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Lumen News – 05/03/2018

Important Upcoming Dates:

May 4th & 5th: Little A Lock-in
May 5th: St. Benedict/Lumen Christi Spring Clean Up, 9am-Noon
May 9th: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm
May 10th: Graduation, 7pm
May 21st, 22nd, 23rd: Finals
May 23rd: Last Day of School
May 24th & 25th: Teacher Inservice

From the Principal:

This year, Father Tom walked with our high school students through a supplemental curriculum titled, “Principles and Choices.” This high school program is based on Fr. Robert Spitzer’s book, Ten Universal Principles: A Brief Philosophy of Life Issues and helps our students master the principles of logic, ethics, and justice that inspires them to live with purpose, moral integrity, and care for human life.

Book 1 (Identity and Values-9th grade) teaches the four levels of happiness and how they relate to definitions of success, quality of life, and love. Our students have learned that Level 1 happiness is only fleeting and temporary, as it relies exclusively on the material things of this world. They have learned that eternal, everlasting, and true happiness (Level 4) can only be found in a relationship with God, as the Catechism quote below tells us. In addition, students also learn six key principles that are essential for personal growth and which build a foundation for respecting human life, especially the most vulnerable.

Book 2 (Truth and Reason-10th grade) gives students a philosophical appreciation of the existence and importance of objective truth, and lays out three principles of reason that empower them to distinguish truth from error. The principles are applied to help establish the full personhood of the unborn child.

Book 3 (Ethics and Justice-11th grade) explains six fundamental principles of ethics and justice which are necessary for civilization to exist, and offers practical advice for forming the virtuous habits necessary for true freedom. The principles are then applied to give systematic and logical arguments against abortion and euthanasia.

Throughout the course, Father Tom connects Scripture, the Catechism, and the US Conference of Catholic Bishop’s Doctrinal Framework for High School Catechetical Materials to what our students are discussing. I have sat in on many of these classes and the important lessons they are learning go against the grain of what our students see, hear, and often experience in our secular culture. We are challenging them to think critically and deeply about our faith, happiness, and the dignity and sanctity of human life. I encourage you to talk to your high school student about their impressions of this course.

We look forward to our Little A lock-in this Friday and hope to see some of you out helping on Saturday for the St. Benedict’s Parish clean up! Thanks again for your support!

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.

Important-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

You’re Invited-Baccalaureate Mass: Join us on May 9th for our Seniors’ Baccalaureate Mass. It will be held at St. Benedict’s Church at 7pm with a reception immediately following Mass.

Come Celebrate-Graduation: Everyone is invited to come celebrate our Seniors as they graduate on May 10th in Lumen Christi’s gym at 7pm. We are very proud of them and wish each of the very best!

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!

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!

St. Benedict’s Spring Clean-up: Come help make St. Benedicts and Lumen Christi’s grounds look beautiful!! Spring Clean-up on will be on May 5th at 9am until noon. This is a great way to help out and you may also earn parent share hours and community service for helping too.

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.

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.

Parent Share Hours: A final tally of parent share hours will be done early next week. Families who have not completed their parent share hours will be billed through your Smart Tuition account. If you have any questions or would like to know how many hours you have recorded in the book, please call Mrs. Estes

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.

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!

Please pray for our students (Julianne Estes, Nathan Goodwin, Kirstin Marshall, Jaime Martin, and Jeanne McConnell) who will be confirmed this coming week.
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!!
All eligible students are invited to be trained as altar servers for our school Masses. Interested students please see Mrs. Loeffler.
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:

Our local, state, national, world, and Church leaders
Those who are lacking adequate food and shelter
Respect for all life

PVO News:

2018-19 PVO OPEN POSITIONS

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

Sign Up Coordinator:

Add events and volunteer spots into sign-up system- includes gala, Attic Fridays, athletic events, outreach activities, and special events
Can be done from home!!

Concessions Purchaser:

Work with Coach Warren on concession food needs and make purchases as needed

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.

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. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Estes.

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Lumen News – 04/27/2018

Important Upcoming Dates:

April 28th: Junior/Senior Prom
May 4th & 5th: Little A Lock-in
May 5th: St. Benedict/Lumen Christi Spring Clean Up, 8am-2pm
May 9th: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm
May 10th: Graduation, 7pm
May 21st, 22nd, 23rd: Finals
May 23rd: Last Day of School
May 24th & 25th: Teacher Inservice

From the Principal:

What an awesome and busy week it has been! Congratulations and well done to our drama students who put on two amazing performances of “And Came the Spring” to sold-out audiences over the weekend! I am always inspired by the skills, talents, and commitment of our student thespians! A special thank you as well to Mrs. Robertson (a.k.a. Mrs. Fields) for all her hard work and dedication in pulling it all together.

We had close to 20 of our students go to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School on Tuesday for our annual Science Day. Our student scientists hosted the elementary kids at various demonstration stations, including frog/squid dissection, air pressure, catapults, oobleck, and explosive gases. A great time was had by all and our students represented our school very well.

Our first iteration of our traveling “road show” for weekly Mass was a smashing success, with 6 of our students (one from each grade) attending Thursday 9am Mass at St.Elizabeth Ann Seton. Curious parishioners were happy to see our students sharing in communion with them. Next week, our plan is to attend Holy Cross Parish on Lake Otis, so we will once again be looking for volunteers.

Finally, last night, our boys and girls basketball teams had their awards banquet. Senior Maeve Bakic was recognized as the girls recipient of the “Lumen Award” given to the player who best represents the values of our school. Andrew Howard was the boys recipient of the award, reflecting the huge impact he had on our program as a homeschool student playing basketball at Lumen. Congratulations to Maeve and Andrew as well as all the other student athletes for their accomplishments both on and off the court.

This weekend, we look forward to the “Mystic Galaxy” Prom! Thanks to Mrs. Goodwin and Mrs. Methonen for helping our student government organize and plan what is sure to be a special night. Have fun and be safe!

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.

Important-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

Calling Senior Parents!! Graduation Slide Show: Yearbook is putting together a slideshow for graduation with photos of the graduates. If you have any photos from either their childhood or young adulthood and would like to feature them in the slideshow, please send them to Mrs. Spillers (mspillers@lumenchristiak.org) by April 30th.

Little A Lock-in: 7th and 8th graders will have a lock-in starting on Friday, May 4th at 7pm and will end after the St. Benedict’s Spring Clean-Up on Saturday, May 5th. Please stay tuned for more details to come.

St. Benedict’s Spring Clean-up: Come help make St. Benedicts and Lumen Christi’s grounds look beautiful!! Spring Clean-up on will be on May 5th from 8am-2pm. This is a great way to help out and you may also earn parent share hours and community service for helping too.

Baccalaureate Mass: Join us on May 9th for our Seniors’ Baccalaureate Mass. It will be held at St. Benedict’s Church at 7pm with a reception immediately following Mass.

Graduation: Everyone is invited to come celebrate our Seniors as they graduate on May 10th in Lumen Christi’s gym at 7pm. We are very proud of them and wish each of the very best!

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.

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

Italian Dinner and Auction: All are invited to attend the next Italian feast and auction to benefit students going to World Youth Day. It will be on Saturday, April 28th at 6PM. It will include 8 courses:

Antipasta
Bruschetta
gnocchi
stuffed mushrooms
homemade pasta
vegetable
salad
dessert

Tickets are 30 dollars, kids 6-13 are 15 dollars, 5 and under are free. The Auction will feature both live and silent auctions, more details coming soon. The dinner will be in the church basement at St. Benedict, 8110 Jewel Lake Road. Invite your friends and family for a night of great food and fellowship! Let Bob McMorrow know how many tickets you want and he will set them aside for you. Tickets will be on sale after all St. Benedict’s Masses.

New Uniform Company-Tommy Hilfiger: As mentioned at our State of the School Address, we have been working with Tommy Hilfiger as another school uniform option for our Lumen families. Tommy Hilfiger is offering daily school uniforms, PE uniforms, staffwear, and some Lumen Wear. You can access the site by clicking on the following link and searching for Lumen Christi https://www.globalschoolwear.com There are a couple changes on the site that are being ironed out and are highlighted below but the site as a whole is ready to go and you may order at anytime.

Under the “Spiritwear” section, the embroidered logo option, “Staff” will be removed and only available under “Staffwear”.
Under the “Spiritwear” section, there will be an embroidered option “Lu-Mom” added soon so stay tuned.
Under the 12th grade daily uniform section, the burgundy color sweaters are currently not available but will be soon. It is a new color for the sweaters and will be added to the inventory for the coming school year. I will keep you posted on this once they are available.

Please let Mrs. Estes know if you have any questions while using this site. We will no longer be using Parker Uniforms as a uniform source but we are still using Lands End.

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!

Campus Ministry is planning service projects for the 2018-19 school year. Please contact Mrs. Loeffler with ideas you might have!
Pease sign up for service at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School. Each Friday 4 students are needed to help in classrooms from 12:30-2:30. Students please sign up in the main hallway.
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!!
All eligible students are invited to be trained as altar servers for our school Masses. Interested students please see Mrs. Loeffler.
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:

Our local, state, national, world, and Church leaders
Those who are lacking adequate food and shelter
Respect for all life

PVO News:

Thank you to all that joined us for our final PVO meeting of the school year. Your input and ideas are so helpful and I look forward to seeing how we can make them come to life!

ATTIC FRIDAYS:

We have limited extend Attic Friday hours over the summer months of May, June, July, & August. If you would like to help during the summer, please email pvo@lumenchristiak.org.

CONCESSIONS:

We are looking for some help for the concession stand next year:

Food Purchaser
Cleaning Coordinator
Special Event Coordinator
If you are interested in helping out with the concession stand in any way next year please email pvo@lumenchristiak.org.

Please consider taking a leadership role in 2018-19

PVO President (Danielle will be serving as one of the Gala Co-Chairs next year)
PVO Secretary
Sign Up Coordinator

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 – 04/20/2018

Important Upcoming Dates:

April 20th & 21st: Lumen’s Drama Production, 7pm at Grant Hall, APU Campus
April 24th: Science Day at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School
April 24th: PVO Meeting, 7pm
April 28th: Junior/Senior Prom
May 5th: St. Benedict/Lumen Christi Spring Clean Up, 8am-2pm
May 9th: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm
May 10th: Graduation, 7pm
May 21st, 22nd, 23rd: Finals
May 23rd: Last Day of School
May 24th & 25th: Teacher Inservice

From the Principal:

Each week, I try to highlight as many of the blessings of Lumen as possible. One of the greatest blessings we have is the opportunity to attend weekly Mass and celebrate the Eucharist, the source and summit of our Christian life (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1324). On Thursdays, we are able to pray together as a community with the parishioners of St. Benedict at the 9am Mass. Every other day of the week, our students have the option of attending Mass at 7:15am before school.

Starting next week, I’d like to expand this blessing outward and take a small contingent of our students to celebrate Mass at other parishes within the Archdiocese during this time. Our Lady of Guadalupe, Holy Cross, St. Anthony’s, and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton all have a 9am daily Mass. Our small group of students, preferably one from each class = 6 total plus a staff member, will take our Lumen bus over to one of the parishes each week and celebrate the Mass with that faith community on a rotational basis. We will start next Thursday with the 9am Mass at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Our Campus Minister, Mrs. Loeffler, will be soliciting volunteers initially, but eventually all our students will get the chance to attend weekly Mass at another parish instead of St. Benedict’s. I think this is important for several reasons:

This gets our students into the Archdiocesan community and allows them to see and experience the faith commitment of others outside of Lumen/St. Benedicts.
These parishes support our school through the “Lighting the Path to the Future” development effort. Having our students attend their daily Mass on Thursdays shows our support to their parish community and gives us an opportunity to say thank you in our actions, if not also our words.

The majority of our students will continue to celebrate Mass on Thursdays here at St. Benedict’s. For those half dozen students going elsewhere each week, they will serve as our Lumen Ambassadors to the Archdiocesan parishes. Each student will complete a field trip form with your signature and will be expected to be in proper school uniform before travel.

I’ll share my thoughts with the students on Monday, but I wanted to let you know my ideas beforehand. Please do not hesitate to let me know if you have questions. I hope to make this a volunteer effort for the remainder of this school year, with a more formal program involving all students next fall.

Announcements:

This Weekend-Lumen’s Drama Production of “And Came the Spring”: Our play is Friday,April 20 and Saturday, April 21st at Grant Hall on APU campus, at 7:00 pm on both nights. Tickets are $5.00 if you pay early and $7.00 at the door. Tickets go on sale on April 3rd. Tickets can be purchased from any drama student or at the front office.

Next Weekend-Prom: Lumen’s Junior-Senior Prom will be on Saturday, April 28th from 8-11pm at Viking Hall. Tickets are on sale in the office. Single ticket: $45, Couple Ticket: $80. Volunteers are still needed for Prom set-up and clean-up. Please visit the following link to sign up: http://signup.com/go/DPeWiTS

Pickle Jars Needed-Junior-Senior Prom: Michell Goodwin is organizing details for decorations and is in need of 8 empty pickle jars approximately the 32oz size. You may bring the jars to the office.

Next Week-Spirit Week: Next week leading up to Prom, Student Government is organizing Spirit Week. If your son or daughter chooses to not participate in the themes of Spirit Week, they are to wear their uniforms instead. Below are the details:

Monday 4/23: Hawaiian Day
Tuesday 4/24: Superhero vs. Villian Day
Wednesday 4/25: Meme Day
Thursday 4/26: No dress up theme…Mass day, please wear school uniform
Friday 4/27: Spirit of Space

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.

Important-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

On Sale-Next Week: The school has an over abundance of school uniform pieces. Normally each gently used item is $5 each but we would like to reduce them to $3 each so please come check it out. Mrs. Estes will have a table set up just outside the front office.

St. Benedict’s Spring Clean-up: Come help make St. Benedicts and Lumen Christi’s grounds look beautiful!! Spring Clean-up on will be on May 5th from 8am-2pm. This is a great way to help out and you may also earn parent share hours and community service for helping too.

Baccalaureate Mass: Join us on May 9th for our Seniors’ Baccalaureate Mass. It will be held at St. Benedict’s Church at 7pm with a reception immediately following Mass.

Graduation: Everyone is invited to come celebrate our Seniors as they graduate on May 10th in Lumen Christi’s gym at 7pm. We are very proud of them and wish each of the very best!

Calling Senior Parents!! Graduation Slide Show: Yearbook is putting together a slideshow for graduation with photos of the graduates. If you have any photos from either their childhood or young adulthood and would like to feature them in the slideshow, please send them to Mrs. Spillers (mspillers@lumenchristiak.org) by April 30th.

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.

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

Italian Dinner and Auction: All are invited to attend the next Italian feast and auction to benefit students going to World Youth Day. It will be on Saturday, April 28th at 6PM. It will include 8 courses:

Antipasta
Bruschetta
gnocchi
stuffed mushrooms
homemade pasta
vegetable
salad
dessert

Tickets are 30 dollars, kids 6-13 are 15 dollars, 5 and under are free. The Auction will feature both live and silent auctions, more details coming soon. The dinner will be in the church basement at St. Benedict, 8110 Jewel Lake Road. Invite your friends and family for a night of great food and fellowship! Let Bob McMorrow know how many tickets you want and he will set them aside for you. Tickets will be on sale after all St. Benedict’s Masses.

New Uniform Company-Tommy Hilfiger: As mentioned at our State of the School Address, we have been working with Tommy Hilfiger as another school uniform option for our Lumen families. Tommy Hilfiger is offering daily school uniforms, PE uniforms, staffwear, and some Lumen Wear. You can access the site by clicking on the following link and searching for Lumen Christi https://www.globalschoolwear.com There are a couple changes on the site that are being ironed out and are highlighted below but the site as a whole is ready to go and you may order at anytime.

Under the “Spiritwear” section, the embroidered logo option, “Staff” will be removed and only available under “Staffwear”.
Under the “Spiritwear” section, there will be an embroidered option “Lu-Mom” added soon so stay tuned.
Under the 12th grade daily uniform section, the burgundy color sweaters are currently not available but will be soon. It is a new color for the sweaters and will be added to the inventory for the coming school year. I will keep you posted on this once they are available.

Please let Mrs. Estes know if you have any questions while using this site. We will no longer be using Parker Uniforms as a uniform source but we are still using Lands End.

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!

Campus Ministry is planning service projects for the 2018-19 school year. Please contact Mrs. Loeffler with ideas you might have!
Pease sign up for service at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School. Each Friday 4 students are needed to help in classrooms from 12:30-2:30. Students please sign up in the main hallway.
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!!
All eligible students are invited to be trained as altar servers for our school Masses. Interested students please see Mrs. Loeffler.
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 the repose of the souls of the Humboldt coach and hockey team and for comfort to their families. May they rest in Christ’s loving peace.
Our local, state, national, world, and Church leaders
Those who are lacking adequate food and shelter
Respect for all life

PVO News:

Please join us next Tuesday, April 24th at 7pm for the Final PVO Meeting of the year.

We will be looking back over this school year and start planning for the 2018-19 school year.

ATTIC FRIDAYS:

Help needed this Friday APRIL 20th- ALL SHIFTS and next Friday, APRIL 27th 5-7 pm shift. Please sign up! http://signup.com/go/cVMeBzw

CONCESSIONS:

The athletic season for the concession stand has come to an end. A big THANK YOU to Ed Klem for stepping up and helping out with the concession stand!
We are looking for one or two people to help out with special events for the concession stand for the next school year.

Please consider taking a leadership role in 2018-19

PVO President (Danielle will be serving as one of the Gala Co-Chairs next year)
PVO Secretary/Sign Up

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 – 04/13/2018

Important Upcoming Dates:

April 17th: School Board Meeting, 6pm
April 17th: Archbishop Etienne Listening Session about Catholic Schools, 7pm
April 20th & 21st: Lumen’s Drama Production, 7pm at Grant Hall, APU Campus
April 24th: Science Day at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School
April 24th: PVO Meeting, 7pm
April 28th: Junior/Senior Prom
May 5th: St. Benedict/Lumen Christi Spring Clean Up (Tentative)
May 9th: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm
May 10th: Graduation, 7pm
May 21st, 22nd, 23rd: Finals
May 24th & 25th: Teacher Inservice

From the Principal:

Over this past week, we have received a lot of great news related to our recent service projects and school finances. During Lent, our teacher-sponsored Friday lunches raised nearly $500 for the H20 Project. Thanks to Student Government’s efforts in encouraging students to abstain from sugary drinks during Lent, we added an additional $206.11 to support the digging of wells in South Sudan. After getting a presentation from Mr. Thomas Awiapo from Catholic Relief Services (CRS), I challenged our students to raise at least $20 each for the CRS Rice Bowl. Together, our students raised over $500 to support the CRS efforts around the world. These numbers show the calling and commitment of our students and families to sacrifice and meet the needs of the poor and vulnerable (one of the seven Catholic Social Teaching principles).

At the same time we were working to raise money to give away to others, we received the good news that Lumen Christi will benefit from Reetz Foundation grant money next year. The Reetz Foundation, established in 1977 and is named after long-time Anchorage resident and philanthropist, the late August F. Reetz. The Foundation aids and assists in the establishment, development, maintenance, promotion, growth and preservation of parochial education within the Archdiocese of Anchorage. Although the Foundation has been dormant for many years, this year brought a solicitation of grant request proposals. After a needs assessment, Lumen submitted five grant requests that were recently approved by the Foundation. In coming weeks, we will receive $8000 in funding to support the following:

Campus Ministry Program: Funding will support transportation for retreats/Catholic Schools Week Mass, support to community outreach and liturgical activities, and costs associated with grade-level and sports teams retreats next year.
School Board development: Funding will support a professional facilitator to conduct strategic planning during the August board offsite.
CPR/1st Aid/AED/Bloodborne Pathogen training: Funding will support training for our full time teachers and staff to receive a two year American Red Cross certification in the most current skills.
Science/Technology equipment: Funding will support the purchase of wireless probeware and data collection equipment to allow our students to perform more advanced labs and increase skills for data analysis.
NCEA Teacher Attendance: Funding will support the attendance of one Lumen faculty member at the annual National Catholic Educational Association conference. The NCEA Conference is the largest private education gathering in the nation and brings together thousands of Catholic and other religious educators to exchange ideas and learn about cutting edge research related to educational methods.

We are very blessed by the Foundation’s generosity and look forward to additional opportunities to solicit grant money to improve and grow our school program.

Finally, for those have have attended our January State of the School addresses the past two years, you have heard me mention my desire to start an air rifle marksmanship program here at Lumen. I’m proud to say that the National Rifle Association Foundation has approved my grant request to provide equipment and materials to start the program here at Lumen. The grant consists of shooting and safety equipment and materials, not money. The list includes 8 sporter air rifles, pellets and paper targets, safety materials, and an 8-point target backstop. This will allow us to organize practice afterschool 2-3 times a week starting in the fall here at the school. My hope is that our students will be able to compete against JROTC and 4-H clubs here in Alaska as well as against rifle clubs and programs around the country virtually. My ultimate vision is to grow a varsity program over the next 3-5 years in which we could compete against Anchorage School District high schools. I will have more and detailed information later, but I wanted to share the good news now. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Sorry for the long update, but I wanted to keep all informed of the great things going on at our school. Have a wonderful, safe, and enjoyable weekend!

Announcements:

Lumen’s Drama Production of “And Came the Spring”: Our play is Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21st at Grant Hall on APU campus, at 7:00 pm on both nights. Tickets are $5.00 if you pay early and $7.00 at the door. Tickets go on sale on April 3rd. Tickets can be purchased from any drama student or at the front office.

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: As mentioned at our State of the School Address, we have been working with Tommy Hilfiger as another school uniform option for our Lumen families. Tommy Hilfiger is offering daily school uniforms, PE uniforms, staffwear, and some Lumen Wear. You can access the site by clicking on the following link and searching for Lumen Christi https://www.globalschoolwear.com There are a couple changes on the site that are being ironed out and are highlighted below but the site as a whole is ready to go and you may order at anytime.

Under the “Lumen Wear” section, the embroidered logo option, “Staff” will be removed and only available under “Staffwear”.
Under the “Lumen Wear” section, there will be an embroidered option “Lu-Mom” added soon so stay tuned.
Under the 12th grade daily uniform section, the burgundy color sweaters are currently not available but will be soon. It is a new color for the sweaters and will be added to the inventory for the coming school year. I will keep you posted on this once they are available.

Please let Mrs. Estes know if you have any questions while using this site. We will no longer be using Parker Uniforms as a uniform source but we are still using Lands End.

Listening Session with Archbishop Etienne: Archbishop of Anchorage Paul Etienne will be at St. Benedict Parish on Tuesday, April 17th, at 7pm for a “listening session” on Catholic schools in the Archdiocese. If you want your voice heard and express your thoughts about Catholic education, please plan on attending this event in the Parish Hall. As the Archbishop has said, this is not a time for complaining or to ask questions, but rather an opportunity to hear from YOU, the parents and community members of Lumen Christi.

Calling Senior Parents!! Graduation Slide Show: Yearbook is putting together a slideshow for graduation with photos of the graduates. If you have any photos from either their childhood or young adulthood and would like to feature them in the slideshow, please send them to Mrs. Spillers (mspillers@lumenchristiak.org) by April 30th.

Pickle Jars Needed-Junior-Senior Prom: Lumen’s Junior-Senior Prom will be on April 28th. Michell Goodwin is organizing details for decorations and is in need of 8 empty pickle jars approximately the 32oz size. We will also need volunteers to help decorate, set-up and clean-up. Please let us (or Michell Goodwin) know if you are able to help.

Italian Dinner and Auction: All are invited to attend the next Italian feast and auction to benefit students going to World Youth Day. It will be on Saturday, April 28th at 6PM. It will include 8 courses:

Antipasta
Bruschetta
gnocchi
stuffed mushrooms
homemade pasta
vegetable
salad
dessert

Tickets are 30 dollars, kids 6-13 are 15 dollars, 5 and under are free. The Auction will feature both live and silent auctions, more details coming soon. The dinner will be in the church basement at St. Benedict, 8110 Jewel Lake Road. Invite your friends and family for a night of great food and fellowship! Let Bob McMorrow know how many tickets you want and he will set them aside for you. Tickets will be on sale after all St. Benedict’s Masses.

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!

Congratulations to Falon for entering the Catholic Church at Easter Vigil Mass.
Please sign up for service at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School. Each Friday 4 students are needed to help in classrooms from 12:30-2:30. Students please sign up in the main hallway.
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!!
All eligible students are invited to be trained as altar servers for our school Masses. Interested students please see Mrs. Loeffler.
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 the repose of the souls of the Humboldt coach and hockey team and for comfort to their families. May they rest in Christ’s loving peace.
Our local, state, national, world, and Church leaders
Those who are lacking adequate food and shelter
Respect for all life

PVO News:

The Attic needs your help 5-7 pm on Fridays in April!! The Attic is 100{87587bff62748d853b25c5c00e545c389c2cc3e9e64848ccec5036484113dbfe} run by volunteers, donates 100{87587bff62748d853b25c5c00e545c389c2cc3e9e64848ccec5036484113dbfe} of the money earned to our school and it adds up to over $100,000 a year!

ATTIC FRIDAYS:

Help needed APRIL 13, APRIL 20 and APRIL 27th 5-7 pm shifts. Please sign up! http://signup.com/go/cVMeBzw

CONCESSIONS:

Junior High Indoor Soccer- Help is needed this Saturday, April 14th- http://signup.com/go/kbSOjLi

Please consider taking a leadership role in 2018-19.

PVO President (Danielle will be serving as one of the Gala Co-Chairs next year)
PVO Secretary/Sign Up
Special Events Concession Stand Helper

Our next and Final PVO Meeting of the year will be Tuesday, April 24th at 7pm. (Please note the date change.) Please join us to look back over this school year and start planning for the 2018-19 school year.

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 – 04/05/2018

Important Upcoming Dates:

Apr 5th: Open House and Family Pizza Night, 6-8pm
April 11th: PSAT-JH Testing
April 17th: School Board Meeting, 6pm
April 17th: Archbishop Etienne Listening Session about Catholic Schools, 7pm
April 20th & 21st: Lumen’s Drama Production, 7pm at Grant Hall, APU Campus
April 24th: PVO Meeting, 7pm
April 28th: Junior/Senior Prom
May 9th: Baccalaureate Mass, 7pm
May 10th: Graduation, 7pm
May 21st, 22nd, 23rd: Finals
May 24th & 25th: Teacher Inservice

From the Principal:

CHRIST IS RISEN! CHRIST IS RISEN INDEED! These are the words our students heard from Father Tom today at Mass, and words that all Christians around the world rejoice in saying and hearing. We hope your Easter weekend was a blessed one!

Please mark your calendars for two important upcoming events in April. First, the Archbishop of Anchorage Paul Etienne will be at St. Benedict Parish on Tuesday, April 17th, at 7pm for a “listening session” on Catholic schools in the Archdiocese. If you want your voice heard and express your thoughts about Catholic education, please plan on attending this event in the Parish Hall. As the Archbishop has said, this is not a time for complaining or to ask questions, but rather an opportunity to hear from YOU, the parents and community members of Lumen Christi.

Second, our Drama Club is putting on their production on April 20th and 21st. The cast and crew has been hard at work for the past school year and are looking forward to the big show. Please purchase your tickets from a cast member and plan to support this important annual event highlighting the skills and talents of many of our students.

We look forward to seeing you!

Announcements:

Congratulations!! Senior All-Star Game: A big congratulations to both Maeve Bakic and Andrew Bennett who were chosen to compete in the Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches Senior All-Star Games. The games will take place at UAA in the Wells Fargo gym (not the Alaska Airlines Center). Unfortunately Maeve is unable to participate but we are so proud of her accomplishments. The boys All-Star game that Andrew Bennett is participating in is at 3:45pm. Please come out and cheer him on.

Listening Sessions with Archbishop Etienne: Archbishop Etienne is interested in hearing from as many people as possible about our mission as a Church here in the Archdiocese of Anchorage. Please see the attached flyer for schedule and locations. The Archbishop will have a special listening session to hear about our Archdiocesan Catholic schools here at St. Benedict’s on Tuesday, April 17th at 7pm. Please see the separate flyer for the Catholic Schools session for more information.

Calling Senior Parents!! Graduation Slide Show: Yearbook is putting together a slideshow for graduation with photos of the graduates. If you have any photos from either their childhood or young adulthood and would like to feature them in the slideshow, please send them to Mrs. Spillers (mspillers@lumenchristiak.org) by April 30th.

Deadline Extended-2018-19 SY Registration Packets: Registration packets were sent home before Spring Break. Please let Mrs. Estes know asap if your student has not given you the packet. Be sure to turn in your packets and the $100.00 commitment fee before 4/13/18. Commitment fees paid after 4/13/18 will increase from $100.00 to $250.00. If you have any questions, please let us know.

Deadline Approaching-Parent Share Hours: Please update your parent share hours by recording them in the book or by emailing details to Mrs. Estes no later than April 11th. Mrs. Estes will give our Business Manager, Danna Hoellering a list of incomplete hours. Incomplete parent share hours will be billed to your Smart Tuition account in May. If you complete volunteer hours after April 11th, please let Mrs. Estes know and Danna will make adjustments to your Smart Tuition account. Please Note: The PVO section of this newsletter has a list of opportunities for you to complete your share hours. We still need help for the remainder of the year at the Archangel Attic and Concessions/Gate. Also we are looking to fill important positions for next year, please prayerfully consider volunteering for one of them.

Fun Night Out with Friends-Trivia Night!: Gather your friends (Adults 21 and over) for an evening of fun and friendly competition on Friday, April 13 at the first ever Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton School Trivia Night.

• $120 per team table (maximum of 8 per team)
• Cash bar courtesy of Avenue Bar
• Buy food from Yeti Dogs and Pikiniki Alaska Food Truck or bring your own!
• $250 Grand Prize + more chances to win!

The Miki Gym opens at 6pm and games begin at 7pm. All proceeds support Catholic education! Tables are limited – book yours today at the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School front office, in person or by calling 345-3712. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Lumen’s Drama Production of “And Came the Spring”: Our play is Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21st at Grant Hall on APU campus, at 7:00 pm on both nights. Tickets are $5.00 if you pay early and $7.00 at the door. Tickets go on sale on April 3rd. Tickets can be purchased from any drama student or at the front office.

Pickle Jars Needed-Junior-Senior Prom: Lumen’s Junior-Senior Prom will be on April 28th. Michell Goodwin is organizing details for decorations and is in need of 8 empty pickle jars approximately the 32oz size. We will also need volunteers to help decorate, set-up and clean-up. Please let us (or Michell Goodwin) know if you are able to help.

JH Testing-PSAT: Please note the date has changed from what our calendar says for JH testing. Our new testing date will be on April 11th. 7th & 8th grade classes will have testing first thing in the morning. It is really important for your student to eat a good breakfast and arrive to school on time. Students will not be allowed into the testing area once it has begun.

2018-19 School Calendar: Attached to Lumen News is the 2018-19 school calendar.

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

Knights of Columbus-Bison Hunt: The 2018 Kodiak Bison Hunt Raffle is underway. Purchase a raffle ticket from Knights of Columbus at your Parish for your chance to win a guided hunt on “Kodiak Game Ranch” OR $3500 CASH.

Tickets are $20 each-Tickets are transferable-Need not be present to win
One drawing for each 1300 tickets sold!
Proceeds benefit Knight of Columbus charitable works in Alaska
Drawing to be held at Alaska State Convention in Juneau, Alaska on April 28, 2018

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 Falon for entering the Catholic Church at Easter Vigil Mass.
Please sign up for service at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School. Each Friday 4 students are needed to help in classrooms from 12:30-2:30. Students please sign up in the main hallway.
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!!
All eligible students are invited to be trained as altar servers for our school Masses. Interested students please see Mrs. Loeffler.
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:

Peace
Safety for all students
Victims and their families of the Florida shooting
Our local, state, national, world, and Church leaders
Comfort to the families of those who have passed away, especially the sister of Marcy Adkins
Those who are lacking adequate food and shelter, especially during this winter season
Respect for all life

PVO News:

The Attic needs your help 5-7 pm on Fridays in April!! The Attic is 100{87587bff62748d853b25c5c00e545c389c2cc3e9e64848ccec5036484113dbfe} run by volunteers, donates 100{87587bff62748d853b25c5c00e545c389c2cc3e9e64848ccec5036484113dbfe} of the money earned to our school and it adds up to over $100,000 a year!

ATTIC FRIDAYS:

Help needed APRIL 13, APRIL 20 and APRIL 27th 5-7 pm shifts. Please sign up! http://signup.com/go/cVMeBzw

CONCESSIONS:

Junior High Indoor Soccer- April 6th & April 14th- http://signup.com/go/kbSOjLi

Please consider taking a leadership role in 2018-19.

PVO President (Danielle will be serving as one of the Gala Co-Chairs next year)
PVO Secretary/Sign Up
Special Events Concession Stand Helper

Our next and Final PVO Meeting of the year will be Tuesday, April 24th at 7pm. (Please note the date change.) Please join us to look back over this school year and start planning for the 2018-19 school year.

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