join us for a special screening of the movie “Paul, Apostle of Christ” on Tuesday evening (details below). Finally, Monday is the also the last day for parents to provide us feedback through the AdvancED survey (link below). We hope you will be willing to take 10 minutes or so to let us know how we are doing as a school community.

Have a great rest of your weekend! And God bless you!

Announcements:

HELP NEEDED!-PVO: Please prayerfully consider being a part of PVO next year. We are looking for President, Vice-President and Secretary. Danielle Rybicki has done a fabulous job this year and has decided take on the Gala Co-Chair position next year. If you have questions on what the job(s) entails, please contact the office or Danielle Rybicki and we will be happy to talk details with you.

Last Day to submit is Monday, May 14th-Parent Survey: Please take a moment to complete our parent survey. Each year we strive to have all of our parents fill out this survey which helps us continue to improve. Thank you in advance for taking a few moments to fill it out. http://bit.ly/surveyparent2018

Field Day: Monday, May 14th will be a casual dress day and we will end our day with some fun and games. Concession stand will be open for various snacks so please send money if you think your child would like to have an after lunch snack.

Deadline Approaching-Student Community Service Forms: The last day we will collect community service forms from students is on May 18th. Please remind your students to check their hours and be sure to fill out any remaining forms by May 18th.

Semester 2 Finals Schedule: On May 21st, 22nd, and 23rd we will have our semester 2 finals and will follow the schedule below:

Monday, May 21st: Finals in periods 1 & 2 with school dismissal at 11:15am.
Tuesday, May 22nd: Finals in periods 3 & 4 with school dismissal at 11:15am.
Wednesday, May 23rd: Finals in period 5 & 6 with school dismissal at 11:15am.

Paul, Apostle of Christ Movie Showing: St. Benedict parish is hosting a viewing of the new Paul movie followed by a Q&A with the executive producer, Eric Groth. Eric and his wife Becky will give a presentation the next night too. Everyone is invited, details are below. Please feel free to share details with all you know.

Paul, Apostle of Christ

Coming to St. Benedict!

Tuesday, May 15th

6:00 PM Doors open, video shorts, and popcorn starts flowing
6:30 PM Paul, Apostle of Christ movie begins
8:10 PM Question and answer with Eric Groth, Executive Producer of Paul
Who: Everyone 13 and older is welcome
Cost: Free
Where: St. Benedict/Lumen Christi gym
When: Tuesday, May 15
What to bring: Family, friends, neighbors.

Seating will be in the bleachers or bring a blanket to set up on the gym floor.

On Wednesday, May 16th at 7PM, join Eric Groth and his wife Becky for their presentation, Jesus in the Video Village – Bringing Christ into the film industry and beyond.

Class of 2019 Seniors: Summer and Fall is a great time to get your Senior Portraits taken! When we return for the 2018-2019 School Year, your senior portraits are due on Wednesday October 31st, 2018.

Facebook: Mrs. Spillers is officially handing back the reigns of our Lumen Facebook page to Dr. Antje Carlson. If you have any questions or photos for Facebook, please send them to acarlson@lumenchristiak.org from here on out. Thank you!

Pace Correspondence School: If you are interested in dual enrollment to enhance your child’s education, please see the attached flyer for more information.

http://www.marinerwealthadvisors.com/insights/2017-tcja-and-your-529-plan

http://www.uacollegesavings.com/public/ua529/Save-for-K12-Education-with-529

ACYC 2018: ACYC will take place from June 3-6th. Registration opens on April 1, 2018. Click the following link for more information: https://www.archdioceseofanchorage.org/?s=acyc&submit=Search

Campus Ministry:

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

Congratulations to Julianne Estes, Nathan Goodwin, Kirstin Marshall, Jaime Martin, and Jeanne McConnell on their Confirmation!
Please join us next Thursday, May 17, for 9 a.m. Mass followed by our May procession and crowning. This will be our last Mass of the 2017-18 school year.
If you have flowers in your yard or garden, we would appreciate your sending one in for our May procession before next Thursday, may 17.
Campus Ministry is planning service projects for the 2018-19 school year. Please contact Mrs. Loeffler with ideas you might have!
Sign up sheets for Friday service hours at The Archangel Attic can be found on the bulletin board across from the school office. Students please sign up!!
If you know of a worthy cause in need of volunteers let us know so we can get the word out!

Prayer Corner:

(prayer requests can be sent to Liz Loeffler – eloeffler@lumenchristiak.org)

Please Pray for:

Those in danger of the effects of the Kilauea eruption in Hawaii
Our local, state, national, world, and Church leaders
Those who are lacking adequate food and shelter
Respect for all life

PVO News:

Please prayerfully consider if you or your family could help with one of the open PVO roles for the 2018-19 school year. Your help and support is needed.

2018-19 PVO OPEN ROLES

PVO PRESIDENT: